A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 577 chapters and ongoing.

9. 101 to 120

Chapter 101 Mushroom Sauce

The store sells raw sweet potatoes directly, instead of roasting them before selling them, and the size is not as well-proportioned as the previous roasted sweet potatoes. So the way of selling is different. It is no longer sold by the catty, and it costs three pennies per catty.

Calculated, raw sweet potatoes are cheaper than roasted sweet potatoes, and the price is close to the people, and ordinary people can afford it.

The price of rice is relatively high, a bucket of 100 yuan, which is much higher than the price of rice sold in other rice shops in the county at 60 yuan a bucket.

But the store clerk explained that their rice variety is different, and it is more fragrant and chewy than ordinary rice.

Ordinary people will not buy this kind of rice. They just want to be full and pursue cost performance, not taste.

Different selling strategies were formulated by Wei Ruo. Sweet potatoes are mainly for ordinary people, and the price is low so that everyone can afford it. If you meet someone who looks sallow and thin and has not eaten for a long time, the store will give the other party a few for free.

The sales target of rice is high-ranking officials who are pursuing the quality of life. First, the rice she bought from Huzhou Prefecture is indeed of this quality, worthy of the price. Second, the purchase cost and transportation cost of these rice are also high. Taking it into consideration, the price has naturally increased.

As for the mushroom sauce, Wei Ruo made it himself.

She and Xiumei boiled a big pot together in the small kitchen of Yingzhuyuan, and then filled twenty pots in small clay pots.

Because the first production was not large, Wei Ruo didn't plan to sell it in the store, but to eat it for himself and give it to others.

The next day when Wei Ruo went to Xie Mansion for class, Wei Ruo gave two cans to Mr. Wang, and then gave two cans of mushroom sauce to Xie Ying.

Xie Ying took the two small soil pots that Wei Ruo handed her, and asked Wei Ruo curiously: "What are these?"

"This is mushroom sauce."

"Mushroom sauce? Made with mushrooms?"

"Well, put some lard in the pot, add minced meat and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in onion, ginger, garlic, diced mushrooms, then add salt, cooking wine, pepper powder, white sugar and stir-fry evenly. Finally, add Just some soy sauce." Wei Ruo explained.

Xie Ying was stunned when she heard it: "I don't understand, but it looks very powerful. Can this sauce be eaten directly? I don't know how to cook, but I know how to eat it. Once I eat it, I know whether it is good or not. have eaten."

"It's usually used to mix rice, vegetables, and noodles. If you eat it directly, it will be a little salty, so it's edible." Wei Ruo replied.

"Then it's fine."

Xie Ying couldn't wait to ask the maid to bring her chopsticks, then opened the jar, dipped a little with the tip of the chopsticks, and put it in her mouth.

Xie Ying's eyes lit up instantly: "It's so fragrant and delicious!"

Xie Ying really thinks it is delicious. She likes the rich taste of this sauce, which has the aroma of meat and mushrooms, and the rich taste of soy sauce.

"As long as you like it. I'll get it for you after eating. It's better to keep it fresh. If it's been stored for too long, it will affect the quality. I'll make some new ones for you after a while." Wei Ruo replied.

Although it is baked with soy sauce, covered with cooked oil, and sealed in an earthen jar, it can be preserved for a certain period of time, but it cannot be preserved for as long as modern preservatives and vacuum packaging.

"Okay. If that's the case, I'll give some to my brother. I'm not willing to give him only two cans, but if there are more, I'll treat him a little better!" Xie Ying said.

"Mmm." Wei Ruo couldn't help laughing, the Xie brothers and sisters' unique way of getting along was very cute to her.

After harvesting all the sweet potatoes, Wei Ruo is ready to plant new crops. Land resources are limited and cannot be left empty.

At this point in time, there are plants suitable for planting in mountainous areas. Rapeseed, radish, and broad beans are all good choices.

If the cost performance is really considered, it is best to plant wheat at this time, so that it can be harvested from April to June of the lunar calendar next year.

However, the terrain of Xiaoyang Mountain is not suitable for wheat planting. I chose to grow sweet potatoes because sweet potatoes do not need to do too much treatment on sloped mountains.

In contrast, the terrain in the south of the city is more suitable for growing wheat.

When the land was reclaimed on a large scale in the south of the city, Wei Ruo not only bought a medicine field with Xie Ying, but also asked the nanny to buy a lot of land.

Although the geographical location of the land purchased by the nanny is not as good as the ones that the government opened to the poor for free, the terrain is still much better than the mountainous land in the north of the city.

The price is also cheap. Fifty taels of silver claimed an entire hundred acres of flat land.

After this period of improvement, the land is ready to grow crops. Wei Ruo planned to plant wheat on that piece of land. When the wheat is harvested next year, the time to plant Wei Ruo's late rice variety is just right.

Not only is Wei Ruo planning to grow wheat on the land subscribed by the nanny, Wei Ruo also plans to let other people in the south of the city also grow wheat.

It is too late to grow rice at this time, but if you grow ordinary vegetables, it is not cost-effective for poor people who have not yet solved their food and clothing problems.

Although people on Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road prefer to eat rice far more than pasta, but in this situation, who cares so much, the most important thing is to grow food to fill their stomachs.

To advance this matter with the people in the south of the city, Wei Ruo needs the help of the government.

So Wei Ruo called Nanny Qin and told Nanny Qin what she thought. She knew that Chu Lan had something to gain in this matter, so she didn't have to beat around the bush when making demands with his people, let alone be embarrassed.

"Miss Wei is very kind, planting wheat is indeed the best choice at this time." Mother Qin agrees with Wei Ruo's judgment very much.

"If possible, I would like to ask Nanny Qin to help me transport wheat seeds from the north. There are still very few wheat seeds grown in Taizhou Prefecture, and there are not enough wheat seeds. However, the south of the city has a large planting area and needs a large amount of wheat seeds. The common people are penniless, and it is very difficult to obtain wheat seeds by their own ability."

"Miss Wei, don't worry, my son will help Miss Wei handle this matter." Mother Qin gave a positive answer without going back to ask Chu Lan for instructions.

His Royal Highness the Seventh is so concerned about the reclamation of the wasteland in the south of the city, he must be rushing to make achievements. Now that he has come to this point, how can there be no reason for mere wheat seeds?

Hearing Nanny Qin's answer, Wei Ruo knew that it was the right choice to find Nanny Qin.

Chu Lan's participation is still very beneficial. This kind of thing that is not easy for ordinary people can be easily done by him.

"First, I will thank Mr. Chu and Madam Chu for the people who opened up wasteland in the south of the city." Wei Ruo thanked.

"Miss Wei, you are welcome. The people who open up wasteland should thank you." Nanny Qin said.

Chapter 102 Fucheng meets Chulan and others

On the tenth day of September, Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan out to Fucheng.

Apart from the coachman and guards, the three people accompanying them were Cuiping, Cuihe, Xiumei and Zhang Nanny.

The date that Madam Zhifu invited was September 15th, but because it would take a day on the road, and Yun was worried about any accidents, he set off four days earlier.

Xingshan County is located in a remote area. They set off in the morning and arrived in Fucheng in the evening.

The streets of Fucheng in the evening should have been deserted, with shops making samples and pedestrians returning home.

However, halfway through the Wei family's carriage, they saw a fighting crowd in front of them, with swords and swords, which was very scary.

The driver of the car wanted to turn around immediately, but the road was not wide enough, so he couldn't turn around for a while, so he was forced to freeze on the side of the road, at a loss.

Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan in the car were very nervous.

Wei Ruo was also a little frightened, who would be so bold to fight on an important street in Fucheng?

Wei Ruo carefully opened a crack in the curtain.

Through this gap, Wei Ruo saw a familiar figure among the fighting crowd—Lu Yuhong.

If Lu Yuhong is here, isn't Chu Lan also involved?

Sure enough, when Wei Ruo glanced across the block, he saw Chu Lan in the corner surrounded by several guards.

He didn't do anything, these little guys in front of him were not worthy of his own action.

When Wei Ruo saw Chu Lan, Wei Qingwan, who was sitting opposite her, also saw it.

Her face showed both surprise and panic at witnessing this chaotic scene, as well as a trace of joy that couldn't be concealed.

After about a stick of incense, the movement outside quieted down.

After a while, Lu Yuhong walked towards the Wei family's carriage.

"Sorry for disturbing your driver, the matter has subsided, you can move on."

In order to avoid suspicion, Mrs. Wei did not lift the curtain, but replied through the curtain: "It's okay, it's fine, Mr. Lao is here."

Madam Wei has already recognized Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong, knowing their identities, naturally she dare not criticize them.

After the simple conversation, Lu Yuhong was supposed to let the Wei family's carriage leave like this. Suddenly, Lu Yuhong didn't know whether he recognized the Wei family's carriage or the servants of the Wei family who were traveling with the carriage. on the car?"

Yunshi and Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Ruo together with surprise.

Wei Ruo thought for a while, and answered, "What are your orders, Master?"

Lu Yuhong said: "I don't have anything else, I just want to ask you, do you still have the sauce you gave to Miss Xie's family?"

Sauce? Mushroom sauce?

Wei Ruo remembered that she gave Xie Ying two cans of mushroom sauce, and Xie Ying said that she would share a can with her brother.

Wei Ruo knew that Xie Jueren was also in Taizhou Fucheng recently, so he should be with Chu Lan and the others.

According to Lu Yuhong, it should be that he ate mushroom sauce from Xie Jue.

Wei Ruo thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry Mr. Lu, I didn't bring this thing with me when I was out."

Secretly, Wei Ruo didn't want to give it to Lu Yuhong. Although it wasn't something valuable, she didn't like Chu Lan very much, and she didn't even have a good impression of Lu Yuhong.

But she couldn't refuse directly, and she didn't dare to lie that she was gone, but she really didn't bring anything with her.

Wei Ruo has said so, and the average Mr. Qianqian can only order as soon as he can, and he will not ask for a can of mushroom sauce just to chase after him.

But Lu Yuhong is obviously not a traditional family son, he said straightforwardly: "Then when I go to Xingshan County in a few days, can Miss Wei give me a can?"

It was the first time for Wei Ruo to meet someone who asked herself for something so straightforwardly. The key point was that she was not familiar with this Lu Yuhong!

Just as he was thinking about how to answer, Chu Lan's voice came from outside again.

"Brother Yu, your words are too abrupt."

Lu Yuhong scratched his head embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, brother Chu, I was only thinking about begging for mushroom sauce, who said Xie Jue was so stingy, saying that his sister gave it to me, and only willing to give me a spoonful to mix it with." After eating a bowl of noodles, no matter how much you say, you won't give me any more. I don't have this sauce anywhere else. It's hard to meet the right owner. I've forgotten the rules and etiquette when I'm greedy!"

Lu Yuhong is quite nervous, and he often does not have so many rules when doing things.

After being reminded by Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong also realized that it was very inappropriate for him to control an unfamiliar lady in the street begging for mushroom sauce.

Then he apologized and said, "I'm sorry Miss Wei, I was confused, so I won't bother you."

After speaking, Lu Yuhong moved out of the way.

Yun Shi ordered the coachman to move on, and after passing Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong, Wei Qingwan carefully lifted the bamboo curtain of the car window and glanced at the two people behind.

Yun asked Wei Ruo: "Ruoer, what happened to the sauce you just mentioned?"

Wei Ruo replied calmly: "I made the sauce with minced meat and shiitake mushrooms when I was free. I gave two cans to Xie Ying. It was probably Xie Ying who gave it to her brother. Now brother Xie Ying is also in Fucheng. I guess it was with Cai Cai just now." That young master is good friends, let's taste it together."

Wei Ruo originally gave it to Xie Ying, which is reasonable, so there is no need to worry about being held accountable by the Yun family.

"So that's how it is." Yun Shi nodded, and then said, "If it's just some sauce, if the young master asks you for it again next time, you can just ask your servants to give him some, and you don't need to hide it if you give it in a fair manner."

As long as it's not privately giving or receiving the woman's personal belongings, some food is fine.

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but Wei Qingwan asked Wei Ruo curiously: "Does my sister know how to make sauce?"

Wei Ruo leaned against the wall of the car, and replied lazily and casually: "Rural women cook a lot of food by themselves, and I learned a little from them."

"Sister, can you teach me how to do it next time? I want to learn too." Wei Qingwan expressed her desire to study.

"Sister, what you should learn is how to be a good lady and the future head of the house. Skills such as making sauce can be ranked behind. But if you are really curious about this skill, you can discuss it with the cook at home. She I must know it too." Wei Ruo replied.

Propose it in front of Yun so that she can't refuse and then teach her to make mushroom sauce? What are you thinking?

"The cook in Fuzhong is definitely not as skilled as my sister. Just now, the son is from the capital and has eaten a lot of delicious food. He praises his sister like this. It must be that the sauce made by my sister is outstanding." Wei Qingwan said.

Wei Ruo said unhurriedly: "Sister, forgive me, I have a lot of things to do recently, and I don't have the time to teach my sister these things. In fact, the methods of making sauce are similar, and my sister is the same as anyone. In the eyes of the young master, it may be that the young master is used to fine food on weekdays, and it's just a novelty to taste this kind of country sauce for the first time."

Chapter 103 Check-in

Wei Ruo answered impeccably, Wei Qingwan had nothing to do with her, and turned to look at Yun.

Yun also felt that the eldest daughter had no problem saying: "Wanwan, you want to learn to wait until you return to the Wei Mansion and let the cook teach you. You should learn your cooking skills soon."

"Yes." After Yun said so, Wei Qingwan had no choice but to give up.

But in his heart, he was still thinking about Mr. Chu, whom he only had a quick glimpse of just now.

After the Wei family's carriage left, Lu Yuhong was still thinking about his mushroom sauce, so he turned to Chu Lan and said, "Brother Chu, haven't you been in frequent contact with Miss Wei's family recently? How about you ask for a can for me next time?"

"What are you talking about? If you don't know, you may think that I have some affair with Miss Wei."

"No, no, I mean, didn't you send Nanny Qin to help Miss Wei's family deal with the reclamation of the wasteland in the south of the city? The relationship is considered close. If you ask, it shouldn't be a problem to ask for a can of mushroom sauce, right?"

"Brother Yu, when will you get rid of your gluttony?" Chu Lan asked in a teasing tone.

"It's probably impossible in this life. My two major hobbies in life, fighting and food, I can't live without either." Lu Yuhong replied.

Chu Lan couldn't help but smile.

He actually likes Lu Yuhong's temperament quite a lot. Apart from Lu Yuhong's identity, his character is also a big reason for his close relationship with Lu Yuhong.

Simple and straightforward, easy to understand.

"Brother Chu, you also ate it last time. Don't you think that mushroom sauce is very special and delicious? Anyway, I have never eaten that kind of mushroom sauce in Beijing." Lu Yuhong asked curiously.

"It's really special and delicious, but it's not as good as Brother Yu." Chu Lan replied.

He will also like delicious food, but he will not desire it like Lu Yuhong.

Eat what you have, and it's okay if you don't have it. I don't care so much, and I don't go out of my way to ask someone for it.

"Anyway, I like it very much. Next time, you can ask your nanny to help me get a jar. I won't take her for nothing. I'll just exchange it with her for other things." Lu Yuhong said.

"Understood, next time I will ask Mother Qin to ask you." Chu Lan agreed.

"Okay, then I'll wait!" Lu Yuhong was very happy, with a pure and straightforward smile on his face.

In the promiscuous circle in the capital, it is really rare for Lu Yuhong to be as simple and straightforward as this. But Chu Lan is in the mire of the royal family, and seeing more intrigues, naturally she would prefer to be friends with people like Lu Yuhong.

After walking for a while, the Wei family carriage arrived at a separate courtyard.

The other courtyard belongs to the Xie family, Mrs. Xie took the initiative to ask Yun's to lend the other courtyard to the mother and daughter of the Wei family to live in for a few days.

Mrs. Xie's move solved a major problem for the Yun family. It was not appropriate for her to stay in an inn with one wife and two daughters, and their Wei family did not buy a mansion in Fucheng. They were worried about how to settle down. Mrs. Xie decided Charcoal in the snow.

Mrs. Xie has several shops in Fucheng, and also bought several houses in Fucheng, so that it is convenient for her children and herself to have a place to stay when they go to Fucheng.

Now the Wei family is going to live in this is only one of them.

Mrs. Yun was very grateful for this, the Wei family and the Xie family didn't have much contact with each other, Madam Xie offered to lend them a temporary residence at this time, it really touched her.

The nurse in charge of Xie's other courtyard came out to greet everyone.

