"County Lord, the auspicious sign has refused to eat for two days, and if it continues like this, I will starve to death."

As soon as Shu Mei got up from his lunch break, the subordinates who guarded the stables came to report. Shu Mei listened and ran to the stable to check, Ji Zhao was lying on a pile of hay, he had lost a lot of weight, and he had completely lost his former spirit.

"Did you go to the West Market and ask a veterinarian to see it?" Shu Mei asked.

"The veterinarian who specializes in watching horses in Xishi went back to his hometown to eat wine the day before yesterday, and said that he would not be back until three or five days......"

"The last time the county lord came back from the Hidden Dragon Temple, didn't he say that Princess Tongshu likes to raise horses? Why don't you ask the princess to help you take a look? Frostfall reminded him.

"yes, why did I forget. I'm going to go to the palace. ”

After Shu Mei went to her grandmother's room to report, Liang learned that she did not marry to the palace, but became friends with the princess, and smiled helplessly: "Go, go, it's rare that you have made friends with similar temperaments in the capital, just don't be rude to go empty-handed." ”

After Shu Mei responded, he brought some homemade pastries, preserved fruits and a pair of colorful butterflies from Shufu, and took a small sedan chair to Zhaowang's Mansion.

When the small sedan chair of Shufu was waiting for the transmission in front of the palace, Shu Mei lifted the sedan curtain to look around, and happened to see Chu Yugu, who was dressed in black, striding towards the main gate of the palace. The palace guards who had blocked the sedan chair of Shufu before, instead of stepping forward to inquire at this time, they even nodded and smiled at him.

The owner of Tianxiang Mansion is just a businessman in the market, and he can enter and exit the palace with such a swagger! Shu Mei was thinking about this matter, and the porter who had entered the report before came out and said, "The princess has invited the county lord of Hejing to enter the mansion——! ”

Shu Mei let Shuang Xia carry the food box, she carried the butterfly cage and got off the sedan chair and walked towards the gate of the palace.

"Please also open the box and let us see what is inside?"

I thought that the concierge had been passed through, and I would be able to go in directly, but I didn't expect the guards to check the gift box. Shu Mei had to let Frostfall open the lid of the box and let the guards check it. Seeing that several layers of bamboo drawers were filled with delicate pastries and preserved fruits, the guard raised his hand and picked up a candied fruit, put it in his mouth and ate it.

"County Lord, you, look at him-" The frost who was holding the gift box was so anxious that he couldn't do it.

"Please also forgive the county lord Shu, this is the rule set by the prince, but everything sent into the mansion, we must carefully inspect it, and we must not be negligent." The guard next to him explained.

"Examine it carefully? The man who just went in, why didn't he see you to check it? Shu frowned and looked displeased. She personally selected this gift box for the princess, and the reckless guard actually picked it up and ate it.

"The prince of Chu who just went in is a distinguished guest of the palace, and the prince allows him to come and go freely at any time."

Shu Mei was helpless, picked up the sheer bamboo cage in his hand and asked, "What about this, do you want to open it too?" ”

The guard took a closer look and said, "There is no need to open it, but this is a living thing and cannot be brought into the palace." ”

"It's a pair of butterflies, and it's a gift from me to the princess's sister." Shu Mei explained.

"I naturally recognize this as a butterfly, but the prince stipulates that except for the living ingredients of the Catering Bureau, the rest of the living creatures must be personally approved by him if they want to enter the palace. If the lord of Shu County wants to bring it in, he has to wait for the prince to come back and allow it. ”

"I didn't have such trouble bringing a basket of butterflies into the Yongnian Palace last time."

"The county lord of Shu doesn't know, our princess is expensive, and she doesn't dare to casually contact these insects who don't know where they come from."

Shu Mei stuffed the cage into the guard's hand, and said angrily: "That's it, I just don't bring it in." ”

After a delay at the door for a while, Shu Mei and Shuang Xia, under the leadership of the maid sent by Xu Zhiyi to respond, bypassed more than a dozen courtyards all the way, and walked for half an hour before arriving outside Huiyi Hall, where the princess lived daily.

"The palace is so big, it is necessary to go so far, no wonder I have been waiting for a long time just now." Frostfall held the food box in his hand, gasping for air.

