Lady Zhao

Chapter 19

In August, crucian carp is the most plump. There was still a basket full left over from the birthday party yesterday. Wild crucian carp are kept in fresh water tanks and are very fresh.Early in the morning, Master Tang took the fish and opened the knife. The crucian carp was slightly fried in boiling oil until it became golden brown, and immediately put it into the casserole, served with bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms and soft tofu. For the last two hours, it was not until the tofu was simmered and pierced. The soup was milky white, delicious and moist, and it was sent to all the houses.

In Mingxu Garden, after drinking a small bowl, the old lady couldn't help asking Mama Yang to fill another bowl, served with flower rolls, and it was quite delicious.Mr. Zhao came in to say hello, and asked the old lady to invite the old lady to sit beside him and have dinner with him. Mrs. Ye came to wait on him early, and stood aside silently.

"Master Tang's craftsmanship is getting better and better. Yesterday's birthday banquet was also very good. After tasting it, the guests were full of praise. Many people asked who the cook is. The master must give it a good reward." Mrs. Zhao put down the bowl and took the time to say.

"Mother is right. I asked the steward to reward the meritorious ones this morning. Mother likes to eat what Master Tang cooks. How about letting him go to Mingxu Garden tomorrow?" Mr. Zhao is a filial man. I was also happy to see my mother's appetite, and suggested immediately.

The old lady waved her hands again and again, "Isn't this tossing around, why bother for me, an old lady, I will be disgusted by others in the future."

"Mother has ruined me." Grandpa Zhao said quickly with a gloomy face, "My son is able to be what he is today, all thanks to his mother's upbringing. To achieve today's success, it is natural to try our best to repay the kindness of nurturing and nurturing."

Mrs. Zhao looked at him kindly, looking at the child she and the old man were most satisfied with in front of her, a lot of thoughts floated in her heart. "Knowing that the master is filial, the old woman has also seen the hard work of these years. She has entered the officialdom, and her official morals are so cultivated that it is not easy for people to praise her. The master has done a good job."

"Yuan Li has been ill for these years. The old lady knows that you have pinned all your hopes on Yuan Jin. If this child becomes a talent, he can help you in the future. The father and son in the officialdom are of the same heart, and the ancestors are honored. But I heard what happened last night. If Yuan Li didn't show up in time, it might be a big joke. The old man wants his son to become a dragon, but he has to judge the situation. If it is really a good talent, he must take pains to cultivate it. Discipline is what it is.”

"My son understands." Mr. Zhao made the old lady feel ashamed. Indeed, after Zhao Yuanli hadn't improved for a long time and had a weird temper, he gradually ignored this son and placed high hopes on Yuan Jin instead. I blame myself for this gap, thinking like this, I can't help but feel a touch of melancholy between my brows.

"It's not too late to understand now. Speaking of it, Wan girl has the ability. After all, she is a brother and sister. These two children lost their mothers when they were young. They are separated from Ye's people. I can't count on you as an old man." Careful, now seeing these two children can rely on each other, I am very gratified as a grandmother." Mrs. Zhao said with a smile.

"That's right, Wen Wan's girl has indeed changed in recent days, yesterday she played the piano to celebrate her birthday, and the Sixth Prince asked me, I was shocked, she really has a bit of the gentle appearance of Shen Shi when she was alive. "Zhao Hongsheng didn't know what he thought of, and there was a hint of nostalgia in the corner of his mouth, and then he paused, smiled and shook his head, "But I also know that girl is mostly pretending, but she is willing to take so much trouble for me. gone."

Mrs. Zhao squinted her eyes and smiled complacently. To Zhao Wenwan, she had always been aboveboard, "When anyone is young and not doing anything, in this mansion, Wan girl's temper is the most tempered to me. Don't look careless, but be sure in your heart." .”

Zhao Hongsheng smiled and nodded in agreement, but in his heart he blamed the old lady for being too biased, but he would not argue with the old lady. If Zhao Wenwan was really a late bloomer, he would be too happy. Seeing the reaction of the sixth prince yesterday, he used to think that his daughter I was so messed up, and now I somehow felt that there was such a possibility.

Who knows what will happen next.

The mother and son were chatting, when Yang's mother came in with a plate with embossed patterns, and the glass vessel on the plate was filled with a transparent liquid, which was still steaming slightly.Putting the plate on the table, Mama Yang took two glass cups with large mouths and poured a cup for each of the two masters.

There seems to be transparent fruit grains under the cup, and there is a fresh fruity fragrance.