First I greeted Yun's politely, and then turned her eyes to Wei Ruo. The nurse in charge said to Wei Ruo with a smile: "Miss Wei, my lady asked the old slave to prepare for you the most famous restaurant in Fucheng, Zuixianju. The food and wine, and the Osmanthus wine from Zuixianju, Miss wants you to eat and drink well."

"Thank you Mammy, Mammy is busy." Wei Ruo said.

"Where does it come from, Miss Wei is a friend of Miss Wei and a distinguished guest of our mansion, and it is our duty as servants to take care of distinguished guests." The nurse in charge said with a smile on her face.

Led by the nanny in charge, Wei Ruo, Yun Shi, and Wei Qingwan, who had been traveling for a day, entered the dining hall of the other courtyard together.

Sure enough, the dining room was already filled with a table of sumptuous dishes. According to what the steward said, these should have just been packed from Zuixianju, fresh and hot.

Actually, today's meal was not arranged by Xie Ying, but by Xie Jue, but in order to avoid criticism, I specifically told the nanny that Xie Ying did it.

Looking at the dishes on this table, Yun once again sighed in his heart, the Xie family is really too polite.

Of course Yun also knows in her heart that the preferential treatment given to them by the Xie family is all due to the friendship between the eldest daughter and Miss Xie's family.

Wei Qingwan felt uncomfortable, as if all the preferential treatment they received now was given by Wei Ruo, and they all depended on Wei Ruode. This feeling oppressed her.

Wei Ruo didn't think too much about it, since it was a hot meal prepared by Xie Ying, he had to taste it while it was hot.

She also wanted to know what kind of standard the chefs in the best restaurant in the prefecture were.

After tasting it, I was a little disappointed. To be honest, this chef must be very good. Some dishes are well done, but some dishes are a bit inferior. The problem is not the cooking skills, but the seasoning and spices.

Some braised dishes, without excellent seasonings and spices, will end up with a bland taste.

This discovery caused a thought to flash in Wei Ruo's mind, and then she smiled. If she has enough time and this opportunity this time, she will go to this drunk fairy house.

Wei Ruo thinks the taste is mediocre, but Yunshi and Wei Qingwan feel that the dishes sent by Zuixianju are very delicious, and their cooking skills are much higher than their cooks in Xiaowei's Mansion.

Yun Shi even said that Zuixianju's cooking skills are at the level of big restaurants in Beijing.

Wei Qingwan repeatedly agreed, and told Wei Ruo that when she went to the capital in the future, she would take her to taste the restaurants in the capital.

Wei Ruo just smiled. According to what they said, Wei Ruo felt that the restaurants in the capital were not as good as her family's Meimei's craftsmanship, so she had nothing to look forward to.

After dinner, Wei Ruo went to rest in the room prepared for her. The energy lost on the road needed to be recovered by sleep.

Although Wei Qingwan was much weaker than Wei Ruo on weekdays, after riding in the carriage for a day, when she returned to the wing, not only did she not take a rest immediately, but she asked the servant girl to inquire about Xie Jue's movements.

Cuihe came back immediately: "Miss, Mr. Xie's family is not in this other courtyard. Madam Xie arranged for us and Mr. Xie to be in a different courtyard for our convenience."

Hearing that Wei Qingwan was a little disappointed, she asked Cui He to take a bath and fell asleep.

The next day, Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan out.

Because there were still a few days before the garden party, Mrs. Yun took her two daughters around Fucheng first, which was a rare opportunity on weekdays.

Wei Ruo: I see a business opportunity!

Wei Qingwan: I want to see that son again!

Chapter 104 Xie Ying's gossip

Wei Ruo is not interested in the activities of a group of ladies and ladies, but he is very interested in wandering the streets of Fucheng.

So after simply dressing up, he happily followed Yun's out.

However, Yun asked Wei Ruo and Wei Qingruo to stay in the carriage as much as possible. If they want to get out of the carriage and enter the shop, they must wear a veiled hat and not take it off easily, and the maids must follow closely behind.

Wei Ruo naturally couldn't stay, so he got out of the car when he got to a lively place, and wandered around among the vendors in various shops.

After walking around for a while, I met Xie Ying.

"Ruo Ruo!"

Xie Ying spotted Wei Ruo first with sharp eyes, and she ran towards Wei Ruo bouncing around.

Different from Wei Ruo wearing a veiled hat, Xie Ying didn't cover up and was graceful.

"If you are dressed like this, how inconvenient, if I don't recognize the material I personally selected, I wouldn't even recognize you." Xie Ying said.

The clothes Wei Ruo is wearing now were rushed out recently, and they are made of the brocade that Xie Ying gave her.

Wei Ruo smiled, and could only say that Xie Ying's family really dotes on Xie Ying, and she can let her temper go.

"By the way, why did you come to Fucheng? I didn't hear you mention it before." Wei Ruo asked Xie Ying.

"I didn't come to Fucheng because of the invitation of the magistrate's wife. Although my grandfather has been promoted to the fourth rank, my father is still an official with sesame seeds and mung beans, and because my mother was born in a merchant, their pedantic people somewhat look down on them. Of course my mother I'm too lazy to be with them, so I'm not happy." Xie Ying explained.

"Then why did you come?" Wei Ruo asked curiously.

"I'm here to play. My brother is here. If you're not here for a few days, I told my mother to let the husband rest for a few days. My mother agreed." Xie Ying said proudly.

"So it is."

"Ruoruo, my brother booked a cruise ship on East Lake, you can go play with me!" Xie Ying said to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo looked back at the carriage behind him, Yun Shi was still in the carriage.

Seeing Wei Ruo's concerns, Xie Ying said, "Don't worry, I'll let my mother tell the story. I won't talk about my brother, but just the two of us. There's such a large group of servants behind me. Your mother has no reason, no?" Yes."

After speaking, Xie Ying explained the matter to the nanny who followed her.

Then Mammy walked to the carriage of Wei's family and talked with Mrs. Yun in the carriage. Soon Mammy came back and told Wei Ruo and Xie Ying that Mrs. Wei agreed.

"Let's go." Xie Ying took Wei Ruo's hand, and the two got into Xie's carriage and headed towards East Lake.

As soon as she got in the car, Xie Ying took off the veiled hat that Wei Ruo was wearing, which she thought was an eyesore.

On the way to East Lake, Wei Ruo asked Xie Ying: "Is your brother in Fucheng these days because of that nobleman?"

"That's right, he didn't go into details, but I guessed it, most likely it's because of His Highness the Seventh Highness." Xie Ying said.

Immediately afterwards, he said to Wei Ruo: "Actually, your Wei family also knows that he is His Royal Highness, right? There are people in your capital, so there is no reason why you don't know."

Wei Ruo nodded, and then said: "I just don't know why he stayed in Taizhou for so long. If it is because of the Japanese pirates, he has won a battle now, and he can explain it when he returns to Beijing. As for As for the matter in the wasteland in the south of my city, he can just keep his subordinates around, and such a trivial matter can't be bothered by him personally watching over it."

"I've heard a rumor about this matter." Xie Ying said.

"Rumor?"

"I told you, don't talk about it outside." Xie Ying whispered.

"Um."

"I heard that His Highness the Seventh Prince may be looking for the prince who was born by the previous empress."

"Didn't the princes born to the previous empress die as soon as they were born?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that she didn't die back then, and was secretly sent to Jiangnan by the former queen's natal family, Xu Guogong's old department. But there is another news that Xu Guogong's old department was captured and had close ties with the Jiangnan area. I suspect that the prince is still alive." Xie Ying shared some gossip she had heard.

It is not known whether it is true or not.

"That should be a misunderstanding." Wei Ruo muttered.

Because in the original book, the Ninth Prince who died young did not appear, and he did not appear until the male protagonist Chu Lan ascended the throne, so it should not exist.

"I also think it is more likely to be a misunderstanding. If it is really alive, it will be messed up." Xie Ying muttered, but didn't say much.

There are some things that are enough to be curious about, and stop as soon as they are clicked. No matter how much, you will cause trouble for yourself and your family.

Not long after, the carriage arrived at the East Lake.

Xie Ying and Wei Ruo got out of the car with the help of the maid.

On the shore, Xie Jue was waiting for his sister to arrive.

I thought that the only person who came was my naughty younger sister, but I didn't expect Wei Ruo to be with her.

The moment he saw Wei Ruo, the smile on Xie Jue's face widened. He stared at Wei Ruo, who was wearing a light blue satin skirt and a simple but smart bun.

Wei Ruo walked up to Xie Jue, and gave a slight salute: "I have met Mr. Xie."

"Don't be too polite." Xie Jue said, he didn't know where to put the right hand holding the fan.

Xiu Mei, who was following Wei Ruo, wanted to laugh a little, thinking that Mr. Xie was subconsciously nervous when he saw her and the young lady because he was beaten by him last time, right?

"Stop dawdling, get on the boat." Xie Ying was impatient and didn't like dawdling, so she dragged Wei Ruo onto the boat before her brother could react.

Xie Jue quickly followed and gave the order to sail.

The cruise ship gradually left the shore and rowed towards the center of East Lake.

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying were sitting in the tearoom of the cabin, watching the scenery on the lake through the raised gauze curtain.

The breeze is blowing, and the water is slightly rippling.

Looking at the teapot in front of him, Wei Ruo took out two paper bags from the brocade bag he was carrying, gave one to Xie Ying and one to himself.

After opening the paper bag, pour the contents into the teacup, and then pour the hot water on board for brewing.

"What is this?" Xie Ying asked curiously.

"Anther tea." Wei Ruo replied, "It uses dried honeysuckle, dried jasmine, and a few herbs that regulate qi and nourish blood. The mixture is sweet and not astringent. Try it."

Hearing this, Xie Ying also hurriedly brewed her own.

Before tasting, Xie Jue walked in and joked with a smile: "Sister Wei, I also want to ask for a cup of this herbal tea."

Xie Ying gave Xie Jue a white look: "Brother, why do you like Ruoruo's things so much?"

"Sister Wei's stuff is good, and you can't buy it anywhere else. If you don't seize the opportunity to ask for a piece at this moment, you will lose it later." Xie Jue told the truth.

"That seems to be right." Xie Ying agreed.

Wei Ruo smiled, then took out all the remaining tea bags from the brocade bag, and handed them to Xie Jue: "Young Master Xie likes it, so I will give it all to Young Master Xie."

Chapter 105 Meeting Chu Lan Again

Xie Jue smiled brightly, looking at the tea bag Wei Ruo put on the table, although he hadn't tasted it yet, he already felt that it must be very sweet and delicious.

After the tea cooled down a bit, Xie Ying tasted it, and then praised: "Ruoruo, you are really a treasure chest!"

Xie Jue also smiled while sipping tea.

The three sat in the tea room drinking tea and eating refreshments.

At this time, another cruise ship approached the one they were on.

Xie Jue alerted his servants to put down the gauze curtain, and came to the bow by himself.

On the approaching cruise ship were his two old acquaintances—Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong.

"Brother Chu, Brother Lu." Xie Jue clasped his fists and greeted the two of them.

"Brother Xie, you are so unkind. You didn't take us when you came out to play secretly! If Brother Chu and I hadn't happened to be on a cruise, we wouldn't have known that you had come to East Lake by yourself!" Lu Yuhong folded his hands on his chest with a dissatisfied expression road.

This is the resentment of the mushroom sauce that has not disappeared!

"Brother Lu, I'm sorry, I went out to play with my younger sister today, so I didn't inform the two brothers." Xie Jue quickly explained.

"From what I've seen, Brother Xie didn't take his sister-in-law out on a trip, but the golden house hides the beauty." Chu Lan's eyes were sharp, and the moment the gauze curtain on Xie Jue's boat was lowered, she saw the figures of two women.

Xie Jue only has one younger sister. If one of them is his younger sister, then the other must be Miss Biejia.

Hearing this, Xie Jue's face froze, and he begged for mercy with some embarrassment: "Brother Chu, please forgive me, this matter must not be said, don't spoil the girl's reputation."

Lu Yuhong suddenly got excited: "Brother Xie, it's okay to keep your mouth shut, but you have to give me something."

Xie Jue hurriedly said: "I will host a banquet for Brother Lu at Zuixianju some other day..."

Lu Yuhong interrupted Xie Jue, "Drunken Immortal Residence is not unusual, it's open there, and you can go there whenever you want to eat, and it's not like I don't have money."

Chu Lan said unhurriedly: "If I'm not wrong, the person on board Xie Xie should be Miss Wei."

It's not difficult to guess, because Xie Jue's younger sister didn't have many good friends, and they saw the carriage of the Wei family coming to Fucheng yesterday, so the people traveling with the Xie family brothers and sisters on the boat were most likely the Wei family Missy.

Xie Jue paused, and said in a begging tone: "Brother Chu, please don't guess, don't ruin his reputation."

Lu Yuhong said from the side: "Is that the Miss Wei who can farm and make mushroom sauce?"

Xie Jue didn't admit it, but he didn't dare to trick Chu Lan into denying it.

Seeing him like this, you know the answer is yes.

So Lu Yuhong said: "Xie Jue, you look down on us too much. We are not those gossips. Who would talk about this matter? Besides, aren't there a lot of servants following it? It's broad daylight, bright and clear, you have nothing in your heart." What are ghosts afraid of?"

Chu Lan also said: "It is true that there is no need to be so wary. Miss Wei and I are considered acquaintances. I also admire Miss Wei very much for the matter in the south of the city. Everyone here today is mine. No one dares to speak nonsense. Don't worry, the cabin Miss Wei and Miss Xie among them can also rest assured."

Wei Ruo in the cabin had already heard the conversation outside, and he didn't want to go out to meet Chu Lan, but he was recognized by the other party, and he couldn't hide.

He secretly poked in his heart and said: What's going on with Chu Lan? Shouldn't he be very busy? Why are you running under her nose every day? Can he still be the crown prince if he is so idle?

Xie Ying came out of the cabin first, knowing that the other party was the Seventh Prince, Xie Ying did not dare to be presumptuous, and said respectfully: "I have met Mr. Chu and Mr. Lu."

Seeing this, Wei Ruo had no choice but to follow out of the cabin, and then said hello.

Throughout the whole process, Wei Ruo lowered his head, not looking at Chu Lan directly.

"Miss Wei doesn't seem to be very willing to see me." Chu Lan was keenly aware of something.

"Young Master Chu cares about the people. He has done so many good things for the people in Xingshan County. The little girl admires and appreciates Young Master Chu very much, and she has no intention of not wanting to see him." Wei Ruo quickly denied.

In my heart: I just don't want to see you. You were the one who ordered to kill me in your previous life. Do you still want me to be grateful to you?

Then, the scene was silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Seeing the situation, Xie Ying tried to change the subject to ease the embarrassment. She said to Xie Jue, "Brother, I want to go fishing. I heard that there are many delicious fish in this East Lake. I want to see if I can catch them."

As soon as Lu Yuhong heard that there was something delicious, he became excited: "Really? Then I want to try it too. Maybe I can catch shad!"

"Brother Lu, shad are not found in any lake, they usually only live in big rivers, and most of them don't exist in this East Lake." Xie Jue explained.

"Then what kind of fish are there in this lake?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"Common fish such as silver carp, bighead carp, crucian carp, and grass carp must be available. There should also be black fish and perch. I don't know if there is a chance to catch mandarin fish with good meat quality. In addition, I think Huang La Ding is also good. "Xie Jue said.

"Okay, then I'll go for the mandarin fish you mentioned!" Lu Yuhong immediately turned around and ordered his subordinates to prepare fishing rods and other things needed for fishing.

Wei Ruo listened to what Xie Jue said about the fish species in the lake, thinking that he hadn't eaten grilled fish for a long time, and suddenly felt a little bit twitchy with his index finger.

Just before going out today, Wei Ruo brought a few bottles of seasonings. He originally thought that if there was a chance, he would sell his seasonings to people from Zuixianju to see if there was a chance to sell them at a high price.

"Then you go fishing, and I'll be in charge of grilling the fish for you." Wei Ruo said.

"Then I'll come fishing, if you wait, I'll roast the fat rods for you!" Xie Ying was full of confidence.

"Grilled fish is good. I want to try Miss Wei's grilled fish too. I wonder if there is such a treat?" Lu Yuhong's glutton is already ready to move.

A person who can make delicious mushroom sauce, the grilled fish should not be bad, right?

Seeing this, Xie Jue could only look at Chu Lan. This matter depends on the Seventh Prince's intention. If he disagrees, it will be useless for others to work hard.

"I want to try it too." Chu Lan looked at it with interest.

Now that the seventh prince has expressed his opinion, there is nothing to say.

Xie Jue immediately ordered his people to make arrangements, and then turned to Wei Ruo: "If Miss Wei needs anything, tell me, I'll let them go and arrange it together."

