Marquis Xuanping had a perfect smile on his face and looked very elegant.
After hearing him introduce himself, Luo Chengwu's eyes flashed with a dark light. He lowered his arm and looked at him carefully:
"Are you the consort of Princess Zhongli Xingyue? You act like a decent person but don't speak human language. Did you take a nap after making so much noise just now?"
You must be kidding!
Marquis Xuanping did not expect this person to speak so rudely, his face darkened and he was about to get angry.
Unexpectedly, Luo Chengwu was not finished yet. He circled around him and looked him up and down. "I don't think you're that good! You're as skinny as a chicken. I can lift you up with one hand. And you have greasy hair and powdered face. You don't look like a good person."
Marquis Xuanping looked at Luo Chengwu with a sullen face. "Your Excellency, be careful with your words! This is not your Northern Yan territory, this is the capital of our Dali! Are you trying to stir up trouble by making such rude remarks?"
"I'm just being honest. How can this be considered provoking? If you really want to call it provoking, it's because you're blind. We're standing so conspicuous here, and you can still bump into us and smash my prince's precious flowers!"
Luo Chengwu immediately refuted.
"It was wrong for me, a groom, to break your flowers! I deeply apologize and have already had you compensated. You are being too petty to hold on to this! Is this the temperament of you, the people of Northern Yan?"
Marquis Xuanping no longer looked at the reckless man Luo Chengwu, but looked straight at Gong Yehong, wanting to ask him for an explanation.
Gong Yehong looked at him politely and said, "It's not that we're stingy. This flower is called 'Golden Branches and Jade Leaves'. It's priceless and extremely precious. I didn't expect that you would destroy it as soon as we arrived here."
The corners of Xuanping Hou's mouth sank slightly. "Then I wonder what the Crown Prince plans to do?"
"No problem! Just give me another pot of the same one as mine. If you don't give it to me, you can't leave today!"
Luo Chengwu took a bold stance and blocked the way.
The attendant was angry: "It's already half the day, where can we find you..."
Marquis Xuanping stopped him and patiently explained, "Time is short today. How about I have someone find an identical flower and then personally bring it to the post station and give it to the Crown Prince?"
"After ordering someone to find it? How long will it take? My prince just said that this flower is precious and in short supply! Don't you understand? Do you think we'll have to wait forever if you spend your whole life looking for it?"
The followers of Marquis Xuanping could no longer tolerate Luo Chengwu's repeated disrespect for the Marquis.
"Since you know this flower is precious, you should have kept it at home and kept it safe. But you chose to flaunt it through the streets in a crowded area. Who knows if you deliberately bumped into our carriage and blackmailed us?"
Marquis Xuanping remained silent, he also had doubts.
When people around heard this, they couldn't help but think it made sense.
Is this person from Northern Yan trying to stir up trouble with ulterior motives?
Ji Changying had already curiously moved to the side to look at the pot of flowers that were broken and trampled on the ground.
This flower is indeed 'Golden Branch and Jade Leaf', also known as Portulaca oleracea. It has thick branches, lush flowers and leaves, and pink and white flowers dotted in between. It can be seen that the quality is indeed good.
It’s a pity that the branches and leaves are now withered, the branches and leaves are trampled and broken, and the root system has also been damaged.
But Ji Changying didn't believe that this flower was priceless.
Because this flower is not difficult to grow, as long as it is given enough environment, light and water, it can reproduce quickly.
But... maybe people in the capital city have never seen it, because the environment in the capital city is not suitable for the growth of this flower at all!
This flower always grows in a warm environment, which is exactly the same as the growth environment of the jade vine that Bei Yan took out.
It seems that the climate in Northern Yan should be relatively warm.
She saw it but didn't say anything. It had nothing to do with her anyway.
Sure enough, Gongye Hong and Luo Chengwu sang the same tune, and what they said was impossible for Marquis Xuanping to refute, after all, they were in the wrong first.
Marquis Xuanping told the people around him that he would reward anyone who could find the same flower for him in the flower market with 100 taels of silver.
I didn’t expect that there would be such a good thing just for watching the fun!
Immediately, many people rushed to the flower market to inquire whether there was a potted plant called "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves".
The result is naturally obvious. Many people have never seen it, let alone heard of it.
But because of this, more people learned about the excitement here and rushed here.
Gongye Hong stood there calmly, "If you don't believe me, my Lord, feel free to search the entire capital. If you can find a second one, I will give you the position of Crown Prince."
Hearing his conviction, Marquis Xuanping was even more alarmed. "Your Highness, the Crown Prince knows I can't afford it, yet you insist I pay you back today. What exactly do you want?"
"This prince is not deliberately making things difficult for you. Since the Marquis can't produce it, then let the Crown Prince do it! I heard that the Crown Prince is very favored by the Emperor, and I think he is very capable. Within five days, either produce an identical pot or a pot of equal value. Otherwise, don't blame this prince for not showing mercy to the Marquis."
Marquis Xuanping's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
Let him go find that rebellious son?
dream!
But he would not say it at the moment. He just got on the carriage with a gloomy face and ordered his followers to leave quickly.
Luo Chengwu was somewhat dissatisfied: "Your Highness, are you just going to let this guy go like this? He didn't even apologize! He looks so cowardly. I really don't know what the eldest princess of Dali has in her eyes! She actually fell for him..."
"Be careful with your words!" Gongye Hong gave him a sharp look and stopped him from saying anything else.
Luo Chengwu was a little indignant, but he kept his mouth shut.
Gong Yehong glanced at Zhou and Ji Changying who were standing aside watching the fun, twitched his lips, and left with his men without even glancing at the flowers on the ground.
When he saw the mother and daughter, he thought of the Tianshan Snow Lotus, and his heart ached.
"Your Highness! Now the flowers are ruined, and the Emperor of Dali has not responded yet. Where can we find the person the old Taoist mentioned? Could he be deceiving us..."
Even after walking away, Ji Changying could still hear Luo Chengwu's mumbling voice. She lowered her head and looked at the pot of rotten flowers.
She picked it up.
Yanyun quickly bent down to help her. Zhou looked at it with some disdain: "Throw it away!"
Ji Changying smiled and said, "He can still be saved. Let's take him back first."
After hearing this, Yanyun took it more seriously. She held the item carefully in her arms and followed Ji Changying to the shops on both sides.
In a carriage on the roadside.
Lai Xiao said with some annoyance: "Miss, it's all my fault that I was a step too slow. The flower was picked up by the newly-appointed Princess Hehua."
Cui Yanwu glanced at Ji Changying's back and lowered the car curtain: "Nothing, I just wanted to pick it up and take a look out of curiosity, let's go."
Ji Changying and Zhou spent half a day strolling around the flower market. Most of the items sold there were potted plants such as ancient pines, cypresses, plum trees, and calamus.
Most of them pursue the ancient and simple state and advocate the beauty of nature.
And when it comes to matching pots, they also pay attention to the elegance, and they must choose "elegant pots and strange and steep stones".
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