Chapter 294 Angry
Su Rui opened the curtains and smiled considerately, "Master Wu, you're too kind. Since the Empress has ordered me to take on this reception responsibility, I must prioritize the interests of the Great Zhao. Given my status, it's only natural that Princess Dongyue is unhappy. I understand. Master Wu, don't worry."
Su Rui's understanding made Lord Wu breathe a sigh of relief, as he was afraid that she would be unhappy.
After all, on one side is Princess Dongyue, and on the other side is Prince Yong's favorite concubine. The princess has already been seen to be a difficult person to talk to. If Su Rui continues to be as arrogant as the rumors say, then he will be caught in the middle and have a headache.
Fortunately, Su Rui is not as the rumors say, she is a reasonable person who is willing to compromise.
With her words, Lord Wu was no longer so cautious. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Concubine. This grievance will not be in vain. I will definitely have it recorded in this translation."
"Thank you very much, Lord Wu. I will come to review it when the book is completed." Su Rui was not polite at all. He agreed immediately and lowered the curtain.
The driver drove away, but Lord Wu stood there in a daze.
ah?
He was just...just being polite, that's all.
As a result, she agreed without any hesitation and asked to review it personally. This... I had to write it down.
The diplomatic records of the Honglu Temple are no different from history books; they're used to record important diplomatic events. Even today's small matter needs to be recorded in the records...
Su Rui wants to leave her name.
I thought she was reasonable just now.
Sure enough, anyone who dares to take on this job is not an easy person to deal with.
Lord Wu rubbed his throbbing temple and walked towards the Honglu Temple with heavy steps. After all, there were countless things waiting for him.
As for Su Rui, she did not go back to the palace directly, but asked someone to drive to Fengyun Tower.
Yue Heyun happened to be at Fengyun Tower today. Seeing Su Rui approaching, she walked up to her with her big belly in surprise and asked, "Concubine, why are you here? Aren't we supposed to meet the Dongyue envoys outside the city gate today?"
"It's been sent to the post station. Princess Dongyue is not acclimatizing and feeling unwell. It's not suitable for a night banquet today, so we'll cancel it." Su Rui said as he walked upstairs and gave instructions: "Have someone bring some spices related to fruits, vegetables, and flowers, even if they only have similar flavors."
Is Su Rui going to make perfume?
At this time?
Yue Heyun was surprised, but she didn't ask any more questions. She immediately ordered someone to get some incense, and then she followed Su Rui into the private room on the second floor before asking, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing much, I just smelled a nice fragrance outside the city today. It seems like a perfect blend of floral and fruity scents. If I could find the perfect blend, it would definitely sell well."
"Why is there such a fragrance outside the city?" Yue Heyun was surprised. It was okay to smell the fragrance of osmanthus outside the city, but how could she smell the fragrance of fruit? There were no fruit trees outside the city.
"It's just so strange that I think it's a business opportunity."
Su Ruidu's reasons sounded plausible.
The spices were brought up quickly, so Yue Heyun stopped asking questions and continued searching among hundreds of spices with Su Rui.
He roughly adjusted dozens of types, but judging from Su Rui's expression, none of them were similar.
"Not yet?" Yue Heyun saw that it was getting dark and she was tired.
Su Rui shook her head.
There's always a little difference.
Before in Weicheng, the fragrance was very faint and Su Rui could not distinguish it clearly. This time, the fragrance on Yun Ji was still faint, but stronger than last time. She could distinguish pear, apple, camellia and lotus in it, but the perfume was very delicate. Su Rui's rough blending was still different from it.
In addition to Yun Ji, Su Rui also carefully smelled the Dongyue envoys, but none of them had this fragrance. The only one who did not smell it was the person in the huge carriage.
But the carriage was hollow and only covered with a light gauze curtain, so the smell could not be sealed so well. However, no fragrance was smelled near the carriage, which showed that the fragrance was not emitted by a large amount of fruits, flowers and vegetables, but was perfumed.
You can't smell it outside the carriage; you have to get close to it to smell the fragrance.
Thinking of this, a picture popped up involuntarily in my mind. I exerted force with my hands and the wooden spoon used to mix the spices was broken in half.
"Ouch, it's bleeding!" Yue Heyun was startled and hurriedly found a handkerchief to clean the wound on Su Rui's hand.
Su Rui looked at her finger that was injured by the splinter and was in a trance for a moment.
Is she... angry?
Jealous?
How is that possible?
Although she had different feelings towards Yun Ji, she accepted to let him stay, but it was just a try for now. If Yun Ji really changed his attitude towards her, she would return to her original position and cooperate for the sake of the child.
At worst, you can just leave.
"What's wrong with you? You've been acting strange today. Did something happen outside the city gate?" Yue Heyun was worried. Since she knew Su Rui, she had never seen her so absent-minded.
"Nothing, I'm probably just tired these past few days. I'm going back home. You're going to give birth soon, so go back and rest early."
After they exchanged a few more words, it was already midnight when Su Rui returned home by carriage.
"The concubine is back. The prince is discussing matters with General Tang, Old Tutor Wang, and Lord Wang in the study. Should we send someone to inform them?" The steward was waiting at the door. When he saw Su Rui coming back, he stepped forward to ask.
Su Rui paused, and finally waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm tired. After the meeting, please tell your Highness that I will rest first. Let your Highness rest in the front yard today."
The steward was stunned for a moment.
Ever since returning from Changdu Pass, the prince and the concubine have been inseparable. Although the prince is busy and they don't spend much time together, he always stays in the concubine's courtyard whenever he returns home, and the courtyard in the front yard is just a decoration.
The prince had been waiting in the courtyard before the concubine came back, and had told her to report to him when she returned. Now the concubine said not to report to him, this...
The steward was unsure whether to report or not, but Su Rui had already walked inside. The study was not far away, so the steward could not shout. He could only wait until Yun Ji finished his meeting.
And Su Rui was indeed tired.
It’s not the body that’s tired, but the mind that’s tired, lacking energy, and feeling irritable and depressed.
Probably because her mood was not so controlled after giving birth, she didn't want to see Yun Ji at this time, so she just lay down without even turning on the light as soon as she entered the room.
When Yun Ji finished the meeting and heard the report, he came to Nanyuan. The courtyard was dark and silent.
I was surprised by her behavior today. When I saw Xiaoru coming out of the side room, I asked, "What happened to Concubine today?"
Xiao Ru was stunned by the question. After a moment's thought, she said, "Perhaps it's because Princess Dongyue is in trouble today. For the past two days, the concubine has been reading books without closing her eyes, and the princess hasn't even shown her face. How rude."
As she spoke, Xiaoru felt sorry for her concubine. What a crappy job it was. She worked herself to death and got no thanks. Look how tired her concubine was. She fell asleep as soon as she came home.
Yun Ji knew what happened at the post station today, but he didn't think Su Rui would be unhappy about such a thing.
Maybe I'm just too tired these days?
Thinking of this, Yun Ji did not go into the house to disturb her, but he did not stay in the outer courtyard either. Instead, he spent the night in the side room.
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