"Okay." Wei Ruo immediately returned to the cabin and wrote a list.

The stove and charcoal fire needed for grilling fish are available on board, no additional purchase is required, but some side dishes and a pot are required.

Not long after, a subordinate brought over the fishing gear first,

Xie Jue waited until the two boats got close, and went to Chulan Lu Yuhong's boat.

In this way, a male and a female ship are separated a little, so that even if they are seen by the time, they will not cause gossip.

Chapter 106 Grilled Fish

Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong, and Xie Jue were on the opposite boat, and Xie Ying was on this side of the boat. The four of them each took a seat, took their fishing rods, picked out their baits, and started fishing.

What Wei Ruo needed came a little later, but it didn't matter, because the four fishing people hadn't harvested so quickly.

After a while, Chu Lan's fishing rod was the first to move.

After some tugging, a black fish was caught, which weighed about two catties. Although it was not as delicious as mandarin fish, it was still a fish with very good meat quality, and it was very suitable for grilled fish.

Chu Lan asked his men to bring the fish to Wei Ruo's boat.

After getting the fish, Xiumei took the fish to the stern of the boat in order not to let the smell of handling the fish affect the interest of several people, and then handled it very neatly.

Removing scales, disembowelling, removing gills, the movements are smooth and smooth, and after a while, a fish that was just alive and kicking becomes white and clean.

Then cut flowers on the belly of the fish and sprinkle coarse salt for marinating.

While Xiumei was handling the fish, the servants of the Xie family also drove the boat to deliver the purchased things to Wei Ruo.

Garlic, scallions, lettuce, bean sprouts, bean skin, these are the ingredients that can be bought today.

There is also a small iron pot.

In order to speed up the pace, Wei Ruo and Xiumei work together, with Xiumei in charge of handling the ingredients and Wei Ruo in charge of cooking.

Wei Ruo seldom cooks by himself, and usually let Xiumei come when he has enough time.

Wei Ruo moved the two stoves and racks used to boil water on the boat to the bow, lit the fire, and put the iron racks on.

While Wei Ruo and Xiumei were making preparations, Xie Jue also had a harvest, a grass carp weighing more than four catties.

Seeing that the two brothers had gained a lot, Lu Yuhong was a little anxious. Although the other two didn't plan to compete, Lu Yuhong had a desire to win.

Also anxious is Xie Ying. She vowed that she would catch a big fish for Wei Ruo to roast, but there is still no movement until now, so angry!

Xie Ying subconsciously glanced at Lu Yuhong who was opposite, thinking that she couldn't be the last one, and had to catch big fish faster than Mr. Lu.

However, God's wish is not fulfilled, Xie Ying's fishing rod has not moved yet, Lu Yuhong's fishing rod has been reaped first.

He pulled up the fishing rod full of expectation, but found that it was a pitifully small crucian carp.

Although crucian carp is delicious, it is not suitable for grilled fish due to its many spines and small size.

Lu Yuhong was a little disappointed, this time Xie Ying's voice full of surprise came from the opposite boat.

"Ruoruo, I have a fish hooked, please help me pull it! It's so strong!" Xie Ying's voice was excited.

Wei Ruo hurried forward to help Xie Ying hold the fishing rod to prevent it from being pulled away by the fish.

"What should I do, Ruo Ruo, I can't pull it up!" Xie Ying was a little anxious.

"Don't worry, let's loosen and tighten for a while, walk it for a while, and pull it up when it has no strength." Wei Ruo said calmly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Wei Ruo and Xie Ying cooperated, and instead of pulling the fish up in a hurry, they used the method of loosening and tightening that Wei Ruo said, pulling back and forth.

The three people on the opposite boat originally wanted to send someone to help, but found that the two girls were orderly and unhurried.

Xie Jue's hanging heart sank. If the fish escaped, with his sister's character, it would probably be uncomfortable for half a month.

Lu Yuhong's heart was still hanging, he was very curious about what kind of fish Miss Xie's family caught.

Chu Lan watched with great interest as the two pulled the fishing rod. He was a little impressed by what Wei Ruo said just now and her calm reaction to the situation.

After tossing for a stick of incense, the fish in the water lost strength, Wei Ruo said to Xie Ying, "Let's pull it up hard now."

Xie Ying nodded: "Okay!"

The two of them pulled the fishing rod hard together, and finally pulled the fish out of the water.

The moment the fish came out of the water, Xie Ying exclaimed.

"Ruo Ruoyou, let's see what kind of fish this is, it's so big!" Xie Ying's voice was extremely excited.

"This is bighead carp, also known as silver carp and fat-headed carp. It has a big head and fresh meat." Wei Ruo said after identifying it.

Bighead carp is a fish that tends to grow very large. The one Xie Ying caught weighed seven to eight catties, but it was not the limit for this kind of fish. There must be bigger ones in the East Lake.

"If you use mine to bake, it will be delicious!" Xie Ying said happily.

"This fish is too big. It might not be easy to cook the whole fish. I'll cut off the fish head and save it to make fish head soup. The belly part of the fish will be grilled, and the tail will be fried again." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, okay, listen to you, you can do whatever you want." Xie Ying nodded again and again, leaving it to Ruoruo to cook and eat, and she continued to fish!

Lu Yuhong on the opposite boat looked at Xie Ying's fat head fish, and then at the small crucian carp he caught, and suddenly felt depressed.

No, no, how could he, Lu Yuhong, lose to a girl?

Lu Yuhong asked his subordinates for an extra fishing rod, and he planned to put a few more fishing rods on both sides!

After Wei Ruo helped Xie Ying catch the fish, he started to grill the fish.

The charcoal fire was just right, and the black fish that was caught first was almost marinated.

Wei Ruo brushed a layer of vegetable oil on the fish, then put it on the fire and roasted it.

While grilling the fish, Wei Ruo started frying the spices with another stove and a pot he bought, and put in the soy sauce, salt, and five-spice powder (amomum, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and star anise) that he brought, and ground them into powder according to the proportion Mix), cooking wine, onion, ginger.

After frying for a while, the fragrance wafted out and permeated the lake.

As a glutton, Lu Yuhong's eyes lit up when he smelled it, he stood up and looked towards Wei Ruo.

After the sauce is fried, put it aside and wait for the fish next to it to be grilled.

After the black fish was grilled golden on both sides, Wei Ruo transferred the grilled fish to the pot. The bottom of the pan is already covered with chopped side dishes.

Put the fish on top of the side dishes, add the boiled water and start cooking.

Wei Ruo took out another jar from his backpack, pulled out black beans from it, and spread them on top of the fish.

Wait for the water to boil, a tempting smell wafts out, the aroma of all the seasonings is forced out, and the taste penetrates into the fish.

This smell made Lu Yuhong, who had vowed to catch a big fish just now, lose the mood for fishing. He glanced in Wei Ruo's direction from time to time, for fear of missing something.

Xie Ying is also a little greedy, she really wants to taste the taste of the grilled fish made by Wei Ruo.

Seeing that the cooking was almost done, Wei Ruo asked someone to bring a soup bowl, and she put half of the fish and side dishes into the big bowl, and then ordered Xie's servants to send the rest of the fish along with the pot to the opposite boat .

The servants took the iron pot from Wei Ruo and rowed the boat to Chu Lan and the others.

Chapter 107 Delicious

Lu Yuhong stood on the boat and warned the servants of Xie's family who delivered the fish: "Be careful, don't spill it!"

Xie's servants were not nervous at first, but the hand holding the iron pot trembled a little after being told by Lu Yuhong.

When the boat came over, Lu Yuhong took the iron pot by himself.

Xie Jue came over, laughed and teased, "Brother Lu, don't you want to take it all by yourself?"

"I'm not as stingy as you. Let's go, eat in the cabin, and continue fishing after eating."

As Lu Yuhong spoke, he brought the iron pot to the table in the cabin.

Then Chu Lan also came in.

The servants on the boat prepared bowls and chopsticks for the three of them, and the three of them began to taste.

After taking the first bite, Lu Yuhong showed a surprised expression: "This fish is too delicious! The meat is tender and fragrant."

Then, he started to feast on it with a little disregard for the image.

Then he praised: "The side dishes below are also very tasty, and what are these black beans? They are very salty!"

Compared to him, Chu Lan and Xie Jue's reactions were much calmer. It's not that the food is not tasty, but because of years of upbringing, he won't lose his image just because of delicious food.

Especially Chu Lan, no matter how delicious the food is, he will not be like Lu Yuhong. Food is not so important in his heart.

But he also can't deny that Wei Ruo's fish is really delicious and special, and the way of grilling and boiling it with a bunch of side dishes is also very novel.

The fish is cut in half, and the fish weighing more than two catties is not much to get half of. With side dishes, it is only half a pot, and the three of them finished eating in a short while.

Lu Yuhong hasn't finished eating yet, looking at the bottom of the pot where even the soup has been drunk, he still can't get enough of it.

Immediately afterwards, he urged Chu Lan and Xie Jue to go back and continue fishing: "Don't rest after eating, go back and catch a few more."

Xie Jue said helplessly: "Brother Lu, at least you should give Miss Wei, who is in charge of grilling fish, a rest."

"Then I'll catch a few more fish and keep them. What if Miss Wei wants to roast them? Can't there be no fish for her to roast?"

Speaking of landing, Lu Yuhong dragged Xie Jue and Chu Lan to the bow of the boat.

Xie Jue glanced at Chu Lan and saw that his expression was normal, so he followed to the bow with confidence.

Among so many people of the same generation he knew, it seemed that only Lu Yuhong dared to drag the Seventh Prince down like this, and the Seventh Prince was also extraordinarily tolerant of Lu Yuhong.

Lu Yuhong's identity is a part of this, and the two of them grew up together is also a part.

When the three returned to the bow to continue fishing, Wei Ruo, Xie Ying and Xiumei also finished half of their fish.

Xie Ying asked Wei Ruo: "Ruoruo, what are your black beans? They are salty and taste good."

"This is fermented soybeans, which can increase the aroma and taste." Wei Ruo explained.

"It's amazing. Last time you said that soy sauce is also made from soybeans. How can one soybean make so many different things?" Xie Ying sighed.

"Soybeans are very effective. If I have a chance, I'll make you some soy milk and bean curd. It's delicious." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, okay!" It's not that Xie Ying has never eaten soy milk and tofu curd, but she is looking forward to what Wei Ruo made.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Ying said with emotion: "Ruoruo, if I were a man, I would go to your house to propose marriage and marry you back home!"

"If you were a man, I would ignore you." Wei Ruo said.

"Why?"

"Husband and wife can't have friends. There are few affectionate men in this world, and most of them are fickle and ungrateful Chen Shimei."

"That's hard to say. I think my parents are pretty good. My mother doesn't think my father is a petty official, and my father doesn't think my mother is a businessman. They treat each other like guests." Xie Ying said.

"Your parents are rare, let's say that in this Taizhou mansion, how many families do you think don't take concubines?" Wei Ruo said.

"Not many. I only know that the magistrate does not take concubines. He would not dare to come if he thinks about it. The magistrate's wife is a princess from Huaiwang's residence. If he dares to accept it, Huaiwang's residence will not spare the Yuan family."

"So you should still be my good sister. I won't lose you if I have delicious food. My future husband may not be so lucky!" Wei Ruo said.

"Good! Let's be good sisters!" Xie Ying looked happy.

After the two sisters whispered for a while, Xie Ying went back to fishing again.

Seeing that Lu Yuhong on the opposite side cheated with two fishing rods, Xie Ying was not to be outdone, and asked someone to prepare an extra fishing rod.

Then no matter which one of the two catches the fish, the other will stare at it with wide eyes, for fear that the fish caught by the other party will be bigger than their own.

Lu Yuhong yelled: "No matter what, I can't lose to a girl."

Xie Ying was not convinced: "What happened to the girl's family? The girl's family is not necessarily weaker than the man!"

Lu Yuhong: "I didn't say you were weak, but I shouldn't be weaker than you."

Xie Ying: "There is nothing that should or shouldn't be done. Let's talk about the facts. I'm catching more fish than you now!"

Lu Yuhong: "It's too early to draw conclusions!"

Xie Ying: "I will catch more in the future! It must be better than you!"

Lu Yuhong: "Then let's compete!"

As they spoke, the two stared at each other several times.

Xie Ying and Lu Yuhong seemed to be competing with each other, and neither of them accepted the other.

Xie Jue had a headache for a while. This younger sister of hers has never conceded defeat since she was a child.

As for Lu Yuhong, he has a very competitive personality, and when he gets competitive, he doesn't care about it.

I thought it would be no problem to be on the two ships separately, but I never thought that the two could fight across a long distance.

Fortunately, the two fought back, and they didn't really quarrel, they just uttered harsh words in the air.

While Xie Ying and Lu Yuhong were fighting each other, Wei Ruo grilled a second fish, using the part of the belly cut from the fathead fish that Xie Ying caught.

The same method, bake until golden on both sides, then cook with the fried spices and side dishes.

Finally, Wei Ruo added black beans to the fish.

Wei Ruo cooked two servings of grilled fish at the same time this time, one was kept for Xie Ying and Xiumei to eat, and the other was given to the three people opposite.

After eating these two servings, several people were seven or eight percent full.

The rest of the fresh fish were raised in wooden barrels. Lu Yuhong originally wanted to give them to Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo declined because it was inconvenient for her to go out, and finally entrusted them all to Xie Jue.

As for the results of the competition between Xie Ying and Lu Yuhong, there was no winner, because the fish they caught were of different species, sizes, and quantities.

Finally, Chu Lan became a peacemaker: "Everyone has his own strengths, and there is no winner or loser."

Chu Lan had already spoken, so Xie Ying and Lu Yuhong naturally couldn't disagree anymore.

Then Wei Ruo and Xie Ying separated from the three of them, and they returned to the shore in Chu Lan's boat first.

Chu Lan, who was still on the boat, asked Lu Yuhong, "Brother Yu, are you satisfied this time?"

Chapter 108 Madam Prefect

Lu Yuhong said: "I'm only half full. If I'm not ashamed to tire Miss Wei, I have to ask her to make a few more."

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuhong sighed: "It would be easy if I could give money for fish, but this is really difficult. I would like to give money, but she is a lady, so I would despise her if I gave her some money. Others are not suitable, she is a girl, and I am a rough guy, don't say she minds or not, if someone hears about it, it will be bad for her reputation."

"I didn't expect you to be careful at this time." Chu Lan said.

"Your Highness, please don't tease me. Although I am a bit rough, I still understand the basic rules." After all, he was also from a famous family.

Speaking of landing, Lu Yuhong said with emotion: "When do you think I can eat Miss Wei's food again next time? Why don't I think of a way to give Miss Wei a big gift, so that she might see it for the sake of the gift?" Last time and next time, I will continue to cook delicious food for me. But how can I legitimately give a big gift to a girl who has not left the court?..."

Lu Yuhong kept talking to himself.

Chu Lan and Xie Jue shook their heads helplessly when they saw him talking like this.

Then no one paid attention to him. Once the foodie's head is occupied by delicious food, it will be difficult to come out for a while, so let him worry about it by himself. When the time comes, he will think about it.

By the time Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the Xie's Bieyuan where they were temporarily staying, Yunshi and Wei Qingwan had already returned.

Seeing Wei Ruo's return, Yun asked about the situation: "Where did Ruo'er and Miss Xie go today?"

"I went on a boat trip to the East Lake." Wei Ruo replied that he didn't plan to tell Yun a word about meeting Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong and Xie Jue.

"Well, this time I have borrowed from Xie's house, next time you go to Xie's house, bring me some gifts and express your affection." Yun said.

"knew."

Wei Ruo turned and left, and Wei Qingwan followed.

Going outside the house, Wei Qingwan came to Wei Ruo and asked, "When my sister went out with Miss Xie today, did you hear Miss Xie talk about her brother?"

Wei Ruo stopped, turned around and looked at Wei Qingwan with great interest.

"Why did you inquire about Mr. Xie?"

"Sister, don't get me wrong. I'm not asking about Mr. Xie. I just heard that Mr. Xie stayed in Taizhou Mansion recently because of Mr. Chu."

Wei Ruo showed a clear expression: "So, you want to inquire about Mr. Chu?"

"Sister, don't misunderstand, Mr. Chu has a special status. If our Wei family is appreciated by Mr. Chu, it will be extremely beneficial to our father and the family. I am not asking this question for myself, but for the Wei family."

"So the way you think of to get the appreciation of Mr. Chu is to sacrifice yourself?" Wei Ruo said.

"Sister said that is to belittle my sister, and my sister has absolutely no such thoughts." Wei Qingwan immediately denied.

"Is it because you know it in your heart, or else, even if I asked you about Mr. Chu, what can you do? Let your father curry favor with him?" Wei Ruo asked back with a smile.

