"Yes." Wu Yang nodded in agreement, glancing at the half-full bowl of meat porridge still left. "Your Highness is in a good mood today, shall this old servant bring some more food?"
The prince had been seriously injured while saving the late emperor. Although he immediately sought treatment from Master Xue, the injury had ultimately damaged his health. Coupled with the death of the young lady, a parent outliving their child, his health deteriorated day by day, and he was constantly plagued by minor illnesses.
In recent years, I have been eating very little every day, mostly just soups and broths, and I have lost weight.
Yu Xiao nodded. "Yes, I'll have the kitchen send over a roasted rabbit later, without any other seasonings, just like the one Heng'er roasted for me back then."
After saying that, he looked at the quiet little guy in his arms and said, "Little Black Charcoal likes to eat shrimp, so give it two plates too."
Wu Yang's face lit up with joy, and he immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, this old servant will go and prepare the meal right away."
Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed out of Pear Water Residence like a gust of wind.
He could hardly remember the last time the prince had taken the initiative to order food, let alone specified the cooking requirements like this. Sure enough, when a person is in a good mood, their appetite also improves.
Once the young master brings Miss Su Hua back to the capital, the prince's health will probably be much better.
***
A thousand miles away from the capital, at the end of Shanghe Village, a small courtyard.
Su Hua had just stepped out of the courtyard gate, preparing to go to the wooden house, when she sneezed three times in a row.
Qingdai frowned slightly. "Miss, it's quite chilly in the mountains at night. Shall I go and get you an outer garment to wear?"
"It's nothing, maybe someone's been talking about me." Su Hua waved her hand.
Today is the last day for acupuncture. One thing after another has happened these past few days. Fortunately, she wrote it down in advance, otherwise she might have missed something.
Aunt Zhou came from the narrow path, and seeing the two people at the gate, her pace quickened instantly. "Hua'er, where are you going? Have you had dinner yet?"
"I just ate and was about to take a walk." Su Hua chuckled. "Has Auntie eaten?"
"Just finished eating! My boys were playing in the mud in the fields today and brought up a bucket of eels and loaches." Aunt Zhou grinned, revealing a set of big white teeth, and handed the bucket she was carrying to Su Hua.
"This stuff is very fishy, and it doesn't taste good when I cook it at home. I remembered that I had your Tai Chi symbol dish before, so I brought it over to you so it wouldn't go to waste at my house."
Su Hua looked down and saw that the huge wooden tub was full of eels and loaches, weighing at least forty or fifty pounds.
She couldn't help but laugh. "What a coincidence! I've been craving eel and loach these past few days, and my aunt brought some over. Once the eel and loach are cooked, I'll send some more to my aunt to try."
Upon hearing this, Qingdai stepped forward, took the wooden bucket, and went back to the courtyard to remove the eels and loaches from inside.
"Oh, then Auntie is in for a treat!" The woman licked her lips, then glanced at the wooden house at the end of the village, her eyes flashing with gossip. "Does Hua know what happened at Old Xiao's house just now?"
"What happened to the Xiao family?" Su Hua raised an eyebrow.
She spent the entire afternoon working with her family on sweet potatoes and didn't pay attention to what was happening outside.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou's eyes gleamed with even greater interest. "Hua'er, do you still remember Gao Ruhua, the daughter of the butcher Gao?"
Previously, Old Man Xiao insisted that Jinhan marry into the Gao family. Gao Ruhua has come and gone from our village dozens of times.
Unexpectedly, Jinhan refused to marry into the family, and Gao Ruhua ended up taking a fancy to Old Man Xiao. This afternoon, Old Woman Xiao even caught them in bed together.
Now, they've invited the village chief and are crying and making a scene, demanding a divorce from Old Man Xiao.
"Gao Ruhua has taken a fancy to Old Man Xiao?" Su Hua's almond-shaped eyes widened upon hearing this.
Although I've only met Gao Ruhua once, she's a complete fangirl. Back then, Yu Yu would follow Xiao Hei around picking up dog poop and messing with her every day, but she wouldn't leave and would come back the next day.
Although Xiao Zhong is not bad-looking, he is no match for Zi Chen at all. In particular, they are much older than Gao Ruhua, so they don't seem like a possible couple.
Aunt Zhou nodded mysteriously, then lowered her voice even further, "According to Old Lady Xiao, when she rushed into the house, both of them were red-faced and not wearing any clothes."
However, this old man Xiao is really irresponsible. After being caught red-handed, he simply pulled up his pants and ran away, and hasn't been seen since.
After learning that his daughter had been bullied, Butcher Gao brought a group of people from Gaojiatun to Old Xiao's house demanding an explanation. Old Mrs. Xiao was so angry at the village chief's house that her face turned pale; this time, it seemed the divorce was truly in the works.
Su Hua was stunned. She suddenly realized that the person in front of her was just using the eel and loach as a gimmick, and that they were mainly there to gossip with her.
The thought had barely crossed her mind when she saw Aunt Zhou raise her hand and slap herself across the face. "Look at my mouth! What nonsense am I spouting? It's getting late, Auntie should head back now."
Su Hua chuckled and nodded, "Take care, Auntie."
After learning that Old Man Xiao was not Xiao Jinhan's father, she paid little attention to the Xiao family anymore. Whether Old Man Xiao had affairs with Gao Ruhua, Liu Ruhua, Sun Ruhua, or anyone else was none of her business.
After parting ways with Aunt Zhou, the master and servant walked toward the wooden house.
The setting sun hung halfway over the top of Fuhu Mountain, its rays cascading down, draping the verdant mountain in a colorful veil. At the foot of the mountain, in front of a wooden house, a man dressed in a moon-white robe sat quietly in a rattan chair.
His handsome, chiseled face gained a touch of warmth under the light.
"Hua'er is here!" The man's eyelids fluttered slightly, and his deep eyes looked at the girl at the door with tenderness and affection.
"Yes, today is the last time we'll perform acupuncture." Su Hua nodded and waved the silver needle pouch in her hand.
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