He was about to meet the legendary Princess Xuan'an and her daughter...
Although Yaojin had promised him that she would not give him to the girl from the Grand Princess's mansion, he would often remember Yaojin's first words in his dreams at midnight: "The young man from General Chang's mansion is handsome and strong, just the kind of young man that a girl would like" -
Therefore, Chang Sui'an could never really let down his guard.
"Look, my dear. Although Xuanzhou is not as prosperous as the capital, it is also rich and lively, and the local customs and culture are also unique." The sword boy raised the curtain of the carriage, intending to ease his husband's nervousness.
Chang Sui'an looked up when he heard that, and saw a middle-aged man holding his head and running past the car in panic, followed by a woman holding a feather duster.
Chang Sui'an's cheeks twitched.
Is this the customs and practices of Xuanzhou? "..." Jian Tong quickly lowered the curtain, and looking at his lover's increasingly nervous expression, he couldn't help but secretly say "sin" in his heart.
Chang Sui'an was filled with nervousness and just hoped that the carriage would go slower, but in Princess Xuan'an's mansion, someone was anxiously expecting something.
"Where are the people? Why haven't they arrived yet?" A girl of eighteen or nineteen was pacing in the hall, looking outside from time to time, and she couldn't keep quiet for a moment.
The woman sitting in the main seat was dressed in luxurious clothes, had a graceful temperament, and her facial features were relaxed and generous. At this moment, she was holding a lion cat in her arms and sighed helplessly: "Li Tong, sit down, what are you doing?"
This is the owner of this mansion, the legendary Princess Xuan'an.
The girl she called Li Tong still stretched her head out to look outside: "Mother, it's almost noon and we haven't seen anyone yet. Could it be that he didn't come back halfway?"
Princess Xuan'an said calmly: "Now that we have entered Xuanzhou City, the cooked duck..."
The maid standing by coughed lightly without looking away.
Princess Xuan'an paused while stroking the cat's head, then smiled and changed her words: "Can this distinguished guest who has arrived at my doorstep fly away?"
Having said that, he ordered his daughter Li Tong to sit back.
Li Tong had no choice but to obey, but couldn't help wondering how his mother could stay so calm. Princess Xuan'an did look calm and composed as usual, but if you looked closely, you could see that the cat she was holding was a little strange.
The difference is that the originally fluffy cat hair is no longer fluffy, but sticks closely to the head, with a faint moist and oily sheen.
One reason was that she was caressed for too long, and the other was that Princess Xuan'an's palms were sweating from applying the ointment.
The cat wanted to escape but couldn't, and there was confusion in its meow - there was no basin or water, and you were going to wash it right away?
"Look how anxious she is. Send someone to take a look." Princess Xuan'an glanced at her daughter and instructed the maid beside her.
The maid knew which one was the most urgent, so she cooperated.
At this time, several carriages had already entered the Grand Princess's Mansion.
"I entered the mansion through the side door and did not send anyone to meet you at the main gate. This was for the sake of safety. I hope Madam Chang will not blame me." Yao Jin and Chang Suining, who were sitting in the car together, explained apologetically.
Chang Suining didn't care: "It should be so."
It is impossible that there is not a single spies from the imperial court in Xuanzhou City. Since she and her brother came here privately, it is naturally not appropriate to welcome them with great fanfare.
The Grand Princess Xuan'an's mansion was built very luxuriously. Carriages and horses entered from the side door and had smooth passage all the way. After a while, they slowed down in front of a moon-shaped gate.
It was already winter, and the few banana trees planted not far behind the moon-shaped gate had already withered. At this moment, two men in their thirties, dressed very elegantly, were arguing.
"...When will you return the jar of osmanthus oil you stole from me last month?"
"How dare you ask me for osmanthus oil? You tampered with my cream before, causing a rash all over my face. I didn't dare to appear in front of His Highness for a whole month... I haven't settled this account with you yet!"
"Don't slander me. Don't think I don't know. It's obvious that you knew you couldn't eat crab meat, but you chose to eat it secretly. You deliberately played this trick to alienate me from His Highness. You just want His Highness to hate me! You always pretend to be innocent in front of His Highness. Aren't you more scheming than the stars in the hot night of June?!"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouth off today!"
As the two were talking, they were about to start fighting, but they heard the sound of horses and carriages, so they hurriedly stopped and looked over curiously.
At this point, carriages and horses could no longer pass, but being able to drive here was a privilege that only the masters could enjoy on weekdays. At this moment, His Highness and the lady were both in the front hall. What kind of distinguished guest could be coming? Realizing the difference, the two male favorites hid behind a rockery nearby and looked carefully.
