Mu Huagui

Chapter 132 Cooking
The prince "puchi" laughed out loud, "It is said that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies, and that old man is not an intergenerational relative. What do you like, this king will go shopping for ten or eight pieces and come back, and let you enjoy it slowly."

"Go, go, the daughter-in-law will protect her as soon as she enters the door." After all, the princess is not an ordinary woman. Although the son feels a little lost after marrying his wife, he will not lose his sense of proportion.

"I asked them to come to our house for dinner at noon," said the princess.The daughter-in-law had just entered the door, so it was natural for her to look more affectionate when eating together.

Once back, Aunt Su came out of the kitchen wearing an apron. Chen Jiao'er changed the dress and heavy headdress under the service of licorice, and asked, "Is Mommy all ready?"

"According to Miss's order, everything is ready. I prepared it together with Chunya's mother. She used to help in the kitchen, and her hands and feet are fairly clean." Aunt Su took the apron and changed into the home clothes herself. Chen Jiaoer fastened it.

"What's the matter, I plan to go to the kitchen myself. What's the use of the cook that the palace spends so much money on, take it off quickly and have a good rest." Zhou Mingyuan was dissatisfied. Early in the morning, in order to hurry up, she only drank I ordered half a bowl of five-grain porridge.How can I go to the kitchen to work hard at this moment, and angrily pull the apron on her body.

"Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, Mama Su is ready, I just have to put on a show. As someone's daughter-in-law the first day, you always want me to please my in-laws." Chen Jiao'er opened his hand and said coquettishly.

Zhou Mingyuan didn't like it, so he could only admit that what he said had some truth.Leaning against the room angrily, he took out a book and flipped through it absent-mindedly.

Mother Zhang here said happily, "Zhu Meng told this old slave just now that as soon as the concubine Shizi returned to the house, she went into the small kitchen and said that she would honor her parents-in-law by cooking with her own hands."

"Oh." The prince raised his head, moved his mouth, wanted to say something but stopped.I just pray in my heart that the daughter-in-law is not at the same level as her mother-in-law.

"Really." The princess smiled into a crescent moon, and kept saying, "Okay, okay."

Zhumeng came to ask the imperial concubine and the eldest son to come over, Licorice and Wanqian each carried a food box.As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Mingyuan yelled, "I'm so tired early in the morning, she won't even let her rest, and insists on tinkering with these things." .

Why can't the princess see her son's thoughts, she laughed and scolded, "Stinky boy, I know that I love my wife. I also often cook for you two, and I didn't see you call each other good."

The prince stood up and sat down on the table seriously, "Okay, what's the fuss during the meal?"

Chen Jiao'er personally opened the food box, and a fresh fragrance wafted out, making everyone in the room startled.Chen Jiao'er held it while saying, "Jiao'er is new here, and I don't know what my parents like, so I made some casually to express my feelings, so my parents don't want to be disgusted."

The prince likes salty and fresh tastes, the princess likes a little spicy, and the prince has the most mixed tastes and is the most picky.

The first dish is a very simple deep-fried quail. One head, tail and claws are removed. First, I prepare it with seasoning and then deep-fry it until golden. It is crispy to the bone and the meat is delicious.

The three dishes were presented one by one, the braised crucian carp in sauce, and the stewed pig's feet were all very simple home-cooked dishes, but the smell was so delicious that it made people's index fingers move.Mama Zhang quickly put the eight dishes prepared in the kitchen one by one, and then spread the bowls and chopsticks.

The meal was so satisfying for everyone, the prince wiped his mouth, said nothing but nodded, put his hands behind his back, hummed a little song and went out to digest his food.She thought to herself that the red envelope of 10 taels of silver seemed to be able to receive some interest, but Chen Jiaoer was so busy that she didn't even have a chance to open her father-in-law's red envelope to take a look.

The princess said behind him, "Stingy, you ate up a plate of fried quail by yourself, and you still refuse to say 'yes'."

But looking back at the crucian carp that was almost half eaten by himself, he smiled and said, "My dear daughter-in-law, this dish really suits my appetite."

Zhou Mingyuan patted his belly in satisfaction. The stewed pig's feet were so soft and rotten that the smell of the sauce almost penetrated into the bones.

"Good boy, it's hard for you to prepare these for us after being tired all morning. Hurry up and go back with Yuan'er, and rest in your own yard in the afternoon." Wang Hao's eyes softened when she looked at her, Chen Jiao'er told her Step back, carefully avoiding Zhou Mingyuan's hand.

Halfway through, Zhou Mingyuan stretched out his hand again, and Chen Jiao'er slowly stretched out his hand to be held by him. "Don't do this in front of your mother from now on."

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, I'm in my own home. Besides, what I love to do since childhood, my mother won't object." Zhou Mingyuan said confidently.

Chen Jiao'er sighed secretly, "If my son, whom I have raised for more than ten years, has spent a lot of time raising with shit and piss, and then makes out with other women in front of me, at least I won't be happy."

Zhou Mingyuan scratched his head. He only knew that his mother and wife were the most important women in his life. Since Chen Jiaoer said so, no matter if it was true or not, it was better to make her happy.

"Okay, I'll let you handle the family affairs from now on." Zhou Mingyuan held her slippery little hand, feeling indescribably satisfied.

