Because of Prince Jing's status, Zhu Wenyun immediately stood up to go out to greet him. Zhu Yu said to Zhu Wenyun angrily, "Dad, should I step aside for a while?"

Zhu Wenyun: "No need, just sit here and wait. He is most likely here to find you."

Zhu Yu: ... I really know how to thank you.

As expected, when Prince Jing came in and saw Zhu Yu sitting in the room drinking tea, he said straight to the point: "I came here to apologize to you, but I didn't expect that I would make things worse and turn things into what they are now."

Zhu Yu stood up and bowed to him, without commenting on his apology.

Prince Jing was disappointed and thought to himself that the father and daughter of the Zhu family were so similar, both of them were cowardly and stubborn. He turned around and asked the maid behind him to present a brocade box to Zhu Yu: "Miss Zhu, here are three thousand taels of silver and a jade hairpin, please accept them. In addition, please rest assured that this time when you go to Jiangnan, I will definitely protect your safety."

Zhu Yu was thinking, "Last time you said you could cancel the engagement, but I almost married you!" But she didn't dare to show any displeasure on her face. She took the brocade box with both hands and said with a smile, "Then I will rely on you, Your Majesty, for my trip to Jiangnan."

When Prince Jing saw that she accepted the gift, he exchanged a few polite words with Zhu Wenyun and left.

Zhu Yu sat in a chair in a daze. Jiangnan was so beautiful. "You said that spring is not late, and I have arrived in the real Jiangnan." In her previous life, she had no money and no time to go there. It would be nice to go there in this life. What should she bring? Oh, who should she bring? When the servants knew that she was going to Jiangnan, they would scramble to beg her.

When Zhu Wenyun came back, he saw Zhu Yu sitting there in a daze with a confused look on her face. He had no idea that his daughter's thoughts had gone astray. He thought she was reluctant to leave her family and was afraid to go on a long journey alone.

He walked over to the pearwood chair next to Zhu Yu and sat down. He patted her shoulder soothingly and said lovingly, "Don't be afraid, my dear. You will be back in three or four months. Daddy is afraid that you will be in danger outside alone, so he specially asked the emperor to give you four secret guards to protect you along the way. I will go to Aunt Lin and tell her to prepare some silver for you. She is very considerate, so let her help you check the things you need to bring on the road."

Zhu Yu looked at this adopted father who was always thinking about her, and she couldn't help feeling deeply moved. The original owner really didn't know how to appreciate his blessings. What terrible things did he do every day? Since she had replaced the original owner, she would be filial to this father in the future.

Zhu Yu: "Dad, don't worry. I'm already this old, and I'm used to being crazy. I'm just going to be away for a few months. It's okay. I'll go to Aunt Liu and tell her later."

Zhu Wenyun looked at her sensible daughter in front of her and felt a lot of emotion in her heart. Feiwan, you see, our daughter has finally grown up and become sensible. I have lived up to your trust back then.

Zhu Yu chatted with Zhu Wenyun for a while before walking towards Aunt Lin's courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she smelled the scent of incense and candles. She waited for a while before the maid came out to inform her and invited her in.

When they entered, the smell of incense and candles in the yard had dissipated and was almost inaudible. Only a faint scent of burning fragrance could be smelled in the house. Aunt Lin didn't say anything, and Zhu Yu didn't ask. If the person involved doesn't want to talk about some things, asking may not get the truth, so it's better to just pretend that you don't know.

Zhu Yu was sitting on a chair, discussing the trip to Jiangnan with Aunt Lin, while looking at the furnishings in Aunt Lin's room. The original owner seldom came to Aunt Lin's room except to spend money, so he had no impression of the furnishings in Aunt Lin's room. Today, Zhu Yu carefully and secretly looked around. The items in the room were extremely cheap. There were no calligraphy or paintings on the wall. There were only a few ordinary vases with a few jasmine flowers on the small side table in the middle of the chairs. She and Aunt Lin were using the same ordinary teacups, and the tables and chairs were also made of ordinary wood. She looked around a few more times in disbelief but didn't see anything valuable. Even Aunt Lin didn't have anything valuable on her, just some ordinary jewelry. It was said that Aunt Lin was the only woman in her father's house now, and her father still trusted and valued her very much. In Zhu Yu's opinion, this living environment was too simple and even shabby. Aunt Lin was either too good at pretending, or she was born with a indifferent temperament.

