Chapter 193： Come back to the grass jelly

Chapter 193 Return to the grass jelly

In the summer afternoon, outside the numerous pavilions, the sun is blazing and the heat waves are rolling; deep inside the pavilion, an ice basin is placed on a stand, and the incense is slightly scented, giving it a cool and light fragrance.

Ichiro-kun stepped in with hot heat and stood at the door. There seemed to be a sharp sword hidden between his eyebrows. His eyes were like the brightest stars in the night sky. With his slender and tall figure, he felt a natural coldness when he stood there. , looking from a distance, young and noble.

The extremely oppressive and aggressive appearance, when he met the young lady's eyes, suddenly shed his alienation, indifference, sharpness and coldness, and suddenly became as gentle as jade, making people feel like a spring breeze.

The young man who was world-weary and depressed six years ago has become as calm and mature as an abyss and as stable as a mountain under the baptism of time.

“Little Prince?” As expected, it was his father. Su Rongjin smiled with gratitude.

Zhao Lan's eyes flashed slightly, and her fingers hidden under her sleeves moved slightly. She hadn't seen him for a year and a half, and the young lady was estranged from him again, and she no longer called him Brother Zhao.

Su Ruojin turned around and walked quickly to Zhao Lan, whom he had not seen for a long time. He bowed dignifiedly and generously, "Ajin has met the little prince."

He lowered his eyes and looked at the young lady in front of him.

After not seeing her for a year and a half, she has quietly grown into a graceful girl. She is tall and almost as tall as his shoulders.

Bright eyes, a little bit of chocolate, the most beautifully bowed head.

His Ah Jin has finally grown up!

The young man and the cardamom lady stand opposite each other. One is handsome and the other has bright eyes. They really match each other!

Even though she knew that the identities of the two families were very different, Princess Yuehua couldn't help but lament that she loved her but couldn't help but that her years had passed away. How great it would be if she could go back to ten years ago!

pity…

In Hua Pavilion, it suddenly became uncomfortably quiet.

Su Ruojin couldn't help but raise her head and met the little prince's gaze. The moment he saw her, something seemed to flash in his dark eyes. When he met her gaze, he became calm and composed.

She broke the silence and said with a smile, "I heard from the princess that you helped settle my father's affairs, right?"

"Um."

She quickly saluted: "Thank you so much, little prince."

"Your Excellency is my teacher, you should help me, Ah Jin, you don't have to be polite." Zhao Lan wanted to reach out to stop her from saluting, but with her aunt, she remained silent.

Princess Yuehua came back to her senses after hearing the sound. She looked at the young lady with a grateful and happy face, and then looked at the little nephew with soft eyebrows. One was really grateful, and the other was really tender.

Sighing secretly, another situation fell into the hands of the Su family.

When Su Yan's ancestors met Shangguanyu, there was nothing she could do. However, her nephew and Mrs. Su were childhood sweethearts. It stands to reason that, regardless of their status, they would be able to charm the little nephew just by his good looks. , the thirteen-year-old Su Er Niang was terrifyingly calm.

Princess Yuehua's face suddenly turned gloomy. The Su family had a low status. In order to gain a foothold in the capital, they hugged the Jin Palace while keeping their distance from Zhao Lan. What does this mean?

She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked evil.

“Alan—” She woke up her little nephew who was immersed in the joy of meeting.

Zhao Lan then raised his head and saw someone else in his eyes, "Auntie—" Come over and salute.

The weather was hot. Although there was ice in the room, it was cool and pleasant, but Yue Hua was still listless and lazily called out, "A Lan came back from outside dusty. Take him to wash up and change his clothes."

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Zhao Lan wanted to say no.

Su Ruojin sensed Princess Yuehua's attitude, probably because her nephew had come back and had no time to pay attention to her. She also had the foresight, smiled, and stepped forward to say goodbye, "When the little prince comes back, Ajin will not disturb His Highness and the little prince will go back first. "

Zhao Lan frowned slightly, as if to keep someone away. He lowered his eyes, then raised them again, calmly.

“Ask Su Changshi to send Mrs. Su off.”

“It’s Your Highness.”

Can I still see my uncle? Surprised by the surprise, Su Ruojin thanked Princess Yuehua and said to Zhao Lanfu, "Little Prince, Ajin will leave first. Come and sit at my house when you have time. Dad will miss you very much."

"Um."

Dr. Su is worried, what about you?

The young lady turned and left with a smile on her face. She was gentle and upright, without any sense of restraint like coming from a small family. When she saw the outstanding husband, she had no intention of being infatuated with her. She said that she was too young to be enlightened, and Princess Yuehua didn't. believe.

I didn’t expect that the Su family are all of a virtuous nature. They seem to be sentimental, but they are actually indifferent.

Princess Yuehua was suddenly in a bad mood, feeling sorry for her nephew, "Alan—"

Zhao Lan's eyes followed the little lady until she disappeared into the corridor when he went out. He said, "Auntie, I won't wash here anymore. I'll go home first."

