The Regent Princess has run away again

Situ Hongru hurried and finally arrived at Xue's house.

When he arrived at the gate of Xue's Mansion, he was already sweating profusely. He had not been out for a long time and even forgot that his home was not close to Xue's Mansion.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" The servant opened the door and saw a middle-aged man in fine clothes standing outside, and asked respectfully.

"I'm here to see your Third Miss. Please go in and let her know."

The servant nodded, closed the door and walked quickly towards Xue Zhiyu's courtyard.

Xue Yumei slowly walked out of the garden, looked at the anxious servants, and winked at the maid beside her.

The maid nodded in understanding and walked over to stop the attendant, "How dare you! Don't you see our young lady is here?"

The attendant then looked at Xue Yumei who had walked out, and couldn't help but panic, "Please forgive me, Miss."

Xue Yumei pretended to be helpless and glared at the maid, then walked up to the servant with a gentle face, "It's okay, where are you in such a hurry to go?"

"There is a distinguished person outside the door who wants to see the Third Miss, so I dare not delay for too long."

"My dear, please go find the Third Miss quickly and don't keep them waiting for too long." Xue Yumei not only did not punish the servant, but was very considerate and asked him to go find the Third Miss quickly.

Looking at the servant's back as he walked away, Xue Yumei narrowed her eyes, full of suspicion.

"Go check who is outside the door?"

"It's Miss."

.......

"You said there's someone looking for me outside?"

Xue Zhiyu was lying on the recliner. After hearing the servant's words, she couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't know any dignitaries.

"Yes, miss, do you want to see him?"

"Yes, of course. Take him to the front hall. I'll be there in a moment."

Xue Zhiyu waved the palm-leaf fan she had just bought, then leisurely stood up and let Xiaoqiu do her makeup.

When I arrived at the front hall, I saw a middle-aged man in fancy clothes looking out anxiously. Looking at his appearance, I felt that he was a little familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere.

When Situ Hongru saw Xue Zhiyu coming in, his face was obviously excited. He quickly stood up and introduced himself, "I am Situ Hongru. I had the honor of seeing the princess's drawings in the copperware shop before. I really wanted to make it myself, so I asked the waiter for the drawings. I hope the princess will forgive me."

Xue Zhiyu was not very interested in who did it. Instead, after knowing who the person in front of her was, she remembered that he was the middle-aged man holding the bronze fan.

"I heard that Mr. Situ is the best at making bronze artifacts. It is my honor to have Mr. Situ make bronze artifacts for me."

After saying that, he glanced at the empty table behind him and frowned unhappily, "Why hasn't anyone served tea? I'm really sorry to have kept Mr. Situ waiting. I'll have someone serve you tea right away."

"It's okay, it's me who didn't let them serve tea. I just came here in a hurry to show you the copper pot you wanted," Situ Hongru waved his hand nonchalantly and took it out carefully from the sack while speaking.

Looking at the copper pot on the table, Xue Zhiyu walked over and took a closer look. It was exactly what she wanted, especially the secret compartments between the grids, which were very delicately made.

Situ Hongru was quite confident in what he had done. Thinking of the blueprint he had obtained, he could not help but ask, "May I ask how the princess was able to draw such a complete blueprint?"

"You mean the blueprint? I just drew whatever came to my mind. There's nothing to be particular about."

Xue Zhiyu looked at the copper pot for a while. It was indeed impeccable, but it looked a bit ordinary overall. A good copper pot should not only have smooth and clear patterns on the outer layer, but also have prominent engraving marks on the inner layer.

She still remembered that in modern times she had the honor of visiting the home of a non-material cultural heritage craftsman. The copper pots used in their home were truly eye-catching. Although they were different from the copper pots she wanted to design, both the outer and inner layers were made to perfection.

Seeing Xue Zhiyu staring at it for so long, Situ Hongru couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and said hesitantly, "Princess, what's wrong with this pot?"

