Chapter 12

  Chu Xiao was having a rest day, so early in the morning, the couple went to pay their respects to their parents. After chatting for a while, Chu Yangshi smiled and said to Chu's father and mother: "Father, Mother, since my husband is free today, we'll accompany you on a stroll around the city." Chu's father and mother heard their daughter-in-law's words and saw the joy on their son's face, so they were naturally delighted. Chu's father looked at his son and daughter-in-law, shook his head and said: "I appreciate your filial piety. But I still have to work hard for the emperor like an old horse."

  After Chu Fu's explanation, Chu Mu seemed to be a rather open-minded person. As long as her son was living well, she would never force anyone into his room. Moreover, the way this daughter-in-law handled things had always been to her liking. She smiled and shook her head, saying: "You two go ahead, just remember to send Seven Lang and Nine Lang over when they wake up." Chu Mu was very fond of her grandchildren, never allowing them to come greet her early in the morning, only wanting them to sleep a bit longer and grow stronger and healthier.

  Chu Xiao turned around and whispered to Chu Yang, "Xiao Lan, we haven't left the Wang Fu yet." Chu Yang looked out of the window with some concern. Chu Xiao instructed Chu Chui, who was standing beside the carriage, "Madam is not feeling well, tell the coachman to stop for a rest." Chu Chui, who had been following alongside the carriage, became flustered upon hearing Chu Xiao's words and loudly shouted at the coachman, "Stop! Madam is unwell!" The pedestrians walking alongside the carriage heard Chu Chui's shout and couldn't help but glance over at the window veiled with thin silk.

  Chu Dang finished speaking and walked forward, silently sitting down on the carriage frame with his head bowed. Inside the carriage, Chu Xiao and his wife exchanged worried glances. Chu Xiao turned to look towards the Wang Fu, where he saw Jiang Wanyan and Ji Yan approaching from around the corner. His hand was tightly grasped by Chu Yangshi, who excitedly said: "So Little Lazy's smile is so free and beautiful! Husband, let's go pick up Little Lazy." Chu Xiao stared intently at that spot, his expression suddenly turning serious. In a loud voice, he ordered: "Let's go!"

  Jiang Wanru and Jiyuan walked out of the palace, turned a corner after walking for a while, and saw more and more horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on the road adjacent to the outer wall of the palace. Some carriages were still parked by the roadside, with lazy coachmen sitting and resting. Jiang Wanru and Jiyuan looked back again, gazing at the courtyard wall of the palace behind them, and both let out a long sigh. At this moment, Jiang Wanru's face was filled with a brilliant smile, while Jiyuan smiled and sized up the horse-drawn carriages parked by the roadside and the pedestrians in groups of three or five.

  His words made Jiang Wanmu and Ji Yan look at him with a glance, and Jiang Wanmu stretched out her hand to pinch Ji Yan twice. Ji Yan walked over with an impatient face, looking at the car driver and saying: "There is a business that will be delivered to your doorstep, can you take it?" The man heard Ji Yan's words, he jumped up immediately, looked at the package in Ji Yan's hand, and bowed to the two women, saying: "I'll take it, this job for the lady, I must take it. But where are you going, madam and sister?"

  Ji Yan saw his considerate actions and her expression slightly improved. She turned to Jiang Wanru and said, "Miss, he seems lazy, but he's still a filial person. For the sake of his mother at home, let's take his car." Jiang Wanru smiled and nodded, her gaze quickly sweeping over the man, noticing the solemn look between his eyebrows. She suppressed the urge to turn back and take another look, and after Ji Yan got into the car first, she followed without looking back.

  The horse carriage drove into the traffic, Ji Yan hugged her package tightly and leaned close to Jiang Wan's ear, whispering: "Xiao Lan, is there something wrong?" Jiang Wan looked at Ji Yan with some appreciation after she changed the way she addressed him, saying: "Hmm, look how naturally you're calling me now, just call me that from now on. That person just said that there are people from the Wang Fu following us from behind, we need to shake them off before we can leave the city directly. The sky is still early, I'll make a trip to East Street, running into such a good opportunity, it's just right to go there and take care of some things."

  Ji Yan was carefully examining the colorful fabrics in the fabric store, when Jiang Wanmu walked out of the store, smiling and saying to the woman behind her: "Thank you, madam, for being willing to help me, these are exactly what I'm looking for." Ji Yan went forward, took the things from Jiang Wanmu's hands, and put them in a package. The two left the fabric store and saw an empty horse carriage parked by the road. Ji Yan went forward to ask about the price, and the man turned his head to glance at Jiang Wanmu, saying: "I have something else to do later, but if you're going to South Street, I can take you there."

  The people from the Wang's residence watched as Jiang Wan and Ji Yan entered the pastry shop. These men had never been interested in women's eating habits, so they hid in the shadows, waiting for the two gluttons to come out. After a long time, batches of people came out, but the two who went in did not reappear. Someone with quick reflexes rushed into the store, laughing and asking the shopkeeper, who heard the shopkeeper's wife laugh and say: "Oh, you're talking about that lady and her maid? They packed a lot of pastries. The woman said they used too much water this morning, so I took them to the back, and the two of them conveniently left through the back door."

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  By Cat Pounce Chinese