The two, Yue Qingxin and Namu Zhong, who were facing Lu Taobao, had already seen him arrive. As he approached, Namu Zhong said, "Why so slow?"
"It's because of that..."
Lu Taobao's words were cut short because the person in front of him had already turned around.
"Father!"
"Ah."
The two stood face to face, without saying any extra words. However, Yue Qingxin and Namu Zhong could feel that both of them were very emotional.
Of course, this scene did not last long.
Lu's father snorted, turned around gently, and said, "The year is almost here, where is my daughter-in-law? Did you find her? If not, who told you to come see me? Go away, go away, seeing you makes me angry."
Upon hearing this, Lu Taobao gave a wry smile, which dispelled most of his urge to cry.
"Dad, I can't just drag someone from the street for you, can I?" Lu Taobao said helplessly.
Lu's father turned his head and glared at him, "If you had the ability, you could drag one back for me... Since you don't have the ability, just listen to me. I..."
"Father, you just need to be well. Tell my mother I am also well. When I have time, I will come to see you."
Seeing that Lu's father was about to launch into a long speech, Lu Taobao quickly changed the subject.
"Your mother is fine, she doesn't need you to see her. You hurry up and..."
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's go, let's go quickly."
After Lu Taobao finished speaking, he didn't care if Yue Qingxin and the others were following. He turned around and ran downstairs like lightning.
Watching Lu Taobao's retreating figure, Lu's father shook his head helplessly and said to Yue Qingxin and the others, "I apologize for letting you two witness this. This boy is too playful and has caused you trouble."
Yue Qingxin said, "Uncle, what are you saying?"
After a few more pleasantries, Yue Qingxin and Namu Zhong took their leave and walked downstairs.
Zheng Fan saw Yue Qingxin and the two of them return with Lu Taobao, holding nothing in their hands, and felt a little strange, "Why didn't you pick anything? Didn't you like anything?"
Before Yue Qingxin could answer, Sima Han had already stood up and walked to Yue Qingxin's side, pulling her to sit down together.
Only then did he say to Zheng Fan:
"Mr. Zheng, you don't need to worry about this. If Xinxin lacks anything, I will buy it for her. We didn't come out today to buy things, we were just looking around."
Zheng Fan was choked by Sima Han's words, but he had no way to retort.
Because Sima Han was right, he was indeed worrying too much.
"It was my oversight. Your Fifth Highness, please don't misunderstand. I was just..."
Zheng Fan wanted to explain, but stopped halfway, not knowing how to continue.
Besides, no one else cared about his explanation.
This was because, at this moment, another group of people had walked into the shop.
Leading them was a young lady.
Her appearance was very beautiful, with features as if drawn, flawless.
Even Shen Xiaoyan, with her excellent eyesight, could not find any flaws on her skin.
This shows how beautiful this young lady was, and it was natural beauty.
It was not just that she was beautiful; more importantly, she was dressed luxuriously and elegantly, and her demeanor was extraordinary.
Behind her followed a woman in her thirties and several maids dressed as young girls.
Judging by the attitude of the woman, Shen Xiaoyan thought this must be the governess that often appeared in TV dramas and novels.
After entering the shop, the young lady first looked around, her face expressionless.
However, when she saw Shen Xiaoyan and the others, a slight look of surprise appeared on her face.
Then, the young lady walked over quickly.
When the young lady reached Zheng Xiang, she curtsied and said, "Daiyin greets Uncle Prince Duan."
Zheng Xiang asked Daiyin to rise, with a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Yin'er, quickly get up. Why do you have time to come here today? Why did your father send you out of the mansion?"
Daiyin blushed upon hearing this and said with a smile, "My father wishes he could lock me at home all day. Today, I had to beg my mother to be allowed to come out and stroll. My father probably knew that my days of freedom would soon be over, and it's almost the New Year, so he let me come out for a walk."
Zheng Xiang nodded, "Although your father is a bit too strict in not letting you out, it is for your own good. After all, you are about to enter the palace, so you must take care of yourself and not have any accidents at a critical moment."
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Uncle Prince Duan."
Hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan understood.
In other words, this Daiyin was a candidate for the imperial harem. Her father was afraid that something would happen to her, so he didn't let her go out.
However, if she was kept under such strict watch, perhaps Daiyin would not be grateful to him.