"There's nothing wrong with this pot, except that there's no engraved mark on its inner layer, but a smooth pattern," Xue Zhiyu said, pointing to the inner layer of the copper pot.

"Then I'll take it back and work on it. Princess, I'm leaving first," Situ Hongru came over to take a look, frowned, and quickly put the copper pot back into the sack. Without waiting for Xue Zhiyu's reaction, he rushed out of the front hall with the sack in his hand.

He is worthy of being the number one expert in bronze ware. I thought he would be unhappy to some extent, but he took it back without saying a word. Xue Zhiyu shook her head, feeling a little amused.

Xiao Qiu behind him looked at Situ Hongru who rushed out, thinking that she had not woken up yet, "Miss, was that really Mr. Situ just now?"

"It's true. I don't know where the rumor about him being so cool comes from. It turns out that the rumor is not to be believed."

Xiao Qiu also nodded in agreement. Before she met Mr. Situ, in her mind he was a very cold and aloof master. After all, even if the emperor asked him to make bronze ware, he might not agree.

"I'm going to go out for a while, you don't have to follow me."

"No! I have to protect the lady!"

Xiaoqiu looked as if she would follow you even if you kill her. After all, the young lady was in danger before and she couldn't be by her side to protect her, so this time no matter what the young lady said, she would stay by her side.

Xue Zhiyu sighed secretly, and patted Xiaoqiu's shoulder earnestly, "Your lady, I really have important things to do. I promised you that I would let you follow me wherever I go next time, but this time it really can't happen."

Xiao Qiu curled her lips, "Yes, you are the lady and you have the final say."

"Hahahaha, Xiaoqiu, wait for me to come back and make you something delicious."

"Okay, Miss, go and get busy."

........

Today happened to be the day she and Qin Yuming had agreed on. She didn’t know who to send to pick her up, but the most important thing now was to bring Bai Nuolan out.

When they arrived at the inn, Xue Zhiyu had already prepared a draft in her mind. She looked at Bai Nuolan who was sitting opposite her and said, "Miss Bai, there happens to be a lantern festival tonight. It is said that if you win the first lantern at the lantern festival and make a wish, it will definitely come true. How about we go together?"

Bai Nuolan's eyes flashed with curiosity, "Did anyone say what time it was?"

"It starts at 4 p.m. tonight. I'll come find you then."

At this time, Qianqian pushed the door open and saw Xue Zhiyu. When she heard them talking about the Lantern Festival, she forgot about the unpleasantness that had just happened and asked, "Are you guys talking about something fun?"

"Miss Bai and I were talking about tonight's lantern festival," Xue Zhiyu liked Kankan's personality very much. She was straightforward and had no ulterior motives.

"I want to go too!"

Kanan immediately came over, sat down next to Bai Nuolan, and looked at her with longing.

Bai Nuolan slapped her on the back of the head, "You are always so disrespectful. I'll tell your father when I get home and see if he will let you out next time."

When Xianxian heard this, she immediately became excited and took her arm in a coquettish and sweet way, "Nolan, you are the best. But please don't tell my father, or I will suffocate to death sooner or later."

"Then why don't you just sit still?"

"Oh," Kanan let go of her hand obediently and sat as upright as possible.

They chatted for a while before Xue Zhiyu said goodbye and left.

This time when they arrived at Ji Pharmacy, before she could say anything, Beitian at the door took her directly to see Qin Yuming.

In the private room, Qin Yuming was the same as when I first met him, wearing a black robe with a hint of abstinence. His collar was slightly open, revealing his sexy collarbone. Every time I saw Qin Yuming, I couldn't help but sigh, how could a man be so handsome.

Just as he was staring at her in a trance, Qin Yuming raised his eyebrows jokingly. She really didn't know how to be polite, but it didn't make him feel disgusted.

"What? Princess, are you interested in me? Qin doesn't mind," he said, and then he deliberately pulled his collar again, revealing a large area of ​​skin as white as jade.

