On the first floor, Zhixia was in disbelief when she heard that Yuan Zigang had been bought by someone.
She took a deep breath and said solemnly to the doorman, "Please let the message go again and tell them that Zhixia, the maid in the Princess's Mansion, begs to see Old Master Shen."
"This..." The doorman was a little embarrassed. Tingxuexuan was open for business, and protecting the privacy of guests was the most basic requirement.
As Xia was a maid in the princess's mansion, he also didn't want to offend her.
At this time, the old housekeeper of the Shen family came over and said to Zhixia with a smile: "This, is Miss Zhixia?"
Zhixia turned around and saw a well-dressed old man in his early fifties. He bowed respectfully and said, "You are so nice..."
"My surname is Li, and I am the housekeeper of the Shen Mansion. The master asked me to inform the young lady that the garden has indeed been bought by someone a quarter of an hour ago. Now, the ownership of the garden no longer belongs to the Shen family."
Zhixia frowned and said after a moment's hesitation, "Then could you please tell me who bought it, Mr. Li? I will go and visit them right away."
The old butler smiled kindly, but there was some deep meaning in his eyes: "Please forgive me, young lady. My master has specifically instructed that I should not reveal the name of the new buyer, but..." He paused and took out an inscription from his sleeve.
"My master said that if the girl is willing, he can pass on the message for her."
Zhixia took the inscription, on which were written the three characters "Tingxuexuan" in a flamboyant style.
She understood in her heart that Old Master Shen wanted her to send a visiting card to the other party.
"Thank you, butler." Zhixia took out a letter that had been prepared long ago from her sleeve, "Please pass this letter to Mr. Shen and tell him... The Princess Mansion awaits good news at any time."
The old butler took it with both hands and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, young lady, I will personally deliver it to the master."
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On the other side, Xie Yunqi was sitting in the carriage and suddenly sneezed.
Fu An turned his head from outside and asked, "Master, are we going back to Zuixianlou now?"
Xie Yunqi rubbed his brows, thought of something, and suddenly asked, "Where is the princess now?"
Fu An immediately understood and lowered his voice, "I just heard that after Her Royal Highness the Princess came out of the palace, she was heading towards the Pei Mansion, saying that... she wanted to visit General Pei's injuries."
Suddenly, Fuan felt the temperature in the car drop suddenly, and an inexplicable pressure came over him.
Xie Yunqi curled his slender fingers on his knees. After a while, he ordered, "Change the route and go to the princess's mansion."
"Ah?" Fu An was stunned, "But the princess is not at home."
"I know the truth." Xie Yunqi adjusted his cuffs slowly, undercurrents surging in his eyes.
"It is precisely because she is not here that I have to wait for her."
The corners of his lips curled up dangerously: "Remember to go in through the west corner gate and say that my old injury has relapsed and I need the doctor in the princess's mansion to help treat it."
Fuan twitched the corner of his mouth - his master was not going to see a doctor, he was clearly going to block someone!
But looking at Xie Yunqi's frosty face, Fuan tactfully swallowed what he was about to say, turned around and told the driver to change the route.
At this time, Chu Qingluan, who was on her way to Pei's house, also sneezed heavily. The maid Liu'er hurriedly asked with concern: "Your Highness, do you feel the wind is strong? How about I help you close the curtains?"
"No problem." Chu Qingluan raised her hand and looked at the scenery outside. She found that Renjitang, which sold medicinal herbs, was not far ahead, so she ordered:
"Go to Renjitang and get some of the best wound medicine and blood swallows, and then..." She hesitated for a moment, "also bring the hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum that Nanzhao presented as tribute a while ago."
Liu Er was surprised and said, "Your Highness, that Lingzhi was specially given to you by His Majesty..."
"It's just a Ganoderma lucidum." Chu Qingluan said calmly: "What's more, General Pei has made great contributions to the Great Chu over the years, and he deserves it."
Liu'er thought so too, and quickly ordered the carriage to stop in front of Renjitang and prepared everything.
Soon, everyone in the Pei Mansion learned that the princess's carriage was heading this way, and the entire mansion immediately became busy.
Mother Pei directed the servants to sweep the courtyard and even took out the imperial tea set that had not been used for many years.
Father Pei was the most capable commander of the guards beside the late queen. At this moment, he was nervously wiping a sword, which was a token of trust given to him by the late queen.
"Father!"
Pei Yuan stood up from the room despite his injuries, his voice still a little weak; "You are..."
"The legitimate princess has married, how can we neglect her!" Pei's father had a stern face, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.
"This is the first time the princess has come to the Pei residence. Your mother even took out the brocade that she brought as a dowry to spread the table."
Pei Yuan's ears turned slightly red, and he whispered: "Your Highness is only here to visit the wounded, there is no need to do this..."
Pei's mother advocates frugality. Even though she is now a noble lady, some of her habits have been ingrained in her for many years.
In the mansion, she was used to wearing plain cloth skirts that were starched and bleached, rough porcelain bowls, and a garden full of exotic flowers and plants that were not good-looking but useless, but some seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as some fruit trees.
Now even the dowry cloth has been turned out, which shows how important this matter is.
Father Pei solemnly put the sword in his hand back on the sandalwood stand, turned around and looked at his son deeply: "Pei Yuan, your father knows what you are thinking."
Pei Yuan's body stiffened, and the blush on his ears instantly spread to his neck.
"So, when the princess comes this time, we must welcome her with the highest standards of etiquette. But you must remember that she is first a monarch, and secondly the person you protect."
Pei Yuan's identity has not been made public yet, so Pei's father can only use this method to stop at the right time.
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