"The congratulatory gift brought back by the fourth master was specially prepared for the old lady. I still remember that a batch of lemon fruit was sent as a tribute to the palace. No one liked it, but the old lady liked it the most. The batch of lemon fruit was sent to the Duke's mansion. You teased the young fourth master to taste it, and his little face was so sore that it was wrinkled into a ball... Fourth master has always remembered that you like to eat." Yang's mother seemed He recalled the scene at that time, with an unstoppable smile on his face.

Mrs. Zhao couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth when she heard the words and recalled that time, and then she thought that the child was thousands of miles away, she was worried about it, and her expression darkened.

"I wish I could be as obedient as I was when I was a child. My temper has become more stubborn than the other. I don't know if he has endured hardships outside alone."

"Don't worry, old lady. Fourth master is capable. Seeing that the things delivered to home over the years are better than one trip, the business must have grown." Mama Yang comforted her.

The old lady picked up the lemon fruit tea, stirred it with a silver slender iron spoon, scooped out the fruit at the bottom and tasted it. The fresh and tender aloe vera soaked in the sweet and sour taste of the lemon fruit and honey had a special taste, but I just took a sip , Youyou sighed, "He is still not convinced. He wants to prove it to us. It has been so many years. If he really doesn't care, he will come back soon."

Zhao Hongsheng, who had been silent since just now, had gloomy eyes, but he didn't touch the glass. Seeing his mother's sadness, he pondered for a moment and then said, "At that time, the fourth brother was young, arrogant and violent, and he was bewitched by others. There was a quarrel with me, and we fought repeatedly. My father was most jealous of brothers fighting against the wall, so the punishment method was a little harsher, which hurt the fourth brother. I, as the eldest brother, also have the responsibility. The fourth brother has great ambitions, and he left without being trapped to the house."

"In recent years, I have been sending people to pay attention. As Mama Yang said, the fourth brother is indeed a good businessman. The business is quite big. When he was in trouble earlier, my people could step in to help secretly, but it didn't take long It won't be needed any more. If mother is thinking about it, don't worry, when I go to Liangzhou after a while, I will have a good talk with my fourth brother and persuade him to come back."

"Except for Hongming, which one of you is easy to talk about, that's all, I just thought about it casually, and it's up to him if he doesn't come back. It's not too early now, don't delay the master's business." Zhao The old lady seemed unwilling to continue this topic, so she recruited Yang's mother and said, "Go and bring the return gift I prepared to the master. Walking around in the officialdom, you still have to pay attention to your appearance."

"I'm bothering my mother again." Zhao Hongsheng was moved and said more respectfully.

Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and let people go.When the maid came in, she took away the leftovers, and left the lemon fruit tea alone to sip slowly. The sweet and sour taste in the mouth made her fall into the memories of the past. It's also a good thing.

One after another, people came to pay their respects in Mingxu Garden, Mrs. Xu was the first one, seeing the old lady's satiated look, afraid of disturbing herself, she waited for Grandma Wugu who came in after a while, and the two of them entered the room together.

"It smells like lemon fruit, it smells really good." Mrs. Lin took a sniff lightly and guessed it out, "Is it a gift from fourth brother?"

Mrs. Zhao opened her eyes and saw that the two younger ones were not following her, "Where are Shuang'er and Brother Yue?"

"The two of them followed Jingyuan to Qingfengju to see Yuanli. I heard that one of them suffered from a cold yesterday, his foundation was weak, and he fell ill again." Mrs. Lin immediately forgot her elder sister's confession that Zhao Yuanli fell ill. The matter was stabbed to the old lady.

"I'm sick, is it serious, have you asked the doctor to look at it?" Mrs. Zhao straightened up from the soft couch when she heard this, and kept asking questions, obviously anxious.

Mrs. Xipinghou who came after that gave Mrs. Lin a secret look, stepped forward to comfort the old lady and said, "Don't listen to my sister's whining, it's just that the little cold is not in the way, the doctor prescribed medicine after seeing it, and Wen Wan took care of it all night. It’s all about recuperation and recuperation.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao was a little relieved, thinking of Yuanli's fate, she glanced at Mrs. Ye beside her, and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to Hongfu Temple with me to pray for Yuanli's blessings and eliminate disasters, and ask the Bodhisattva for blessings along the way." This time in Yuan and Jin Dynasties, Qiuwei passed the exam."

"Yes, old lady." Mrs. Ye was choked up by the word Shundao, and she didn't show it on her face, so she agreed.

While talking, a childish and anxious voice came in from a long distance, and after a while Lin Qingyue ran into the house sweating, "Grandmother..." He was wronged as soon as he opened his mouth.

(End of this chapter)