The box is filled with various spices.
The boxes are neatly arranged, and each box has a note on it, indicating the name, ingredients and uses of the incense.
In the gap of the box, Su Yujin found two letters.
One was written by Lou Yanlin and the other was written by Xiaoguai.
The handwriting is different, the tone is different, but the content is quite similar.
The general meaning is that everything is fine for the two brothers after they arrived at the Lou family. They have now successfully established their feet and have the help of noble people. It won't take long for them to achieve their goals and fulfill their wishes.
Su Yujin also breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter.
The two of them set out to return to their hometown after the New Year. It has been about seven months now, and except for a letter in the first month mentioning that they had arrived safely, there has been no further letters.
Su Yujin was once a little worried that the two brothers were not living happily at home.
Now that she has these two letters, she feels extremely relieved.
"Thank you all for your hard work along the way." Su Yujin thanked the people from the escort agency and ordered them to get some silver as a reward.
"Ping An County Lord is too polite. It's all right to take money and do things for others, not to mention the hard work." The leader of the group bowed to Su Yujin repeatedly, "Since the things have been delivered, we will not bother you any more and will take our leave first."
"Wait a minute." Su Yujin thought for a moment and stopped them. "Since you are escorting the convoy, you have to go back this time. You can go back empty-handed or with some things. Why don't you help me send some things back? You can also earn more money."
"Please give your orders, Princess Ping'an." The leader was overjoyed and quickly agreed.
Earning double pay in one trip is what escorts like best.
"Please go to the side and wait for a moment."
Su Yujin asked someone to take the people from the escort agency to the side to rest, drink tea and eat snacks, while she took some mugwort and cleaned up.
After about a meal's time, Su Yujin had someone carry out a box.
There were various bottles and jars inside. In order to prevent them from rubbing against each other, Su Yujin carefully wrapped them with a thin quilt.
After the inspection was completed, Su Yujin locked the box, put a note on it, and handed it to the escort agency, "Please give it to Lou Yanlin of the Lou family."
"Yes, I will definitely bring it there." The leader took the silver, asked someone to carry the box to the carriage outside the door, and then said goodbye to Su Yujin and left.
The carriage slowly went out of the city, and its speed slowed down slightly until it was out of the gate of the capital.
"Brother..." One of them moved closer to the leader, "How do we return this thing?"
"That's right." Another person also echoed, "We don't know anything about Lou Yanlin from the Lou family. It was clearly a merchant named Zheng who asked us to bring those things."
"Maybe the man surnamed Zheng was also entrusted by someone." The leader thought thoughtfully, "Anyway, Mr. Zheng said that if we bring anything back, we should give it to him. We are paid for the work, so we should not ask questions that we should not ask!"
There are a lot of complicated things going on in the noble compound, and they are all rough people who do manual labor and simply can't understand them.
After hearing what the eldest brother had said, the others stopped talking and just silently swung the reins in their hands.
The weather was clear and the autumn wind was strong. When the carriage galloped past, it raised a cloud of fine dust.
Su Yujin was at home sorting out the spices sent by the Lou Yanlin brothers.
Some of the An Shen Xiang was given to Madam He, some of the Yue Xia Gui was given to Consort Shu and the Fifth Princess, some of the Bai Hua Chao Lu was given to Consort Jia Kang, and some of the Mei Hua Yun was given to Bo Niang and Ruoruo...
Just as Su Yujin was dividing the things up and writing on the notes, Su Yunruo walked in.
"Sister Jin, it smells so good here." Su Yunruo said with a sniffle.
"With so many kinds of spices, they must be fragrant." Su Yujin smiled and gave two boxes to Su Yunruo, "You like the plum blossom charm and water orchid fragrance."
Su Yunruo opened it and sniffed it, and was pleasantly surprised. "The fragrance is long and lingering, but not too strong. It is really delicious."
"Thank you, Sister Jin." Su Yunruo thanked happily.
"Why are you being so polite to my sister?" Su Yujin looked at Su Yunruo. "I saw you wearing a lilac dress this morning, but now you've changed into a pea green one. Are you going out?"
"Yes." Su Yunruo nodded, her eyes moving slightly, "Mr. Cai said that there will be a poetry gathering in the teahouse today, and many daughters of famous families will go, and he invited me to go with him."
Poetry gatherings were common among men of letters. Although there were differences between men and women in this dynasty, the restrictions on women were not too strong, especially among literary people.
It was understandable that Cai Xianxin invited Su Yunruo to go with him.
"Mr. Cai really cares about you." Su Yujin smiled.
She understood her aunt's thoughts. Seeing that Su Yunruo seemed to have some interest in Cai Xianxin, and hearing that Cai Xianxin was also a very good person, Su Yujin was quite happy to think that this free-spirited cousin would be able to settle down in the capital in the future.
"Sister Jin is teasing me too." Su Yunruo felt embarrassed, "It's getting late. I'll go out first."
"Bring two more people with you, and come back early in the evening." Su Yujin instructed, "Prepare for the braised lamb pot in the evening."
Braised lamb is a dish in which large chunks of meat are eaten, with a rich and fresh flavor. It can also be paired with a variety of vegetables, making it very satisfying to eat.
Su Yunruo nodded repeatedly, agreed readily, and went out with Xiangqiao.
After Su Yujin packed up all these things, she began to instruct the people in the kitchen to prepare various ingredients for dinner.
Just as she was selecting various spicy seasonings for stewing the meat, someone came to report that Cai Xianxin wanted to see her.
Cai Xianxin? Didn't Su Yunruo go to a poetry gathering with him? Why did he come here now? "But what happened to Ruoruo?" Su Yujin asked anxiously.
Ai Cao replied, "I was also puzzled, so I asked the messenger who came to deliver the message, and he said that it was probably not the case. Master Cai did not look anxious, but seemed to be a little frustrated."
"And Mr. Cai said that he has something important to discuss with you, young lady. Please don't tell anyone, especially Miss Ruoruo..."
Su Yujin was unsure of what Cai Xianxin was going to do. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Please have a seat in the flower hall, Mr. Cai. I'll be right there."
"Yes." The subordinate took the order and left.
Su Yujin packed up a little, changed her clothes, and went to the flower hall.
Cai Xianxin sat at the table, without touching the teacup on the table. When he saw Su Yujin, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Princess Ping'an."
"Mr. Cai, please take a seat." Su Yujin said, "I wonder why Mr. Cai is looking for me?"
"I am ashamed to say that this matter was originally a private matter of mine. It was only because of this matter that I couldn't sleep and had no appetite. After thinking for a long time, I decided to ask Lord Ping'an for advice..."
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