"Aunt Peng, the princess likes to eat Yangchun noodles. The noodles are rolled very thinly, and they are cooked in a carefully boiled bone broth with a few slices of green vegetables and thinly sliced braised beef, sprinkled with a few green onions. Please prepare it as you see fit. When the princess wakes up, she can eat it right away."
After carefully making arrangements for Jiang Ying's breakfast, Yan Zhuo remembered that she also liked the glutinous rice cakes from Furongzhai, so he went out to buy some without any hesitation.
Furongzhai does good business and specializes in serving high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Even though a box of pastries is small in quantity and expensive, many masters of mansions still send their servants to queue up early.
With Yan Zhuo's status, he naturally wouldn't queue up, but the person behind Furongzhai was the eldest princess, so he couldn't just throw money at her or do whatever he wanted based on his status.
Looking at the long queue in front of the door, Yan Zhuo patted Lao Hei's horse's neck and said, "Ten baskets of purple stamen grass, you go to queue for me."
"Sneezy! Sneeze!" Lao Hei snorted twice unhappily.
It is not happy.
It is true that purple stamen grass was its favorite food in the past, but now Jiang Ying feeds it space spiritual herbs from time to time, and its taste has gradually become more picky. It feels that purple stamen grass and other things are just so-so.
It's not worth it to stand out in the crowd.
Yan Zhuo hadn't expected Lao Hei to refuse. This horse had always been obedient, at least it had never disobeyed him. What had happened today? Had he gotten bolder?
I couldn't help but pull the hair on its head and asked, "Are you going or not?"
Lao Hei looked upwards with his round black eyes, pretending not to hear or understand.
Yan Zhuo wanted to kill the horse, but then he thought it was stupid to get angry with a horse, so he pulled Lao Hei's ears and said, "Do you think you are lining up for me? You are wrong! Doesn't your mistress like to eat glutinous rice cakes? She feeds you so little. If you don't show this little bit of loyalty, it would be really unkind of you!"
With just a few words, he easily persuaded Lao Hei to queue up.
He swaggered into the upstairs of Furongzhai. The second floor was not used for selling anything, but was the eldest princess's private reception area.
The gatekeeper recognized Yan Zhuo and didn't stop him.
The eldest princess was watching from the sidelines. With the wide view from the second floor, she had already seen every move of Yan Zhuo downstairs.
When Yan Zhuo showed up, he waved his sleeves hypocritically and said with a carefree smile, "Brother Wang, Xuanning's small business is something you usually don't even give a second glance at. How come you have time to come here today?"
The spacious building has an elegant layout and a transparent structure.
A small water windmill was creaking against the wall, creating a mix of noise and stillness, and a last bit of tranquility seemed to remain in the midst of the noise.
Princess Xuanning sat in front of the desk on the right side of the outer room. Behind her was a wooden cabinet that combined a bookshelf and an antique display case. Directly in front of her was a large folding screen with twelve panels, on which were painted twelve pictures of stunning ladies, each with a different style, color scheme, and makeup.
But Yan Zhuo could tell at a glance that the person in the painting was Xuan Ning.
Moreover, this picture of beauty must have been created by the son-in-law Xiao Jingyu.
He is a top scholar with great learning and handsome appearance.
It's a pity that after marrying the princess, his career prospects were hopeless, because the court was in need of talented people. However, as the emperor's only sister, Xuan Ning was doted on.
To be her prince consort, one usually doesn't need to be capable. First, Xuan Ning likes him, and second, he needs to be able to serve Xuan Ning well and live a happy and smooth life.
At this moment, Xiao Jingyu was naturally there too. His brows were bright and his handsome face as a teenager was as beautiful as the mountains, wind, water and moon. He was sitting on the couch under the window, reading some book.
Seeing Yan Zhuo walk in with a calm attitude, neither humble nor arrogant, the book fell on the armrest, and Yan Zhuo saw clearly that it was a "Guanlan History of the Qing Dynasty".
Books on state governance are dull and uninteresting. Not to mention a royal noble like him, even few children from aristocratic families can bear to read them.
Princess Xuanning walked out from her seat and raised her hand to signal Yan Zhuo to sit down.
Then he ordered the maid, "Go, serve a cup of good tea to my brother."
Yan Zhuo was still immersed in Xiao Jingyu's rare "diligence". He curled his lips in an ambiguous manner, then sat down to give Princess Xuan Ning face. He smiled faintly and said, "This is my first time buying something from your shop. I didn't expect it would be so troublesome for just a few cakes."
I glanced downstairs and saw, damn it, Lao Hei wasn’t there yet!
Those people below are really patient. A stinky horse is queuing next to them, and they can actually hold back and not leave?
Princess Xuanning said in a mocking tone, "Look at what you said, my brother. Just because you men are allowed to pursue careers and engage in business, does that mean women can't pursue their own pursuits?
Although my Furongzhai is not a earth-shattering business, it is popular among the old and the young, women and children. After all, Xuan Ning is not really doing it for the money.
It is a great pleasure to enjoy the constant flow of people downstairs from this floor every day.
What's more, today, Brother Wang also obediently handed over the silver with both hands and waited in line. Xuan Ning didn't know how happy he was! "
He said she was asking for trouble, and she mocked him for not understanding romance.
There was no point in talking, so he didn't even bother waiting for more tea. He stood up and shook his head, "Then you continue to enjoy yourself. I have things to do at home, so I'll leave first."
Xuan Ning suddenly spoke up, "Brother Wang, you bought the cakes for that woman, right? There are so many people here right now, and it will take a while for you to get there. If you go back late, will you be blamed?"
Without saying anything else, just from the four words "that woman", you can tell that she has no respect for Jiang Ying.
Yan Zhuo was not a good-tempered person to begin with, and his face darkened instantly when he heard this. "Xuan Ning, let me warn you, there are limits to being arrogant and willful."
"My brother is angry?" Princess Xuanning was naturally not afraid. Instead, she exchanged a smug look with Xiao Jingyu. Of course, whether the latter was actually looking at her was unknown. "My brother, your temper is still so bad. At a time like this, shouldn't you beg me to achieve your goal?"
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