Chapter 138 Our Children
In order to avoid exposing Aunt Qu's location, the group passed through two cities before entering the city.
"This Tongqu City, like Baoquan, is a major trade route between the north and the south." Duan Jiu explained as he led the horse. "New things that are not available in the capital have already been available here."
There are shops on both sides of the street, selling a wide variety of goods.
The two of them chose a shop and walked in. The shopkeeper behind the counter greeted them with a smile as soon as he saw them. "Sir, I don't know you two. Is this your first time in Tongqu City?"
Pei Jing calmly scanned the shop's furnishings, while Duan Jiu familiarly replied, "Shopkeeper, you have a good eye. My son is passing through here and wants to pick out some new things to take back."
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he quickly led the two into the inner room. "You've come to the right place! The good stuff is all in the back. We just received a batch of glass cups from the Western Regions, as well as pearl strings from the South China Sea—"
"No need," Pei Jing waved his hand slightly, his eyes falling on a small ball on the counter, "I want this one."
The shopkeeper was startled, and then a chubby little hand stretched out from behind the counter, grabbed the exquisite ball and retracted it, then poked its head out with its head tilted.
She said in a baby voice, "This is mine."
The shopkeeper smiled and quickly explained, "This is my grandson. He's naive and embarrassed. It's a child's toy, not worth much. Did you want to buy it for your own child? I didn't expect you, who looks so young, to already have a child."
Duan Jiu glanced at Pei Jing and saw that the prince frowned as if he was thinking about something, and then relaxed his brows.
He picked up a few items in the store and asked the shopkeeper where to buy the exquisite ball, but it turned out that it was not close to this shop.
Duan Jiu followed Pei Jing and persuaded him, "There are many other things. Master, there is no need to travel under the scorching sun just for a delicate ball."
"Didn't you see?" Pei Jing said, "Children like it."
"But Miss Jiang Er isn't young anymore, is she?"
Pei Jing: "She just has the mind of a child."
“…”
Duan Jiu felt as if someone had stuffed a sour plum into his mouth for no apparent reason, and it almost made his teeth fall out.
Pei Jing then added, "Besides, if she gets tired of playing, the children can still play with her in the future."
Duan Jiu tripped over his left leg and almost fell flat on his face. He wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
"What what what? Who's playing?"
"Child." Pei Jing glanced at him dissatisfiedly. "Of course it's our future child. Could it be yours?"
Duan Jiu once again couldn't keep up with the prince's pace. He was still taking small steps, but the prince had already rushed out at a speed of 800 miles.
This... Before the birth date is even started, you're already thinking about having a child. Isn't that a bit too far-sighted?
The two walked for about half an incense stick of time under the scorching sun before they found the shop selling exquisite balls. In addition to exquisite balls, the shop also sold some other things. When they came out, Tianjiu had already brought several boxes and handed them to the guards waiting outside.
They had just visited two shops, and Duan Jiu suspected that he would need a carriage to go back.
As I turned the corner, a burst of fragrance hit my nose. The hot buns had just come out of the steamer, white and plump, and were steaming.
Pei Jing stopped in front of the bun shop and suddenly remembered the past. The dirty little girl took out a white and plump bun from her arms, cut it into two halves, and handed the bigger half to him.
Duan Jiu saw the prince pause for a long time and whispered, "Prince, these are steamed buns."
Pei Jing came back to his senses and glanced at Duan Jiu, "I know this is a bun. Give me one."
"One?" Duan Jiu swallowed his saliva, "Boss, give me a bun."
"Okay, sir, please take it."
Pei Jing took the bun. It was still a little hot, so he changed his hands a few times and waited until it was no longer so hot, then he cut it in half.
Hot air wrapped in the aroma of meat hit his face. He looked down at the two halves of the bun in his hands. His eyes suddenly became soft, but with a bit of indescribable loneliness.
"Your Highness..." Duan Jiu looked at him eagerly, his stomach growling.
Pei Jing pretended not to hear and just put the smaller half into his mouth, chewing it carefully.
Duan Jiu rubbed his hands and was about to take the remaining half, but he saw Pei Jing flip his wrist and throw the bun directly into the ditch on the side of the road.
"..." Duan Jiu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment. He threw it away and didn't even give it to me. That was too much.
Pei Jing clapped his hands and said calmly, "I'll never taste anything like that again."
He walked forward a little and suddenly turned around. There was a bookstore where he had just passed. Perhaps there were no customers, as a bookshop clerk was leaning against the door, reading a book with great interest.
Pei Jing thought for a moment, then suddenly turned back and strode into the bookstore.
The waiter quickly stood up and greeted the guest with a smile, but when his eyes met the guest's sharp eyes, he began to stutter.
"Sir, what book would you like to read?"
Pei Jing's eyes swept across the bookshelf, finally landing on the clerk's actions of hiding the books. "What were you reading just now?"
The waiter smiled awkwardly, "You probably won't like the books I read. I only read miscellaneous books. Are you looking for something like the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Seeing this, Duan Jiu pulled the book out from behind the waiter, and saw that the cover was clearly written with "The Domineering Prince's Little Wife".
"This..." Duan Jiu's mouth twitched as he stole a glance at his master's expression.
Pei Jing, however, looked calm as he took the book and flipped through a few pages, then suddenly stopped somewhere. Duan Jiu leaned in to take a closer look and saw a scene describing a prince buying a gift for his beloved.
Pei Jing glanced at Duan Jiu and said, "It seems my guard likes it very much. This is it."
Duan Jiu: “…”
"What other books about the prince do you have?" Pei Jing asked calmly.
"Yes, yes." The waiter said, "There's a book called 'One Hundred and Eight Ways to Chase the Prince'."
Duan Jiu almost fell down. "Are there really such books?"
Pei Jing frowned. "Why are there only 108 moves? Where are the remaining 192 moves? Is there a second volume?"
The guy was confused by the question, "Uh, it only has 108 moves."
"It looks like a damaged copy." Pei Jing thought thoughtfully, "My bodyguard likes it too, so let's pack it up too."
…
At the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, the maid served tea and then left.
Today, Jiang Fei met Wei Ciying on the street. After exchanging greetings, Wei Ciying invited her to the Marquis' Mansion.
"Sister-in-law, try this tea." Wei Ciying said with a smile, "This is this year's new tea."
Jiang Fei picked it up and took a sip. "I don't know anything about tea, but it tastes great."
Wei Ciying saw that she had her eyes half-closed, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know how to open her mouth. She was not in a hurry and waited to see what Jiang Rufei wanted to do.
Jiang Fei hesitated for a moment while holding the teacup, then leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Is your third brother at home today?"
Wei Ciying smiled knowingly, "Why else do you think I invited you here today? I've already asked the maid to invite my third brother, he will be here shortly."
Jiang Fei's eyes lit up, and then she looked a little embarrassed, "You still understand me the best."
She wanted to get some information from Wei Ciying, but she couldn't be too direct. It would be best to use Wei Mingzhen as the entry point.
"My lifelong event is settled," Jiang Fei asked indirectly, "how about yours?"
Wei Ciying was stunned. Jiang Fei said, "You and Jiang Linyuan haven't seen each other for a long time."
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