Donggong Zhangjiao

Chapter 19 The Heart of Man, the Needle Under the Sea

On Fang Yun's side, Qing Rong came back with lunch and told her that Pei Yao was eating at Zhou Shuren's place.

"It seems that Zhou Shuren is also impatient. Today, she called His Highness to go to another boat to discuss matters. She let the girl named Jasmine next to her keep an eye on her. When His Highness comes back, she will watch over it."

While laying out the meal, Qing Rong chattered.

"It's right to be anxious." Fang Yun waved his fan indifferently, and looked out the window, "I just heard from Yan Wei that we will stop at the wharf in Tongqian County for a night to replenish things. Maybe we can go down for a walk. , this boat has been sitting for a long time, and the shaking makes people dizzy."

It took a whole day and night to board the boat.

Qingrong nodded, "This boat ride is new at the beginning, but after a long time it gets boring, Liangdi, you're okay, I saw that many people are not used to boat rides, and they vomited like hell."

"From Kyoto to Zhongzhou, it will take eight days to get there. I'm afraid these people will suffer." Yan Wei sighed.

Fang Yun stood up, walked to the table, took the bowls and chopsticks, and smiled slightly.

"Whether other people are suffering or not, I don't care about it now. My stomach is really hungry. Let's have a meal first."

Seeing that she was in a good mood, the two maids also smiled.

At that time, Pei Yao was also having lunch in Zhou Shuren's room.

Zhou Shuren is gentle and considerate, good at observing people's wishes, even though it is the first time to serve Pei Yao for dinner, she can be sure of Pei Yao's preferences, and she is very considerate when serving dishes next to her.

But it was precisely because of her thoughtfulness that Pei Yao ignored her while eating, and treated her like a servant, and put down the bowls and chopsticks when he was full.

Poor Zhou Shuren hadn't even eaten two mouthfuls yet, seeing him put down his chopsticks, he didn't dare to continue eating, so he immediately put down his chopsticks too, stood up and brought tea to serve Pei Yao to rinse his mouth.

Then he said kindly.

"Your Highness, do you want to take a nap? It's hot and sleepy in summer. If you sleep for half an hour, you'll feel better in the afternoon."

"Alright, just lie down for a while."

Pei Yao was indeed a little tired, so he didn't refuse, and went straight to the inner room to lie down.

Zhou Shuren didn't get the order to rest together, and he didn't dare to lie down with him without authorization. After thinking about it, he also did the work that Fang Yun had done before.

Acting as a maid to enjoy the cool and fan the wind, she waited on the side of the couch.

Although the breeze was blowing, it was supposed to be cool and comfortable, but Zhou Shuren used rose dew on her body, and now she asked someone to light rose fragrance in the room, and it didn't smell right.

At the first smell, it feels rich and lingering, gentle and sweet, but after a long time, I feel tired and flustered.

It was probably because the smell of the food covered the meal just now, and the two of them sat far away, so Pei Yao didn't feel that it would be impossible to be next to each other now.

After smelling it for a long time, it was greasy and stuffy, reminding him of the last time he was smoked on the deck, and he couldn't sleep well.

Enduring the effort of lying down for a stick of incense, he still got up.

"Your Highness?" Zhou Shuren looked at him unexpectedly.

Pei Yao raised his hand and touched the bridge of his nose, "Suddenly remembered that there is still one thing waiting for Gu to deal with, Gu is going back first, you can rest."

After finishing speaking, he immediately stayed on the bed, put on his coat and went out.

Although Zhou Shuren felt that this was an excuse, she didn't know what she had done wrong. After thinking about it for a while, Liu Mei frowned like a hemp rope, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was.

In the end, he had no choice but to believe Pei Yao's words.

On Fang Yun's side, after taking a nap, it was also very strange to hear that Pei Yao left Zhou's place not long after lunch.

I sent someone to inquire about it, but nothing happened.

