After finishing the business, it was time to eat. When the family sat at the table, Jin looked at Zhou Wencan, Zhou Zhiyi, Zhou Zhiquan, and Zhou Qiongyue, and sighed madly in her heart.
Considering the appetite of these four people, the father and his son/father and his daughter, if they really don’t prepare anything and encounter a famine, how miserable will they be!
Jin picked up some food for each of the four of them and said, "If you like it, eat more."
Zhou Wencan smiled at Jin for a few moments and then started eating seriously again. They were really hungry.
As for Zhou Qiongyue, she felt that she was still young and still growing!
Zhou Qiongyue got up early in the morning and packed up. She had an appointment with Princess Yongchun to go to Miaoqing Temple to burn incense. As a court lady, she had to wait for Princess Yongchun at the gate of the palace.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived at the gate of the palace, she saw Sun Changkun from the Sheng'en Marquisate already waiting there with his men.
At first, Zhou Qiongyue didn't recognize him. After all, Sun Changkun had no talent or reputation in Yuan'an, and he was a low-key person who rarely attended formal banquets, so it was normal that she didn't recognize him.
It was only when Sun Changkun saw that it was the carriage from the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion and guessed who it was, and came over to pay his respects, that Zhou Qiongyue recognized him.
Zhou Qiongyue thought Sun Changkun's appearance at the palace gate was a pretty good idea, but she was a little desperate. Yongchun had an appointment with Young Master Sun, so why did he ask her out too?
She didn't want to get in between them at all. She thought to herself, why not just turn the carriage around and go back home? What excuse could she come up with?
Zhou Qiongyue could only think about it in her mind, but she still asked curiously:
"Master Sun, do you have an appointment with Princess Yongchun?"
Sun Changkun bowed and explained with a smile, "Don't worry, Princess. I'm just escorting His Highness to Miaoqing Temple. I won't disturb you or His Highness."
Zhou Qiongyue saw that Sun Changkun was handsome and outgoing, and spoke to her politely and informally. She felt that her friend had good judgment this time, unlike Xie Yunshen, who looked down on people with an air of superiority.
"So it's Young Master Sun who is worried about His Highness's safety. I'll trouble you today." Zhou Qiongyue still maintained due politeness towards Sun Changkun. After all, he was her good friend's future consort, so she couldn't be too familiar with him.
"It's my honor." Sun Changkun responded happily.
He also thought that the rumors were really not to be believed. The Princess Shuxian in the rumors was not much different from that unreasonable tigress. But after meeting her today, he felt that Princess Shuxian was a polite and intelligent person.
After that, Zhou Qiongyue didn't talk to Sun Changkun and the others anymore. She didn't get off the carriage either. She stayed in the carriage, waiting for Princess Yongchun to come out.
Sun Changkun also returned to the other side, holding the horse and waiting. He was quite far away from Zhou Qiongyue's carriage. However, with Zhou Qiongyue here, he didn't stand there casually like before.
After all, he was the prince's future consort, and he couldn't let the prince lose face in front of his friends, so he stood straight the whole time, trying hard to maintain his image as a handsome gentleman.
When Princess Yongchun got out of the carriage, she saw her future husband and her best friend standing on either side of the palace gate. If they didn't speak loudly, the other party wouldn't be able to hear them.
Princess Yongchun had imagined that the two of them might chat at the door, or perhaps stay alone. But she hadn't imagined they were so far apart, afraid to say a word, which Princess Yongchun found quite funny.
But it was this scene that made her believe that she and her future husband would have a happy life together. Especially since she could see that her friend Zhou Qiongyue also thought so. Otherwise, based on her understanding of her friend, she wouldn't be so cautious.
After Zhou Qiongyue and Sun Changkun finished paying their respects to Princess Yongchun, Zhou Qiongyue asked excitedly, "Your Highness, shall we leave now?"
Yongchun smiled mysteriously at the two of them, "Wait a minute, there's still one person who hasn't arrived yet."
"Who is it?" Zhou Qiongyue asked, but it was obvious that Sun Changkun was also very curious.
"You two will know soon." Princess Yongchun kept it a secret, and then, under Zhou Qiongyue's teasing gaze, she went to chat with Sun Changkun nearby.
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Seeing this, Zhou Qiongyue took Gulan and Gumei directly to the carriage. She didn't want to disturb their relationship.
Zhou Qiongyue had just been on the carriage for a while when someone around the princess brought her a food box.
"Greetings, Princess. Our prince asked you to try the breakfast at the Marquis Sheng'en's Mansion." The maidservant beside Princess Yongchun reported from outside the carriage.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that she was too full of dog food this morning, but she thought she could still try the cooking of the Marquis of Sheng'en Mansion.
When Gu Mei saw Zhou Qiongyue's eyes, she immediately got off the carriage to take it and stuffed a purse into the hands of the palace maid.
Zhou Qiongyue also added in the carriage, "Thank your Highness on behalf of this princess."
Then Zhou Qiongyue opened the food box herself. Looking at the exquisite noodles, she couldn't wait to take a bite.
Seeing her young lady froze for a moment, Gu Mei immediately placed her hand on Zhou Qiongyue's pulse and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
"Don't be nervous, it's not poisonous. It's just that the smell is familiar. Logically speaking, I shouldn't be so familiar with the snacks at the Marquis of Sheng'en Mansion."
Gu Mei felt relieved when she heard His Highness say this.
Gulan was still worried, "Miss, let me try a piece!"
Zhou Qiongyue nodded without hesitation. Gulan tasted a piece and said affirmatively, "This must be the craftsmanship of Prince Fu'an's palace."
Prince Fu'an sent a lot of food to their house. What the young lady couldn't finish would of course be given to the people around her, so Gulan was very sure.
"Oh..." When Zhou Qiongyue heard Gulan say this, she knew who they were waiting for.
Sure enough, when Zhou Qiongyue lifted the curtain of the carriage, she saw Yuan Bohua riding a horse not far from her carriage and smiling at her.
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue felt her heartbeat suddenly quicken.
Yuan Bohua rode over to hand Gulan a box under Zhou Qiongyue's surprised gaze. "You're tired of the food from the Princess's Mansion. You can try something new."
It was obvious that what Yuan Bohua handed to Gulan this time was the real breakfast of the Marquis Sheng'en Mansion.
"If Your Highness is busy, you can go. Your Highness and I have brought enough people with us, so you don't need to see me off." Zhou Qiongyue is not a real girl. She knows what it's like when things get busy outside.
She doesn't care about delivering more often and receiving less often, after all, she has a lot of people around her!
"I am not busy today. Is it possible that the princess is unhappy that I am sending her away?" Yuan Bohua would also lie with his eyes open. He took a leave on purpose today and even did not attend the morning court.
The Emperor: He is particularly dissatisfied with Yuan Bohua. How could he not attend the morning court just to send his fiancée to burn incense? Isn’t this a joke?
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