Wei Qingwan said in a calm and unhurried manner, "My sister doesn't mean that, I just want my sister to insinuate Mr. Chu's preferences from Mr. Xie's mouth if he has the opportunity, so that he can act more conveniently if he has the opportunity. Best, if you don't have a chance then just let it go."

"Then you should work hard for the future of the family." Wei Ruo smiled brightly, then turned her head and left.

If you have the ability, you can check it yourself, she won't say anything anyway.

Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Ruo's leaving back and was secretly angry. If she could get relevant information smoothly, would she ask Wei Qingruo? If there was no other way, she would not want to see Wei Qingruo's face!

In the past few days in Fucheng, Wei Ruo has never found a chance to go to Zuixianju, let alone have the opportunity to talk to them about the things she wanted to talk about, so the matter was shelved.

Three days later, early in the morning of the garden party, Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan out.

Wei Qingwan specially dressed up, wearing the most popular flying fairy bun for unmarried girls nowadays. Wearing a white jacket and skirt, covered with a light pink pair of plackets. Then decorate it with the pearl face that Yun Shi gave her.

By comparison, Wei Ruo's clothes are more conspicuous than Wei Qingwan's, except that the clothes made of cloud brocade are more conspicuous than Wei Qingwan's, her other attire is much lighter, her hairstyle is casual, and she only has a little velvet flower accessories on her head.

Yun Shi asked Wei Ruo: "Why didn't Ruo'er wear the set of gold ornaments that your grandmother gave you?"

"I forgot to bring it." Wei Ruo replied casually.

Actually, there is a belt. In her space, she just doesn't bother to take it out, let alone wear it.

She likes gold, but doesn't like wearing it on her head.

What's more, the one invited by the prefect's wife is not from a famous family. Even if she wears it, she may not be able to earn any face. Everyone knows the current situation of the Wei family, and it is definitely not something that can be changed by dressing up.

And she was not in the mood to fight for such face.

Wei Ruo was a little disappointed when she answered Yun like this, but she had no choice but the matter had come to this point.

On the way there, Mrs. Yun told Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan repeatedly: "The other courtyard that we are going to go to today was built by Prince Huai for his beloved daughter, Princess Jingmin, Madam Yuan, and the regulations are much larger than ordinary mansions. When the time comes, follow me closely and don't get separated."

"Don't worry, mother, my daughter won't run around." Wei Qingwan obediently agreed.

"En." Wei Ruo also responded, but it sounded perfunctory.

"Ruo'er, please be careful for a while, don't lose your manners." Yun's specifically reminded Wei Ruo.

Because Wei Ruo had lived in the countryside before, and had never entered such a house, and he probably had never encountered the battle that he would face soon. Yun was afraid that Wei Ruo would be timid.

"Yeah." Wei Ruo agreed still a little casually.

Wei Qingwan asked Yun's: "Mother, what will we do at the garden party today?"

"Actually, this garden party is mainly for Mrs. Yuan to help Mr. Yuan win over the people under her. It is also specially arranged by Mrs. Yuan to give the wives and ladies of each family an opportunity to get in touch with each other and get to know each other. Some even take this opportunity to see their daughter-in-law. So In addition to ordinary garden tours, tasting tea and enjoying flowers, you will also play some games of flying flowers and connecting words, as long as you don't make mistakes."

Even for Wei Qingwan, Yun didn't dare to have too much confidence, let alone Wei Ruo, so she only hoped that her two daughters would not make any serious mistakes.

"Daughter knows, don't worry, mother." Wei Qingwan assured Yun.

Yun continued: "Also, Mrs. Yuan just gave birth half a year ago. I heard that she is still a little weak. Don't rush her."

"I heard that my daughter was born on the way back to Taizhou?" Wei Qingwan asked.

Prefect's wife = Mrs. Yuan = Princess Jingmin

Chapter 109 Jealousy

"As far as I know, Mrs. Yuan accompanied Mr. Yuan back to Beijing to report on her duties, and she also visited her father, Prince Huai. She was able to come back to give birth in time. She didn't want something to happen on the way, and she was delayed for more than a month on the way, and the child was born early. This caused her to give birth to a child halfway, but I heard that she was lucky enough to meet a noble man, so the mother and child were safe." Yun said.

Then Yun said: "But these are not important, we just need to remember that Mrs. Yuan is still a little weak, unable to stand the cold and fright, so we need to be careful."

"Well, my daughter knows."

Wei Qingwan is soft-spoken on weekdays, and Yun Shi is also relieved.

On the contrary, it was Wei Ruo who acted in a hurry, which made people worry that she would behave out of line.

But until now, it is useless for Yun to worry, and he can only wait and see what happens when the time comes.

After a cup of tea, the three of the Yun family arrived at Tianqin Garden on time.

This is the other courtyard of the magistrate's house, and it is also a garden ordered by Prince Huai for his daughter Princess Jingmin, so the regulations are larger and more luxurious than the magistrate's main house.

However, the Wei family was born in the Zhongyi uncle's mansion, so I have seen this scene before, so I won't show timidity.

Mr. Yun took a special look at Wei Ruo who was following behind, seeing that she also had the same expression as usual, and she did not show timidity, so she was a little relieved.

Wei Qingwan also looked at Wei Ruo subconsciously.

Didn't see her showing timidity, and felt a little disappointed.

Today's Wei Ruo is very eye-catching even though his clothes are simple.

If she showed her timidity, it would be useless to dress up more, but she was calm as usual, overflowing with confidence, and she was compared to her.

Entering the garden, you will see high and low scattered flowers and plants in order. There is a pond full of lotus in the garden. This season, the lotus leaves and lotus have all withered, and there are still a few withered and yellow lotus pods swaying slightly in the wind. Although it is not gorgeous, it has a special sentiment.

There are a few raised mandarin ducks playing on the water, and gold, red, black and other colored koi can be seen in the water.

At this time, the most attractive and the most vigorous blooming is the piece of sweet-scented osmanthus and chrysanthemum.

Especially the sweet-scented osmanthus, golden, orange, light yellow, one by one, full of fragrance.

As soon as I entered the garden, I was surrounded by the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus.

I think the magistrate's wife loves osmanthus very much, so she planted such a large number of osmanthus in the garden, and set the garden party at this time of the year.

When Wei Ruo came in, there were already many people in the garden. These people seemed to be familiar, and most of them were from Fucheng. They chatted with each other.

The three members of the Yun family, who had just arrived for the first time, were ignored, and they seemed a little embarrassed to stand aside.

Yunshi and Wei Qingwan both looked a little unnatural, only Wei Ruo, like a normal person, admired the flowers beside him, completely ignoring what the others were talking about.

There are many kinds of flowers in Qinyuan this day, many of which are rare varieties. Just the corner on her right hand side has many kinds of rare camellias. It's a pity that it's not a good time to appreciate camellias, otherwise this corner must be dazzling.

A little further ahead is a field of roses. Single-season roses usually bloom in spring and summer, and multi-seasonal autumns will also bloom. But this year's temperature is low, and it is estimated that they will not bloom. Therefore, these roses have only green leaves but no flower buds.

Wei Ruo watched as he walked, and came to the lotus pond.

Looking at the pond, Wei Ruo couldn't help thinking that there should be a lot of lotus roots growing under the pond, and when they are ripe in one to two months, they will be picked, filled with corn, and cooked, and the aroma will surely overflow.

At this time, a lady came to Yun Shi: "Mrs. Wei."

Yun smiled and nodded in response: "I don't know what to call Madam?"

Yun didn't know who the other party was, but seeing the other party's extraordinary conversation and gorgeous clothes, he knew that he was a good person.

"My husband's surname is Xu, and the official is the prefect of Linhai." Mrs. Xu replied.

Zhizhou, Zhengwupin.

Mrs. Xu then asked: "Is that your daughter who is wearing light blue clothes by the lotus pond?"

"Yes, that is my eldest daughter." Yun replied.

"I've heard that the parents and daughters of Wei improved the wasteland to benefit the common people, and it's a blessing." Mrs. Xu said.

"Ma'am, the reputation is too high. Now that the rice field has not been harvested, it's not just whether it can really benefit one party." Yun replied humbly.

"Ms. Wei is humble. Miss Wei is the first in this state capital. And today I saw Miss Wei is dignified and beautiful, with outstanding demeanor. Such a beautiful and talented woman is the daughter of a family I have seen in recent years Rare in the world."

Hearing the praise, Mrs. Yun couldn't help but feel happy. She didn't expect that her daughter's incident in the south of Xingshan County was so famous in Fucheng, and she would be greatly praised for it.

Wei Qingwan stood behind Yun, the more she listened, the more uncomfortable she felt.

She was right in front of Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Xu didn't even ask, she only had one Wei Qingruo in her eyes, as if there was only one daughter of the Wei family.

The feats of land reclamation in the south of the city are nothing more than that, so why can't they compare to Wei Qingruo in appearance?

Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Ruo who was standing by the pool from a distance. She was obviously dressed casually and didn't have too many accessories on her body, but she didn't know why she was so eye-catching.

Wei Qingwan looked down at herself, this was carefully prepared by her for a few days, from hair accessories to clothes, they were all the best she could show, but after a set of embellishments, it was not as good as Wei Ruo's casual makeup .

If the clothes she is wearing today are made of the same cloud brocade material as Wei Ruo's, the effect will definitely not be worse than Wei Ruo's.

And this gap was deliberately caused by Wei Qingruo. If she was willing to share the brocade with herself that day, it would definitely not be like this!

At this moment, resentment towards Wei Ruo rose in Wei Qingwan's heart.

Immediately, a thought came to mind. If Wei Qingruo took another step forward, his feet would step into the pool water, and the mud in the pool would stain Wei Qingruo's skirt black.

Just one step is enough, there is no need for Wei Qingruo to fall into the water, she just wants Wei Ruo's clothes to be dirty, just to make her look less outstanding.

Thinking of this, Wei Qingwan walked towards Wei Ruo step by step.

It happened that Wei Ruo was bending over, picking a withered lotus near the shore.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Wei Ruo turned around.

Wei Qingwan pretended her legs were weak, she fell forward a few steps, and then her body lightly bumped into Wei Ruo's body.

Wei Ruo took a step forward, and stepped into the shallow mud by the pool with his right foot.

In order to stabilize his figure, Wei Ruo quickly stretched out his hand and pulled a shrub branch on the shore, using his strength to throw his body back to the shore.

But the strength was a little too much, and the person jumped out several steps.

When it stopped, a dignified and luxurious lady was close at hand, and almost bumped into it.

Seeing this scene, Yun's heart jumped into his throat.

She stepped forward quickly and apologized repeatedly: "Madam Yuan, I'm sorry, my daughter was reckless and offended you."

Madam Yuan didn't reply to Yun's words, but stared blankly at Wei Ruo...

Chapter 110 Hurting People Will Succeed

Wei Ruo is also looking at Mrs. Yuan, she recognizes her, the woman who gave birth she saved that day in the suburbs!

Wei Ruo came to his senses, and said before Madam could speak, "Madam, I'm very sorry to disturb you when we meet for the first time."

Madam Yuan looked into Wei Ruoqing's eyes, was puzzled for a moment, and then came to her senses.

"It's okay, it's okay, you didn't disturb me." Madam Yuan said with a smile.

Wei Ruo's eyes are clear, and he seems to have something to say, so it must not be true that he didn't recognize her.

She said "meeting you for the first time" as soon as she opened her mouth, so she must be trying to hide something.

Although she didn't know what she was trying to hide, Mrs. Yuan was very cooperative.

"What should I call you?" Madam Yuan took Wei Ruo's hand and asked kindly.

"My father, Xingshan County Anti-Japanese Thousand Commander Wei Mingting, the girl's name is Qingruo." Wei Ruo said.

"So it's Miss Wei." Madam Yuan said with a gentle expression, "I think Miss Wei is very kind, as if I've seen it a long time ago, and I can't help but feel happy."

Mr. Yun stepped forward and apologized on behalf of Wei Ruo again: "Mrs. Yuan, my daughter is reckless and offended you. I hope you will forgive me."

As he spoke, Yun gave Wei Ruo a hard look, and motioned for Wei Ruo to apologize quickly.

Before Wei Ruo could speak, Madam Yuan took a step forward and said, "It's okay, how could such a trivial matter bump into me, and I'm not made of porcelain. What's more, Miss Wei must have had to do this, what happened just now? Something dangerous?"

Madam Yuan looked at Wei Ruo with tenderness and love.

Mrs. Yuan's attitude surprised everyone. They thought that if Wei Ruo offended Mrs. Yuan, even if Mrs. Yuan didn't blame her, it was unlikely that she would show any good looks.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yuan became close to Wei Qingruo uncharacteristically.

Not only the onlookers were surprised, but even Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan couldn't believe it.

Before answering Mrs. Yuan's question, Wei Ruo first looked at Wei Qingwan in the crowd.

Wei Qingwan trembled, and lowered her head in fear, not daring to look at Wei Ruo.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo replied to Mrs. Yuan: "I was just watching the remnants of the lotus by the lotus pond. Suddenly, a force hit me from behind. I fell towards the direction of the pond and stepped on the water. In order not to let myself die People fell into the pool, I pulled the shrub branches on the shore, and suddenly gained some strength."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Madam Yuan's complexion changed, and her gaze became colder. She asked, "Who hit Miss Wei just now? Did you take me seriously when you attacked my guest in my mansion?!"

When Mrs. Yuan said this, everyone's expressions changed.

Wei Qingwan was so nervous that her body couldn't help shaking.

After the scene was silent for a while, someone stood up and pointed out: "I saw it just now. It was this lady in pink who bumped into Miss Wei."

The person who spoke didn't know who Wei Qingwan was, but he could recognize her attire.

It was said that the eyes of Madam Yuan and the rest of the people fell on Wei Qingwan.

Yunshi looked at Wei Qingwan in shock, was it Ruoer that Wanwan pushed?

Wei Qingwan was very frightened, and quickly explained: "I didn't hit my sister on purpose. I went to look for my sister just now, and I accidentally tripped when I got close. I lost my balance and hit my sister. It was definitely not intentional! "

Wei Qingwan had already thought up the words to explain, but she didn't expect Madam Yuan to pursue this matter, which made her extremely nervous.

Madam Yuan asked the third Miss Zhang Jia who stood up to testify against Wei Qingwan with a serious expression: "Miss Zhang San, is what Miss Wei Er said true?"

Miss Zhang thought about it seriously: "It should be, I think she tripped over something, and then fell towards Miss Wei."

Wei Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief.

Wearing this, Yun also hurriedly said: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Wanwan, quickly apologize to Sister Ni and Madam Yuan."

Wei Qingwan hurriedly said to Wei Ruo: "Sister, I'm sorry, I hurt you."

Immediately afterwards, he apologized to Mrs. Yuan: "Mrs. Yuan, it is the fault of a woman who disturbed you and disrupted your garden party."

Madam Yuan's attitude towards Wei Qingwan was not so good: "Since it's your fault, why didn't you stand up and explain it immediately? Instead, wait until someone comes out to testify?"

Wei Qingwan quickly explained: "Today is the first time I have attended such an occasion. When I bumped into Madam, I was startled and dazed, and my thoughts went blank, so I didn't come out to explain in time. I beg Madam to forgive me."

Mrs. Yuan's expression remained stern: "Second Miss Wei, as Miss Wei, the granddaughter of Uncle Loyalty, you would be too unreasonable to be in a hurry when encountering a little incident, causing your eldest sister to be frightened and scolded but keep silent. Bar?"

Madam Yuan said this very seriously, and it gave Wei Qingwan, who made her debut in front of the ladies in Fucheng for the first time today, a certainty.

With Mrs. Yuan's assertion, who else in this prefecture thinks highly of the Second Miss of the Wei family?

Wei Qingwan's complexion was pale and her body was cold.

Yun's face also lost all color.

This is what Madam Yuan said. Madam Yuan's words carry a lot of weight even in the capital, not to mention Taizhou Prefecture!

My daughter is thirteen now, so how will she talk about her marriage after such a reputation spreads out?

Mr. Yun wanted to say something nice for Wei Qingwan, but looking at Mrs. Yuan's solemn face, she was afraid that her plea would fail, so she swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

After reprimanding Wei Qingwan, Madam Yuan looked down at Wei Ruo's soiled skirt, and said, "Miss Wei's clothes are dirty, how about this, come with me to the room and change."

"Thank you, madam." Wei Ruo thanked.

Madam Yuan said to everyone: "Excuse me, ladies, I will take this Miss Wei to change clothes, and I will come back as soon as I go."

Everyone watched Mrs. Yuan and Wei Ruo leave, feeling even more confused.

