Be the target of gossip?
Gu Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing. She couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart, fearing that no one would talk about the Chen family behind their backs now.
He only curses the Gu family to death behind their backs!
After all, what she did today ended up giving all the credit to the Fifth Prince for free.
Others would only think that this was Gu's father trying to take credit for himself and gain a higher position, and would not vent his anger on the Chen family. Instead, he would only blame Gu Yunzhao for using any means necessary to trick the son of a powerful official into going to the Chen family and then taking away all the money, silver, and jewelry from him in order to please the Fifth Prince.
"It's okay, grandma. Qing'er will do the job, so just let me rest assured." Chen Zhizhou smiled faintly, his words filled with deep meaning.
After hearing this, Old Madam Chen gently stroked her heart with one hand. After a pause, she said quietly, "I also think that our Chen family has always been upright in doing things. However, Qing'er's banquet today is a little too simple."
"Grandmother, you don't know that the capital is currently catching thieves. The more extravagant a family is, the more likely they are to be suspected by His Majesty." Gu Qing said this ambiguous sentence.
Even Old Madam Chen was confused...
What does catching thieves, extravagance, and the palace have to do with this?
Gu Qing specially ordered someone to bring over some cakes that Mu Xin had brought with her: "Grandma, these were specially brought by the princess and asked me to give them to you to try."
When she heard it was the princess, Old Lady Chen's eyes widened instantly. She glanced at Gu Qing in disbelief and said, "The princess brought this specially for me, an old woman, to eat?"
In fact, it was true that Mu Xin brought those pastries, but they were specially brought for Gu Qing to eat.
She just happened to do a favor.
"Oh, I didn't expect the princess to be so kind. I... our Chen family doesn't have anything special to show for it, but the princess has everything she needs. It just so happens that I have had some free time these days, so I made some sesame candy. If you meet the princess tomorrow, Qing'er, please give her the sesame candy I made to try..." Old Madam Chen rubbed her hands and smiled a little ashamedly.
Sesame candy is not common in the capital. The rich and powerful have everything they need at home, so they don't care about such worthless things.
But, according to Old Madam Chen, country people don't have much delicious food or drinks. Sometimes after harvesting sesame seeds and making sesame oil, they would leave a little and wait to make snacks for the children in the future.
It’s not available for sale in Beijing.
"The Chen family has no shortage of these things now, but the ones sold outside are not as good as those made at home. Although I am old, my eyesight is not that poor. I will pass on the skill of making sesame candy to you. When you and Zhou'er have a baby in the future..." Old Lady Chen spoke with more and more perspectives.
Cui Ru, who was standing by, couldn't help but joked, "Old Madam, why don't you hand over this skill to me? The young lady is so delicate, how could she stand standing in the kitchen for five or six hours?"
"That won't do. I can't teach the skill of making sesame candy to just anyone." The old lady turned her head away with a cold snort.
If it were in the past, in the previous life, if Gu Qing heard what Chen’s grandmother said, she would definitely find it ridiculous.
As long as you have money, what can't be bought in this world?
It's not a rare thing, just a recipe for sesame candy, why would the old lady treasure it so much?
Now, she only sees the old man's love and affection for his children and grandchildren.
"Grandma, if you don't mind the trouble, please teach me later. It just so happens that my mother also likes sweet food. If I learn it, it will be much more convenient for grandma to eat it." Gu Qing smiled gently and elegantly, and slowly raised her hand to add a cup of tea to the cup in front of the old lady.
Chen Zhizhou sat aside and watched the harmonious scene of the family, young and old, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
Ever since Gu Qing held this poetry gathering, every household in the capital has been keeping a low profile...
In the past, every household would compete with each other in terms of carriages, sedan chairs, clothing, housing and transportation when traveling. Now, they would rather just wear a sack when going out. It is said that even the usual dishes in the home of the Minister of Rites have been removed and only three dishes and one soup are left.
The people outside were all confused and had no idea what kind of turmoil the court had experienced.
but--
Chen Zhizhou still went out every day to buy a lot of food and drinks that Gu Qing liked.
Gu Qing sat leaning against the window frame with a heavy heart. She held a piece of straw paper in her hand and looked at the small words written on it. A frown involuntarily appeared between her brows.
Mother, you are sick again!
"Qing'er, come quickly. This eight-treasure duck has just been taken out of the cage and is still warm." Chen Zhizhou walked in quickly with a smile on his face, and pushed the wooden door open with his big hand.
Unexpectedly, what came into his sight was Gu Qing's face with frowning brows.
The two of them had been together for so long that Chen Zhizhou could already guess her thoughts through her every frown, smile and every little gesture.
Seeing this, Chen Zhizhou couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety in his heart, and his heart sank: "What? What happened?"
"The maid at home sent a letter saying that my mother's condition is getting worse day by day and the situation is not optimistic." After Gu Qing finished speaking, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
There was also a steaming hot eight-treasure duck on the table...
She glanced back inadvertently and happened to see Chen Zhizhou's expression of restrained smile.
I guess there must be something happy happening outside today. It really spoiled my mood when he came back and saw me with such a sad face.
Gu Qing forced a smile and walked over to the round table. She first sniffed the Eight Treasure Duck on the plate, then said slowly, "This Eight Treasure Duck is so hot, why are you holding it like this?"
"No way." Chen Zhizhou finished speaking, his eyes falling on the bamboo basket on the corner of the table: "Now that Yipin Pavilion has given me this, it is much more convenient than before."
Watching Gu Qing eat slowly, he chewed each mouthful of duck skin dozens of times...
Chen Zhizhou poured her a cup of tea and, after a short pause, said, "I heard that the Fifth Prince went to the palace and told His Majesty about this matter. However, His Majesty did not give him any reward. The Fifth Prince plans to pack up his things and send them to the palace in the next few days."
Hearing this—
Gu Qing suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand.
She came up with another plan. This incident could not only sow discord between the Gu family and the fifth prince, but also make the Gu family and Li Xiangsheng bleed more.
As far as she knew, after the previous donation, it was Gu Yunzhao himself who said that his family had been working for the court and that they were short of money. The implication was that -
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