Chapter 437 Zhang Yanrui said nothing and just ate
Logically speaking, the Queen didn't need to tell Xin An in such detail. Xin An was suspicious but Fu Li remained calm, "Before returning to Beijing, my father asked about the medicinal materials. He said that things should not be abandoned halfway. After he finishes the follow-up matters of the charity donation, he wants to arrange for more medicinal materials to be sent over to avoid shortages when the medicine is used."
The queen was even more satisfied with her and the Xin family.
Before leaving, he rewarded Xin An with several things to please her.
Zhang Yanrui watched Xin An leave, hesitant to speak, with a look of loss on his face. Finally, he lowered his eyes and fiddled with his fingers.
Xin An had just returned home and rested for a while when Eunuch Zhao, who was beside the emperor, came again, this time with Zhang Yanrui. The boy looked aggrieved and Eunuch Zhao looked embarrassed.
"The young master is not used to living in the palace, and he is not used to returning to the Zhang family. The emperor asked the second young lady to take care of the young master for a few more days. The palace has already rushed to pick up the princess and return to the capital."
Xin An's mouth twitched, and she subconsciously thought that Eunuch Zhao was lying. She was not this boy's relative, nor was she that good to him, so why did he still rely on her? "Eunuch, can I have a word with you?"
Eunuch Zhao followed Xin An to the side. Zhang Yanrui looked at Xin An aggrievedly. Xin An ignored him and only asked Eunuch Zhao, "There are the Emperor and the Empress in the palace, and General Zhang outside the palace. I think they are all people who love the young master very much. How can the young master not get used to it?"
He lived in the servants' quarters at the Xin family, but he could still eat and sleep? Eunuch Zhao didn't know how to explain it. The emperor was thinking about Princess Yong'an, so who in the palace dared to disrespect the young master?
But he just made a fuss, especially in the Zhang family. Old Madam Zhang wished she could hold the little boy in her mouth, but the little boy still made a fuss and wanted to leave, as if he could never be tamed.
"The young master must be missing the princess. He can't eat or sleep well. Although the emperor and General Zhang are the young master's maternal and paternal grandfathers, they haven't seen each other for several years. They are a little strange. Maybe the young master and the second young master's wife have developed feelings for each other during their trip."
"Anyway, please take care of me, Madam Second Young Master."
Xin An said she didn't believe him. He couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. He ate more than anyone else. He wouldn't wake up even if he was carried away and thrown away at night. He also developed feelings for her? I'm afraid he developed feelings for the food here. Eunuch Zhao was afraid that Xin An would refuse, so he hurriedly said that he was in a hurry to return to the palace and slipped away, leaving Zhang Yanrui standing in the yard and looking around curiously. Xin An looked at him and said unhappily, "So, what do you want to do when you come back?"
Zhang Yanrui walked up to him and started playing with his fingers again, "I'm hungry."
"There's nothing to eat in the palace, how could there not be something you like to eat?"
"No, I'm hungry."
Looking up at Xin An, what could Xin An do? She couldn't afford to offend this living ancestor. She ran back to the palace and cried and complained. She had a mouth full of words but couldn't explain it clearly.
Two dishes and a bowl of rice were quickly brought over from the stove. Xin An sat down and gestured, "Eat."
Zhang Yanrui sat down with a smile, holding the bowl and started eating. He ate with great relish, his mouth was full of oil, "This is not delicious."
"Why don't the ones in the palace eat it?"
"The palace doesn't want to eat Zhang's food, and it doesn't suit your appetite?"
Zhang Yanrui said nothing and just ate.
Mrs. Zhang, who came to look for him, happened to see Zhang Yanrui finishing the last grain of rice in the bowl and was very surprised, "Did he finish it already?"
"What delicious food do you make for him?"
Xin An laughed, "It's just an ordinary meal. Just now, Eunuch Zhao said that he also eats the food in the palace, and the Zhang family can't get used to it. I'm curious, Sister Xie, come and tell me about it."
Madam Zhang said that the imperial kitchen in the palace served dishes in various ways, all of which were suitable for children, but Zhang Yanrui just refused to eat them.
