RPAGF Chapter 134 Sister-in-law is Sick
Chapter 134 Sister-in-law is Sick
Zhao Fangyu asked the shopkeeper from Jiangnan to find a storefront in Jiangnan where he could open a rice shop. The matter of opening the shop was thus decided. At the same time, the news of the third prince's wedding also came in.
The third prince got married, marrying his wife and concubine on the same day.
The wedding ceremony was extremely lively. On one side, the prime minister was marrying his daughter, and on the other side, the royal family was marrying a daughter-in-law. The emperor granted special grace and allowed the wedding procession to walk along the imperial road, but this honor was beyond the reach of several princes in the court.
Mei Xunyin looked at Zhao Fangyu who was teaching Li Ge'er to read the Three Character Classic quietly beside her. Seeing that she was indifferent, she felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, her sister-in-law is not a fussy person, otherwise, after marrying into the royal family, there would be countless troubles.
"Brother Li's health has almost recovered. I asked Doctor Huang the other day and he said that he doesn't need to take supplements like this anymore."
Zhao Fangyu waved to the wet nurse beside Mei Xunyin, and the wet nurse immediately carried Li Ge'er away. Only Mei Xunyin and Zhao Fangyu were left in the hall.
The peony-shaped white porcelain incense burner has a light pink tint, which adds a touch of softness to the white porcelain.
A peculiar fragrance wafted through the air, pleasant yet slightly bitter, making me particularly refreshed.
Mei Xunyin couldn't help but be delighted when she heard this: "That's good. He has suffered so much. As his parents, we don't ask him to be rich and powerful, but only to live a peaceful life without illness or disaster."
After saying that, he changed the subject and talked about his worries about the future of his children.
"How can I have so much energy to think about them? I want my sister-in-law to live a better life, eat well and sleep well. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Academic achievements should be left to my eldest brother to worry about."
Mei Xunyin burst out laughing. She thought that what Zhao Fangyu said was a matter of course, and when she thought about it carefully, it made sense.
"But it's not that easy. There are so many attacks in the court that I wouldn't trust even your elder brother." After all, there is a ready-made example in front of him at home.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fangyu glanced at Mei Xunyin again, and seeing the slight difficulty on her face, he realized that she was not just talking about the child.
If you think about it carefully and think about today, you will understand.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Leave men's affairs to men. If we are expected to think ahead in everything, then we might as well take care of the official duties."
Mei Xunyin stopped talking and changed the subject. The two of them chatted for a few more words in a neutral tone. Someone came to Mei Xunyin outside the door to ask something, and the person followed him away.
One person left, and Chunshao came up to pack up. Zhao Fangyu felt very tired, so she lay on the couch and called Chunshao to help her massage her shoulders and neck.
Chunshao also noticed something was wrong, so she quietly massaged Zhao Fangyu's shoulders. She waited until Zhao Fangyu fell asleep comfortably before quietly withdrawing and saying to Diecui, "Call Doctor Huang to come and see us tonight. It's autumn now, and although the girl hasn't had autumn cough this year, we still have to be on guard. Let's see if we should add some nourishing herbs to the autumn pear paste we ate in previous years, and what to add."
Die Cui nodded, waited for Doctor Huang to take her pulse, then took the pulse record and asked.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Fangyu did not suffer from the autumn cough, but Mei Xunyin caught a cold this autumn and had a fever.
"How is Li Ge'er?"
Diecui: "Li Ge'er is fine. Grandma asked someone to take Li Ge'er to Master's outer courtyard. Now Master is taking Li Ge'er with him, so it's okay."
Zhao Fangyu nodded and continued to sit at the desk and read the account books, one by one, including those from the palace, the fourteen states, the tea shop, and the official reports from the cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
The news in the official bulletin was numerous and varied, with densely packed tiny handwriting telling all kinds of news.
Zhao Fangyu read every message carefully and extracted useful information from them.
I focused on Su City where the rice shop was located, hoping to see if there was any news about the bandits being wiped out. Unfortunately, there was no mention of it at all, only talk about the progress of post-disaster reconstruction and resettlement of disaster victims.
Most of the news above was embellished. Zhao Fangyu only believed it a little and read letter after letter.
"Hello, Fourth Miss. The lotus pond over at Endless Summer has been cleared today, and we got a lot of lotus roots, water chestnuts, and lotus pods. I know that you love to eat these fresh and tender foods, so I sent some of them to you."
As she spoke, Mother Cui brought Zhao Fangyu a few baskets of wild food. Su Re stretched his head to take a look and saw some fresh tender water chestnuts and lotus roots. He couldn't help but laugh: "It's good that Mother Cui came. Our girl doesn't want to eat."
These water chestnuts are freshly picked from the water and do not need to be cooked. Just pinch them with your fingernails to break open the tender outer shell, just like peeling jelly. Peel off the soft outer shell piece by piece to reveal the tender white flesh inside.
Raw water chestnuts are purple and green in color. Wash them and put them on a white porcelain or azure plate. They look good even if you don't eat them.
Chunshao knew that Zhao Fangyu liked to eat this, so she took the initiative to peel a plate of raw ones for Zhao Fangyu and put the rest in well water to boil, so there was no need to worry about them going bad.
Zhao Fangyu chatted with Mother Cui for a while, and Su Re brought out the osmanthus jelly that she had made in the afternoon.
"You're welcome, Mama Cui. They made it themselves and brought it home for the kids to enjoy."
Mother Cui left happily with the cold cake. Zhao Fangyu sat by the window to read the court newspaper, then leaned lazily on the large pillow on the couch to digest the food. He put the water chestnut meat into his mouth. It was crispy and sweet, and the juice burst out in his mouth as he bit into it, along with a faint fragrance.
Zhao Fangyu especially likes this taste.
"I want to eat wontons. Get some lotus roots, chop them up and mix them with the meat filling. We'll make wontons tonight."
When the maids saw that Zhao Fangyu's appetite had returned, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Before, everyone thought that Zhao Fangyu was angry because of Mei Xunyin's matter, but now seeing that the girl was eating and drinking normally, I knew that she didn't take it to heart.
In the evening, Chunshao said this as a joke. Zhao Fangyu was soaking her feet and lying on her back with Chunshao applying medicine on her face.
"What's there to be angry about? Everyone in my sister-in-law's family is promising. Now that the Zhao family has married into the royal family, my sister-in-law is just afraid that it will implicate the children of our family."
"Everyone has selfish desires. I haven't done anything extremely evil, so don't worry about it."
Chun Shao seemed to understand but not quite, she just felt that what the girl said was profound.
"It will be Xiangyao's birthday in a few days. Let's collect some gifts for Xiangyao and wait for the manager of the manor to come and deliver the gifts. Please ask the young lady to tell him to help us pass the gifts over."
Zhao Fangyu poked Chunshao's forehead with amusement: "Who do you all think I am? You all remember her, how could I forget her?"
"Her birthday gift has been prepared long ago. I'll give her a big one so that her husband's family won't look down on her."
Then, he asked Chunshao, "What about you and Suer Diecui? If you have someone you like, don't worry. Just come back to me and I'll ask my mother to be a matchmaker for you."
Chun Shao's face flushed: "How can a girl talk like that? Matters between men and women are decided by parents and matchmakers. How can it be decided by us in private?"
Zhao Fangyu looked at Chunshao with amusement and said, "It's your parents' order. Are you still waiting for your godmother and godbrother?"
Chunshao broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said no. Then she realized that Zhao Fangyu was teasing her and stomped her feet twice in embarrassment.