Before Yu Sishi and the princess went to Prince Yi's residence, Yu Sishi mentioned to them that the young princess of Prince Yi's residence had been found, so they were going to celebrate.
But how come, after visiting Prince Yi's residence, Chief Envoy Yu has gained a daughter?
Seeing how cute and pretty this little girl was, I felt a surge of joy and decided to adopt her.
But if that's the case, what about Princess Zhaohua? Why doesn't she consider her feelings? It's not like she doesn't have a daughter; adopting one would be understandable.
Thinking this, the adults present subconsciously looked at Princess Zhaohua, only to find that her expression was exactly the same as when they had met her before, still obedient and quiet.
Thinking back to when the little girl happily called Yu Sishi "father," they thought that perhaps Princess Zhaohua was too quiet and well-behaved, so she liked a lively and cheerful girl very much.
Seeing the surprised and puzzled looks on his colleagues' faces, Yu Rui wanted to explain, but after glancing at Zhao Hua, who looked down at the ground after glancing at him, he immediately changed his mind.
There's nothing about my two daughters that can't be made public, but I can't say it in front of Xiao Zhaohua.
He knew his daughter's personality best. Even though her background had changed, her identity remained the same, and he hadn't made her change her name. He and the princess had also discussed it privately, and they would treat Zhaohua the same way they had before.
We cannot ignore Zhaohua just because we have reunited with our biological daughter; she still feels insecure deep down.
"Gentlemen, I'll head over there now." Yu Rui said with a smile, then took the hands of one of his daughters in each hand and walked towards the newly erected tents not far away.
"Father, Sister Zhaohua, my second brother's cooking is so delicious!" Yaoguang said proudly as she walked.
The colleagues stood there in a daze, watching the figure of one adult and two children walk away and enter the tent. Only then did they come to their senses and enter the courtyard, where the cooks brought over the prepared food.
As they passed by, they glanced at it and, sure enough, it was the same dish as at noon. No, not exactly the same, because it wasn't freshly cooked. The vegetable leaves looked limp and soggy, and the other dishes didn't look as fresh as at noon.
Therefore, he couldn't help but wonder about the group of people that Yu Sishi had brought.
It's all those people's fault for making them eat leftovers.
Although the food at the Water Conservancy Department wasn't great, at least every meal was freshly cooked. Leftovers that were reheated would definitely not taste good!
Yu Rui followed his two daughters to one of the newly erected tents. Inside, there was a long table covered with a small green floral tablecloth, on which bowls, chopsticks, a wine pot, and wine cups were already set out.
Lords Xiao and Meng, along with their two attendants, were already seated and chatting with Quan Jinghuai.
Upon seeing Yu Rui enter, the two attendants instinctively stood up, looking somewhat nervous.
Yu Rui quickly gestured for them to sit down. He knew his people well enough to know that it was Hong Xiao Niangzi and the others who couldn't refuse their invitation to stay. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to stay here, especially not sit at the same table as Lords Xiao and Meng.
“Father, Mother asked these two uncles to stay and eat with us, but they refused, saying it was against etiquette. Then I used my status as a princess to order them to sit here.”
"Aren't they family? They're our own people, there's nothing wrong with eating together, right?" Yao Guang quickly explained to her father when she saw the expressions on the two attendants' faces.
Uncle? Princess?
Upon hearing this, Xiao and Meng confirmed that they had not misheard and that the words indeed came from the young girl's mouth, which left them quite puzzled.
Although the little girl went out to explore today, she and the other children played on their own in the distance, looking for wild vegetables and such.
Although they were sitting together eating roasted wild game at noon, the children, being sensible, did not approach when they heard Hong Xiaoniangzi talking about building the dike while they ate.
Therefore, when the young girl told the two attendants of the prince consort that she wanted them to sit down, Lords Xiao and Meng were talking about collecting soil and stone samples, so she didn't hear them clearly.
“Yes, Yao Guang is absolutely right, there’s nothing wrong with that.” Yu Rui said with a smile to his daughter, then, seeing that his daughter’s master gestured for her to sit down, he stepped forward and sat down.
At this moment, Hong Xiaoduo walked in.
"Yaoguang, Zhaohua, you two can eat at this table too, sit next to your father," Hong Xiaoduo said to the two girls, leaving two seats for Yu Rui before sitting down herself.
"Mother, I'll sit down later. I still need to help serve the dishes," Yao Guang said, and then walked out.
Zhao Hua saw the gleam in the tent, hesitated for a moment, then followed her out.
Yu Rui could tell from the expressions on his two colleagues' faces what they were curious about, but he didn't say anything either.
After all, this is his family matter, his private matter!
All he could think about was that his own princess daughter had gone to serve the food. This was something that servants would normally do in the princess's residence, but he didn't find anything wrong or inappropriate about it.
On the contrary, he was very curious and wanted to see what his little daughter looked like when she served the food. He thought she must be very cute!
He wasn't worried. His daughter was already fighting on the battlefield, so there was no way she would get burned while serving food!
"Your Highness, we need to dig deep and collect soil samples from these two locations tomorrow." After sitting down, Hong Xiaoduo handed a rolled-up map to Yu Rui.
Yu Rui took it, unfolded it, and saw the two marked locations. He nodded and said, "Okay, take a few more people with you when we set off tomorrow, along with the digging equipment."
After saying that, seeing that Xiao and Meng were leaning forward to take a look, he simply handed them the blueprints, and the two nodded after looking at them.
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