When they got outside the hall, Xiaopu led his master's horse.
Lu Zhenzhi said calmly: "Little girl, you are so brave despite your small size."
This tone... Xiao Pu couldn't help but frown. Is it - is there something wrong with his ears, or is there something wrong with his senses! Why does my tone have a hint of "pampering"? However, it's good for this girl to be around me. At least, I can be gentler.
"Thank you, Master Jiu, for taking me in last night, and for protecting me in the hall just now. I am truly grateful."
Lu Zhenzhi said calmly, "I'm reminding you that divorce is not an easy matter. You need someone to help you!"
Xiao Pu: "..."
The master is really proactive and clearly wants this girl to beg him.
"I will try my best, thank you, Mr. Jiu!" Fu Tong'er bowed again.
Jiu Ye: "..."
Xiaopu looked away, trying not to laugh.
Lu Zhenzhi stroked his empty thumb. This girl had rejected him bluntly for the third time...
Lu Zhenzhi nodded slightly and said, "What are your plans for the future?"
Fu Tong'er said, "Well... I want to find a house and move out first, then break off completely with King Hui, and then write a letter to... my parents, asking them to help me."
Hearing this, Lu Zhenzhi said, "How about moving to my place first? I'll have the doctor in my palace take a look at your face."
Xiao Pu: "..."
After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "Master Jiu, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate. The young lady is still the Princess of Hui, and if she moves into your house like this, I'm afraid people will scold her."
"Master Jiu, I will find a house today! My face will be fine after applying some medicine. Master Jiu, I'm leaving first." After saying that, Fu Tong'er bowed, turned around and left into the wind.
Just left like that? Is it that easy for a woman to find a house? Did she no longer count the money she had offered him? Was she trying to burn her bridges?
…
Lu Zhenzhi was already certain that this girl really didn't want to get close to him.
Xiao Pu saw that Jiu Ye had been looking at the place where Princess Hui disappeared for a long time before reminding him: "Jiu Ye? Jiu Ye!"
Lu Zhenzhi quickly mounted his horse and grabbed the reins. His gaze remained fixed on the palace gate where Fu Tong'er turned and disappeared. He said to Xiao Pu, "Find her a house to rent at a low price. It should be no more than a street away from me."
"yes!"
"Also, Xiaopu,"
"Yes, Master Jiu!"
"Draft a contract..."
…
It was snowing heavily in the capital yesterday, but the sun is out today.
The snow piled up in heaps throughout the Imperial Palace, and icicles formed on the high eaves of the Forbidden City's roofs.
After Tong'er left the palace, she went straight back to Prince Hui's Mansion, applied some medicine, and then took Qiao'er, the maid she brought from her mother's home, out, determined to find a house.
Qiao'er is the maid that Fu Tong'er grew up with and is the only person she can trust.
The two walked on the busy street.
On Fu Tong'er's erect fur collar, there was a delicate little face so tender that you could pinch water out of it. There was only a slap mark that had faded a little in redness, but fortunately, it was no longer obvious after applying medicine.
There was no color on her lips. Long-term malnutrition had made Fu Tong'er very weak. If she had not married into Prince Hui's mansion, how could she not have eaten hot meals every day?
There was snow everywhere in the imperial city.
The streets were bustling with people fortune-telling, divination, entertainment, and drums and gongs. The high and low cries of the street vendors were incessant.
"Fried chicken, the fried chicken that Mr. Lafayette personally tasted and praised—"
"Tian's stinky tofu, fragrant and stinky stinky tofu!"
"Gu's shredded pork with pear slices - the best in the world!" All these things made the imperial city as lively as a boiling pot.
"Miss, how long will it take us to find it if we look like this?" Qiao'er looked around, obviously looking at the street advertisements for houses for rent.
Fu Tong'er walked ahead, occasionally attracted by the small street vendors. She thought that she was only 18 years old, but she was already worried about housing. If she was in her motherland, she would never worry about such things.
"Tanghulu! Tanghulu—sweet and delicious Tanghulu!"
Fu Tong'er glanced sideways and continued walking forward, with Qiao'er following closely behind.
There is a tavern to the west.
Because he rested on the top of the mountain, pumping water while leaning against the post station, it looked newly built, with carved eaves and flying cornices that were abrupt and spectacular. On the black plaque with mud gold was written the four characters "Shuiyue Dongtian".
Because the Shangshu Jiang Chengyu held a banquet here, there were more guests coming and going.
Fu Tong'er was also tired from walking, so she said, "Qiao'er, let's go in and sit down."
Qiao'er also wanted to rest for a while, so they went.
The waiter came up to greet her with a smile: "Oh, isn't this Princess Hui? Please come in. I've arranged a good spot for you to look out over the lake. Even though it's freezing cold and the lake is frozen, it still has some charm."
The tavern is bustling with people coming and going!
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