Chapter 139 Zhenjun Porridge
The woman couldn't see through Wen Zhenyi. This girl made her feel like she was shrouded in fog: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Wen Zhenyi ignored her rebuttal and continued, "You are looking for someone."
The woman's hand gripping the sword tightened for a moment.
It only took a split second for Wen Zhenyi to know that she was right.
When the woman looked at Wen Zhenyi, there was murderous intent in her eyes: "What else do you know?"
Wen Zhenyi appeared calm on the surface, but in his heart he was weighing the chances of winning against her if they came to blows.
Besides her, there are family and friends here, so it is not appropriate to confront her head-on. However, she has no way of judging whether this woman is a friend or an enemy.
Just as the two were in a stalemate, the door behind them opened and a small figure in underwear walked out, rubbing his eyes.
They both turned their heads and looked behind them, only to see little Abu standing at the door, still half asleep, mumbling, "Sister, I want to go to the toilet."
Before Wen Zhenyi could say anything, the woman noticed a small mole on the base of Little Abu's thumb: "Your Highness."
Little Abu woke up instantly and looked at the woman standing in the yard: "Axiang."
Wen Zhenyi's mouth twitched. How could she not have expected a woman to be called Axiang?
Ah Xiang immediately ran to the little Abu and knelt down in front of him: "I apologize for not protecting you well and frightening you."
Little Abu quickly helped her up: "Axiang, what does this have to do with you?"
Wen Zhen stood up and walked to Xiao Abu's side: "Xiao Abu, go to the toilet first, we can talk later."
Little Abu nodded, then said to Axiang, "I'm going to the toilet. My sisters are good people." After that, he ran towards the toilet.
A Xiang stood up and looked at Wen Zhenyi: "You saved His Highness."
"Half and half."
"What's the meaning."
"I brought him back, but I wasn't the one who hid him."
When little Abu came back, the three of them went to sit in the hall and lit an oil lamp on the table.
Ah Xiang looked at Xiao Abu's face: "Your Highness, your face?"
"This was made for me by my sister's friend. Someone had been looking for me before, and I didn't want to cause trouble, so I changed my appearance. My name is Chen Bu now, and you can't call me by the wrong name."
"But."
"No buts." There was determination on little Abu's young face.
"Yes, I understand."
"Any news about my parents and sister?"
Ah Xiang shook his head. "After I led the others to distract the enemy that day, everyone around me died. I was also injured and unconscious. When I woke up and came to look for you, you were gone."
"I can only stay nearby, looking for your whereabouts while asking about their situation."
"I'm safe here temporarily, but I'm worried about my sister and parents. Please help me find them." There was deep worry in little Abu's eyes.
"But."
Wen Zhenyi said calmly, "He's safe here. You can go do your work. When you're done, come back and pick him up."
Ah Xiang looked at Wen Zhenyi, his eyes full of scrutiny: "What do you want?"
"I don't want anything. If I had known he was such a nuisance, I probably wouldn't have gone out and brought him back."
Little Abu looked at her with a sad face: "Sister, are you serious?"
Wen Zhenyi nodded seriously: "Really."
Little Abu looked extremely unhappy and didn't know how to express his feelings.
Seeing his young master being wronged, Ah Xiang glared at Wen Zhenyi angrily: "You..."
"What do you mean by 'you'? Stop using your tricks to judge people." He rubbed Little Abu's head and said, "I was just kidding. I saved you just because I thought we got along well."
Little Abu turned to look at her: "Really?"
"Well, otherwise I would have thrown you out a long time ago."
Little Abu felt much better at this point. He turned to look at Axiang and said, "Sister is not that kind of person. She actually guessed my identity a long time ago and took me in despite the danger. If she wants something, as long as I have it, I will give it to her."
"Your Highness." A Xiang was still worried that Wen Zhenyi had other intentions.
Wen Zhenyi looked at Axiang and said, "If you feel uneasy, you can take him away with you."
A Xiang hesitated. She went there to get some information and didn't know whether the danger was over on the way. Now she was alone and injured. There was no way she could keep him by her side and protect his safety.
"Please take good care of him for me. If he loses even a hair, your heads won't be enough to compensate him."
Wen Zhenyi reached out and grabbed a strand of Xiao Abu's hair, placed it in his palm, and blew on it. The strand of hair floated to the wick and sizzled into ashes.
Little Abu covered his head in pain and looked at Wen Zhenyi with a wronged look on his face.
Ah Xiang looked at Wen Zhenyi's provocative expression and tightened his grip on the sword: "You..."
Wen Zhenyi looked at her and said calmly, "If you want to continue threatening me, you can get out of here." He turned around and picked up little Abu, "Go back to sleep."
Little Abu lay on her shoulder, looked at Axiang and waved: "Axiang, you must come back safely."
A Xiang looked at the two people who disappeared and clutched his chest. When he was emotionally excited, the wound in his chest began to hurt again.
She blew out the candles in the hall and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Wen Zhenyi appeared in the yard again at some point.
Ah Xiang looked at her unkindly: "What?"
Wen Zhen threw a medicine bottle at her and said, "I was bored and bought some small pills. I'll give them to you as candy beans." After that, he turned and went into the room. Before closing the door, he said, "Come back early and take him away."
A Xiang looked at the medicine bottle in his hand, then looked up at the closed door and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you." After that, he disappeared into the backyard.
It's a new day, and the sun is shining brightly.
Wen Chengwen brought out the apricots, as he was going to make apricot porridge today.
Hu Zi and other children now also exercise, starting with the basics, and each of them practices very seriously.
After exercising, they would also help with the work. Although the children could not do much, they could do things like picking out seeds and removing cores.
Zhu Tao has already soaked the japonica rice. After a quarter of an hour, add water and simmer over low heat until the rice grains bloom.
Put apricots in a pot, add water, bring to a boil over medium heat, cook for a while, remove from the pot, let cool, and remove the cores.
When the porridge is cooked, add rock sugar to melt, and finally pour in the apricot meat and stir for a while.
"Sister Wen, this porridge looks so good." Several children exclaimed as they looked at the porridge in front of them.
"Do you know that this apricot porridge has a nice name?"
"What's the name?"
"True Lord Porridge."
"Why is it called Zhenjun Porridge?"
"Since ancient times, doctors have always charged patients some money as consultation fees. However, there was a doctor named Dong Feng who refused to accept any money or gifts. He only accepted an apricot sapling."
"Most of the patients who recovered successfully kept their promise and planted apricot trees near his residence as a reward. Over time, the area grew into a forest of apricot trees, each a testimony to his dedication to medical treatment. This is why his medical skills became known as the 'Apricot Forest'."
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