Walking to the side of the whispering bed, Situ Xi saw her weak appearance, no wonder he didn't see her active figure when he entered the courtyard.

"Uncle, don't worry, the slave feels much better now, and it is estimated that he will be cured tomorrow." Seeing Situ Xi sitting down on the chair next to her, she was a little flustered in her heart, how could there be a reason for the maid to be sick and let the young lady and the aunt take care of her.

"Let's take a good rest first, and take care of yourself on weekdays, the weather has been changeable in recent days, and it is quite easy to catch a cold."

Grabbing her wrist and putting her cold hand back into the futon, Situ Xi picked up some of the medicinal herbs he had just bought from the pharmacy and smiled at the two.

"But it's a coincidence, I also went to a pharmacy to buy some medicinal herbs and came back."

"Buying medicine? Did my uncle know in advance that the slave would get sick? Whispering looked at the few medicinal leaves that Situ Xi took out of the package with surprised eyes, and she felt more and more mysterious about Situ Xi.

Zhong Lixuan was also very curious, she sent him out early this morning, and he hadn't gotten up yet.

"What do you think, these medicinal materials were bought to try to make some cooked water to taste, and it happened that I also bought some perilla leaves and came back, so I went to brew a pot of perilla cooked water for Qingyu, and drinking it is also conducive to relieving the wind and cold."

After walking around the Spring Food Party, Situ Xi also observed some shops on Lezhen Road that day, and he found that the types of drinks sold in these restaurants were extremely limited, most of them were tea and alcohol.

And since he is going to do a restaurant business, he naturally wants to make more different kinds of drinks and soups.

So Situ Xi naturally thought of cooked water, a drink that was popular in the Song Dynasty and often had some health benefits.

For example, the "cardamom cooked water" mentioned in Li Qingzhao's "Spreading the Huanxi Sand" in "cardamom and tips are fried in water, and the tea is not divided" also has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness.

"Zunsheng Eight Notes" recorded twelve kinds of cooked water production methods, including rice leaves, orange leaves, and laurel leaves, etc., which said that perilla cooked water can "widen the chest and guide stagnation", Situ Xi bought a lot of perilla, agarwood and other herbs along the way, but he didn't expect it to come in handy just after he came back.

"Cooked water?" She had never heard the name before, but she was interested for a moment when she heard that it seemed to be something that could be eaten, and that all the foods that her uncle approved were delicious and beneficial to her condition.

"Lady, do you still have fresh ginger at home?"

Of course, ginger water is also essential.

"Huh? Uncle, isn't that some kind of cooked water, why did it become ginger soup again? Whispering immediately changed to a bitter gourd face, and the ginger soup was more difficult for her to swallow than Fang Cai's Chinese medicine.

However, the two on the side ignored her words.

"Yes, Xianggong, the concubine will also come to help."

……

In the east kitchen, Zhong Lixuan had just boiled another pot of water on the side.

Situ Xi baked the paper containing the perilla leaves on the stove and waited quietly until the aroma of the perilla was permeated.

"Is the lady unwell today? You should also have a good rest, it seems that the family does need to hire two more maids, otherwise today's situation will appear again, and you will have to work hard again. ”

"Xianggong, the concubine is fine......" Hearing Situ Xi mention her physical condition, Zhong Lishu was still a little shy, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said, "But Xianggong went to the house today, but it went smoothly?" Father didn't embarrass you, did he? ”

"My father-in-law is not as eccentric as you say, and the communication with him is not so smooth."

"That's fine." Zhong Lisu breathed a sigh of relief, because Zhong Liwu's attitude towards Situ Xi had always been cold before, and he had hardly paid attention to him, although he had changed a lot now, Zhong Liwu was still worried that Zhong Liwu would bring him some unpleasantness.

"But I heard that His Majesty asked me to participate in the spring hunt of the Flower Dynasty Festival, Mo'er should come to pick me up early tomorrow morning and go to Nanshan Ranch to practice archery, will the lady go with me tomorrow? Or just rest at home? ”

"Your Majesty invited the Prime Minister to go on a spring hunt? Xianggong, the concubine heard that His Majesty set up the Queen Mother's birthday banquet on the Flower Dynasty Festival this year, if Xianggong wants to participate in the spring hunting and banquet, we have to prepare a congratulatory gift in advance, this kind of thing has always been prepared. ”

It is said that His Majesty is preparing to hold a birthday banquet this time, and he also asked the ministers of the court to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, and even intended to order Xuan'an City to rest for five days, and at the same time lift the curfew, to have fun with the people.

This incident caused a stir some time ago, but later because some important ministers wrote letters to admonish it, saying that it was not in accordance with the etiquette system, His Majesty had to dispel this idea.

"The Queen Mother's birthday banquet? The lady reminded me that I didn't know about it, and that I really needed to be prepared. ”

Gifts have always been mindful, it doesn't matter whether the Queen Mother receives congratulatory gifts or not, and whether the people who go to the meeting or not prepare gifts is a matter of attitude.

……

The third floor of the Swallow Building.

"Yubi, it seems that your people have been taken away by Zhong Liyi, are the people you looking for reliable?"

Fang Di sat at a round table drinking tea, his younger brother Fang Yubi stood beside him, his already pale face was now a little more pale.

"This time it's the little brother I miscalculated, I didn't expect the attendant next to him to have such skills, but brother rest assured, these people are all thugs from the iris tower, and I specially asked my subordinates to leave no traces when they go down, Zhong Liyi can't do anything about us, I'm not Xu Yilin's idiot."

Fang Di relieved his mind at this time, he was not afraid that this matter would be exposed, this matter itself was not a big deal, it was just a lesson to an entourage, he just didn't want to have anything to do with Zhong Liyi in a short time, that person was too troublesome.

Speaking of Xu Yilin, Fang Di put down the teacup in his hand, got up from his seat, and stood on the edge of the mast to look at the pedestrians on the street, and the shop where Xu Yilin went that day was not far below.

"Are you sure he was given laxatives?"

"Back to my brother, he specifically asked me for the news of the proton, and the laxative was also picked up by someone I trusted, and there will be no mistake. 'M afraid...... He had contact with others halfway through. ”