This Mrs. Yuan is too nice to the Miss Wei family. For things like taking her down to change clothes, it is fine to let the personal maid take her to do it. Why do you need her to accompany her in person?

Wei Ruo was dragged into the room by Mrs. Yuan.

After entering the door, Mrs. Yuan changed her address: "Benefactor, you can make it easier for me to find you!"

Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed and said: "I rushed back that day, and there was a little maid waiting for me at home. If I go back late, she might go crazy."

Mrs. Yuan said: "After that day, my husband sent people to inquire about the area several times, but there was no news of you. I never expected to meet you here today."

Immediately afterwards Madam Yuan asked: "You and I met that day in Huzhou Mansion, how come you are now the prostitute of Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion?"

Madam Yuan has actually heard about Miss Wei's affairs, and the Seventh Prince was also involved in the reclamation of wasteland in the south of the main city, so she and her husband also paid more attention.

It's just that she never imagined that this Miss Wei was the genius doctor who saved her and the child's life that day.

Chapter 111 Wei Ruo is angry at Yun's family

"It's a long story, but to put it simply, I was wrongly carried and raised elsewhere, and I just got back recently." Wei Ruo said.

"It's no wonder that the Wei family suddenly had an extra daughter who was raised in the countryside. It turned out to be a wrong embrace. I'm sorry for you. You must have suffered a lot in the countryside."

Mrs. Yuan has also heard about the fact that the Wei family has an extra prostitute daughter. She heard about the Wei family's affairs from others after Xingshan County defeated the Japanese pirates last time.

"Well, but I don't really want them to know about my medical skills, and I don't want them to know about the things between me and you, that's why I said that abruptly when we first met." Wei Ruo said.

"It's nothing offensive. I will try my best to help you hide things you don't want to say." Mrs. Yuan said, "If you have anything else you want me to pay attention to, just tell me."

"It's nothing else, ma'am, you just need to treat me as someone you just met today in front of outsiders." Wei Ruo said.

"It's simple."

While talking, Mrs. Yuan's maid's tricks had already found a change of clothes for Wei Ruo, and Mrs. Yuan asked Wei Ruo to go down and change the clothes first. She wore a flower skirt with flowers and flowers, Luoshan and a golden hundred butterfly, and the skirt was Biyun The brocade is more expensive floating brocade, while the top is made of thinner floral satin.

The size of the clothes is suitable, and it perfectly complements Wei Ruo's figure.

When Wei Ruo came out after changing clothes, Mrs. Yuan was full of joy: "I was in severe labor pain that day, so I couldn't care about anything. When I thought about it later, I felt that the benefactor who saved me was a beautiful woman. Looking at it now, it is really the same as that just bloomed. It looks like a hibiscus flower, delicate and gorgeous. If I were a man, my heart would definitely fall in love."

A thirteen-year-old girl who is still in her infancy, at the time when her appearance is lively and lovely.

"Thank you Madam for your compliment." Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed by Madam Yuan's words.

"Let's go, first go out with me to meet guests, after today is over, you stay in Fucheng for a few more days, and I will catch up with you again."

Madam Yuan took the initiative to take Wei Ruo's hand, and led her out again.

Back in the garden, everyone looked at Madam Yuan and Wei Ruo beside her.

It is true to say that people rely on clothes, but Wei Ruo looks even more outstanding when he changes his clothes.

After arriving in the crowd, Mrs. Yuan chatted with the ladies and let Wei Ruo go around to enjoy it.

Because of Mrs. Yuan's attitude just now, the attitudes of those who didn't talk to Wei Ruo very much changed a lot. Many people came to talk to Wei Ruo on their own initiative.

Wei Qingwan stood in the corner, looking at Wei Ruo who was surrounded by everyone from a distance, her face was bloodless.

Then a few ladies played Fei Hua Ling in the garden.

This was originally Wei Qingwan's thought of being able to show off the limelight, but now, no one has invited her to join, as if she didn't exist.

Although Wei Ruo was invited, she didn't participate in it, she just ate pastries and nuts beside her.

The garden party ended, and Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan away.

On the way back, Yun's face was ugly, and he didn't look at it.

When they returned to the Xie Family Courtyard where they were temporarily staying, Yun called the two of them into the house.

"Wanwan, do you know your mistake!" Yun asked Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan knelt down with a "plop".

"Mother!" Two lines of clear tears fell from her eyes.

"Wanwan, you used to be the most dignified and general, why are you so reckless today, you didn't say anything when you bumped into your sister, and you didn't talk about it when Madam Yuan scolded you? Do you know how much Madam Yuan's words will affect you? Madam Yuan is not an ordinary person, but she is the most beloved daughter of Lord Huai, not to mention in this Taizhou capital, even in the capital, her words carry a lot of weight!" Yun's eyes were full of regret.

Wei Qingwan burst into tears like rain: "Mother, my daughter didn't know that such a thing would happen, I just stumbled, how could I know that I would hit my sister, I just bumped into my sister lightly, how could I know that my sister would collide with me?" To Madam Yuan?"

Wei Qingwan cried sadly, her eyes were red, her cheeks were pale, her body was twitching, and she was on the verge of falling, as if she was going to faint from crying at any moment.

She vented all the grievances of indifference and blank eyes she received in Tianqin Garden today into tears.

Seeing her daughter who had been raised for thirteen years crying like this, Yun's heart throbbed.

Following Yun Shi, he turned to look at Wei Ruo, and asked scoldingly, "You too, why did you go after Madam Yuan instead of going anywhere else? Now that you are well, you have been praised by Madam Yuan, and your sister has been ruined by you all her life." Crap!"

Wei Ruo sneered: "Does mother think that I should fall into the pool, get soaked, and become the laughing stock of the whole Taizhou government?"

Wei Ruo admitted that Wei Qingwan's little strength might not be enough to slam her into the pool at that time, but who knows what the next step will be before it happens? In an emergency, people will inevitably choose the safest way to deal with it. This is human instinct, and it is the behavior of the body faster than the brain.

Yun's defense: "I didn't make you fall, but if you hadn't rushed in front of Mrs. Yuan, such a thing would not have happened! Your sister's life is probably ruined by your action today !"

"What? Wei Qingwan's accidental fall is inevitable. I rushed to Mrs. Yuan to save it. Mother can be partial, but don't be so unreasonable." Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

"What did you say?" Being accused by Wei Ruo of being biased and unreasonable, Yun's face immediately darkened.

"Isn't it? You even think that Wei Qingwan's failure to stand up and admit her problems is justifiable and caused by being frightened. You don't think my reaction at a critical moment is justifiable. Excuse me." Where is fairness and justice?" Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

"Is this the way you talk to your mother?!" Yun slapped the desk in front of her angrily, and looked at Wei Ruo angrily.

"Then is this something you, a mother, should question your daughter?" Wei Ruo asked back.

"Wei Qingruo, you're going against the grain!" Yun was furious, and shouted at Nanny Zhang outside the door, "Nurse Zhang, take the eldest lady to her room and lock her up! Don't let her out or eat her without my order!" thing!"

After entering the door, Nanny Zhang stood there, looking at Wei Ruo with a tangled expression, but didn't make a move immediately.

Wei Ruo said calmly, "In two days, the rice on the experimental field I cultivated in the south of the city will mature, and I will be in charge of all the arrangements. If you dare to lock me up and punish me today, I can guarantee that you will There will definitely be an accident in the southern test field, how will the Wei family explain to Qianzhi County, and how to explain to the Seventh Prince?"

Yunshi was startled when he heard this, and looked at Wei Ruo with disbelief.

Chapter 112 Wan Wan Yun's Wei Qingwan

Wei Ruo continued: "In addition, Madam Yuan left me to stay in Fucheng for two more days, and will send someone here to pick me up tomorrow morning. Guess I will tell Madam Yuan the exact conversation between you and me today, how will Madam Yuan think of Wei?" How do you feel about your Mrs. Wei?"

"You're threatening me?" Yun couldn't believe it. A few days ago, she looked at the well-behaved and sensible eldest daughter, but now she said such words to herself!

"If you can talk to me in a fair and just manner, I will not go to the point of threatening you, but if I don't threaten you today, what awaits me is to be locked up, just like the second brother's illness. It's like shutting me into the woodshed." Wei Ruo analyzed indifferently.

"Rebellion, this is your rebellion!" Yun was furious.

"What's wrong? It's your bias, it's your injustice. If you really have nothing wrong, why should I confront you like this?" Wei Ruo said.

Yun's chest was violently heaved by Wei Ruo's anger, and he stared at Wei Ruo, but couldn't say a word of scolding.

Wei Ruoze calmly walked up to Wei Qingwan who was kneeling on the ground: "Actually, I saw you at the time, you deliberately approached me, deliberately pretended that your legs were weak and lost your balance, and touched me, right?"

"Sister, what are you talking about?" Wei Qingwan asked back with an aggrieved expression.

"You know what I'm talking about. I didn't say it was you in Tianqin Garden, but I just didn't want to be talked about. You are really delicate, and you have thought about how to make excuses for yourself before you do it, so you don't have any excuses." Pushing me clearly, but deliberately pretending that you tripped and hit me, so that even if something happens, you have an excuse to explain."

"Sister, you are wronging me. I didn't do it! The trip was not my will! It was just an accident. If my sister blamed me for this accident, I have nothing to say, but my sister can't slander that I did it on purpose. It!" Wei Qingwan repeatedly denied.

As long as she doesn't admit it, Wei Ruo has no evidence to prove that she did it on purpose!

"It doesn't matter if you admit it to me or not. Anyway, you have already torn your face today. From now on, you, Wei Qingwan, don't play the image of a cute and pitiful good sister in front of me. It makes me sick."

Wei Qingwan stared at Wei Ruo with wide eyes.

If this was on a normal day, if Wei Ruo spoke to Wei Qingwan like this, the Yun family would have already severely criticized it.

But today, Wei Ruo even hates the Yun family, so how could Wei Qingwan miss these few words?

And Yun Shi was angry again, with Wei Ruo's words just now, she didn't dare to do anything to Wei Ruo.

Because the Wei family couldn't afford it no matter if it was Mrs. Yuan's place or the test field in the south of the city.

After Wei Ruo finished saying what he wanted to say, he ignored Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan, turned around and left, and returned to his room.

In the evening, Wei Ruo didn't go to eat with Yunshi and Wei Qingwan, but let Xiumei go to the kitchen alone to make some food, and Xiumei and Xiumei had a big pot of spicy spicy food in the room. pot.

On the other hand, Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan's place, the air pressure is extremely low, and both of them have extremely poor appetites, and hardly eat anything.

Wei Qingwan's eyes are red now, and she doesn't know what to do in the future.

Madam Yuan said in front of everyone that she couldn't get on the stage, which almost pushed her into the abyss.

"Mother, why don't I ask my sister." Wei Qingwan thought for a long time and finally couldn't help it, "My sister is going to see Mrs. Yuan tomorrow. If Mrs. Yuan is willing to change her words, maybe things will turn around."

Mr. Yun remained silent, she knew that what Wanwan said was not impossible, but the quarrel just now was right in front of her eyes, how could she say this again?

Wei Qingwan continued: "Mother, it doesn't matter if my sister misunderstands me, and it doesn't matter if we have internal conflicts. The important thing is that our Wei family should be consistent with the outside world. As long as my sister is willing to help me intercede with Mrs. Yuan, no matter what my sister wants me to confess, or how much she wants me to It doesn't matter if you apologize and admit your mistakes."

Wei Qingwan has already made up her mind to admit her mistake to Wei Ruo. Compared with the difficulty of getting married in the future and being despised by others, she can bear the humiliation of apologizing and admitting her mistake.

But she didn't want Yun Shi to think that she had really done something wrong, so she first said something profound and righteous in front of Yun Shi.

In this way, Yun will not only not feel that she is really apologizing and admitting her mistakes, but also feel that she understands the righteousness and is willing to compromise.

Yun waved his hand: "Go after you think about it."

Mr. Yun is not very strong, and the fight with Wei Ruo today made her physically and mentally exhausted.

With Yun's approval, Wei Qingwan got up and walked to Wei Ruo's room.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei in the room just finished their meal, talking and laughing about interesting things in the countryside:

"Miss, you still said that because of those apricots, Brother Xiaoyong was chased out by Xiaopang at the entrance of the village for seven or eight miles. What people didn't expect was that later I heard that you used them for brewing wine, and Xiaopang picked them for you. Send it here, saying that it is to apologize to you for laughing at you when you were young."

Xiumei wanted to laugh when she thought of the scene where Xu Zhengyong was being chased and fled around.

"Who asked the two of you to steal it? I told Aunt Fat. You just ask Aunt Fat to get it openly, but it ended up being a big oolong."

"Brother Xiaoyong and I didn't expect that Auntie Fatty didn't tell Pangpty, but I thought that Auntie Fatty was getting old, and it was hard work for her to pick monsters. Brother Xiaoyong did it himself when he was young and strong. Who would have thought that Auntie Fatty would see it?" I misunderstood that we were stealing plums. What I wanted to explain at the time was that Xiaopang had already quarreled with Brother Xiaoyong, and I couldn't persuade him."

"Hey, it's a pity that I missed the scene where Xiao Yong hid in the straw stack and was licked by the old scalper." Wei Ruo regretted.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei were talking happily when Wei Qingwan knocked on the door: "Sister."

Hearing this "sister" Wei Ruo's smile disappeared instantly.

Xiumei pursed her lips: "Didn't Miss tell her all about it, stop pretending, why are you here again?"

"I guess I got scared after thinking about it, and wanted to save my reputation, but I had no other way but to find me here." Wei Ruo smiled contemptuously, and roughly guessed Wei Qingwan's intentions.

Sure enough, Wei Ruo had just finished speaking when he heard Wei Qingwan's voice admitting his mistake and apologizing from outside the door.

"Sister, what happened today is my fault. I bumped into my sister, I caused my sister to step into the pond, and I caused my sister to almost bump into Mrs. Yuan. All mistakes are my fault!"

Immediately afterwards, the figure outside the door got half shorter, and seemed to be kneeling down.

Wei Ruo didn't respond, and Wei Qingwan, who was kneeling at the door, continued to apologize: "I was timid. I didn't dare to stand up and admit it. I was afraid of taking responsibility and being punished. I was selfish and almost made my sister suffer. After this afternoon Thinking about it, my sister has deeply realized her mistake, and vowed that there will be no next time, and I beg my sister to read it for the sake of my first offense, and forgive me this time!"

Chapter 113 Fighting poison with fire

Xiumei clenched her fists, "I really want to go out and punch her a few times! Now I'm here to admit my mistake, why did I go so early!"

"Meimei, do you know what it means to fight poison with poison?" Wei Ruo smiled slyly.

"Miss will use it when dispensing medicine, because some medicinal materials are highly toxic, and can be neutralized with another medicine with different toxicity." Xiumei replied.

"Today I'll show you another way to fight poison with poison." Wei Ruo told Xiumei, "Go out and say that I'm sick, my heart hurts, my head hurts, especially when I hear the noise, I need to call a doctor, otherwise I may not be able to see you tomorrow Madam Yuan."

Xiumei immediately followed suit, opened the door, ignored Wei Qingwan who was kneeling at the door, and went directly to Nanny Zhang, and told her about Wei Ruo's situation.

Nanny Zhang naturally wanted to ask Yun for instructions first.

Mr. Yun couldn't believe it when she heard that Wei Ruo was sick: "She didn't feel well when she was angry with me just now, how can she be sick when she is sick?"

Nurse Zhang had no choice but to reply: "This old slave doesn't know either, but this old slave has heard that people will suffer from sudden illness if they are overwhelmed with anger. I don't know if this is the case with Missy."

Yun frowned and said: "Then hurry up and ask the eldest lady to see a doctor. If you are really sick, don't delay."

"Hey!" Nanny Zhang went out in response, and invited the doctor back after a while.

Knowing that Wei Ruo had invited a doctor, Wei Qingwan stopped kneeling at Wei Ruo's door and went to Yun's instead. She asked suspiciously, "Mother, sister is really sick?"

Yun said: "We will know after the doctor diagnoses."

After waiting for a while, the doctor had diagnosed Wei Ruo's pulse, and went to report to Yun's:

"Ma'am, Missy, this is an internal attack caused by anger and stagnation in the heart. The heart is not smooth, and the Qi and blood are not smooth. I will write a prescription for the eldest lady. I will take two patches a day according to this prescription, and take it five times a day. Days, during this period, you must not get angry any longer, you need to rest and rest, otherwise the condition will worsen and you will be in trouble."

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan felt that Wei Ruo was lying, so she said, "This is really what my sister said. My sister has always been in good health, so how could..."

