Chapter 199 Unexpected Encounter
The eldest prince smiled and said, "I went to your Xuan Yue Kingdom to buy incense a few days ago, and I expect I'll be back soon."
Upon hearing that she had bought incense, Lu Yan sniffed the fragrance in the room and quickly asked, "She didn't go to Cheng'an County to buy incense, did she?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince immediately looked up in confusion and asked, "How did you know?"
Lu Yan smiled and said, "The fragrance in your room smells familiar. It's like the fragrance from my sister's incense shop, which happens to be in Cheng'an County."
The eldest prince was delighted and laughed, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The fragrance that my daughter likes happens to be from your family."
Zhou Zhao, listening from the side, wasn't surprised at all; their spices were indeed quite good.
The three chatted for a few more minutes, and after lunch, Zhou Zhao went out on the street alone.
He figured since he was already there, he might as well buy some trinkets for his family.
He has never even met his nephew and niece.
Zhou Zhao took the silver and bought some children's toys from the street vendors. He then bought some beaded necklaces that Zhou Da Niang and the others had never seen before.
After buying everything, he turned around and found that his purse was gone.
There are still more than twenty taels of silver there.
He looked up and saw a short man in gray clothes running forward desperately with his head down.
Zhou Zhao sensed something was wrong and ran towards him, shouting, "Stop! Stop right there!"
The man ran faster and faster upon hearing the sound.
Zhou Zhao leaped up and landed on a nearby rooftop, then sped up to catch up.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians.
The thief ran faster and faster, disappearing into a narrow alley.
Zhou Zhao stopped and leaped toward the sedan chair in the middle of the road, intending to use it to jump onto the roof opposite, but the roof of the sedan chair was not very sturdy.
Zhou Zhao didn't pay attention and fell directly into the sedan chair.
"Ah!" came a woman's cry from inside the sedan chair.
Zhou Zhao quickly sat up straight and explained, "Miss, I'm sorry, I was chasing a thief just now."
As he spoke, he looked up at the woman.
The woman was dressed in a pale yellow dress. Her small face was fair and rosy, and her round eyes looked like those of a frightened fawn in the forest.
The fawn was only startled for a moment before a smile appeared on its face. "Brother Zhou!"
Zhou Zhao was stunned for a moment, and finally recognized the person. He had saved a little girl on his way to the border last time, and this was the woman in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her in surprise.
Nan Fengling quickly sat up and said with a smile, "I am from Cheng Zhou, so naturally I am here."
Zhou Zhao suddenly realized, "So you're from Cheng Zhou. No wonder your accent is different from ours."
Nan Fengling looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "By the way, what are you doing here? And how did you end up in my sedan chair?"
Zhou Zhao lowered his head and sighed, "My family said they wanted to arrange a marriage for me here, but I wasn't too keen on it, so I came out for a walk. I didn't expect to run into a thief on the road. That's why I fell into your carriage while chasing the thief."
Nan Fengling's face was full of disappointment as she listened. "You said your family wants to arrange a marriage for you?"
Zhou Zhao nodded. "Mm."
Nan Fengling quickly asked, "Which family is it?"
Zhou Zhao paused for a moment, scratched the back of his head, and said, "They are from a wealthy family, so my family wants me to marry their daughter."
Nan Fengling's expression darkened slightly, and his eyes seemed somewhat vacant.
Just then, footsteps could be heard outside the sedan chair.
Zhou Zhao quickly stood up and said, "Miss, it's not good for me to stay in your sedan chair any longer. I'm sorry to have bothered you, I'll be going now."
After saying this, he jumped out of the sedan chair and left without waiting for Nan Fengling to stop him.
After returning to the Crown Prince's residence, Zhou Zhao was preoccupied with worries, his mind filled with the image of the woman from earlier that day.
When his uncle arrived, he quickly looked up and asked, "Uncle, do I really have to marry this princess?"
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