Mrs. Zhu rushed over and said hurriedly: "Everyone, wait a minute. We will make white porridge again for everyone to eat."
After saying this, he hurriedly walked to Lu Bochu and curtsied: "Wish you a blessing, Your Majesty. I put more salt in it, which made Your Majesty laugh."
Lin Yanyun also came over and knelt down in embarrassment: "Hail, Your Majesty."
I originally wanted to impress the prince, but I didn't expect that I would be embarrassed.
Lu Bochu glanced at the two of them indifferently and left without saying anything.
Seeing the attitude of the wise king, Lin Yanyun thought that the prince must have a very bad impression of her. She was so sad that her eyes turned red on the spot, feeling annoyed that she was so stupid that she couldn't even cook a simple porridge!
Lu Bochu walked instead of riding in a carriage today. He walked not far before entering the market. From a distance, he saw two maids, Qingbibailu, carrying things from outside into the market.
He didn't know about An Qi'en renting a shop, but he knew that the inn next door belonged to the Zhao family, so he couldn't help but speed up and walk here.
Agui got some information from Bai Lu and revealed it to Lu Bochu: "Your Majesty, Bai Lu said that Mrs. An is going to open a medicine shop. Mr. Zhao has given some help. Mrs. An is very skilled in medicine. She will open a medicine shop and the business will be booming."
Lu Bochu's mood didn't change, and the emotion in his eyes was dark and unclear. He arrived at the door of An Qien's shop in a few steps.
"Hail, my lord."
"Hail, my lord."
When Bai Lu and Qing Bi saw Lu Bochu coming, they quickly put down the box they were carrying and curtsied.
An Qi'en was sorting out the herbs. When she heard the sound, she looked back and walked out of the container, looking at Lu Bochu gently.
"Hail, my lord."
Lu Bochu took a look at the pharmacy and asked in his usual tone: "Are the medicines arranged so soon?"
"Well, what happened recently? Things are going on in an orderly manner at the Children's Home. Qi En will take advantage of this time to take care of things in the shop."
She answered appropriately.
Lu Bochu glanced at her meaningfully, always having a strange feeling. He always felt that Du An Qi'en was deliberately keeping a distance from him to avoid suspicion.
Ever since he rescued her from the water, An Qien had been very respectful to him, and this feeling filled his chest.
"Very good. From now on, I will come to you to get medicine if I have any dizzy spells."
"Your Majesty, just send someone and give a shout."
Lu Bochu felt a knot in his heart again and felt uncomfortable all over. He frowned and asked, "Can't I come in person?"
An Qi'en was startled and hurriedly replied: "Of course, the prince can come in person or send someone to come."
She also felt strange in her heart. Since that incident, she could clearly feel that Lu Bochu was too pretentious and careless about words. Sometimes she felt a little inexplicable.
Lu Bochu glanced at her meaningfully again: "In the evening, I will come to your house to discuss important matters with your brother. I hope Mrs. An will work hard to prepare some food for you."
It had been a long time since he had eaten her cooking, and Lu Bochu was really panicking.
"We sincerely await your arrival, Your Majesty."
When Lu Bo first heard about this respectful scene, he was still very upset. He didn't like An Qien's businesslike appearance. He hesitated to say anything, and finally left with a sullen expression.
Bai Lu asked suspiciously: "Madam, the prince seems unhappy?"
An Qi'en also looked suspicious. She couldn't understand why Lu Bochu changed his face so quickly. She shook her head in confusion.
When Minghua came back, she excitedly said that even dogs wouldn't eat Lin Yanyun's beef porridge, and many people were complaining.
Qingbi mocked and echoed: "She is just trying to copy her."
The master and servants laughed and chatted.
In the afternoon, An Qi'en went back early and prepared some meals, all of which were An Shi'an's favorites. She didn't know what Lu Bochu liked to eat. The only thing she knew she liked was shepherd's purse buns, and there were no wild vegetables to dig out after the season.
An Shi'an had been out for two days. Before leaving, he asked his servants to tell him that he would be back in two days at most. He said he was going to negotiate with Qi Guo to buy food. He didn't know if this would work out.
Before it got dark, An Shian came back on horseback. He looked disappointed and it was obvious that the result was unsatisfactory.
Lu Bochu came soon after, and An Qien left after preparing the food and drinks.
Lu Bochu wanted to ask her to stay as a staff consultant, but seeing her respectful and cold expression, he finally swallowed the words that came to his lips.
An Shian frowned and told what happened in Qiguo. Qiguo said that even if he poured the rice into the river to feed the fish, he would not sell it to them!
An Shian had suffered a lot in those two days. People didn't take him seriously at all. Lu Bochu couldn't help but feel heavy after hearing this.
The two started drinking. After a few drinks, Lu Bochu felt that he couldn't talk directly. He suddenly thought of a way and said: "I heard that many children in Qi Kingdom have gastrointestinal diseases, and that kind of disease requires a gentleman, this kind of herbal medicine Qi Guo didn’t buy everything from Hua Guo.”
"We have many envoys. You ordered people to buy all the envoys from China and cut off their channels. Then we will exchange the envoys for food."
An Shian's dim eyes suddenly became alive with hope. Why didn't he think of this move?
