Ren Jiayu called Dong Rouer over.
"How do you know these things?"
Dong Rouer smiled and said, "There are always servants to take care of things. Servants are also human beings, with emotions and desires, so they will always reveal some secrets. People like us may not know the news from above, but we will always hear some gossip and rumors from below."
"What else do you know?"
Dong Rouer said, "Miss Ren used to be the only one in the prince's heart, but I'm afraid that's no longer the case. Wang Xipei has suffered a lot in the past five years, but she has also taken root in the prince's heart. Concubine Chen has always liked Wang Xipei, and I heard that Concubine Chen has already told the prince that she wants to add another betrothal gift list.
Miss Ren once said that things in this world are always changing, and if Miss Ren doesn't take advantage of the east wind to crush those ignorant people, there will be trouble in the future.
After thinking for a while, he said, "A tree has deep roots. If one hair is pulled out, the whole body will be affected. It would be better to cut the grass at its roots and kill the whole family. Then there will be no more trouble."
After Dong Rou'er left, Ren Jiayu's personal maid said, "Princess, this Dong Rou'er has a devilish smile. Every time I see her, I get chills all over my body. The Wang family and our Ren family have no past or present grudges. When we stole military rations, Wang Suwen even spoke up for our family. There's no need for us to create this grudge and harm their family just because of a few words from her."
Even Wang Xipei has left Kyoto and probably doesn't want to have anything to do with the Fifth Prince anymore. It's better not to listen to Dong Rouer about this matter."
Ren Jiayu said, "But it's also true that things in this world rise and fall. I'll consider it."
Tang Miao's attention has been attracted by the mysterious new neighbor recently. The mountain road was so difficult to walk on that she asked a porter to carry a basket (arranged by Huo Chuan, who called her beautiful aunt. He was a businessman who was even more obsessed with money than her. He was not a little boy anymore and had grown taller). She carried the local specialties peach blossom cakes, Taoyuan wine, spicy dried fish, and peach blossom honey to visit the new neighbor.
Not to mention seeing the hostess, she wasn't even allowed in. A few servants came out, politely collected her things, said the hostess was not at home, thanked her, and sent her away.
There's definitely something weird about this place.
A few days later, two servants came to the house and said that their wife had been having a poor appetite, but the spicy dried fish and peach blossom honey that Tang Miao had given her that day were very much liked by her, and she wanted to come to Tang Miao's house to buy some more.
I also brought a few dishes made by their chef as a thank you gift.
The six dishes taken out of the basket looked exquisite. Tang Miao thought to himself that even the chefs at the Duke of Xiangguo's Mansion probably didn't have such skills. This family was not ordinary.
Tang Miao said, "Spicy dried fish is made from the small fish that are abundant in the deep pool below this waterfall. They are delicious steamed or fried. Peach blossom honey is great to drink with water, add to ice bowls, or pour over desserts. They are all local specialties and not worth much."
He took out two bags of dried fish and three bottles of peach blossom honey and said, "These are my gifts to your wife. We are all neighbors, so why bother buying them? You are also giving me vegetables."
Unexpectedly, the two servants were very persistent. They left some money as a thank you and said they would bother them again if they needed anything.
Tang Miao then sent two more jars of pickled cabbage.
In fact, the reason why Wang Xipei liked it was that the spicy dried fish and honey water reminded her of the meal she and Jiang Tao had on the day when the fishing and navigation ban was lifted.
Two days later, a servant from this family came out, having walked a long and difficult mountain road to ask Tang Miao to borrow a quilt. Tang Miao, upon seeing the servant's attire, knew she was a servant girl, so she asked, "Are you short of quilts?"
The girl's eyes turned red. "Everyone has one. But that older girl said she's been afraid of the cold since she was a child and that I'm strong. She snatched my quilt and used it for two. I can only wear all my clothes and a sheet at night. It's too cold."
Tang Miao: There are people like this everywhere! Tang Miao was originally a palace maid, and she knew the difficulties of being a maid, so she quickly brought a thick quilt.
He added, "If you have any further difficulties, just come to me."
The girl said, "Thank you. I have to go back quickly. If I stay out for too long, I'll get scolded."
The girl walked away with the thick quilt in her arms. Tang Miao saw that it was blocking her view of the road, so he brought her a backpack, tied the quilt tightly with a rope, and stuffed it in.
He stuffed her with a few more pieces of peach blossom cakes.
Gradually, with more and more small interactions like these, Tang Miao became familiar with this neighbor.
Now Wang Suwen also knocked on Tang Miao's door.
That day, several jars of peach blossom wine were delivered to this strange neighbor's house. The person who delivered the wine said it was from Tang Miao, and the jars of freshly brewed wine had been opened.
At noon, I heard the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums from the foot of the mountain. Then, a porter carrying baskets on his back brought two or three baskets of meat and stew to the strange neighbor, saying that there was a wedding in Huojia Village at the foot of the mountain today, and that the food was distributed to the villagers to share in the good cheer. He also said that there was a buffet at the foot of the mountain, and that any neighbors and villagers who were free could come and show their support.
Xuanyuan Huaiyu hasn't been here these past two days, and the servants, guards, and maids have all been a bit lazy. Someone (a kite) said, "Why don't we cook a few dishes and set up a table to make it lively?" Someone (another kite) immediately responded.
Everyone's minds became active, and finally they prepared the wine and food and started eating and drinking happily.
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