met free Chapter 196: Rustic, 2 Funny People
Chapter 196: Rustic, 2 Funny People
"Yes, I understand." Shen Chengjing responded quickly.
"Get out."
Shen Chengjing hurriedly walked out, but after stepping one foot out of the threshold, he pulled it back, turned around and knelt in front of Luo Jixun.
"Sir, I'm from Huaiyang. I know everything that happened in Huaiyang recently." Shen Chengjing's back was wet with nervousness.
He is risking his life.
Fight for his chance.
Luo Jixun's eyes fell on Shen Chengjing and he looked him up and down.
"Do you know Xiao Yan'an?"
"I know him." Shen Chengjing responded immediately.
"You know the prince, so who are you?" Luo Jixun became interested.
"My name is Shen Chengjing. To be honest, my wife and the Crown Prince's wife are sisters."
As soon as Shen Chengjing finished speaking, everyone in the room immediately gathered around him and looked at him as if he were a monkey.
"Oh! What a coincidence! He is the Master Shen who made the young lady of the county governor's mansion so infatuated that she was willing to marry him at all costs!"
"I don't think there's anything special about it!"
Shen Chengjing felt embarrassed.
Luo Jixun took out a silver ingot from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"You, come with me."
"Yes!" Shen Chengjing nodded excitedly and immediately followed Luo Jixun out of the teahouse.
The remaining people looked at each other.
The man who had just been humiliated by Luo Jixun had not yet recovered from his shock.
Seeing that the rest of the people were also about to leave, he quickly grabbed someone who had a better relationship with him.
"Mr. Sun, can you please spare me a moment to talk?"
The two men came to a deserted place, and the man immediately bowed to the man surnamed Sun.
“Brother Liang, what are you doing? How can you worship me!”
"Brother Sun, I just offended Master Luo, and I'm afraid that my father will be implicated. However, even if I die, I want to die with a clear conscience. Brother Sun, do you know why Master Luo is so angry?"
"Brother Liang, you came to the capital relatively late, and you were not born and raised in the capital, so you naturally don't know the inside story. Considering our daily relationship, I will tell you the truth. You must keep it a secret and never say that I revealed it to you."
"Brother Sun, rest assured, I will keep my mouth shut."
"Back then, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Rong, now the Princess of Huaiyang, had an engagement with the second eldest son of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Mr. Luo's father. Mr. Luo's father fell in love with his mother at first sight and wanted to marry her. He thus missed the eldest daughter of the Duke of Rong, and the Duke of Rong angrily cancelled the engagement. The two families have been at loggerheads ever since."
"Both the Duke of Rong and the Marquis of Zhenyuan are veterans of three dynasties. They have both served as the emperor's followers and have countless disciples. Their power is even more complicated. The emperor cannot favor either family. The daughter of the Duke of Rong was famous in the imperial capital when she was young. She is well-educated, beautiful and intelligent. She is a model of a noble lady. If she had not been engaged to the Marquis of Zhenyuan so early, the door of the Rong family might have been trampled down by others."
"But the young ancestor of the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion was unwilling to marry such a dignified and noble lady, and instead fell in love with a woman who followed her father to fight in the battlefield in disguise. Although this woman has her own merits, she is not worthy of being in a noble family after all. She can't read or write, and she made a lot of jokes after the marriage. She was also looked down upon by the dignitaries in the imperial capital. No one ever invited her to any banquet."
"After so many years, there are still people comparing Princess Huaiyang with that Madam Luo. Madam Luo has never had the upper hand and has been ridiculed and mocked for so many years. It can be said that Princess Huaiyang is not in the imperial capital, but has always been weighing on Madam Luo's head. This is Madam Luo's nightmare!"
"That's it. Thank you, Brother Sun, for informing me."
"Just wait and see. Once the people from Huaiyang Palace arrive, the imperial city will become even more lively."
……
For several days, Xu Yan'er stayed in Xiao Yan'an's carriage for various reasons.
The princess said nothing.
Ji Chuhe didn't care either.
Xu Yan'er became even more proud.
Whether it is the princess or Ji Chuhe, they have to consider the prince's face.
As long as the prince likes her, she will have status!
She is different from Dong Ling.
The prince doesn't like Dong Ling, so Dong Ling can only try to please Ji Chuhe.
She will never try to please Ji Chuhe in her life!
In the blink of an eye, the imperial capital was within reach.
The Emperor agreed to the Duke of Rong's request and permitted the princess to live with her family in the Duke of Rong's Mansion so that they could have a good reunion.
However, the proper royal etiquette must still be observed.
The princess and her entourage first went to the temporary palace in the imperial capital to rest temporarily, then went into the palace to meet the emperor and the empress dowager, and then returned to the Duke of Rong's Mansion.
Although Ji Chuhe was the wife of a powerful official for a period of time in her previous life, she had never been exposed to true royal etiquette.
As soon as the carriage entered the palace, the palace steward and the aunt in charge came forward respectfully to greet it.
The princess got off the carriage first, with a calm demeanor.
Ji Chuhe took a quick look and found that her mother was less easy-going than usual.
Her demeanor is dignified and somewhat majestic.
She couldn't help but straighten her back like her mother, and behaved in the same calm and composed manner.
Following behind her were Dong Ling and Xu Yan'er, and behind them were the servants brought by the palace.
Dong Ling lowered her head nervously.
Xu Yan'er looked around, her eyes full of amazement!
The luxury of the palace was beyond her understanding.
She had never seen such a majestic, magnificent and luxurious building!
It was really worth the trip!
"This servant greets the Princess of Huaiyang, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince's wife."
The palace manager and the aunt in charge bowed together.
"Butler, there's no need to be so polite." The princess raised her hand.
Qingluo hurried forward and placed two bulging purses in the hands of the two men.
The two of them smiled, "Thank you, Princess, for the reward."
"Thank you both for your help."
"Please come in, Princess." The two of them led the way eagerly.
The princess rested in the main hall, bathed and changed her clothes.
Ji Chuhe and Xiao Yan'an bathed and changed clothes in the side hall on the east side.
Dong Ling, Xu Yan'er and the servants all went to the North Palace, waiting for people from the Rongguo Mansion to pick them up.
"Can we go out and take a look?" Xu Yan'er asked curiously.
"Aunt! This is a temporary palace. Didn't you hear the steward telling us not to walk around?" Ping'er said anxiously.
Dong Ling sat on a chair beside her, rubbed her aching waist, and looked at Xu Yan'er with a smile.
"Mrs. Xu, it's a rare opportunity for you to come here, how can you not go out and see the world! If I wasn't pregnant and it was inconvenient, I would also go out and see the world."
Xu Yan'er immediately walked up to Dong Ling and said, "I knew you had bad intentions. I won't go!"
"Are you scared? That's right. This is the imperial capital and a temporary palace. The palace rules are very strict. It's not like our Huaiyang Palace. If you make a mistake by mistake, it's a death sentence!" Dong Ling's tone became serious.
"Why are you pretending? You are the only one who knows the palace rules!" Xu Yan'er said sarcastically.
"I don't understand, but Madam does. Madam has told me many things to be careful and avoid along the way, for fear that I would make a mistake." Dong Ling looked proud.
Xu Yan'er's face froze.
She knows nothing!
No wonder Dong Ling dared to pretend in front of her!