Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 563 Deliberate
Zhao Zhongliang and the others were naturally unaware of Xie Yuyan's plans. Xie Yuyan also did not intend to say more. The loan matter had not yet been settled, so mentioning it would be useless. Besides, it was not something they should worry about.

After speaking, Xie Yuyan saw everyone off and reminded Zhao Zhongliang, "When you see Master Zhiyuan, please take good care of him and tell him that if the Buddhist medicine cannot be made, I will go over and work with him to find a solution. We cannot put all this burden on the Master's shoulders."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Shangying's heart stirred again, and she felt that Madam Xie was gentle and kind.

Zhao Zhongliang said, "I will definitely bring it."

After the group left, Xie Yuyan turned to look at Madam Yu: "Is the meal ready?"

Mother Yu smiled and said, "I have already told Xie Zhen and Xie Fang to go and fetch it."

Xie Yuyan glanced at the sky: "It seems I'll have to get up earlier tomorrow."

"Yes," Mrs. Yu replied with a smile.

You think it's good now, but you won't want to get up tomorrow.

Just as Xie Yuyan had predicted, since those merchants who hoarded and speculated were arrested, the porcelain industry has been peaceful. Naturally, merchants and peddlers will still come to the door, but these are all routine matters of the porcelain industry, which can be handled by the managers in the porcelain industry. Xie Yuyan only needs to go over and sit for a while every day.

The same was true for the porcelain warehouse; there weren't many merchants picking up goods, and most of them were porcelain shops near Bianjing. In short, the porcelain trade was becoming more and more normal.

Xie Yuyan came out of the porcelain shop and was about to get into the carriage when he saw a bustling crowd on the street.

The sounds of the surrounding people talking reached my ears.

"Prince Qin has returned to the capital."

"really?"

“I’ve seen Prince Qin before. I recognized him at a glance. Although he didn’t have any entourage, he had quite a few guards and attendants. If you don’t believe me, just watch and see if he’s heading towards the Prince’s residence.”

Xie Yuyan stood aside and looked out onto the street. Sure enough, a group of people was coming this way. The person in the lead looked familiar to Xie Yuyan because his portrait was enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Palace. He was the next emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty, the current Prince of Qin.

As the Empress of Liang, she couldn't go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices, but she would inevitably burn incense for him in the palace, so it was only natural that she looked familiar.

The King of Qin should not have returned to the capital so early; he must have been affected by the Xia Mengxian case and was summoned by the Emperor at the last minute.

As the group gradually disappeared into the distance, Xie Yuyan was about to turn around and get into the carriage when she noticed something fall to the ground and bounce around a few times, heading towards her.

Su Man stepped forward to stop him.

"What is it?" Mother Yu quickly stepped in to shield Xie Yuyan behind her.

Su Man moved her feet away, and what was below was revealed.

It turned out to be a huge pearl.

"Pearls."

"Who dropped it?"

Upon seeing this, the people all crowded forward.

"its mine."

"mine."

Just as chaos was about to break out, two people on horseback returned.

"Are we supposed to fight over something bestowed by the emperor?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately dispersed.

Xie Yuyan didn't take the chaos seriously. Having experienced war and even been assassinated in the street by civilians, he was not surprised by anything he saw.

If this person had arrived any later, she would have already boarded the carriage.

However… Xie Yuyan glanced at the newcomers and suddenly understood how the pearl had so “coincidentally” ended up at her feet. The Prince of Huai nimbly dismounted, and the crowd immediately parted to both sides.

The guards beside Prince Huai noticed the pearl on the ground first and immediately frowned. The pearl was embedded in a crack in the bluestone, and it was obvious that someone had stepped on it.

"Who dares to do this..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Prince of Huai stopped him, saying, "I dropped it by accident. What does it have to do with anyone else?"

As the prince bent down to pick up the pearls on the ground, he caught a glimpse of the graceful figure turning away calmly, clearly preparing to leave.

Prince Huai smiled inwardly, so even so, it did not arouse her interest in the slightest. Or rather, she saw through his intention at a glance, unwilling to watch him take the stage to perform this grand show.

Since that's the case... he doesn't need to hide it.

"Please wait, my lady."

The Prince of Huai signaled his guards to stop Su Man and his entourage, and then caught up with Xie Yuyan.

When Xie Yuyan saw the Prince of Huai again, he saw a look of confusion in his eyes: "Why does my wife look so familiar? Have we met before?"

Xie Yuyan said calmly, "No."

The Prince of Huai shook his head firmly: "I can't remember wrong."

“Everyone makes mistakes,” Xie Yuyan said. “Please make way for me, I need to go home.”

His unusually cold words drew a commotion from the surrounding crowd.

“Those are members of the royal family; they’re wearing purple robes.”

Xie Yuyan boarded the carriage, and his figure quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Su Man stepped forward to pull the carriage. As the carriage was about to leave, Prince Huai, who was standing still, seemed to have thought of something. He immediately mounted his horse and followed Xie Yuyan's carriage far behind. He followed for a long distance until the guards of the Prince's Mansion came looking for him. Only then did Prince Huai send the guards to continue following him. He turned his horse around and headed back to the Prince's Mansion.

As he rode on horseback, the Prince of Huai's eyes gleamed slightly. He kept thinking about how to "meet" Lady Xie.

After Lady Xie took the position of head of the porcelain business, she went to the porcelain business every day, which undoubtedly provided him with convenience. But he did not expect that when his father returned to the capital, it would be such a coincidence that Lady Xie came out of the porcelain business. There was no better time than today, so he immediately tore off the pearl from his jade pendant and threw it over, thus gaining the opportunity to speak with Lady Xie.

Prince Huai had anticipated that Lady Xie would not engage in conversation with him; indeed, she maintained a distant and unapproachable demeanor.

It doesn't matter; it doesn't stop the rumors circulating about the two of them.

After all, royal secrets are always the most popular gossip in the streets and alleys. If a prince stops a commoner girl in the street, he will be the subject of much discussion.

Moreover, the woman was a well-known veteran in the porcelain trade.

When the Prince of Huai entered the palace, the head maid hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Where has the Prince gone? Quickly change into your official robes, lest you be late for your journey to the palace."

When Prince Huai entered the house, the servants immediately busied themselves. Once everything was dressed, he led his men to wait in the courtyard. A short while later, Prince Qin was escorted out of the main house by his wife and others.

Upon seeing the Prince of Huai, the King of Qin frowned: "Where did you go just now?"

The Prince of Huai bowed and said, "The pearl on my jade pendant has fallen off. Since it was a gift from the Emperor, I dare not neglect it and will go back to find it immediately."

As he spoke, he felt his mother's gaze upon him. The Prince of Huai guessed that once he entered the palace with his father, his mother would definitely send servants to investigate further.

You'll see how absurd his actions are in due time.

His mother was looking for his faults, so how could she miss this opportunity? She would have to report to his father later.

What he feared most was that after all the effort he put in, his efforts would be in vain. The bigger the commotion this time, the better it suited him; his painstaking planning hadn't been in vain.

As soon as the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Huai left the residence, the Princess of Qin looked at the steward and said, "I sense something is amiss. Go and find out what happened. Where did the Prince go? Why hasn't he returned yet?"