The doctor's expression became more serious when he heard this: "Miss, I have practiced medicine for many years, and I have never had a misdiagnosis. The name of my Baoshantang is well-known in Taizhou! There is nothing to say! Please invite Gao Ming to go!"

Didn't expect the doctor to be so angry, Wen Yanyun hurriedly said: "Don't get angry, doctor, my daughter is just a little surprised, and doesn't mean to question your medical skills, doctor."

The doctor said: "Ma'am, anyway, Missy's illness will not be faked. If it is not handled properly, Missy's health will only go from bad to worse. At that time, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the house."

Wearing that, Yun hurriedly asked Nanny Zhang to go with the doctor to grab the medicine and give it to Wei Ruo.

Then he asked his eldest maid, Cuiping, to call Wei Qingwan over.

"Don't go in front of your sister anymore. You should avoid your sister these few days. She needs to rest when she's sick. Let's talk about something after she recovers."

Yun's words surprised Wei Qingwan, Wei Qingruo is really sick?

What can we do now? If she can't apologize to Wei Qingruo for the time being, and can't use Wei Qingruo to intercede with Mrs. Yuan, then her reputation...

Wei Qingwan was not reconciled, but looking at Yun's expression, she also knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

Wei Ruo is very important to the Wei family now. Not only will he go to see Mrs. Yuan tomorrow, but he will also report to the Seventh Prince and Qianzhi County about farming in the wasteland in the south of the city in a few days. disadvantage.

Wei Qingwan prepared a stomach full of apologies and begging for mercy, so that Wei Ruo had to swallow all the lines of good things for him before he could say them.

Wei Qingwan thought it was just that she couldn't follow the plan.

But at this time, Mother Zhang came over to convey Wei Ruo's message to Yun Shi again: "Ma'am, the eldest lady said that she feels upset when she thinks about what happened today, why do you think she will be locked up if she did something wrong? She made such a big mistake, but there is no punishment at all, she can't figure it out, and the more she thinks about it, the more her head hurts."

Wei Qingwan's expression froze, and her heart became more and more determined: Wei Qingruo must have done it on purpose, and all the headaches and heartaches were all ways she came up with to entrap her! It's just that now she doesn't know how she asked the doctor of Baoshantang to help her lie.

Yun frowned, and looked at Wei Qingwan in front of her. She was also angry with Wanwan today, but later because of Ruoer's fuss, it directly disturbed her mind.

Thinking that the eldest daughter is now carrying a heavy burden, the Wei family can't explain to others if she really wants to suffer from health problems.

"Wanwan, in Tianqin Garden today, you made several mistakes. When we stay in Fucheng for the next two days, you are not allowed to step out of the room. Stay in the room and copy your regrets!"

"Mother..." Wei Qingwan looked at Yun in disbelief.

This is the first time her mother has punished her for confinement.

Yun didn't give Wei Qingwan more time to think and react, fearing that she would regret her daughter's tears, so she immediately ordered Nanny Zhang and Cuiping to take Wei Qingwan to the room.

Early the next morning, the carriage sent by Mrs. Yuan to pick up Wei Ruo appeared at the gate of Xie's Bieyuan on time.

Yunshi watched Wei Ruo nervously get in the car and go out.

I asked about it in the morning, and said that I took a bowl of medicine last night and took a rest, and my heart has improved a lot, and my symptoms have improved a lot today.

Wei Qingwan, who was locked in the room, could not go out, only heard the movement outside, knowing that Wei Ruo was going out.

She knew that Wei Qingruo was pretending! Otherwise, how could you be able to go out smoothly today despite the pain and pain yesterday?

But she has nothing to do with Wei Qingruo. Now her mother believes that Wei Qingruo is really sick from anger, and if she says more, it will only arouse her mother's suspicion.

What made Wei Qingwan even more uncomfortable was that Wei Ruo didn't know what he would say to Madam Yuan when he went to see Madam Yuan on this trip.

Mrs. Yuan's words yesterday had already driven her into the abyss, and she was really afraid that what Wei Ruo said would make it difficult for her to turn over!

Wei Ruo took a carriage to the mansion of the magistrate.

Today's Mrs. Yuan is not in Tianqin Garden, but in the magistrate's mansion.

The magistrate's mansion was allocated by the imperial court. It is not as magnificent and gorgeous as Tianqin Garden, but it is still much larger than Xiaowei's mansion.

Led by the maid, Wei Ruo walked through the veranda garden and entered Madam Yuan's courtyard.

Entering the house, besides Mrs. Yuan, there was also the man in brocade that Wei Ruo had seen that day, that is, Master Yuan, the prefect.

It seems that they are specially waiting for Wei Ruo.

"Miss Wei!" Master Yuan got up, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply to Wei Ruo.

"Master Yuan, such a big gift, women can't bear it!" Wei Ruo said hurriedly.

The other party is the magistrate, and she is a commoner girl. His courtesy of bowing and bowing is really a bit big.

Chapter 114 The Yuan family couple's thanks

"The grace of saving lives is beyond heaven, Miss Wei can afford it." Yuan Zhengqin said.

Madam Yuan smiled and said: "Miss Wei, don't be nervous, if you don't accept my husband's gift, my husband will feel very sorry."

Wei Ruo couldn't say anything more.

Immediately afterwards, Madam Yuan asked the nanny to bring a half-year-old child over.

With a chubby little face and a pair of big round eyes, he looked at Wei Ruo curiously.

He couldn't speak, but he wasn't afraid of strangers at all, he grinned at Wei Ruo.

"Brother Sheng, you know your savior. You smile when you see your savior." Madam Yuan laughed.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo hugged the child, "His name is Fu Sheng, and it is all thanks to your blessing that he was born."

Wei Ruo took the child and hugged him in his arms. The little guy kept laughing, and his two little hands were still dancing happily, as if he really remembered that Wei Ruo was very happy to see Wei Ruo again.

Wei Ruo was infected by Brother Sheng's laughter, and couldn't help showing a happy face.

After teasing Brother Sheng for a while, Wei Ruo returned the child to Mrs. Yuan.

Madam Yuan asked the nanny to take the baby back to nurse him.

Looking at Mrs. Yuan, Wei Ruo offered: "If you don't mind, Madam, let me feel your pulse."

Mrs. Yuan showed surprise.

"I heard that my wife had some physical weakness after giving birth that day." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Mr. Yuan on the side quickly said: "Yes, my wife always sweats coldly at night, and she is prone to fatigue, headaches, and backaches. In the past six months, I have invited many doctors and taken a lot of medicine, but Nothing good."

If it was Miss Wei, there might be a way to improve his wife's situation!

Master Yuan has an earnest expression, full of concern for Madam Yuan's physical condition, and he can accurately describe Madam Yuan's current symptoms, which shows that his concern for Madam Yuan is true.

"I'll take Madam's pulse first." Wei Ruo sat beside Madam Yuan, and put his hand on Madam Yuan's wrist to feel her pulse.

Master Yuan and Mrs. Yuan held their breaths, not daring to disturb Wei Ruo with the slightest sound.

After a while, Wei Ruo withdrew his hands and said, "I'll write a prescription for my wife in a while. There are several medicines on the prescription that are more precious. If you can find them all, you can fry them in eight bowls of water and cook one bowl for you." Madam takes it, take one post every day before going to bed, and take it continuously for one month."

"Okay! Ms. Wei just write, no matter what rare medicinal material it is, I will try my best to find it!" Yuan Zhengqin promised.

Wei Ruo wrote down the prescription and handed it to Yuan Zhengqin.

Yuan Zhengqin took the prescription carefully, bid farewell to Wei Ruo first, and then took the prescription to the study, ready to copy a copy and immediately arrange for someone to purchase the medicinal materials required by the prescription.

After Yuan Zhengqin left, Mrs. Yuan said: "Miss Wei, I really don't know how to thank you. You not only saved the lives of me and brother Sheng, but now you are taking care of my body."

"Madam Yuan, you are welcome, not to mention Madam has helped me these two days." Wei Ruo said.

"That's nothing more than a little effort." Mrs. Yuan didn't think such trivial things as yesterday were any kind of repayment.

Wei Ruo shook his head: "It's a little effort for Mrs. Yu, but it's a great help to me."

Madam Yuan smiled and said: "I don't care, I have prepared another gift for you, and you must accept it."

Wei Ruo looked at Madam Yuan curiously. Madam Yuan took out a box and opened it. Inside was a land deed and a house deed.

"This is the land deed and house deed of Zhuangzi who has a thousand acres of fertile land outside Taizhou Prefecture."

The fields in Taizhou Prefecture are much more expensive than those in Xingshan County. This thousand acres of fertile land in Taizhou Prefecture would cost several thousand taels of silver, or even more expensive.

Furthermore, there are many dignitaries in the prefectural city of Taizhou, but few fertile fields. Sometimes even if you have money, you may not be able to buy fertile land.

Mrs. Yuan explained: "I also know that these things are a bit vulgar, but I can't think of any good ideas at this time. It was my husband who reminded me that when you teach people to open up wasteland and farm in Xingshan County, it must be here If you have done a lot of research in this area, why not give you some fertile land, which can not only leave you with you, but also allow you to play a role."

Last night, Mrs. Yuan and Mr. Yuan discussed for a long time about giving gifts today.

The grace of saving a life cannot be passed by just saying thank you.

Even if Wei Ruo left without any intention of asking for any reward, those who have received favors must not just let it go like this.

But if you want to express your gratitude, you must think of a suitable way, and the gift must be suitable.

Because Wei Ruo didn't want others to know about her medical skills, the Yuan family couldn't openly send a bunch of gold and silver utensils to the Wei family, but Wei Ruo had to carry some for private storage.

So I thought of the method of giving away land and real estate.

I have to say that this gift from Lord Yuan and Mrs. Yuan touched Wei Ruo's heart.

Wei Ruo did not show too much courtesy to Madam Yuan, but directly expressed his liking: "I really like this gift from Madam Yuan."

Hearing this, Madam Yuan was also very happy: "It's the best if you like it. I'll send someone to the government to register you in a while, and put these fields under your name. Don't worry, I will handle this matter quietly , will not let outsiders know."

Madam Yuan knew that since Wei Ruo wanted to hide his medical skills from the Wei family, she would certainly not want the property under her name to be known to other members of the Wei family.

"Thank you, madam!" Wei Ruo was really grateful.

"Thank you so much, this is what my husband and wife used to thank you, why thank us for coming."

"I still want to thank Madam for considering me so much and saving me a lot of trouble." Wei Ruo said.

Madam Yuan said softly: "This is what I should do. You were extremely considerate when you rescued me that day. When I was in pain and despair, your voice sounded like the sound of heaven, pulling me out of the gate of hell."

Wei Ruo smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Yuan pulled Wei Ruo into chatting: "To tell you the truth, in fact, for this garden party, I specially invited the Wei family who is far away in Xingshan County. I just wanted to meet you."

"Is it because of the land reclamation in the south of Xingshan County?" Wei Ruo asked.

Madam Yuan nodded: "That's right, I don't know if you know that this year, not only is Xingshan County's grain harvest short, but the entire Taizhou Prefecture has the same problem."

The entire Taizhou prefecture was in short supply of grain, which was a major headache for Yuan Zhengqin, who was the magistrate.

"Well, I've heard of some." Wei Ruo had already heard about it.

"Before I knew that you were the benefactor who saved me, I wanted to meet you and ask your opinion on increasing the grain production in Taizhou Prefecture, so I specially invited the Wei family to the garden party." Mrs. Yuan explained the reason.

Because Wei Mingting is a military officer and Yuan Zhengqin is a civil servant, although his official rank is higher than Wei Mingting's, he can't summon Wei Mingting directly, so Madam Yuan took the opportunity of the garden party to send an invitation to the Captain's Mansion.

Chapter 115 Had a happy conversation with Mrs. Yuan

"Is there any land that cannot be planted in Fucheng?" Wei Ruo asked.

"There is no land that can't grow crops like Xingshan County near the sea, but most of the land is relatively barren, the soil is compacted, and the crop yield is worrying." Madam Yuan replied.

It can be seen from this that the price of the thousand acres of fertile land that Mrs. Yuan gave to Wei Ruo is very rare and precious.

"That's easy to handle. After you take me to the field for inspection, I can probably come up with a way to fertilize the soil. After the land is improved, planting can increase food production to a certain extent." Wei Ruo said.

It is much easier to improve barren soil than saline-alkali soil, and the time period is shorter, so it is not difficult. The main thing is to prescribe the right medicine and find out the root cause.

Madam Yuan's face was full of joy: "It's so good!"

"In addition, I have seen in Fucheng in the past few days that many mountainous areas in Fucheng have not been reclaimed into terraced fields. It should be that the cost of reclamation is relatively high." Wei Ruo said again.

"Exactly."

"In this case, I highly recommend the sweet potatoes that are already grown in Huzhou Prefecture." Wei Ruo said.

"Sweet potato?"

"Well, it's a new type of crop brought back by merchant ships from the South Seas. Some people have already planted it in Xingshan County, and it has had a good harvest this year."

"It's really a good idea, but I don't know if people who have already planted sweet potatoes are willing to share the seeds with us." Madam Yuan worried.

"Don't worry about this, madam. I know the family that grows sweet potatoes in Xingshan County. I can ask them to donate the vines to the government office for free, and the government office will distribute them to the people in the city." Wei Ruo replied.

"If that's the case, Miss Wei and the family with the vines are respected models of righteousness, generosity and selflessness." Madam Yuan couldn't help but praise.

"In fact, the sweet potato vines cannot be hidden. It is propagated by the cuttings of the rattan from the sweet potato tubers. As long as there is a section of rattan, it can be reproduced. And many crops are the more people grow, the higher the income. Yes, there is no need to hide from others." Wei Ruo explained.

Tuber-eating crops like sweet potatoes are relatively better if they don't need pollination. If they need pollination, it must be that everyone grows good varieties, which is more conducive to the crops to produce high-quality fruits.

"It's so good!" Although Madam Yuan didn't know anything about agriculture, she felt happy when she heard what Wei Ruo said.

"Can sweet potatoes be planted immediately?" Madam Yuan asked again.

Wei Ruo shook his head: "Everything has a time, and we have to wait until next spring to grow sweet potatoes."

Madam Yuan then asked: "Then is there any faster effective way, I am worried that the common people will not make it to that time."

Wei Ruosi thought: "There is also the method that I am implementing in Xingshan County. Start planting wheat immediately, and then plant rice when the wheat is harvested in the coming year. Under the condition that the weather cannot be changed, planting in multiple seasons will be a good idea." The method is to make farmers suffer."

"Although it's hard work, if they can have enough food, they must be more happy than worried." Madam Yuan said.

"In addition, I know that there are a batch of rice varieties with better cold resistance. When they are planted next year, they will be able to improve the problem of grain production reduction caused by bad weather." Wei Ruo said again.

Wei Ruo's combination of punches can increase production for Taizhou Prefecture in many ways.

Mrs. Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "If this can be done, I will definitely ask my husband to report your achievements to the court. Let everyone know that even a noble lady in a deep boudoir can save the world and benefit the people ."

Wei Ruo and Mrs. Yuan had a good chat, and then had lunch together and admired the various flowers that Mrs. Yuan planted in her yard.

Then Mrs. Yuan personally sent Wei Ruo out, and made an appointment to go to the barren land near Fucheng to check the situation tomorrow.

Before leaving, Mrs. Yuan asked her servants to prepare some dried seafood such as scallops and abalone for Wei Ruo, and also gave Wei Ruo two pots of precious chrysanthemums: one pot of Yaotai Yufeng and one pot of red lips.

Big and small bags of things brought back to Wei Ruo, the Wei family must be able to see them, so it is not good to send too expensive ones, dry goods and flowers are relatively reasonable, more like rewards for first-time acquaintances.

After discussing with Mrs. Yuan, Wei Ruo went back to Xie's other courtyard.

When getting out of the car, Wei Ruo was supported by Xiumei the whole time, looking a little weak, making people look like his condition was aggravated by the exhaustion of a day's travel.

Seeing the large bags of dried seafood and precious flowers that Wei Ruo brought back, Yun could roughly guess that Wei Ruo performed very well with Madam Yuan today and was very pleased with Madam Yuan. received these rewards.

Mr. Yun stepped forward to ask Wei Ruo about the details of today's situation, but when he was about to speak, Wei Ruo stopped him.

"Meimei, I have a headache, help me back to my room to rest."

Yesterday's quarrel is still in front of us, Wei Ruo is not in the mood to talk to Yun now. So repeat the old trick.

After hearing the words, Mrs. Yun couldn't keep asking, and watched the maid help Wei Ruo into the room.

Xiumei closed the door to block the probing eyes of people outside.

Then he smiled and said, "Miss, this method is very useful!"

