The one who came was the eldest son of the Pengcheng Army's commander, known as the Little General. He was the successor of the Pengcheng Army. Since the other party was a man, Zhao Shu naturally could not show her face. More importantly, she had been dressed up in various ways since she got up early in the morning.
Bi Qiao meant that she absolutely had to steal the spotlight from those arrogant, disdainful noblewomen...
Therefore, His Highness Prince Yong, who had never been involved in any affairs, personally received General Peng.
When Zhao Shu left home, it was already past 9 AM.
The coachman and guards were all arranged by Xiao Guozi. This time, when Zhao Shu went to the Xie family, in addition to taking Xiao Guozi and Xiao Zhuzi with her, she also took two maids, Green Luo and Chu Chun.
The Xie family is a prominent family that has been passed down through three dynasties. Their ancestors included several prime ministers, several imperial tutors, as well as countless important officials and famous scholars. Therefore, there are eight large characters inscribed by the emperor of the previous dynasty in front of the Xie residence: "Civil officials dismount from their sedan chairs, and military officials dismount from their horses."
Despite weathering the elements, this Golden Palace Stele is remarkably well-preserved, demonstrating the Xie family's high regard for it. Locals refer to this stele, representing unparalleled glory, as the Pillar of Honor.
It means the pillar of the nation.
Looking at the eight large characters, Zhao Shu said, "Emperor Jiang has been incredibly kind to the Xie family, but the Jiang dynasty has long since passed away, while the Xie family continues to prosper."
Two dynasties have passed, and hundreds of years have gone by. The fact that the Xie family can still preserve these eight characters shows that the Xie family is good at managing their household and good at being officials.
Xiao Guozi, standing to the side, lowered his head. The princess was in a particularly bad mood at the moment. Although he hadn't been with Zhao Shu for very long, he was already able to accurately judge Zhao Shu's moods.
"The Xie family is determined to preserve this glory of the previous dynasty, which shows they are nostalgic," Xiao Guozi said tactfully.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu suddenly laughed. As the saying goes, wealth doesn't last three generations. The Xie family is certainly nostalgic.
The carriage of Prince Yong's mansion slowly approached the left gate, but the side gate was tightly closed, and the gatekeeper was nowhere to be seen.
Given Zhao Shu's status, she could easily visit the residences of princes and princesses, as long as it wasn't through a side gate.
However, given her status, she could have entered the Xie family through the main gate, but the Xie family's main gate was never opened.
Having seen the eight characters "civil officials dismount from their sedan chairs, military officials dismount from their horses," and given that Xie Yun was the Grand Secretary of the court, she had long given up hope of entering the Xie family through the main gate. However, in Dayong, the left is the place of honor, so by entering through the left gate, no one could make a mistake.
"The Xie family is extremely rude! This servant will go and reason with them!" Green Ivy stomped her feet in anger.
Zhao Shu stopped her, saying, "Are you trying to embarrass me? Go check if the other doors are closed too."
Xiao Zhu Zi, who was used to running errands, immediately accepted the order and went to run around the Xie residence. When he returned, he said angrily, "Princess, only one side gate was opened. I knocked on the door but no one answered. That side gate is for servants to enter and exit."
Zhao Shu laughed. Green Luo and the others didn't know why their master was laughing. Was she furious?
"Little Zhu, go to Yipinju as quickly as possible and buy me some snacks and tea. Also, bring a table and chair from Yipinju while you're at it." After saying this, Zhao Shu took out her veil, covered her face, and stood quietly in front of the carriage, her eyes scanning the eight large characters over and over again.
Xiao Zhu was very fast. In just a quarter of an hour, he had returned from Yipinju, followed by several waiters from Yipinju, who were panting heavily.
The waiter carried tables and chairs, and held food boxes in his hands.
"Princess, where should we put it?" Little Zhu asked.
Zhao Shu glanced at the main gate of the Xie residence and pointed to the pillar next to it, "Put it there."
The waiter at Yipinju was in a panic. Good heavens, it seemed that the Princess was going to go against the Xie family and was actually going to drink tea under the guise of their ancestors' honor.
I'm so regretful, so regretful! If I had known it would be like this, they wouldn't have come.
Upon hearing Zhao Shu's words, Xiao Guozi and the others immediately got to work. In just a few breaths, not only were the tables and chairs arranged, but tea and snacks were also served.
Green Ivy took out a handkerchief, wiped the table and chairs, and said, "Please sit down, Princess."
Zhao Shu sat down and began to slowly sip her tea.
Chu Chun looked at the several pale-faced waiters and said to Zhao Shu, "Princess, this servant would like to ask for some reward money."
"Three taels each." Zhao Shu was satisfied. Chu Chun was the first person to submit to her, and she was also a capable person.
After observing her for so long, her decision to bring her out today is an affirmation of her efforts over the past few days.
After receiving the message, Chu Chun took out her purse and gave each person three taels of silver. "Thank you all for your hard work. Our princess will treat you to tea."
Xiao Zhu had already given them a reward, and they didn't expect there to be more. The group immediately felt that even if they died, it would be worth it. Besides, the Xie family wouldn't care about such insignificant people as them.
Having received their reward money, the men waited happily to the side, knowing they would have to clean up after the princess finished eating.
Despite all this, the gate of the Xie residence remained unmoved. Zhao Shu raised her voice and said, "Little Zhu, call a storyteller to tell this princess the legendary story of how the Xie family's civil officials dismounted from their sedan chairs and military officials dismounted from their horses."
In the back courtyard of the Xie residence, an old woman rushed up to Xie Jinse, "Miss."
"Why are you in such a panic, Granny? What kind of behavior is this, barging around like this?" The Xie family is a scholarly family with a long history, and naturally they pay great attention to etiquette.
Although Xie Jinse was only born out of wedlock, she was raised by her stepmother from a young age, and her manners were no less than those of the legitimate daughter.
The old woman was scolded and immediately lost a lot of weight, but her face still showed surprise.
Xie Jinse rolled her eyes at her, thinking, "What a rough thing. Speak up, what's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
The old woman knew that her actions had displeased her mistress, but Princess Jun was too audacious, so she said, "Miss, Princess Jun has set out tea and snacks in front of the gate pillars and wants to call a storyteller to tell her about our household."
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