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Chapter 477 Zhaochuntai

The brother and sister were silent upstairs. There was no sound around them. Zhou Chang even held his breath.

After a while, Yuan Shao's voice was heard, and his tone was much gentler: "You are good and obedient... You will have good fortune in the future. The situation in the court has changed drastically now. If we don't handle it well, we don't know what will happen to our Yuan family."

The girl seemed to hear the worry in her brother's tone: "Brother, what's wrong with our Yuan family? We are doing well. Daddy is still the Minister of the Imperial Household, a high-ranking official in the court. Although His Royal Highness Prince Duan's legs are not good, there is still Concubine Yi in the palace..."

"What do you know?" Yuan Shao interrupted his sister. "The broken leg of Prince Duan has affected his body. My father's official position is not as stable as it seems. And my mother, if my grandfather were still alive, he would at least have someone to support my father. Since my grandfather passed away, my uncle has only become the director of the Jin Cao Division, not even a third-rank official, and he has to rely on my father. Do you really think the Yuan family can still be the same as before?"

Yuan family, Yuan family, Zhou Chang felt confused after hearing this.

The girl took these words to heart, but was still disappointed: "But, he has already married a princess, and I heard that her family's surname is also 'Yuan'..."

"How can they be compared with my Yuan family?" Yuan Shao interrupted impatiently, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Since Concubine Yi has promised that if you can marry Prince Yi, she will naturally give you the position of principal wife."

The girl was silent, and then seemed to have made up her mind: "No matter what, I just want to be the queen in the future. You are not allowed to lie to me."

Yuan Shao didn't respond, but complained, "It's already so late, why haven't you come yet? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Chang couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he turned around and motioned for the skinny monkey to follow him. He straightened his clothes and strode towards the rockery.

The two of them went around to the front steps and climbed up one after another. In just a few steps, they reached the top of the rockery.

On the top of the mountain, a two-story building stands independently, leaning against the mountain and leaning against the water. The three words "Zhaochuntai" are also inscribed on the plaque above the main entrance.

Judging from the terrain, the place where Zhou Chang just walked past should be the side of Zhaochun Terrace, while this place is the front, facing the small pond just now, and one can have a panoramic view of the entire garden.

There was no one guarding the door, so the skinny monkey walked up and pushed it open.

As soon as his hand touched the door, the red-painted door slowly opened from the inside, and the skinny monkey quickly moved to the side.

Yuan Shao stood tall, knowing that only Prince Yi would come at this time, and he bowed and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, I am sorry for not being able to greet you from afar."

"Lord Yuan, we meet again." Zhou Chang nodded slightly as a return gesture.

I couldn't quite remember what Yuan Shao looked like at first, but when we met again, he still had that "full forehead and square chin" face, so he was very easy to recognize.

Moreover, Yuan Shao had changed his arrogant attitude from before and treated Prince Yi with courtesy and humility. He even grew a beard on his chin, which made him look more noble, which really made Zhou Chang's eyes light up.

Yuan Shao made a gesture of invitation to Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang walked in with the skinny guy.

The main room on the first floor of Zhaochuntai was originally not very large, but since there was no furniture inside, it seemed spacious and open.

Divided by the middle mural, there is a staircase leading to the second floor on the left, and a pink gauze curtain on the right.

The figure of a young girl behind the curtain moved slightly when she saw Zhou Chang coming in.

Yuan Shao closed the door behind him again.

Once the door was closed, the light in the room was dim, and there was a pink gauze curtain between them. Even if the curtain was thin, Zhou Chang could not see anything clearly.

Yuan Shao turned around and took two steps to stand between the light gauze curtain and Zhou Chang. He introduced her to Zhou Chang first: "Your Highness Prince Yi, this is my younger sister inside. She is fifteen years old and her given name is Yun."

Zhou Chang didn't know how to respond. This was his first blind date in his two lives, so he could only nod slightly towards the curtain.

Yuan Shao then instructed behind the curtain: "Yun'er, you haven't met His Royal Highness Prince Yi yet."

Yuan Yun then knelt down on the spot and bowed: "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Yi."

"Miss Yuan, there's no need to be so polite." Zhou Chang felt that the other person's voice was even more gentle and graceful than Yuan Qi's.

It was probably the first time for Yuan Shao to experience such an occasion. After he finished the introduction, he didn't know what to say next.

Instead, the skinny monkey stood up and said, "Master Yuan, this place is so empty, as if it has been hungry for three years. There is not even a chair to sit on. Are we going to let our prince stand all the time?"

Zhou Chang didn't find it strange at first, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but doubt. Isn't this style the same as the emperor's study? Is he deliberately guarding against him?

Yuan Shao glanced around and found himself in an awkward position. Apart from a table and chairs inside the curtain, there was nothing outside. "Ah... this... Your Highness Prince Yi, this Zhaochun Terrace is a famous place for beautiful scenery in the Duke's Mansion. Unfortunately, it is being temporarily renovated and even the furniture has been moved out. It's really unfortunate. I originally wanted to invite Your Highness to enjoy the beautiful scenery together, but my sister..."

"It's okay, it's fine to talk while standing." As long as it's not directed at Prince Yi, Zhou Chang really doesn't mind.

Anyway, I was just here to deal with it, so I didn't plan to say a few words.

"Yes, yes..." Yuan Shao smiled awkwardly, finally remembering something important. He lifted the curtain and went inside. He took out a medium-sized wooden brocade box from the table and presented it to Zhou Chang with both hands. "Your Highness, this is a small gift. It's our first meeting, so it's not a big deal."

Zhou Chang didn't know what kind of first meeting this was.

Taifu Ling Yuan Chuan and Taifu Shaoqing Yuan Shao, the father and son, had already met each other.

As for Yuan Yun behind the gauze curtain, she remained standing in the same place. Her appearance could not be seen clearly through the curtain, and it was unclear what kind of blind date this was.

Zhou Chang didn't say much and took the gift box. The box was made of yellow pear wood. As soon as he took it, he felt it was heavy and he could hardly hold it with one hand.

He used his other hand to open the brocade box, and saw golden light shining in front of him. He was stunned: "Golden Pixiu?"

"It's the Golden Unicorn." Yuan Shao corrected with a smile.

"Ding, the customer has placed an order for a pure gold-carved Qilin statue." The viewpoint system has placed another order.

Zhou Chang had no time to pay attention and was still in shock.

Unexpectedly, the golden Pixiu that Zheng Tu, who was trying to buy an official position, gave as a gift was actually found here, and it was even almost the same size.

However, what is given here is really in line with the scholarly temperament of the Yuan family, the Taifu Ling. The Qilin is naturally much higher in grade than the Pixiu.

"Thank you..." If it weren't for the occasion today, Zhou Chang would have been sincere and handed the wooden box to the skinny monkey.

The skinny monkey picked up the wooden box and retreated to the back.

When Zhou Chang's hands were empty, he remembered that he also had a gift for her, so he took out a long wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Yuan Shao: "This is for Miss Yuan."

"Your Highness, you are too polite." Yuan Shao took it with both hands, went back into the gauze tent, and handed the thing to Yuan Yun.