"We will continue to eat in the room at night, not to join in the fun with them, no matter what, I have to be clean for two days before returning to Xingshan County."

"Okay, I'll cook what Miss wants to eat today!" Xiumei said.

"Then cook me seafood porridge with the dry goods you brought. Since I'm sick, it's reasonable to drink porridge." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay! Then I'll go soak the dry stuff now."

Knowing that Wei Ruo had dinner in the room by himself at night, Yunshi couldn't say anything.

Wei Qingwan was locked in the room all the time, not to mention going outside, she couldn't even get out of the room, and the dinner was brought in by Cui He, and I don't know if Yun's gave it to Wei Ruo to make her feel at ease It was porridge with pickles.

Wei Qingwan then asked Cuihe: "What did sister eat tonight?"

Cuihe looked a little embarrassed, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "It's seafood porridge. When the eldest lady came back in the afternoon, she brought back a lot of dried seafood, which seemed to be a reward from Madam Yuan."

It was also porridge, she ate white porridge with pickles, but Wei Qingruo ate seafood porridge! That's not even a star.

Wei Qingwan looked at the porridge and pickles in front of her, feeling aggrieved and angry.

"You take it away, I won't eat it." Wei Qingwan pushed the things aside.

"Miss, just eat a little, don't starve to death." Cui He persuaded.

"I won't eat it, you take it. If my mother asks, you should tell the truth." Wei Qingwan said.

She wanted her mother to know that she hadn't had anything for dinner.

Chapter 116 Experimental Field Harvest

Cui He had no choice but to do as she did, and took out the porridge and pickles as they were.

Then Cuihe wanted to see Yunshi and report this matter to Yunshi, but Yunshi was in the room, so she chose to report the matter to Cuiping, who was serving Yunshi, and wanted Cuiping to report the matter to Yunshi.

"Sister Cuiping, Second Miss didn't eat anything for dinner. I took all the porridge and pickles back to the kitchen untouched. Second Miss's body is weak. I'm a little worried that she will get sick if this continues," Cui He said. .

"I see." Cuiping simply agreed, but did not enter the room to report the matter to Yun.

Now the condition of the eldest lady is enough for the wife to worry about, and the second lady who is awkward and can't eat, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

And one is the illness after the doctor's examination, and the other is the self-practicing and refusing to eat. It is obvious which is more serious.

Cuiping decided on her own and blocked the news.

Wei Qingwan waited in the room for a long time but did not wait for Mrs. Yun to come to her, and finally threw herself on the bed and cried.

On the second day, Wei Ruo was picked up by Mrs. Yuan again. The Yun family didn't know what happened, and she had no way of knowing if Wei Ruo didn't tell her.

It took longer to go this time, and it was already dusk when I came back.

Mrs. Yun invited Wei Ruo to have dinner together. Wei Ruo replied that he had already eaten it with Mrs. Yuan, and told Mrs. Yun that the matter had been settled, Mrs. Yuan would not come to see her again these few days, and she could return to Xingshan anytime. county.

So Yun asked someone to tidy up and tidy up, and set off for Xingshan County the next morning.

Sitting in the same carriage, Wei Ruo leaned against the innermost corner, with a thin blanket covering her body, which covered her entire face, making it impossible to see her expression.

Wei Qingwan looked pale in the position near the curtain. She thought her mother would at least ask her a few questions, but Yun never said so.

Wei Qingwan's heart has completely sunk to the bottom of the valley, her position in her mother's heart has been completely replaced by Wei Qingruo...

It's not that Yun did not fail to notice that Wei Qingwan's face was a little pale, but Wei Ruo was lying beside her. The doctor said that she was in poor health, and Yun felt that he should care about her more.

After walking from Fucheng to Xingshan County for a whole day, Yun and his two daughters returned to Xingshan County in the evening.

After returning to Xingshan County, the Yun family still restrained Wei Qingwan's feet for three days, and then went to Xie's house with a gift to thank him for borrowing the other courtyard.

Wei Ruo spent two days in peace in his courtyard. Although he was in peace, he was not idle.

Madam Yuan gave her the Zhuangzi she had to accept, and she had to understand the relevant account books and the personnel arrangements in the Zhuangzi.

While busy, Wei Ruo also received letters home from Wei Jinyi. There were two letters in total. The letter was clearly sent to Wei Mingting, and the letter to Wei Ruo was secretly sent together.

Opening the letter, Wei Ruo burst out laughing when he saw the densely packed pages.

Second brother doesn't talk much on weekdays, so this page is worth what he used to say in half a month?

Of course, the premise is that you are not drunk. If you are drunk, you can probably say so much.

"Miss, what did the second young master's letter say that you are so happy?" Xiumei came in and asked curiously when she saw Wei Ruo smiling with the letter from Wei Jinyi.

"The content of what I said is not funny, but I imagined in my mind how the second brother would read the content of this page and thought it was a bit funny."

"Then what did the second young master say, and when will he be back? The house is deserted without them." Xiumei said.

"Second brother said that he will come back early next month, but he didn't say the specific date." Wei Ruo said.

"That's almost halfway through this month, and the second young master will be at the beginning of next month in half a month. I just don't know how long the second young master can stay after this trip." Xiumei said.

"Prepare some food for him during these few days, and bring it to him when he leaves again." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, leave this to me."

Xiumei happily accepted the task.

Two days later, Agui came to Xiaowei's Mansion to report the situation of the experimental field in the south of the city.

After hearing the news, Nanny Zhang personally went to the south of the city first, and then came back to invite Wei Ruo after confirming that it was correct.

Although according to the experience of Nanny Zhang, Agui and Xiaoba, the rice must be ripe, but this experimental field is extraordinary, and they absolutely dare not make decisions by themselves.

Wei Ruo didn't let people harvest it immediately after reading it, but ordered Nanny Zhang to go back to the mansion to report.

This experimental field is no longer Wei Ruo's personal field. The county government and Chu Lan are continuing to pay attention to it. They are all waiting to report to the court after the field is harvested.

Sure enough, after the report, not only Wei Mingting and Qian Zhixian came, but also Chu Lan.

Seeing Chu Lan, Wei Ruo couldn't help muttering in her heart: What is this person doing? Why is it so haunted? Wouldn't it be better to send Nanny Qin to do this kind of thing?

Wei Ruo likes communicating with Nanny Qin far more than communicating with Chu Lan.

Although he didn't like it in his heart, Wei Ruo still greeted several people one by one after meeting:

"I have met my father, I have met Mr. Qian, and I have met Mr. Chu."

"There is no need to be too polite." Qian Zhixian said, and then his eyes moved to the golden rice field next to him.

Because the early rice in Xingshan County has already been harvested, Qianzhi County probably knows the situation of the yield per mu.

Looking at Wei Ruo's batch of late rice in front of him, he didn't need to wait for the harvest to be weighed. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, he could clearly feel the good growth.

This rice seed is really good!

Of course the rice fields are well improved!

"Master Wei, I think Lingqianjin's rice field improvement is really amazing! Looking at the heavy ears of rice, I can't help but regret that I didn't discover Lingqianjin's ability earlier, so that the people in my Xingshan County may not use it this year. Facing the problem of food shortage." Qian Zhixian couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Wei Mingting also had an expression of joy and excitement on his face at the moment.

He turned to Wei Ruo, and seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he only said one sentence: "Ruo'er, thank you both from father and the people of Xingshan County!"

Wei Ruo didn't answer, quietly waiting for the statement from the last and most important person, Chu Lan.

Qian Zhixian and Wei Mingting also looked at Chu Lan.

Chu Lan didn't express her opinion immediately, but looked at Wei Ruo again.

Wei Ruo knew that he was looking at him, so he deliberately didn't look at him.

After a while, Chu Lan said: "This rice field is enough to show that what Miss Wei said that day is true. Whether it is Miss Wei's ability to improve the land or the new rice seeds, they are all excellent."

"Thank you, Mr. Chu, for your compliment." Wei Ruo calmly responded to Chu Lan's compliment without looking up.

"Miss Wei, have you ever thought about what reward you want?" Chu Lan asked.

Chapter 117 Father's Promise

Wei Ruoxin said: You ask me what I do, can I just say what I want to reward? I have to tell myself what to do.

Who knows if she will drop the conversation after asking for something, the human brain circuits in the royal family have twists and turns, who knows if she will accidentally bump into some taboo area?

Wei Ruodao: "Folk women dare not ask for rewards."

"Since I asked, your answer is yes, there is no need to worry." Chu Lan said.

"The reclamation of the wasteland in the south of the city is for the country and the people. It is my fortune to let the people eat. My father is an official in the court, and I eat the king's salary and worry about the king. As my father's daughter, I should also Understand the truth and share the worries for the father." Wei Ruo replied.

Although you are serving the country and the people, as a prince, you, Chu Lan, shouldn't be too much to reward me, right? I don't want anything else, just give me some money.

Wei Ruo can only say this in his heart, but he dare not say it on the face, for fear that Chu Lan will catch him.

What Wei Ruo said made Wei Mingting feel moved and ashamed.

The daughter suffered a lot from being raised in the countryside for many years because of being wrongly held. As a father, he has never been able to give her the fatherly love and protection she deserves; No time to care for her.

But the daughter is so sensible, so understanding of righteousness.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo and said, "Since Miss Wei has nothing to ask for, I have no choice but to reward Miss Wei with some yellow and white things. I hope Miss Wei will not feel tacky."

Wei Ruo's eyes lit up when he heard the words, reward money? How dare you!

Looking at it this way, the original male protagonist is not useless, at least she knows that she will pay money when she finishes the job.

Chu Lan continued: "Please trouble Miss Wei to give me a copy of all the details of this field from improvement, fertilization, to planting and harvesting. I will be useful."

Wei Ruo knew that Chu Lan planned to report the situation of the experimental field to the imperial court, and she provided detailed records here. As for how to report it, it was Chu Lan's business.

"Relevant records have been made by Minnv, just a little tidying up." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo had expected that this data might be useful, and she herself had the habit of keeping records during the experimental stage, so she would make records every time she went to the south of the city for surveys and went back. Report the situation to yourself.

"Well, later on, I will ask Nanny Qin to go to the house to get this crucial record from Miss Wei." Chu Lan was very satisfied with Wei Ruo's answer.

He likes people who work for themselves to be clear-headed, organized and efficient.

After Chu Lan praised Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo asked Agui and Xiaoba to start harvesting rice.

During the harvest, Chu Lan and Qian Zhixian kept watching, and from time to time, they picked up an ear of rice and studied it in their hands.

The harvested rice will be transported away by Chu Lan directly.

It was almost noon, and Qian Zhixian proposed to invite Chu Lan and Wei Mingting to his house for dinner.

Chu Lan proposed to be a guest at Wei's house: "I heard from Xie Jue's sister that Miss Wei's maid is very good at cooking. I wonder if there is a chance to taste one or two?"

"Oh? Ms. Wei's personal maid is excellent at cooking? Then I'll try it too." Qian Zhixian said enthusiastically.

"This...I am not very clear at this time." Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo murmured in his heart: Although Chu Lan's request to come to the house for dinner was a bit silly, but at least she didn't directly ask her to cook for them, and she didn't ask her to cook for them.

"Young Master Chu and Lord Qian don't dislike him, so I can only respect them rather than obey them." Wei Ruo said.

Speaking, Wei Ruo asked Wei Mingting for an order: "Father, the daughter should go back to the house first, and tell the kitchen and my maid to get ready first."

Wei Mingting said: "Escort you back for my father, this south of the city is not absolutely safe."

The youngest son had an accident in the south of the city last time, but fortunately it was the youngest son who had an accident. If his daughter had an accident, he really didn't know what to do.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting asked Chu Lan and Qian Zhixian for instructions: "Young Master Chu, Mr. Qian, please allow me to go back home with my daughter to make preparations."

"Miss Wei's safety is the most important thing, Mr. Wei, don't worry." Chu Lan said.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo got into the carriage when he came, and Wei Mingting rode in front to **** him.

After walking for a while, Wei Mingting deliberately slowed down, came to the side of the carriage, and talked to Wei Ruo through the window on the side of the carriage:

"Ruo'er."

Hearing the voice, Wei Ruo raised the curtains of the car: "What's the matter with father?"

"No matter who grants you grace in the future, don't mention things related to being a father. If you want something, you can do it yourself." Wei Mingting warned.

"Why did father say that?" Wei Ruo asked.

"First, being a father is a general, and the achievements of a general should be based on his own strategy and martial arts, so that he can convince the public; second, being a father..."

Wei Mingting paused, his tone lowered a bit, and continued: "Being a father doesn't help you in any way. The fact that you can do such a deed now has nothing to do with being a father. What face does being a father have for you?" Light?"

Wei Ruo didn't know how to respond.

Wei Mingting continued: "Ruo'er, the time lost for more than ten years is irretrievable, and my father can't make up for it anyway. In the future, my father can't make any other guarantees. The only thing my father can promise you is There is one thing: no matter what you want to do in the future, whether you want to farm, grow flowers, or do other things that are different from ordinary boudoir girls, as a father, I will support you."

This is the promise and guarantee Wei Mingting, as a father, can only think of for his daughter.

Wei Ruo was a little touched, paused for a moment and said, "Thank you, father."

After the conversation, Wei Mingting returned to the front of the carriage.

Wei Ruo put down the curtains and sat in the carriage, his mood changed slightly.

After returning to the Wei Mansion, Wei Ruo found Xiumei who stayed at home to help Wei Ruo prepare some snacks for Wei Jinyi in a few days, and told her that Chu Lan and Qian Zhixian were coming to the Wei Mansion for lunch. said.

Xiumei said: "I have no problem preparing lunch. If the Seventh Prince really wants to reward the lady with a pile of silver and gold, he will truthfully report to the imperial court about your affairs in the south of the city, let alone make him a lunch. Do it for a month!"

"I can't bear it for a month, I can't bear my Meimei being so tired! Besides, I'll give him all to eat, what should I eat?" Wei Ruo said.

"Miss, just bear with it, it's for us to live a happy and prosperous life in the future!" Xiumei said.

"Okay, okay, listen to Meimei, let's go, go to the big kitchen, I guess the dishes are already being prepared there now." Wei Ruo said.

While Wei Ruo was talking with Xiumei, Wei Mingting also told Yun about the matter.

Hearing that Chu Lan specified that Wei Ruo's maid, Xiumei, should cook, Yun asked worriedly, "Will that girl know how to cook? Could it be that Miss Xie's casual words were exaggerated by Mr. Xie, which caused His Royal Highness the misunderstanding?"

Chapter 118 Chu Lan Visits Wei Mansion

"I don't know about this matter, but since His Royal Highness has said so, we have no reason to refuse." Wei Mingting said.

Who is the seventh prince, and where does he ask to eat? That is a great gift and a great honor to that family. Is there any reason to refuse it?

Wei Mingting did not dare.

"Why don't we let the cook in the mansion do it. Although the cook's cooking skills are mediocre, she has been in the mansion for many years and she is a calm person. At least she can't make mistakes." Yun suggested.

"No." Wei Mingting rejected Yun's proposal, "If there is a mistake in Xiumei's cooking, His Royal Highness will not be able to find fault with the Wei family even if he is dissatisfied. People are cheating, which is the Wei family's great crime."

"But..." Yun was still a little worried, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Otherwise, let Wanwan help. You and I both know how good Wanwan's dim sum is. At least we can have some guarantee."

"No matter how good the dim sum is, it can't be put on the lunch table. Don't let people see it as a joke. It's better not to think about anything else, just follow His Royal Highness's request." Wei Mingting made the final decision directly, not giving Yun any more consideration time.

Mr. Yun then notified the news of the distinguished guest's visit, and asked everyone in the mansion to be prepared, act carefully, and make no mistakes.

Looking at Meiyuan, Cui He informed Wei Qingwan that Chu Lan was coming to Wei's family for lunch.

"Really? The Seventh Prince has come to our house?" Wei Qingwan couldn't believe it.

That is His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, it is a great honor to come to their house for dinner!

"It's true, Madam ordered people to go to the market to buy fresh ingredients, and asked the whole house to pay special attention. There will be no mistakes." Cui He said firmly.

Nanny Li came in and saw the excitement and hope in Wei Qingwan's eyes, and said helplessly: "Miss, although the Seventh Prince is here, you can't see him, boys and girls in big families won't sit together when they get older." The reason why the princes and ladies in the mansion usually eat together is because there are few rules in the family, and the Seventh Prince must respect the rules when he comes."

Nanny Li's words seemed to pour a basin of cold water on Wei Qingwan's head, extinguishing her longing just now, and also made her sober up a lot.

"Mother..." Wei Qingwan looked at Mother Li with a look of fear.

