Bai Yunshu didn't read the content of the letter, only read the payment, then held the letter paper into a ball and gritted his teeth hatefully.

As the eldest lady of the Bai family, she is never threatened by anyone, except for that person.

"Miss, what you asked Yun'er to inquire about, Yun'er inquired." Outside the door, there were a few soft knocks, followed by a maid's low voice.

"Say."

"The young master came to Rongcheng to investigate a case, and that Miss Yan seems to be a female servant."

"Female servants? Isn't she the second miss of the Yan family? The Yan family has been a royal doctor since the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty, and even the current Mrs. Yan is also a female medical officer in the palace, she is a second lady, how can she become a maid. ”

"This second lady of the Yan family is not so serious."

"What do you mean?" Bai Yunshu opened the door, and outside the door, a maid dressed in white stood with her head down.

"This second lady of the Yan family is the second master of the Yan family, that is, the one who was expelled from the capital, Yan Baiqing and his wife Du Ruo were born, and she is a wild girl who grew up in the countryside. There are only three young ladies of the Yan family in Yecheng, the eldest and second ladies were born to Mrs. Yan, and the third miss was born in the side room of the Yan Mansion. ”

"Brother Yanqing is trustworthy, and I have heard my father and mother mention this marriage, saying that it was decided when Brother Yanqing was very young. My uncle died early, and my aunt was born in a general, and she was as trustworthy as Brother Yanqing, and she didn't pay attention to the false etiquette of these families. Come to think of it, Brother Yanqing was also forced to fulfill this marriage contract out of desperation. ”

"Miss is right to think so, but ......," the maid stopped talking.

"But what?"

But that was not what the slave and maid heard. Young master, he seems to like this second lady of the Yan family very much. ”

"How could my brother Yanqing like such a country girl." Bai Yunshu threw the letter in his hand into the maid's face: "Where is my brother Yanqing now?"

"Back to Miss, the young master went to the prefect's yamen early in the morning, and the second miss of the Yan family is also there."

"The prefect's yamen? My brother Yanqing is the prime minister, even if it is official business, it should be the prefect who came to my Bai family to see him. What did you just say, saying that my brother Yanqing came to Rongcheng to investigate the case, what kind of case is being investigated? ”

"It looks like a missing person."

"Disappearance!" Bai Yunshu clenched his fingers: "Is it those girls' or children's?" ”

"It seems to be all checking."

"I see, you go down." Bai Yunshu waved his hand, feeling a little irritable in his heart: "Pick up the letter." ”

"Miss!" The maid put the letter on Bai Yunshu's hand.

Bai Yunshu returned to the room, closed the door, gritted his teeth, and smoothed the letter again, spreading it out.

As the eldest lady of the Bai family, Bai Yunshu was only afraid of three people, her father, her brother Yanqing and that person, among which she was most afraid of that person. Whether it was his cruelty, or his hypocrisy with a knife hidden in his smile, and his vague intimacy, it made her shudder.

She had thought about it, thought about telling her brother Yanqing everything, but would Brother Yanqing believe it? Even if he believes it, will he treat himself like he treats the second lady of the Yan family? Will he spoil himself, love himself, and protect himself?

Bai Yunshu was not sure.

She didn't dare to offend that person until she was sure.

"Brother Yanqing, do you know how much I want you to marry me home." Bai Yunshu stared at the words on the letter: "With you, he won't dare to bully me like that, and I don't have to be so frightened anymore." ”

"Gu Yanqing won't marry you." A cold, emotionless voice came from outside the window: "I am indeed jealous of Gu Yanqing, if you become a woman under his wing, I will indeed provoke you less." But Bai Yunshu, Gu Yanqing doesn't have you in his heart at all, even if he is a concubine, he won't want you. ”

"Brother Yanqing just hasn't understood it yet, and when he understands, he will know that I am the woman who is truly worthy of his love."

"Women are born to dream, but Bai Yunshu, your dream is a little too unrealistic." The door was pushed open, and a man walked in with long legs. Bai Yunshu subconsciously retreated, but found that there was a round table behind her. "Instead of thinking about marrying Gu Yanqing, it's better to accept these thoughts and follow me in peace. Aren't you and me quite harmonious? ”

The man put his hand on the table without any scruples, and encircled Bai Yunshu in the cage he had formed with the crook of his arm.

"You won't marry me!"

"It is true that I will not marry you, but I am willing to take you as a concubine. After all, this face of yours still looks quite in line with my appetite, and the Bai family behind you can help me do a lot of things. Bai Yunshu, do you want to consider taking a look? ”

"I won't die to be your concubine."

"In this case, you are still willing to follow me without a name or a penny." The man pinched Bai Yunshu's jaw: "To be honest, have you missed me these days." ”

"Nope!"

"So happy to answer?" The man lowered his head, and his breath hit Bai Yunshu's face: "If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished." ”

"In my eyes, I only have Brother Yanqing in my heart." Bai Yunshu gritted his teeth.

"Really?" The man's fingers lifted upward, forcing Bai Yunshu's eyes to meet his own: "But how can I look, you are all looking at me now." ”

"Shameless!" Bai Yunshu stretched out his hand, knocked the man's hand off, and twisted his head to the side.

