083 Vegetable Garden
"Oh, then this house is your grandfather." Xiao Yao understood.
"Hmm." He Yu's voice was a little low, and he paused for a while and said, "When my grandfather died, the emperor once said that he would take back this house, and later returned it to me because my father died on the battlefield." β
"Why? Isn't this a gift from Taizu? Xiao Yao was stunned.
He Yu's expression was a little sarcastic, and he said with a smile, "What the emperor is afraid of is that my father is hoarding private soldiers around the house. β
"What?!" Xiao Yao couldn't imagine at all, "The emperor's suspicion is so heavy?!" β
He Yu nodded and exhaled, "Actually, it is understandable that the emperor himself is not the orthodox crown prince, the emperor at that time had just ascended the throne and his position was unstable. The father is also outside, and the king's order is not subject to it. With heavy troops in hand, it naturally aroused the emperor's suspicion.
"At that time, outside the Yanmen Pass, the enemy was about to hit the door, and the emperor was still insisting that his father return to Beijing to hand over the holy decree and land deed given by the emperor at that time. It was because of this that the best time to fight was delayed, and the later death of his father was ......" At this point, He Yu's eyes were already covered with red bloodshots, and his eyes were also looking out of the window.
Xiao Yao was also a little stunned, she didn't expect that just the suspicion of an emperor could cause such a disaster, she stretched out her hand to wrap her arms around He Yu's waist, and said sullenly, "So the emperor found out that there were no private soldiers in this house, and then he took you back to the palace and raised you by his side because of guilt?" β
"Yes," He Yu nodded, "First, because I have a debt in my heart, if it weren't for him, that battle would not have been lost, and my father would not have died." Second, it's just because it's easier to supervise by keeping it around and under your nose. β
Speaking of this, He Yu had a few sneers in his final tone.
Xiao Yao sat up, touched the corners of He Yu's mouth, and whispered, "Don't be like this, I'm afraid of your expression." β
When this sentence came out, He Yu was startled, and when he turned his head, he saw Xiao Yao staring at him for a moment, He Yu's originally slightly cold expression instantly softened, he stroked Xiao Yao's cheek, his voice was gentle and warm, and his eyes were soft, "Don't worry, you are the treasure of my life, I will never be angry with you." β
"Really?"
"Really, more real than real gold." He Yu swore by it.
Xiao Yao smiled, leaned on He Yu's arms, thought for a while and said, "Actually, I don't know what to say, from a certain Cheng dΓΉ, the emperor is your father-killing enemy, and I won't say to stop you from taking revenge, and you are the prince, I am your princess, no matter what you do, I believe that you are reasonable, you can rest assured, I will definitely stand on your side." β
He Yu looked surprised, "Do you really trust me so much?" β
Thinking of that night again, He Yu's heart suddenly became a lot more enlightened, and suddenly the guilt in his chest swelled, Xiao Yao looked at He Yu and opened his mouth, and before he could speak, he was pressed into his arms by He Yu, and his voice seemed to be a little hoarse, "I know, I know." β
was a little frightened by He Yu's sudden love, Xiao Yao didn't know what to say, just quietly let He Yu hold her.
Since she is a wife, there is always something to do, which is the duty of a wife.
For example, in the face of a good husband, you have complete trust and support for him.
The two of them complained to each other until the afternoon.
Yunzhu walked in at this time and said with a smile, "I don't know what the master wants to use for dinner?" β
"But what?" Xiao Yao also asked.
"I heard from the chef that there are wild boars that have just been brought down from the back mountain, as well as pheasants and rabbits, and if you want green vegetables, the master can take a look at them in the vegetable garden." Yunzhu knew that Xiao Yao liked these natural things, and he also planted some chili peppers in the courtyard of the mansion.
"Huh? Got a vegetable garden? Xiao Yao was pleasantly surprised.
He Yu smiled, "This is the manor, naturally there is, but you didn't ask, so I didn't say it." If you want to go, I'll go with you now. β
"Good!" Xiao Yao got off the bed in a hurry, changed her clothes and was about to run to the vegetable garden, but was pulled back by He Yu, "What are you doing in a hurry?" Go back when your hair is ripe, go carefully to the vegetable garden and hook your hair, I don't care if you can't pull it off! β
"Okay." Xiao Yao pouted reluctantly, went back to sit in front of the dressing mirror, and asked Yunzhu to comb her hair.
The main thing is to coil up the hair, not to loosen it down, otherwise the hair will be easy to hang.
Finally cleaned up, Xiao Yao dragged He Yu to the vegetable garden, "Oh, hurry up!" β
"The vegetable garden is there, what does it matter if it's early or late," He Yu looked at Xiao Yao, who looked like a child, and also thought it was very funny, and shook his head, "Are you still afraid that it will run away with long legs?" β
"Uh......" Hearing He Yu say this, it seemed that there was some truth, Xiao Yao stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, "It's not like I haven't seen it, I'm curious!" β
He Yu was funny, but then it was normal to think about it, she really hadn't seen any of this, and it was understandable that she was so excited.
patted Xiao Yao's head and took Xiao Yao to the vegetable garden.
