Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Wu Yufang's Begonia Chestnut Powder Cake
As long as your life is saved, it's good.
Princess Jingyi twirled a strand of hair with her fingers and then gave Master Zhang a nudge. "Have you rested? Come again."
Master Zhang looked at her in surprise, his face showing hesitation.
Princess Jingyi thought he was unwilling and asked with some dissatisfaction, "Why, you can't do it so soon?" Master Zhang's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said he didn't dare. "I'm afraid. If the prince consort suddenly returns, what if he sees..."
When Jingyi heard the three words "Prince Consort", her face changed and she kicked Master Zhang.
"Who told you to mention him? Do you think I've been too indulgent towards you lately? Do you still want to go to the dungeon?"
Young Master Zhao wasn't upset after being kicked. He smiled and grabbed Jingyi's foot, leaning in close and saying flatteringly, "Princess, calm down. Don't you know me? I'm just worried that if the Prince Consort sees us like this and he gets angry, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble."
He had a feminine appearance, and his expression of fear and worry was truly heartbreaking. Princess Jingyi lifted his chin, examining him closely, and smiled wildly, "What are you afraid of? Even if he comes to me, I'll still favor you, my beauty."
"Besides, it won't be easy for him to return to my princess's residence. Li Junji should be back soon..."
She spoke the last sentence very softly. Young Master Zhao looked at him suspiciously, but Princess Jingyi stretched out her arms and hugged his neck.
"Focus~"
After a while, the sound of rising and falling breathing was heard in the room again, and the serving palace maids and eunuchs stood away with blushing faces.
Someone ran to the kitchen and ordered that enough water must be boiled tonight!
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The next day, the weather was clear and the sun was high in the sky. It was a rare good day.
Nan Xu and Duan Wenpei finished their breakfast in silence. Just as they were about to go practice archery, Duan Wenpei stopped them. "I've asked His Majesty for a few days' leave. Since the weather is nice today, would you like to go out for a walk?"
Nan Xu looked at him strangely, thinking she had misheard.
"Where are you going?"
She just asked casually, but she didn't expect Duan Wenpei to look her over carefully and then say, "You've been married for over a month now. It's time to buy some clothes and jewelry. Let's go shopping in the market."
Nan Xu followed his gaze and looked down at herself. Today she was wearing a smoky purple cross-collared skirt. Because the weather was getting cooler, she wore a satin jacket with floral patterns on the outside. Although it was not gorgeous, it was fresh and elegant. She touched the few pearl and jade hairpins scattered on her hair with her backhand. They were made of very good material. She even admired herself in the mirror for a long time when she woke up in the morning. She was indeed noble yet a little bit charming, which was only possible for a woman.
Could it be that he thinks his outfit is too shabby?
Nan Xu raised her chin arrogantly and said, "No." Then she asked Yuxiang to pick up the golden ball on the cat stand without looking back and went to the garden.
Duan Wenpei stood up to stop her and wanted to say something, but seeing Nan Xu's impatient look, he stopped talking.
Jinqiu, lying in Yuxiang's arms, meowed twice at the right moment, as if urging everyone to move faster. Duan Wenpei's eyes lit up, and he reached out to pick up Jinqiu, rubbed its head twice, and said teasingly, "Why has this cat grown so fat? It must be because it doesn't like to go out on weekdays. Come on, I'll take you out for a walk today, so you won't be too heavy to carry in the future."
Yuxiang looked at his empty hands, then at the golden ball rubbing against Duan Wenpei's hands with a look of enjoyment, and scratched his head in confusion. The golden ball was a rare embroidered tiger cat, usually very valuable! Where was he fat?
Chunya didn't look at the golden ball. She looked at Nanxu thoughtfully, only to see her girl's face flushed red.
She doesn't look shy, but rather angry.
Nan Xu glared at the golden ball that was squinting comfortably in Duan Wenpei's arms, and then glared at Duan Wenpei hatefully.
Dare to say she is fat, openly or secretly!
Since he said he wanted to buy her clothes and jewelry, she would make sure his wallet was gone forever!
*
On the east side of the long street is Jinluoge, the largest cloth shop in Kyoto. Below Jinluoge is Cuiyulou, a jewelry store famous among the noble ladies in Kyoto.
Before Nan Xu got married, she was considered a guest of honor here.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw her coming, he came up to her with a big smile on his face. Just as he was about to let Nan Xu go into the private room upstairs for a while, he saw Duan Wenpei following her in, and the smile on his face suddenly deepened.
"Uncle, Madam, please follow me." He personally stepped forward to lead the way. Nan Xu looked at Duan Wenpei who looked as if it was a matter of course, and the resentment in her heart surged up.
Why is this person so popular wherever he goes?
You promised to kill without blinking an eye? What happened to everyone's disgust?
Could it be that it varies from person to person?
Duan Wenpei took a few steps and saw Nan Xu was still standing there. He freed one hand and turned back to pull her. "Come on, you only came to the second floor before. Today I will take you to the third floor to have a look."
Nan Xu dodged his hand, walked past him without looking away and climbed the stairs, saying as she walked, "Who said that? I used to go to the third floor occasionally. It's just that it's high and windy here, so it's not as convenient as the second floor."
She held her head high and chest out, her hair was as pretty as a flower, her figure was slender, and the hem of her smoky purple skirt rose with her movements, exuding an elegant temperament and graceful demeanor.
Several men who came downstairs with their wives to buy things looked up, and some of them, whose identities were unknown, had a strange kind of obsession in their eyes.
Duan Wenpei's eyes darkened slightly, and he took a few quick steps to stand behind Nan Xu. His movements were too big, and the wooden stairs undulated slightly. Nan Xu turned around and glared at him in dissatisfaction. This back and forth delay took a long time. Duan Wenpei supported her slender waist with his palm, exerted force with his wrist, and almost held her waist to quickly walk up to the third floor.
