The day before the flower viewing banquet, the sky was clear. Tao Ti got up early and took Linglong to visit Luoyang City.

Pei Yan had official business to attend to and couldn't accompany them, so he sent Zhan Ping to accompany them.

In name it is protection, but in reality it is the responsibility of carrying bags.

Tao Ti disguised herself as a wealthy businessman's wife and went to various restaurants in Luoyang City. When she was tired, she would go shopping. When her stomach was empty, she would go to the next restaurant to continue eating...

We spent the whole day strolling and eating like this, until the sun was setting, and then we returned home dragging a carriage full of various specialties.

At the same time, inside Tongming Palace.

Gu Feng held the sword and said in a rough voice, "Your Highness, I have already found out that Princess Mu hired pirates and plans to kidnap the Crown Princess when the boat is on a night cruise tomorrow."

Pei Yan gently turned the jade ring on his thumb and sneered, "The secret methods of the women in the back house."

Gu Feng asked, "Does the Crown Princess have a feud with Prince Mu's Mansion?"

Pei Yan: "No."

Gu Feng: "Then this..."

Pei Yan said, "King Mu and the Zhou family are on the same page. This matter must have been secretly instigated by Pei Changzhou and his sister."

Gu Feng had a small scar on his brow. When he heard this, the scar and his eyebrows raised together, and he asked in confusion, "You take such a risk just for a personal grudge?"

If this is true, he feels that Pei Changzhou and his sister's move is really... so stupid that it's hard to describe.

Pei Yan hummed lightly, with a mocking smile on his lips, "The brother and sister are too well protected by the Zhou family. They have their watertight mother to protect them in the palace, and their capable and cunning uncle to protect them outside the palace. Even if Pei Changzhou is a pile of rotten mud, the Zhou family can still force him to sit on the throne."

"The Zhou family has made a good calculation. If they really let such a waste go to power, the Dayuan Dynasty should change its name to Zhou in the future." After saying this, Gu Feng seemed to have thought of something, calmed down, and glanced at Pei Yan with complicated eyes.

Pei Yan understood what he meant and smiled gently, "Uncle Feng, I am doing well now. I have never blamed my mother and uncle."

Gu Feng pursed his lips and stopped talking about this heavy topic. He asked Pei Yan, "Your Highness, what are your plans for the Crown Princess? Perhaps, we can use this opportunity to get hold of something against Prince Mu's Mansion..."

Before he could finish his words, Pei Yan interrupted him decisively, "No."

Gu Feng, "Hmm?"

Pei Yan's eyes were dark and deep. "She won't go to the painted boat. I won't let her take any risks."

Gu Feng was stunned for a moment before he realized that the "she" His Highness was referring to was the Crown Princess. He couldn't help but frown and look at the handsome and noble young man in front of him.

No way. Before the wedding, His Highness seemed to be completely indifferent and regarded the so-called Crown Princess as just an insignificant chess piece.

Could it be that in the short two months since he went to Hexi, His Highness has fallen in love with the Crown Princess?

Feeling Gu Feng's gaze, Pei Yan coughed softly, "Uncle Feng, why are you looking at me like that?"

Gu Feng smiled and said, "Our Highness has really grown up."

Pei Yan, "..."

Gu Feng said with relief, "If Your Highness really likes the Crown Princess, then treat her well and don't be like your father..."

At this point, he stopped talking immediately, clasped his fists and bowed his head, saying, "I spoke out of turn."

Pei Yan knew what he meant. His black eyes drooped slightly, and his eyes were so deep that it was difficult to see clearly.

Soon, Fu Xirui walked outside the screen and said that the Crown Princess had returned to the palace.

Gu Feng said goodbye at the right time, but he was a little curious in his heart. He didn't know what kind of girl could move the heart of the deep-minded, abstinent and dull prince.

Pei Yan glanced at the open window. The sky was filled with red clouds and the sun was setting.

When he arrived at the Jixian Palace, his little princess was counting things in the room according to a list.

Seeing him coming, she greeted him with a smile, and then enthusiastically shared her achievements of the day with him——

"These satins just came from Suzhou. They are new in style and beautiful in pattern. I have selected several pieces of each color. The stone blue and dark green ones can be given to my mother. The gentle bean green and bright red can be given to Ah Chan. And the watercolor and goose yellow ones will definitely look good when used to make a dress for Xiaoliu."

"I bought this set of four treasures for Xiaowu. This red sandalwood wolf-hair brush is very delicate, and the pine, cypress, cloud and crane patterns on the inkstone are also very elegant. Oh, and these leathers are very good and reasonably priced. I also bought several of them and will take them back to give to them when the time comes!"

"I also bought a set of ruby ​​headpieces in the shape of peonies, which are very lifelike. Concubine Xu has given me many good things on weekdays, and I plan to give this to her when the time comes."

Pei Yan listened to her patiently, and at the end, he even handed her a glass of water, "Moisten your throat."

Taoti took the teacup.

Pei Yan asked, "Ati bought so many gifts for them, what about Gu?"

Taoti, "Puff——"

She coughed violently twice, her face flushed red, "Cough cough cough."

Pei Yan stepped forward and patted her on the back, "Why are you bitten?"

"No, it's okay." She waved her hands and put the teacup aside. She was too guilty to look at Pei Yan and said in a low voice, "I...I didn't buy your gift."

She was thinking of visiting Luoyang and bringing some gifts back to her friends in Chang'an. She was with Pei Yan all day long, so she had never thought of buying one for him.

Pei Yan saw her two white and tender hands grabbing the hem of her clothes, looking ashamed to face people, and chuckled, "Okay, I just asked casually, don't take it to heart."

Even though she said that, Tao Ti felt quite sorry for him.

She slowly raised her head, stared at him deeply, and said sincerely, "I will remember to buy it for you next time. I will buy you the best and most expensive one!"

Pei Yan raised his hand and rubbed her little head, then leaned over and smiled gently, "Okay."

After eating out on a street in Luoyang City during the day, Tao Ti was not very hungry at night, so she drank a bowl of bird's nest porridge and took out the basil, peach and ginger that had been soaked in cold well water for a day and a night.

The anthocyanins in the perilla leaves are soaked in acetic acid and fully blended with the peach pieces and ginger shreds, dyeing them a beautiful pink color. After the catalysis of time, the originally hard peaches have softened a little, but they still taste crunchy, with the sweet and sour peach flesh and the clear aroma of perilla, which is very refreshing in this early summer.

Pei Yan doesn't really eat ginger, but at Tao Ti's instigation, he also tasted the ginger shreds inside. The ginger was fresh and tender young ginger, not very spicy, but rather lightly sweet, sour and crispy, very appetizing.

After they finished eating, they took a walk, took a shower, and went to bed to rest.

Before going to bed, Pei Yan reminded her, "Ati, come back tomorrow after admiring the flowers at Prince Mu's Mansion. Don't go anywhere else. Do you understand?"

Tao Ti was a little tired from shopping today. With her eyes half closed, she uttered "hmm" in a daze.

After a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Pei Yan turned sideways, stared at her hazy sleeping figure, stretched out his long arms, and instinctively pulled her soft and sweet body into his arms.

He murmured, "It would be better if I could pick you up myself tomorrow..."

The person in his arms hummed lazily, rubbed his little head in his arms, and found a comfortable angle.

Seeing her sleeping so sweetly, unaware of the danger, Pei Yan laughed dumbly, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "Go to sleep obediently."

What other gift do you want?

She was his best gift.