Xie Jingyan spoke in a low voice, but martial arts practitioners have excellent hearing, and the Prince of Yanping and the others still heard it. They were all very surprised that the dignified Prince Ling would be jealous of a hunter. If they hadn't heard it with their own ears, they would have found it hard to believe.
They had only called Xie Jingyan away for a short while when something almost went wrong. They dared not ask Xie Jingyan to go drinking again, so as not to disturb Xie Jingyan's shopping trip with Shen Wan. The Prince of Yanping and his companions left with good sense.
However, this interruption ruined Shen Wan's mood for shopping. Xie Jingyan was also worried and wanted to go back to the manor to have Doctor Tao take Shen Wan's pulse, so he said, "Let's go back to the manor."
The carriage was parked not far away, and the two walked towards it.
When the Prince of Yanping returned to Deyue Tower, he saw Xie Jingyan's folding fan lying on the table. He had forgotten to take it in his haste to jump out the window.
Tang Ze picked up the folding fan and handed it to the servant, saying, "Take this to Prince Ling."
The servant took the folding fan and scurried downstairs, but quickly returned and said, "It seems that Prince Ling is no longer on this street. Should we send it directly back to Prince Ling's residence?"
Tang Ze handed the folding fan to Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng asked, "Why give it to me?"
Tang Ze said, "Weren't you going to the Ling Prince's residence?"
Lu Cheng was surprised, "How did you know I was going to the Ling Prince's residence?"
Tang Ze laughed and said, "Is that even a question? That girl is a guest of the Marquis of Pingyang's residence. If you want to know who she is, it's not good to ask Brother Shen for help. You can only ask Princess Ling."
Lu Cheng, "..."
They can see right through his little schemes; they know him almost better than his parents do.
Lu Cheng silently reached out and took the folding fan.
Inside the carriage, Shen Wan was being held on the lap of a certain gentleman. With nowhere else to go, her arms could only wrap around his neck. She realized that this guy liked to talk in this position the most, and he really wasn't afraid of the wind blowing open the carriage curtain and being seen by others.
As they were talking, he buried his head in her neck without her noticing, and deliberately exhaled, the hot breath burning her skin through her skirt, making her feel hot and numb. Chen Wan couldn't stand it, so she followed suit, and the man's breathing suddenly became heavy.
He bit Shen Wan's earlobe, and just then the carriage suddenly stopped. Shen Wan subconsciously asked, "Why did the carriage stop?"
"I'll go and take a look."
Chen Feng responded from outside the carriage.
A short while later, Chen Feng rode back and said, "It was Princess Yong'an of the Prince Cheng's residence who stopped the carriage of Miss Xu from the Ministry of Justice's residence. The Prince Cheng's condition has suddenly worsened these past two days, and Princess Yong'an wanted to buy a painting to cheer him up. Unfortunately, she was a step too late when she arrived at the art shop, and Miss Xu had already bought the painting by the Prince Cheng's favorite artist. Princess Yong'an is now offering a more expensive painting to Miss Xu so that she can reluctantly part with it..."
As soon as Chen Feng finished his report, the carriage continued on its way.
Princess Yong'an stopped a carriage in the street for a painting, showing the deep affection between the siblings, which was very touching. How could Miss Xu not exchange it with her?
Judging by the time available, the Crown Prince doesn't have much time left.
Thinking of Prince Cheng's residence, Shen Wan recalled how Prince Cheng had repeatedly recommended Xie Jingyin's faction. She asked, "Did you send someone to Prince Cheng's fiefdom to investigate the iron mines?"
Xie Jingyan said, "They were sent out a long time ago."
"Any news?" Shen Wan asked.
Xie Jingyan shook his head.
Shen Wan said that Prince Cheng had taken the initiative to tell the court about the iron mine in his fiefdom. Although Xie Jingyan was not so concerned about this matter, he still sent two secret guards to Prince Cheng's fiefdom to investigate. Calculating the time, it had been almost two months, which was not normal.
