Probably seeing Rong Xia's cowardice, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very considerate and let the two guards go down. He beckoned Pei Jinzhi to sit beside him, and smiled at Rong Xia: "Ah Xia is also seated!"

Rong Xia glanced at Pei Jin very stiffly, until the other party nodded slightly, and then sat aside cautiously. No wonder she is so nervous, for Rong Xia, who has been in contact with the highest administrator since she was a child, the village secretary, the prince or something, even if she has met several times, she will still be nervous.

As soon as this party sat down, someone pushed the door in, but it was the shopkeeper Chen who came over.

He didn't seem to know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he only greeted him with a smile. Pei Jinzhi knew that he was busy, so he only said a few words and drove the person away. Rong Xia naturally acted as a "little waiter." ”

The so-called hot pot must have a "fire", and this fire refers to the flue above the head. Placing the four-legged copper pot on the flue, and pouring the fragrant soup base into the copper pot, Rong Xia was like a little bee, putting plates of beef and mutton, as well as all kinds of watery vegetables on the table.

"This is hot pot, the way to eat it is really strange enough!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled, looking very interested. Rong Xia had heard Pei Jinzhi say that the store [Red as Fire], His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has a share, and he is one of the bosses. As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree, and with such a master, there is no one who doesn't come to the capital to look for trouble.

"Your Highness, the soup base is open, you can give it a try!" Rong Xia first demonstratively sliced a thin piece of mutton into the pot, and then immediately took it out: "Like this, throw the thing in and cook it, then dip it in the ingredients, and you can eat it." ”

The ingredients of the hot pot are the traditional three things: sesame paste, bean curd, and leek flowers. These things have never appeared in the Great Rui Dynasty, and they can be regarded as the exclusive formula of [Red as Fire]. In addition, Rong Xia also concocted a seafood sauce, which was mixed with some green onions, ginger and coriander foam when eating, not to mention how delicious it was.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was particularly keen on 'food', and after seeing Rong Xia's demonstration, he immediately couldn't wait to start doing it himself. I saw him throw the eight-ripe mutton into his mouth, and his chubby face immediately showed an expression of enjoyment, shaking his head and saying, "Well, the hot soup is fragrant, delicious, good, really good!" Rong Xia couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the prince liked it.

Of course, she will definitely not forget Pei Jinzhi, but he is a bit clean, and these vegetables on the table are all purchased in the market. So Pei Jinzhi just used it politely, and Rong Xia didn't persuade him, and after he went home, he just made it for him.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sweating profusely when he ate, and the speed of the chopsticks could almost be seen, so Rong Xia took care of him, saying that this person's appetite was really not ordinary! Finally, for more than an hour, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince put down the chopsticks with satisfaction, and Rong Xia also let out a long sigh and carefully shook his sore arm.

"Pack two copies for Gu in a while. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave full play to the habit of "walking around without eating", and said very happily: "One for my father, one for the crown princess." ”

When Rong Xia heard him mention the crown princess, he couldn't help but interject: "Your Highness, is she okay with Niangniang?" Ah Xia remembers Niangniang's due date, it's just recently!"

"The princess is very good! The jar of salted green plums you sent over is used by the mother every day, but it has made her suffer a lot less. "The concubine's morning sickness is particularly strict, Rong Xia took out the two baskets of green plums accumulated in the Lingjing space and pickled them, not to mention, it really works, the princess naturally thought of Rong Xia's good in her heart.

"Well, after the crown princess gives birth to the little prince safely, Ah Xia will go to see her again!"

"Okay, good ......" The prince looked very happy and nodded his head again and again.

"Ah Xia went to make a pot of tea. "Pei Jinzhi.

Rong Xia knew that he probably had something to say to the prince, so he sighed, pushed the door and walked out. The whole store, whether upstairs or downstairs, was full, Rong Xia asked for a pot of barley tea, and went to the kitchen to cut a fruit platter, but when he came back, he didn't see the two scary guards again, and he didn't know where they were hiding.

After sending the things in, Rong Xia really saw Pei Jinzhi talking to the prince, she listened to it twice, vaguely what was the early dynasty, Uncle Shun Wang and the like.

******

On the way back, Rong Xia's mood has been as bright and colorful as spring, and he unconsciously hummed a country tune, Pei Jinzhi half-opened his eyes, looked at a little girl who was smiling, and couldn't help laughing: "Hmph, what? It's like a toothache." ”

Rong Xia is embarrassed.

That's right, in the two lives before and after, the little girl Rong Xia is a person with incomplete tones, and it is not easy to do or something from beginning to end of a song. Pei Jinyi said, she subconsciously covered her little mouth, her eyes rolled slightly, and she smiled at him flatteringly like a little mouse. Rong Xia's personality has always belonged to the kind that is more restrained and difficult to let go, and it is relatively rare to be as smart and lively as today.

"Are you really so happy?" Pei Jinzhi asked with a soft smile with a doting gaze.

