Xue Sheng was picked up and made a face at her mother, but when she heard Xu Tianze say that she was fat, her face wrinkled instantly: "A Sheng is not fat, A Sheng, this is baby fat."
"Pfft, Ah Sheng is already so old and still has baby fat?" Xu Tianze walked over to the vendor selling candied haws, holding Xue Sheng in his arms. "Five strings of candied haws."
"Master, Ah Sheng can't finish five skewers." Xue Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard Xu Tianze say he wanted five skewers, but he looked at his belly and felt a little aggrieved.
Xu Tianze patted Xue Sheng's head, feeling a bit amused. He was greedy, knowing he couldn't finish five skewers. He was also very aware of his appetite, staring intently at the five skewers of candied haws the vendor had taken down.
It was not until the five strings of candied haws were in his mother's hands and he met her dangerous gaze that he stiffened and looked away.
"Then can you count how many people there are among us?" Xu Tianze took a string and stuffed it into Xue Sheng's little hand. When Yin Liu wanted to hand over another string, Xu Tianze waved his hand to refuse.
"Five people." Xue Sheng looked around and realized that the candied haws were not bought just for him.
Xu Tianze smiled and nodded, then he held Xue Sheng in his arms and strolled around the city. To be honest, he hadn't had a good stroll since he came to Zhoushan City.
Since I have nothing to do today, I might as well go for a stroll.
Xichen didn't expect that a child's snack would be shared with him in the end. Holding the candied haws, he felt a bit amused and helpless.
At the beginning, his family didn't have money to buy such food. When he had monthly salary, this kind of food that was not in line with his status was no longer an option for him. Now he thinks that he hasn't tasted this for a long time.
"Why do you think the master gave us candied haws?" Jiang Ti took a string of candied haws, took a bite and asked Xichen vaguely.
He could buy as many items as he wanted, but now it seemed like they were specially given by his master.
This made Jiang Ti a little puzzled, but he didn't have the courage to ask his master, so he had to ask Xichen, who was standing aside with a candied haws in his hand and in a daze.
"This isn't a reward, nor is it a share. It's a purchase." Xichen shook his head and emphasized to Jiang Ti, "This was bought specially by the master."
"Is there any difference?" Jiang Ti looked at the candied haws in his hand puzzled, and then looked at Xu Tianze's back in front of him.
Don't all these candied haws taste the same? They were given by the master.
"Of course it's different." Xichen smiled and followed. He didn't need to explain anything at this moment. Jiang Ti would understand the difference later.
Jiang Ti from Zhoushan City didn't understand the meaning of candied haws, and Long Muli from Shangjing City was also a little confused about the two people in front of him.
"You said that it was Xu Tianze who asked you to come here to join me?" Long Musi looked normal, but he was a little confused in his heart.
Originally, he had been idle in his own house recently. After all, whether it was Cangjie Kingdom or Minglan Kingdom, his aunt was there to deal with it.
Even in the hands of his aunt, Shangjing City seemed to be in an extremely stable state. He just cooperated with his aunt when needed to scare those weaklings.
Who knew that he would see these two people as soon as he returned home today, and as soon as he saw him, he said that it was Xu Tianze who asked them to come and seek refuge.
If there was some letter, he could barely accept it, but the most important thing was that there was no letter or other token at all, just two mouths.
Oh, by the way, there are two familiar faces.
"Yes, Your Highness. The master asked two of us to come here to serve Your Highness." Qingyuan spoke seriously, his face extremely solemn.
But Ma Zheng on the side was completely out of state. He didn't understand why he didn't die. He fainted after seeing his father. He thought his time was up.
Who would have thought that when he woke up, he was severely beaten by his father and then kicked out of the house. In the end, he and Qingyuan, who had been waiting outside, arrived at Prince Chang's Mansion unimpeded.
"He just asked you two to come over, and then he had nothing else to say?" Long Muli looked at Qing Yuan without giving up.
Seeing Qingyuan hesitate, a light flashed in his eyes for a moment, and then went out when Qingyuan shook his head firmly.
"I don't need you here. Not to mention how much trouble Song Yu will cause me if he knows you are here, even his identity is something I cannot accept." Long Muli returned to his nonchalant state.
He sent someone here, then said nothing, not even giving a token of his gratitude. Why would he accept someone just because of a single sentence? Did he really think this was some kind of waste recycling center?
If you want to stay, you can, but at least you need a letter, right?
Just as Long Muli was thinking this, he saw a servant from his mansion come in and hand him a letter.
"Who sent it?" Long Muli looked at the blank envelope cover and did not open it immediately. Instead, he looked at the servant who delivered the letter.
"It was sent from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Long Muli nodded, then started to open the envelope. After he finished reading the contents inside, he smiled disdainfully, then looked at Qing Yuan and Ma Zheng.
Originally, he didn't plan to accept it, but if what was written in the letter was true, then accepting it might be a help to him.
"I will leave Shangjing City tomorrow. You two will come with me at the back door of the palace at 3:30 am." Long Muli put the letter away and got up to leave.
What follows is his journey.
Sitting in his study, Song Yu stared at the osmanthus tree outside the window. The sapling had been planted only a few years ago, and its thin trunk was swaying in the wind and snow.
No one knew who Song Yu saw in the swaying shadow, but he was fascinated by it, as if he had done this countless times.
"Master, the letter has been delivered." Dai Nian walked in and was no longer surprised when he saw Song Yu's appearance.
Five years ago, osmanthus trees began to appear one after another in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. However, it was taboo to plant these osmanthus trees near the master's study and they were never allowed to be transplanted there.
It was not until three years ago, after the prison break, that the osmanthus tree was planted outside the study.
And since then, his master always stared at the osmanthus tree in a trance, sometimes with disgust, sometimes with guilt, and sometimes... with longing.
"Did he accept it?" Song Yu came back to his senses and looked at Dai Nian.
"Our people didn't notice Qingyuan and Ma Zheng coming out. They must have been kept in the palace by Prince Chang." Dai Nian looked relaxed.
He originally thought that Qingyuan and Ma Zheng would definitely not be able to stay, but he didn't expect that his master would let Prince Chang keep them with just a few words.
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