Border Cook

Chapter 639 Cherish life
"Oh."

Li Juncheng lowered his head and pondered for a long time.

But just yesterday, he had seen Lu Qiyan, full of energy and vigor, a hundred times more energetic than an ordinary person, and now he was really ill all of a sudden...

Is it inevitable that people will get sick when they eat grains, or is Lu Qiyan so powerful that he can even control the illness at will?

Li Juncheng couldn't figure it out, and his eyes were still fixed on the "Jinxiulu" on the table.

On this side, Yin Zhizhou returned to the government office in Ronghe Prefecture and reported to Ruan Zhiheng.

"Is he really sick?" Ruan Zhiheng was also a little surprised.

"From my humble opinion, it's almost certain," Yin Zhizhou replied respectfully. "All the doctors have examined the patient. Lu Qiyan's wife, Mrs. Xia, is also very anxious. Even Xia Yunji is discussing with Mrs. Xia whether he should escort the envoys to set off first if Lu Qiyan's treatment takes too long to avoid wasting too much time."

"Just now, someone came to report that Xia and Xia Yunji have already prepared the medicine according to the prescription. I think this is indeed true."

"Yes." Ruan Zhiheng nodded. "At first I thought that Commander Lu had ulterior motives for coming here. Now it seems that I was worrying too much."

Yin Zhizhou nodded, "Although Lu Qiyan was once promoted by the useless An Leiting, he has always followed Fan Honghui. The Fan family is famous for only caring about the emperor and no one else. Since Fan Honghui thinks so highly of Lu Qiyan and lets him take on the important task of escorting the envoys to Beijing, I think he thinks Lu Qiyan is the same person as him, so he is so confident."

Such people would never get involved in the fights between princes, and would try to avoid them as much as possible.

"That's about it." Ruan Zhiheng said, "But I'm still a little worried. After all, the reason why the Third Prince came to Meiling was because of the Emperor's order..."

"Although the emperor is wary of aristocratic families, he still relies on them to stabilize the government. The third prince is the second prince's lackey, so this incident must have been instigated by the second prince."

Yin Zhizhou disagreed, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Qiyan is not a fool to have come this far, and he would definitely not take the initiative to wade into such a muddy water."

To take a step back, even if Lu Qiyan was really faking illness and putting on a full-blown drama, it was probably because he had to pass through Meiling, so it is possible that he did this to avoid suspicion.

After all, when it comes to court struggles, it is better to have less trouble than more.

So what if he is a new upstart? After all, his foundation is still shallow. At this time, the most practical and wisest thing to do is to protect himself.

Ruan Zhiheng felt that this made sense and nodded unconsciously.

As the two were talking, someone came to report, "Sir, the Third Prince sent someone to tell you that he wants you to go with him to the foot of Meiling Mountain tomorrow morning."

These words were spoken to Ruan Zhiheng.

After hearing this, Ruan Zhiheng frowned and became a little impatient. "He has to go to Meiling Mountain again. Hasn't he been traveling back and forth enough in the past month? He actually wants to go again. I really don't know if there is any improvement."

"His master sent him to do something, but he got nothing. I'm afraid his master scolded him. He is worried about what to do. He can only rack his brains and try to find some clues."

Yin Zhizhou sneered, "But this Third Prince is also very strange. If he really wants to find clues, why doesn't he go alone? Why does he have to drag you along every time? I don't know what his intention is." "What else could he have? He just wants to save his life."

Ruan Zhiheng sneered, "When he was working for the Second Prince, he was almost killed by the people sent by the First Prince. Now that he is in the Wen family's territory, he has to be careful and cautious, so as not to lose his life."

"Your Excellency is right." Yin Zhizhou's face was full of contempt. "Who doesn't care about his own life in this world? It's normal for the Third Prince to do this. But to put it bluntly, if you want to be a dog, you have to have enough canine teeth. The Third Prince has no ability, but he still wants to help the Second Prince. He really overestimates his own abilities."

"Incompetent people get angry, and when they are angry, they can only take it out on us. It's really unfair for you to have to accompany such an idiot every day."

"No matter how hard it is, it's still for the Wen family, how can it be said to be hard?" Ruan Zhiheng said with a smile, "Since he is willing to go out for a walk like this, then let him go for a good walk, just treat it as going out to relax and relieve boredom."

"Yes." Yin Zhizhou agreed with a smile on his face.

The two talked for a while, and then as the sun set, they went their separate ways.

Here, Cao's house became very lively.

Because the delegation was only staying here temporarily, Cao Xingwang did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, especially when it came to food and drink expenses, he was very picky in his selection, fearing that there would be any mistake.

Also, because so many people were living in the villa at once, the food needs increased dramatically, so there was an endless stream of vehicles coming and going to Cao's house to deliver vegetables, meat, rice and flour.

But even if Cao Xingwang prepared more ingredients and even prepared many chefs, it would still be difficult to satisfy everyone's taste needs.

Just like Xia Mingyue, she suddenly wanted to eat candied fruits and pickled juicy wine dates.

When his sister wanted to eat something, Xia Yunji naturally went out to buy it himself. When he came back, he not only brought back candied fruits and wine-ripened dates, but also many other foods.

Buckwheat sausage is made by mixing buckwheat flour and white flour. It is steamed in a pot and becomes translucent like jelly, and is eaten cold.

The dough is rolled out from boiled flour, starch and eggs and stuffed with chicken, shrimp, diced ham, bamboo shoots etc. It is made into a dumpling that looks like a steamed bun but also like a plum blossom. It is called Baihuashaomei.

The skin is thin and the filling is large. The skin is almost transparent, the filling inside is tender and delicious, the meat is fat but not greasy, and it tastes wonderful when dipped in a little aged vinegar.

There is also the oatmeal kuoluoluo, which is very local and looks a bit like a honeycomb.

Crispy skin, crispy bones, and fragrant smoked chicken...

There were all kinds of food, all of which were signature dishes from Juxianlou, the largest and most famous restaurant in Ronghe City. Also, because Xia Yunji had bought enough food and was going to Cao's house, Juxianlou guessed his identity and specially sent a carriage and two waiters to deliver the food.

When they arrived at Cao's villa, Xia Yunji led two waiters inside, each carrying a food box in his left and right hands.

Arriving at Xia Mingyue's room, Xia Yunji called the waiter in and closed the door.

The two waiters placed all the food boxes in their hands on the table, raised their heads and looked at Lu Qiyan, who was recuperating in bed, and Xia Mingyue, who was feeding him medicine.