"Lord Shu is here for the first time, let the sedan chair be sent directly to the east door in the future, which is the closest door to Huiyi Hall." The answering maid lifted the bamboo curtain at the door and said with a smile: "Lord Shu, please come in." ”

As soon as Shu Mei crossed the threshold, Yuzhu shook the silk fan and greeted him, "The weather is hot and humid today, the princess has asked people to prepare iced black plum juice and melons and fruits, I will lead you to the cool pavilion to rest first." ”

"Is Sister Princess also in the Pavilion?" Shu Mei asked.

"The princess just got up, and she is still freshening up at the moment, so the county lord of Shu will use some cold drinks first."

"It's been this hour, and the princess's sister has just gotten up?" Shu Mei looked surprised.

"Lord Shu doesn't know, our princess is happy, and she is more sleepy than before......" Yuzhu ordered someone to bring chilled black plum juice while smiling and shaking the silk fan for Shu Mei.

"Sister Princess, are you happy?! It's really good, it seems that the Zanglong Temple's Goddess of Mercy really worked! Shu Mei is sincerely happy for Xu Zhiyi.

"Sister Ah Mei is finally willing to come to see me?" Shu Mei and Yuzhu just chatted a few words, and Xu Zhiyi, who had finished grooming, walked into the pavilion with the support of two maids.

Yuzhu immediately stepped forward to welcome her to the seat opposite Shu Mei, and asked the little maid to hand her a brocade support on her back, and moved her foot to put it at her feet, for fear that she would make a mistake.

After Xu Zhiyi sat down, Shu Mei got up and bowed, "Last time, the princess's sister said that she was going to my house to see the auspicious omen, and I have been waiting for my sister." If my sister doesn't come, I will come uninvited. Here are some snacks I picked for my sister, and my sister will see if she likes anything? ”

Frost opened the food box and presented it, Xu Zhiyi smiled: "Yuzhu, look, I said I wanted to eat candied fruit in the morning, and Sister Ah Mei sent it in the afternoon, but I really have a heart!" ”

Immediately, she picked a few kinds of preserved fruits from the bamboo drawer with great interest and tasted them, and finally pointed to the green plums and said, "This one tastes the best, sweet and sour, I like it." ”

"I'll make this green plum just right, if Sister Princess likes it, I'll make some more and send it over another day."

"Then thank you, sister." Xu Zhiyi was not polite in front of Shu Mei, and ate a few more.

"The princess likes sour so much, it seems that she is pregnant with a little son." Yuzhu said with a smile on the side.

"In my dream yesterday, I really dreamed of a white and pure little boy, so I thought that when the fetus was stable in a few days, I would go to the Hidden Dragon Temple to make a wish." Xu Zhiyi said while eating green plums.

"Although this candied fruit is delicious, the princess can't be greedy, and she will hurt her body by eating carefully."

A clear voice like knocking jade came from outside the pavilion, and when he followed the sound, he saw a handsome man in a moon-white shirt walking in with a smile. As the wind rolled up his sleeves, a luscious fragrance floated at the bottom of his nose.

"Lord Wang, this is the county lord of Hejing in Shu Xiang's mansion." Xu Zhiyi got up and introduced Ling Zhao.

It turned out that this was Ling Zhao, the king of Tongshu, who looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. Shu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then got up to give a blessing, "Shu Mei has seen the prince, the prince Jin'an." ”

- "I have seen Prince Tongshu many times in the palace banquet, he is handsome and extraordinary, and he is the favorite Langjun of the official ladies in the capital. ”

Thinking of his grandmother Liang's comments, Shu Mei couldn't help but be impressed by the Yongya demeanor of the man in front of him. This man who almost became her husband is indeed one in a hundred beautiful men, and he is also the best-looking man she has ever seen in her life, but ...... It's still not as good-looking as Brother Ling Li!

"It turns out that you are Shumei?" Ling Zhao put his arms around Xu Zhiyi's shoulder, looked at Shu Mei with a smile and said, "The woman who can be friends with Zhiyi is really extraordinary. ”

"Why did the prince say this?" Xu Zhiyi asked with a smile.

"Zhiyi dared to go to my father and propose marriage, but Miss Shu dared to refuse my father's marriage. How fortunate it is for this king to meet the only two strange women in the world in his life! ”

Unexpectedly, Ling Zhao would mention the refusal of marriage, and Shu Mei instantly blushed.

Ling Zhao saw her embarrassment, so he turned his head sideways and said to Xu Zhiyi: "I still have some political affairs to deal with, so I'll leave first, you can talk." ”

"Congratulations to the prince." Xu Zhiyi and Shu Mei bowed down together.