Chapter 94 See You Again
After offering sacrifices to his ancestors, Zhu Yuhuan stayed in Nanjing for a few more days. The reason was simple: he wanted to offer sacrifices at Chaotian Palace and meet with the Shen family.
After all, I came to Nanjing. Although I didn't have time to visit textile factories in Wucheng, Jiaxing and other places, it was still in time to meet the Shen family.
Chaotian Palace knew that Princess Shunde was coming to Nanzhili, and had already invited her a long time ago, but Zhu Yuhuan had a lot of other things to do and had no time to come. He could only visit Chaotian Palace in person before leaving.
Zhu Yuhuan also specifically stated that there was no need to drive away tourists.
Normally, women in the family would avoid others when traveling, but Zhu Yuhuan never had this taboo, let alone when he was marching or fighting, so he didn't care whether he was "watched" by others or not.
What's more, Zhu Yuhuan is accompanied by his own guards. Even if someone has bad intentions, they will have to see his own strength.
Zhu Yuhuan was not too concerned about understanding the Daoist principles. He simply asked about the previous distribution of grain and porridge, just to get a general idea in his mind.
The people in Chaotian Palace knew what Zhu Yuhuan was looking at, so they asked a few disciples to take Princess Shunde for a stroll in Chaotian Palace. Zhu Yuhuan's first destination was Xishan Taoist Temple, where Liu Yuanran once lived.
After all, Liu Yuanran was her immortal master, the True Man of the Mysterious Lingxu Qingxiao. Even though Zhu Yuhuan was only half-baked, he still had to come and visit him to express his remembrance of the great immortal Liu Yuanran. Therefore, Zhu Yuhuan only brought Huai'en in, leaving the others waiting outside the Taoist temple.
The meeting with the Shen family was also arranged at Xishan Taoist Temple, so there was no need to worry about being disturbed by others.
Shen Guangci was getting old and rarely went north. He only asked his third son Shen Tingli to go north to pay a visit to Zhu Yuhuan every year. This time, it would be much more convenient to meet in Nanjing, so Shen Guangci, Shen Tingli and his son, and Shen Tingli's wife Li went to Xishan Taoist Temple to meet Princess Shunde.
The Shen family often traveled to Yunnan for business along the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, but due to Luchuan's frequent harassment of Yunnan, their business had gradually ceased in the past two years. Before Zhu Yuhuan even entered Yunnan, Shen Guangci's letter had already arrived, implicitly implying that the Shen family would go to Yunnan to support Zhu Yuhuan.
If she hadn't repeatedly asked Shen Guangci to stay well, Shen Guangci would have definitely gone to Yunnan in person to prevent the princess from feeling uncomfortable in Yunnan, or at least send some good things over.
It had been many years since they last met. When Shen Guangci saw Zhu Yuhuan, he was filled with emotion and knelt down to pay his respects. "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Zhu Yuhuan personally helped him up. Seeing that he was still moved to tears, he felt a little amused and asked, "How come after all these years, you are more easily moved than before..."
Shen Guangci stood up and quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve, saying, "I haven't personally visited Your Highness for several years. I didn't expect to hear news about Your Highness again. It turned out that Your Majesty sent Your Highness to supervise the army in Luchuan. I have been worried ever since..."
Zhu Yuhuan was a little amused and said, "Need you to tell me? I saw those petals on the road and wondered if you did this on purpose."
Shen Guangci didn't expect her to guess so quickly, and said with a wry smile: "This is also because the officials have the intention, and the common people are willing..." After that, he did not forget to say: "Your Highness, don't worry, this is all the property of the Shen family, and not a penny of the factory has been embezzled."
Zhu Yuhuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Fortunately, there are flying flowers in this season, so it's acceptable on the surface. If it were summer, I'm afraid I would have ridden away on the spot."
The artificially dropped flowers were beautiful, but it reminded Zhu Yuhuan of the words that Jin Ying boasted about at the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and he felt uneasy.
Chen Guangci knew she had no intention of scolding him, so she said with a smile, "Your Highness's appearance is so beautiful that even flying flowers would be attracted to it. What's so strange about that?" He then continued, "Your Highness, you don't know that the love of beauty is prevalent in Jiangnan these days, and this love of flowers is universal, regardless of gender. Your Highness's perfumed ointments are selling very well, and even men can't help but buy a box or two. Recently, my daughter-in-law came up with a way to sprinkle perfume on silk flowers and wear them on her hair. They are more fragrant and beautiful than fresh flowers."
Zhu Yuhuan had already caught a glimpse of the hairpin on Li's head, who was following nearby, and said with a smile, "You will come up with a plan. Later, I will ask the people in Northern Zhili to follow suit." She looked at Li and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"
Unexpectedly, the princess asked her about it, so she quickly replied, "My surname is Li, and my family name is Cui Lian, Cui for verdant green, Lian for rain curtain."
Zhu Yuhuan exclaimed, "What a unique name! It sounds like a picture."
Li Cuilian was a little embarrassed, "Your Highness, you are too kind."
Seeing his wife being appreciated by the eldest princess, Chen Tingli also looked proud and said, "Your Highness, you don't know that my wife often smells like these balms and ointments. Many of the scents of balms were created by her and a few close friends."
Seeing Zhu Yuhuan's gaze sweeping over, Li Cuilian hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I have never revealed the method of making incense. I just asked if some fragrances are suitable. We women get together to play together. Over time, we can chat about the notes of literati and write down a few thoughts..."
Zhu Yuhuan didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and asked, "It's only natural. Why make such a fuss?"
After all, ointments and balsams are not high-tech products. Just like weaving, sooner or later others will learn how to make them. It's just a matter of time.
Zhu Yuhuan was curious again and asked, "But from what you said... you also have a poetry club?"
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