Chapter 453 Master is going to the capital!
An Dehai paused for a moment, then understood and smiled, "Your Highness was thinking of Physician Jiang. This servant thinks that Physician Jiang has already prepared the meal and may have already eaten."
"Your Highness, shall we have our meal first? Should I have someone prepare the meal?"
Xuan Ting listened, then turned around and glanced at him: "You're right, we should have a banquet. After all, it's a housewarming today. Although there aren't many people celebrating, there are quite a few people serving us. An Dehai, go and tell the kitchen to prepare a good banquet. Add a few more dishes so everyone can eat and drink well tonight. Everyone's tired today."
"Yes, Your Highness, on behalf of everyone."
An Dehai smiled and then, seeing that Xuan Ting was not very interested, he reached into his robes and felt around for a while before finding it. He then presented it to Xuan Ting with a smile: "Take a look at this."
Xuan Ting glanced at it, then continued poking at the snow under the tree with the plum blossom branch, seemingly unconcerned: "What is that?"
It couldn't possibly be a letter from Aunt Nuan or the others. I asked him, and there wasn't a single one.
"This is a letter from Yuguan City." An Dehai handed it over as if it were a treasure: "Your Highness, would you like to take a look?"
Xuan Ting glanced at it lazily and reluctantly, and the next second, he stood up abruptly, his bright eyes wide open.
His cloak slipped to the ground, stained with dirt, but he didn't seem to care. He just clutched the letter tightly, as if in disbelief: "It's Master! A letter from Master! Haha, Master hasn't written to Aunt Nuan much, and Baozhu even complained to me. Now Master has sent me a letter?"
As he spoke, he eagerly opened the book and read it several times in one go, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.
"An Dehai, that's great! Master is coming to Kyoto!"
An Dehai picked up the cloak that had fallen to the ground and was brushing the dust off it when he heard this, and laughed: "Is that so? This servant is truly happy for you."
An Dehai didn't know who His Highness's master was, but he knew that this was Physician Jiang's husband. He had never seen this person before.
However, His Highness seemed to listen to him very much. Each letter was only a few words long, and Andehai didn't seem to care much. Although His Highness said that his master was some great general, he thought that he was just a man who wanted to make a name for himself.
She is more accommodating than Doctor Jiang. She writes letters often and visits His Highness in Kyoto. She is much better than Doctor Jiang.
To be honest, seeing how much His Highness longed for him every day, An Dehai felt sorry for him. This Physician Jiang was really too ungrateful. His Highness was so concerned, sending letter after letter, but why didn't he send a single word even during the holidays? He was so disappointed in His Highness.
"That's great! That's great!" Xuan Ting smiled, revealing a small dimple, and left a circle of footprints in the snow. "Master is going to the capital, does that mean Aunt Nuan, Li Junping, Xiao Er, Baozhu and the others are coming too!"
Xuan Ting pulled An Luhai around in the snow, and said happily.
An Dehai hurriedly grabbed Xuan Ting, afraid he would shake him off, and said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "Your Highness, please watch your step. This servant is not entirely clear on the details, but I suppose that's how it is. Did your master mention this in his letter?"
Xuan Ting immediately released An Dehai: "Yes, yes, let me take another look."
After reading it again, Xuan Ting frowned: "Master didn't mention Aunt Nuan and the others at all. He didn't say a word about them. He just said that he would be going to the capital soon and that I needed to read a few policy essays."
An Dehai frowned, but before he could speak, Xuan Ting had already rushed into the palace.
As Xuan Ting ran, he said, "An Dehai, where's my booklet? Hurry up and find it so I can take a look. You should get ready to leave the palace and buy a house! Hmm, Aunt Nuan might not like it too big, but it should at least be a four-courtyard house, otherwise there won't be enough room for the family. Wait, didn't my maternal grandparents' family used to have a house? Oh dear, hurry up!"
As Xuan Ting spoke, he turned around and saw that An Dehai was still standing there in a daze, so he urged him impatiently.
An Dehai hurriedly responded and then jogged after him.
"Wait, how much time has it been? Wang Fu passed away before the New Year. Aunt Nuan should have received my gift by now, right? Why haven't I received any letters yet? Neither has Baozhu's! That shouldn't be the case. Thinking about it carefully, Aunt Nuan said she would send me a letter before the New Year. How come she hasn't? Could something have really happened at home? Is the snow disaster still ongoing? Or is she sick?"
Xuan Ting frowned, his brows furrowing more and more as he thought about it.
“Your Highness, please don’t worry,” An Dehai said. “If something really had happened, your master would have spoken to you. Since he hasn’t, nothing must have happened.”
An Dehai also sensed something was amiss. Jiang Nuanzhi treated His Highness like her own daughter, giving him everything she had. It was impossible for her to deliberately withhold a reply. Besides, even a fool knows to curry favor with important figures. Could someone like Doctor Jiang be less than a fool?
If it's not intentional that His Highness didn't reply to his letters, then someone is up to no good.
In fact, it had been a long time since Andehai had seen His Highness act so childlike.
It's been a while since the Great Wilderness sent any letters, and His Highness has become increasingly calm and reserved.
His Highness has been speaking very little lately, not even mentioning that family in the Great Wilderness. It's impossible not to feel sorry for them.
But he always felt that His Highness had grown up, and he felt both gratified and a little sad.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, it doesn't matter if you don't receive the letter. Wang Fu and the others who went to the Great Wilderness to deliver the goods should be back soon, and they will naturally know about Physician Jiang's whereabouts then. Perhaps Physician Jiang met with Wang Fu and had him bring the letter back directly. Maybe he even brought back your favorite food."
“That makes sense.” Xuan Ting’s expression brightened, and a shallow dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth. “The canned food that Aunt Nuan sent earlier is almost finished. It would be great if we could bring it back. Sigh, if we were in the Great Wilderness right now, we could eat together.”
He was alone, and the palace, though larger, felt even more desolate. Food from the imperial kitchen, delivered to him, had to undergo various tastings before it even reached his mouth, and was already cold. It was utterly uninteresting; hardly like a lively gathering of people around the stove.
"Your Highness, please do not be anxious. When Physician Jiang comes to the capital, you can consult with the Emperor, and he will surely allow you to host a banquet for Physician Jiang in the palace."
Just then, a young eunuch from the gate trotted into the courtyard: "Your Highness, Your Highness! Eunuch Wang is back! He asked if Your Highness has time so he can kowtow to you."
"He's back!" Xuan Ting's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. "Where is he? Hurry up and let him in."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tai responded and ran out to relay the message.
Xuan Ting was getting impatient, so he turned around and said, "An Dehai, let's go and greet him."
Wang Fu, with his head bruised and swollen, headed towards the East Palace.
"Godfather, is it really alright for you to meet His Highness like this?" Xiao Linzi asked nervously.
(End of this chapter)
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