In the Jiang Mansion, the whole family sat in the backyard eating melons.

Jiang Fulu ate a piece and praised it repeatedly, "This desert is full of wind and sand, but I didn't expect the melons grown here are as sweet as honey."

In the early years in the northwest, there were always caravans transporting goods.

The capital city was too far away from the desert, and the honeydew melons that cost two cents locally were sold at a sky-high price in the capital city.

Jiang Yuzhu was wronged, and Jiang Fulu went to the palace and made a scene. The empress dowager and the emperor couldn't stand his running around, so they gave him rewards and sent him away.

Jiang Fulu received cakes and pastries from the imperial kitchen, as well as fresh honeydew melons.

"I told the servants to divide the snacks into several portions. As for those that could not be stored, I sent someone to deliver them to Yuanhe at the Jingzhao Yin Yamen in the name of Yuzhu."

As the leader of a small group, Jiang Fulu is generous to his subordinates.

The rewards from the palace were also shared among Censor Lu and Yu Jijiu. They were all good brothers and were impartial.

Upon hearing this, Chen smiled and said, "Master and I have the same idea!"

After her son-in-law saved people several times, Chen became more and more satisfied with Xie Zhao and cared about him more than before.

Jiang Huaida dropped the melon rind he had just chewed and said, "Dad and Mom, I'm sending it too."

"The Jiang family has always been grateful. Yuanhe saved my younger sister. As the eldest brother, I would be too heartless if I didn't show any gratitude."

Jiang Huaida, under the name of Jiang Yuzhu, sent his stored kidney-tonifying herbs to the kitchen, where they made red ginseng chicken soup.

"Three?"

Although it’s a bit much, it’s not too much to eat.

Jiang Fulu took a sip of tea and heard his daughter-in-law, Xiao Chen, say, "My daughter-in-law sent one too."

Xie Zhao was outstanding in both talent and appearance. Especially after learning that Wei Jing had contracted an internal disease after marrying Feng Qing, in comparison, Xie Zhao was much better than Feng Qing. Xiao Chen even looked at Xie Zhao with a different eye.

She didn't tell anyone, and quietly told the maid to prepare food and send it to the yamen in Jiang Yuzhu's name, just to use this subtle move to promote harmony between Xie Zhao and Jiang Yuzhu.

Xiao Chen originally planned to keep it secret, fearing that it would displease her parents-in-law.

Now that she knows that both her parents-in-law and husband have given it as a gift, what is there for her to be afraid of saying?

The Jiang family sent out four copies.

Everyone in the Jiang family looked at each other in confusion. Chen smiled nonchalantly and said, "Four servings isn't too many. Yuanhe always needs a midnight snack after he finishes his work. If the second son were in the capital, he might even send it to him."

Even if Xie Zhao is not the son-in-law of the Jiang family, since he is Jiang Yuzhu's savior, the Jiang family should be grateful and not treat him unfairly.

The Jiang family sat together happily and didn't take it seriously at all.

In the study of the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, Xie Zhao selected one ingredient from the table full of food.

Liang An watched for a quarter of an hour and found that the master only used the dishes in one of the food boxes and did not share them equally.

Xie Zhao chewed slowly, then asked slowly after a while, "Curious?"

"Master, how do you know that this is the gift from the lady?"

Liang An scratched his head and finally asked after holding it in for a long time.

Xie Zhao paused with his chopsticks, glanced at Liang An, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Liang An, did you accept any favors from the lady?"

If Jiang Yuzhu bribed Liang An to spy on him, Xie Zhao would only be happy, because that would mean that the lady cared about him.

Liang An was stunned, his eyes flickering: "How did you know?"

This matter was kept secret from everyone except the lady and a few maids around her.

"I suspected it before, but now I'm sure."

The side dishes that Liang An bought were from a shop not far from the Jingzhao Yin Yamen. The fact that Liang An, who was so stingy that he would break a copper coin into two halves to spend it, took the initiative to pay for it meant that he must have received a favor.

Xie Zhao's expression remained unchanged as he pointed at the cakes and honeydew melons and said, "The plum blossom cakes have plum petals in them, and the honeydew melons were shipped from the desert. They must be a reward from the palace."

It was sent by my father-in-law Jiang Fulu and is very easy to identify.

As for the fact that red ginseng chicken soup is good for nourishing the kidneys, his wife would never do that in vain.

The rest of the dishes were not as good as the signature dishes on the first floor, which Jiang Yuzhu ordered and which she also liked very much.

Xie Zhao was reluctant to waste even a grain of rice because of his wife's kindness.

After finishing his meal and washing his hands and mouth, Xie Zhao suddenly asked, "Liang An, if you don't have money, how can you give Madam a surprise?"

Next month is Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xie Zhao wants to give Jiang Yuzhu a gift.

Liang An lowered his eyes and rubbed the ground with his feet alternately. His master really knew how to give him problems.

You don’t have money but still want to give a surprise. What does one do without money these days?

"Master, you should either give me calligraphy and paintings, or compose poems and couplets. Anyway, this is how scholars cheat young ladies from wealthy families."

In order to live off someone, scholars can be as jealous as they want, but the lady is clear-headed and will definitely not fall for it.

"How about you do a sword dance and then offer yourself to me?"

Liang An racked his brains and tried his best, then he held his purse tightly, fearing that the master would come and snatch it away, because that was his wife's money!

Xie Zhao didn't notice Liang An's panicked expression. He still had one month left to vindicate the Su family, and then he could ask the emperor to grant him another marriage and make up for the wedding night more than three years ago!

After setting a goal, Xie Zhao became even busier.

Jiang Yuzhu was also busy, as the palace rewarded the old craftsman.

She took Su Wanqing to sit down with the craftsmen to discuss and draw up the pattern of the hairpin to be worn during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The craftsman was originally dissatisfied with leaving the palace, but after receiving the drawings from Su Wanqing and Jiang Yuzhu, he worked very actively for the jewelry shop without saying a word.

Days passed one after another, and it was the tenth day of the eighth lunar month.

The official sent to Jiangnan to investigate finally returned to Beijing. Xie Zhao handed over the evidence proving Su Wenshan's innocence, and the Su family's case was suddenly revealed.

There was a heated debate in the court, and the Xuan family did not want to see this outcome. However, the empress dowager was still ill and was not getting better, so she had no intention of summoning her family.

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