Chapter 509 If something goes wrong, I'll take the blame, old man.
After taking a couple of steps, the old man suddenly stopped, looking back at Jiang Nuanzhi with concern: "Just wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
"Grandpa, wait a minute, where are you going?"
Before he could finish speaking, the old man rushed straight to the east wing, seemingly heading for the emperor's reward.
"Huh? What's Elder Jing up to?"
When Lü Shizhu came over, he was still holding a half-eaten candied hawthorn: "Never mind him, he'll definitely come over when we eat anyway. When are we going to eat? Sister Linchun and the others have already prepared the dishes they brought back."
Jiang Nuanzhi frowned, not yet understanding what the old man meant, when Lü Shizhu pulled her to look at the table.
Outside the room, a simple stove had been set up, built of bluestone bricks, and the fire inside was burning brightly.
The hot pot broth was already boiling, and Lin Chun and Chen Shu had already cut up the meat that Jiang Nuanzhi had brought back, and now it was just waiting to be put into the pot. The roast duck, roast goose, and other dishes were also prepared and piled up on the whole table.
Almost as soon as the bowls and chopsticks were set out, before anyone had even sat down, the old man had already brought out a bunch of glittering jewels from the side room and sat down. Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him, the old man immediately frowned: "What are you doing? Sit down quickly, Nuan girl, come to me."
As he spoke, he grabbed Jiang Nuanzhi's arm and pulled him directly in front of him: "Look, this ginseng must be at least five hundred years old. Aren't you lacking medicinal materials? Here, take this. And this jade ruyi, here, take this. Is this a pearl? Here, take this. And this aged venomous snake skin, it's rare that they've collected so many things..."
As the old man spoke, he placed the food on Jiang Nuanzhi. While speaking, he also instructed the waiter beside him: "Good disciple, cook two of those meatballs in front of you for your master."
After saying that, seeing that Jiang Nuanzhi was still a little dazed, he frowned tightly and said, "I know these are all junk, but you can keep them for now. Anyway, I don't know where to put them right now. I'll go find you something better later. Anyway, remember, we will never be short of money. Don't go tomorrow. If anything happens, I'll take the blame."
"Hey, hey, hey? This meat is mine!"
As the old man spoke, he saw Chen Shu eating a lot of meat and suddenly became anxious. He shoved a bunch of things into Jiang Nuanzhi's hands, picked up his chopsticks, and joined the "battle".
He didn't seem to care much about the two strings of eight-treasure beads that had fallen to the ground; in fact, he kicked them aside because they were blocking his way while he was eating.
Jiang Nuanzhi stared blankly at the thing in her arms. What was going on? Did she really not have to go? But when she thought of Xiao Xuanting's face, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but frown.
As she was pondering, she vaguely felt her hand being held. Turning her head, she saw Li Rong gently patting her hand reassuringly, then taking her things and quietly shaking his head at Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Are you hungry, Nuan? Let's eat first."
Li Rong handed Jiang Nuanzhi a pair of chopsticks and placed them in her hands.
She had to admit that the rich and fragrant aroma of the hot pot made her feel really hungry.
Jiang Nuanzhi had been eating outdoors for several days without a proper meal, so she decided to eat first and talk about it later.
For their first meal in Beijing, everyone enjoyed a steaming hot pot at a makeshift stove set up in the courtyard. It was naturally a lively and joyous occasion.
They also opened a jar of wine, and everyone except Xiao Baozhu took a few sips.
After the meal, Jiang Nuanzhi and Lin Chun exchanged a few words. When she turned back to look for the old man, he had vanished in the blink of an eye.
I searched around but couldn't find them. They probably ran off somewhere to play with Xinbo.
They decided to put it aside for now and hurried out with Li Rong to Chi Heng's residence to see Wei Ke.
Previously, Wei Ke was in poor health, and Li Rong felt that his own home was rather simple and not as well-cared for as Chi Heng's residence. So he simply sent Wei Ke to Chi Heng's place.
"General, what brings you here? Where is our Duke?"
However, the two arrived at Chi Heng's residence in one go, and the old steward of Chi Heng's house was stunned when he saw them.
Li Rong: "Chi Heng isn't home?"
Sorry for the missed updates, everyone. My two furry friends have been sick lately, vomiting and having diarrhea. They were up until the wee hours last night. The younger one has been fussy for two days and started having bloody stools. I hope the medicine we got from the vet will work.
It's May Day again, and I've been quite busy, so I haven't been able to update as often. I'll take a break and catch up on the updates later.
(End of this chapter)
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