There were so many people around, Nan Xu endured it for the time being. As soon as he stepped onto the third floor, Nan Xu could no longer bear it and twisted his arm with his backhand. Duan Wenpei did not avoid it, but secretly clenched his fist, making his arm as hard as a piece of copper and iron.
Seeing that it didn't move, Nan Xu bit her lower lip and stepped on his foot, leaving a palm-sized stain on his boots with dark cloud patterns.
Duan Wenpei's eyes twitched, and when she was about to step on him a few more times, he quickly pulled her back and whispered in her ear, "Alright, if you step on others again, you'll be laughed at."
As if responding to him, the shopkeeper opened the door of the compartment and called them in enthusiastically.
Nan Xu quickly retracted her foot, straightened her dress twice, and walked over calmly as if nothing had happened.
Duan Wenpei shook his head and followed with a smile.
The rooms on the third floor are not only more spacious than those on the second floor, but also much more gorgeously decorated. The ancient paintings and calligraphy by famous artists alone are breathtaking.
It’s not that Nan Xu hasn’t seen better things than this, but it’s really rare to see them in the side rooms of these shops.
Duan Wenpei put the golden ball on a shelf nearby and told the shopkeeper to take out all the new products of this year for Nan Xu to choose from. He also asked someone to prepare some food for the golden ball.
Nan Xu wanted to say no, but then she changed her mind and realized that since she was going to bring the golden ball out, she naturally had to take good care of it. So she slowly sat aside without saying much.
After a while, a servant came in and placed snacks and tea, and two servants came with poles to prop up several windows around.
The sunlight poured in, and the box instantly became bright.
Only then did Nan Xu discover that this wing room was in the shape of an octagonal lantern, with an octagonal window on every other wall. The light from each window gathered together to illuminate any corner of the room.
Along with the light coming in, there is also the hustle and bustle of people coming and going in the street market downstairs.
Nan Xu was curious, so she walked to the front window and looked out. She was surprised to find that she could see the entire long street running from north to south.
So this is what makes the third floor different?
She turned around to look at Duan Wenpei, but only saw his profile as he bent over and teased the golden ball.
"Master, Madam, this is the best style this year. Please take a look."
The shopkeeper was very quick, and the people and clothes he brought were all very attractive.
The two maids with braids introduced the material and design of the clothes to Nan Xu, while praising her like a flower.
Nan Xu covered her lips and smiled, her mind completely focused on admiring her own appearance while looking at the clothes.
After the introductions were finished, the shopkeeper asked someone to bring a booklet for Nan Xu to select. Nan Xu smiled and said without hesitation, "No need to select. I'll make four sets of each of these styles and send them to your house."
The servants and maids below thought they had misheard.
Four sets of each style is not a small number.
Nan Xu took in their expressions and looked at the person beside her provocatively, "Uncle, what do you think?"
Duan Wenpei understood her thoughts and nodded in agreement, "I'll listen to you, Madam."
Nan Xu frowned, her voice rising unknowingly, "It's four sets of each, not four sets in total, Uncle, don't misunderstand!"
Duan Wenpei remained calm and said, "Okay, four sets of each. If that's not enough, you can go downstairs and choose some. Shopkeeper Guo, have someone bring some more for Madam to review."
Shopkeeper Guo looked at the God of Wealth, his face wrinkled with smiles, and replied, "Okay, okay, my Lord and Madam, please wait a moment. I will have someone bring it up right away."
Seeing that Manager Guo was running fast, Nan Xu hurriedly asked him to stop.
"Madam, I have further instructions."
Nan Xu forced a smile. "Shopkeeper, that's not necessary. Uncle was just joking. Go and do your work first. Uncle and I will be alone for a while."
Manager Guo paused for a moment, then reacted and hurriedly waved his hand to tell the servants and maids to leave. He then turned around and left, closing the door of the wing room.
Without so many people around, the box suddenly became empty.
Jinqiu's belly was round after eating so much, and he lay lazily at Duan Wenpei's feet and stretched.
Nan Xu poked its forehead unhappily and cursed it inwardly as "stupid cat".
Jinqiu seemed to be able to hear what she said. He straightened his cat-like body, took cat-like steps to Nanxu's feet, and rubbed the hem of Nanxu's skirt in a flattering manner.
It looked exactly like Nan Xu was asking him to do something.
Duan Wenpei's lips curled up unconsciously, and he pushed the snack in his hand towards Nan Xu, "Try it, Wu Yufang's crabapple and chestnut flour cake."
The snacks are small and exquisite, and they look even more crispy and cute when placed on a glass plate, making people want to try them.
Nan Xu looked at the very familiar pastry in surprise, reached out to pick up a piece and put it to her mouth, her expression a little complicated, "Wu Yufang is in Nanshi, not far from here. They only sell twenty baskets a day. How early did you ask people to wait?" She didn't believe that Jinluoge was so generous as to entertain customers with Wu Yufang's pastries.
Besides, how did he know that she liked to eat crabapple chestnut flour cake?
Duan Wenpei pointed at the plate of snacks and was about to speak when he heard a commotion outside. Someone shouted that someone had been hit. The street market, which had been orderly just a moment ago, suddenly became chaotic.
Nan Xu and Duan Wenpei looked at each other, walked to the window and looked down. In the noisy crowd, they saw someone anxiously trying to help an old vegetable vendor who had been knocked to the ground.
Even though the man had most of his face covered, Nan Xu recognized him at a glance.
Li Zhan's father, Li Junji.
Almost subconsciously, Nan Xu turned to look at the calm Duan Wenpei and asked, "You knew he was going to pass by here."
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