Chapter 293 Piaomiao City
"I'm not picky." Cui Si immediately refused. "How can I choose my own apology gift? Of course I accept whatever others give me."
"And since it's a gift, do you think he'll pick something good or just a few random things to be perfunctory? This will also give us a good chance to see what his attitude is."
Falling out with the Dongfang family now would indeed be detrimental to Beiyan, but even if it makes things more difficult for them, I would still feel happy.
She felt no guilt at all towards those who profited from disasters in their own country and added fuel to the fire.
"I didn't think it through." Yan Xingchuan also felt that what she said made sense. "Let's go back. The porridge is almost ready. The rain seems to have subsided a bit and will soon stop."
"good."
The two returned to the pavilion. Yanzhi brought her a small basin of warm water for her to wash her hands, and then brought her the cooked dried fish and shrimp porridge. Afraid that the porridge would find it tasteless, she also poured her a small dish of pickled radish.
"It's almost time for dinner, so let's arrange for everyone to take turns eating."
Soon, the Fengyu Pavilion was filled with the aroma of food.
Cui Si sat at the table drinking porridge, while Yan Xingchuan sat next to her, eating from a bowl. They ate their own food without disturbing each other, which was quite harmonious.
Dongfang Yue and others smelled the fragrance of the food and their stomachs growled with hunger.
Dongfang Yue sat in the carriage and felt that the exquisite pastries in his hands had lost their taste.
Many times, a hot meal is what people desire most.
The rain lasted for a full hour. When everyone finished their meal and used the collected water to heat up and wash the pots, bowls and chopsticks, the rain stopped and the clouds dispersed.
After the spring rain in the empty mountains, the sun shines brightly and a colorful rainbow hangs in the sky.
The water vapor from the sky and earth rises like mist, making the mountains and forests look like a fairyland, and the chirping of insects and birds echoes among the mountains and forests.
Cui Si was in a good mood and in no hurry to travel, so she asked Yanzhi to bring her paper and pen. She wanted to draw a picture of a mountain forest and a rainbow.
Yan Xingchuan sat beside her, rolled up his sleeves, and helped her grind the paint for painting. Song Lu brewed another pot of hot tea and brought it to the two of them.
Cui Si's painting skills were pretty good and she was very fast. After a while, she had the outline of the scroll.
Dongfang Yue picked out a lot of things and brought them over. Seeing Cui Si drawing, he first praised her, "Princess Wang, your painting skills are quite good, and the artistic conception is clear and profound. If it were a finished painting, it would surely be comparable to those of the masters."
The flattery may be a bit false, but it sounds really good.
"You complimented me."
Dongfang Yue continued, "King of Northern Yan, Princess Wang, this is my apology. Please take a look."
Cui Si looked up and saw that there were seven or eight items picked out, which were packed in boxes of different sizes, and there was also a bunch of cloth left, all of which were precious silks and satins.
She only glanced at it, then put the drawing paper back on and said slowly, "Since this is your apology, whatever you want to give is your own intention. I accept your apology, and today's incident is over."
"Thank you, Wang Ji." Dongfang Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
He was not afraid of a princess, but Cui Si's aura was too strong, which was no less than Yan Xingchuan's aura on the battlefield. Moreover, she dared to let the King of Northern Yan grind ink for her painting. Who would dare not respect her?
Yan Xingchuan said from the side: "Since Princess Wang said forget it, then forget about today's matter. As for other matters, we can discuss them after I return to Piaomiao City."
Dongfang Yue hurriedly agreed, "Then King Bei Yan, we will go ahead and return to Piaomiao City to wait for you."
"good."
After sending the people from the Sihai Caravan away, Yan Xingchuan had someone check the things, and after confirming that there were no problems, he had them moved to the carriage.
After waiting for about an hour, Cui Si finished the painting, and everyone packed up their things and continued on their way.
The journey was slow and unhurried, as we walked forward enjoying the scenery and the wind.
Yan Xingchuan was originally riding a horse, but seeing that Cui Si had been staying in the carriage, he thought about it and simply handed the horse to the person next to him, got on the carriage, and drove Yanzhi and Songlu to the carriage at the back.
Cui Si had recently grown tired of the rocking carriage and had stopped reading. Instead, she was enjoying herself weaving and making velvet flowers. Seeing him drive them away, she became a little annoyed: "You've driven them away. Who's going to help me?"
Yan Xingchuan stared at the thing and thought it was not difficult. He rolled up his sleeves and immediately said, "I'll help you."
"Can you do it?" Cui Si didn't believe it.
"Yes, of course!"
You have to do it even if you can't do it. As a man, how can you admit that you can't do it?
Moreover, he absolutely could not be underestimated by her.
So, the dignified King of Northern Yan began to twist the silk thread while sitting in the carriage. The key point was that he twisted it vigorously, more seriously than when he was reading memorials.
Yun Kui and Yun Gang saw this scene through the lattice window of the carriage. They felt pain in their eyes and then turned a blind eye.
Forget it, it’s not shameful to do it for my wife.
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Because Cui Si was not in a hurry, Yan Xingchuan also wanted to delay for some time on the road and stay with her for a while, so the caravan moved slowly, and it was not until the eighth day of March that everyone arrived at Piaomiao City.
It was noon when we entered the city.
At that time, the spring weather was beautiful and the breeze was gentle, it was the peak of spring in the world.
After half a year of operation, Piaomiao City has regained its former prosperity and returned to peace and tranquility, as if the war that lasted for two months half a year ago had never happened.
After entering the city, Cui Si lifted the curtain and looked again and again. She saw that there were shops lining both sides of the street, people and cars coming and going on the street, and many people and vendors were selling things with their shoulders on their shoulders, shouting incessantly, and it was very lively.
"Cooking pancakes~"
"Tanghulu~Tanghulu~~"
"Begonia, begonia~ I just picked some begonia flowers this morning~~"
Cui Si asked someone to stop the carriage and got off to buy some crabapple blossoms.
The flower seller was a young woman wearing a gray dress that looked a bit pale. Her hair was half-tied up with a piece of navy blue cloth, which made her look neat and tidy.
Seeing someone coming over, she immediately greeted them: "Madam, look at our crabapple flowers, they are in full bloom."
"How much?"
"One penny for one, two pennies for three."
"I'll take three." Cui Si picked out three, then asked Yanzhi to pay and asked the woman, "Does this lady have a crabapple tree at home?"
"Yes, I have two. I picked some while they were in bloom and sold them for money."
Cui Si looked at her mental state and her simple clothes showed that her life was not good, but she did not look sad either, which showed that her life was not too bad either. It was just an ordinary life for ordinary people.
"I heard that Piaomiao City held a talent selection event a few years ago. Is it true or not?"
"Of course it's true. Many people went, but unfortunately, only a few were selected. However, my sister-in-law's younger brother is a good student. He was selected and is said to be arranged to become an official in the future!"
When Cui Si heard this, she immediately praised him, saying, "This is truly something that brings honor to our family."
"That's right! It brings honor to our family! In the past, ordinary people like us would never have had the chance to make a name for ourselves!"
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