Xue Zhiyu was awakened by the stimulation of the jade-like skin. She quickly covered her eyes and turned around, "Put on your clothes quickly. I was just thinking about something."

"Oh? So the princess likes to stare at others when she is thinking about something."

Xue Zhiyu's ears turned red, and she tried her best to ignore his teasing words, "I'm talking about business, hurry up and get dressed."

Qin Yuming looked at her from behind, stopped teasing her, and straightened his collar again. "Tell me, what does the princess want to ask Qin?"

Xue Zhiyu glanced at him and confirmed that he was dressed, then turned around and said, "I want to know more about what happened tonight."

"I will let Beitian follow you tonight and act according to the plan. However, those people from the Western Regions are very vigilant, so don't let them find out," Qin Yuming stood up, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked with his eyes if he wanted one.

"Boss Qin, this is all good tea. It would be a waste not to drink it. Of course I have to try it." After Xue Zhiyu digested it in her mind, she sat down and enjoyed the tea made by the man opposite her.

“However, I may have to send something nice to the princess,” he said, putting down the tea set and clapping his hands.

Beitian pushed open the door, holding a box in his hand, and then put it on the table.

"Then put on this human skin mask and take action."

Xue Zhiyu was still very interested in the human skin mask. She opened the box and saw an ordinary face lying inside.

I picked it up and it was as thin as a cicada's wing under the sunlight. Fortunately, I saw it in the morning, otherwise it would have been very creepy to see it at night.

He put the human skin mask into the small bag in the box and put it into his sleeve. He looked at the brewed tea and the whole room was instantly filled with a light floral scent.

"Boss Qin's tea-making skills are truly unmatched," Xue Zhiyu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, feeling a little intoxicated.

"As long as the princess likes it, it's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that it was almost noon, Xue Zhiyu stood up and said, "Boss Qin, I'm leaving first. I have to go back home to catch up on some sleep. I won't disturb you."

"I'll let Beitian take you there."

"No, I'll go back by myself."

Qin Yuming didn't say anything else and watched her leave.

After returning home, Xue Zhiyu ate a simple meal and fell asleep immediately.

........

As night falls, all kinds of lanterns are hung on the streets, making the streets bright and lively.

This was the first time that Xianxian saw this kind of lantern. She looked left and right with uncontrollable excitement in her eyes. She turned around and looked at Bai Nuolan, "Nuolan, look at these lanterns. They are so beautiful. I like the lotus ones."

"Then buy one," Xue Zhiyu walked forward, paid the stall owner, picked up the lotus-shaped lantern and handed it over.

Xianxian's eyes lit up. After taking the lantern, she thanked him repeatedly, "You are so kind. If you go to our Western Region, you must come to see me. I will give you lots of delicious food and fun things."

"Okay, I will definitely come to find you then," Xue Zhiyu just followed her words. At that time, she didn't think that she would really go there one day.

Bai Nuolan rubbed his brows with a headache, and looked at Xue Zhiyu with a little apology, "I'm really sorry to ask you to pay, how about I return the money to you," and then he was about to take out the silver from his sleeve.

"I like you so much, don't be polite to me. Besides, a lantern is not worth much."

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted that the Western Region caravan had arrived, and everyone looked over, including Xue Zhiyu.

Looking up at the huge caravan approaching not far away, the sound of the bells hanging on the camels' necks was very pleasant.

In addition to the camels in front of the caravan, there were horse-drawn carriages at the back, which seemed to be carrying some valuables. There were many guards surrounding the carriages.

"Oh my God! What's that huge thing at the back?" A man in the crowd pointed at the huge thing on the last carriage and said in surprise.

When Xue Zhiyu saw what was in the carriage at the back, she was stunned.

How could there be such a big bell here? Such a big bell had not yet been introduced to the Western Regions at that time.

However, she did not have time to think about the reason. Looking at the caravan in front of her, Xue Zhiyu knew that she had to prepare for action. She found an excuse to leave the two of them and soon disappeared in the crowd.