Chapter 43: Dark Circles

Princess Pingyang didn't have anything to talk about with Zhang Yuan.

After a brief chat, Zhang Yuan excused himself to prepare dishes and retreated.

turned to let Xiaoqing Xiaoya serve Princess Pingyang, for fear that Princess Pingyang would be bored, he also got some classics collected by Zhang Yuan over the years and sent them over.

Soon night fell, and all the dishes prepared for Princess Pingyang were made by Zhang Yuan himself, in order to cooperate with Her Royal Highness the Princess, Zhang Yuan also moved out the bronze utensils at the bottom of the box at home.

Then let Xiaoqing Xiaoya bring it over, and when Princess Pingyang finished eating, Xiaoya put away all the tableware, but Zhang Yuan had been waiting outside the door.

"Did Her Royal Highness the eldest princess say anything?"

Zhang Yuan stepped forward to block Xiao Ya and asked.

"Why are you here, master?

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess said that the dishes you made were very delicious. ”

Xiaoya was very surprised that Zhang Yuan was in such a hurry now.

"Didn't say anything else?"

Zhang Yuan obviously didn't want to ask this.

"Something else?

Without.

Just tell me what you want to know. ”

Xiaoya had no way to understand what Zhang Yuan meant for a while.

Zhang Yuan saw Xiaoya like this, so he had to pull her into a dark corner.

"What are you going to do here, Master?

If you have any needs, Xiaoya will come to you at night, how bad it would be if someone bumped into you here. ”

Syllable!!!

Zhang Yuan slapped Xiaoya suddenly, this little girl is the same as Xiaoqing now, and it is estimated that she will start thinking about spring when she is older.

"I just wanted to ask you, did Her Royal Highness the eldest princess say that she meant to leave?"

Xiaoya lowered her head and blushed, realizing that she would be wrong.

"No, His Royal Highness also asked Xiaoqing to help her get a new silk quilt, and also changed your bed."

Nani...

Zhang Yuan was stunned all of a sudden, it was his own bed, not to mention that Pingyang Hou Cao Shi was still alive now, even if he was dead, if the matter of the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty sleeping on his bed was spread?

The most important thing is what Wei Qing will think if he knows about it in the future.

"Okay then, you can send the tableware back later, clean up the bamboo building on the right, and I'll sleep there tonight."

"Whoa."

Xiao Ya promised and quickly ran away.

Zhang Yuan saw that the place where he lived was robbed by others, and he could only let out a long sigh, but there was nothing he could do.

Obviously, Dinghu Yanshou Palace is on the side, and it will take more than half an hour to arrive by carriage, but Princess Pingyang is living here, which is really uncomfortable for Zhang Yuan.

Thinking that there was a married Han princess lying within 100 meters, Zhang Yuan tossed and turned and didn't fall asleep all night.

The next day, after the rooster crowed, he hurriedly freshened up, put on his court clothes, and waited outside the main building where he lived.

And the person who passed it on was still Xiaoqing, and Zhang Yuan's deflated appearance made Xiaoqing feel that his son was dwarfed by it.

"Your Highness, the head of the family, he is already waiting outside the door."

The eldest princess took a cup of strong tea, rinsed her mouth, and then spit out all the tea in the basin that Xiaoqing was holding.

"Let Zhang Yuan come in."

Xiaoqing is also well-behaved in front of Princess Pingyang.

"Whoa."

When Xiaoqing came out and let Zhang Yuan in, Zhang Yuan had been waiting outside the door for a quarter of an hour, and his legs were sore.

"Can you get in?"

Xiao Qing looked at Zhang Yuan's appearance and smiled.

"Well, Childe, go in quickly."

Zhang Yuan sighed softly, and then immediately changed his smile and walked in.

Seeing that Princess Pingyang had already taken a seat on the main seat, Zhang Yuan hurriedly went over and bowed.

"Please greet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."

At this moment, Zhang Yuan's eyes were dark, and Princess Pingyang felt a little funny when she saw it.

"Doctor Qing didn't rest well last night?"

Zhang Yuan knew that he had dark circles under his eyes, and explained with a smile.

"There are not many guards in the house, and the minister is worried that Her Royal Highness the princess will not sleep well here, so the minister is not asleep."

Princess Pingyang smiled and said jokingly.

"I heard that Dr. Qing has not been married so far, and these girls in the house are also a little beautiful, and I thought that Dr. Qing was tired and couldn't sleep well because he sang songs every night."

Zhang Yuan hurriedly shook his head and said.

"Your Highness, don't get me wrong, the dark circles under the minister's eyes are really not because of that.

To tell the truth, the minister has never been close to a woman, and he doesn't know what it's like, and I hope Her Royal Highness the eldest princess will know. ”

As soon as she said this, Princess Pingyang's eyes immediately lit up, and her interest was raised, no matter when there was no shortage of gossip people.

"Oh? In this way, the eldest daughter of the Shuzhong merchant Jia Zhuo has been in your house for a few years, and you have never touched her? ”

Zhang Yuan smiled helplessly and said.

"Your Highness, the minister and the eldest daughter of the Zhuo family are just friends, and she is only living in the minister's mansion."

"Then Sima Xiangru misunderstood you?"

Zhang Yuan immediately nodded and said.

The minister was also angry at the rumors in Chang'an City, but he was never able to block people's mouths.

After a long time, the minister is not afraid of those rumors. ”

Seeing Zhang Yuan's appearance was very indignant, Princess Pingyang got up and walked slowly to Zhang Yuan's side, Zhang Yuan quickly lowered his head.

But Princess Pingyang stretched out a finger, touched Zhang Yuan's chin, and forcibly lifted Zhang Yuan's head.

Zhang Yuan couldn't hide his surprise in his eyes at all, this eldest princess's strength was definitely more than herself.

"You look pretty good, do you want me to pay attention to it and find you a daughter of the Hou Mansion?"

Princess Pingyang said with interest.

One of the skills that a princess must have is to be a matchmaker.

Zhang Yuan was so frightened that he hurriedly took a step back, and then immediately lowered his head and said.

"The minister can't attach himself to those nobles, if he meets a beautiful woman by chance, the minister won't miss it.

The marriage of the minister is no longer bothering Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. ”

Princess Pingyang sighed, then stepped back and sat down in her chair.

"Oh, that's a pity.

What a good person, go down, I want to meditate by myself. ”

"Whoa."

Zhang Yuan lowered his head and retreated respectfully.

When he got out of the sight of Princess Pingyang, Zhang Yuan exhaled with relief.

"Lao Zhao, prepare the horses and find some people, I will go to Lantian Mountain to hunt."

Zhang Yuan now just wants to unload all the pressure on his body, so he has to choose to go hunting in the mountains.

Lao Zhao knew that his head of the family had been under heavy pressure since Liu Che came yesterday, and when he heard that Zhang Yuan was going to hunt, he hurried to prepare weapons and horses.

In this way, Zhang Yuan left Princess Pingyang at home, and took four or five people to Lantian Mountain to hunt.

But in fact, he didn't go far, thinking about when Princess Pingyang was gone, and he would go home again to continue to live the comfortable life he used to have.

Sure enough, after knowing that Zhang was far away from home and went out hunting, Princess Pingyang just left after lunch, and Zhang Yuan also sneaked back home.