The whole world is cultivating qi, only I am cultivating the body

Seeing the depressed Princess Xianglan, Mu Zhi walked up to her and gently hugged her: "Don't be sad. There will be natural disasters and man-made disasters in life. The dead are dead, and the living have to live on."

Feeling Mu Zhi's warm embrace, Princess Xianglan nodded, got up from Princess Xianglan's arms, calmed herself down, suppressed the sadness on her face, and replaced it with a smile: "I have taken you to all the places I am familiar with in the imperial city. Is there any other place you want to go or want to go?"

Zeng Wenyu and Mu Zhi looked at each other. They both knew that Princess Xianglan had not yet gotten over it, and she still had the shadow of being attacked by her brothers in her heart. So Mu Zhi suggested going to some fun places in the imperial city.

Princess Xianglan brought the two of them to Caiyufang in the east of the imperial city. This was the largest den of gold consumption in the entire imperial city, and also the most lively place in the entire imperial city. Even though it had just suffered a disaster, it was still bustling here.

None of the shops in Caiyufang were closed. They had been open since the first day after the disaster, but the prices of the items sold inside had gone up a lot. At this time, there are always people who make a fortune from the disaster. If it weren't for a series of decrees issued by the new emperor, the prices here would have gone up to the sky long ago. Fortunately, the luxury goods sold here would not affect people's livelihood too much even if the prices increased.

They walked into a shop, which was filled with goods that usually only rich people would buy. The shop owner's eyes lit up when he saw what the three were wearing, and he immediately walked towards Mu Zhi and Princess Xiang Lan.

The clothes Princess Xianglan wore were naturally specially supplied by the royal family, and Mu Zhi's clothes were also not bad either. Only Zeng Wenyu wore ordinary cloth clothes. The shopkeeper naturally thought that Zeng Wenyu was a servant who accompanied the two young ladies to buy things, so from the moment the three of them entered the store, he had been constantly showing his courtesy to Princess Xianglan and Mu Zhi, trying to get the two women to spend some money in the store.

Unfortunately, what kind of vision does Princess Xianglan have? What kind of vision does Mu Zhi have? Unless there are more unique goods in the store, how could the two of them be interested in the things in this store? Not to mention the goods after the price increase, the two of them just looked in the store, shook their heads and left the store, leaving only the shopkeeper standing behind with a smile to send the three of them out of the store.

The shopkeepers in the imperial city are snobbish, but they will not do anything like scolding customers when they leave the store without spending money, nor will they do anything to slander people behind their backs. After all, this is the imperial city of the new country, a place where throwing a brick can hit several officials. Who knows if the customer who came in today is the child of a high-ranking official? Or the servant of a nobleman?

They walked almost all the way through the Caiyufang, and only bought two items in total, both of which were clothes that Princess Xianglan and Mu Zhi liked. Zeng Wenyu didn't buy anything from beginning to end.

"In front of us is another place of embezzlement in the imperial city, Nong Yu Fang. It's a place that many..." Princess Xiang Lan lowered her voice, "a place that many court officials like to go to. It's said that there are many talented female cultivators in it, such as playing musical instruments and singing. But when I came out before, my maid never let me go there, so I haven't seen how good those female cultivators there are in that aspect."

Princess Xianglan was not accompanied by any maid today. She was still very interested in the situation in Nong Yufang ahead. It was a pity that Zeng Wenyu took a look ahead and turned the two of them back. Mu Zhi had naturally noticed the situation ahead a long time ago and did not refuse Zeng Wenyu. Instead, Princess Xianglan looked regretful.

After leaving Caiyufang, Princess Xianglan asked, "Brother Zeng, why did you drag me away? I have inquired privately. Nongyufang is the favorite place for male cultivators in the entire imperial city. Many of my father's ministers and their children like to go there..."

“Ahem…” Zeng Wenyu almost choked to death on his own saliva when he heard Princess Xianglan say that. “Um… Xianglan… Nong Yu Fang is not a place you girls should go to. Your maidservant was right to not let you go.”

"Why?"

Seeing the confusion on Princess Xianglan's face, Zeng Wenyu blushed slightly. He didn't know how to explain this matter. Finally, Mu Zhi, who was next to him, whispered a few words in Princess Xianglan's ear and explained to her what happened in Nong Yu Fang.

After listening to Mu Zhi's explanation, Princess Xiang Lan's pretty face flushed. She had never thought that Nong Yu Fang would be like that: "Well... no wonder the maid didn't let me go. It seems that I misunderstood her. If father knew that she took me to that kind of place..."

Princess Xianglan did not continue her words as she was too embarrassed to speak. Although she had not experienced those things yet, she knew something. As an unmarried princess who did not even have a prince consort, if she appeared there, there was no telling how the new emperor would punish her.

She left quickly with a red face, and Princess Xianglan brought Zeng Wenyu and Mu Zhi to the prince's residence. The crown princess Youruo received them warmly and arranged them in the side rooms of the residence.

Princess Xianglan did not return to the palace at night. Crown Prince Xin Wenyuan had been extremely busy these days, and only Crown Princess Youruo was left in the mansion. The things that Mu Zhi had quietly told Princess Xianglan during the day kept shocking her. After dinner, she insisted on asking the Crown Princess to sleep with her.

It is much freer outside the palace than inside. Xin Wenyuan can enter and exit the mansion outside the palace freely. Princess Xianglan has not returned to the palace in the past few days. She has been wandering around the imperial city with Zeng Wenyu and Mu Zhi every day. It was not until the evening four days later that Xin Wenyuan came out of the palace and happened to see Zeng Wenyu and the other two who had just returned from outside.

"Brother! Brother!" Princess Xianglan called Xin Wenyuan from afar.

"Xiang Lan! Stop shouting, I heard you." Xin Wenyuan held Princess Xiang Lan, who had thrown herself at him, in his arms and gently tapped her forehead with his hand. "How many times have I told you to be more steady, more steady? Why are you still so unstable?"

Xin Wenyuan didn't use any strength to hit Princess Xianglan, and Princess Xianglan's current physique was no longer comparable to what it used to be, so Xin Wenyuan's hit didn't hurt at all: "Hehe, I'm happy to see big brother!"

"Alright, alright, let big brother go. Big brother came back this time just to look for brother Zeng and Miss Mu Zhi. I will take them to the palace to see the emperor later."

"Father? Why does Father want to see Brother Zeng and Sister Mu Zhi?"

"You little girl, does your father need to report to you, Xianglan, before he meets someone?"

Hearing Xin Wenyuan's question, Princess Xianglan made a face at him: "Hehe..."