First, I saw a young man with dark skin being helped across the moon-shaped gate. The young man seemed to have some difficulty in moving, but that could not conceal his eye-catching heroic spirit and handsome face.
"...I was wondering why I haven't seen Miss Yaojin for a while. Is she looking for a new lover for His Highness?!"
"No, it seems like he has difficulty moving his legs..."
"What if he was a stubborn person who would rather die than surrender, and was brought back with his legs broken?"
As they talked, they both became alert.
Just at this moment, another "young man" stepped into the room. Unlike the previous one, this "young man" was shorter and thinner in comparison, but his face was even better than the previous one, and his temperament was relaxed and calm, which made people unable to take their eyes off him at first sight.
The two looked at each other, their eyes widened - what kind of look was this, God feeding them? No, what kind of look was this, God feeding them? This was clearly a look that was going to smash their rice bowls!
One of them said angrily: "I'll have to talk to Miss Yaojin about this later!"
Bringing back such a beautiful and young face, isn't that intentional to disrupt the order of the palace? No, speaking of youth...
Although His Highness loves beautiful women, as he gets older, he can't bring himself to touch men under the age of 20. These two look so young... Could they be prepared for girls?
Speak of the devil; he will appear.
A group of maids came rushing over, and the one walking quickly in front was Li Tong.
“We’re finally here!”
Her face was filled with bright smiles, and she walked briskly, just like the blooming balsam flowers embroidered on her dress.
"This must be... the young master of the Chang family!" Li Tong fixed his eyes on Chang Sui'an.
This accurate lock made Chang Sui'an shudder and nodded: "That's right..."
Yaojin introduced her with a smile: "This is the girl from your mansion."
"I've finally waited for you!" Li Tong couldn't take his eyes off Chang Sui'an, and said impatiently, "Follow me to the front hall, my mother has been waiting for a long time!"
As he spoke, he and his servants surrounded Chang Sui'an and walked forward, asking him repeatedly, "How well have you recovered from your injuries?"
"Was the journey difficult?"
"You must be thirsty and tired, right?"
Hearing her concern, Yao Jin, who had no chance to speak, couldn't help but gently tug at his girl's sleeve.
Li Tong gave her a knowing look. Of course she knew. She had already done her best to conceal it! But then again...
Li Tong subconsciously looked around and couldn't help asking, "Why can't I see the Chang family girl? Has she not arrived yet? Did you enter the city in two different groups?"
Yao Jin sighed, and finally had the opportunity to continue the introduction: "Girl, this is the wife of the Chang family."
Li Tong followed her gaze and saw a handsome young man looking at him with a smile.
Li Tong was shocked: "You..."
"My name is Chang Suining." The "young man" smiled and raised his hand to salute her.
Li Tong's eyes widened when he heard the girl's undisguised voice. He then burst into disappointment and laughed, "I'm so short-sighted that I didn't realize there was a girl under the robe! I thought she was a follower of Master Chang. Now that she's so pretty, I was thinking about asking Master Chang for her!"
Yao Jin wanted to hold his forehead when he heard this.
She watched the girl's eyes glued to Mr. Chang, and she didn't expect that she would find the time to have such lustful thoughts.
"Since she's a younger sister, that couldn't be better!"
Being with a man can only be fun for a while, but being with a sister can last forever.
Li Tong took Chang Suining in his arms and said, "I have long heard of Sister Chang's name. Since you are staying in the mansion, there is no need to be so formal. Just call me Sister!"
She has done good deeds for half her life, so she deserves to have such an extraordinary and beautiful sister called "sister".
Chang Suining: "...Sister Li."
To be honest, she is the older sister, but things have changed and people have changed, and there is no way to reason now.
But Li Tong still felt that they were not close enough: "Next time, just call Tongtong sister!"
As he spoke, he looked forward and said to Chang Sui'an, "I heard that Master Chang has difficulty walking, so mother asked someone to prepare a sedan chair. Master Chang, please get on the sedan chair!"
Looking at the sedan chair that was carried by four people and landed in front of him, Chang Sui'an instinctively stepped back: "It's okay, I can walk slowly..."
"Young Master Chang is injured, why bother with all this?" The maidservant beside her persuaded with a smile and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair without further ado.
Chang Sui'an struggled for a moment, thinking of what his sister had told him on the way - his sister had said that she came to Xuanzhou this time, not only to express her gratitude, but also to make friends with Princess Xuan'an.
