The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 200 The lotus knows how to stroke it

Shuangrui and the others were frightened when they heard this, and secretly shouted, "Hey, Mrs. Su Er, do you know that the little prince in the palace has a bad face, and even the princess comes to coax you, how dare you attack the little prince."

The key is that the person who was rushed is not only not annoyed, but also has a smile on his face. Zhao Lan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, Ah Jin regarded him as one of his own, and the corners of his lips curved.

 Su Ruojin was so hungry that her heart was close to her back, and she unknowingly started to treat Su Sanlang with a tone of voice. She naturally gave up the hand holding the brush and let Zhao Lan pour the oil, and she immediately followed and brushed it evenly.

 One for pouring and one for brushing.

 The cooperation is quite tacit.

Su Ruojin glanced at Zhao Lan and thought, does this guy often eat barbecue recently? The movements are so skillful.

As if hearing someone's voice, Zhao Lan said, "When tracking criminals in South Vietnam, I often did not go to the village or store. I practiced and practiced, and I will be able to do these things."

Well…

She was surprised at first. Could this guy be able to read minds? Then she was immediately attracted by what he said next, "When there is nothing to eat in the wild, how about hunting a hare and roasting it?"

Zhao Lan smiled and nodded, "Ajin is so smart."

Su Ruojin: ...She is not a wealthy lady who never steps out of the door. She doesn’t understand anything. She glanced at him, raised her hand and gave him the first roasted skewer: "Eat!"

 He stretched out his hand and pushed the skewer to the little lady's mouth, "I'm not hungry, Ah Jin eats."

I gave it to him, but he didn't want to eat it, so Su Ruojin was rude. He opened his mouth and took a bite. The roasted and tender mutton entered his mouth. It was so fragrant and so delicious that he couldn't stop moaning.

Zhao Lan pulled her to where he was standing. He stood in front of the grill, took a few skewers and grilled them together. He poured oil on the meat and sprinkled it with seasonings, methodically and in one go.

There were five or six pieces of mutton on one skewer. By the time Su Ruojin finished cooking, Zhao Lan had already roasted a handful. Su Ruojin threw the bamboo skewer and handed it to her, "Here!"

 “Aren’t you going to eat it?” She asked a small prince with real power to roast it for her to eat. For a moment, Su Ruojin hesitated and did not dare to reach out to take it.

“You’re hungry, you eat first. Only when you’re full will you have the strength to roast duck for me.”

 Is that so?

Su Ruojin didn't quite believe it. The last time he felt that Zhao Lan, whom he hadn't seen for a year and a half, was strange, the year and a half not only didn't make them strangers, but made him feel more familiar with her.

 Is it related to Zhang Carpenter’s Fire Gun? Maybe he saw the value of the gun? Where did he hide Carpenter Zhang?

Zhao Lan looked at the little lady who was staring blankly at her. Her bright eyes and white teeth were reflected by the scenery of the lotus pond, and she looked like a beauty in a painting.

Zhao Lan's eyes flickered, and his heart palpitated.

He coughed lightly as if to cover up: "Eat!"

Su Ruojin was brought back to her thoughts by the sound of coughing. She reached out to take a handful of mutton skewers and ate them thoughtfully.

Zhao Lan muttered: "You will get tired if you just eat meat. I will grill mushrooms and cabbage on skewers for you." While grilling, he turned around and asked, "Is it good?"

Of course! What a nice warm man.

Su Ruojin was too busy eating and had no time to reply, so she nodded.

Zhao Lan smiled.

If he were not the little prince, at this moment, the nineteen-year-old teenager would really have a boyfriend to take care of his little girlfriend, which is quite considerate.

Why! What a pity, he is the son of a prince, and his status is completely different from hers. Such a warm man is destined to be someone else's husband.

Su Ruojin sighed with emotion at the handsomeness of his senior brother, and secretly thought that he did not know that he would be taken over by the daughter of that famous family in the future.

 One is roasted and the other is eaten.

How to look at it, how to make the picture harmonious.

Mao Ya pursed her lips and secretly glanced at Chun Xiao Qiu Yue who was standing next to her. The two of them seemed to like what was happening in the pavilion.

The little prince's stewards and entourage were all as motionless as wooden sculptures, as if they didn't know that their distinguished master was baking food for a young lady himself, and they were even more attentive.

Mao Ya thought to herself, doesn't the little prince know that her second wife has already had a matchmaker come to her house, and that the marriage will be arranged in the next two years?

what's the situation?

Just when Su Ruojin was 70% full, the roast duck oven Santai was looking for finally arrived.

Now that Su Ruojin had the strength, she quickly asked people to find wires to make hooks, then brushed the marinated duck with honey and hung it on the stove with a charcoal fire, and covered it with a lid.

 “It will be ready to eat in half an hour.”

Zhao Lan asked with a smile, "At this time, let's go to the lotus bush to pick some lotus flowers."

It is a woman’s nature to love beauty and flowers. Su Ruojin nodded in agreement, but there was a mini boat in the pond.

Zhao Lan seemed to be able to read minds again. He turned around with the young lady and walked to the other side of the pavilion. A mini boat was parked under the pavilion. If you didn't pay attention, you couldn't see it at all.

