Chapter 1421: A small inn on the border
The quiet little courtyard is spotlessly clean everywhere.
The servant following Futi sat on the steps with a sad face. He looked back at the closed door and then let out another long sigh.
It was true that Futi was not feeling well, but it was not to the point where he could not perform on stage. It was just that the shopkeeper revealed that, so he just went along with it.
The servant knew his master's character too well. On the surface, he always appeared calm and composed, never making things difficult for others, but he would secretly make things difficult for himself in his heart.
I don't know how to go in the future...
There was a gentle knock on the courtyard door.
The servant thought it was the neighbor next door delivering vegetables, so he walked over and opened the door while shouting "Coming, coming".
Seeing clearly who was standing outside the door, the servant covered his mouth in surprise.
The precious princess stood outside the door, her eyes calm and delicate, and nodded gently to him as she always did.
"Is he here?"
"Yes... yes! Yes!" The servant was so excited that he could not speak clearly. He turned around and stumbled back into the house to report the news.
Futi was in her room, wearing only a thin white undershirt. When she saw the servant coming in without even knocking on the door, she frowned slightly and asked, "Why..."
"Princess... the princess is here!" The servant gasped, his face full of surprise.
There was finally a crack on Fu Tiyun's calm face.
"Please go to the main hall and sit for a while. I will be there later."
Futi raised one foot and then retracted it. Seeing the servant's excitement, he ordered again, "Prepare Junshan Silver Needle for His Highness."
Princess Min'an was invited to sit in the main hall, and she saw the servants busying around, and finally they hurriedly came over with a teapot.
The unique tea fragrance wafted over earlier, and Princess Min'an raised her eyebrows slightly, and her mood improved a little.
Even in the palace, few people knew that she liked Junshan Silver Needle.
As the crown prince, she has always been careful not to reveal her preferences in front of others.
The only exception she made was when it came to Futi.
When they first met a few years ago, she was still an unknown little princess in the palace. With Zhou Lingyu, who was bathed in the halo of the former crown prince, in front of her and the ambitious Zhou Heng behind her, she could only hide her incompetence.
Once when he was out of the palace, he accidentally came to the Lanyue Tower. His original intention was just to quietly listen to the wind direction in the imperial city, but he was attracted by the elegant and graceful piano music on the high platform.
At first, Princess Min'an only appreciated Futi's piano playing. Later, as she went to Lanyue Tower more often, she began to appreciate more than just his piano playing.
The time when Futi finally understood what she wanted was when she was bedridden due to a cold.
She didn't know what kind of hardships Futi had experienced before, and his physical condition was so poor that a cold almost took his life.
Princess Min'an lost her composure for the first time and used her connections to ask the imperial physician to treat Futi. Later, she followed the physician's advice and took out ginseng from her private storehouse.
She knew that doing these things would easily displease Emperor Shan, but she still did it, knowing that she absolutely did not want to see Futi become seriously ill.
Princess Min'an held the teacup, lost in memories.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw a figure in white approaching and he immediately put down his teacup.
Futi's face was pale, and he looked much thinner than the last time they met. The shopkeeper was not lying.
"Are you sick again?" Princess Min'an pinched her fingertips and looked at him without blinking.
Futi paused for a moment, then shook her head, "It's nothing serious, Your Highness, don't worry."
Then, both of them fell silent.
I haven't seen you for so many days that I don't know what to say.
After all, the last time we met ended in such a bad mood.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw the excited little servant peeking outside again. Princess Min'an suddenly felt like laughing, so she shook her head and looked at Futi seriously again.
"Last time, I didn't think it through."
She really did not consider Futi's pride. After knowing each other for so long, she knew that Futi only looked gentle on the surface. To put it nicely, she was proud, but to put it bluntly, she was stubborn.
Futi lowered her eyes and still said nothing.
Of course I’m not still angry, I just don’t know how to answer Princess Min’an.
"Please sit down. If you get sick again, I don't have another thousand-year-old ginseng." Princess Min'an didn't care about his cold treatment. She picked up the teacup and drank leisurely.
It seemed as if she came this time just to take a look and sit down to have a cup of tea.
She didn't stay long and left. Before leaving, she only told Futi to have a good rest. She was still waiting to go to Lanyue Tower to listen to him play the piano again.
Futi walked her to the door, and she felt as if everything she said last time and the unpleasant parting were all lies.
But on the way back, Princess Min'an's most trusted subordinate asked, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that he is playing hard to get?"
"Play hard to get?"
Princess Min'an repeated the word softly, and finally laughed, "It would be great if he could be so attentive to me."
But putting aside her anger, Min'an realized that Futi treated her differently from others.
However, his pride locked up his emotions.
No rush, she still has plenty of time in the future.