Chapter 321: Prince Rui, Marriage
Chapter 321: Prince Rui, Marriage
"Brother Lu has gone to the farm, and Xie Huaiguang is also very interested in peppers. Even Prince Rui has gone with him this time. I'm sure the emperor is also very interested in these new species."
This time I brought back not only peppers, but also potatoes and corn. However, I haven’t brought back sweet potatoes yet, so I can only wait for another opportunity.
Some dried peppers were brought back, but there were no potatoes and corns. No matter how much more they brought back, it would not be enough. Anyway, they were all planted. Even Su Jin had to wait until the harvest before he could enjoy them.
Oh, potatoes, they are delicious no matter how you eat them, whether in hot pot, stir-fried, made into soup, or fried, they are delicious no matter how you cook them. Corn is also delicious, roasted corn, boiled corn, ground into cornmeal and eaten with fish fillets, it is simply the best.
Su Jin's saliva started to flow again.
"An Ru, you two should stay here too!"
An Ru nodded happily when she heard that. As long as she could be with Su Jin, she would be happy.
So she happily watched Su Jin getting up and making arrangements, Yuchuan and Jinchuan busying around, and Su's mother sitting in the corner, eating snacks and looking at the backs of several people with a smile. It all felt as if she had returned to three years ago. It was the same three years ago. They lived together in Liuting Pavilion, and Su Jin was also like this, surrounded by people, while she watched silently from the side.
Looking at Sister Su Jin now, she is still the same as before. Leaving the mansion not only did not make her devastated, but she became more energetic. Her children are more successful than the other, and they all recognize her as their mother. Isn't this the most gratifying thing?
An Ru was very envious.
In the evening, Yin Zhengnan came as expected. It was the first time that An Ru met the young master of the Grand Princess's Mansion. In the past, she always heard people say that this guy was uneducated and just followed Gu Zixuan around every day, with all the bad habits of a noble boy. But now, it seems that he does not have the slightest sign of what people say. On the contrary, he is a very good person.
For example, now, he could lower himself to lean over Su Jin and whisper something. He looked so excited that even if An Ru couldn't hear it, she felt that it must be something very happy and interesting. Just by looking at him, she couldn't help but relax her eyebrows.
Su Jin couldn't help laughing. He could only say that this son-in-law was a good choice. Now, he was Marquis Dingyuan, a marquis, just like Marquis Yong'an. However, Marquis Yong'an had fallen, while Yin Zhengnan was a rising sun.
Thinking about this, An Mu lowered his head and planned to continue feeding his son, but was surprised to find that the person was gone. He looked up and saw Xiao Cui pointing to a place not far away. He saw Gu Zilu holding Mu Ge'er and watching a monkey show. Naituanzi was amused and laughed loudly. He clapped his hands and looked up at Gu Zilu, saying, "Fifth brother, fifth brother, this is good."
Mu Ge'er actually still remembered Gu Zilu, but he didn't remember Gu Zixuan. After all, Mu Ge'er was less than one year old at that time, and Gu Zixuan then went to the northwest.
"Stepmother, this is delicious, try it."
Gu Suiyu gave her some Maoxuewang. There was a layer of oil floating on the bright red soup. It was delicious just by smelling it, without having to eat it. The unique spicy aroma of dried chilies filled her nose. Before she even ate it, An Mu sneezed twice.
Gu Suiyu smiled and said, "It's quite spicy, but this thing is only available in the palace and here. Try a little first, don't be too spicy."
"That's it, try it!"
Yin Zhengnan came over at some point and made eyes at Gu Suiyu, but Gu Suiyu pretended not to see anything and continued chatting and laughing with An Mu, which made An Mu feel embarrassed, as if he was the one who was redundant.
The excitement of the night passed quickly, and happy times always pass in an instant. Su Jin sent Daniu to escort An Mu back. Tian Daniu rode a tall horse, and his muscular body was very scary.
Passersby avoided him one after another, and when An Mu returned to Liuting Pavilion, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, only her sister can live the life that others envy, while she can only guard the defeated Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Xiao Cui helped her change her clothes and said, "Madam, would you like to rest today?"
"No, bring the account here."
An Mu felt that after going to Su Jin today, he finally understood one thing, which was why the old lady would rather die than cut spending.
Su Jin is living a good life now and everyone envies him. Everyone gathers around the Su Mansion. When Su Jin just left the mansion, there were all kinds of rumors. The old lady naturally had to maintain the dignity of the mansion, otherwise, who knows what the people outside would do to the mansion.
An injured wolf can even bully a rabbit.
An Mu checked the accounts by lamplight. As for Sun Yuan and the like, it didn't matter. After all, since Gu Changqing was gone, there would be no competition for favor in the backyard. Lin Wanyu had gone to the manor a long time ago. She used to dislike her for being too busy, but now that she was gone, she felt that the mansion was so deserted.
The days passed in such hard work, but for Su Jin, this was not hard work, it was comfort, it was lying down.
Zou's health was getting worse day by day, and no one knew how long she could hold on. She was all dependent on her body. The Marquis' Mansion had no money to begin with, and now it was even worse. Fortunately, this year, there was a bumper harvest of the improved grain, and the emperor was so happy that he distributed the seeds to his old ministers who had made contributions, and the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion also got a share.
An Mu took the heavy gift from the eunuch and decided to find Su Jin to borrow someone who knew how to grow crops from her. Next year, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion would have to rely on the abundant crops to survive.
In the autumn, news finally came from the northwest that the war was settled. General He Bi chopped off the head of the Xiongnu Khan and made the fourth prince the new Khan. The fourth prince was pro-Da Zhou, and soon a letter of peace was delivered to Zhao Jingcheng. In addition to the annual tribute of cattle, sheep and horses, the new Khan also proposed that he wanted to send his sister, the most dazzling Rouran princess on the grassland, to marry.
Marriage?
Zhao Jingcheng frowned when he saw this.
From ancient times to the present, there has been no precedent of Han people marrying Xiongnu princesses. Now they want to marry them. What should we do?
Rejected?
It would not look good diplomatically, as the Huns might think they were afraid.
agree?
There have been lessons since ancient times that marrying a Xiongnu princess is not good for the country and can easily lead to disaster.
"What is troubling my brother?"
In the imperial study, Xie Huaiguang was serving on the side. Zhao Jingyu had already gotten used to this person's presence and subconsciously opened his mouth to ask.
Zhao Jingcheng then expressed what was in his mind, and after he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the imperial study.
To marry or not to marry, that is the question.
Zhao Jingcheng looked at Xie Huiguang: "Master Xie, what do you think?"
Xie Huaiguang raised his head and replied, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is easy to handle."
"Oh? How do we deal with this?"
Lord Xie's dark eyes flickered slightly: "Simple, let Prince Rui marry the princess."