When returning home in three days, Zhou Mingyuan took Chen Jiao'er to say goodbye to his parents early in the morning, and took a carriage to Lu's residence.In the same inner city, riding in a carriage is only a stick of incense, but this is no longer my home, but "my mother's home".Chen Jiao'er was feeling emotional in her heart, and worried about the health of the elders.

He kept questioning Zhou Mingyuan and said that the elders were fine, but how could they be fine after being imprisoned for so many days?

"Huo'er." Seeing the standing figure smiling at the gate, Chen Jiao'er jumped off the carriage without waiting for Zhou Mingyuan to help him.

"Jiao'er, son." Lu Huo'er welcomed the two of them in, Chen Jiao'er kept asking, Lu Huo'er kept nodding.

"Master." Lu Huo'er's parents, Lu Jun'an, Lu Cuiniang, and Lu Qingzhu were all waiting for her in the house.Seeing Lu Junan leaning on a crutch, the others also looked haggard.

"It's okay, the old man fell on the road." Lu Jun'an shook his head with a smile, and Lu Huo'er simply mentioned that there was a secret mechanism hidden under the desk in King Xianjun's study.

After opening it, Lu Huo'er went inside and rescued the three of them from the airtight dungeon.By the way, the study was set on fire, and under the siege of the guards, it was almost impossible to escape. Fortunately, Zhou Mingyuan arrived in time.Putting out fires in the open and saving people in secret, took advantage of the chaos to save people.

Chen Jiao'er asked Lu Huo'er about the situation in the dungeon carefully, feeling unspeakably depressed.Although they were not tortured, they were imprisoned for several months in a dark place with no sunlight.Moreover, the three of them were separated from each other in different cells, and they didn't even see a living person except for the food delivery person for several months.

This kind of fear and depression can quickly cause a person to become insane, or to the verge of collapse.Their ability to survive is beyond comparison.

Seeing that Chen Jiao'er's face was not right, Lu Qingzhu comforted him, "The past is over, everyone don't think about it anymore. We are not doing well now, and we can find a wife for Huo'er, and we can enjoy life in peace."

Chen Jiao'er and Lu Huo'er looked at each other, and both saw what they wanted in each other's eyes.It is their style not to take revenge.

After lunch, Qi Luoshu brought his wife and Xiaobao to pay his respects.Ever since hearing that "uncle", Qi Luoshu began to look at Chen Jiao'er with a little more confusion, but he didn't dare to delve into it.

"Have you found Mrs. Lu's whereabouts?" Chen Jiao'er asked Lu Huo'er and Zhou Mingyuan as they talked in the study alone.

Mrs. Lu gave birth to a stillborn baby, and disappeared with Liu Shuhe after confinement.Neither Lu Huo'er nor Zhou Mingyuan found any trace of them.

"Keep an eye on Zhou Minghua, Liu Shuhe won't do anything else, but will definitely contact him." Liu Shuhe has known the mother and daughter of the Lu family for many years, and worked hard to hope to marry Zhou Minghua.So no matter if she hides in the sky, she won't lose contact with Zhou Minghua.

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Both Lu Huo'er and Zhou Mingyuan stood up. They didn't expect such an obvious thing.It seems that the one who understands women has to be a woman.

"Also, Mrs. Lu will definitely blame you for the fact that she gave birth to a stillborn baby, so you should be careful when you go in and out during this period." Chen Jiao'er reminded Lu Huo'er.

Lu Huo'er curled her lips, and said with some disdain, "Just like her, I'll kill five pairs out of ten, because I'm afraid she won't dare to come to me."

"However, Madam Lu seems to have taken something away from my aunt." Lu Huo'er frowned.

"What is it?" Chen Jiao'er and Zhou Mingyuan asked at the same time.

"My aunt won't tell. She said it's something she created herself and she's immature, so she won't say more when asked." Lu Huo'er just said something casually, and Chen Jiao'er saw that it had nothing to do with the Lu family's Poison Bible, so she didn't ask any further.

The relatives of the concubine's natal family are all in charge of the family, and they can't leave for too long. After attending the wedding, they returned to Annan together.The palace suddenly became deserted again, the princess accepted many posts, and said to Chen Jiaoer, "Look at which one you want to visit, so that I can ask someone to reply."

The marriage leave was supposed to last for half a month, but King Kexian had an almost public quarrel with the emperor because of the fire at home.Every day in the court hall, he took this opportunity to ridicule Dali Temple for its ineffectiveness, and wanted to investigate Master Xia thoroughly.Zhou Mingyuan had no choice but to take the initiative to cancel the holiday on the second day after Chen Jiaoer returned home.

In the morning, send Xianggong to the yamen to work, and then go to the princess to serve her breakfast. Fortunately, the princess never makes things difficult for her in small matters.I told her a few times that she didn't have to come to say hello in the morning, but I was still very happy to see that she didn't say anything every day, rain or shine.What do you want her to serve there, just let her accompany you to have breakfast every day.

Chen Jiao'er went back to embroider, read a book, had lunch in her own room at noon, and when the princess took a nap, she went to chat with her to relieve boredom.

In the evening, when Zhou Mingyuan got off the Yamen, he went directly to Wangfei's place and picked her up to go back together.Sometimes, he also stayed to dine with the princess.The concubine sometimes talks in front of the prince that it is better to marry a daughter-in-law, because she sees her son more often.

(End of this chapter)