Chapter 508: Chapter 508, Prepare Gifts (12 Updates)
It really gives one a headache.
Jiang Hongyan pursed her lips and lowered her head.
Li Hengyi looked toward the father and daughter, unable to understand what Jiang Hongyan’s expression meant.
He was, after all, one of her lifesavers.
But she didn’t fawn over him at all. Very good, he was quite pleased.
“Since you have no objections, then I will leave tomorrow. All matters at the Frontier will be decided by the Great General!”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
All the generals responded in unison.
However, they couldn’t let Rong know that Li Hengyi was not in the camp, so Li Hengyi had to leave quietly, and they had to pretend as if he was still in the camp.
Sixteen men came, and when they left, they were still sixteen, only splitting up to leave, four in the front and ten in the back. Li Hengyi only took Yuanbao with him, and instead of taking a carriage, the two rode horses.
Li Hengyi was anxious to return, wishing he could set off that day and arrive by Xie Zhinuan’s side the next morning. So, he traveled through the night, which exhausted Yuanbao considerably.
During a break, Yuanbao rubbed his waist, “My lord, maybe we could go a little slower…”
Upon hearing this, Li Hengyi glanced indifferently at Yuanbao, who immediately corrected himself, “I imagine Miss Xie would also prefer to see you sooner. Let’s continue at a faster pace!”
“Heh!” Li Hengyi let out a sarcastic and cold laugh.
And then he entered the house.
His waist was sore, and his back ached, but the thought of seeing the girl he loved made him forget his tiredness.
“Yuanbao!” Li Hengyi suddenly called out.
“My lord?”
“Go get a carriage. On our way back, I want to buy some jewelry for Zhinuan!”
When it came to the tastes of girls, Li Hengyi could only think of the likes of the ladies in the palace. Jewelry seemed to be the right choice, and he believed Xie Zhinuan would like it too.
“Then buy some medical books as well, especially the rare ones, and storybooks!”
“…”
Li Hengyi rattled off a long list, always feeling it wasn’t quite enough.
Yuanbao noted each item and immediately went to take care of it.
At this very moment, Xie Zhinuan had already arrived at the Gaocheng County dock.
She took her time, arriving from the third to the tenth day of the month, which gave her seven days to arrange everything completely.
Gaocheng County recently had a very generous young master come to town, who bought several residences, stores, and hundreds of maids, old women, and servant boys. He procured furniture and goods, ranging from dozens of manors both near and far. The local magnates of Gaocheng County didn’t make much of it, as their attentions were fixed on Xie Zhinuan.
Ever since they learned of her coming to Gaocheng County, some were overjoyed while others were troubled.
The sellers of pots, bowls, ladles, food, sauces, and spices were naturally thrilled and secretly hoped Xie Zhinuan would arrive soon. But the owners of restaurants and noodle shops began to panic. Some even prepared marinated meat, but it couldn’t compare to Xieji’s. It was fine for those who had never tasted it, but those who had, shook their heads and refused to buy it a second time.
So when Xie Zhinuan’s boat docked at Gaocheng County pier, all the restaurant owners tightened up.
Xie Zhinuan, accompanied by two guards, disembarked without taking a carriage.
The young lady was dressed in brocade clothes, her hair done up in a beautiful coiffure, adorned with a bright green jade hairpin, and wearing matching earrings. Even without makeup, her breathtaking beauty captivated onlookers, who found themselves unable to look away.
With a gentle expression and dazzling eyes, she glanced around the dock.
She spoke softly with the people around her.
“Mother!”
A chubby child ran out from the cabin deck.
She turned, smiled, and waved at him. Then she continued on her way, slowly walking with her two guards.
The laboring men at the dock were rugged, but when they saw a woman who looked like a celestial fairy, they were all stunned. Seeing that she seemed to glance at them, their hearts couldn’t help but race.
They thought to themselves: Which family’s daughter is this, to be born so beautiful?
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