Chapter 297 Delicious
When Mrs. Mu heard this, her first reaction was to look up to see if the sun was rising from the west today.
But today the sky is full of dark clouds and the sun cannot be seen.
Mu Qingshan and Prince Chang'an have always been very careful to avoid suspicion. As colleagues, they would go out of the palace to chat for a while after the court meeting. Lord Mu and Huo Zheng have never walked together in front of outsiders.
After saying hello at Song's house yesterday, we didn't say much.
Today, my daughter came back with her child and son-in-law. Mu Qingshan was in the study and didn't come out. Mrs. Mu had already thought of what to say to her son-in-law, but he suddenly sent someone to invite Huo Zheng to the study.
What is this trying to say?
Huo Zheng said calmly, "Then I'll excuse myself first."
Madam Mu said, "Go ahead."
"Daddy..." Xiaoxing looked back and wanted to follow his daddy as he left, with half of his body leaning out.
Madam Mu quickly hugged Xiao Xing back and said, "Let's go eat some delicious food, some soft and fragrant cakes... We'll be able to see Daddy later."
Xiaoxing looked back at his father who was walking away, then looked at his mother, and was coaxed over by his grandmother.
Mrs. Mu did not lie to the little guy. She knew Chunzhi would bring the little guy back today, so she went into the kitchen and made a lot of pastries, filling the table.
When Xiaoxing saw so many delicious foods, his eyes lit up instantly.
Mrs. Mu put the little guy on the chair. Xiaoxing climbed half of his body onto the table and grabbed a piece of cake with one hand, but still felt it was not enough.
It's like a mouse falling into a rice jar.
Chunzhi stopped the little guy from scratching around and said with a smile, "These two cakes are really new. I haven't seen them before."
The maidservant beside her said, "These cakes are made by Madam herself. Princess, please try them."
Chunzhi was a little surprised, "Were all made by mother herself?"
It's still morning. If all these pastries were made by Mrs. Mu, wouldn't she have started working in the middle of the night?
"I have nothing to do, so I wanted to see if my old craftsmanship is still there." Madam Mu said with a smile, "I made a lot at once. I even sent some to the Song residence for Wan'er to try. Don't just look at it, try it and see how it tastes."
Chunzhi picked up a piece of thousand-layer cake and took a bite. "It has a rich red date flavor, sweet but not greasy, delicious."
Madam Mu smiled and said, "You liked the thousand-layer cakes your mother made when you were a child. Now that you've grown up, your taste hasn't changed much."
In fact, she was worried that she hadn't made pastries for a long time and couldn't make them taste the same as before.
The north was bitterly cold, and Madam Mu's life was extremely hard during those years of exile with Mu Qingshan. For her, it was difficult to even get enough to eat, let alone make pastries.
It was a great blessing in her life to be able to come back alive from the North and become an official's wife again, but the years of losing her daughter could never be made up for.
Mrs. Mu thought that Chunzhi had just returned from Xizhou not long ago, and she and her mother had not had a good time together for a few days. Now she was going to follow Prince Chang'an out of the capital to become a fiefdom, so she couldn't help feeling sad.
It was so hard to be together, but Madam Mu didn't complain about the bitterness of separation. She just kept asking Chunzhi to eat more, "Try everything. If you like it, I'll make it for you another day."
Chunzhi hummed, her nose felt sore, and she was speechless for a moment.
After being alone for a long time, she now has a father and mother who love her, a brother, a husband who wants to be with her for life, and a lovely child.
We cannot seek perfection in worldly affairs, just a little bit of perfection is enough.
Even if we have to part ways soon, we will eventually meet again.
Chunzhi tasted three of them and said softly, "They're all delicious. Mother's cooking skills are as good as those in other pastry shops."
"As long as you like it." Madam Mu said this and sent away the maids who were serving on the side.
The mother and daughter talked alone for a while.
Madam Mu said to Chunzhi, "I heard that the prince was willing to give up the throne to be with you... They say there's no true love in the imperial family, but his behavior is enough to prove that there are always unexpected things. After you and the prince go to Xizhou, live a good life and don't worry about your parents. Your father has a straightforward temper and is always trying to avoid suspicion with the prince. Even if the emperor wanted to find fault with him, it would be difficult."
Chunzhi felt a little sad at first, but couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard the last sentence.
Mrs. Mu still remembered that before Chunzhi got married, she had no hope for Huo Zheng and said that she would leave if he fell in love with someone else.
But now he has complete trust in Huo Zheng.
As a mother, I am always happy to see my daughter and son-in-law being sincere to each other.
But they will be separated by thousands of miles from now on, and the King of Chang'an cannot return to the capital without being summoned, so it will be difficult for the mother and daughter to meet again.
Madam Mu said, "Fortunately, your brother is also in Xizhou. With him taking care of you, mother can rest assured."
"Mother, please take care of yourself. Don't worry about me." Chunzhi said, "Xizhou is actually quite good. The people are simple and honest, and there is a lot of work to be done. It's much more interesting than the capital."
Madam Mu had suffered a lot in the Northern Territory. She heard that Xizhou was a poor place like the Northern Territory. When she heard Chunzhi say that Xizhou was good, she just thought she was comforting herself.
While the two were talking, Xiao Xing grabbed a red bean cake in one hand and a lotus pastry in the other, stuffing them into the hands of his grandmother and mother, and kept saying, "Eat, eat..."
Chunzhi and Madam Mu reached out to take it and both smiled.
As long as your family is safe and sound, the future is always worth looking forward to.
Madam Mu talked to Chunzhi for a long time before she mentioned Huo Zheng again. "I don't know what your father said when he asked the prince to move to the study."
Chunzhi said, "It's probably related to Princess Xiling."
On the other side, in the study of the Mu Mansion.
Huo Zheng went inside and greeted his father-in-law. Seeing the pile of documents on Lord Mu's desk, he took the initiative to ask him, "Father-in-law, would you like me to do anything for you?"
"Your Highness, please take a seat."
Mu Qingshan pushed the documents in front of him away a little and asked someone to make tea.
Speaking of which, this was the first time Huo Zheng had a private conversation with his father-in-law.
Huo Zheng was quite surprised when he heard Mu Qingshan invite him to the study.
Mu Qingshan is a loyal minister, so loyal that even his own sons and daughters-in-law are not allowed to get too close to him.
It’s better not to do this. At least after he leaves the capital to become a vassal, the Mu family won’t be involved too much.
Mu Qingshan said, "As Chunzhi's father, I should be relieved that you are unwilling to marry Princess Xiling. But as a court official, I feel that you are being too emotional."
Huo Zheng did not refute immediately, but just smiled and said: "No one is perfect, everyone has selfish desires, and I have them too."
Mu Qingshan met Huo Zheng's frank gaze, and for a moment he couldn't tell that he was wrong.
No one can say that those who satisfy their own selfish desires first cannot have a global vision?
Mu Qingshan raised his hand and stroked his beard, then slowly spoke, "Your Highness refuses to marry Princess Xiling, but the peace talks between the two countries have reached this point. Someone has to marry Princess Xiling. Your Highness, who do you think will marry Princess Xiling in the end, the Fourth Prince or the Ninth Prince?"
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