"She really doesn't seem like those noble ladies from prominent families in the capital!"
The fourth prince carefully recalled the time he had met Princess Xie a year ago.
He said slowly, "She seems to be good at everything!"
Princess Xu raised an eyebrow. "For example?"
The Fourth Prince is really a simpleton, even though she does admire Princess Xie quite a bit.
But the Fourth Prince was, after all, Xu's husband.
He actually praised another woman to her very face.
Although Princess Xu knew that the Fourth Prince had no romantic intentions, her hands inexplicably felt itchy.
The fourth prince, unaware of the impending danger, continued reminiscing as he spoke:
Do you know the stir-fry method that swept Beijing last year?
Princess Xu nodded. "I know! It's very good, I like it too. Could it be that this cooking method—"
Considering Xie Yuan's noble family background and the deep-rooted heritage of such families, whose recipes were coveted even by the royal family, Princess Xu made a guess.
Sure enough, the Fourth Prince said, "Yes, that's right. Although the cooking method originated from the Dugu family, the method itself was created by the Xie family."
"Back then, in the outskirts of Beijing, the Xie family used the method of stir-frying to exchange eight hundred sets of military equipment and eight hundred warhorses with Dugu Xiong."
"Tsk tsk, Your Highness, you don't know, the guards that the Ministry of War assigned to Helian Jue are all ugly and deformed."
“They were all swaying back and forth, dressed in tattered clothes. They didn’t even have a decent weapon, let alone weapons or horses.”
At this point, the fourth prince's eyes held a complex expression.
Back then, he even used this incident to mock Helian Jue mercilessly.
As it turned out, the reality check came incredibly quickly.
In just one meal, Xie helped Helian Jue organize the old, weak, sick and disabled people in a very orderly manner.
Instead of enjoying the spectacle, the fourth prince was filled with envy.
Whenever he thinks about this incident, the Fourth Prince feels like "I was the clown all along."
However, it doesn't matter anyway, since he was already a well-known good-for-nothing prince and a ridiculous nobleman in the capital.
The fourth prince no longer cared about reputation or anything like that.
"Princess Xie is indeed remarkable!"
As Princess Xu listened to the Fourth Prince's story, she began to picture a cheerful and wise woman in her mind.
"Oh, and the oxcart she modified for Helian Jue seems quite comfortable."
The fourth prince suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Your Highness, why don't we follow her method and remodel the oxcart?"
Recalling Helian Jue sitting leisurely in the spacious and comfortable oxcart, looking so carefree, the Fourth Prince couldn't help but feel a little itchy inside.
Waaah, they're going to Lingnan too.
The journey of three or four thousand miles was undertaken either by horseback or by carriage.
If the oxcart is uncomfortable, it must be extremely painful.
Last year, Helian Jue was so miserable and disheveled, yet he was still able to enjoy a comfortable life.
He wants it too!
"good!"
Even if the Fourth Prince hadn't mentioned it, Princess Xu would have still modified the oxcart.
When she returned to the capital from the northern frontier, it was a journey of one or two thousand miles.
Even though she was used to being on horseback, the bumpy ride and the constant exposure to the elements were almost too much for her to handle.
The journey to Lingnan will only be longer and more difficult.
Of course, Princess Xu was used to being hurt since she was a child, so she could always endure it.
but--
Princess Xu glanced at the pampered fourth prince and shook her head inwardly: This young master definitely won't be able to hold on.
"Does Your Highness still remember how Princess Xie modified the oxcart?"
Princess Xu didn't need specific details; she just wanted the Fourth Prince to give a general overview of the situation.
With a general framework in place, she could then have the craftsmen try to replicate it.
"Well--"
The fourth prince scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I forgot! I just remember that the carriage was very high, very large, and very comfortable."
"Also, Helian Jue was sitting inside, and it didn't seem to be bumpy at all."
Princess Xu's face was numb.
She shouldn't have had any illusions about the Fourth Prince.
This guy has always been like this: he never pays attention to things that should be of concern, but he remembers the unimportant things very clearly!
Princess Xu rubbed her temples, trying to reorganize her thoughts.
Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Last year, Your Highness 'coincidentally' encountered Prince Yue's entourage in a small town a hundred miles from the capital because you were welcoming General Dugu back to court?"
"right!"
Although he actually wanted to see Helian Jue's miserable state, he couldn't say such things out loud.
Firstly, it does not conform to the rules of brotherly love and respect;
Secondly, he didn't see Helian Jue's miserable state; on the contrary, he was extremely envious.
This is so embarrassing, I'm afraid people will laugh at me if I tell them.
"Someone come here!"
Seeing that the Fourth Prince looked guilty, Princess Xu did not press him further.
Princess Xu has been married to this silly, simple-minded man for several months now, and she knows him somewhat.
This guy probably did something stupid again.
He deliberately concealed it because he didn't want to be laughed at.
As for what specific foolish thing the Fourth Prince did, Princess Xu had absolutely no interest in it.
The most important thing now is to prepare as soon as possible and set off early.
The capital city is a place of trouble and conflict; it is not a good place to stay for long.
Although Princess Xu was a stay-at-home wife, the Fourth Prince was afraid of his wife.
Therefore, no matter what happened in the court or in the capital, as long as Princess Xu was interested, the Fourth Prince would tell her everything.
Princess Xu was already very familiar with the turbulent events unfolding in the capital.
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