The grilled spring leek pancakes are quite fragrant.
Mu Ting ate more than anyone else.
Yao Erlang was particularly attentive: "Young Master, try this pickled king melon. It's very pickled. One bite and it's crunchy."
Mu Ting ate two more small plates of pickled vegetables.
To be honest, Qin Xiangxiang looks inconspicuous, and his cooking skills are quite good. I couldn't tell it at all before. Who would have thought that Qin Xiangxiang, who was wearing a pair of shabby shoes, had a pair of dexterous hands. Mu Ting thought to himself. But in the end, she was deceived by Qin Xiangxiang. She worked for Nangong Wenyue, and she looked very comfortable. How could she not earn enough to buy a pair of shoes? She was just pretending to be stupid. Mu Ting thought of this and took two more bites of pickled vegetables.
Uncle Zhu's meal was neglected, and he didn't eat much himself. He looked at the leftover rice and advised Mu Ting, "How about I send it to you, Uncle Chen? This is sad because you still have to eat."
So Mu Ting brought the food to Uncle Chen.
Chen Ze didn't look so heartbroken, he just sat on the rose chair in a daze, stroking the piece of jade he took from Su Niang's coffin.
Mu Ting put the food on the table: "Uncle Chen, it's time to eat."
Chen Ze put Yu Heng away and took a look at the food: "Your Uncle Zhu made this, right?" In fact, they all know how to cook, but the taste is not good. How can a sergeant not know how to cook? However, Uncle Zhu was the most skilled among them, so he took on the responsibility of cooking.
Mu Ting pulled out a spring leek pancake from the bottom of the bowl like a magic trick: "If you don't want to eat it, there are other things. This is a thank you gift from Madam Qin, you can try it."
Chen Ze didn't refuse. He took the spring leek pancake and took a bite before saying, "Young master must have eaten a lot. This whole body is full of the smell of leek."
Mu Ting grinned: "Uncle Chen has a weird nose."
Chen Ze finished the pancake in a few mouthfuls: "Is there anything gained today?"
"Ms. Qin went to the pier to sell pancakes and met Nangong Wenyue at the Fenglai Teahouse above the pier. After Nangong Wenyue left, Sanlang went in to inquire. The shopkeeper looked wary. I thought that this Fenglai Teahouse must be Nangong Wenyue. A stronghold on the dock. All changes on the dock are reported to him by this Feng Lai Teahouse."
Chen Ze nodded and was very pleased: "Young Master has made great progress compared to before."
Mu Ting smiled shyly: "Uncle Chen and Uncle Zhu taught me well."
Chen Ze waved his hand: "That's not the case, but when you came to the capital, you felt a different atmosphere than when you were in the military camp." The intrigues in the capital are the best for people to grow up quickly.
This is true. When he was in Yanzhou, he had a direct temper and used force to solve problems. This has become a very troublesome thing for his father.
Chen Ze continued: "Fortunately, you did not act impulsively after beating Li Zhuang. You met the eldest lady of the Qin family again and followed her to investigate the truth of many things. The eldest lady of the Qin family is still useful to us today. of."
He paused and then said: "At least I'll give you the title of Crown Prince, which will help you a lot."
Please grant him the title of Crown Prince? Mu Ting was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Didn't my father say..." His father used to have a headache for him who could only use force to solve problems. Although some staff in the account suggested that it would be better to invite the crown prince earlier, but his father He disagreed, saying that he had not yet established military exploits and had a reckless temperament. After becoming the crown prince, he had a heavy responsibility and was afraid that he would not be able to bear it.
He also always felt that he could not afford it. Although according to court law, he could ask for the title of crown prince without having to perform military merits. But actually, it’s good not to be the heir apparent.
Chen Zedao: "This time your Uncle Zhu and I came to the capital to complete this matter. There is another matter. The young master has already reached the crown. If he wants to be crowned the crown prince, the emperor will definitely select a young lady of the right age in the capital to marry him. host."
"Marriage?" Mu Ting jumped up in horror.