 The pool is not big, and it really has everything.

In the hot summer, walking through the lotus leaf fields is really a unique pleasure.

“Little Prince, can I pick a few more leaves?”

While Zhao Lan was paddling, Su Ruojin was like a cheerful bird. Seeing the big green lotus leaves, all she could think about was eating lotus leaves, such as lotus leaf chicken, lotus leaf glutinous rice, lotus leaf steamed pork ribs, lotus leaf tea, etc. Wait, that’s too much.

“You can pick them all.”

Su Ruojin was so focused on eating that she didn't even notice that the young man opposite her looked at him more dotingly than her father, Su Yanli, as if she could pick all the stars she wanted from the sky at this moment.

Of course, Su Ruojin only picked some of the leaves in the dense area. It was impossible to destroy all the beautiful lotus ponds by destroying the flowers.

 Zhao Lan paddles.

 The little lady picks it.

 Still cooperate with each other tacitly.

Finally, the bow of the boat could no longer be lowered, so Su Ruojin gave up. Looking at the harvest, she had time to think about roasting the duck: "Little prince, let's go ashore quickly, otherwise the roast duck will be burnt."

 Zhao Lan really wanted to keep rowing.

The thought came to my mind, "Don't you think it's interesting to take a boat ride?"

This is for sure, Su Ruojin nodded sincerely, "If you have the opportunity to wander in thousands of hectares of lotus fields and lie on a boat under the moonlight, it might be more beautiful."

Sure enough... Zhao Lan smiled.

He said to the lotus leaves on the bow of the boat: "Are these lotus leaves going to be made into delicacies?"

Su Ruojin: ...Weren’t we still talking about boats just now? Why did you jump on the lotus leaf again?

She thought that if she wanted to be with the little prince, she had to move her head quickly, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to keep up.

She nodded, "Yes." She talked to him about the lotus leaf delicacy she wanted to make, and finally invited him to try it politely.

 “Okay.” Zhao Lan agreed.

Su Ruojin: ...No, little prince, are you so free? Either swimming in the pond or eating lotus leaf delicacies, don't you go to work?

As soon as we landed, we smelled the aroma of roast duck. The sweet aroma with honey floated over the lotus pond, making people full of appetite and drooling.

　　It’s so fragrant.

Su Ruojin quickly opened the lid and took out the roast duck. Because it was not a special oven, the heating was not so even. Some places were a little burnt, but it did not affect the overall taste. She quickly removed the meat with a blade, put it on a plate, and sprinkled some white sesame seeds. Let Zhao Lan come over and taste it. Zhao Lan was about to take the chopsticks. Su Ruojin reached out anxiously, took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. He raised his face and asked expectantly: "How... how is it? Is it delicious?"

The skin is crispy and the meat is tender, and it feels like it melts when you take a sip. It is indeed delicious! But these were not as good as the touch of the little lady's fingertips touching his lips, and the tingling sensation hit his heart like a bolt of lightning.

Su Ruojin had no idea that her unconscious actions had made the young man opposite him go blank. Seeing that he seemed to be shocked by the delicious food, with an incredible look on his face, he smiled proudly, "I promise, your restaurant will make a lot of money." ”

The young lady's bright smiling face reflected in Zhao Lan's blank mind, and became a beautiful picture that will be remembered forever.

It wasn’t until evening that Zhao Lan let Su Ruojin go home. This time he sent Su Ruojin to the doorstep and agreed on a time for a lotus leaf dinner. “I don’t have time these two days.”

Su Ruojin is planning to make it tomorrow. She is afraid that the lotus leaves will not be fresh.

It’s like reading someone’s mind: “I asked Siping to pick it again and send it over.”

The little lady waved her hands quickly, "It's okay, it's okay, don't give it away, the lotus leaves can be grown, you can wait for two days."

Zhao Lan nodded and watched the young lady enter.

Su Ruojin walked to the door, turned around and waved to him, "Goodbye."

Zhao Lan looked at the young lady with a smile on her face.

 The carriage turned around and disappeared into the dusk after a while.

Su Ruojin looked at the things in the hands of the three maids. The little prince gave them a lot of things, so they never left empty-handed every time! Entering the house with a smile.

Mao Ya's face was filled with worries, and she sighed when she was alone.

 Li Xiuzhu noticed and stood beside her.

Mao Ya calmly restrained her emotions and did what she had to do.

 Behind the back, Li Xiuzhu had a look of indifference.

After returning from Dongshan Morning Tea Shop, Hua Ping neither came to the Su family to teach Su Sanlang nor stayed at Su Ji Breakfast Shop. Su Sanlang asked Su Ruojin: "Sister, does Uncle Hua have another mission?"

maybe!

Because Zhao Lan said that he has no time to go to his house to eat lotus leaf delicacies in the past two days, he must be busy with something.

Su Sanlang pursed his lips, "It's definitely not the little prince who has something to do with him."

Su Ruojin was asking Lu Dani to prepare glutinous rice and soak it first. When she heard what her eldest brother said, she asked him: "How do you know?"

