Princess Yongning nodded and said, "My aunt is the person closest to me in the entire palace, just like my imperial sister."
"Before, when he was about my age. No, he was younger than me at that time."
"When she was about fifteen or sixteen years old, my father betrothed her to the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis family."
"Marquis Dingyuan, you should know, right?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "I know, it's the one who used to be in charge of the southern border."
Marquis Dingyuan was also a capable and experienced general, but he was not from a noble family.
It was a title that was earned through hard work in the army.
His influence in the entire Dagan Army is second only to that of Xiao Chuyun's father, the Right Prime Minister Xiao Danglu.
Princess Yongning nodded: "Yes, that's the one, the eldest son of Dingyuan Marquis's family. He was also a bright rising star at the time and one of the youngest warriors in my army!"
"It was just that he fell in a battle."
"He and my aunt love each other very much. Since that person's death, my aunt has become a different person."
"Finally, my father said he wanted to find a new marriage for my aunt, but she also refused."
"Later, he moved out of the palace and lived alone in Suxin Temple."
"The first reason I went this time was because my aunt's birthday was coming up soon. I wanted to celebrate her birthday and spend two days with her."
"Also, after you are crowned, the Imperial Sister will issue an imperial decree to grant us marriage, so that I can see you!"
"Tell her the news, too."
"After all, I was raised by my aunt, so I am no different from my mother."
Zhao Hao suddenly realized that this was the case.
Princess Yongning continued, "It's just right. Since we are not too busy these days and the winery cannot be started yet, it would be fine for us to go there and stay for a few days."
"If we wait a while longer, your papermaking workshop will be busy, and I will also be busy at the winery, so we won't have time."
Zhao Hao nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Princess Yongning was very happy to see that he agreed.
"Great, then you get ready, we'd better leave at noon."
"Suxing Mountain is quite far away. It will take at least a day and a night to walk there. If we set out at noon, we will probably arrive at dusk tomorrow!"
"noon……"
Zhao Hao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "We are running out of time. Let's at least bring some things with us. Let's set off in the afternoon."
"By the way, is the road easy to travel? I don't even know where Suxin Temple is."
Princess Yongning said, "After leaving the imperial capital, follow the official road straight east. The road ahead is easy to walk on, but the mountain road behind is not so easy to walk on for dozens of miles."
Zhao Hao nodded: "That's no problem, let's go this afternoon, I'll prepare some things, after all, this is our first meeting, I have to leave a good impression on my aunt, right?"
Hearing him say this, Princess Yongning's pretty face immediately turned red, and she felt sweet in her heart.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll go back first. I'll come find you before the sun sets this afternoon!"
After saying that, he got up and left.
…
After Zhao Hao washed up, he had a simple meal and then went downstairs.
Not seeing Su Si, he could only call Lao Zhong and Wu Song.
"Old Zhong, where is Miss Su?"
Old Zhong said quickly, "Master, Miss Su has returned home. She left this morning, saying that she was not feeling well."
Zhao Hao nodded: "Is that so? Then hurry up and prepare two carriages, and then go to the street to buy some food and daily necessities, and buy the best ones."
"As for food, there are all kinds of snacks and the like."
"As for the things you use, rouge, powder, and so on, anyway, those things women use, buy more of them."
"Oh, and buy a few long skirts too."
"Remember, it's best to choose the kind that looks very simple and elegant, very beautiful, and very flattering to the person."
Old Zhong asked suspiciously, "Master, why are you preparing these things, including things for women?"
Zhao Hao immediately glared at him fiercely: "Old Zhong, I haven't beaten you for a while, are you getting tough again?"
Lao Zhong quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, Master, I will prepare it right away!"
Zhao Hao said: "We must come back before the sun sets!"
Old Zhong ran away in a flash. Wu Song beside him asked, "Sir, are you going out?"
Zhao Hao said softly: "Second Brother Wu, don't call me Lord from now on, just call me by my name!"
Wu Song said quickly: "Sir, this is absolutely not possible!"
Seeing his resolute attitude, Zhao Hao said, "Then Second Brother Wu should call me Young Master just like Miss Su did. Calling me Lord all the time seems a little strange."
Wu Song pondered for a moment before nodding.
Zhao Hao said, "Brother Wu, I'm going to leave the capital with Princess Yongning, so you can come with me!"
Wu Song nodded: "Okay, I'm here, sir... Young Master, don't worry, nothing will go wrong!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "With Brother Wu here, I naturally have nothing to worry about."
As he said this, he went to the kitchen, arranged for two cooks, and had people prepare a lot of food and seasonings to take with them.
However, this time I didn’t bring any meat, only vegetarian dishes.
Old Zhong acted quickly. Just after noon, he bought everything Zhao Hao asked for.
Zhao Hao personally picked and chose, and then had them loaded onto the carriage.
There were indeed a lot of things, and even two carriages were not able to hold them all.
However, after looking left and right, Zhao Hao still felt that something was missing.
What is missing is the most important thing, the final gift.
Too sloppy.
Just before Princess Yongning left, she carefully asked her aunt what she liked.
"What else are you going to prepare?"
There is nothing good on hand.
After much thought, he decided to have the clock from upstairs brought down.
Well, I'd better give you a clock.
What a good implication!
This clock was improved by him later.
At every hour, a sound corresponding to the time can be emitted.
This thing is still worth showing off.
Time is so tight that there is no time to prepare anything.
At around three o'clock, Princess Yongning arrived.
Her Royal Highness the Princess had also prepared a lot of things, including ten carriages and a guard of a hundred people.
Zhao Hao went up to them and said, "Everything is almost ready. Shall we set off now?"
Princess Yongning nodded and said, "Let's go. It's better to go early than late. We can't go faster if we travel at night."
Zhao Hao nodded.
There were three carriages on his side. Wu Song drove one, and the remaining two were given to the people brought by Princess Yongning.
Princess Yongning sat in his carriage.
A team of more than a hundred people and thirteen large carts set off in a mighty procession.
Zhao Hao lifted the car curtain and shouted to Lao Zhong, "Go back and tell my mother not to miss me. I will be back in a few days. If there is anything at home, send someone to go to Suxin Temple to find me!"
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