Chapter 121: Meeting Zheng Zhihui on the Road and Arriving at the Royal City Again
After the bathing ceremony, Xu Nian received a letter from Luo Jin'an. Now the sugar factory has been built and sugar production is proceeding in an orderly manner. However, there are some impurities in the sugar. The craftsmen have made many improvements but to no avail. So Luo Jin'an wanted Xu Nian to go to the royal city again.
Xu Nian had the same idea. Because of the new grain seeds, Xu Yaozu needed to go to the royal city to meet the prince, and Xu Nian wanted to take this opportunity to let her father advise the prince to promote the new grain seeds, and she also wanted to discuss the issue of the new workshop with Luo Jinan.
This time, because Xu Nian was leaving for the royal city with Xu Yaozu, the Xu family was not as worried as last time.
When setting out on the road to the royal city again, Xu Nian felt even more anticipation, hoping to meet Luo Jinan as soon as possible.
This time Xu Nian brought Yanfu and Yanxiu with him. Yanxiu was very excited as it was her first time and she kept chattering all the way.
"Miss, how long will it take us to reach the Royal City?"
Xu Nian calculated the days and said, "It will be here in about two days."
At this time, the convoy stopped. Yan Fu went out to check and came back to report, "Miss, there is a carriage that has broken down in the middle of the road. We may need to wait for a while."
Xu Nian nodded in understanding, "Then let's go down and take a look."
Xu Nian got off the carriage and saw that there were indeed a few carriages parked in front of the convoy, and a few men who looked like servants were busy in front of one of the carriages.
Xu Yaozu was also in the front, probably discussing the situation with the owner of the carriage in front.
Xu Nian walked to a place not far away and quietly felt the breeze. He vaguely heard footsteps coming from behind. He turned back curiously and saw that it was a young lady with two maids who were also taking a walk. Xu Nian nodded slightly to the other party, who nodded and left.
Xu Nian continued to stare into the distance without saying anything, but Yan Xiu was somewhat dissatisfied and muttered in a low voice: "It was clearly them who blocked our way, but they didn't even say an apology..."
Xu Nian looked at Yan Xiu with amusement, "I don't know why your temper is getting worse and worse. It's just an accident, why bother about it."
Yanxiu blushed a little. She just felt that her young lady had too good a temper and was afraid that she would suffer a loss.
Fortunately, the repair of the carriages did not take long, and soon the long convoy began to move.
At this time, Zheng Zhihui in the carriage was very curious about Xu Nian.
"Does anyone know who is in the convoy behind?"
The maid bowed her head and whispered, "I heard that the county magistrate of Wansheng County took his daughter to the royal city to meet the prince."
Zheng Zhihui recalled the startled glimpse just now and couldn't help but grin, "It seems that the county magistrate of Wansheng County is also confused. Does he think that the prince will be seduced by such a beauty?"
The maidservant did not dare to say anything and lowered her head even more. Everyone in the mansion knew that the young lady was in love with His Royal Highness the Prince of the County and hated anyone coveting the Zhenbei Palace the most.
Zheng Zhihui looked out the window, thinking about the man in the royal city, and couldn't help but curl his lips.
Two days later, the convoy finally arrived at the royal city. Mo Zhu and others were waiting at the city gate when they saw a team of carriages being checked passing by.
"I am here to welcome the young lady on orders from the prince."
The curtain of the carriage was suddenly opened, and Mo Zhu was startled.
"I'm sorry, I found the wrong person."
Before Zheng Zhihui could stop smiling, she saw the prince's guards walking to the back.
The guard named Mozhu bowed respectfully to the carriage, and when the curtain was opened, the face that she had disdained appeared.
Zheng Zhihui clenched her hands quietly, she didn't know when this person appeared beside the prince. Humph, the daughter of a mere county magistrate wanted to covet the prince.
"Go back home," Zheng Zhihui gave the order in a cold voice and then closed her eyes. Perhaps only she knew that she was afraid. Since the prince had sent a personal guard to greet her, did it mean that he valued this person very much?
Zheng Zhihui suddenly opened his eyes and comforted himself, "No, it must be because of the county magistrate's face. Yes, it must be like this."
Mo Zhu, who was greeting Xu Nian, had no idea that the young lady just now was the lover of his Highness the Prince.
"Miss Xu, His Highness is busy at the sugar mill and cannot leave for the moment, so he has asked me to come and bring you to the palace."
Xu Nian smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. My father and I will settle down at the post station first, and then we will go to the palace to pay a visit."
Mo Zhu heard that Miss Xu didn't seem to plan to live in the palace, so he tried to test her: "The palace has already arranged accommodation for Miss Xu County Linghe, why not..."
Before Mo Zhu could finish, Xu Nian interrupted him, "Father came here this time to meet the prince to report the new grain, so it is better for him to stay at the post station as usual."
Mo Zhu didn't know what to do for a moment. His Royal Highness the Prince had repeatedly asked him to arrange for Miss Xu and Miss Xu to stay in the palace, but now he had failed to complete the task.
Xu Nian saw the embarrassment on Mo Zhu's face and guessed that Luo Jin'an must have said something, so he comforted her, "I will personally explain it to Luo Jin'an when I see him, don't worry."
Mo Zhu had no better idea, so he had to escort the group to the post station first.
After a short rest, Xu Yaozu and Xu Nian went to the Zhenbei Palace together under the leadership of Mo Zhu.
After entering the palace, Mozhu accompanied Xu Yaozu to meet the prince, while Xu Nian took Yanfu and Yanxiu to meet the princess.
When Xu Nian arrived at Shujingyuan, the Crown Prince's Consort Guo Yi was also there.
"Nian'er greets the princess and the Crown Prince's wife."
Princess Zhenbei looked at Xu Nian happily, "Mammy, help this girl up quickly. If An'er saw this, he would be so distressed."
The Crown Prince's Consort smiled and said, "Mother is absolutely right."
Although Xu Nian's face was slightly red, she still looked up with grace and dignity.
"Princess Princess and Crown Prince's Consort, please stop making fun of me. I don't have anything good to give you this time. It just so happens that our farm has a good harvest and there are some new and exotic vegetables and fruits. I hope that Princess and Crown Prince's Consort will not dislike them."
Princess Zhenshu pulled Xu Nian over to sit beside her and said softly, "It's rare that you have the heart to bring it here from so far away." Then she instructed Wei Ma Ma, "Tell the kitchen to have the dishes that Nian brought for dinner tonight."
Nanny Wei smiled and responded before leaving to find someone to pass on the message.
"I heard that your father is coming as well. You should all stay for dinner tonight. You can't refuse him."
Xu Nian smiled and said, "Nian'er would love this, how could I refuse it?"
Zhen Shu looked at Guo Yi and joked, "Look, look, this little mouth is so sweet. I wonder what it eats every day."
As soon as Princess Zhenbei finished speaking, she saw her youngest son walking in with big strides.
"I've met my mother."
Before Zhenshu nodded, Luo Jinan had already walked to Xu Nian's side and looked at her with burning eyes.
At this moment, Xu Nian felt even more embarrassed than when the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort teased her just now.
Zhenshu shook her head helplessly. She really didn't expect that her son would be like this when he first fell in love.
However, Guo Yi was somewhat accustomed to the expression on Luo Jin'an's face when he looked at Xu Nian. She felt somewhat relieved when she saw the perfect couple standing together.