Yuehua sneered, "You should go after Su Erniang."

Zhao Lan did not deny it.

Princess Yuehua hates the fact that iron cannot become steel, "What are you doing in a hurry? People don't care about it."

“But I am a man, so I can’t let the little lady take the initiative.”

“…” She didn’t expect her nephew to admit it like this, “Do your parents know?”

Zhao Lan frowned, "I don't know."

Yuehua sneered coldly: "Brother and sister-in-law will not agree to your marrying the daughter of a junior official."

“I am not the prince.”

“That’s impossible.”

Zhao Lan looked at her aunt who was in a low mood, and suddenly left in no hurry. She sat next to her and said, "Aunt, I have been promoted to the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department."

Yuehua was shocked. His nephew was only nineteen, and he would not be crowned the next year. He was already the deputy commander of the fourth rank?

"When did this happen?"

“This time I followed the spies to quell the rebellion in South Vietnam, and the official just issued a decree to take office.”

Princess Yuehua is looking at her little nephew in front of her. Princess Jin has given birth to three sons and one daughter. Of course, her eldest son Zhao Xuan will inherit the position of Shaoqing (from the fourth rank) of Zongzheng Shao Temple; Zhao Wu, her second son, will take the position of wailang, the imperial servant of the temple. (from the fifth rank), Zhao Lan was originally from the fifth rank, Yuhou, but unexpectedly he suddenly became the highest rank among the three brothers.

But she knew that her little nephew’s official position was accomplished with real swords and guns, through life and death.

How can such a person who is smart, strategic, and brave enough to fight without fear of life and death not be appreciated by the officials? He will be promoted sooner or later.

"Congratulations, A-Lan." Princess Yuehua was sincerely happy for her nephew, "But... I still want to tell the truth. Madam Su Er doesn't seem to be happy with you."

Zhao Lan narrowed her eyes and said, "I know." She had avoided him since she was a child.

"Huh?" Yuehua looked at her nephew in surprise, "You know?"

He raised his eyes and said, "Yeah."

As a princess of a country, Yuehua wanted to scold someone at the moment, but she couldn't tell the difference between scolding her nephew and Mrs. Su.

"Why?" She couldn't figure it out. "Su Yanzu doesn't like me. That's because Shangguanyu got to know him before me. I understand very well. Where is Mrs. Su? You have known each other since you were very young, right?"

Zhao Lan sighed, "Maybe I expressed my disgust first."

Yuehua:…

Zhao Lan told her aunt about the first and second time they met. He didn't expect the young lady to hold a grudge so much, and Zhao Lan was helpless!

Yuehua: "Then why do you like the little lady again?"

This...can he say that he wants to take home his daughter first? Wouldn't it be as shocking as Su Yanzu's behavior if he said it? Su Yanzu sent Su Ruojin out and saw a guard leading a horse at the door. After living in the capital for several years, he could tell the quality of the breed at a glance. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "The little prince is here?"

Su Ruojin nodded, "So the princess didn't even look at my gift, and I don't know if she likes it?"

He glanced at his little niece. This little niece was smart and shrewd. When she was seven or eight years old, he didn't treat her as a child. Now that she is thirteen, he still doesn't. Zhao Lan takes care of the Su family and her. The relationship between teachers and students has long surpassed that of ordinary teachers and students, couldn't she see it?

Princess Yuehua asked him to send her little niece by name. What does it mean? Let him give some advice?

“Ajin is not young, isn’t he?”

Walking to the roadside, Su Ruojin was about to say goodbye to her uncle when he actually mentioned this and looked at him in surprise, "Uncle, do you want to be a matchmaker?"

This child... doesn't know how to be shy.

Su Yanzu rolled his eyes at her, "Your father won't agree."

Su Ruojin smiled and said, "That's true, but don't worry about it, brother-in-law. Dad's former colleagues have found a matchmaker to come over and arrange a marriage."

“Colleagues from the Imperial College?”

"Um."

Su Yanzu glanced behind him intentionally: "Do you agree?"

The meaning is self-evident.

Su Ruojin pretended she didn't understand and smiled: "If you are a good person, why don't my parents agree?"

“What about yourself?”

“My parents think it’s good, so it’s definitely true. Of course I agree.”

The little niece is smiling, how can she be smart and capable? She looks innocent like a child, just like every girl looks forward to the future when she hears about getting married.

Su Yanzu really didn't expect that such an outstanding young man as Zhao Lan was always hanging around her. She didn't even think about how calm her niece was.

Time is long and people are in trouble.

At this moment, Princess Yuehua and Su Yanzu actually saw the calmness and self-possession under Su Ruojin's innocent face at the same time. Is this really what a thirteen-year-old girl should look like?

Su Ruojin climbed onto the carriage and waved to Su Yanzu, "Uncle, I'm leaving first. Goodbye!"

The carriage moved forward, and the sound of wheels rolling on the ground became farther and farther. Su Yanzu sighed softly. It was good to be calm, at least not trapped by love.