Half an hour later, Aunt Lin finally finalized all the details of her trip with Zhu Yu. Aunt Lin bit her lip and said, as if she had made a great decision, "Miss, when you go to Jiangnan this time, you must carefully observe his character when you are with Prince Jing, and also pay attention to whether he is still obsessed with that person. Miss, if a man can't let go of another woman in his heart, it's really hard for him to be a good match."

Zhu Yu actually figured it out on the way to Aunt Lin's place. The emperor made such an arrangement because he had not given up and wanted to match her with Prince Jing. No matter what kind of person Aunt Lin was, what she said at this moment was that she was sincerely considering her and helping her sincerely. She appreciated this. She smiled and blinked at Aunt Lin: "Aunt Lin, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will pay attention to these things. When I come back, I will bring you and your sister some good things from Jiangnan."

Aunt Lin was very pleased to see that she not only did not think she was nosy but also took her words to heart. The little girl finally grew up and could distinguish right from wrong. She shook her head, and the hairpin on her head, which had been worn for more than ten years but was still as well-maintained as new, swayed gently with her movements: "Thank you, Miss, for thinking of me. Since entering the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiaoqiao and I have been living a good life and have not lacked anything. But you, it's not like being at home outside. There are too many things to spend money on. You should stop saving money to buy things for me and Qiaoqiao."

Zhu Yu stood up and walked out, saying simply, "It's okay. Who would go out without bringing gifts for their family? Just wait to receive them. When the time comes, just take them. I'm going back now. I've been busy these past few days and I'm really tired. Oh, by the way, I'll be gone for a few months. I'll have to trouble you to take care of the farm and shops."

Aunt Lin really liked Zhu Yu's straightforward personality, and she no longer refused the gift. She just stood up to see her off and promised, "It's no trouble at all. This is the trust that the master and you have in me. I will do my best."

Zhu Yu returned to her yard, and as soon as she entered the door she started yelling, "I'm starving, I want to eat burritos, I want to eat pork elbows, I want to eat people!"

Xiaohua: ……

Sakura: "Miss, this guy doesn't like to eat. I heard it's not tasty."

Zhu Yu rolled his eyes at Xiaoying: "Eating human flesh will make you crazy, okay? I don't even know that it's not okay to eat. I'm just using it to express how hungry I am."

Sakura: "Miss, do you want to eat some melon?"

Zhu Yu, there are melons to eat here too? That's great! : "Tell me about it!"

Xiaoying: "The woman who does the shopping in the kitchen happened to meet a watermelon seller when she went out today. I'll ask Jiaozi to cut it for you."

Zhu Yu, okay, after all, she was wrong.

But she still ate the watermelon. The juicy and sweet watermelon was considered a pretty good fruit in ancient times. While eating it, Zhu Yu missed the modern strawberries that were as big as eggs. She had never eaten strawberries since she came here.

She had only eaten a piece of watermelon when the servants prepared lunch. There were many people working, and the pork elbow had been braised when making roujiamo, so it could be served on the table while it was still hot. The other dishes were all prepared quickly. The kitchen also made two emerald green vegetarian dishes for her. The sight of the table full of dishes made Zhu Yu's appetite very much, but she did not eat from the whole plate like the original owner did. Instead, she only touched the side closest to herself, because the servants would still need to eat what she had left. She did not deliberately show how nice she was to the servants, but in modern times this was the most basic table etiquette, just like not smacking your lips when eating. She had never asked others for anything in her two lives, but she could always restrain herself.

After finishing her meal with satisfaction, Zhu Yu lay on the chaise longue to digest the food. Suddenly, her brain made a sharp explosion, which almost made her fall off the chaise longue.

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