With the overall situation in mind, Chang Sui'an finally sat down reluctantly.
The moment the curtain was lowered and the sedan chair was lifted up, he felt more and more as if he were a princess shouldering the important responsibility of maintaining diplomatic relations between two countries.
The sword boy, who was following beside the sedan chair and knew his husband's thoughts very well, couldn't help but put himself in the picture at this moment. If his husband was marrying a princess, then he would undoubtedly be a dowry maid.
Probably influenced by his lover's uneasiness, Jian Tong's thoughts began to extend. He recalled Li Tong's bold words just now, that he mistook his girl for a follower and thus wanted to ask for her. As a real follower, Jian Tong couldn't help but feel that his situation was somewhat precarious.
Although his face was too ordinary to be called handsome, it was not without merit. On the contrary, it was precisely because he was ordinary enough that hundreds of people who looked like him could be easily found in the crowd. Therefore, keeping him as a male concubine was indirectly equivalent to keeping a hundred male concubines. In a sense, it was really economical...
But on second thought, if you are willing to spend money to keep a male lover, who would consider whether it is cost-effective or not?
Jian Tong suddenly understood and felt relieved.
Li Tong and Chang Suining were talking as they walked. Adian looked at them curiously all the way, but did not say anything - His Highness had taught him etiquette, that one should not be noisy when meeting strangers in unfamiliar places.
The group soon arrived at the front hall.
Hearing the servant's message, Princess Xuan'an's expression brightened up and she quickly wiped her sweaty hands on the cat.
The cat was finally put down. It shook its fur and ran away cursing.
Princess Xuan'an stood up subconsciously, but was signaled by the nanny to sit back down.
Li Tong quickly brought the Chang brothers and sisters in to pay their respects.
After many years, Chang Suining finally met the Grand Princess Xuan'an again.
To her surprise, although the other person was already in his early fifties, he looked almost the same as she remembered, still with a full head of black hair and delicate skin, looking much younger than his actual age.
Is this the benefit of having a male pet?
Chang Suining couldn't help but think.
"...I was wondering why two gentlemen came. It turns out you are the girls of the Chang family. Please sit down and talk." Princess Xuan'an smiled and glanced at Chang Suining. Although she showed curiosity and praise, her gaze quickly returned to Chang Suining unconsciously.
The young man was tall, with thick eyebrows, bright eyes, a straight nose and a square chin.
Princess Xuan'an saw this and her eyes became even gentler. She felt that having such a living person standing in front of her was better in every way than those cold portraits before.
"Young Master Chang and General Chang when he was young are two copies of each other!" The maid beside her exclaimed with a smile.
"Yes..." Princess Xuan'an nodded. Everything about it was good except this one.
Chang Sui'an did not forget the important purpose of this trip. He first bowed to the Grand Princess and thanked her for saving him.
"Silly child, why are you saying thank you to me..." Looking at the boy who had been recuperating for more than a month but still hadn't recovered, the eldest princess' eyes were filled with heartache. "Your father and I... are close friends. You two brothers and sisters can stay here without worry. Just treat it as your own home."
Chang Sui'an blinked and looked at Princess Xuan'an.
Although the eldest princess looked very young, she seemed very kind and inexplicably made him feel close to her.
The moment she looked into the young man's clear big eyes, Princess Xuan'an suddenly felt an indescribable heartache, and a feeling of sadness and touching rushed uncontrollably into her eyes.
The maid beside her hurriedly spoke to distract everyone's attention and said with a smile: "The young master and the young lady of the Chang family have come all the way here. It is already noon now, and they must be hungry. Your Highness, why don't you take the children to the dining hall first? There is still a lot of time to go, and it won't be too late to talk about the rest slowly!"
The eldest princess held back her tears and nodded.
Yes, yes, now that she is here, she can’t run away for a while!
The tears instantly turned into joy, and he stood up and led the Chang brothers and sisters to the dining room.
The maid named Chuanzhu called a few servants to go with the Chang family's servants to move the luggage, and instructed them to deliver it to the accommodation that had been arranged in advance for the Chang brothers and sisters and Adian.
After moving a few boxes and cages off the car, Azhi dragged a large sack off the car.
The servant of the Grand Princess's mansion was quick to move and stepped forward to help lift it up with a smile: "This sack is quite heavy!"
Azhi didn't have time to refuse.
The servant quickly realized something was wrong: "Is there a living thing in here... why does it seem to be moving?"
Ah Zhi found the exact position and raised his hand to chop it down: "Don't move now, let's go."
Servant: “?”
Is the point just to move or not?!
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