"Of course I'm happy!" Rong Xia put down the little claws covering his mouth, and counted with his fingers: "If the business is as good as it is today in the future, then it won't be long before you can open a branch in the east, west, north and south of the capital, and after two years, you can open another branch in a nearby city, and bloom more, young master, in a few years, maybe we can have a red store in the whole country!"

"Ah Xia is really ambitious!" Pei Jinzhi saw her smiling eyes, very cute, and couldn't help but reach out and rub Rong Xia's little nose. Rong Xia blushed shyly and couldn't help rubbing her body back.

With a happy mood, the carriage rode them back to the Hou Mansion.

In this way, more than ten days have passed, and on this day, Pei Jinzhi brought her a message.

"The crown princess gave birth to a prince at midnight yesterday, and both mother and son are safe. ”

Rong Xia was very happy when she heard the news, no matter what, the crown princess has always been very friendly to her, and she is really happy that the crown princess gave birth safely. And it was obvious that Pei Jinzhi was also very happy, which could be seen from the fact that he took the initiative to ask Rong Xia to take out a jar of treasured fruit wine that night.

In the Green Bamboo Pavilion, Pei Jinzhi and Dingyang Hou were talking about wine.

The Marquis of Dingyang's face was ruddy, and he was very happy, so he just listened to him: "Now that the prince finally has an heir, the emperor and we can finally relax a little." ”

Pei Jinzhi, as a waiter in the East Palace, is a proper figure of the prince's faction, and his body is also branded by the prince's family, it can be said that whether he will be able to have a smooth official career in the future and be a very popular minister, the ten* also depends on whether the prince can finally ascend to the throne.

"The crown prince's heirs have a successor, this biggest shortcoming can be regarded as making up for it, and the loyal king's family can no longer use this to attack the prince, and the prince's position is stable. ”

"The emperor originally instructed the crown prince, loyalty to the king, etc., but it was just wishful thinking. Pei Jinzhi raised the wine glass in his hand and laughed softly.

Dingyang Hou laughed, obviously very happy.

Today, there are five sons and three daughters in the saint, of which the second son was made the crown prince because he was a concubine, and the eldest son was made the king of loyalty, and the king of loyalty was reckless and irritable, not only was not liked by the emperor, but even the civil and military officials were not very proud of him. It's just that this person is still thinking about the throne wholeheartedly, jumping up and down in the court, and attacking the prince many times, which is annoying.

After the two talked and laughed for a while, Dingyang Hou mentioned the matter and said: "I have been in Hanlin for two years, I don't know what your next step is?"

The Hanlin Academy is generally moved every three years, or continues to stay in it to improve qualifications, or is released to become an official. The former is noble and stable, but the disadvantage is that the promotion is slow and the power is small. The latter has to work hard (if you want to make political achievements), but the advantage is that you have "real performance" and are promoted quickly.

Obviously, Pei Jinzhi has thought about this issue a long time ago. It was with his direct words: "Read 10,000 books, walk 10,000 miles, and I plan to release it for another two years." ”

He is not the kind of poor scholar who has no heels, and he will be forgotten when he leaves the center of the capital. He has the support of the crown prince and the support of Qiao Ge of the Yue family, so he is not worried at all. It is better to take advantage of these years to accumulate more strength, and when the prince ascends the throne, he will be the minister of the foundation.

"Okay! good!" Dingyang Hou obviously also supported Pei Jinzhi's idea, and nodded again and again.

It was at this time that Rong Xia came in lightly with warm soup, winter melon pork rib soup, moisturizing and nourishing the skin, drinking it at this time, very nourishing.

"She's that little girl?" Dingyang Hou glanced at Rong Xia and then asked.

Pei Jinzhi nodded slightly: "Ah Xia come over and greet Hou Ye." ”

Rong Xia put the celadon bowl he was holding on the table, lowered his head, and saluted to the Marquis of Dingyang: "Say hello to the Hou Ye." ”

Dingyang Hou looked Ah Xia up and down, nodded, and said casually: "In recent years, thanks to you for making up for your self-cultivation, Ben Hou wants to thank you!"

"Ah Xia doesn't dare, Master Hou has won the award. Rong Xia said very stiffly.

Her face was a little pale, and she looked like she couldn't give up.

Dingyang Hou smiled and didn't say much, Rong Xia quickly went down.

Out of the door, Rong Xia frowned slightly, and wrinkled on the ground.

She happened to hear what Pei Jinzhi just said, the so-called laissez-faire should refer to leaving the capital to become a magistrate!

Leave............

Rong Xia's heart swelled up with a wave of discomfort, and countless thoughts rose in his mind: If he left the capital, would he take me with him? Do I want to go with him? If he doesn't take me with him, maybe it will be better, but what if he eats without Lingjing water? I'm so worried, but before I met him, people were also living well......

Rong Xia sighed deeply, feeling that his whole heart had become heavy.