Chapter 975 Huangfu Shang is coming to the capital again
Jiang Xiaowei looked at him doubtfully: "Is that really the case? Why do I feel like there's something else hidden in your smile?"
Jiang Xiaoan said silently in his heart, of course it’s not that simple.
However, this kind of thing was obviously not suitable for discussion between brothers and sisters, so he could only hide his thoughts and quickly say goodbye and leave.
Unexpectedly, before he even walked out of the yard, Lan Feng called him: "Third brother, please stay!"
Jiang Xiaoan turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lan Feng stuffed the picture albums back into his hands: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need these."
That day, Jiang Xiaoan first took Lan Feng's pulse and then gave him a picture album, obviously treating him as someone who didn't understand the world.
Although Lan Feng was magnanimous, he was a man after all. He did not want to be misunderstood as being deficient in this aspect, so he decided to return the album.
In desperation, Jiang Xiaoan left the Lan Mansion holding the album.
Not long after walking, I ran into Fu Dong.
Jiang Xiaoan subconsciously wanted to hide the album in his hand, but found that there was nowhere to hide, so he could only greet with an awkward smile: "Commander Fudong, is Her Royal Highness the Princess looking for me for something again?"
Fu Dong looked at the thing in his hand and said, "It's not Her Royal Highness the Princess who is looking for you, but Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"My third cousin is looking for me. Do you know why?"
Fu Dong shook his head: "The Prince Consort didn't explain it, you'll know when you get there."
When they arrived at the princess's residence, Xiao Zhan had already set up the chessboard: "Xiao An, how about our next game?"
"Third cousin, you specially asked Fudong to find me here. Isn't it just to play chess? The eldest princess is also very good at chess. Wouldn't it be more interesting for you two to play together?"
Xiao Zhan dropped a move and said calmly, "She has to deal with court affairs every day and teach the emperor martial arts. She is very busy and has little time to spend with me."
Jiang Xiaoan said with a smile: "From your tone, it sounds a bit like a woman complaining about her husband... No, it should be the tone of complaining about men? But I do have some free time recently, so I can play a few games with you."
The two chess players were evenly matched, and as the sun slowly set, time passed quietly.
Xiao Zhan suddenly put down the chess piece in his hand and said softly, "Xiaoxue should be back soon, so let's stop here for today's game."
"Third cousin, how could you do this?"
Jiang Xiaoan seemed a little dissatisfied: "You asked me to play chess, but now you can't play anymore. Aren't you teasing me?"
Xiao Zhan nodded slightly and responded simply: "Yeah."
Hearing this answer, Jiang Xiaoan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are too lazy to even lie to me, this is too disappointing. If you ask me to play chess again in the future, I won't come."
Xiao Zhan smiled: "You will come."
He went on to reveal, "Because the Imperial Hospital received a batch of rare medicinal herbs a few days ago, I asked Xiaoxue to ask for a few particularly precious ones, which are now in the Princess's residence."
These words immediately made Jiang Xiaoan's eyes light up.
His master once told him that although the best doctors in the world might not be in the Imperial Hospital, the best medicinal materials were definitely there.
Although Xiao Zhan did not specify which medicinal herbs they were, they were definitely top-notch stuff.
Thinking of this, he immediately cleared his throat, smiled and changed his words:
"I have always loved playing chess with you, my third cousin. I was just joking just now. By the way, what kind of good medicinal herbs did Her Royal Highness the Princess ask for?"
"Tomorrow you bring me the most torturous poison you have, and the herbs will be yours."
Jiang Xiaoan looked puzzled: "The most torturous poison? Who are you going to use against?"
"Huangfu Shang is coming to the capital again, and I think there will be some trouble again."
"Oh, so you want to use poison on him."
Jiang Xiaoan explained: "The last time I accompanied the princess to Tianshui, I had already given him a poison that would have made him childless. He's already suffered enough, there's no need to do anything more to him."
"oh?"
Xiao Zhan seemed a little surprised: "Why have I never heard Xiaoxue tell you about this?"
"I forgot to mention this matter after returning to Beijing. As for the eldest princess not mentioning it, it may be because she didn't want you to worry about this person."
After all, any man would feel uncomfortable knowing that his wife was offended by others, and Xiao Zhan is no exception.
Xiao Zhan lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "You did a good job. You can take these herbs now."
Jiang Xiaoan was overjoyed. If she had known that Xiao Zhan would be so generous after she told him that incident, she should have told him as soon as she came back.
Xiao Zhan asked Fu Dong to take Jiang Xiaoan to the warehouse and took out the extremely precious medicinal herbs. When Jiang Xiaoan took the herbs and was about to leave, Fu Dong stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"
Jiang Xiaoan turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Fu Dong pointed at the album he had just put down on the table and asked softly, "You don't want this thing anymore?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoan's face suddenly turned ugly: "Yes, of course."
He tried to free one hand to pick up the picture album, but accidentally let it slip to the ground.
Just as Fu Dong was bending down to help pick it up, Jiang Xiaoan hurriedly shouted, "I can do it myself."
Fu Dong looked up at him, quickly picked up the picture album from the ground, carefully opened the tightly wrapped cover, and opened one of the books.
Jiang Xiaoan secretly glanced at Fu Dong and found that her expression was calm and she said calmly:
"You really did go to Mingxuan Pavilion. I just don't understand. Shouldn't such a picture album be kept privately? Why do you always carry it around with you?"
Fu Dong paused for a moment, and looked at Jiang Xiaoan intently, his eyes full of inquiry:
"Jiang Xiaoan, when did you start to develop this hobby? Or has it always been like this?"
"You have this hobby!"
Jiang Xiaoan retorted with a blushing face, but there was a hint of discomfort in his voice:
"A girl can remain so calm after seeing something like this, and even recommended me to Mingxuan Pavilion. I think you are the one with the problem."
After saying that, Fu Dong rewrapped the albums and handed them to him: "Don't forget, it's you who's carrying these albums around, not me."
Faced with this situation, Jiang Xiaoan was speechless. Finally, he gritted his teeth, picked up the herbs and ran away: "I don't want it anymore, you can keep it for yourself."
At this moment, his opinion of Fu Dong became more firm: this person is really poisonous and must be stayed away from.
As soon as Jiang Xue got off the carriage, she saw Jiang Xiaoan running out of the gate of the princess's mansion in a hurry, looking like a ferocious beast chasing him.
She reached out to stop him and asked, "What's going on?"
Jiang Xiaoan quickly replied, "Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that I have something important to do, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, he disappeared from sight.
Looking at the figure going away, Jiang Xue guessed that Xiao Zhan had bullied his cousin again.
However, Fu Dong chased out and asked if he had seen Jiang Xiaoan.
"He just ran away in a hurry."
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