Chapter 53: Bewitched All the Way
“Senior Brother.” Xingnong greeted.
Songbai got off the carriage and greeted respectfully, “Miss Shen.”
This respect came from the bottom of his heart.
After all, not everyone could tame a wild bull, not even himself.
Of course, the most important thing was that last night, he saw Master actually pat her head.
Master had always kept his distance from women.
There were so many beautiful and talented women in the capital, even he couldn’t help but take a second look, but Master was like a blind man, never looking at them.
He never thought Master would take a liking to a thin and dark-skinned girl like Miss Xingnong.
He never knew Master’s taste was so unique!
But the more he looked at Miss Xingnong, the more pleasing she became, much better than those pretentious women in the capital.
Most importantly, such a mistress should be easy to serve in the future.
At this time, Chu Tiankuo got down from the carriage.
He glanced at the young man who had run away, then looked down at the porcelain in the baskets, surprise flashing in his eyes before turning to Xingnong, “Didn’t go up the mountain to learn from Master today?”
Master had just sent him a message by carrier pigeon, asking him to investigate where her family lived.
Xingnong nodded, “Mm. I asked for leave tomorrow because I’m moving and went into the city to buy some things.”
Moving?
Well, she really should move.
“Are these your things?” Chu Tiankuo looked at the two baskets of porcelain on the ground.
Xingnong, “Sort of! Someone gave them to me.”
This was the first time Xingnong had encountered such a person?
Someone gave them to her?
Chu Tiankuo looked towards that someone.
The young man was no longer in sight on the road.
Songbai also looked at the “someone” who had disappeared. Such a large basket of high-quality porcelain was given to Miss Shen?
This someone was a bit special!
Especially generous!
He suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Gold would always shine, Miss Shen was indeed irresistibly charming!
Chu Tiankuo glanced at Songbai, “Load them onto the carriage.”
Songbai: “. . .”
He didn’t really want to.
He realized that Master was also special, especially generous!
If it were him, he would have thrown them away!
Why move the enemy’s things?
Reluctantly, Songbai went to move the two baskets of porcelain on the ground.
But as he lifted the baskets, he couldn’t help but think: Should I pretend to drop them and break them?
He thought about it but didn’t do it in the end.
Looking at the space in the carriage, Songbai’s eyes darted around. He pushed the small table to the innermost part, blocking the leftmost position, then used the two baskets of porcelain to block the right side, leaving only enough space for two people to sit in the spacious carriage.
“Master, Miss Shen can get on the carriage now!” He lifted the carriage curtain and said to the two.
Chu Tiankuo said to Xingnong, “Get on the carriage first.”
Xingnong got on the carriage and sat in the innermost position.
Chu Tiankuo followed, stunned for a moment before sitting beside her.
The originally spacious carriage became cramped due to the two extra baskets.
“Master, we’re setting off.” Songbai stared at a larger pit on the road, pulled the reins, turned the horse’s head, and set off.
Xingnong felt the carriage turning on the official road, and when it suddenly jolted, her body bumped into the person beside her.
Songbai’s voice rang out, “Please forgive me, Master. The road is too narrow, it’s hard to turn around, the wheel fell into a pit.”
Xingnong: “. . .”
Was he sure this wasn’t a case of “protesting too much”?
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Why did she feel like she was the one who fell into the pit, not the wheel?
Xingnong glanced at the person beside her.
The person beside her sat upright and composed, his back straight as a pine tree, his body not even swaying from the jolt.
Chu Tiankuo turned to look at her and asked casually, “What are you going to buy?”
She didn’t have any money on her yet, what could she buy? “Let’s go to the yamen first, I asked someone to buy land yesterday, I need to change the name on the deed first.”
Chu Tiankuo nodded and said to Songbai outside, “To the yamen.”
“Yes!” Songbai replied, staring at the bumpy road.
Inside the carriage, after Chu Tiankuo asked Xingnong a few questions, he picked up a porcelain bowl from the basket and examined it.
The official road was a dirt road, not exactly rough, but there were always some bumps and potholes, so the carriage swayed all the way.
However, compared to last time, Xingnong felt it was especially bumpy this time!
Therefore, the clothes of the two people sitting side by side inevitably rubbed against each other.
And in this narrow space, the refreshing scent of cedarwood was inescapable.
It was inexplicably somewhat romantic.
She couldn’t help but glance at the person beside her.
The man was studying a white porcelain bowl in his hand, his handsome profile showing a concentration and seriousness she had never seen before, his appearance simply breathtaking, enough to topple nations.
She couldn’t help but stare…
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The carriage stopped outside the yamen.
Chu Tiankuo, who had put down the bowl at some point, said to Xingnong, who had been looking at him all the way, “We’re here.”
He looked at her, a smile hidden in his peach blossom eyes.
Xingnong quickly came back to her senses, pretending to be calm as she looked away and replied, “Oh.”
Her face felt a little hot.
She actually got lost in thought!
Chu Tiankuo’s lips curled up unconsciously, and he pointed to the two baskets, “You can put these two baskets of things into the golden bead.”
“. . .”
So, why didn’t he say it earlier along the way?
Making her bewitched by his beauty all the way!
Chu Tiankuo got off the carriage first, the slight upturn of his lips making Songbai stunned.
Then Songbai suddenly felt that it was worth it for him to stare at those big and small pits along the way!
Speechlessly, Xingnong put the two baskets into the golden bead before getting off the carriage.
As soon as Xingnong got off the carriage, she saw three horses.
At this time, a heroic girl in red hurried out of the yamen.
Two black-clad guards followed behind her.
Zhang Ruohua was stunned to see Chu Tiankuo, then her face lit up with joy. She ran up to Chu Tiankuo and said excitedly, “Crown Prince Chu, why are you here?”
At this time, Li Yong walked out of the yamen and immediately called out when he saw Chu Tiankuo, “Shiye, Master is looking for you.”
Shiye? Zhang Ruohua thought of her grandfather saying that Old Master Tang was here, and Ren Zilin was also here as the county magistrate, she realized how stupid she had been!
She should have guessed that the Crown Prince should be here too!
All these years, she had even asked her senior brothers in the Embroidered Uniform Guard to inquire about his whereabouts.
If she hadn’t designed a very powerful formation, and her grandfather had made an exception to write a recommendation letter for her, asking Old Master Tang to guide her, so that she could participate in the Four Kingdoms Youth Formation Master Competition, she wouldn’t have known that he was actually here.
Chu Tiankuo didn’t even spare Zhang Ruohua a glance, let alone acknowledge her. He turned to Xingnong and said, “Let’s go in!”
Xingnong walked to Chu Tiankuo’s side, and the two entered the yamen side by side.
Only then did Zhang Ruohua notice Xingnong’s presence. Her almond-shaped eyes swept over Xingnong from head to toe, surprise flashing in her eyes. How could such a lowly commoner be with the Crown Prince?
Zhang Ruohua waited until the two entered the yamen before walking towards Songbai, who had parked the carriage, and asked in a low voice, “Songbai, who is that woman? Why is she walking with the Crown Prince?”
In the capital, the woman Songbai admired most was Zhang Ruohua. She was skilled in martial arts, understood formations, and had a kind personality.
But he wouldn’t reveal anything about Master’s matters, only saying, “Miss Shen is here to handle some business at the yamen.”
Zhang Ruohua thought of the constable calling out “Shiye” and assumed that Xingnong wanted to report a case or something, so she didn’t pay much attention.
A dark-skinned and thin woman, who looked like she came from the lowest class of commoners, she didn’t take her seriously at all.
Thinking of the formation diagram in her arms, she excitedly ran inside.
