"It's really troublesome for my uncle, aunt and cousins." Mingruo has also seen Eunuch Zhang's diligence.
General Su waved his hand: "We had no experience at first, so we were really annoyed for a few days. We bathed and changed clothes every day, and tossed the incense table on the table. Later we found out that he came every day, and the incense table and everything else were placed there. When it rained, he moved it to the corridor.
Then, just send someone to change clothes every day and wait for him to come in the hall. Anyway, we have a large family and we can’t do it more than once a month..."
"Pfft haha..." Mingruo couldn't help but laugh out loud, what a man this father-in-law was forcing him to be.
"Ruo'er and the prince are back." My eldest aunt, fourth aunt, and several cousins came to the front. "Su De quickly went to prepare for the luncheon to welcome the prince and princess."
"Auntie, don't be busy, just prepare some home-cooked meals." Ming Ruo said with a smile.
"It's rare for you and the prince to come to our house, so we can't be careless." The eldest aunt took Mingruo and looked up and down for a long time, "Our Ruo'er is more beautiful than before."
"I think so." After everyone greeted Si Haochen and Mingruo, they started chatting about their daily life.
"You guys are teasing me again." Mingruo asked the first and fifteenth graders to bring up all the gifts prepared for everyone.
What I prepared for my uncle and aunt were clothing materials and jewelry, and what I prepared for my cousin were some black iron weapons, paper and pens unique to Zhongzhou.
"Are these... the specialties of Yunzhong Temple?" Someone in my aunt's family was an imperial merchant, and she had seen a lot of good things since she was a child. Such exquisite things are really rare.
Mingruo originally only said that he would go back to see his master, so the trip to Zhongzhou was naturally kept secret: "We also went to the western border for a tour, and just happened to catch the cargo ship coming from Zhongzhou. These are Zhongzhou's specialties."
"Oh." The two aunts nodded repeatedly, "No wonder these things are so exquisite, they turned out to be from Zhongzhou.
I have also heard that when a cargo ship comes from Zhongzhou, it will bring a lot of fresh things. Every time the ship docks, the goods are sold out before they can be unloaded. "
"Ruo'er's luck is really good. It is said that the cargo ship from Zhongzhou only comes once a year. I don't know exactly when it comes. It's really rare but not something you can ask for."
The fourth aunt's personal maid came to report and said that the yard had been tidied up. The fourth aunt said: "It has been a tiring journey. The prince and the princess should go and take a rest first."
"Then I'll go and have a rest first, and then I'll talk to my aunt later."
Mingruo and Si Haochen returned to the courtyard, only to see Fifteen coming in with a stack of reports and secret letters. His Royal Highness Prince Yun had been in Zhongzhou for several months, and had accumulated considerable 'official business'.
Mingruo saw the considerable amount of documents brought by Shi Shi. The piles could bury half of Si Haochen: "Go hard."
"Why do I think you're a little gloating about your misfortune?" Si Haochen scratched Mingruo's nose.
"No...no...it's definitely your imagination." Mingruo waved her hand quickly.
"Send my husband to work in the space." Si Haochen looked at the pile of official documents and felt very stressed, so he decided to enter the space to make a 'time difference'.
"Wow, why didn't I think of that?" Mingruo felt that Si Haochen's head was spinning really fast, "You go and do your work first, I'll find you later."
Mingruo sent Si Haochen into the space, watched A Yuan settle down in bed, and said to take a nap first and not let anyone disturb her.
Early the next morning, with space in hand, Si Haochen had already processed half of the pile of official documents. The two aunts invited Mingruo to go shopping, so Si Haochen stayed in the general's mansion and continued to handle official duties.
The streets were bustling with pedestrians, mixed with many people wearing Xikang's characteristic clothes.
"The border town seems to be much more lively than before." Mingruo looked at the street scene through the car window.
"Isn't that right? Since the opening of the business with Xikang, the border town has become much more lively. Many people praise Prince Yun. He is not only able to win battles, but also cares about people's livelihood and truly allows the people to live and work in peace and contentment." The eldest aunt said with a smile.
The fourth aunt also said: "The border town is not far from the northwest. I heard that the prince is in the border town. Even Beichi is very safe this year. In the past, when there was a spring famine in Beichi, even if there was no war, there would be rogue bandits coming to rob the people.
It is said that there are fewer bandits this year."
"My prince is so powerful. Wherever he puts it, it will be the sea-fixing needle." Mingruo covered her mouth and smiled.
"Don't tell me, it's really like this!" The two aunts thought deeply.
"What are the things here that my grandfather and grandmother like to eat and use? I'm going back to the imperial capital anyway, so I'll take some with me." Ming Ruo thought that his grandfather and grandmother must have been used to it after living in the border town for more than ten years.
"There is a dim sum shop out front, and my mother likes to eat the sweet potato candies made by them." Fourth Aunt added, "My father likes to eat the braised pork opposite the dim sum shop, but it's a pity that the weather is hot now, so I can't bring him."
"Oh." Mingruo didn't insist on buying it for his grandfather, and planned to let Shishi go there later. "I'll have someone buy some later and take it with me to taste."
"Our General's Mansion is quite familiar with that delicatessen shop. I'll go and tell them and have them deliver it to your home in a moment," said the eldest aunt.
"That's fine." Mingruo nodded.
No matter how lively and prosperous the border town was, there weren't many places to go shopping. The three of them went back home before noon.
When they came back, the waiter from the delicatessen shop happened to bring braised pork. Butler Su calculated the money and gave it to the person who looked like the manager.
Butler Su ordered people to move the braised pork to the ice room under the kitchen first, fearing that it would become stale if left out for too long due to the hot weather.
Mingruo looked at the attractive braised pork and stopped the boy: "Wait a minute."
"Ruo'er, do you want to try it? Let the cook cut a plate and boil some rice wine." The fourth aunt ordered.
Mingruo smelled the braised meat carefully: "Hurry and arrest the person who brought the meat!"
The eldest aunt was shocked when she saw Ming Ruo's serious expression, and quickly asked Butler Su to stop the steward and the two waiters.
"The fourth aunt also understood something: "Ruo'er, is this braised pork poisonous?"
"Poison can be considered a poison, but it won't kill you all at once. If you take it a few times, you will become addicted. This kind of 'poison' is very harmful to the body." Mingruo didn't expect that such insidious poisons existed in ancient times.
Method.
"Ah..." My aunt was shocked, "We also buy some braised pork from this shop on weekdays, but we don't buy so much. Are you already poisoned?"
"Do your family members feel restless if they don't eat the braised pork from this restaurant for a day?" Mingruo asked.
"That won't happen." My aunt shook her head quickly.
"Then it shouldn't be poisoned." Ming Ruo frowned slightly. If he was fine after taking it for many years, a problem would arise as soon as they entered the general's mansion. Who did this poisoner come for?
Butler Su was very good at handling things. He just said that the quantity on the scale was wrong and asked them to come back and weigh it again. Mrs. Su also sent someone to invite the general to come over.
