As she spoke, she took off her outer coat and changed into a thin white jacket. Then she sat down and asked Duan Tingxuan the purpose of the Crown Prince's visit. Duan Tingxuan did not hide it from her and whispered it to her. His wife clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, this matter has finally been resolved satisfactorily. So, the Crown Prince is not going to pursue the Fourth Prince? The Fourth Prince... will never know his true life experience?"
"Of course." Duan Tingxuan nodded, thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "With the character of the Fourth Prince, knowing his life story will only make him feel painful and entangled, and he may even do something extreme. Don't look at him as cheerful and cheerful, in fact, he is the most noble and proud in his heart, and even a little... how did you say it? Oh, right, he is a bit of a mysophobia. If he knew that he was just a pawn used by his own father to realize the conspiracy of usurping the throne, he might do something stupid in the moment of pain and anger. So it's better for him not to know, it's rare to be ignorant. It's a pity that such a big secret has to be borne by Donglou and me. This is really an unprovoked disaster."
"It's okay. After all, it's all for the Fourth Prince. To be fair, he's really good to you." Su Nuannuan comforted her husband. Suddenly, she heard Honglian's voice outside the door: "Grandpa, Grandma, dinner is ready. Do you want to eat now or wait a little longer?"
"Let's eat now, or it will get cold if we wait any longer." After Su Nuannuan finished speaking, she stood up and said to Duan Tingxuan, "I went to the kitchen earlier and saw some excellent autumn kidney beans, which made me greedy. It happened that the Xue family's wife knew my preference and pickled two large jars of salted pork ribs in the spring. I saw that the meat was really good, so I couldn't help but stew a big pot of kidney beans, potatoes and salted pork ribs. This dish is eaten in Liaodong. I haven't made it at home yet, so I'll give it to you today."
Duan Tingxuan laughed and said, "Do you have kidney beans stewed in a big pot? Aren't they all fried with pork slices? The kidney bean buns you steamed in the palace in the summer are also delicious. My favorite is the stir-fried kidney beans, which are really delicious. What's so special about this big pot dish? Is it the same as the pig-killing dish?"
"You'll know when you eat it."
Su Nuannuan smiled. This kidney bean, potato and salted pork ribs is an authentic Northeastern stew. In her previous life, she had been to a small county town called Wafangdian. She had heard that the seafood in Fuzhou Bay in the south was particularly famous, so she went there because of its reputation. She had eaten this kidney bean, potato and salted pork ribs stew once in the local countryside.
The big straw pot. The potatoes were stewed soft and sandy, the kidney beans were soft and rotten, and because they were stewed for a long time, there was a special fragrance in the mouth. Only the salty spareribs were a little unsatisfactory. After all, the country people only slaughtered pigs once during the Spring Festival, and most of the meat on the ribs was cut off. So it was very thin, but even so. Su Nuannuan ate so much that she couldn't move. Because she happened to see a basket of juicy and high-quality autumn kidney beans in the kitchen today, she suddenly remembered this flavor, and immediately became enthusiastic and stewed a big pot without saying a word.
When they sat down in the dining room, Duan Tingxuan saw a small basin in the middle of the table with kidney beans piled high. He smiled and said, "Wow. There are so many. No need to eat anything else." Then he used chopsticks to pick them up curiously. Suddenly he shouted, "Huh? These potatoes are not cut into pieces. They are still whole."
"You are ignorant, aren't you? This is how you eat Northeastern big pot dishes." Su Nuannuan smiled and picked up the chopsticks, stabbed them into the potato, and forked one and put it into Duan Tingxuan's bowl, while advising: "Eat slowly, be careful of the burn." After saying that, she moved it again and saw a piece of ribs sticking out, so she took one out and gave it to him, only to hear her husband exclaim: "This rib is not chopped? It's such a long piece, wouldn't it be embarrassing to eat it?"
Su Nuannuan sneered, "This is a home-cooked meal, who cares if you eat well or not? How can you not have this freedom when eating at home? If you are really worried, don't hire anyone to serve you, let them eat too, and the two of us can gnaw on the bones at will, isn't it better?"
Duan Tingxuan thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he waved his hand, and Honglian and the others withdrew with their lips pursed. When everyone left, before the young marquis had time to reveal his true colors, he saw his wife with her hands on her hips laughing. After she finished laughing, she quickly picked up another long rib bone and handed it to him, praising: "Look, how much meat is on it? There are fat and lean ones. This is the best salty ribs. This is how to eat salty ribs with kidney beans to enjoy it. Take a bite and your mouth is full of meat and oil. It is fat but not greasy and fragrant but not mellow, especially with the soft potatoes and kidney beans stewed in a big pot. I tell you, this is a taste like a god. The meat on the ribs is the best. Eat it quickly, don't burn it. In order to match this dish, I specially cooked with the best imperial rice."
As he spoke, he returned to his seat holding the bone. The young marquis watched his wife turn into a glutton and tear off a large piece of meat from the ribs in one bite. Her eyes lit up as she ate. His appetite was aroused for a moment, and he did not bother to laugh at Nuan Nuan's ferocious eating. He also copied her and tore off a large piece of meat. After chewing it twice, he slammed the table and said, "No wonder you praised it at such a long time. The stew is cooked well enough, and it has a taste that melts in the mouth. It can't be said to be better than the pork belly in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, but it has a different kind of salty and fragrant taste, which is very good with rice."
As he spoke, he took a big mouthful of rice, then broke off a piece of potato and put it into his mouth, nodding his head in praise.
The couple finished gnawing on a bone in one breath, and they felt a little full, so they picked up the wet towel prepared on the table and wiped their hands. Su Nuannuan then said seriously: "Mrs. Jiang came over today and said a lot of things. From what she said, the mastermind behind Chuan Ge'er's diarrhea and almost death was Xu Ranyun, and even Xue Zhilan was involved. But these are all her own speculations, and there is no evidence, so she came to ask for my advice..."
Before he could finish, Duan Tingxuan's face turned pale, and he put his chopsticks on the table with a "smack". He said angrily: "It is indeed Ran Yun. Even Lan'er has played a role in this. What do they want to do? Chuan'er is my child, and they want to kill him? Are their hearts eaten by wolves? No, now that we know, Anping Marquis Mansion cannot tolerate such vicious people."
"What can I do if they don't allow it? Everything is just Aunt Jiang's speculation. Do you have any evidence?" Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes. "Don't be naive, my Lord. Without any evidence, can you send them back to their parents' home? Or do you want to put them under house arrest? Do you really think that those two noble families will let you bully them? I didn't want to tell you about this, it would only add to your troubles. However, if these two are really cruel and ruthless, I don't know what kind of trouble they will cause in the future. No matter how tough I am, I am still a woman. This is a patriarchal society. What's more, I have a criminal record in the past. You know all this. So I tell you today to prepare you mentally. If they fall into my hands in the future, don't say I am cruel."
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