Proofread by Claire.KK
Song Fu stopped walking forward and quickly answered, “Yes, that’s what Jixiang told me just now.”
“Call Du Heng over here.”
“Yes.”
Soon after Song Fu walked out, Du Heng raised the curtain and came in.
“What can I do for you, my highness?” asked Du Heng.
“Who went into the palace to take care of empress today?” questioned Lu Zhishan slowly, tapping at the table with his fingers.
Du Heng thought for a while and answered, “My highness, there are three people who came into the palace this morning and they are Marquis Zhongyuan’s wife, Marchioness Deng, Princess Mu and Royal Duck Xu’s wife, Duchess Song.”
Empress was born in Xu family so Duchess Song was no other than empress’s sister-in-law.
Lu Zhishan touched the cap of his tea cup and thought deeply in his mind.
Marquis Zhongyuan’s Mansion.
Marchioness Deng.
...
As Du Heng went out, Song Fu came in to serve Lu Zhishan with tea.
Lu Zhishan took one sip of the tea and turned to Song Fu. “Find a reason to invite princess Mu to have meals here.”
Song Fu was stunned and answered, “Yes, marquess.”
“Prepare crab roe cake, almond cream and milk tea tomorrow morning.” While Song Fu was going to leave, Lu Zhishan added slowly, “Don’t buy them from market this time.”
Song Fu then replied, “Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
...
Marquess Ning’s Mansion.
Mu Nanzhi had never had meals in Marquess Ning’s Mansion before. Though she had a close relationship with Lu Zhishan, she still avoid coming here so frequently as Lu Zhishan had kept himself low-key since he returned the capital city. She was afraid to let someone else notice their contact and never visited him at any meal time. She would just sit for a while and naturally, she had no chance to have lunch here. So when Song Fu came in and reported, she felt a bit confused. How could Lu Zhishan invite her to have meals together?
Song Fu led Mu Nanzhi to the door and said, “This way, princess.”
Mu Nanzhi just ignored him as Song Fu had given away her secret. She stepped into the room with her chin up in the air. When she was about to enter the back yard, she couldn’t help slowing her pace and averted her eyes to Song Fu asking, “Why, why marquess invites me to have meals suddenly?”
Song Fu smiled and said, “Marquess has been using the ointment that princess brought here. Now our marquess feels much better. So marquess sets the banquet to extend gratitude to your highness.”
Mu Nanzhi got happy in a sudden and said, “I’ve said that the ointment of Northern Di is pretty useful. Marquess may be able to fight with enemies again in the future if he keeps using it.”
Song Fu’s eyes darkened and he didn’t reply her words. Instead, he just kept the polite smile on his face and led Mu Nanzhi to the dining hall.
Lu Zhishan had been waiting in the dining hall already. Seeing Mu Nanzhi came in wearing her embroidered light yellow dress with surplice cuts, Lu Zhishan suddenly felt like spring was coming. Even the whole dining hall got brighter in a short time. The word gorgeous suddenly hit him.
“Cousin.” Mu Nanzhi walked in, washed her hand and took her seat beside Lu Zhishan. Then she glanced at Lu Zhishan and said, “Song Fu tells me your leg is much better now. Is it true?”
“It’s warm now and I really feel much better. The ointment that you brought are quite effective,” said Lu Zhishan, pushing two plates of snacks toward Mu Nanzhi. “Have a taste. Do you like these snacks?”
Mu Nanzhi ate one spoon of almond cream and suddenly turned around to glare at Lu Zhishan. “You said that year you would invite me to have crab roe cake, almond cream and milk tea. But I didn’t have them till now. By the way, cousin, why isn’t there a cup of milk tea?”
Proofread by Claire.KK
Song Fu stopped walking forward and quickly answered, “Yes, that’s what Jixiang told me just now.”
“Call Du Heng over here.”
“Yes.”
Soon after Song Fu walked out, Du Heng raised the curtain and came in.
“What can I do for you, my highness?” asked Du Heng.
“Who went into the palace to take care of empress today?” questioned Lu Zhishan slowly, tapping at the table with his fingers.
Du Heng thought for a while and answered, “My highness, there are three people who came into the palace this morning and they are Marquis Zhongyuan’s wife, Marchioness Deng, Princess Mu and Royal Duck Xu’s wife, Duchess Song.”
Empress was born in Xu family so Duchess Song was no other than empress’s sister-in-law.
Lu Zhishan touched the cap of his tea cup and thought deeply in his mind.
Marquis Zhongyuan’s Mansion.
Marchioness Deng.
...
As Du Heng went out, Song Fu came in to serve Lu Zhishan with tea.
Lu Zhishan took one sip of the tea and turned to Song Fu. “Find a reason to invite princess Mu to have meals here.”
Song Fu was stunned and answered, “Yes, marquess.”
“Prepare crab roe cake, almond cream and milk tea tomorrow morning.” While Song Fu was going to leave, Lu Zhishan added slowly, “Don’t buy them from market this time.”
Song Fu then replied, “Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
...
Marquess Ning’s Mansion.
Mu Nanzhi had never had meals in Marquess Ning’s Mansion before. Though she had a close relationship with Lu Zhishan, she still avoid coming here so frequently as Lu Zhishan had kept himself low-key since he returned the capital city. She was afraid to let someone else notice their contact and never visited him at any meal time. She would just sit for a while and naturally, she had no chance to have lunch here. So when Song Fu came in and reported, she felt a bit confused. How could Lu Zhishan invite her to have meals together?
Song Fu led Mu Nanzhi to the door and said, “This way, princess.”
Mu Nanzhi just ignored him as Song Fu had given away her secret. She stepped into the room with her chin up in the air. When she was about to enter the back yard, she couldn’t help slowing her pace and averted her eyes to Song Fu asking, “Why, why marquess invites me to have meals suddenly?”
Song Fu smiled and said, “Marquess has been using the ointment that princess brought here. Now our marquess feels much better. So marquess sets the banquet to extend gratitude to your highness.”
Mu Nanzhi got happy in a sudden and said, “I’ve said that the ointment of Northern Di is pretty useful. Marquess may be able to fight with enemies again in the future if he keeps using it.”
Song Fu’s eyes darkened and he didn’t reply her words. Instead, he just kept the polite smile on his face and led Mu Nanzhi to the dining hall.
Lu Zhishan had been waiting in the dining hall already. Seeing Mu Nanzhi came in wearing her embroidered light yellow dress with surplice cuts, Lu Zhishan suddenly felt like spring was coming. Even the whole dining hall got brighter in a short time. The word gorgeous suddenly hit him.
“Cousin.” Mu Nanzhi walked in, washed her hand and took her seat beside Lu Zhishan. Then she glanced at Lu Zhishan and said, “Song Fu tells me your leg is much better now. Is it true?”
“It’s warm now and I really feel much better. The ointment that you brought are quite effective,” said Lu Zhishan, pushing two plates of snacks toward Mu Nanzhi. “Have a taste. Do you like these snacks?”
Mu Nanzhi ate one spoon of almond cream and suddenly turned around to glare at Lu Zhishan. “You said that year you would invite me to have crab roe cake, almond cream and milk tea. But I didn’t have them till now. By the way, cousin, why isn’t there a cup of milk tea?”