Nanny Li sighed and said: "Miss, you can't be so reckless in the future. I didn't follow you to Fucheng this time, so I made you make a mistake, and Wei Qingruo took care of it. What are you going to do in the future? You have to ask me, I will help you check, even if someone needs to take responsibility, you have to let me, not you."

"Nurse, I know I was wrong, and I will ask you about anything in the future." Wei Qingwan said.

"That's right." Nanny Li said.

"Then mother, am I unable to do anything about today's matter?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"That's not true. Although you can't see His Highness the Seventh Highness, Miss can prepare a few pastries that you are good at and send them to the kitchen later. This is reasonable and reasonable, and it will give you a chance to show off your extraordinary culinary skills, Miss." Madam Li Mammy analyzed.

"Well, I'll go to the big kitchen to prepare sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, and at the same time tell the cook to have her deliver the cakes I made for lunch."

Wei Qingwan was about to get up, but was stopped by Cui He: "Miss, it is not Cook Yu who is in charge of cooking in the kitchen today, but Xiumei, Missy's personal maid."

"Xiumei? Why is it her?" Wei Qingwan looked at Cuihe in puzzlement.

Nurse Li also just heard the news, she also looked puzzled: "What's going on with He'er?"

"The specific slaves are not very clear, but today's madam ordered so. I passed the kitchen when I came from the front yard just now, and I heard Cook Yu complaining." Cui He replied.

Nurse Li gritted her teeth and said, "This Wei Qingruo is really clever! Even at times like this, I don't forget to fight for a chance to show off!"

"Mommy, what shall we do?" Wei Qingwan worried.

"Don't worry, although the opportunity has been lost now, it may not be impossible; as long as the cakes you make are better, miss, if Wei Qing asks her maids to cook more dishes, she will be inferior." Li Nanny said.

Wei Qingwan's pastry skills have been recognized, let alone the wives and ladies in Xingshan County have praised it, even in the capital, they have received unanimous praise from everyone.

Their old lady was very picky about her food since she was a child, and she seldom praised her for food. However, the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the second lady was highly praised by her. It can be seen that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the second lady The standard is high.

Wei Qingwan nodded, and then faced a new problem.

She is still restrained by her mother, unable to leave the gate of Wangmeiyuan, let alone go to the kitchen.

Nanny Li told Wei Qingwan not to worry: "You don't have to go to the big kitchen to make pastries. I'll go and bring everything to the miss. It's the same for you to do it in the yard. When it's done, I'll let Yu The cook arranged for the people under her hand to be sent to the front yard."

Although Nanny Li's status in the mansion is not as good as it used to be, she still has a good relationship with several servants who hold key positions in the mansion. This matter can still be settled for Wei Qingwan.

After the decision was made, Wei Qingwan and Nanny Li got busy.

At the same time, in the big kitchen, Wei Ruo invited everyone else out, leaving only himself and Xiumei.

These people in the kitchen are not familiar with them, and they don't have any tacit understanding. I'm afraid that if they are not careful, it will not help them.

Furthermore, Wei Ruo saw that the cook's face was not very good-looking when she went out just now;

Although Chu Lan asked for this meal today, she couldn't refuse it, but as long as she made it, she had to do it well and make no mistakes.

So Wei Ruo decided to do it with Xiumei by himself, as long as they don't tell the outside world that she has a share of the lunch.

Although there are only two of them, Wei Ruo and Xiumei have a good understanding, and they are skilled in cooking and orderly.

Boil the stew and broth first, and make preparations for the stir-fry. After the front yard comes to report that Mr. Chu, Mr. Lu and Qian Zhixian have taken their seats, start the stir-fry to ensure that every dish is hot.

One dish after another was brought out of the kitchen.

In the dining room in the front yard, there were four people sitting - Wei Mingting, Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong and Qian Zhixian.

In the morning, Lu Yuhong didn't go to see where the rice was growing. When Chu Lan came back and told him that he was going to Wei's house for lunch, he ran faster than anyone else.

Qian Zhixian repeatedly praised: "Good cooking, this is really good cooking, Mr. Wei, you are so lucky!"

Chapter 119 The skill of making pastry is not as good as that of cooking

Lu Yuhong said: "Every dish has exceeded my expectations, Mr. Wei, I really envy you!"

Chu Lan also said: "It's really good."

Wei Mingting, who was praised, didn't know how to respond. In fact, he only found out today that there is a maid in his mansion who is so skilled in craftsmanship.

Four people, four cold dishes and twelve hot dishes, each dish amazed the three guests.

By the time all sixteen dishes were served, several people were already full.

At this time, the maid who served the dishes brought up two plates of dim sum—osmanthus cake and almond cake.

Lu Yuhong couldn't eat anymore, but thinking that it was made by Wei Ruo and Xiumei, he took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth.

After taking a sip, she put it down, and said with emotion: "This girl's skill in making cakes is not as good as cooking, and she can improve it."

After Lu Yuhong said that, Chu Lan and Qian Zhixian, who were already full, were even less interested in touching them.

Wei Mingting was a little surprised looking at the two plates of pastries. Firstly, Wei Ruo had told him the menu in advance and asked him what he meant. There were no pastries in the menu; It is also the best two.

In front of the guests, Wei Mingting didn't say much.

After dinner, Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong left the Wei Mansion first.

Qian Zhixian pulled Wei Mingting, and teased: "Master Wei, I really envy you for raising a good daughter! Look, the matter in the south of the city has been appreciated by the nobles, and today he came directly to the house as a guest. Let's take a look." This Mr. Chu has been in Taizhou Mansion for so long, who has he eaten at? Not to mention that there is no one in Xingshan County, even those high-ranking officials in the prefecture city do not have this face!"

"It's not really a big deal, just having a meal, maybe it's not Mr. Chu's intention, it's probably because Mr. Lu is greedy." Wei Mingting didn't have much joy on his face.

He had no intention of clinging to the powerful, especially the prince.

Now that the position of crown prince is undecided, it is not a good thing to get too close to a prince who is expected to compete for the position of crown prince.

"Master Wei, don't be modest, the good days of your Wei Mansion are coming!"

Qian Zhixian smiled meaningfully.

Wei Mingting didn't say anything, he didn't agree with it or expected such a thing, but he couldn't refute Qian Zhixian face to face.

After seeing Qian Zhixian off, Wei Mingting asked someone to call over the servant girl who had just served the food.

Then pointed to the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and almond cakes that had hardly been touched on the table and asked: "Are these two pastries also made by Miss and her maid?"

Wei Mingting was not angry but threatened, so frightened the servant girl hurriedly said: "I don't know, this is given to the slave by Mrs. Yu, I don't know who made it!"

Wei Mingting's expression was serious: "Didn't the dishes come from the big kitchen?"

The servant girl was so frightened that her voice trembled: "No...it's not from the big kitchen..."

After getting the answer, Wei Mingting got up and went back to Cangyun Garden.

Seeing that Wei Mingting's face was not looking good, Yun thought it was something wrong with the lunch, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the food? Has His Highness the Seventh Prince been upset?"

Then he said angrily: "I would have let the cook cook this meal if I knew it earlier."

Wei Mingting shook his head: "There is no problem with the food, His Royal Highness and Young Master Lu are very satisfied."

"Really?" Wen Yan said that the stone in Yun's heart also fell to the ground.

Before her husband came back, she had been uneasy, very worried that something unexpected would happen and His Highness the Seventh Prince would be upset.

Families like their Wei family are already on the verge of collapse. If they offend His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness, they may fall into a land of eternal doom.

Immediately afterwards, Yun asked her husband: "Since there is no problem with the food, why is your husband so frowning?"

Wei Mingting said: "Didn't you confine Wanwan in the mansion?"

Yun nodded: "I have already told you the ins and outs of the matter. Although it is not a big mistake, Wanwan did something wrong. I punished her for a few days of confinement, and I can't let her go back to the house for a few days. Go out as you please."

"After the sixteen dishes were finished today, two pastries came out of the kitchen, an osmanthus cake and an almond cake, which are the same as what Wanwan usually makes. I asked the people below, and the two pastries are definitely not from Ruoer. what my maidservant did."

Mr. Yun was startled, and then thought of the general situation: "It seems that Wanwan is also trying her best. There is nothing to be entangled in this matter. Wanwan's craftsmanship is not bad, so it doesn't matter."

Wei Mingting doesn't think it's a trivial matter: "As a lady of every family, she doesn't have the orders of her parents, so why would she take the initiative to send her own cakes to her boyfriend? I'm afraid she has some thoughts that she shouldn't have."

Wei Mingting continued: "The Seventh Prince has a noble status, Wan Wan must not have any wrong thoughts; I told you about the Seventh Prince's status because I don't want you to do wrong things, not to make the family members have wrong thoughts. "

Who is the Seventh Prince? How could their little Wei family be able to climb high? Although the Wei family has inherited the title of their ancestors, anyone with a discerning eye can see the current situation of the Wei family.

After Wei Mingting said this, Yun's brows couldn't help but frowned. After thinking for a while, he defended Wei Qingwan:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Maybe we are thinking too much. Wanwan just wants to do her best and has no other ideas. No one else knows about her sending cakes to the front yard except us. Even if His Royal Highness thinks those cakes It's delicious, and I can only praise our cook in the mansion, how could I think it has something to do with Wanwan."

"I also hope it's just that I'm thinking too much." Wei Mingting said, "Wanwan is the daughter we grew up with. Although she is not related by blood, our hearts as parents will not change. I hope she can live a safe and happy life. If It is definitely not a good thing for her to have thoughts that should not be moved."

"Husband, don't worry, Wanwan has been sensible since she was a child, and she has a sense of propriety, and she will never have what she shouldn't have." Yun still believes that she has seen her eldest daughter's heart since she was a child.

Yun said again: "Just in case, I will go to Wangmeiyuan again later and ask carefully."

Wei Mingting nodded and said nothing more.

After that, Wei Mingting took a short break and went to the military camp again. Although he was not as busy as before, Wei Mingting still didn't dare to relax. He would personally lead troops to search for them every day, and practiced in the camp when he rarely had free time.

After Wei Mingting left, Yun went to Wangmei Garden.

Wang Meiyuan, Wei Qingwan was waiting for news from the front yard.

Because no one is allowed to come in and out during Chu Lan's visit except the servant girl who serves, so she still doesn't know the situation of the guests dining in the front yard.

At this time, the Yun family came, and Wei Qingwan greeted him with some trepidation.

"Mother, why are you here?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Did you just make two pastries and send them to the front yard?" Yun asked.

Chapter 120 Chu Lan's Reward

"Yes. My daughter has no other intentions, but she is worried that the distinguished guests in the mansion are not used to it, so she wants to add two dishes to the kitchen. My daughter specially handed the pastry to the cook, and told no one to mention the origin of the two pastries. The daughter's hand." Wei Qingwan explained softly without panicking.

Before doing anything, he had expected that Yun's would come to ask, so he had already prepared the words to respond.

Mr. Yun sighed: "Next time you have such thoughts, you should tell Wei Niang in advance. If you don't tell me, doing this in private is somewhat against the rules."

"It's my daughter's fault. My daughter thought things were simple, thinking that she just prepared two more pastries, and outsiders would just think it was prepared by Fuchu's kitchen, so she didn't think too much about it."

Wei Qingwan's explanation is almost the same as what Yun's guessed in his heart.

Sure enough, what she thought was right, her daughter was simply thinking about her family.

After all, before this, everyone didn't know that Ruoer's maid cooking skills were so good, and there was no problem with extra preparation.

"Forget it, nothing went wrong anyway, it's just that your father doesn't approve of your behavior, so don't do such a thing privately next time." Yun urged.

"Father... is he angry?" Wei Qingwan was startled.

"I'm not angry with you, I just think it's wrong for you to do this." Yun said.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan lowered her head sadly, tears of grievance lingering in her eyes.

Seeing this, Yun added: "Your father didn't mean to blame you, but he was worried that you had other thoughts. I have already told him about it, and he also hoped that I just thought too much. Later, my mother will explain it to him again. of."

Wei Qingwan bit her lips: "Mother Mingjian, my daughter has no other thoughts. I made a mistake a few days ago, and during the days when I stayed behind closed doors, I was already deeply introspective. Dare to have other thoughts."

"My mother banned you because I hope you can reflect on it, and you will have a better way to deal with this kind of thing next time. Now that you are aware of your own problems, mother is very pleased."

"My daughter knows about it, so my daughter doesn't resent mother at all."

"Well, it's good that you can think like this." Yun nodded in relief.

"By the way, mother, how do you rate today's meal?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Excellent evaluation, very satisfied." Yun replied.

"Really? That's really great." Wei Qingwan's face was full of joy.

"However, the distinguished guests didn't eat your two pastries." Yun said.

"Didn't eat?" Wei Qingwan's expression froze, and the joy on her face froze a bit.

"The dishes on the table are full, and when the cakes came out, I lost my appetite. I heard that Mr. Lu took a bite, but it didn't satisfy his appetite." Yun said.

Regarding this matter, Yun was also very surprised. Her daughter's sweet-scented osmanthus cake and almond cakes were the best, but she never expected that they would be compared by the eldest daughter's maid.

The smile on Wei Qingwan's face became a bit forced, but she still praised: "The dishes cooked by my sister's maid should be very delicious."

"I have never tasted it as a mother. Now it seems that the brothers and sisters of the Xie family did not just say it casually. There is indeed some basis." Yun said with emotion.

"Hmm..." Wei Qingwan responded in a low voice, with a forced smile.

Yun Shi chatted with Wei Qingwan for a while and then left.

After Yun Shi left, the smile on Wei Qingwan's face completely disappeared.

Why did things turn out like this?

She really didn't plan to rely on two plates of pastries for anything, but in her plan, she could at least contribute to the family.

But now the result is just the opposite. The huge gap made her feel sour.

In the afternoon, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were resting in the yard when news came from the front yard that Nanny Qin had come and brought a lot of rewards.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei came to the front yard. There were already several boxes piled up in the yard, and there were still people moving them into the mansion.

When Wei Ruo saw Chu Lan's subordinate who came in with a plate of gold, Wei Ruo instantly felt that the table of food cooked for Chu Lan at noon today was a bit crude. According to this standard, he will cook another sixteen dishes it is also fine!

Nurse Qin came to Wei Ruo and gave the list of rewards to Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei, this old servant is ordered by my son to give these things to Miss Wei."

Because Chu Lan's identity was not clearly stated, so I can only say a gift instead of a reward.

"I'd like to ask Mammy to pass the message on your behalf. The daughter of the people thanked Mr. Chu." Wei Ruo said.

Immediately afterwards, Mother Qin said: "In addition, the young master also ordered the old slave to bring back the planting records of the rice fields in the south of the city."

"It's ready, Meimei, go get it." Wei Ruo told Xiumei to get the planting records.

"Thank you, Miss Wei." Nanny Qin said.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Yun came over and thanked Mother Qin: "I am sorry to trouble Mother Qin today."

Nurse Qin responded politely: "This old slave is just following orders, and it is my duty to share the master's worries and problems."

Xiumei put the planting records prepared by Wei Ruo in advance in a brocade box, and asked Nanny Qin to check on the spot that there was no problem before handing it over to Nanny Qin.

After Mother Qin and the others left, Mrs. Yun looked at the rewards in the yard, and after thinking for a while, asked all the servants to move to Tingsong Garden.

"Go and sort it out. If you can't fit in Songyuan, just put it in the big warehouse. Make the list and hand it to me, and I'll keep it for you." Yun said.

Wei Ruo nodded, and then asked someone to send the things to Tingsongyuan.

Although the ear room in Songyuan that she used as a warehouse has limited space, she still has a storage space, so there is absolutely no problem of not having enough space.

But in order not to arouse suspicion, Wei Ruo would still take some boxes to the large warehouse in Fuchu.

The last time Xie's family sent a bunch of gifts over, it had filled Wei Ruo's big warehouse to the brim, and this time there was such a huge pile, if they really put all of them in, no one would suspect that there would be a ghost, So something that takes up space has to be brought out.

Of course, there will be no valuables in the boxes in the big warehouse. Wei Ruo is still used to keeping valuables with him.

After moving everything back to Tingsongyuan, Xiumei checked it all over, and the first thing she took stock of was the conspicuous plate of gold.

"Miss, there must be a hundred taels of gold here!"

"Well, the list says a hundred taels of gold."

"That's great miss, you have money to buy land again!" Xiumei couldn't help but said happily.

"Well, buy more fields! More houses!"

She has been short of liquidity recently, and she has invested a lot of money, which is the time when she is short of money.

This Chu Lan is considered kind, she really gave her something yellow and white, which can be regarded as a little relief of her resentment towards him, it can only be said to be relief, it is impossible to completely eliminate it like this.