"Young Master, calm down, calm down." Although Chen Ze told Mu Ting to calm down, he himself smiled. Although Mu Ting has reached adulthood, he seems to have never been interested in women. They had talked about little ladies in front of him before, but Mu Ting had never asked out of curiosity. In fact, the Marquis was still a little worried, worried that his son would have a broken sleeve. However, according to Chen Ze's observation, the young master of their family should be a normal man, but he just woke up late.
This time in the capital, following Qin Xiangxiang, he met many young ladies who were crazy about Nangong Wenyue. Mu Ting couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body: "If she is such a young lady, I would rather not marry her for the rest of my life!"
Uncle Chen laughed again: "This little lady can be trained."
When he said this, his expression became sad. Mu Ting guessed that Uncle Chen probably thought of Su Niang again.
Uncle Chen had previously mentioned that Su Niang was cruel and abandoned him. But after hearing the news of Su Niang's death, Uncle Chen recalled that only Su Niang had recovered.
"The village used to be poor. Although I received government funding to go to school, there was one less laborer in the family to work. Su Niang and I were engaged, and she came to my house to do work when she had free time. She is really kind-hearted."
Uncle Chen clasped his palms: "It's also me who failed to live up to expectations. I failed time and time again. I haven't been able to marry her for a long time."
In fact, Su Niang didn't care whether he passed the exam or not. What she cared about was him as a person, not the halo on his head. It's just that he himself feels that if he marries her again after passing the exam, she will have more dignity and glory. The marriage was delayed year after year, and finally he listened to his mother and set a date for the wedding. But just a few days before the wedding, Su Niang left a short letter and left with several other young ladies in the village.
Chen Ze closes his eyes now and still remembers the content of the letter.
"A year later, wait until I make money and come back. Xiaoxiao." Xiaoxiao is Su Niang's maiden name, and he gave it to her. Most of the young ladies in barren mountain villages have no names, and most of them are called according to their ranking. Su Niang had only one daughter in her family, so people in the village called her Su Niang. But his Su Niang was a little person hidden in his heart, so he called her Xiaoxiao.
He believed her, so he studied with peace of mind while waiting for her to come back with the money.
But a year later, Su Niang did not come back.
A young lady who went with her came back and said to him: "Mother Su, you were born well, won the favor of a noble man, and became his wife. Chen Dalang, don't wait any longer, Mother Su doesn't want you anymore."
She is lying! Chen Ze looked at the little lady fiercely, but the little lady smiled, with tears in her eyes: "Chen Dalang, I didn't lie to you. Otherwise, marry me, and I will be like Su Niang." Good for you."
Chen Ze also smiled: "In this life, I will not marry anyone except Mother Su."
He became depressed and never studied hard again, nor did he discuss marriage with any young lady.
Why did Xiaoxiao go out to make money? Because he studied and read away all the valuable things at home.
Xiaoxiao wants to earn more money and give it all to him, so that he can marry her in glory.
However, he had been studying for many years and was not very efficient at farm work, so he was often laughed at. In particular, a gentleman who had liked Su Niang before often taunted him: "Chen Dalang is finally willing to work in the fields? Oh, Su Niang is not here, and the Chen family's land is all deserted."
Chen Ze tolerated him several times, but the man became more and more excessive. Finally one day, Chen Ze couldn't help but beat him, and the man roared: "If you weren't incompetent, how could Mother Su leave you?"
He was stunned.
Yes, if he wasn't incompetent, how could Su Niang leave?
He was incompetent, so Mother Su left him.
This sentence became a thorn in his heart. It was a thorn in his heart at first, and later became a sentence he used to tease himself. Not long after, his mother passed away, so he left the small mountain village and headed north. After more than half a year of twists and turns, he became an aide to Murray, the Houdou de Wude.
Mu Ting advised Uncle Chen: "People cannot be resurrected after death. Besides, I think Aunt Su should have lived a good life during her lifetime."
Chen Ze sneered: "If you live a good life, how come you don't even have a burial place after your death?"
He stood up and said, "I'm fine. If young master is free, I will ask among the seventh- to third-grade officials in the capital who are idle in the capital to find out who has a young lady who has not been engaged and is virtuous and virtuous."
