Chapter 481 Extra - Beard
What's the meaning?
Tang Ming almost dropped the sword he was holding.
Why did the Crown Princess and Consort Liang suddenly fall ill?
The symptoms are exactly the same!
It's truly... unbelievable.
Chen Ci, however, remained calm and composed, nodding slightly: "Put it down."
The servant agreed and carefully placed the food box aside.
Chen Ci followed suit, saying, "Since we're already here, let's pick a few crabapple branches for Shu Liangyuan to take back. I hope she recovers soon."
"Yes." The servant acknowledged and withdrew. After walking a distance, he respectfully picked a few crabapple branches, broke them off, and carefully placed them in the carriage.
Once the carriage had driven away, Tang Ming was too afraid to speak.
He himself was unsure whether the Crown Princess and Consort Liang were truly ill, or simply trying to avoid the outing...
In short, the Crown Prince was definitely angry.
Chen Ci glanced at the three food boxes on the ground, smiled slightly, and said to Tang Ming, "Distribute these food boxes to your brothers. You come back with me and let them have a day off to enjoy this beautiful spring weather."
Tang Ming was taken aback: "Huh?"
Chen Ci raised his hand and patted his head: "What 'huh'? Just give the order, I'll wait for you outside."
"Yes." Tang Ming bowed.
After Chen Ci left, Tang Ming waved his hand, and soon more than a dozen experts appeared from all over the crabapple grove: "Boss."
Tang Ming pointed to the food box on the ground: "This is a gift from His Highness, and he even granted you a day off."
Everyone looked at Tang Ming with surprise, but Tang Ming didn't explain: "Alright, you guys stay here for your picnic, His Highness and I will go back to the city first."
Everyone cupped their hands in greeting: "Yes."
...
On Changping Street in Beijing.
Shu Tong bought a lot of things, including a box of some unusual little hairpins that she planned to give to Ye Qingning later. She also brought a lot of gifts for Haitang.
After walking around for a while, she naturally got a little hungry, so she simply found a restaurant that looked pretty good and went straight up to the second floor.
After ordering the food, he also very generously ordered a pot of wine.
It was lunchtime, and Shu Tong arrived at just the right time; there happened to be one two-person table left by the window.
After ordering, she leaned on the windowsill to look at the bustling scene below when suddenly the table was tapped twice.
She turned around and saw a young man with his hair tied up in a jade crown. He was also tall and straight, wearing a white robe embroidered with green bamboo. His features were gentle and refined, and his temperament was extraordinary.
Were all the men in ancient times this handsome?!
Shu Tong found it hard to believe.
"Brother, may I share a table with you?" the man interrupted Shu Tong's infatuation.
Shu Tong nodded: "Sure, please do as you please."
The man sat down opposite her, glanced at her face, smiled slightly, beckoned to the waiter to order a few dishes, and then introduced them to Shu Tong.
"My name is Ye Zhiyuan. May I ask your esteemed surname, sir?"
Shu Tong smiled and said, "My surname is Shu, and my given name is nothing special."
"Brother Shu," Ye Zhiyuan didn't press further, but simply said, "I see you're quite interested in Changping Street, and you have lots of bags at your feet. Are you new here?"
Shu Tong thought for a moment and nodded: "I haven't been here long, and this is my first time going out shopping."
Ye Zhiyuan nodded: "There are many fun places in this capital city. If you don't mind, Brother Shu, I can accompany you to explore around."
“No need for that.” Shu Tong’s eyes darkened slightly as she lowered her gaze and took a sip of tea. “I can’t go shopping every day.”
Ye Zhiyuan's gaze deepened: "May I ask where Brother Shu's residence is? I would like to pay you a visit another day."
Shu Tong waved her hand: "We've only met by chance, there's no need for Brother Ye to make a special trip."
Ye Zhiyuan's gaze fell on Shu Tong's face, and he smiled slightly: "Very well, we will meet again if we are destined to."
Shu Tong gave an awkward smile.
Were men in ancient times all this direct?
She wanted to go shopping with me as soon as we met, and she wanted to visit me at my door as soon as we met... Luckily, she was dressed as a man. If she were a girl, who knows what she would have done.
Sure enough, it's the same world, the same trait: men are good at flirting.
Soon all the dishes were served. Because Ye Zhiyuan had been too proactive earlier, Shu Tong focused on eating and didn't talk to him at all.
Ye Zhiyuan tried to speak several times, but was intimidated by her cold expression.
She quietly began eating her meal, but her gaze kept drifting to Shu Tong's face across from her.
Feeling a little uneasy under her gaze, Shu Tong looked up and glared at her angrily: "Why are you always staring at me?!"
Ye Zhiyuan opened his mouth: "I want to remind Shu... Brother Shu, about your beard..."
beard!
Shu Tong raised her hand to touch her beard and then realized that the right half of it was a little shaky. Her face turned red instantly, and she pressed the beard back on while raising her hand to shush.
Ye Zhiyuan nodded with a faint smile.
Feeling a little embarrassed that her disguise as a man had been discovered, Shu Tong poured two glasses of wine, one of which was offered to Ye Zhiyuan.
"I raise a glass to Brother Ye... I hope you will be careful with your words and actions!"
Ye Zhiyuan naturally understood what she meant, raised his glass and clinked it with hers: "Okay. Don't worry, Brother Shu, I'm very tight-lipped."
Then, looking at Shu Tong's full glass of wine, he whispered a word of advice: "Brother Shu, don't overindulge. Just take a sip, and I won't blame you."
Girls are generally not good drinkers, so they can't get anyone drunk.
It is detrimental to the conduct of a gentleman.
Shu Tong didn't seem to care.
Back in her original world, she was considered one of the best drinkers in the company, so this small glass of wine was no problem for her.
Thinking this, she gulped down the wine, tasted it, and exclaimed, "Good wine!"
Ye Zhiyuan was speechless for a moment when he saw her unusually bold appearance.
Shu Tong poured another glass, and with a complicated look in her eyes at Ye Zhiyuan, she waved her hand and said, "You eat yours. This wine is sweet and delicious, much better than the wine I drink back home."
After saying that, she downed another glass in one gulp.
After drinking three cups in a row, Ye Zhiyuan took her wine pot away and said, "Little Brother Shu, you can't drink anymore. It's never good to overindulge in alcohol."
Shu Tong clicked her tongue: "Your place is so stubborn. In my hometown, women and men are equal. Whether it's drinking or working, everyone is treated the same!"
"May I ask where Brother Shu's hometown is?" Ye Zhiyuan asked.
Shu Tong waved her hand: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you... I just wanted to live the way I wanted, even in this place..."
"In what way?"
Shu Tong smiled and whispered, "Work, earn money, buy a house... hold someone's hand and grow old together."
Ye Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat; her idea was indeed unusual.
He had never heard of a woman working to earn money to buy a house.
At this point, Shu Tong was already somewhat drunk, but the effects of the alcohol were still quite strong, so her mind was still relatively clear for the time being, and she did not intend to say anything more.
But Ye Zhiyuan was still very interested: "Young Master Shu's ideas are naturally unique, and I admire them very much."
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