Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 329 The Prince Brought a Young Lady
After a cup of tea, Hong Xiaoduo had moved from the private room of the teahouse to a private room of a smaller restaurant.

Knowing that she didn't like to waste food, Mu Rongjing still ordered six dishes and a soup: "Would you like a pot of wine?" he asked.

"We're going to the Ministry of Justice and drinking soon. Is that okay?" Hong Xiaoduo asked curiously.

"You are not the chief judge, so it's okay to drink less. So, would you like a pot? Even though this restaurant is not the best in the capital, their peach blossom wine is unique. It is brewed by the owner himself and can only be consumed here. No matter how high the price is, it will not be sold outside." Mu Rongjing introduced with a smile.

The reason why I asked her if she wanted to drink was because I thought about the possibility of seeing a dead body in the afternoon. Even though I knew she was not afraid of dead bodies, the body of a person who had been dead for a few days would still look different.

"What the prince recommended must be good, so let's try some." Hong Xiaoduo didn't think too much about it, but the several kinds of flower wine she had drunk in ancient times did taste very good.

I don’t know if it was because the two of them arrived a little early and it was not the restaurant’s busy hours, but the food and drinks were served very quickly.

The first dish was a large blue and white plate with six hairy crabs arranged in a circle with a few small bowls of seasoning in the middle. The steamed crab shells were a bright orange-red color, which made people very appetizing just by looking at them.

Then there are osmanthus chicken, braised beef tendon, braised shrimp, bok choy, cabbage stewed with taro, and pearl jade white jade soup.

Hong Xiaoduo looked around and her eyes fell on the steamed crab. She raised her eyebrows and rolled up her sleeves: "Then I won't be polite." After that, she prepared the dipping sauce herself, then reached out and grabbed a crab and a pair of scissors.

Murong Jing, who was standing by, poured her a cup of peach blossom wine and himself a cup of tea, and watched her skillfully cut off the crab's legs and claws, remove the crab's belly button cover, open the crab shell, use a small spoon to dig out the crab stomach in the middle and put it on the bone spitting plate beside her, then use scissors to cut off the extra crab legs, crab mouth and crab lungs, and take out the hexagonal piece of the crab heart.

"This is the coldest part of the crab and cannot be eaten." Hong Xiaoduo felt that she was being watched, so she looked up and said.

Then she broke the crab body into two halves and scooped some sauce on the crab with a spoon. As soon as she took a bite of the rich crab roe and crab paste, Hong Xiaoduo narrowed her eyes with satisfaction.

I was in Xihai with the kids before, but it was not the season for eating crabs, so although I ate crabs there, they were not as plump as the ones we eat now.

"Why doesn't the prince eat crabs?" After finishing a crab, Hong Xiaoduo asked when she saw the person opposite her was only eating other dishes.

Looking at the other person's expression, Hong Xiaoduo suddenly realized and said, "You didn't think that I would eat them all because I like them, right? I tell you, no, although I have a good appetite, crabs are cold and cannot be eaten too much at one time, especially for women."

"No, I just think it's troublesome to eat." Mu Rongjing said with a smile.

When he ate crabs in his own mansion, the maids and servants would peel them and put them on the plates, and he would eat them ready-made.

Of course, he would never say this to her.

After saying that, he also rolled up his sleeves. He wanted to pick it up with chopsticks, but after thinking for a moment, he put down his chopsticks and followed her example by grabbing one with his hands. Then he picked up the scissors and followed the steps she had just taken to eat crabs.

After eating a crab, he finally realized the joy of eating crab by himself.

I couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why didn't I think of eating crabs myself before?
After the meal, the two of them finished three of the six crabs each, leaving some of the other dishes left.

When Hong Xiaoduo stood up, she shook the wine jug in disbelief. She actually drank a whole jug of wine without realizing it?

However, this peach blossom wine is really delicious, a little sweet, pink in color, and has a light floral and wine aroma.

"If you like it, take a few jars with you when you leave Beijing?" Mu Rongjing could see that the steamed crabs were very much to her liking, and she really liked this wine too.

"Huh? Didn't you say you wouldn't deliver the food no matter how much money you pay?" Hong Xiaoduo said immediately.

This wine jug can only hold two taels of wine. She is not drunk yet and has not forgotten what he said before. Mu Rongjing chuckled and said, "Others can't do it, but I can."

"Okay." Hong Xiaoduo didn't hesitate and didn't ask him if he had any special channels or any special relationship with the owner of the restaurant.

When they walked outside the restaurant, Hong Xiaoduo realized something was wrong: he didn't pay the bill!

"Prince, could this restaurant be your property?" Hong Xiaoduo leaned slightly towards him and said in a low voice.

"Ahem, um." Mu Rongjing responded softly.

"Then can I get a discount if I come here by myself next time?" Hong Xiaoduo asked jokingly.

Mu Rongjing shook his head and said, "No discount, but you can get a free meal."

"Prince, don't joke. I am a sincere person and I will take it seriously." Hong Xiaoduo said with a smile.

"I'm not joking. If you don't believe me, I'll sign a written agreement with you when we get to the Ministry of Justice." Mu Rongjing was stunned for a moment after he said this. He actually had the experience of joking and joking with a young lady in the street?
Hong Xiaoduo accidentally saw the man following not far behind her, and turned her head to look at the man beside her: "Is the princess afraid that I will kidnap her precious son?"

Mu Rongjing didn't even turn his head, and smiled helplessly: "This is the first time she saw me in contact with a young lady, so she is a little surprised. No need to pay attention to it."

As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the Ministry of Justice.

The people from the Dali Temple and the Inspectorate had not arrived yet. When the left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Justice saw Mu Rongjing, they immediately stood up to greet him. While saying hello, they both looked at Hong Xiaoduo who was beside him.

The two assistant ministers were both in their forties. They knew the abilities of Prince Mu, and after receiving the imperial edict from His Majesty, they were puzzled and puzzled as they had never heard of the prince participating in the trial of a case before, and wondered why he was participating this time. However, they did not look down on the prince appointed by His Majesty.

But, why did Prince Mu bring a very beautiful young lady with him?

Mu Rongjing naturally noticed the confusion of the two assistant ministers, but he had no intention of introducing Hong Xiaoduo.

This was what she had specifically told me when they were at the restaurant, saying that she was not good at getting along with officials. If she wasn't introduced, she would be a nobody.

Mu Rongjing found it funny in his heart. How could he become an unknown person after following him here to assist in the investigation?

"My lords, could you let me take a look at the case file of Dong Yuefan first?" Mu Rongjing asked.

Upon hearing this, the two assistant ministers looked at each other and nodded. The right assistant minister Sha Youzhi responded and signaled the yamen runner next to him to bring the file over.

Left Vice Minister Yue Wenchao ordered people to serve tea to Prince Mu. Currently, the officials had not arrived yet and were not in the court.

The files were brought in, and the tea was brewed and served. The two assistant ministers on the left and right looked at the prince whom the emperor trusted and valued the most, and handed the files in their hands to the young lady beside them, and then asked her to sit down and read it slowly?
Then, he moved the tea he had brought to him to the tea table next to the young lady...

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