Traveling through the ancient times

"I'll ask the maid to bring the food to your yard. You can eat and have a good rest. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, you can go for a walk in the streets and take a look at this Kyoto city.

I'll go out first. My yard is not far from here. Send someone to call me if there is anything."

After traveling for such a long time, Lu Mingcheng was really tired. He just wanted to go back, take a bath and have a good sleep.

After seeing Lu Mingcheng off, the two began to feel tired once the novelty wore off. They called the maid to get two buckets of hot water and took a bath to relieve their fatigue. After dinner, they went to bed early.

It was not easy to sleep in when visiting someone else’s house for the first time, so both of us got up early the next day to have breakfast.

Lu Mingcheng went to the morning court. After Chushulhua and Jiang Ruixue had finished their breakfast and were about to leave, the palace's housekeeper and Lu Mingcheng's wet nurse, Madam Du, came over.

The Second Prince's Mansion doesn't have a mistress yet, and all affairs in the mansion are handled by the housekeeper and Nanny Du. The two old people have watched Lu Mingcheng grow up since he was a child. Now that the master is already twenty-one, he still hasn't taken a concubine. They are very anxious!

Jiang Ruixue is Lu Mingcheng's cousin, and the imperial concubine also intends to bring them together.

Now Miss Jiang has reached marriage age and has grown into a beautiful lady. She has finally come to their house, but the master has to deal with state affairs and has no time to take care of her. So they, the servants, have to help and say good things to their master so that he can marry the prince's wife into the house as soon as possible.

"Miss, the palace's housekeeper and Nanny Du are outside asking to see you." Mingyue heard the message from the little maid and went in to report to her young lady.

"Please come in, both of you!" Mingyue went out and invited the housekeeper and Nanny Du in.

"This old servant greets the two young ladies." The housekeeper and Madam Du walked in and bowed.

Jiang Ruixue and Nian Chuhua hurriedly helped the two up. Even though they were just the housekeeper and the nanny, they were people from the prince's mansion. When they went out, they represented the prince's mansion. The dignitaries had to give them some face. They were just relatives who were temporarily staying in the prince's mansion, and Jiang Ruixue didn't dare to make trouble.

"What are you two here for?"

"Nothing serious, I just wanted to come and ask if the two young ladies had a good rest?" the butler asked respectfully.

"Thank you for your concern. We had a good rest." Jiang Ruixue replied with a smile

"That's good. Yesterday, the two young ladies arrived at the palace. I wanted to come and pay my respects to them, but His Highness told us not to disturb them as they had been traveling for days and were tired and needed to rest. That's why I came here today. If the young ladies have any instructions, just tell me." Madam Du bowed slightly and stepped forward to say

"Thank you, Ma'am. Everything is available here. There is nothing missing. Mimi and the housekeeper manage it well, and the maids are very thoughtful." Since others came to care about them, Jiang Ruixue was not stingy with flattery.

"Miss, you are too kind. This is what I should do."

Seeing that Jiang Ruixue and the other girl had packed up and were about to go out, the housekeeper asked, "Are you two ready to go out?"

"Yes, Chu Hua and I plan to go for a walk on the street."

"Then I will send a few guards to accompany you and protect the safety of the two young ladies." After the housekeeper finished speaking, Madam Du quickly took over the conversation.

"Why don't I let this old servant accompany the two young ladies out? His Highness has ordered that the two young ladies have just arrived in Kyoto and are unfamiliar with the city. There are many people in Kyoto who are gossipy. The two young ladies are outstanding in appearance and look unfamiliar. I am afraid that some ignorant villains will offend the two young ladies."

Jiang Ruixue and Nian Chuhua looked at each other. They had just arrived in Kyoto and didn't know the way or anyone in the city.

Didn't they say it on TV? There are plenty of willful and capricious young ladies, playboys, and hooligans in the capital. If anything happens, they can save themselves a lot of trouble by having Madam Du with them.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble Madam Du." Jiang Ruixue and Nian Chuhua thanked Du Mimi together.

Nanny Du followed the two of them out of the mansion. When she passed by the housekeeper, she gave him a look that said "it has to be me".

The housekeeper gave Madam Du a thumbs up!

"We have just arrived in Kyoto and don't know much about this place. Does Ni Ni have any good suggestions?" Jiang Ruixue asked Nanny Du behind her.

"Ladies, do you two want to buy anything?" Madam Du didn't know what the two girls wanted to shop for.

"We don't want to buy anything, we just want to take a look around and get to know the local customs and culture of Kyoto. I wonder where you think would be suitable?" The two were not familiar with the place, and it was impossible for them to wander around aimlessly, so they just asked Aunt Du to take them to the most suitable place to visit.

"In that case, I suggest that the young lady go to South Street. There are shops selling clothes, jewelry, various small gadgets, as well as food, pastries, taverns and teahouses. The ladies and young ladies in this city usually like to stroll around that street." Madam Du made a pertinent suggestion.

"Okay, let's go there." The two happily got on the carriage and headed straight for Kyoto Commercial Street.

Arriving at the entrance of Shangnan Street, the two got off the carriage. Since they were going shopping, they certainly couldn't stay in the carriage the whole time. That would not be called shopping at all. The fun would be to walk and look around.

Nanny Du accompanied them all the way, introducing them to the popular styles of items in the city as they looked around. The two of them bought some of the items they liked.

The two of them strolled to Diancuilou. Aunt Du said that this was the best jewelry shop in Kyoto. The jewelry inside was of new styles and high-quality materials. From ancient times to the present, which girl does not like beautiful jewelry? They must have a good look there.

This Dian Cui Lou has three floors. The first floor is more popular. Both in terms of style and price, it is not comparable to ordinary jewelry shops.

The second floor is more expensive, with the latest styles and better materials. The third floor is the VIP area, where transactions are basically unique and top-quality products.

When the shop assistant saw the two girls, he knew that they must have just come from out of town because their clothes were not what was popular in the city recently and their faces were unfamiliar.

However, the waiters at Diancuilou have all been specially trained and must never do anything that would despise the poor and love the rich, look down on the rich, or look down on customers.

When the two walked in, the waiter came up to them with a smile and said, "Welcome, ladies, to Diancuilou. What do you need to buy? I can recommend something to you."

"We're just looking around. You go and do your work, young man. We'll call you if we need anything." Nian Chuhua said to the waiter with a smile.

The guys were used to it. Many of the ladies and ladies who came to their shop had no purpose. They just looked around and if they saw something they liked, they would buy it. If not, they would come back another day.

"Okay, you two ladies, please feel free to look around. If you don't see anything you like on this floor, we have our latest models on the second floor. You two ladies can go up and take a look. If you like anything, just ask me and I will get it for you." After the waiter said this, he went back to greet other customers.