Chapter 208 Progress

After all, Sun Yijun is a girl, so to avoid embarrassing her, the few people saw through it but didn't say anything, and changed the topic to talk about other things.

Yu Zheng finished the last stroke, pressed the painting with a paper weight, left it on the drawing board to dry, stood up and walked to Jiang Shu and sat down.

"Husband, have some tea." Jiang Shu handed Yu Zheng the hot tea with just the right temperature.

Yu Zheng took it and drank it in a few sips.

Seeing that Yu Zheng's hands were red from the cold, Jiang Shu stuffed the soup pot in his arms into his hands.

"Prince, Princess, the Laba porridge is ready." Shuanghua brought a food box, opened it, and brought out a few bowls of porridge and placed it in front of the few people.

The porridge had just come out of the pot and was placed on the table with curling white mist.

Sun Yijun picked it up and stirred it with a spoon. The aroma of rice mixed with sweetness floated into her nose along with the white smoke.

In the folk, most people drink Laba porridge in the morning, which means an early harvest in the next year.

But the nobles don't care about this, and eat it as a snack.

Jiang Shu was feeling a little hungry, and when he took the sweet Laba porridge, he felt warm all over.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Shuanghua Tanyu came forward to take away the empty bowl. Chu Yu put on the chessboard, Zhou Boxu and Yu Zheng each held a piece, and played chess leisurely.

Yu Yuan sat in the middle and watched with great interest, rubbing his hands and saying, "Whoever loses will give up his seat."

In the freezing snow, Tan Yu refilled a few more soup pots, each holding one in his arms to warm his hands, and Chu Yu added some silver charcoal to the brazier.

Half a day passed in a flash.

Lunch was set up in the flower hall in the front yard, and the group left together.

Because there were so many people, they couldn't just take care of Jiang Shu's taste, so there were all kinds of dishes.

But Chu Yu carefully placed the dishes that Jiang Shu ate in front of her, and put the dishes that Jiang Shu felt sick of farther away.

Yu Lan, who was passing by, understood it at a glance and asked with concern: "Is the disease serious?"

Jiang Shu said: "It's okay, I just can't eat meaty things."

Yu Lan said softly: "The child needs a lot of nourishment to grow in the belly. After a few days, when it's more comfortable, you still need to eat some meat."

"Okay, I know." Jiang Shu took it to heart.

Yu Zheng said nothing, silently scooped a bowl of mushroom soup white jade balls for Jiang Shu.

Sun Yijun asked curiously: "What kind of balls are these? They smell so good, let me try them."

Smooth and sweet, delicious soup, Sun Yijun's eyes lit up while eating.

"What is the name of this dish? I'll ask my chef to make it later."

Yu Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Your chef may not have this skill."

Sun Yijun was surprised: "Is this dish difficult to make?"

It looks like an ordinary meatball, just a little whiter and more vegetarian than the usual meatballs, and no meat is added.

Well, although there is no meat, it tastes more fragrant than meat, and not greasy, it's simply amazing.

Yu Zheng glanced at her and didn't say anything.

"Eat more if you like it." Jiang Shu asked Chu Yu to scoop a big spoonful for Sun Yijun.

Everyone has their own strengths. The dishes made by the chefs in the palace may not be made by the chefs in the Sun Mansion. Moreover, the new dishes developed are the secret skills of each chef, and it is not easy to force the chefs in the palace to share them with others.

Sun Yijun was the smartest one, and she understood it immediately. She stopped asking questions and just focused on eating more.

After lunch, the group returned to the main courtyard.

Jiang Shu and the other two were talking about some private things in the outer room of the main house, while Yu Zheng and the other two went to the side hall to play chess.

Yu Lan suddenly had an idea and asked Shuanghua to get snow from the plum blossoms in the back garden and put it into a pot, boil it into water and use it to make tea.

"It has a faint plum fragrance." Jiang Shu was surprised.

"Try it." Yu Lan also picked up the teacup.

Jiang Shu blew on it, put it to his lips and took a sip, savoring it carefully.

"It's elegant and fragrant, with the faint plum fragrance mixed with the tea fragrance lingering between the teeth, with a slight sweetness, it's really a good drink."

Sun Yijun's eyes lit up as she drank it.