"Shameless? Don't you just like my shamelessness? The man said, and directly hugged Bai Yunshu.

"Let go of me, this is the Bai family, believe me or not......"

"I don't believe it." The man threw Bai Yunshu onto the bed: "It is precisely because this is the Bai family that you dare not say anything." Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to call or shout, I don't mind others coming to visit, and I don't mind letting your father and mother, your brother Yanqing know about what happened between you and me. ”

"You ......"

"You want to say you've never seen a brazen man like me, right? Bai Yunshu, as the eldest lady of the Bai family, you can't just count on the little things that your father and mother left for you, it's okay, you can also read, so that before scolding people next time, you can think of a few more fresh words. ”

The man stepped forward, Bai Yunshu twisted his head to the side and closed his eyes.

The prefect of Rongcheng, the back kitchen.

Pick the plum blossoms one by one from the branches, select the center of the flower, remove the petals, wash them, and put them on a plate. Peel the fat and lean pork, cut it into cubes the size of mung beans, peel the hard-boiled eggs, finely chop the green onion and ginger, and shred the radishes. Subsequently, put the diced pork into a basin, add minced green onion and ginger, egg white, wine, salt, starch and plum petals, stir well, make a large meat ball, and then flatten the meat balls, put in the cooked eggs, roll on the stirred radish shreds, and make plum blossom longan hydrangea.

When the roast pork is second ripe, put in the plum longan hydrangea one by one, fry and color, remove it, filter the oil, and finally pour the stirred soup. The outside is crispy and the inside is tender, the plum blossoms are fragrant, just looking at it, people can't help but drool.

On the other side of the stove fry the snow water taken from the plum blossoms, after the snow water boils, it is used to brew the unique silver needle tea of Rongcheng, this tea is bright in color, the aroma is high and refreshing, it can not only nourish the heart, but also maintain health, and is most suitable for drinking when the mood is depressed.

"I have appreciated a lot of this plum blossom, but I never thought that it could also cook and make tea." The prefect's wife held a fan and kept walking around the small kitchen with Yan Suwen. "No wonder Xiangye loves his wife, it turns out that his wife not only knows medicine, but also knows how to cook. It's just weird, my hands are surprisingly stupid, don't say that such a delicate meal, even ordinary I can't cook. ”

"It's not that Madame can't do it, but Madame is blessed, and the prefect is reluctant to let you smoke in the back kitchen."

"I know you're coaxing me." The prefect's wife leaned her neck and looked into the pot: "This pot is also made of plum blossoms?" ”

"This is the plum blossom mutton roll, this mutton is the best to eat in winter." Yan Su asked, picked up a meat roll from the pot and put it in a small bowl: "Madame, try it, does my plum blossom mutton roll still smell like sheep?" ”

Mrs. Prefect took a small bite, and her eyes were full of joy: "I didn't eat the smell of mutton, but I ate a smell of plum blossoms." Is this dish easy to learn? I asked the cook in my house to learn from it, and I will make it for my lord to try it another day. ”

"I'm studious, and Mrs. Hui asked the cook to find me." Yan Suwen put all the food on the plate: "If you try it, you don't have to change the day, I originally made two portions in this pot, and I kept it for the prefect and his wife." If the lady doesn't dislike it, let the cook take it to the adult's room? ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not bad. ”

"What's wrong, this meal is made for people to eat, besides, this kitchen belongs to Madame's family, the stove belongs to Madame's family, and even these cooking things belong to Madame's family. Madame and adults eat, that is a matter of course. ”

The prefect's wife put down the fan, stretched out her hand, and held Yan Suwen's wrist: "I married my lord at the age of fourteen, and I have followed my lord all over the years, and I have seen a lot of things in the officialdom, and I have also seen a lot of people from the official family, but there is almost no one like Mrs. who has no shelf, and people feel close." Madame treats me sincerely, and I don't want to be sorry for Madame. I know that Xiangye and his wife came to Rongcheng to investigate the case, and I also know that the investigation of this case is not very smooth. There is a person who may know the inside story and can help a group of Xiangye and his wife. ”

"Who?"

"Old Zhou." The prefect's wife gently bit out two words.

"Old Zhou?"

"He is the official family of the former prefect, and now he is in Rongcheng, but many people think he is dead." The prefect's wife gently broke Yan Suwen's hand and drew a few words in her palm: "He is here, Madame can go and find him." ”

"Madame, you ......"

Yan Suwen looked at the prefect's wife, and the other party looked at her and shook his head.

"This matter has nothing to do with my family, and he is not involved in the matter of Rongcheng." The prefect's wife explained: "My lord and the previous prefect were officials in the same dynasty, and they also knew each other. This Lao Zhou is a confidant of the former prefect, and it is not uncommon to recognize him. Originally, like my lord, I thought he was dead, but I never thought that when I went up the mountain to incense that day, I would meet him. For fear of provoking right and wrong, we didn't recognize each other, but I can be sure that he is Lao Zhou, he must know these things in Rongcheng, and he will definitely be able to help Xiangye and his wife. ”