Shen Xiaoyan thought, her gaze towards Daiyin became a little meaningful.
Daiyin glanced slightly at Zheng Xiang's side and saw Zheng Fan and his sister, but none of the others. She was a little surprised.
"May I know who these people are?"
Zheng Xiang smiled and pointed to Zheng Wei next to him, saying, "These are my children I just found today, lost for many years. He is my eldest son."
"Oh?"
Daiyin did not expect to receive such an answer. Besides surprise, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
Originally, Zheng Fan was Zheng Xiang's legitimate son and also his eldest son.
With the title of legitimate eldest son, even if Zheng Xiang had not yet appointed him crown prince, no one could surpass him in status.
In terms of favor with Zheng Xiang, no one could compare to him either.
In the future, this title of crown prince would surely belong to Zheng Fan.
But why did an eldest son suddenly appear at such a crucial moment?
This person must not be born to the Princess Consort. Then he could only be a legitimate eldest son. Even so, judging by Zheng Xiang's happiness, it must have some impact on Zheng Fan's future.
Daiyin thought, and looked at Zheng Fan.
From Zheng Fan's face, nothing could really be seen. However, Daiyin did not believe that Zheng Fan was truly as calm in his heart as he appeared on the surface.
"Yin'er, what's wrong?" Zheng Xiang frowned and asked, seeing Daiyin seemingly deep in thought and then looking at Zheng Fan.
"Oh, I'm fine. I was just thinking that I haven't seen Big Brother Zheng in a long time, so I looked a bit longer," Daiyin said with a smile.
"When you enter the palace in the future, you will have even fewer opportunities to meet. Well, this is fate. Since we've met today, let's have a meal together." Zheng Xiang said.
Daiyin naturally nodded happily to the elder's invitation.
Thus, Zheng Xiang, without asking for the opinions of Shen Xiaoyan and the others, sat down with Daiyin to discuss where to have lunch.
"Later" meant that it was almost time.
After the two discussed, they stood up together.
"Let's go, it's already noon, we should eat something. Otherwise, where will we get the energy to continue shopping in the afternoon? What do you say?" Zheng Xiang asked, looking at Zheng Wei and the others.
Although his words seemed like a question, he had already made up his mind. He said this merely for appearances.
Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei and the others stood up together, and they slowly walked out together.
Looking at Zheng Xiang's figure ahead, Shen Xiaoyan thought that Zheng Xiang must have known that neither Zheng Wei, nor Yizixie, nor Sima Han would embarrass him in front of everyone, and that was why he made such a decision.
However, Shen Xiaoyan's dislike for Zheng Xiang grew even stronger.
Using such overt discussion and veiled threats was truly detestable.
They walked out of the cosmetics shop and continued forward.
Along the way, they attracted a lot of attention from passersby.
Seeing that everyone around was staring at them, but no one dared to approach them, Shen Xiaoyan had a faint guess in her heart.
The reason was simple: it was definitely because Zheng Xiang was a household name in the imperial capital, and everyone knew him.
Moreover, Zheng Xiang's image in front of the public was definitely not one of approachability.
Otherwise, so many people would not have dared to cast only a look of reverence, but all of them avoided them, not even daring to say hello.
The group walked for about fifteen minutes before finally reaching the entrance of a restaurant.
Along the way, Shen Xiaoyan had witnessed the prosperity of the imperial capital.
As they walked, she noticed something peculiar from the shops on both sides of the street.
That was that these shops were all similar to the cosmetics shop.
That is, they were all 21st-century style shops, with transparent display windows and crystal glass doors.
Outside the crystal glass doors, there were grooves on the ground, where wooden doors could be inserted when closing for the night.
"These must have learned from the cosmetics shop." Shen Xiaoyan looked at the magnificent restaurant at the entrance and asked with disbelief.
Zheng Wei, who was holding Shen Xiaoyan's hand and playing, nodded in agreement when he heard Shen Xiaoyan's words.
"Definitely. Before, the doors and windows in the imperial capital were similar to those in Tongling Town."
Shen Xiaoyan also nodded in agreement, stating that what he said was correct.
This was the ancient times. If no one took the lead, it would have taken a very long time for them to figure out such details on their own.
"Let's go in," Zheng Xiang turned around and said to Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others nodded and followed Zheng Xiang into the restaurant.