Yu Lan said, "If you like, you can ask someone to collect more, store it and drink it slowly."

Jiang Shu thought so and immediately ordered Shuanghua to take people to the back garden to collect it.

Thinking of Yu Zheng and the other two who were playing chess in the side hall, Jiang Shu asked Tan Yu to brew a pot for them.

It was freezing cold outside, but warm inside. The three of them were laughing and joking, feeling lazy and comfortable.

Mo Liang came in a hurry and broke the peace and leisure.

"Princess, it's not good."

Jiang Shu sat upright and asked, "What happened?"

Mo Liang said anxiously, "The servant who was sweeping the snow in the mansion accidentally slipped and broke his leg."

The soft snow was indeed very slippery after being trampled and melted into water, and it would cause a fall if you were not careful.

Jiang Shu didn't think much about it and said slowly, "Let the palace doctor treat his injuries first, and then give him thirty taels of silver."

The servants of the palace should be compensated for injuries caused by the work of the palace.

In addition, the weather was cold and the year was coming to an end, so Jiang Shu gave more as appropriate.

"Yes." Mo Liang took the order and left.

Sun Yijun sighed, "This servant is really unlucky. The road was icy the morning before yesterday, and my maid also fell, but she only broke the skin."

Broken legs, how serious this fall must be.

Yu Lan reminded Jiang Shu, "You should walk more steadily on weekdays, let someone support you, and don't be careless."

"Okay." Jiang Shu agreed seriously.

Fang Nanxing also specifically reminded that pregnant women must be careful when walking, and it is extremely dangerous if they accidentally fall.

This is her and Yu Zheng's first child, full of expectations, and must be born safely.

Jiang Shu kept all the instructions in mind and strictly followed them.

With nothing to do, Sun Yijun had talked about all the topics that could be talked about. Curious, she quietly asked about the progress of Yu Lan and Zhou Boxu.

Jiang Shu also looked at Yu Lan, equally curious.

Yu Lan felt uncomfortable being stared at by the two of them, and her face was slightly red as she cleared her cough and said, "Not as fast as you and Yu Yuan."

After saying this, it was Sun Yijun's turn to blush.

She was the one who brought trouble upon herself.

Seeing the usually bold Sun Yijun showing a coy look, Jiang Shu asked with a smile: "What did Prince Yu do? You bit so hard."

Sun Yijun said shyly: "He flirted with me."

"Puff——" Jiang Shu and Yu Lan couldn't help laughing.

Unexpectedly, the most unrestrained Sun Yijun is the most pure one.

"Don't laugh!" Sun Yijun glared.

"Okay, okay, don't laugh." The two of them smiled secretly with the corners of their lips pressed down.

"Humph!" Sun Yijun curled her lips and snorted to show her dissatisfaction.

The two coaxed her for a while before she stopped.

Jiang Shu has been taking a nap every day recently. In the middle of a conversation with Yu Lan and Sun Yijun, he yawned with his hands covering his lips.

Seeing this, Yu Lan stopped talking and said, "It's getting late. We should go back. You should rest more."

Jiang Shu was a little reluctant, but he was really sleepy, so he didn't stay any longer.

Yu Lan and Sun Yijun got up and went to the side hall to inform Yu Zheng.

Zhou Boxu heard this and also got up to say goodbye.

It was meaningless for him to stay here alone after everyone left. Yu Yuan threw the chess piece back into the chess pot and left together.

Zhou Boxu and Yu Lan were not going the same way, but he asked the driver to drive behind Yu Lan's carriage and escort her back to the Pingxi General's Mansion.

The snow on the street had been cleared, but it was still slippery, so the carriage was moving very slowly, and the two of them accompanied each other in silence.

After arriving at the Pingxi General's Mansion, Zhou Boxu did not get off the car, but just opened the curtain and watched Yu Lan enter the mansion.

Before entering the mansion gate, Yu Lan looked back and the two looked into each other's eyes.

Everything was unspoken.

Yu Lan looked back, lifted the hem of her skirt and stepped over the threshold, and soon disappeared from Zhou Boxu's sight.

"Let's go." Zhou Boxu lowered the curtain and told the driver.

After the carriage drove away, the gatekeeper turned around and entered the mansion and went to the courtyard of Old Lady Zhuang.