Chapter 151 Finding a Way
Tao Tao looked at him helplessly: "When are you leaving? I'll see you off, okay?"
He pursed his lips and said, "The specifics haven't been decided yet, but it'll be soon."
She said "oh," picked up a snack, took a bite, and seemed to be deep in thought.
In the afternoon, she would sit in the garden to get some fresh air. She had already handed over the management of the shop to Yu Shan and Xi Xin, and they had lived up to expectations, managing to handle most of the business on their own.
She was able to focus on her own business. She had been running the school for two months, and most of the students who graduated joined her shop. A small number of them, who had money, became shareholders in her shop.
By opening a shop under her own name, she brings in a customer base.
The monthly dividends collected from various places are also quite substantial, serving as a form of extra income.
Granny Wu stepped forward and whispered to her, "Princess, should we arrange for musicians to come tomorrow?"
"You haven't practiced the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting for half a month."
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao's breath caught in her throat, feeling somewhat helpless. Not only did Duan Gan require her to learn, but even the Prince of the County required her to learn as well.
However, besides that, what she was most eager to learn was martial arts. Some time ago, Bi Shi'an even made a special trip to give her some pointers on martial arts.
To repay him, she even cooked a meal for him herself, but he didn't seem to like it very much.
I only remember that he looked gloomy at the time, as if the food was really hard to eat.
Even then, she still wouldn't give up and asked him, "Is it really that bad? It shouldn't be..."
If it really tasted that bad, Duan Gan could eat it without batting an eye. He's not an idiot, so either his sense of taste is malfunctioning.
Bi Shi'an pushed the food in his hand away with disgust. "Are you trying to murder your master? Even when I was begging, I've never eaten such disgusting food."
This angered her so much that she slammed her hand on the table and stood up, saying indignantly, "Grandpa, are you saying my food is worse than a homeless person's leftovers?"
"If you say that, I'll get angry."
She turned her head away haughtily, crossed her arms, and pouted so much her lips looked like they could hang something on them.
Bi Shi'an smiled ingratiatingly: "Oh, Grandpa didn't mean that. You misunderstood. It's just that I'm not used to the taste. Why don't you try it yourself?"
Tao Tao looked down at the food, which looked pretty good, but still didn't eat it.
"I made this especially for you. I respect the elderly and care for the young, so I won't take your food."
He shook his head helplessly and pointed at her: "Look at you, you unreasonable little brat. You know your cooking doesn't taste good, but you don't even dare to try it."
"No way! He clearly loves to eat it, I'm not talking to you anymore."
She glared at him angrily, her hands on her hips.
The old man was both amused and exasperated: "You little brat, you get upset just from being told a few things. Your little sweetheart loves you because of your love for her, otherwise she wouldn't eat this disgusting stuff of yours."
Thinking about these things makes me angry, and I have even less motivation to learn anything.
"I didn't have time back then, and I'm still injured now, let's talk about it another day."
She sat on the table, resting her chin on her hand, looking somewhat dejected.
She was a little worried about the crown prince who was still in prison. The emperor had put the crown prince in prison so easily. It seemed to her that the old emperor didn't like him as the crown prince.
Moreover, she noticed last night that the old emperor hardly spoke to Qi Heng at all, and was only busy talking to his youngest son.
Granny Wu looked at the location of her injury, thought about it, and realized that recuperating was indeed important, so she didn't say anything more.
Just then, the butler came over with the invitation.
"Princess, someone from the Privy Council has brought an invitation."
Upon hearing the words "Privy Council," Tao Tao immediately perked up and quickly reached out to take it.
She was still thinking of an excuse to go to the Privy Council, and this was just like a pillow delivered to someone who was sleepy.
She glanced at the screen quickly, then looked up and asked, "Is the person still there?"
The butler said, "That person is still waiting at the door. Would you like to go there now?"
She suddenly stood up, accidentally aggravating the wound under her shoulder, and instantly showed a look of pain on her face. Granny Wu quickly stepped forward to help her up.
Granny Wu frowned. "Princess, your status is different now, so you must take good care of your health."
She waved her hand and forced a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I just did it accidentally."
As she was walking towards the gate of the mansion, Murong Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked her way.
"where did you go?"
"I'm going out again."
He frowned, clearly disapproving: "You're injured now, so you shouldn't be running around like this. Or are you going to the Privy Council?"
Upon realizing this possibility, his expression instantly changed.
"It's none of your business where I go! Get out of my way."
Seeing that he still wouldn't move aside, Leng Qiao suddenly stepped forward and stared at him coldly.
Murong Yan pursed his lips and watched her leave, his hands clenching unconsciously at his sides.
"Xiao Tao, will you... will you come back?"
Tao Tao turned her head and looked at him with a blank expression, completely baffled. She then turned back to him and reached out to touch his forehead.
She said suspiciously, "You don't have a fever. Are you talking nonsense because you're under too much pressure about going to the border?"
"Even if I didn't come back, I would definitely have gone to the Tao family."
He scratched his head, looking a little silly, and said, "Then I'll wait for you to come back."
She didn't say anything, and turned to walk towards the backyard.
"Xiao Tao, did you go the wrong way? That's not the way to the entrance."
Hearing Murong Yan's words, she said without turning her head, "I'm going to the kitchen."
I can't be bothered with this mentally ill person.
When the dignified county princess appeared in the kitchen, she startled the servants, who thought that their cooking was not good and that the county princess had come to question them personally.
They didn't realize that the county princess was going to cook herself until she rolled up her sleeves and asked someone to bring the ingredients.
Tao Tao turned to Rong'er and said, "Rong'er, go to the door and tell the people from the Privy Council that I'll make some food and ask them to wait a moment."
Rong'er had never seen a noble person cook for themselves before. She was slightly stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and turned to leave.
"I'll make some wontons. Do you have any ready-made wrappers and filling?"
The cook was stunned for a moment, then, upon hearing the sound, quickly handed over the food.
She originally planned to buy some food outside to make do with what she made herself, but then she remembered that the old man said that her cooking was particularly bad.
If you go out to buy them, you'll soon be exposed. Besides, wontons are very simple to make; just prepare a seasoning, pack a packet, throw it in water to boil, and there's absolutely no skill involved.
It's especially suitable for someone like her who's bad at using her hands.
After almost half an hour, it was already dark, so she quickly told Rong'er to take the food box and hurry to the door.
Murong Yan, who witnessed the whole thing, thought it was made for him and took it directly.
"I'm right here, no need to deliver it, I'll try it."
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