Even if they didn't find anything, they should still send a message back to Beijing to inquire whether they should continue the investigation or send more people.
There's been no news at all. Either the people we sent are trapped and unable to send messages back, or something has happened to them.
Xie Jingyan didn't mention this to Shen Wan, and soon the carriage returned to the Ling Prince's residence.
Xie Jingyan helped Shen Wan down from the carriage, and the two stepped into the mansion. Steward Zhou came up to them and said, "Your Highness and Princess Consort have returned. The palace sent a lot of tribute fruits, which have already been delivered to Moyuxuan."
Xie Jingyan asked, "Where is Madam Tao?"
Manager Zhou said, "Doctor Tao is in the pharmacy."
Manager Zhou had something else to report, but Xie Jingyan had already taken Shen Wan's hand and walked towards the pharmacy.
Manager Zhou didn't dare stop them, but mentioned it to Yinshuang.
Inside the pharmacy, Doctor Tao was weighing medicinal herbs when he saw Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan arrive. Doctor Tao quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness and Your Highness, what brings you here?"
Knowing that Shen Wan had been frightened on the street, Doctor Tao quickly asked Shen Wan to sit down and took her pulse.
After examining her for a while, Doctor Tao said, "I can't tell she's been frightened. How did the Princess get so frightened?"
Yinshuang rattled off the story of how Shenwan was startled by a rabbit while shopping. Doctor Tao's lips twitched as he listened. He knew that Prince Ling doted on Princess Ling, but Princess Ling wasn't made of tofu; this was just being overly cautious.
Doctor Tao said, "It's alright, the princess is perfectly fine."
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan with an expression that said, "I told you I was fine, now you can finally relax."
Xie Jingyan also felt that Shen Wan would be fine, but having Doctor Tao take a look would put his mind at ease.
After leaving the pharmacy, Yinshuang reported to Shen Wan, "Steward Zhou hadn't finished speaking when the Prince and Princess left. Steward Zhou asked me to tell the Princess that tomorrow is Old Madam Tao's birthday..."
Doctor Tao is no ordinary physician; he is Xie Jingyan's savior. Out of respect for Consort Chen back then, he even moved his entire family to the capital. It would be inappropriate for the Prince and Princess not to show their appreciation for Madam Tao's birthday.
If Steward Zhou hadn't mentioned it, Shen Wan would have been completely unaware that tomorrow was Madam Tao's birthday. She immediately instructed Haitang, "I remember there's a pair of longevity hairpins in the storeroom. Find them and pick out a jade bracelet that would be suitable for Madam Tao to wear. Send them over tomorrow."
Notes on the Begonia.
Back at Moyuxuan, Shen Wan saw the tribute fruits sent from the palace. Steward Zhou said that quite a lot had been sent, but Shen Wan did not expect that there were two large baskets, with at least seven or eight kinds, each of which looked sweet and delicious.
The imperial kitchen dared not neglect the tribute fruits that the emperor had personally ordered to be sent. The fruits sent to the palace were already the best, so the imperial kitchen picked through them again. Because there were many kinds, they took a little of each, which made up two baskets.
There were so many fruits that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan could hardly finish them all. Shen Wan said, "Let's pick some more tribute fruits and send them to the Tao family tomorrow."
Yinshuang chimed in, "The prince and princess certainly can't finish these two baskets of tribute fruit. It would be a shame if they spoiled. Should we send some more to the Yun family?"
Haitang and Yinshuang were the ones who loved sending things to the Yun family the most.
The Yun family is very generous; the reward they give for a single visit is equivalent to their entire month's salary.
But even money can't buy tribute fruit.
Shen Wan thought of sending some to Old Madam Tao, so how could she not send some to her own maternal grandmother? She immediately said, "Send half a basket to the Yun family and the other half to the Marquis's residence."
Haitang and Dong'er were busy distributing the tribute fruit when the small kitchen brought in the food. Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan sat down to eat lunch.
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