"Oh dear! We can't wait any longer, today is the day the wine comes out of the cellar."
Nangong Ziyan was somewhat relieved; she had almost forgotten about it.
"Wine, peach blossom wine?"
Bei Minghaotian's eyes lit up instantly, and he temporarily forgot about his own perks.
“That’s right! Didn’t you say it was delicious? Then let’s put in some effort this time! Let’s go to the space ring and bring the wine out, and then put in the blended spices and peach blossoms according to the ratio! In a few months, we can drink a mellow and fragrant peach blossom wine.”
Nangong Ziyan was puzzled. In previous years, she and her personal maid Xiangyao or Feiping Feifan would do it together. This year, if she did it alone, it would be very tiring.
"Why do we have to wait several months? Can't we just add peach blossoms and drink it?" Bei Ming Haotian asked, puzzled.
"How can you drink good wine so easily? I'll tell you how to make it later. But the most important thing for us now is to find peach blossoms. If we wait a few more days, the peach blossoms will all have withered."
"That's easy. I know where it is. I'll take you there right now..."
In the peach garden behind the Liuli Palace in the South China Sea, Sima Jiaorong looked at the peach blossoms in full bloom, her face full of longing, and kept wiping away tears with a silk handkerchief.
Nangong Yuze had been watching her from behind for a long time, but she hadn't noticed.
"Jiaorong, you're thinking about Yan'er again."
Nangong Yuze walked to her side. Looking at the peach blossoms in front of him, he recalled the scene of picking peach blossoms together in previous years. The happy family made him feel very happy.
"How could I not miss it? If Yan'er were home, today would be the day our family picks peach blossoms and makes peach blossom wine. Look, the peach blossoms here should be ripe for peaches this year. This quiet and deserted place makes me so happy."
"As the old saying goes, a daughter is not meant to be kept at home forever. We can't keep Yan'er by our side forever!"
Nangong Yuze patted Sima Jiaorong on the shoulder, "Besides, we'll see Yan'er the day after tomorrow."
“Who says we can’t keep them by our side? We can just find a son-in-law to live with us. Two sons can’t be as caring as a daughter! Every year, Yan’er takes care of our birthdays! With Yan’er in this family, I can live a comfortable life.”
"Jiaorong! Chen'er and Qi'er are ready to settle down and start their own families. We'll have two daughters-in-law then, so why would we worry about not having anyone to take care of us on our birthdays? You're overthinking it."
Nangong Yuze smiled. If necessary, he had indeed considered doing so. With Yan'er by their side, their annual happiness would surely be immense.
"How can a daughter-in-law be compared to a daughter? If you marry a hardworking one, that's fine. But if you marry someone who never lifts a finger, you'll have to find someone to serve her. There's a saying that you can't be a good father-in-law unless you're deaf and dumb. Being a father-in-law and mother-in-law is really tough."
Sima Jiaorong never placed any hope on her daughter-in-law; she had seen far too many ugly things between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.
“That makes sense…” Nangong Yuze had to admit this. Take Jiao Rong and his deceased mother for example. He had only married one woman in his life, Jiao Rong, who was an orphan who had been separated from her family for many years and had no family background. His mother always minded this. In addition, as the head of the palace, he did not have a single concubine, which amplified his mother’s misunderstanding of Jiao Rong. She always thought that Jiao Rong was the one causing trouble. Even on the day she breathed her last, his mother still had grievances against Jiao Rong.
"Alright, let's go back! It's windy in the back mountain, and there are magical beasts around. Even if Yan'er isn't home, she won't forget the peach blossom wine that our family loves to drink."
"Mm!" Sima Jiaorong nodded. The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them in the twilight...
After Nangong Yuze and Sima Jiaorong left, Nangong Ruichen and Nangong Jingqi finally came out from behind the big tree.
"Big brother, listen to this! How biased is Mother! Why is only Yan'er good? Why can't Mother see the good in us two brothers?"
Nangong Jingqi complained with dissatisfaction.
-End of this chapter-
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