Chapter 452: The Little Commandery Princess of Nanzhao (2)
452 The Little Commandery Princess of Nanzhao (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
“Is that so?” The Little Commandery Princess was interested. Actually, it was not that her mother liked Lingzhi, but she had decided to give it to her. She did not plan to explain and was too lazy to explain.
Helian Yu continued, “Red Lingzhi.”
The Little Commandery Princess was disappointed. “What’s so special about the Red Lingzhi? I have a few in my manor.”
Helian Yu said, “It’s not an ordinary Red Lingzhi. It’s a top-notch Red Lingzhi. The people of the Central Plains call it the Fire Lingzhi.”
“From the Central Plains?” The Little Commandery Princess was interested again.
Helian Yu nodded. “That’s right. I heard that the courtesan of Paramount has one.”
The Little Commandery Princess hurriedly stood up. “Then why are we still sitting there? Hurry up and go get it from her.”
Helian Yu smiled and said, “Princess, sit down first and hear me out first. This courtesan only opens to meet guests on the first and fifteenth of the month. It’s a waste of our time even if we go.”
“I’m the commandery princess!” The Little Commandery Princess said.
Helian Yu looked troubled. “But… you can’t reveal your identity.”
That’s right, it was impossible for the dignified commandery princess of Nanzhao Nation to go to those brothels. If word got back to her mother, she would be angry that she was improper and did not know the rules of the royal family.
The Little Commandery Princess was a little discouraged.
Helian Yu thought for a while and said, “But I heard that a Great Gu Master can make an exception for her. Princess, isn’t there a Great Gu Master in the Queen Manor? Do you think we can secretly get him to do something for you?”
The Little Commandery Princess sighed. “Since I’ve asked, he naturally won’t refuse. However, something happened to his disciple a few days ago, so he went to collect his disciple’s corpse. I don’t know how long it will take for him to return to the Queen Manor.”
Helian Yu smiled and said, “How about this? My brother and I will keep an eye on Paramount for the next few days in case someone beats us to it. On the fifteenth, we’ll look for that courtesan. On account of the Queen Manor, the Red Lingzhi will definitely be yours!”
When Yu Wan returned to the manor, she distributed a few sticks of candied hawthorn to Qing Yan and asked him to bring them to Fu Ling and Zi Su. She brought the other few sticks to Old Madam’s courtyard.
The Old Madam was old and had bad teeth. Coupled with the various discomforts of old people, the doctor had explicitly forbidden her to eat candy. However, the Old Madam could not help but secretly grab a handful of snacks and stuff them into her mouth when no one was paying attention. Yu Wan had only been here for two days, but she had already discovered it seven to eight times.
When Yu Wan entered the courtyard with the candied hawthorn, Yan Jiuchao was walking a bird. He had gotten a parrot from somewhere and locked it in a cage. The parrot was tortured by him and lay in the cage, panting.
This was the first time Yu Wan had seen a bird with its legs wide open. It was probably so angry with Yan Jiuchao that it had forgotten that it was a bird. The Old Madam looked at the man and bird happily and could not close her mouth.
“Grandmother, husband.” Yu Wan went forward to greet them.
The Old Madam had the typical reaction of ‘love me, love my dog’ and treated Yu Wan very well. Of course, when she saw the candied hawthorn Yu Wan handed over, it was even better.
However, the old madam could not bear to eat it because she realized that her grandson seemed to like candied hawthorn very much. A large skewer was gone with a puff when it reached his hand.
Yan Jiuchao’s taste buds were still at the stage where he could taste a little sour and spicy. No matter how strong the other tastes were, he could not taste them. When the old madam saw that her grandson had finished eating the candied hawthorn, she quickly handed over the stick in her hand. “Here.”
Yu Wan had guessed that this would happen. Otherwise, how could she dare to buy candied hawthorn for the Old Madam? It was not good for her health to eat so much candy.
Yu Wan handed the stick of candied hawthorn to Yan Jiuchao and gave one candy to the Old Madam. The Old Madam ate it happily.
There was also a stick for their “uncle”, Helian Beiming.
Yu Wan suddenly thought of her uncle from Lotus Flower Village. She and Yan Jiuchao had been gone for so long. She wondered how her uncle and the others were doing. Were her parents well? Were her brothers and sisters well? Did the three little fellows eat obediently? Would they miss their parents?
“Young Madam?” Her thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice. Only then did Yu Wan realize that she had already arrived at Helian Beiming’s courtyard. He liked the quiet. There were no idle people in the courtyard, only Yu Gang.
Yu Gang did not know that Yan Jiuchao was an imposter. He really thought that they were the young masters of the manor.
Yu Wan came back to her senses and looked at Yu Gang. “I bought candied hawthorn for Uncle.”
“Ah…” Yu Gang wanted to say that the general didn’t eat this.
Of course, Yu Wan knew. Anyway, it was not for him. Yu Gang scratched his head and led Yu Wan in.
“The general is in the study,” Yu Gang said.
Yu Wan nodded and knocked on the ajar door. “Uncle, it’s me. I’m here to see you.”
“Come in.” A deep voice came from the room.
Yu Wan entered the room with the candied hawthorn. Helian Beiming was rolling up a portrait. She glanced at it hurriedly. It was a portrait of a young man.
Yu Wan did not think that the reason why the Divine General of Nanzhao hid in the study in broad daylight to spy on the portrait of a young man was because he had improper thoughts about the other party. It was most likely… the son who had been expelled from the family, right?
Yu Wan did not have any evidence, but her intuition told her so. The moment the little snow fox lying on the table saw Yu Wan, it flew out! Just as it was about to fly off the table, a strong palm grabbed its tail.
“Don’t fall.” Helian Beiming said.
The little snow fox was ruthlessly pulled back, rolling its eyes in anger.
“What are you doing here? What’s the matter?” Helian Beiming looked at Yu Wan expressionlessly.
Yu Wan handed the candied hawthorn to him. “I went out just now and bought a few sticks of candied hawthorn. These are Uncle’s.”
“It’s easy for you to call me Uncle,” Helian Beiming said indifferently.
Yu Wan smiled. “I also have an uncle at home. I called Uncle more than Dad!”
For some reason, Helian Beiming subconsciously frowned when he heard this.