"It's said that a woman's heart is a needle in the sea, but in my opinion, it should be said that it is a human heart, a needle in the sea." Fang Yoon teased helplessly.

The two maids just smiled.

How dare they talk about the prince.

After such a small episode, the whole afternoon was peaceful until dinner time, when the boat docked at the wharf of Tongqian County.

Although it is only a small county, as the name suggests, the county is still very rich. Daqi's currency minting has been done in this small county.

And there is also a jade mine here, the jade produced is of high quality, called Linghe jade, which is also quite popular.

The Crown Prince, the First Prince, and a group of officials from Kyoto came here, and the local officials naturally came to welcome them early and held a dinner in the city.

So for dinner, everyone disembarked and went outside to have a banquet.

Naturally, it was necessary to save face for Pei Yao on such an occasion. Although she was a concubine, she was the prince's concubine at any rate, so her imposing manner could not be inferior, so Fang Yun dressed up very carefully.

The hair is all coiled up and combed into a windward bun, with the exception of glass broken flower hairpins, a pair of purple gemstone tassel hairpins, and a dragonfly walk wrapped in gold silk.

I didn't wear the necklace, because I didn't have enough good ones to support the scene, so I might as well not wear them.

As for the things on the head, they were all rewards after entering the Eastern Palace.

For the clothes, I chose a purple lily skirt sprinkled with flowers and soft silver, which is dignified, luxurious and soft.

I wanted to take another silk handkerchief, but felt that it was not light enough, so I chose a light gauze fan.

After waiting to pack up, seeing Pei Yao, when they got off the boat together, Pei Yao looked at her twice more.

I have never dressed up so finely and luxuriously before, so it is natural to have something new before my eyes.

Of course, Zhou Shuren is exquisite from head to toe as always, but there is a word called aesthetic fatigue.

No matter how beautiful something is, there is no multi-facetedness. After looking at it for a long time, it will become monotonous. Is it boring?

But right now is not the time to pay attention to the two concubines, so Pei Yao just took a look and led the people away.

When we got off the boat, we naturally arranged for a carriage to meet them.

The First Prince had already arrived one step ahead, and at this moment he was waiting beside him with the two female relatives from his mansion.

Fang Yun followed behind Pei Yao and walked side by side with Zhou Shuren. He was decent and generous, but when he saw the woman next to the First Prince, his complexion instantly sank uncontrollably.

"Liangdi."

Qingrong's complexion was not good-looking, so she quickly reminded her softly.

Fang Yun immediately lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and covered the cold light in his eyes.

Almost lost his composure, probably because the wealthy and enchanting woman standing beside the eldest prince was her sister Fang Pei.

Thinking of all the past, I really can't suppress the feeling of hatred and disgust.

Apparently, Fang Pei saw her too, and as soon as the smile faded from his face, he glanced up and down at her, revealing a bit of sarcasm.

The men didn't seem to be affected by the atmosphere among the women. After Pei Yao approached, the eldest prince took the initiative to salute first.

When it comes to pretending, the First Prince is still very good.

It's just that after he saluted, Fang Pei naturally had to follow suit, not only to Pei Yao, but also to Fang Yun.

Although she is the side concubine of the First Prince, the First Prince has not been conferred a title yet, so Fang Yun's status as the Crown Prince Liangdi is actually as high as her in the royal family.

And Pei Yao is both the crown prince and the elder brother, so naturally Fang Yun is half taller than Fang Pei.

So after Zhou Shuren took the initiative to salute Fang Pei, Fang Pei could only pinch his nose, and the reluctant Fang Pei bowed.

Such a good opportunity, how could Fang Yun let her go so easily, so he immediately pretended to be intimate, stepped forward to give her a hand, and said with a gentle smile.

"It's been a long time since I saw you. My sister looks so good. Although there is a difference in status now, we are sisters after all, so don't stick to these vain courtesy."

She bit down on the words "respect and inferiority" especially, and Fang Pei's face stiffened in response.

(End of this chapter)