Chapter 86: Incognito Tour
A carriage that looked relatively low-key drove out of the imperial city.
Jiang Shuyi wanted to look out the window, but Pei Yan reminded her, "We haven't reached the market yet, there's nothing to see."
She sat back down obediently.
Although the carriage was large, there were only two of them. Cheng Shouzhong, Cheng Fu and Fang Chu were in another carriage, and the secret guards were hiding somewhere else.
So if we don't look outside, the only person we can see is Pei Yan.
But Pei Yan asked: "What are you looking at me for?"
Jiang Shuyi didn't want to sit opposite him, so she stood up and moved to his side, hugged his arm and said softly, "Your Majesty, you can't call yourself "I" anymore, otherwise if someone hears you, wouldn't it be a waste of your disguise?"
Pei Yan let her hold him and asked with a smile: "Do you want to change too?"
Jiang Shuyi: "Of course, your majesty and I will both call ourselves "I". Also, your majesty, please remember not to call me Concubine Jiang Fei anymore, and it's best not to call me by my name either."
Pei Yan seemed confused: "What should it be called?"
Jiang Shuyi was also stumped for a moment, not knowing what to name herself. Then she suddenly had an idea: "Your Majesty named me Ah Que before, so let me be Ah Que!"
Pei Yan was silent for a moment, and under Jiang Shuyi's expectant gaze, he asked, "Do you know why I didn't call you once after taking it?"
Jiang Shuyi thought about it and really asked: "Why?"
"Because I also think it's so vulgar, I can't bring myself to say it."
Hearing the disdain and a bit of embarrassment in his tone, Jiang Shuyi couldn't help but lie on top of him and started laughing.
Pei Yan smiled and pinched the back of her neck.
Jiang Shuyi laughed enough and suggested, "Well, why not just call me Madam? Let me take advantage of you for once."
Pei Yan curled his lips and said, "I call you Madam, what should you call me?"
Unexpectedly, he changed his address so quickly. Jiang Shuyi quickly followed suit: "Then I will naturally call you husband."
Pei Yan looked at her leisurely: "Call."
Jiang Shuyi was about to call him, but suddenly she felt that he was like ordering a dog to bark, so she sat up straight and snorted, "Your Majesty, call first."
Pei Yan looked at her with clear and solemn eyes.
Jiang Shuyi was just talking, and it was not easy for her to force him to call her husband first. Just as she was about to call him husband, she heard his gentle and low voice: "Madam."
She was stunned for a moment, and then her body felt numb.
There is a feeling of treason, of insubordination, of disorganization, and of no hierarchy, but it is extremely exciting.
She wanted Pei Yan to call her again, but that was too much, so she blushed, fluttered her eyelashes and looked at him, whispering: "Husband..."
Pei Yan chuckled: "I didn't hear it."
Jiang Shuyi threw herself on him again and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his, and shouted muffledly and loudly: "Husband!!"
Pei Yan smiled.
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The most lively place in the capital is Zhuque Street.
There are many shops and the sounds of hawking are endless.
The emperor and his concubine had already gotten off the carriage and were strolling along the street. Jiang Shuyi pulled Pei Yan to look here and there, and her voice of surprise never stopped.
The customs of the dynasty were open-minded, and unmarried women could go out shopping, but officials, especially civil servants, still hoped that their daughters would stay at home.
Pei Yan knew without asking that Jiang Shuyi must have not been out many times before she got married. Maybe she had gone out with her family for some reason, but she could only watch with envy and could not wander around freely.
So he indulged her.
Jiang Shuyi went into almost every shop. She found shops selling clothes, jewelry, and spices boring just for the sake of novelty, after all, she had seen much better ones in the palace. But when she came to calligraphy and painting and antique shops, she was eager to look around.
Pei Yan scanned the items on the counter one by one and told her: "Ninety percent of them are fakes."
The shopkeeper who was smiling and ready to come over to cheat the victim:...
Jiang Shuyi doesn't care whether it's genuine or fake, as long as it looks good.
She picked up a small jade pot with exquisite workmanship and played with it in her hands. The shopkeeper glanced at Pei Yan warily and smiled again: "Madam, you have good taste. This is an old item from the Tang Dynasty palace. Even Yang Guifei couldn't let it go."
Jiang Shuyi's face changed when she heard this, and she quickly put the jade pot back as if it was hot.
She doesn't want to be Yang Guifei!
Pei Yan saw what she was thinking and comforted her gently: "It's okay, he lied to you."
The shopkeeper couldn't help it and was about to lose his temper, but Cheng Fu, who was dark and strong behind Pei Yan, stared at him fiercely. He didn't dare to lose his temper for a moment, but he was still unhappy: "Sir, are you here to smash the store?"
Pei Yan ignored him.
The shopkeeper was angry but didn't dare to curse. Seeing that the elegantly dressed young man's eyes were fixed on his wife, he came up with an idea and said to Jiang Shuyi with a smile, "It doesn't matter whether the item is real or fake. As long as someone likes it, it is worth a fortune! If your husband doesn't buy it for you, it's just that in his heart, you are not worth the price."
Pei Yan raised his eyes and looked at him indifferently.
The shopkeeper stuck out his neck in provocation.
Cheng Fu held back his anger. If he had not been warned not to reveal his identity easily, he would have gone up and kicked the shopkeeper.
Jiang Shuyi understood that the other party was treating her like a fool, so she immediately hugged Pei Yan's arm and looked at the shopkeeper provocatively: "If it really is ten thousand gold, my husband should just give me the gold ingots. Why buy a fake to show his affection? We are not stupid!"
The shopkeeper's face completely fell: "Go, go, go! You are not here to buy things sincerely! I see you are dressed gorgeously, are you colleagues here to check out the place? If you don't leave, I will call for help!"
Of course, he only chased people away verbally and didn't even dare to come out to the counter.
Jiang Shuyi glared at him and pulled Pei Yan out.
She was afraid that Pei Yan would be angry and make a big noise, ruining the fun of this private trip. However, when she came out, she saw that Pei Yan was not angry at all, and his expression showed a hint of happiness.
He also asked with interest: "Do you want ten thousand gold?"
Jiang Shuyi was just angry about what the boss said. She had fine clothes and delicious food, and she could order servants around. She could have whatever she wanted. Gold and silver ingots were no different from lumps of dirt to her.
She said coquettishly, "What's the point of ten thousand gold? My husband, please buy everything I want along the way, okay?"
Pei Yan didn't think this was a big deal until Jiang Shuyi went to a bookstore.
A not very serious bookstore.
Jiang Shuyi opened a book of secret history of the imperial court of the previous dynasty and read it with wide eyes. Then she turned to Pei Yan with shining eyes and said expectantly: "Husband, I want this!"
Pei Yan was silent.
He knew what was written in it. When the royal brothers first learned about the world, they loved to read these and then gather together to exclaim and discuss them.
Before he could say anything, the female owner of the bookstore smiled sweetly and said, "You are a couple, ma'am. Why don't you take a look at these books? There are pictures in them, which are perfect for couples to read together."
Jiang Shuyi took it and looked at it, her eyes brighter.
Pei Yan had no choice but to speak up, and said in a deep voice: "Madam Jiang..., you are not allowed to read this kind of book. It will pollute your eyes."
The female boss waved her round fan and laughed: "This gentleman's words are interesting. Could it be that after you got married, you and this fairy-like wife only do noble things? If you really only care about noble things, I'm afraid your father and mother will worry about the incense and the offerings."
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