"Um."
Xiao Yunchen passively accepted Li Sisi's help in loosening his outer robe, and then she forced him to sit down and personally took off the hair crown on his head for him.
"Madam, do you have something to tell me?" Otherwise, it is impossible for her wife to be so enthusiastic suddenly.
As Li Sisi went to get her bathrobe, she said with a smile, "My husband is indeed a talented scholar who won first place in the Autumn Examination. He is so smart."
Xiao Yunchen was very pleased with the compliment. He looked at Li Sisi with a gentle smile in his eyes, as if crushing the light of the setting sun cast onto the lake.
"My dear husband, do you know if there is anyone in the court who likes to collect strange things, such as plant seeds?"
Xiao Yunchen's smile paused slightly, and he said in surprise: "The person you are talking about is somewhat similar to the Fourth Prince. Where did you hear that from?"
Li Sisi blinked guiltily: "I'm just asking casually. After all, my husband is so capable and knows so many people. Maybe he knows it?"
It’s actually the Fourth Prince!
Last time, Nian Nian was poisoned and almost taken advantage of by the Fourth Prince. The eldest brother was so jealous that he threw Nian Nian into the stream.
It seems that Nian Nian cannot be asked to do the job of looking for cotton.
"Husband, could you please ask the Fourth Prince if there's a plant among his seeds that produces fruit that looks like clouds?"
Xiao Yunchen looked at her curiously: "What kind of plant is that? I've never heard of it."
"That's called cotton. It has many uses. I recently read some humanities essays and saw this thing," Li Sisi explained.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunchen thought she was just bored and casually replied, "Okay, I'll ask for you when I find the right opportunity."
Li Sisi happily kissed him on the face and pushed him with a smile: "Then go take a shower, I'll wait for you."
Xiao Yunchen's eyes lit up with a gentle smile: "Okay."
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Li Sisi waited for two or three days, but did not receive any news from Xiao Yunchen. Instead, she received an invitation from the princess.
Now that midsummer has passed, the heat in the early mornings and evenings in recent days has faded a bit, bringing a touch of autumnal coolness.
In the evening, the twilight shines on the red bricks and green tiles or the eaves of the brightly colored shop lofts, adding a touch of hazy poetry to the prosperous evening scene of the capital.
A horse-drawn carriage was moving slowly on the street where the flow of people was gradually thinning out.
"Brother Yu, do you think that's your carriage?"
Xiao Yunyu looked in the direction General Qi was pointing, and saw a simple yet elegant carriage slowly driving out of the end of the street.
He looked up at the gorgeous sunset glow in the sky and said, "It's getting late. I'll go back home first."
"Don't," General Qi held him back and said hurriedly, "Didn't we agree to discuss my brother's affairs together?
"Isn't your brother going to be back in a few days? It's not too late to talk about it tomorrow." Xiao Yunyu said, turned and left.
He is relieved because his wife is well-behaved and obedient.
However, my second brother's wife is very bold and never cares about face or etiquette. She might even take his wife with her and run around.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yunyu walked even faster.
Inside the carriage.
Li Sisi was tying the curtains on the carriage windows with string as she sighed, "Sister, how wonderful it would have been if one of us had dressed up as a princess!"
The evening breeze blew in, bringing a refreshing coolness and reducing the stuffy atmosphere in the carriage.
She narrowed her eyes in a state of enjoyment and continued, "She just recently held the Summer Garden Party and the Fireworks Dinner, and now she's inviting us to the theater to watch a play. How do you think she's so rich?"
Li Nian looked at her with a slight frown and said calmly, "She is the emperor's daughter, of course she has money."
"Alas! The combined dowry of both of us is probably not even enough for them to hold a banquet." Li Sisi puffed out her cheeks, and the carefully drawn flower ornaments on her brows were tightly furrowed, with a lively expression as she spoke.
When Li Nian heard this, she curled her lips slightly, and a hint of smile appeared in her clear eyes.
"Being contented is the greatest happiness. Troubles often come from unfulfilled desires. Compared to ordinary people, we two are considered wealthy. If you were to travel through time and space to a remote and poor village and meet a gluttonous mother, a gambling father, a selfish brother, and a biased grandmother, you would cry your heart out."
Li Sisi: ...
"Sister, you hit the nail on the head. I'm suddenly content with the status quo."
"Really?" Li Nian smiled at her with curved eyebrows.
The theater is just north of the city, and it doesn't take long to get there by carriage.
There is only one theater in the entire capital, and performances are not held every day, but only about three times a month.
However, this does not apply if someone has booked the entire theater. After all, those who can book the entire theater to watch a show must be high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
Today's show was booked by the princess.
Perhaps because the theater was booked out, the theater, which was originally built in a quiet place on the north side of the street, looked even more quiet and mysterious because of the large bamboo forest planted around it.
From afar, the brightly lit theater seemed to compete with the sunset in brilliance.
There was a low door on each side, both of which were tightly closed. Only the vermilion carved door in the middle was open, and a servant had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Seeing the Xiao Mansion's carriage slowly approaching, the servant dressed in the princess's clothes hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and respectfully greeted the two.
The two best friends were a little flattered. After politely bowing and expressing their gratitude, they followed the servant from the princess's mansion into the theater.
In the main hall of the theater, several night pearls hung high on the roof, shining brightly.
The intersecting corridors and flying pavilions on the east and west sides intersect in the void, with lights floating on them, like stars in the sky.
Such an antique and luxurious building made the two of them look around curiously.
A trace of contempt and disdain flashed in the servant's eyes. He didn't know what had caught the princess's eye about these two people that she had booked the entire theater to watch a play and only invited them two.
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