Su Yanzu turned around and entered the magnificent princess mansion. He didn't know how Ayu's illness was. It was time for him to go to Dongshan to see him.

Back home, it was already getting late, and Su Yanli was off duty.

Su Ruojin then told him about Zhao Lan's return, "Dad, the little prince asked the princess to help."

Su Yanli sighed with emotion, "It is indeed Zi Jin." He didn't know how to thank this student.

“How about my daughter cook something delicious to thank him?”

Su Yanli smiled helplessly, "I can only take advantage of Ah Jin and thank him like this."

Su Ruojin was thinking about making something delicious to thank Zhao Lan when the gatekeeper Wang came in and said, "High official, second lady, Prince Zhao Xiaojun has brought something here."

The father and daughter were stunned, quickly arranged their clothes, and strode to the door of the yard.

Shuangrui, who had not seen each other for a long time, bowed when he saw them, "I have met Dr. Su, my second wife."

Su Ruojin looked behind him. There was no carriage and no Zhao Lan. It turned out that he was not here, so he looked away.

Noticing the little lady’s movements, he smiled and said, “The dried grass jelly that the little lady asked for, I brought it to you.”

Upon hearing this, Su Ruojin couldn't hide her joyful smile, "That's great, that's great. There's delicious food to eat."

I didn’t expect that a bundle of straw would make the little lady happier than the little prince. You, the little prince...are not as good as a bundle of straw.

Shuangrui:…

Su Yanli invited someone: "It's getting late, and the two supervisors haven't had dinner. Why don't we go home to have a meal before going back."

If he hadn't sent hay to Mrs. Su, Shuangrui would have gone back to Prince Jin's Mansion with Zhao Lan by now, instead of wandering around outside. "Thank you Dr. Su for your kind words. I have something else to do, so I won't stay here. I'll take my leave now." , turned around, mounted his horse, and rode away with two guards.

Daddy Wang held a bundle in each hand and said, "Second Lady, this grass looks a bit like mint. Could it be used to make herbal tea?"

"Uh... yes, I saw it in the miscellaneous books. It happened that the little prince was in the south, so I asked him to bring it back for me."

Su Yanli asked casually, "How did the little prince know that you wanted grass? How did you communicate?"

Although she had no idea when communicating with the little prince, thirteen seemed to be a sensitive age. Su Ruojin suddenly thought, "Sanlang misses Uncle Hua Ping. Mangzhong was introduced by the manager of Siping, so... dad... you know."

Hua Ping was transferred, and Su Yanli finally knew what Zhao Lan's position was and what he did.

“Hmm.” He understood that it was a matter of confidentiality and he couldn’t ask more questions.

So the communication matter was over.

Had it not been too late, the excited Su Ruojin would have wanted to make grass jelly right away.

Herbaceous grass jelly tastes like jelly, and if you put some ice in it, it is a magical weapon for disinfection.

Early on the next morning, Su Ruojin began to tinker with the dried grass jelly. She washed the dried grass and put it in a pot, added alkali (filtered from plant ash) and cooked it for a whole morning. She also soaked the glutinous rice, ground it into rice milk and set it aside. Take out the cooked grass jelly, wash out a lot of dried grass, then add it to the pot just now, use gauze to filter out the smaller dregs, and then boil the re-filtered grass jelly in water When it's a little hot, pour in the rice milk and stir constantly until it's thick and has small bubbles, then it's ready to serve.

The grass jelly solidifies quickly, so when you scoop it out, you must be quick, otherwise it will separate into layers and not look so good.

Let cool, cut into pieces, and the QQ-bombed grass jelly is ready.

Because alkali was added when it was first boiled, it needs to be soaked several times in cold boiled water to remove the alkali smell.

Finally, you can eat it with a variety of delicacies, such as mixing it with honey water, mixing it with goat's milk, or adding rock sugar and ice cubes to cool it down. You can also add mung beans, red beans, taro balls, small glutinous rice balls, etc. to make a dessert.

In short, you can eat whatever you want. Su Silang and Su Xiaomei both held their bowls and refused to put them down.

“Sister, it’s so delicious.”

“Sister, I want more.”

Sure enough, summer is incomplete without grass jelly.

Haha... Su Ruojin was so cute by her younger brothers and sisters. She shook her head, "I still have some to give to the little prince. I brought them all the way back, so I have to give them to him."

Su Xiaomei said, "I'm going to see it off, sister, I'm going to see it off."

Su Ruojin was ashamed, "The little prince is very busy. If I have time to see you, I'll ask Mang Zhong to deliver it. He will come back as soon as he delivers it."

Mang Zhong received the mission from Xiao Dong's family and quickly drove his horse to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

In the evening, Zhao Lan came back from the palace. The official's health was not good, and he was in a bad mood. When he went to pay respects to his father, queen, mother and concubine, they had dinner together and had no appetite.

Princess Jin asked worriedly, "Lan'er, what's the matter?"