Bartering for things, many children in Qiguo now have gastrointestinal problems and need to be treated as gentlemen. If there is no source of resources, the people will definitely cause chaos, and Qiguo will have to do business with them out of pressure!
This trick is really great!
The two drank a few more drinks when they were happy, and after chatting for three hours, they finally finished talking. Lu Bochu was a little drunk, and shouted to An Shi'an with a red face: "Let your sister come in, let her come in... ..”
An Shi'an was also drunk. He got up and staggered outside and shouted loudly: "Seven graces, seven graces..."
The servant hurriedly supported him and said, "Master, Mrs. An has returned to her room."
"Go get her."
"yes."
The servants immediately went to ask for An Qien.
An Qien was reading the medical book given to her by Madam Zhao. The servant came over and asked her to come over, and she came over immediately.
When they arrived at the house, they saw An Shi'an lying unconscious on the table and falling asleep. Lu Bochu was sitting in a daze. When he heard the footsteps, he narrowed his eyes and looked over lazily.
"Your Majesty." An Qien said respectfully.
Lu Bochu suddenly chuckled, stared at her seriously and asked, "Why do you have such an attitude towards me?"
An Qien was confused. Isn't her attitude very gentle? What's wrong with her attitude?
"My lord, you drank too much. Qi'en asked someone to take you back to your home."
An Qi'en thought that he might have drunk too much, so he spoke in a foggy manner.
Lu Bochu stood up, smelling of alcohol. He took two steps towards An Qien, his tone full of drunkenness.
"Your attitude makes me feel very uncomfortable. Why are you hiding from me? You speak like a prince. I didn't know you were well-educated?"
An Qien looked confused. If she didn't call him Prince, what would he call him?
"What attitude does the prince hope Qi En will use towards you?"
She asked in a asking tone.
"I want you to treat me the same way you treated Shi An, without having to be restrained in everything."
An Qi'en thought to herself: How could this be possible? You are the prince's future favorite. If she is not careful, she will definitely miss his future.
An Qi'en lowered his eyebrows and whispered: "Your Majesty, Qi'en is also so respectful to my brother."
Lu Bo didn't believe it at first. He chuckled and took another step forward. Just when the two were about to get very close, An Qi'en took a step back to avoid suspicion and widened the distance between them.
Lu Bochu chuckled again, feeling very unhappy. Jiu Jin asked, "Do you hate me?"
An Qi'en was shocked and denied excitedly: "No, how could Qi'en hate the prince?"
He had helped her so much. In An Qien's heart, Lu Bochu was her benefactor who was extremely kind to her. No one she hated would hate Lu Bochu.
She didn't know why Lu Bochu asked this.
Lu Bochu asked him again: "Why don't you want to be a princess?"
An Qi'en was shocked again. Last time he said he could let her into the palace, she thought Lu Bochu was letting her in as a concubine.
I didn’t expect that I wanted her to be the princess!
Is the prince crazy? She was divorced. Such a woman would be criticized if she became a princess!
And she didn't want the prince to let her into the palace as his concubine because he had no choice or because he sympathized with her.
She nervously reminded him: "Your Majesty, you drank too much, stop talking nonsense."
Lu Bochu stared at her directly and took another step forward firmly. An Qi'en subconsciously took another step back.
Suddenly, Lu Bochu fell directly on her. He was very big, and his face was leaning on her shoulder. He felt as heavy as a mountain. An Qi'en was nervous and struggled to push him away: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... ....”
Men and women are not close to each other. If someone sees this, even jumping into the Yellow River will not be able to wash it away.
An Qi'en couldn't push Lu Bochu away at all. His heavy breathing and the smell of alcohol spread from her neck to the bridge of her nose. An Qi'en's heart was pounding and she was so nervous that she couldn't even breathe.
The servants thought they were going to talk about business and all left, and An Shian fell into a deep sleep again.
An Qi'en lowered his eyebrows and glanced at Lu Bochu, who was lying on top of him. He seemed to be asleep. The man's features were handsome and heroic. After looking at him for only two seconds, An Qi'en's face couldn't help but turn red.
She took a deep breath, calmed down for two seconds, and used all her strength to help Lu Bochu lie down on the table.
An Qi'en immediately informed his servants to ask A Gui to bring Lu Bochu back. They could stay overnight in the house, but An Qi'en was afraid of rumors, so he went to invite A Gui.
An Qi'en asked his servants to help An Shi'an back to his room to rest. After personally seeing off the drunk prince, An Qi'en returned to his yard.
She couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed, thinking absentmindedly about Lu Bochu's words, why didn't she want to be a princess?
I can’t figure out what his intentions are? This complicated feeling made her toss and turn.
.....
For several days, An Qien was busy with the medicine shop. She had not seen Lu Bochu since that night.
An Qi'en's pharmacy was so busy that it was almost ready for normal business. Suddenly someone outside shouted: "There is food, there is food, the prince has bought food from Qi Guo..."
An Qi'en walked out of the medicine shop following the sound, and saw Lu Bochu leading the way on horseback, followed closely by An Shi'an, and behind him was a mammoth carriage carrying grain. Judging from the scale, there was a lot of grain...
