Chapter 254 She also exerted her influence behind the scenes.
Sheng Sheng had never eaten it, but she had heard of it.
Ginkgo seeds are the seeds of the ginkgo tree and have the effects of astringing the lungs, relieving asthma, stopping leukorrhea, and reducing urination.
When used in soups, it has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, replenishing qi and nourishing deficiency, and beautifying the skin and delaying aging.
Most importantly, Sheng Sheng loves drinking all kinds of soup.
Even if there's no soup, you still have to mix your rice with the broth from the vegetables.
Seeing that Sheng Sheng had indeed fallen silent, Lu Chi knew that the "temptation" was effective. He then began to describe in detail how to make the ginkgo and old duck soup, and his vivid description immediately whetted Sheng Sheng's appetite.
Sheng Sheng swallowed hard. These ginkgo nuts are autumn fruits, and it must have taken Lu Chi quite a bit of effort to find them at this time of year.
Sheng Sheng cleared her throat. They had gone to great lengths to find the ingredients; if she didn't go, wouldn't she be wasting the good food?
"Hehe." Sheng Sheng's face instantly changed, and she laughed without any backbone. "Since Brother Lu Chi invited me, then Sheng Sheng must go and taste this ginkgo and old duck soup with Brother Lu Chi."
Lu Chi suppressed a laugh and replied, "Alright, then I'll be waiting for the princess's arrival tonight."
"Yes, those sounds have gone."
Lu Chi nodded, and the little dumpling greeted him before skipping away.
Watching the little girl's departing figure, Lu Chi muttered to himself, "So sweet, so cute... Where did Xie Yunqi get the good fortune to have such an adorable little sister?"
Lu Chi grumbled for a while. Although he didn't have a younger sister and his "innate conditions" were not as good as Xie Yunqi's, he had plenty of motivation and could fight and snatch things!
If he doesn't have a younger sister, why can't he just take Xie Yunqi's sister away?
Lu Chi sighed inwardly and quickly returned to his tent to instruct people to stew a duck.
After Sheng Sheng carried the stone to meet up with Xie Yunjia and Li Manyan, the group, along with their guards, went to the riverbank.
Sheng Sheng had just returned. She had lunch in the carriage and went out to play with them as soon as she got back. Xie Yunjia was worried that she would be hungry, so she prepared some food for her while Sheng Sheng was away.
"Here, take this to eat on the way. Kids love to eat when they go on picnics, don't they? What's this called again, a picnic?" Xie Yunjia said casually. "I prepared this for you, so you don't start fussing for food later."
Li Manyan is a meticulous person by nature. Over the past few days, she has gained a deep understanding of Xie Yunjia and knows that she is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
It was clearly prepared specifically for Sheng Sheng, yet they said it was because they were afraid she would get upset later.
Li Manyan smiled faintly, leaned down and whispered to Shengsheng, "This was specially prepared by the eldest princess just now, not because she was afraid that you, the second princess, would throw a tantrum. Everyone knows that our second princess is the most well-behaved, how could she throw a tantrum? The eldest princess didn't want to think of a more reliable excuse."
Sheng Sheng knew perfectly well that her elder sister loved nothing more than saying one thing and meaning another.
Sheng Sheng leaned closer and whispered, "Hehe, Sheng Sheng knows, that's how my royal sister always is."
The two of them chuckled quietly. Xie Yunjia couldn't hear what they were saying, only a rustling sound.
Xie Yunjia glanced at her suspiciously and asked, "What are you talking about behind my back?"
Of course, the two wouldn't tell her what she was saying. Sheng Sheng said with a smile, "Sheng Sheng said that the Imperial Sister is so good to Sheng Sheng, she even sent someone to prepare some delicious food!"
Xie Yunjia was clearly pleased by those words, but she still gave a haughty snort and said, "You're just being presumptuous. I already told you I was afraid you'd cause trouble."
She chuckled softly; she was used to Xie Yunjia being like this. Normally, Xie Yunjia would never easily express her inner emotions directly.
She only loses control when she is very anxious or in a critical situation.
Sheng Sheng ate a piece of pastry that Xie Yunjia had given her, then handed the rest to Zijuan. She then put Shitou on her shoulder, told him to hold on tight, and then took the hands of the two of them, saying, "Alright, alright, we're almost at the river. Let's hurry up. Sheng Sheng wants to pick flowers to make a wreath this time!"
"Kids are just kids, always playing these childish games."
Despite her complaints, Xie Yunjia still quickened her pace.
These past two days, preparations for returning to Beijing have begun at Shanglinweichang, and they will depart for Beijing early the day after tomorrow.
Sheng Sheng pondered how to put a flower wreath on Consort Rong as well, and carefully picked flowers, mostly choosing purple ones that Consort Rong liked.
Xie Yunjia also knew how to make flower wreaths. She had originally planned to make one for Shengsheng herself when she heard that Shengsheng wanted to make one. However, upon hearing that Shengsheng wanted to give it to Consort Rong, she changed her mind and said to Li Manyan.
“Let’s each make one. You make the one for Consort Rong, and I’ll make one for Sheng Sheng.” Xie Yunjia paused, showing her the flowers in her basket, and added, “I picked pink ones, which are suitable for Sheng Sheng. It would be a waste to throw these flowers away if I didn’t make one for her.”
Li Manyan, without suspecting anything, replied, "Okay."
Li Manyan had made flower wreaths for Sheng Sheng before, so Sheng Sheng didn't think anything was wrong and continued to happily pick flowers.
Xie Yunjia turned her back, concealing her merits and fame.
Yes, she is really too smart.
It seems that the second brother and Li Manyan are mutually attracted, so it would be most appropriate for Li Manyan to make the flower wreath for Consort Rong.
If the two are truly in love, things might develop in the future, such as her becoming her second sister-in-law. If Consort Rong knew that the wreath was made by Li Manyan herself, she would definitely develop a good impression of Li Manyan.
Even if nothing develops between the two, it's just making a flower wreath on their behalf, so it won't have any impact.
Yes, she really is too smart.
Xie Yunjia hummed a little tune, feeling smug about her cleverness.
Sigh, she also contributed to her second brother's relationship from behind the scenes.
Three people were picking wildflowers on the grass by the river, while a tiger was running around on the grass, darting about everywhere.
Ahead lies a gently flowing stream, and overhead shines the warm sunlight.
The wind wasn't too cold today, and the group was picking flowers, enjoying themselves immensely.
After picking the flowers, Sheng Sheng handed the small basket to Li Manyan and pulled her to sit on a large rock to weave a flower wreath.
Li Manyan glanced at the colors of the flowers the two had picked and roughly knew what pattern to weave. She then said to Shengsheng, "Second Princess, go play over there. I'll finish weaving right away."
Sheng Sheng smiled gently: "Okay, thank you, Sister Yan Yan."
"Why are you thanking me? I haven't even thanked the Second Princess yet. It's all thanks to the Second Princess asking the First Princess to keep me company these past few days that I haven't been so bored, and I've even become good friends with the First Princess."
Li Manyan chuckled softly, her light green dress making her appear even more vibrant, just like the meadow in front of her, radiating a gentle and tender power.
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