Chapter 515 Extra - Not a Single Coin Can Be Missing
However, Chen Ci did not ask in detail. When Shu Tong returned, he only said that he would give the opening ceremony outline to Prince Ling, and the rest would depend on Prince Ling's decision.
Shu Tong waited a day and received good news: her plan was approved.
When Tang Ming told her the news, Shu Tong appeared calm on the surface, but she was overjoyed inside.
One hundred gold coins in hand!
Shu Tong then spent another day compiling a detailed plan and handed it over to Tang Ming to deliver to the Ling Prince's Mansion.
All Ling Wang knew was that the plan was prepared by someone from the Crown Prince's residence, but he didn't know exactly who it was. However, because the details were very much to his liking, he instructed his servants to make all the necessary preparations according to the plan.
The Crown Prince's residence also organized a Cuju (ancient Chinese football) team, with Tang Ming as the captain. Quotas were assigned to Wutongju and Chuyundian.
The day before the sports meet was the usual rehearsal. Shu Tong hadn't originally planned to have Chen Ci take her, so she had Haitang prepare a car in advance.
However, Haitang, whether she was truly clueless or what, actually went to Tang Ming specifically to ask for a carriage.
The next day, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Wutong Residence, and as soon as Shu Tong got in, she saw Chen Ci sitting upright inside.
The man, dressed in a blue and white brocade robe, held a book in his hands, exuding an air of nobility and elegance.
After her initial surprise, Shu Tong quickly greeted him, "Your Highness."
Chen Ci lifted his eyelids slightly and saw that she was also wearing a blue and white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Come in."
Shu Tong sat down next to him, and Tang Ming ordered the carriage to proceed. The carriage was quiet for a moment, a quietness that made Shu Tong feel a little awkward.
"Is Your Highness not busy today?" she asked with a smile.
Chen Ci turned a page of his book before asking indifferently, "What? You don't want me to come along?"
Shu Tong blinked. She hadn't said anything, so how did His Highness guess?
She pursed her lips: "Of course not, I'm just afraid of delaying Your Highness's important business."
“This is the important matter.” Chen Ci closed the book, his gaze falling on her face: “After all, it costs one hundred gold coins, which is no small sum.”
Shu Tong pretended not to understand and smiled foolishly. No matter what His Highness the Crown Prince said, she was going to accept the hundred gold coins, not a single coin less.
...
The carriage went directly to the suburban villa where Prince Ling was holding the sports meet. When the carriage stopped, Prince Ling happened to be at the gate. After seeing that it was Shu Tong and Chen Ci who got out of the carriage, he asked a question in disbelief.
"Didn't the master of etiquette come?" Prince Ling laughed. "I even prepared a grand gift for him."
Shu Tong's eyes lit up, and after bowing, she asked, "What grand gift has Uncle Wang prepared?"
Before Ling Wang could speak, Chen Ci cleared his throat and said, "Uncle, there's no need for such formalities. We just need to be able to share your burdens."
Shu Tong glared at him, and could only shut her mouth awkwardly.
Ling Wang just smiled and said, "It's nothing special, just some antiques and calligraphy, just a token of my appreciation... It's just that my master didn't come, so I don't know what he likes."
"I really don't need antiques or calligraphy and paintings."
Seeing that Shu Tong's eyes lit up again, Chen Ci said directly, "This set of etiquette was made by Consort Shu. She only thought about sharing the burden with Uncle Wang, and she didn't think about asking for a reward, right Consort Shu?"
Shu Tong gritted her teeth slightly: "Your Highness is right."
Ling Wang's surprised gaze swept across Shu Tong and Chen Ci's faces, and after confirming his thoughts, he became even more astonished.
"Was this entire set of etiquette really created by my niece-in-law?"
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