"At home, the food cooked by the cook on the stove is very exquisite, but he only tasted it and didn't eat it. This made the old lady very worried. Why does he eat so deliciously when he comes to you?"
Xin An shook her head. Aunt Cuiping went to the kitchen and quickly brought back a bowl of steamed eggs and two beautifully presented dishes and placed them in front of Zhang Yanrui. He dodged them directly. Aunt Cuiping knew what was going on. "The Second Young Master's wife is very hungry. The cooks in the kitchen use a lot of oil and salt when cooking. The imperial chefs in the palace mainly cook light and exquisite dishes with less animal oil. "
"The Zhang family's chef took into consideration that the young master is still young and needs to eat light food with less oil and salt."
The conclusion is: "The young master probably likes oily dishes."
This kind of dish is generally not available in the palace. More oil means more onions, ginger, and garlic will be added, which will make the taste strong. The masters will not eat it, let alone the palace maids. It is a serious crime to offend the masters.
Moreover, the dishes from the imperial kitchen were not hot enough when delivered to the palaces, as the meat oil would easily solidify and was not suitable.
Mrs. Zhang was suspicious, "Is that so?"
Xin An looked at Zhang Yanrui, "Is that so?"
Zhang Yanrui mentioned Xin An's vegetable aroma, so Xin An understood and said to Madam Zhang Shao: "Even if it's green vegetable leaves, I like heavy oil. The more oil, the more vegetable aroma. Maybe that's the case."
What a lame excuse.
"Also, this kid really likes to eat meat. He eats a lot, especially roasted meat. It's bright red and delicious. He eats a whole plate of meat in one bite."
Madam Zhang suddenly realized and said that the men in the Zhang family all had strong tastes and loved to eat meat, and they didn’t like to eat vegetables. It was just that they were all leading troops outside, so the women in the mansion, led by the old lady, ate light food. “It’s still the brilliance of our Zhang family.”
"I thought he was a child and should eat light and soft food, but I didn't expect him to take after his father."
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"This is too picky."
Xin An agreed very much. He was very picky. He looked at Zhang Yanrui and said, "How about it? Now that I have found the reason for you, maybe you can go back to the Zhang family?"
Zhang Yanrui shook his head, "I want to stay here."
"Why?"
Zhang Yanrui continued playing with his fingers and stopped talking.
Xin An was helpless. Madam Zhang went forward and tried to persuade the boy for a long time, but the boy just wouldn't give in. Madam Zhang could only leave helplessly in the end, and then sent someone to deliver a lot of things over.
Xin An arranged him to stay next to the bedroom, which was the room where Tang Mo slept before. He just had to clean it and put in new bedding. Xin An had observed that this kid was not picky about where he lived.
Aunt Cuiping took care of him personally. After Zhang Yanrui was settled, she came to Xin An and said, "We don't know how the young master was separated from the princess, and what happened after the separation. After all, he is only six years old. Even if he is brave, he is afraid in his heart. I guess he has lived in the Xin family for a long time and has been with the young lady for some time. He realized that you have no bad intentions and has become a little dependent on you."
“That’s not a good thing.”
Xin An was not complacent or smug about it, thinking that he could gain some benefit from it. He was even more unwilling to take advantage of a child. "That's the princess's child. How can she rely on me?"
Aunt Cuiping also thought of this. Xin An pondered for a moment, "Tomorrow is a day off. I will ask my husband to pick up the old lady. I see that he likes her very much. Let her tell him some ancient stories. Then invite Madam Zhang to cultivate their relationship."
"I will go to the Zhang family in person tomorrow morning."
Cui Ping saw that it was not too late, "How about I go on behalf of the Second Young Master's wife? Madam Xu will come tomorrow morning, so it is not convenient for the Second Young Master's wife to go out."
Xin An nodded, and Cuiping quickly went out. The sound of children's laughter was heard from the yard again. It turned out that Zhang Yanrui and Rouqiu were playing together. The man and the dog could play together.
(End of this chapter)
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