Chapter 1611 Linxi

No matter how low-key the princess was when she traveled, she was always accompanied by guards. When they arrived at the restaurant, the shopkeeper was stunned to see the guards. There were many nobles in the capital, so he quickly reacted and sent the guards to the big private room upstairs.

Even though Zhenyue was a low-key princess, she always held her chin high when she walked. The way the emperor's daughter looked at the common people was different from that of a lady from an official family.

When they arrived at the private room, the girls ordered their food and fiddled with the exquisite puppets they had just bought. The puppets were very beautiful and the girls loved them so much that they wanted to buy some more.

Zhulan and Qi smiled at each other, they were still young.

Qi pounded her legs, "When you get old, you have to accept your age. I've only been walking for a short while and my legs are already sore."

Zhulan looked at Qi's hair. Qi was much older than her and indeed old. "You still have to care about your grandson's marriage!"

Qi first laughed, then had a headache, "Having too many children is also troublesome."

Zhulan smiled and didn't ask any more questions. The Ran family had few concubines, but there were many worries. Ran Xun's eldest son was said to be sick and had returned home from the manor.

There was discussion outside the tavern. It was no secret that the princess had left the palace for a short stay. Those who recognized Qi knew that the princess was in the box. The emperor had two princesses, the eldest princess born out of wedlock, and the younger princess born out of wedlock. How could he not be excited when he saw the eldest princess today?

Zhenyue is good-looking, a quiet beauty with a royal temperament. Zhenyue is quite eye-catching.

When I met the princess today, I realized that she is already in her teens and not young anymore. The word "prince consort" instantly flashed in everyone's mind.

No one dared to disturb them in the private room upstairs, so Zhulan and her group had their meal in peace and took a short rest before leaving.

At this time, many people came to the restaurant after hearing the news, all wanting to secretly take a look at the eldest princess.

Zhenyue felt the gazes and continued walking without looking away. When she came out of the restaurant, Zhenyue frowned. There were also many people in the teahouse opposite who were peeking at her.

Qi frowned and said, "Let's go quickly."

Zhenyue nodded, "Okay."

When they reached the carriage park at the street corner, the two families separated. Zhulan took her granddaughter home, and the other girls were still talking.

Back at the main courtyard, Yudie said, "The princess has tried to keep a low profile, but she still attracted a lot of attention."

Yu Wen continued, "Who made the princess so mysterious? We only know that the emperor has two princesses, and no one knows what the princess looks like except for some ladies who have seen her."

People watch out of curiosity, but after seeing it so many times, they are no longer curious.

Yuyi thought more, "Some people will talk about the princess's marriage. The princess's husband represents glory and wealth."

The prince consort has no real power, but Princess Shang is also a kind of protection for the family. Now that the princess has appeared, she must have a lot of thoughts on her mind.

There was no maid in the room, so Yu Wen spoke more casually, "If I were a man, I would marry Sister Lin Xi."

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Yuwen smiled and asked, "Am I wrong?"

Princess Shang had wealth but no power, but things were different after she married the princess of the Prince of Qin’s mansion. She had wealth and could enter the court to realize her ambitions.

Zhulan was worried about Linxi's marriage after hearing this, and then looked at Yuwen, "Linxi is still young."

Yuyi sighed, "The princess showed up today, and someone will also pay attention to the princess of the Prince of Qin's mansion. I can't stop the ambitious people."

On the other side, Changzhong sent Gu Sheng back to his residence. Gu Sheng felt uncomfortable being looked at by Master Zhou, "Master, why are you looking at me like that?"

Changzhong played with the fan in his hand, "We were just in the teahouse, going to see the princess, aren't you curious?"

Gu Sheng was stunned, then smiled and said, "I'm not curious."

He has always been self-aware and understood his origin and status. The emperor has only two daughters, and it is obvious that he loves his daughters so much that he would definitely not marry a poor student. He doesn't even dare to dream of becoming a county lord, let alone a princess.

Chang Zhong admired Gu Sheng's character, so he kept in touch with him. He was also willing to introduce some people to Gu Sheng. Seeing that Gu Sheng's residence was approaching, "Don't you want to move to another place?"

Gu Sheng was silent for a while, "This place is close to the examination room."

Changzhong chuckled and still wanted to change places, "Mr. Ji, please be careful. My father told me not to underestimate anyone. This is for you."

Gu Sheng's pupils shrank slightly. He had already learned his lesson once. Recently, Ji Deming had been bothering him frequently. "I would be found even if I moved to another place."

Ji Deming knows a lot of people, he can't avoid them, and it's easy for Ji Deming to find him.

Changzhong said nothing. This was a kind of training. Once he entered the court, these trainings would be insignificant.

Gu Sheng got off the carriage at the entrance of the alley and waited for the carriage of the marquis' mansion to leave before turning back to his residence. He had just changed his clothes and heard a knock on the door, but he did not move. After thinking for a while, he walked to the table, picked up a pen and wrote a letter home. He did not dare to buy the servants, at least he would not buy them after the spring examination was over.

The next day, Li came to the main courtyard with a letter, "Mother, this is a letter from Mr. Zhao's family."

Zhu Lan took it and looked at it, "Zhao Bo?"

Li saw her mother-in-law put it down casually and understood, "Mom, I'll go back now."

"Um."

No matter why the Zhao family sent the invitation, Zhou Houfu would not attend the Zhao family's banquet, so as to avoid misunderstanding. It is better to break it off cleanly.

Li heard some news, "My daughter-in-law heard that after Lord Zhao entered the capital, many members of the Zhao family followed him into the capital."

Zhulan, "Not surprising."

Li grumbled, "If I were Lord Zhao, I would not allow anyone to enter the capital and hinder us."

Zhu Lan laughed, "He is from the Zhao family, he can't give it up, and since he agreed to it, he said he needed help. Not all the Zhao family are bad."

Li still thinks the Zhou family is better.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Butler Ding came in and said, "Ningzhou sent a New Year gift. Here is the gift list."

Zhulan took the gift list, which contained all Ningzhou specialties, including food and daily necessities. "There was even 50 kilograms of lotus root starch."

Lee's also liked the lotus root starch, "It's indeed quite a lot."

Zhulan motioned to Qingxue to take out some and make some drink later. She liked lotus root starch very much, but there was not much in the capital, so she had to go to the south to buy it.

Steward Ding left, and Zhulan put down the gift list. "The third brother and his wife only wrote home with good news, and I have been thinking about them all the time."

Li continued, "Why not let Steward Ding go there in person?"

Zhulan's heart moved, but she was thinking about Yuyi and the others. Then she suppressed her thoughts and said, "Let's talk about it later."

In Ningzhou, Dong met the families of Ningzhou's merchants in the back house of the government office. Ningzhou had developed river shipping and there were many wealthy businessmen. She gained a lot of knowledge during her visit to Ningzhou.

After Mrs. Dong sent the women away, the smile on her face fell, and her expression became colder than the temperature outside.

Chang Lian paused as he entered the room, thought for a moment, then stepped back and turned to go to the study. He couldn't afford to offend the lady at this moment.

"Where are you going?"

Chang Lian cleared his throat before entering the house. "I see that you are unhappy, so I think it's better not to show up in front of you, so as not to make you even angrier."

Dong was furious, "You still know that I'm angry because of you?"

Chang Lian died unjustly. "I didn't have any bad intentions, really!"