"Sir, what brings you here?"
Geng Youran held a chicken leg in one hand and a spoon in the other, with a mouthful of chicken meat stuffed in her mouth, and spoke incoherently.
Sometimes Yinzhen would ask himself what he saw in Geng Youran.
"I took care of some chores this morning and haven't eaten yet. I thought you usually eat around this time, so I thought I'd come and check on you."
Geng Youran squinted, thinking to herself how this person could make 'mooching a meal' sound so noble.
"But I'm almost finished eating..."
After saying that, Geng Youran glanced at the table.
Yinzhen tried hard to hold back his laughter, but Gao Wuyong behind him couldn't help it.
"Princess, the prince is just teasing you."
"Gao Wuyong, take the things to Geng Gege."
Gao Wuyong then placed an exquisitely decorated food box on the table.
"I spent a long time talking with Father Emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation this morning. He had lunch there and thought these pastries were quite good, so I brought some back for you."
Geng Youran opened the food box, which contained snacks such as kumquat milk cakes.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for remembering me."
She picked up a piece of milk bun and took a bite. It was sweet and sour with a refreshing aroma, and it tasted especially delicious.
"Your Highness, you didn't come all this way just to bring me some snacks, did you?"
Yinzhen sat down on the couch and said slowly:
"You've been here so long, why haven't you even had a cup of tea?"
Geng Youran then quickly went to make tea.
As Yinzhen watched Geng Youran run off to make tea, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. He only stopped when Geng Youran brought the tea tray over.
"Your Highness, please have some tea."
Satisfied, he accepted the tea, took a sip, and said:
"The weather is getting warmer, and Father has given me a long vacation. I plan to take you all to the Old Summer Palace for a while. What do you think?"
"Your Highness, if I may be so bold as to ask, who are you planning to bring along?"
"Everyone with children should go."
Upon hearing this, Geng Youran realized that the prince had no intention of taking his wife with him at all.
Of course, she definitely couldn't say something so suicidal.
Then she asked expectantly:
"Sir, when are we setting off?"
"Finally regained your energy?"
In fact, Yinzhen had already instructed Gao Wuyong to send people to clean up the Yuanmingyuan. A few days ago, he noticed that Geng Youran was always listless and lacked energy, so he thought that there wasn't much to do during this period, so it would be a good opportunity for him to go to the Yuanmingyuan to rest for a while and also avoid the Eighth Prince and his group, killing two birds with one stone.
I came here today with the intention of teasing Geng Youran.
"My lord, I am not lacking energy. It's just that the weather is warm and I want to sleep a little longer."
Yinzhen didn't speak, but gave Geng Youran a look that said, "Do you think I believe that?"
Geng Youran didn't dare to contradict her boss, so she simply leaned in and asked:
"Sir, can we bring the child along?"
Geng Youran asked this question because the children usually stay at the Prince's residence.
"Of course I'll go. It's a good opportunity for me to teach these kids a bit more."
Judging from Yinzhen's appearance, Geng Youran felt that he really intended to take a break for a while.
Whatever, since the prince has said so, she'll just go along with it.
Over the next few days, Geng Youran excitedly packed her luggage with Qianxue for the Yuanmingyuan Garden. Occasionally, she would visit Niohuru Wanru's courtyard to see how Wanru's packing was going.
In early May, apart from the wife who managed the Prince's mansion, Li Jingshu, Nian Yunrong, Geng Youran, and Niohuru Wanru took their children and several servants from their courtyards to the Yuanmingyuan.
Because she was worried, Geng Youran left Xiao Anzi behind to look after the house.
Upon arriving at the Yuanmingyuan, Yinzhen instructed them to first go to the pre-arranged courtyard to tidy up their rooms.
"Princess, I didn't expect this courtyard to be so big. It's much prettier than the courtyard where we live in the Prince's Mansion."
Geng Youran entered the courtyard, but suddenly felt like crying.
In her previous life, she had also been to Beijing, where only a few ruins remained of the Old Summer Palace.
Unfortunately, the gears of fate will continue to turn as they always have.
But then she thought, even if she couldn't change the course of history, she was already here, and she couldn't let the trip be in vain. What good was just having a son?
Therefore, on the first day of moving into the Old Summer Palace, the atmosphere in Geng Youran's courtyard was very strange.
The few servants were busy packing their luggage, while their master was awkwardly drawing blueprints on paper that no one could understand.
And that's how these people spent the next few days.
That day, Geng Youran was a little bored in the courtyard.
"Qianxue, do you know which courtyard Wanru lives in?"
"Your Highness, I vaguely remember the way. Are you looking for Princess Niohuru?"
Knowing the way makes things much easier, Geng Youran slapped her thigh:
"Come on, let's go and call Wanru to come with us and take a stroll around the garden. We've been here for three days and haven't seen what the outside world looks like yet."
"yes."
Qianxue also became excited.
Geng Youran and Niohuru Wanru lived not far apart, but their courtyards had very different styles.
In Geng Youran's courtyard, there are several mountain peach trees, and in the southeast, there is a cave formed by stacked stones, from which one can take a boat up the stream.
Niohuru Wanru's courtyard was adjacent to the garden wall to the south, surrounded by mountains and water, blending the grandeur of the imperial garden with the beauty of the Jiangnan garden.
The courtyard where the two lived and their personalities had a unique harmony.
"Wanru, your courtyard is so beautiful, with mountains and water. You are so lucky."
“Look at what you’re saying, sister. Don’t think I don’t know, there’s a stream in your yard too.”
"Wow, you know quite a lot."
Niohuru Wanru stared at Geng Youran with a mysterious smile.
"Don't look at me like that and smile, it's creepy."
The oriole standing behind chuckled.
“Gege, my master actually knew where you were staying before he came.”
Geng Youran looked at the person opposite her with a puzzled expression:
You know?
Wanru then explained the truth:
"Before we came, the prince told me about the features of several courtyards in this garden and asked which one my sister would like. I thought that my sister is usually kind and generous and loves natural plants and trees, so I dared to ask the prince."
A blush immediately appeared on Geng Youran's face.
"You silly girl, you always tease me."
"Ha ha."
Even Niohuru Wanru couldn't help but laugh out loud, something she rarely did.
"Alright, let's go. The children won't arrive until tomorrow. Let's go out for a walk and then we can take them to explore the garden properly."
Afterwards, Geng Youran and Wanru took Qianxue and Huangli and headed west.
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