Chapter 327 Purchase
There were only Madam An and An Nuan in the Zhenguo Mansion. Young Master Huo usually worked in the City Patrol Department, so it was inconvenient for Chen Sui to go in person to express her gratitude, so the Fourth Madam sent a thank-you gift.
Chen Tang came today, bringing a set of jewelry and a lot of supplements. An Nuan said, "This is too polite."
It was just a piece of cake for her to save people.
Chen Tang said, "Compared to your kindness in saving my second brother's life, these are nothing."
An Nuan had no choice but to accept it.
It was getting late, so the princess and Shen Tang stayed in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to have lunch.
Ever since An Nuan got married, Mrs. An has been a vegetarian. Although she has moved out of the Buddhist temple, she cannot change her eating habits for the time being.
For four people, we cooked ten dishes, six meat dishes and four vegetarian dishes.
They talked and laughed until the princess and Mrs. An had sore noses and choked with sobs and didn't speak for a long time.
There has been no laughter in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion for a long time. The princess is afraid to come back to this place that was once full of laughter, and Madam An cannot leave even if she wants to, so she can only suffer.
Speaking of this, Madam An wanted to thank Xie Guimo. If he had not asked Prince Yu to recommend and recall Young Master Huo to the capital, An Nuan would not have come back with him. Even if it had been ten days or half a month later and she was found to be pregnant, General Huo and Madam Huo would not have let An Nuan return to the capital.
As soon as she arrived in Beijing, she found out that she was pregnant. She would not return to Guzhou until the child was born. The child was young, and General Huo and his wife would definitely not dare to let the child travel back. It was more likely that they would go to Beijing to see the child.
This means that An Nuan will stay with her for at least two years.
How could Mrs. An not be happy?
Everything was just perfect, as if God was protecting the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and was on her side.
This feeling brought back to life her heart, which had been silent for more than ten years.
The meal took most of an hour before the princess took a break and sat for a while before returning to Jingyang Palace.
An Nuan said, "Aunt, please come back often when you have time."
The princess said with red eyes, "Yes, aunt will come back often."
The princess left with Chen Tang without asking Madam An or An Nuan to see her off.
When passing by the garden, it was full of vitality everywhere. It was just a few hundred pots of flowers, but the spiritual outlook of the entire garden, and even the entire Zhenguo Mansion, had completely changed, sweeping away the decadent atmosphere.
The princess walked from the garden to the main gate. When she passed the corridor, she told Nanny Yun, "Have someone buy a few parrots and thrushes and hang them on the corridor."
"Add a few lanterns here..."
"Repair that place, and select a few reliable maids and servants from the farm to bring into the mansion. Put some koi in the lotus pond over there, and put a pair of mandarin ducks there. If there are any white cranes, buy a few and send them to the mansion..."
The princess walked from the garden to the gate without stopping.
By the time he finished giving the instructions, his voice was choked with sobs and inarticulate.
Chen Tang seemed to see the former Duke Zhenguo Mansion, which should be what the princess remembered.
The princess wanted to restore the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to its former bustle, but even if these things could be restored, the Duke Zhenguo and his two brothers would never come back.
When leaving the house, Chen Tang called out, "Mother..."
The princess shook her head, "Mother is fine."
Chen Tang didn't dare to think about it. If the princess knew that the Duke of Zhenguo and the two masters were plotted against and died on the battlefield, she would go crazy.
No wonder the prince was afraid that the princess would know, and he even hid it from Xie Guimo.
After getting on the carriage, Chen Tang and the princess headed back home.
The things that the princess asked to be placed in were soon delivered to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. When Young Master Huo came back from his shift at the City Patrol, he was so confused that he thought he had entered the wrong mansion.
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The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Jingyang Palace.
After Chen Tang got off the carriage, he helped the princess down.
When the two entered the mansion, the maid came up and said, "Just now, there was news from the palace that they are going to hold a Golden Autumn Banquet, and at that time, all civil and military officials will be invited to the palace with their families to attend the banquet..."
Golden Autumn Banquet.
It is held every year in the palace to celebrate the harvest.
Although Xuzhou and Changzhou were experiencing drought, Da Qi had a vast territory with nineteen states. Except for Xuzhou and Changzhou, the weather in other states and counties was not that bad, if not good.
Besides, the palace also has to hold some banquets for the emperor and his subjects to enjoy themselves together. The Golden Autumn Banquet is just an excuse. If the Golden Autumn Banquet is not held, there will be other names.
The princess didn't take this matter to heart, nor did Chen Tang, but they both frowned at what the maid said later.
The maid said, "The old lady allowed each girl in the mansion to make a set of skirts, plus 200 taels of silver to buy jewelry, and the fourth girl also got a share."
Two hundred taels of silver for a set of skirts is nothing, but the fourth room has already been separated from the mansion, so there shouldn't be any fuss about it.
More importantly, the princess consort is in charge of all matters in the palace. Even if these matters are not decided by the princess consort, at least they should be discussed with her. At the very least, they should be discussed in front of her. The princess consort is not in the palace, so the old lady made the arrangements. So who has the final say in the inner house of the palace?
The princess also disliked the old lady's secret power struggle and said, "The old lady paid for the girls in the mansion to make skirts and ask the embroidery room to pay more attention to it."
With just one sentence, the power was taken back.
It's not that the princess couldn't do anything about them, she just didn't like to cause unnecessary trouble over these little things. The royal family was wealthy and powerful, and it was only a matter of spending more money to make the girls in the family dress beautifully. The royal family could afford it, but the issue of the infertility drug was always a thorn in her side, especially since An Nuan got pregnant after several years of marriage. The princess was worried that Chen Tang would also be harmed and would not be able to conceive.
The princess knew what Chen Tang and Xie Guimo wanted to do, and as a mother, she couldn't hold them back.
After the princess said this, the embroidery room should have known that if the old lady didn't send silver or silk, the skirt could not be made.
After entering the inner courtyard, the princess returned to the Peony Courtyard and Chen Tang returned to the Chenxiang Pavilion.
After returning to the room and drinking a cup of tea, Si'er came in and grinned, "Princess, my second cousin is engaged. Guess who she is engaged to?"
Is Jiang Li engaged?
Jiang Li was indeed old enough to marry a man. Plus, after the Autumn Examination, the Jiang family had become famous, so there must have been many people who wanted to marry her. It was normal for her to be engaged. But Chen Tang was really stunned when she was told about the engagement without any prior rumors.
There are so many young men from noble families in Kyoto, how could she guess?
Before Chen Tang asked, Yin Xing couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me quickly, who is the second cousin promised to?"
Si Er said, "It is promised to the third young master of Duke Wen's mansion."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Really, if Si'er hadn't said it, Chen Tang would never have guessed it. The image of the third young master of Duke Wen's mansion flashed through her mind.
He and Jiang Li are a good match.
There is no need to talk about the character of the Third Young Master Wen. When Duke Wen asked for her hand in marriage on behalf of the Third Young Master, if she had not been unwilling to get married and a certain gentleman had done something bad behind her back, his father and grandmother would definitely have agreed to the marriage.
Furthermore, the Emperor arranged for Miss Wen to be married to Prince Yu, so Duke Wen’s Mansion became his own.
With the addition of this marriage relationship, it becomes even more solid.
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