"Is Grandmother feeling better today?"
Princess Pingyang swept away her displeasure from this afternoon and smiled kindly, "How could it not be good? With the medicine and medicinal cuisine personally prepared by our Shun'er, if it weren't good, our Shun'er would be exhausted."
Zhou Shun put down the snacks in his hand. "Taking care of Grandmother is what I should do. These are snacks I bought outside. Grandmother, please try a bite of each one, but don't eat too much."
Princess Pingyang smiled broadly, "Alright, I'll do as you say, I'll eat a little of everything."
"You took Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin back?"
Zhou Shun nodded, then shook his head. Princess Pingyang smiled and said, "Where did you go, you little rascal?"
"When I went to the teacher's house, I found that his wife's leg ailment had flared up these past few days, so Lin's younger sister made two things by hand to send over."
Princess Pingyang said, "Yes, the Lin family girl is a good girl."
"certainly."
Princess Pingyang glanced at Zhou Shun. Others might not understand what her little grandson was thinking, but she certainly did.
"If you want to..."
Zhou Shun frowned. "Grandmother! I have my own plans."
"You're so young, but you have so many ideas. Just be careful and don't go too far!"
Zhou Shun nodded in agreement, "Is Second Uncle going to set off in the next couple of days?"
"We will set off in two days along with the provisions."
The mention of Princess Pingyang brought some melancholy. The war on the northern border was becoming increasingly tense, and the retired emperor had to interfere by appointing some generals. They suffered three defeats in a row, which was bad enough, since victory and defeat are common occurrences in war.
But now we still need to ask Prince Bei Jing to escort the grain. Given his appearance, if the delivery is delayed by a day or two, the soldiers on the front lines will suffer. Moreover, the generals are now the emperor's men.
The retired emperor is muddle-headed.
"Then I'll remind my second uncle to be prepared."
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