sbdcsierra Chapter 275 3 Posts
Chapter 275 3 Posts
"Judge Liu, I'll head back now."
"Okay, take care..."
Long Chuqing walked towards Xiao Han through the snow, and Xiao Han stepped forward to greet her, tilting his umbrella towards her.
After waving goodbye to Judge Liu and the medicine boy, Long Chuqing walked out with Xiao Han.
"Didn't you go to the military camp? When did you come back?" Long Chuqing asked.
Xiao Han went to the military camp for the past three days because there were many things to handle. The weather was cold and the back-and-forth travel was quite tiring, so he stayed at the military camp for the first two days.
"I've finished dealing with the matters at hand, and I'll be back around 3 PM."
"Didn't you just return to the city not long ago?"
"Hmm." Xiao Han nodded slightly: "I went back to the Prince's Mansion first, and when I learned that you were in the Imperial Hospital, I came to pick you up."
"It's so cold outside, it would be much better to stay in the Prince's mansion and rest. Imperial Physician Liu will send someone to take me back."
Xiao Han turned to look at Long Chuqing, a smile on his face.
He hadn't seen Chu Qing for more than two days, and he missed her terribly, so he came to pick her up.
When Long Chuqing went to help out at the pharmacy before, he would pick her up every night. He felt that being able to pick her up and drop her off was a wonderful and happy thing, especially on a snowy day like this.
Moreover, sharing an umbrella with Chu Qing in such a snowy environment, walking on the rustling snow, leaving behind their footprints side by side, creates a very romantic atmosphere.
"Because... I miss you," Xiao Han said softly.
"Um, what did you just say? Why?"
Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and Long Chuqing didn't hear what he said afterward.
Xiao Han smiled to himself, but did not continue to tell anyone. He turned to look at the person beside him and silently repeated in his heart, "Because I miss you."
Fei Feng and Feng Yu indicated that they had all heard it.
Meanwhile, inside the Imperial Hospital, a group of onlookers peered out, watching Xiao Han and Long Chuqing's departing figures.
He exclaimed: This scene is as beautiful and romantic as a painting.
“Sister Long and the Prince look so well-matched,” the young apprentice said, his hands tucked into his sleeves. “The Prince is so kind; he even came all the way to pick up Sister Long.”
"Indeed." Judge Liu smiled as well: "The way His Highness looks at Miss Long is full of tenderness, something I've never seen before!"
"No," Judge Liu flicked the young apprentice's forehead, "You brat, you're too young to be thinking about these things. You should focus on learning pharmacology first!"
The boy covered his head and ran inside; only his injured world had been created.
By the time they returned to the manor, it was already completely dark.
Candles were lit inside the house, and lanterns were hung under the eaves.
"Chu Qing, would you like to have dinner with me later?"
Walking along the corridor, Xiao Han asked.
"Alright! But I need to go back to Qiushui Pavilion first."
"Hmm, I still need to have them prepare. I'll send someone to call you in a bit." Xiao Han thought for a moment and then asked, "By the way, Chu Qing, is there any dish you'd like to eat? I'll tell the kitchen to make it later."
"Hmm..." Long Chuqing thought for a moment: "There's nothing in particular I want to eat. The dishes made by the chefs in the manor are all delicious and suit my taste. You can arrange it."
"Alright then..."
After Long Chuqing returned to Qiushui Pavilion, Xiao Han returned to Qinli Courtyard, where Uncle Zhong greeted him.
"Steward Zhong, prepare extra food for dinner later. Chu Qing will be coming over to dine with me tonight."
"Alright, I'll arrange it right away."
Then Uncle Zhong handed over three invitations: "Your Highness, the Grand Princess's residence sent an invitation this afternoon, and the other two were sent by the Nangong residence."
Xiao Han took the invitation, opened it, and read it. "So it's my great-aunt's birthday banquet."
"I'll leave the gift preparation to you." Xiao Han closed the invitation and handed it back to Uncle Zhong.
"Yes," Uncle Zhong replied, "Should we prepare according to the standards of previous years?"
"It should be more generous than last year!"
"Okay, I understand."
Xiao Han picked up the other two posts and browsed through them. They were invitations to visit a hot spring resort.
Xiao Han frowned slightly after reading it. He had no connection with Nangong Ming. Although they had dined together at Juhonglou before, there were many people there, and they didn't exchange more than a few words.
He did not believe that Nangong Ming had not sent anyone to investigate the previous burning of Yuexi Tower.
The main purpose of sending this invitation is probably to invite Chu Qing to come and have fun. As for sending him the invitation, it's obviously just a side thing.
Today, while I was still worried about the border situation at the military camp, I was surprised to receive a travel invitation. It's really inappropriate.
He tossed the two invitations to Uncle Zhong and said, "Go and reject them for him. Just say that I'm too busy."
Uncle Zhong carefully put away the two invitations: "Yes, I will send someone to reply to the Nangong family."
Uncle Zhong thought for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, there is an invitation here for Miss Long. Should we give it to her or help her reject it?"
After hearing this, Xiao Han considered for a moment: Yes! One of them is for Chu Qing, and he can't make the decision for Chu Qing directly.
This seems disrespectful to her. If she finds out about this later, will she blame me for making decisions for her without her consent?
"Never mind," Xiao Han said after thinking it over, "Leave the invitation here first, and I'll talk to Chu Qing about it later."
"Alright." Uncle Zhong handed the invitation to Xiao Han, then grinned and walked outside.
He thought to himself: Since it's rare for the prince to dine with Miss Long tonight, he should have the kitchen prepare plenty of delicious food.
Just as he was thinking about what dishes to prepare, he met Qingzhou, who was idly strolling around in the corridor.
"Qingzhou, what are you doing wandering around here? Don't you have anything to do?"
"Hmm," Qingzhou nodded, "There's nothing to do right now. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"It's nothing serious. Could you go to Qiushui Pavilion later and invite Miss Long to Qinli Courtyard for dinner? I need to go to the kitchen, so I'm asking if you're free."
Qingzhou's eyes lit up. "Your Highness wants to dine with Miss Long? Alright, I'll go to Qiushui Pavilion, you go to the kitchen!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran away in a flash. Uncle Zhong watched his disappearing figure and said, "Running so fast? I haven't even started telling the kitchen to cook yet!"
He shook his head helplessly, then smiled and walked towards the kitchen.
It was lunchtime at the manor, and Granny Lin went to the main kitchen to fetch the food, while Ziguang was setting out the bowls and chopsticks in the living room.
When Long Chuqing returned just now, he told Ziguang that he was going to dine at Qinli Courtyard tonight, so Ziguang did not prepare any bowls or chopsticks for her.
When Qingzhou arrived at Qiushui Pavilion, he only saw Ziguang in the living room and asked, "Where is Miss Long?"
Zi Guang turned around and saw that it was Qing Zhou. She knew that he must have come to call Long Chuqing to have a meal. She glanced into the courtyard again but did not see Long Chuqing.
"Perhaps she's in the small kitchen! Did you come to call the young lady for her meal? So soon?"
She knew that the young lady had returned with the prince, and judging by the time, the kitchen shouldn't have finished cooking so quickly.