After Zhao Shuhua returned to the Duke's Mansion, she first took out a bowl of tortoise jelly from the food box and asked the maid to send it to her mother, then she took the rest and went directly to find Zhao Yiming.
It happened that Zhao Yiming had just returned at this time. When he heard that the tortoise jelly was made by Tian Anxin, he immediately picked up a bowl and ate it.
The more I ate, the more amazing it was. It was smooth and chewy, sweet with a hint of bitterness, refreshing and not greasy. After finishing a bowl, I felt a lot more refreshed.
He picked up another bowl and took a bite before asking, "What did An An make?"
"My cousin's wife said this is called Guilinggao, which is made by boiling and cooling herbs such as tortoise shell, Chinese yam, licorice, and dandelion, and then adding condensed milk and fresh milk to neutralize the bitterness of the herbs.
"It's perfect for summer, as it's refreshing, cooling, and removing dampness and heat," Zhao Shuhua explained.
"Aren't you going to Hope College today? How do you still have time to cook?" While Zhao Shuhua was talking, Zhao Yiming finished another bowl.
Seeing what was left in the food box, he asked someone to give some to Madam Xiao and Xiangtao.
After Xiangtao got the tortoise jelly, she served a bowl to Madam Xiao and herself. Seeing that there were still two bowls left in the food box, she talked to Madam Xiao and then served a bowl to Chi Yong and Jing Yu respectively.
When everyone in the secret guard team saw that their boss and Chi Yong had received things, they immediately looked at Xiang Tao eagerly.
Xiang Tao clapped her hands and said ruthlessly, "No more. These are sent by my young lady. There are only these two bowls left."
After saying that, he turned and left without taking a cloud with him.
As soon as Xiang Tao left, the secret guards became unhappy. Since the boss had it, they had nothing to say, but why should Chi Yong also have it?
They didn't dare to grab Jingyu's share, but as for Chiyong's! Hehe...
Chi Yong sent Xiang Tao away, and as soon as he turned around, he saw his brothers staring at his bowl of food with hungry looks.
He is honest, but that doesn't mean he is stupid. After working together for so many years, everyone knows their nature!
He immediately pounced over to protect the food, then used the momentum to roll to the side.
Almost in the next second, a group of secret guards piled up on the small square table.
Then everyone heard a loud cracking sound, and the square table fell down and turned into pieces of broken wooden boards.
The person at the bottom was almost squeezed to the point of squealing like a pig.
Chi Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise no one would have anything to eat.
Jingyu looked at his brothers' useless appearance and said, "Each of you can share one bite!"
But before they could be happy, he said, "Find a way to restore the broken table to its original state yourself."
The table and other things were not very important for the time being. They had heard that the things the mistress made were very novel, and now they had a chance to try them, so they naturally couldn't miss it.
After Jingyu and Chiyong took the lead in eating the first piece of tortoise jelly, they took the bowl in turn and ate their own piece.
The two bowls of tortoise jelly were quickly divided and eaten up. They were not satisfied with just having tasted the sweetness, so they urged Jingyu to go to Tian An to ask for more.
Jingyu naturally ignored them and kicked each of them out to patrol.
On the other side of the main house, Zhao Yiming listened to Zhao Shuhua talking about what they had done today. When he heard that Tian An took Master Qin to report the case, but no one in the yamen accepted it, he suddenly became restless.
After finally hearing the final word, he sent Zhao Shuhua away and immediately wrote a letter, asking Jingyu to come over and deliver it to the officials of the Censorate.
The next day, Tian Anzheng took Yaoyao and Zhao Shuhua to check the pulse of a lady who came to see a doctor, when he saw the housekeeper Chen Qiang coming over with a business card.
Seeing that Tian An was still busy, he patiently waited outside the yard with his business card.
When Tian An saw that he was not in a hurry to come in, he just thought it was not a big deal and continued doing what he was doing.
Unexpectedly, this wait lasted for half an hour, until Tian An had sorted out the pulse case for the lady, performed treatment, explained medical principles to Yaoyao and Zhao Shuhua, and answered their questions. After sending the lady away, he asked Lixiang to go out and invite Chen Qiang.
Chen Qiang held up his business card and said, "Miss, there's a middle-aged couple outside. They said they neglected you yesterday and are here to apologize."
Tian An opened the name card, looked at it, and threw it aside with disdain, saying sarcastically, "Go tell them that I don't know any Lord Sun. My father is not at home, so it is not convenient for me to receive men from other places. If you are a woman who wants to see a doctor, please make an appointment in advance and wait patiently for a reply."
Lord Sun is the official who met Tian An in the government office yesterday.
Early this morning, his immediate superior came back from court and scolded him severely.
Without saying a word, he was told to pack up and leave, and go home to await his fate.
He was completely confused, and after much pestering, he learned from his boss that the three young men and one old man whom he had casually sent away yesterday actually had a very important background.
The old one is the father of the third young lady of the General Zhongwu’s Mansion, and the oldest girl is the Lady of Anping appointed by the emperor himself. Being a Lady of Anping alone is not a big deal, the key is that she is the future wife of the Duke of Zhao.
Now the two families have reported the matter to the Censorate, and all morning long it was filled with memorials impeaching him, and even he, his boss, was implicated.
I'm afraid that in the end, he will not be able to escape accountability. Being demoted is the least of his worries. I'm afraid that he will be punished as well.
As for the man surnamed Sun, if he wasn't in a hurry to find someone to help him keep his official position and had no time to deal with him, he would have wanted to tear him apart with his own hands.
The man surnamed Sun was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground. His first reaction was that he was finished.
The Wu family is well-known for protecting their own people, and although Zhao Yiming was not aware of it, he felt even more disappointed when he thought about the things that had been reported not long ago about what Zhao Yiming had done for Tian An.
He almost crawled back home, and without saying a word, asked his wife to take the most valuable things in the warehouse and rush to the General Zhongyong's Mansion.
As a result, when they handed in their business cards, only the housekeeper of the general's mansion came out, and said that if they wanted to see their young lady, they had to make an appointment in advance.
How could he have the time to make an appointment in advance? He could only humbly explain the purpose of their visit to a servant.
Before he mentioned this, Chen Qiang still had some respect for him, but when he heard that he was here to apologize, Chen Qiang's face immediately turned sour. He said, "Wait." Then he took his business card and went into the mansion, closing the door that was originally wide open.
He wondered when Sun Huai had ever been treated so coldly by a servant, but he didn't dare to get angry at all and could only endure it silently.
But he didn't realize how he treated Tian An and the others yesterday.
Half an hour had passed and the housekeeper had not returned. Just as he was getting angry at Tian An for being so arrogant, the door of the mansion opened.
He forced a smile and went to greet him, but without saying a word, Chen Qiang threw the business card in his face, quickly repeated Tian An's original words, and then closed and locked the door in one go.
Sun Huai: “…”
Looking at the tightly closed door, he gritted his teeth and left angrily with his wife, "Let's go to the General Zhongwu's Mansion."
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