C53 Part3

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Returning to the East Palace, Murong Ci planned to take a bath and change her clothes to sleep.

She didn't expect to see someone leaping over excitedly as soon as she entered the Hall.

A gust of incense blew her face, followed by a clear voice like a silver bell:

"Your Highness, you finally came back."

Princess Duanrou - Murong Shi smiled like a flower, and her delicate and picturesque eyebrows were filled with a brilliant smile.

Shen Zhiyan greeted her,

"Greetings, Princess Duanrou."

Right after solving the mysterious murder case, Murong Ci was in a relaxed mood and had lowered her guard.

So she couldn't prevent seeing the girl she was trying to avoid these past few days.

She felt suddenly frustrated and her head started aching, so she sat down lazily.

Murong Shi turned around and looked at His Highness, smiling crookedly,

"Your Highness, I finally found an answer to your question from before, about which animals can cause a bite similar to that of the cat who bit that Palace lady the other day!

I thought about several kinds of insects, and small animals including While Rabbits, Puppies, Monkeys..."

"Princess, you are too slow.

This matter has already been solved."

Murong Ci took the tea cup from Ruyi, hoping that the fragrant tea could soothe her current upset mood.

Shen Zhiyan was taken aback, then smiled.

'It turned out that His Highness sent the Princess away like that before.'

Murong Shi was startled, and rather disappointed,

"Oh...It turned out to be solved."

'Does that mean, I couldn't help His Highness? I was too slow and stupid...'

Murong Ci looked at her, winking hard at Shen Zhiyan.

He coughed,

"Princess, in fact, there's another matter for which Your Royal Highness really requires the Princess' help."

"Yes, this Princess will surely help out!"

She immediately agreed.

"What's the matter?"

Murong Shi's eyes widened with magic water, delighted and excited.

"Your Royal Highness would like to know:

If the Azuki-Red Beans and Sesame Seeds are mixed together, what's the best method to separate the Azuki-Red Beans and Sesame Seeds quickly and efficiently?"

Shen Zhiyan's eyes rolled and he secretly winked at His Royal Highness.

"Princess, you can go back to her Palace to think about it carefully, and then can come back to the East Palace immediately once you know the answer to tell Your Highness."

"When Azuki-Red Beans and Sesame Seeds are mixed together, how to divide them, huh..."

She tilted her head and thought, and after a while she suddenly rejoiced,

"Isn't it enough to ask a dozen or so servants to pick out the Azuki-Red Beans only?"

There were so many Palace ladies in the Palace, so if she could find a few more Palace ladies to pick them up together, that will be even faster!

She was so complacent that she thought of such a wonderful way!

Shen Zhiyan laughed,

"Princess, if a dozen or so Palace ladies gather around and slowly pick them up, that will be the most stupid and time consuming way to do it!

So many Palace ladies would be doing the same thing...

Don't you need to do anything else?"

Murong Shi was a little ashamed, scratching her head and smirking, and then she said with great interest:

"Then, I will go back and think about it more thoroughly...

By the way, Your Highness, I know that a new Restaurant has opened recently in the city!

The Restaurant offers three new kinds of dishes!

Everyone who has eaten there has praised them.

They say the taste is endless and the flavor is unique!

Your teeth and cheeks will be fragrant, and it's wonderful...

Because there are too many customers who want to taste these new dishes, there are not so many private rooms in the Restaurant.

So one must book three or five days in advance.

Your Highness, I have already booked it!

How about trying it?"

"Princess, not today."

Murong Ci was embarrassed, staring at Shen Zhiyan with her eyelids lifted.

"Why not? I finally managed to book the elegant room."

Murong Shi was disappointed,

"If we don't go today, we'll have to wait for several days."

"Your Royal Highness is exhausted today, and wants to rest early."

Shen Zhiyan dragged her out,

"You can eat the new dishes in the Restaurant anytime, Princess.

Meanwhile, you should think about how to separate the Azuki-Red Beans and the Sesame Seeds quickly."

"Don't pull me! Let go..."

she yelled angrily,

"Shen Zhiyan, let me go!"

Murong Ci stretched her eyebrows and let out a breath of relief.

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END of CHAPTER 53 PART 3

.....................to be continued