The General's Wife
Princess Rui and Concubine Chen talked for a while, and then Concubine Chen left, leaving Prince Rui and Princess Rui alone. After Prince Rui sent everyone away, he told Princess Rui what Emperor Cheng had said today, "What do you mean by my brother?"
"No matter what my brother means, just do it." Princess Rui said gently, "When I reply, I will ask Jin girl more about Biancheng and Yongning Bo's affairs. Your Majesty, please don't intervene in this matter."
"What the princess said is true." Prince Rui said, "But this little girl Jin is really something. How can you just ask someone for something?"
Princess Rui had not read the letter that Shen Jin had written to Shen Qi and the others, and did not quite understand it for a moment. Prince Rui then briefly explained the contents of the letter, but she actually had red eyes and was crying silently. Prince Rui was shocked and asked, "What's wrong with the princess?"
"Your Highness is too partial. They are sisters. It is only by asking for things directly that they are close. Do we have to treat them like outsiders? I don't know what the second girl will think, but Qi'er will definitely like it." Princess Rui wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief. "And your Highness only noticed that Jin asked for things, but look at what she wanted. If the border town was not so cold, why would she ask for Yicun's food?"
After hearing what Princess Rui said, Prince Rui felt a little guilty and said, "I was mistaken."
“Your Highness, when the city was besieged by the barbarians, every word in Jin girl’s letter for help was filled with blood and tears, but... do you see her complaining or crying at all today?” Princess Rui said, “Let alone anything else, the second girl just came back crying and asking Your Highness to make the decision because her husband took a concubine. But what about Jin girl? Did she cause Your Highness any trouble? When Jin girl was in the mansion, she liked light food the most. She would rather starve than eat if the food was not fine. Now all she wants is…” She seemed unable to continue, and lay on the table and cried softly.
Prince Rui also felt bitter, thinking about how Shen Jin had survived a near-death experience in the border town, and how she had been besieged by the barbarians for so long, and had suffered a lot. However, he did not mention it at all, but instead tried his best to prepare gifts for them and send them back. For a moment, he was full of tenderness, and also felt that Shen Zi was too noisy. Prince Rui, who had softened his heart and wanted to pressure his second son-in-law because of Concubine Xu's pleading, suddenly became determined again, "Don't cry, prepare more things to send to Jin girl, the palace has just rewarded a lot of brocade, send more to her, Jin girl is alone in the border town, I'm afraid she doesn't even have a close friend."
Princess Rui knew that sometimes too much is as bad as too little, so she stopped crying after hearing the advice, and asked someone to bring water to do her makeup again. However, this time she didn't even put on makeup, but only applied a layer of cream, and then came out and said, "It was my fault just now... I just thought about Jin girl not having enough food and warm clothes over there, and my heart ached. I wish I could suffer these hardships for her."
"I know you." King Rui comforted.
Princess Rui said, "It seems that it is really hard to endure over there. Why not prepare some more herbs for Jin girl to send over? There is also money. Since she doesn't have anyone close to her, it is inevitable that she will give more as a reward."
"Okay." King Rui was willing to agree to anything at this moment.
Princess Rui spoke slowly, "Didn't the prince say that there was a missing sword? I didn't expect that Jin girl would remember my joke. I saw in the letter that this was the sword of the barbarian leader, but Jin girl didn't give the best to His Majesty, but only wanted to leave it for His Majesty... I don't know if His Majesty will blame me."
When Prince Rui heard what Princess Rui said, he laughed instead, "Don't worry, my brother is not so stingy."
Princess Rui's eyes flashed but she said nothing, just smiled gently.
After Prince Rui left, Cui Xi replaced the cup with warm jujube tea for Princess Rui. Princess Rui took a few sips and put it down. She took Cui Xi into the inner room and said, "Find my sandalwood box."
Cui Xi responded and went to take out the box that Princess Rui wanted. Princess Rui opened it and took a look. It was full of banknotes. She lowered her eyes slightly and said, "When the time comes, hide this box in the glutinous rice and send it to Jin girl."
“Princess…” Cui Xi looked at Princess Rui with some surprise. This was all of Princess Rui’s savings, a total of five hundred thousand taels.
Princess Rui did not say anything. She was afraid that Prince Rui did not know the family background of the mansion as well as she did. Besides, the money was not for Shen Jin. Only the fool Prince Rui thought that Emperor Cheng was generous. Thinking of her eldest son, Princess Rui closed her eyes and said, "Do as I say."
"Yes." Cui Xi said nothing more.
Cui Xi helped Princess Rui collect the gift list and said, "I'm afraid Concubine Xu will make trouble again."
Princess Rui chuckled, "This Jin girl." The gifts were only given to the King Rui, Princess Rui and Concubine Chen, but most of the gifts given to Princess Rui were prepared for her three children. She really had a clear distinction between love and hate, and was unwilling to let Concubine Xu and the others take advantage. However, Princess Rui did not think Shen Jin was stingy. Instead, she felt more relieved. Otherwise, she would not have sent the silver in the name of Shen Jin. "But it's hard for this child. Let someone send the letter to Qi'er and the others, and give her a copy of the gift list. She will naturally understand."
Shen Jin, who suffered in Princess Rui's heart and only liked to eat light food, was now trying hard to eat and wash the pot. The fresh lamb meat was boiled in the soup pot. It was particularly delicious even without dipping sauce. Next to it was the chili sauce specially prepared in the mansion.