“I was in the Fan family private school and heard them say that Princess Jin held a lotus party at home and chose a wife for the little prince!”

Su Ruojin: …We were having barbecue and roast duck together two days ago. I didn’t hear that! Unexpectedly, Zhao Lan's mouth was quite tight.

She smiled and said, "Uncle Hua, please go over and help."

Su Sanlang said loudly, "I still want Brother Zhao to be my brother-in-law!"

When Cheng Yingzhen heard this, she was unusually stern, "Sanlang, don't talk nonsense."

As a concubine of the uncle's house, Cheng Yingzhen knew very well how big the family gap was among the royal nobles in the capital. For parents, their children were the best, and of course they deserved the best. But what was the family status of Prince Jin's house? Even she knew who the Su family was, let alone Princess Jin. It was impossible for the palace to find a matchmaker to come to propose marriage.

Su Ruojin shrugged at Sanlang, "Look, even my mother is angry, so don't talk nonsense in the future."

 “But Brother Zhao is right...”

 Cheng Yingzhen came over with a glare.

Su Sanlang shrank his head and did not dare to speak.

Su Ruojin smiled and warned: "Su Ganzhi, if you keep talking nonsense, no one will dare to marry me, and I will not be able to marry in the future. You have to raise your sister-in-law Luo."

“Bah, my sister will never get married.”

 The Royal Lotus Party passed by the Su family area and no one mentioned it again.

But to Mao Ya's ears, she was gnashing her teeth. Prince Zhao was provoking her second wife while looking at each other at home. He was a scumbag. She was shaking her fists. If he dared to beat him again, he would have teeth all over the floor. .

Zhao Lan, who had been hiding in the bedroom for a day, suddenly sneezed. Who was saying bad things about him behind his back? Those wealthy ladies who came to see you today? He sneered, he wouldn't look at her, it was her business if the mother-in-law liked her, he wouldn't marry her anyway.

Su Sanlang had just talked about Huaping, but he didn't expect him to come to the door so late at night.

 The two of them were sitting on a wooden bench in the Su family garden.

Su Ruojin smelled the smell of alcohol on him and said, "Uncle Hua, what's wrong with you?" She covered her nose in disgust.

Huaping looked frustrated and shook his head, "Ajin, I'm afraid I won't be able to get Miss Ye in this life."

Well?

Su Ruojin frowned, "Have you been looking through the Ye family's files in the past two days?"

 “How did you hit the right guess?”

Su Ruojin had a black line, "I have been chasing Shopkeeper Ye for three or four years. I guess I have checked everything that should be checked, but there is still no clue. Then you must start over from the beginning, starting from the files of course, looking for new clues."

Su Erniang is still as smart as ever. It would be nice if she was from Dali Temple or the Detective Department. Hua Ping sighed, picked up the wine gourd and poured it into his mouth, "There is no hope, I have no hope..."

How pitiful it is to cry, laugh, and drink wine at the same time!

Su Ruojin reached out and grabbed his wine gourd, "Or, you guys who are fans of the authorities, find someone who has never been exposed to this case? Maybe he will find the key to the case from a new angle."

Huaping seemed to have listened to Su Ruojin's words and was thoughtful, so who should he look for?

Su Ruojin saw that he had calmed down, put the wine gourd back into his hand, turned to Chunxiao and said, "Take care of the guest room, Uncle Hua will stay here today."

 “Yes, Jin Niang.”

Su Ruojin yawned and prepared to go to bed.

Hua Ping grabbed her and said, "How about I say it again and you can help me smooth it out."

The young lady suddenly woke up and said, "Uncle Hua, don't be joking. It's better to hire professionals to do this kind of thing. I'm just a gourmet cook and I'm not good at this."

Hua Ping saw that she disagreed, "Then I'll tell you, if you ask back, I'll figure it out myself."

this…

Su Ruojin agreed and thought to himself, in modern times, I have watched a lot of movies and TV dramas about detectives solving crimes, so I should be able to ask a few questions.

 “Okay, then you say it.”

Hua Ping started from the beginning.

Ye Quan, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, was in the sixth rank. Fifteen years ago, he received envoys from various tribes and barbarians who came to pay tribute. After the envoys left in the first month, he was found to have communicated with a certain barbarian and barbarian to betray the court information, and was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy.

 Honglu Temple is in charge of court meetings, guests, good and bad rites. At first glance, the functions of Taichang Temple and Guanglu Temple are very similar: national ceremonies, suburban temples, sacrifices, court gatherings, etc. all serve their own purposes, but in fact they are different, otherwise the court would not be able to spend money to support idle people. .

Su Ruojin stopped and asked: "There are all those fan Hus. When did they come, why did they come, and what was written in the letter?"

Huaping replied: "There are Tubo, Turks, Liaoxia, etc. They arrived in Dayin one month ago. That year was the Queen Mother's birthday. These people stayed in Beijing for two months until the end of the first month. He just left. A few days after leaving, Mr. Ye was reported to have colluded with the Tibetan people and passed on my Dayin Dynasty gold prospecting technology to them. The Imperial City Division found letters in his home. "

 Gold mine?