The harvest of the vegetable garden in autumn is quite abundant, and it is said that it is a vegetable garden, but in fact, this garden is really quite large, and there is a feeling that you can't see the end at a glance.
He Yu pulled two chili peppers and said with a smile, "On weekdays, the vegetables in our house are also transported from here." β
"Yes." Xiao Yao couldn't help but sigh when she heard this, this feudal society has the right to have land, and the private customized vegetable cultivation base can't be more refreshing.
Xiao Yao looked around, she didn't have to do it herself, there was already a small guy next to her, Xiao Yao pointed to the corn not far away and said, "That corn, as well as taro, and peanuts or something, wash it, just steam it and eat it." β
"Huh?" Xiao Xiao's eyes suddenly widened, a little dumbfounded, how to eat this?
"Don't understand?" Xiao Yao looked at He Yu and saw that he was also at a loss, and immediately understood, these people must be used to eating brocade clothes and jade food, but they have never eaten this kind of primitive thing. So, Xiao Yao patiently explained to the little guy again.
The little guy stumbled and said, "Don't you really need to add anything else?" β
"What else do you need to add, just eat the original flavor!" Xiao Yao waved her hand impatiently.
He Yu was, "Since the princess has said so, still not moving?" β
The little guy had to do it pitifully, still muttering in his heart, this thing is tasteless, how can I explain that it is not delicious when the time comes......
However, Xiao Yao didn't care about this, she ordered two more vegetables, which was about the same, and followed He Yu to drag his hand and walk back.
As the sun set, patches of fiery clouds appeared in the sky next night, which was really beautiful.
Xiao Yao dragged He Yu with both hands, leaned back, looked at the sky and said, "Hehe, tomorrow will definitely be a sunny day." β
"Yes." He Yu also smiled, "The sunset is so brilliant today, tomorrow will definitely be a good weather, do you want to go hunting tomorrow?" β
"Hunting?" Xiao Yao's eyes lit up again, "Can I go?" β
"Naturally, there is a small hunting ground on the hillside in front, if you don't want to go, we can also go horseback riding to see the scenery, it's not bad." He Yu said with a smile.
"Okay." Xiao Yao felt that she was really happy and crazy, this Zhuangzi was really much more fun than in the capital, and she didn't have to hold a shelf all the time, accompanying this and that, she was really tired.
Xiao Yao and He Yu here are you and me, and their happiness is beyond words.
The little vegetable picker over there had a bitter face, and he took the vegetables he picked and went to the kitchen.
The master of the kitchen heard that the princess was going to be washed and steamed and eaten directly, and he couldn't help but feel difficult.
At this time, Li Pei, who had just arrived at the Zhuangzi to clean up, came out, and when he saw that both of them were embarrassed, he asked, "What is this sad face for?" β
The little servant repeated the princess's request as it was.
However, after serving these two masters, Li Pei seemed much calmer, didn't he just steam these things? What's so hard about it?
Li Pei rolled up his sleeves and began to divide the labor, "You, cut this corn into small pieces, you, go and peel this sweet potato and cut it into pieces; You, go and peel this taro, and as for you, wash the peanuts for me. β
The helpless kitchen was all moved for a while, Li Pei walked around the kitchen by himself, and asked people to deal with the rabbits and pheasants, Li Da stood next to him, "Master, is this rabbit going to be done today?" β
"Forget it, deal with it first, hang it up and cool it," Li Pei shook his head, "I guess tomorrow the prince will go hunting, and come back with a few more rabbits, and let's deal with it together." Today I have disposed of the wild boar and the pheasant, cleaned up the pork belly, deboned the pheasant, and washed the celery, peppers, and potatoes and cut them into small pieces. β
"Yes." Li Da knew that the master was going to make a set of three treasures today, so he quickly led a few of his subordinates to work in full swing.
Li Da ordered over there, and the peanuts here were almost washed, Li Pei sent someone to get some water in the pot, and then poured the peanuts into it, and went to carry the water, Li Pei cut the green onions, ginger and garlic, and threw them into the pot one by one, and then added star anise, fennel and chili, plus salt, and said, "Make a fire." β
After cooking for about a quarter of an hour, Li Pei said okay, and then stopped caring about the peanuts, "Let them taste first, and the corn, sweet potatoes, and taro here will be steamed first." β
Li Pei commanded in the same orderly manner, and these people in the kitchen slowly settled down, and they all felt in their hearts that they were worthy of serving the prince and the princess every day, and this concentration was not ordinary! R1152