Chu Xiuyuan had been running around outside for some time, so he looked a little darker. He ate the meat with a big chopstick, and when it was cooked, he took it out and ate it. He was really hungry. Chu Xiuming, on the other hand, was very elegant. However, he used the chopsticks like a knife, quickly and accurately, and picked out the meatballs as soon as they were cooked.
Shen Jin's face turned red and her nose was covered with sweat as she ate. She not only liked the lamb meat, but also the tofu. It was tender and smooth, and tasted delicious with a little bit of chili.
After finishing the hot pot, add some noodles, which are chewy and delicious. After eating, Shen Jin sat on the chair, holding the hawthorn tea in both hands and said, "The food here is still delicious."
“Didn’t they say there are a lot of delicious food in the capital?” Chu Xiuyuan, whose belly was also full from eating, spoke up.
Shen Jin sighed, "Yeah, but I can't eat it. Every time I eat according to the portion, it's the same thing over and over again. If I want to eat something new, I have to pay for it myself. It's not like here, where I can just say whatever I want to eat." She felt that this was the feeling of being the master of the house, and it couldn't be better!
"How pitiful." Chu Xiuyuan sighed, "Sister-in-law, if you want to eat anything else, just ask the kitchen to make it. Even if the mansion hasn't told Big Brother, we can still get it for you."
Shen Jin immediately looked at Chu Xiuming, his eyes full of anticipation, "At that time, I heard from my elder sister that they had eaten roasted venison in the palace. The venison was cut into slices and roasted on charcoal fire, and served with sweet-scented osmanthus wine..."
"Wait until this winter." Chu Xiuming said.
Shen Jin was satisfied and said with a smile, "Husband, you are so nice!"
"You stay in the mansion obediently during this period." Chu Xiuming said.
Shen Jin nodded and said, "Okay."
Chu Xiuyuan will be going out with his brother for a while tomorrow. Seeing that his brother and sister-in-law have something to say, he stood up and said, "I'm going back first."
Chu Xiuming nodded. Chu Xiuyuan said hello to Shen Jin and left first. Chu Xiuming stood up and said, "Let's go out for a walk."
"Okay." Shen Jin stood up, looked at Chu Xiuming's hand, put his own hand on it, and Chu Xiuming took Shen Jin out. Nanny Zhao and Anping did not follow them.
"I'll leave it to you, little one." Chu Xiuming said.
Shen Jin said very obediently, "Well, I just play with the little one and the little rabbit every day. Don't worry, husband, I won't run around."
Chu Xiuming nodded, "The craftsmen have been arranged. They will come to the mansion during this period. You don't need to come here. I will tell them not to go near your yard."
"Yes." Shen Jin agreed, but did not ask when he would go to repair the yard for her. He thought that he wanted to finish it first while Chu Xiuming and his brother were away.
Chu Xiuming left before dawn. When Shen Jin woke up, he must have walked a long way. Shen Jin had breakfast and went to see the little one and the rabbits, then asked, "Mammy, do you think my husband and the others are in danger?"
"No." Nanny Zhao smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, Madam."
Shen Jin nodded, rolled his eyes and said, "Does my husband have any instructions?"
"What is Madam asking?" asked Madam Zhao with some confusion.
Shen Jin smiled and said, "For example, not letting me leave the house?"
Zhao Ma Ma smiled and said, "No, the general asked everyone in the mansion to listen to the madam."
Shen Jin was satisfied, and didn't say anything after asking. On the first day Chu Xiuming left, she obediently played with the rabbit and the little one in the mansion. After waking up from a nap, she asked Nanny Zhao about the sizes of Chu Xiuming and Chu Xiuyuan, and selected the fabric to make clothes for them.
The same thing happened the next day. Early in the morning of the third day, Shen Jin got up early, changed his clothes and took An Ping out. Many people in the border town knew Shen Jin. When they saw Shen Jin taking An Ping out, they would greet him and give him some homemade food.
Chu Xiuming and Chu Xiuyuan were not at home. Shen Jin was the eldest one and had forgotten what he had promised Chu Xiuming. He took Anping around with him every day.
No one knew what Nanny Zhao was busy with recently. She just gave Anping a few instructions and then stopped caring about it.
In fact, Shen Jin felt that the people in the mansion had been acting strangely since Chu Xiuming left. They were very busy every day, but no one told Shen Jin, and Shen Jin didn't dare to ask too much. However, seeing that these people had happy faces, he was no longer worried.
What made Shen Jin most happy was that she had grown a lot taller after coming to the border town. Nanny Zhao discovered this when she was helping Shen Jin measure her size a few days ago. She even specially found clothes that Shen Jin wore in the capital to try on, and her skirts were all a little shorter.
Not only his height, but even the tops that used to fit him were now tight. The cloth bags were all made after he came here. After all, Shen Jin had people put away all the clothes in the capital a long time ago, and he wore more of the new clothes that were made after he came to the border town. The clothes in the border town were loose in style, so he didn't notice it at first, which made Shen Jin very happy.
Not many people knew about the departure of the brothers Chu Xiuming and Chu Xiuyuan. When Shen Jin had enough fun and started thinking about Chu Xiuming, they had been gone for nearly a month. Even the people in the mansion didn't know where they had gone or what they had done. Perhaps only the housekeeper and Nanny Zhao knew the truth.
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