Chapter 232: Cutting the grass at its roots

If he had known that Xing'an was going to give the Jun kiln porcelain to Su Yujin, he should have given the teacup first and then asked Xing'an to come over, so that it wouldn't be so awkward now.

He Yanxiu stroked the brocade box in his hand and hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should give the teacup in his hand as a gift or not...

"Second Master?"

Su Yujin was just preparing to go out for a walk in order to avoid feeling dizzy from moving around in the room all the time. As soon as she went out, she saw He Yanxiu standing at the doorstep, staring blankly.

He Yanxiu came back to his senses, and after hesitating for a moment, he handed the brocade box in his hand to Su Yujin, "This is the teacup sent by the drowning person who was rescued last night. I think the texture is excellent and the color is elegant. I think you like it, so I'll give it to you."

"Thank you, Second Master." Su Yujin smiled and took it.

Seeing Su Yujin's straightforward response, He Yanxiu swallowed the words "You're welcome" that were about to slip to the tip of his tongue, and a smile appeared on his face.

As expected, she would refuse gifts from Xing'an, and would not accept them unless Xing'an found a suitable reason. But if gifts were from him, she would accept them with peace of mind.

He was indeed different in front of her.

Su Yujin collected the teacup and told him to put the mugwort away first. Then he turned to ask He Yanxiu, "Just now I saw the servants bought some fresh fish from the counter and put them in the bucket in the boat. They are very big grass carps. How about making a sauerkraut fish dish for us later?"

When leaving Lehua Prefecture, Shopkeeper Chen gave Su Yujin a jar of pickled cabbage, saying it was a specialty of Lehua Prefecture, and asked her to take it back to try.

Su Yujin opened it and took a look. The pickled cabbage was sour and refreshing, very delicious, and the live grass carp was fresh too. The two must be a great combination.

If you are cooking on a boat, you will probably need to be very particular about knife skills, and other kitchen utensils may not be so easy to use.

But since I accepted He Yanxiu's teacup, this is what I should do.

Seeing Su Yujin's smiling eyes, He Yanxiu was also happy, "Okay, let's eat pickled fish."

It’s sour and delicious, he likes it very much!

…

Late at night, in the capital, at the Prince of Yue’s Palace.

King Qin Lingshu of Yue was sitting at the table in the garden, drinking wine, watching the moon, admiring the flowers and watching the birds, looking quite leisurely and contented.

A dark figure quickly ran up to him and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Lehua Prefecture."

"Lehua Mansion?" Qin Lingshu put down the wine glass in his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Isn't the matter there settled?"

"Yes, it was originally settled several years ago, but the secret guards discovered these days that someone went there and claimed to be the daughter of Su Huaiyi who had been lost a few years ago."

The shadow answered truthfully, "I also asked someone to investigate. When Su Huaiyi's family went south a few years ago, they did lose their young daughter on the way. They searched for her for several months but to no avail. So they gave up the search and settled in Lehua Prefecture."

"If the daughter that Su Huaiyi lost when he went south could be found after so many years, it would be considered not easy." Qin Lingshu asked, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

"Nothing wrong. They said they were from Qinghe. They only paid homage and took some of Su Huaiyi's family relics before leaving." The shadow replied, "Only Miss Su was followed by her second cousin named He. He didn't look like an ordinary person and had secret guards with him. The subordinates followed her for two days and then dared not to follow her anymore. We still don't know who that He is."

Not an ordinary person.

Is there anyone in this world who is more unusual than Qin Lingshu? Qin Lingshu snorted coldly and tapped his fingers twice on the table. "Since ancient times, you have to uproot the grass. Although girls are not the root, there are still times when women are as good as men. It is better to be cautious."

"Send two people to find the whereabouts of Su Huaiyi's daughter. Do it in a covert and efficient manner."

"Yes." The shadow responded and quickly disappeared into the night.

Qin Lingshu poured another glass of wine, raised it to his lips and took a sip.

This is the finest Jiuniangchun, exclusively enjoyed by the royal family. Due to its complicated production process, the amount offered as tribute each year is limited. This jar was given by the emperor as a reward during the Lantern Festival.

The taste is smooth, the wine aroma is rich, mellow and long-lasting...it is indeed a good wine.

Such good wine should be enjoyed every day.

Qin Lingshu narrowed his eyes. ——A few days later, Su Yujin and He Yanxiu arrived in Qinghe.

He Yanxiu was worried about the busy affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and had spent a lot of time in Lehua Prefecture, so he did not stay in Qinghe for long. He got up early the next morning and hurried to the capital with Xing'an.

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Su Yujin was exhausted from traveling by boat for many days, and only after resting at home for several days did she feel a little better.

Just when she had recovered some of her spirit, the sisters Hong Qiuyue and Hong Qiuyan came to her door after breakfast that day.

The two of them entered the room and sat down. After taking a sip of tea, they looked at each other and smiled awkwardly. Finally, Hong Qiuyue spoke, "Miss Su, we came here today to ask Miss Su for a favor."

"You two ladies are too polite. If you have something to say, just tell me directly. I will not refuse as long as I can help." Su Yujin said with a smile.

"It's not a particularly troublesome matter. It's just that my two sisters want to work in a weaving workshop." Hong Qiuyue said, "Originally, after renting the loom to Miss Su, my sister and I planned to weave some cloth to sell. If we work harder, it will be enough for our daily expenses. But now everyone recognizes the Yongfu cloth sold in Fengji Shop, and they look down on the cloth we weave."

"This cloth is not easy to sell, so the money earned is a little less. My sister and I saw that the loom in the weaving workshop has been improved, and the cloth can be woven faster. If we work hard in it for a month, we can make a lot of money. We have calculated carefully that if both of us can do the work, we can make about three or four taels a month, which is not less than before, and we don't have to worry about buying cotton and selling cloth. It is very cost-effective."

"So I thought of looking for Miss Su to see if she could introduce us two sisters to someone else. This would save us a lot of trouble."

"It's because of this." Su Yujin smiled, "You two are clever and hardworking. This loom was originally made by you. Now that you are willing to work, it is also something that this workshop is looking forward to."

When Su Yujin wanted to rent the right to use the loom earlier, she had the idea of ​​letting the two sisters work in the weaving workshop. After all, the two sisters were smart and hardworking, and were perfect candidates for the job.

But at that time, the two sisters were only thinking about the little money they could earn from their weaving business. Even if Su Yujin had tried to persuade them, they would probably not be happy about it. So they gave up the idea and just waited for the weaving workshop to develop.

I had a headache for the whole day...o(╥﹏╥)o 　　 　 (End of this chapter)