Chapter 295 – A Word of Gossip

“No.” Marquis Qing Yun looked at them, “Hasn’t Duan Shu been keeping an eye on the Da Lisi for cases?”

“We’re not familiar with him either.” Zhao Su spread his hands.

Zhao Nan said, “Brother Sumi went to the Imperial Tomb, so I’ll have Brother Duke pay a visit to Marquis Weiyuan’s residence. They’re young people, so they’ll be more comfortable getting around.”

“Good.” Marquis Qingyun nodded, “The Emperor has not been on the throne for long, there are still many hidden problems, we should pay more attention to these matters for the palace.”

“Exactly.”

The family sat and chatted for a while, Zhao Han wandered around outside the courtyard, Zhao Su guessed that he came to look for himself, and the Marquis of Qingyun said goodbye. Outside the courtyard, Zhao Han signaled her to follow him to the backyard before he said anything: “Our second brother-in-law just sent a big basket of crabs, and some fresh lake fish, you come quickly and see how to eat it!”

As he spoke, Zhao Su was already pulled by him across the courtyard gate, through the hipped corridor to the garden that can be accessed between the three mansions, only to see that the garden Whisking Fragrance Zhai was already crowded with people, the second young miss Zhao Ha, the eldest young granny Yu, and the third wife Huang’s daughter, the fourth young miss Zhao Su, were all already there. The group sat or stood, attention fell on a few bamboo baskets in front of them, discussing heatedly.

Zhao Su went to the front, only to see in addition to a basket of crabs, a basket of fresh fish, there is a basket of mountain mushrooms and a few tied pheasant, the dynasty in the summer hunting ban, at this moment there are wild game, really let a person feel novelty: “Where is this chicken?”

Zhao Shu called “third sister”, and then said: “second sister husband these days in the capital water conservancy patrol, live in the manor, this chicken is their own break into the manor to forage for food, so that the second sister husband’s people to catch. He was thinking of our second sister, so he sent someone over. I also brought these fish and crabs, all of which were caught today and are fresh.”

Zhao Su let out a cry. Zhao Ha’s marriage belonged to the right family, and the two children had no secrets. She was promised to Su Changying, the eldest grandson of the Su family in the north of the city. Su Changying’s grandfather was retired, his father was a governor in the south, and he was a trainee at the Ministry of Revenue, so it was common for him to follow the governor around.

Zhao Ha was Zhao Shu said full of scarlet face, laughed: “Shu sister child is only ten years old, a mouth but so clever, but a few baskets of food, how often our family lacked? It’s like there’s too much for you to handle, and you’re pouring it all out. If you don’t eat two more bowls of food tonight, I won’t let you.”

Zhao Su smiled and hugged Zhao Su’s arm: “If Third Sister cooks herself, I’ll eat three bowls!”

The group laughed, and Grandma Yu rubbed her chest and laughed, “I’m afraid, I’m afraid, if we eat like this, I’m afraid we’ll really have a tiger girl in our family. But then again, Sister Su, we’re all waiting for you to say something, will you be in charge of the kitchen tonight or not?”

Zhao Su dragged a chair and sat down: “What’s so difficult about that? You guys order, and I’ll make you whatever you want!”

“You, you don’t have to wait, they have already written the menu here.” Zhao Ha said from the coffee table took a piece of paper ink is not dry, above really wrote several dishes.

Zhao Su scanned it and handed it over to Xiao Ju, “Tell the cook to prepare the dishes, I’ll be right back.”

Zhao Ha also instructed, “My mother goes to bed early, so she probably won’t come. Go and invite the third and fourth aunts, as well as the brothers and sisters, and we’ll have the dinner here tonight. We won’t be able to eat so much, so share some of these dishes with each house, and let Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, and the wives all try them.”

“I’m afraid my mother won’t be able to come, she’s been complaining of stomach pains for the past few days.” Zhao Shu said.

Grandma Yu was a veteran and thought for a moment and said, “Did you ask Dr. Chen to come and see her?”

“Yes, Dr. Chen said it’s fine, and he even smiled with mother.”

Everyone’s heart is in the right place, Zhao Ha thought: “By the way, let the cook send a copy of the crabs and other things to Dr. Chen.”

Zhao Su heard here can not help but look toward her, really is to be a young lady housekeeper in charge of people, is thoughtful.

After she thought for a moment, she looked over to the others in the audience: “Does our family have any dealings with Tang Yu’s family, the Minister of Justice?”

Yu was about to drink tea, heard here looked up: “What is it?”

Zhao Su heard this and summoned her outside, saying at the end of the hipped corridor: “Is your sister-in-law familiar with the Tang family?”

“Not bad. Tang Yu’s second daughter recognized my mother as her godmother. We’ve been in touch from time to time.”

“What a coincidence!” Zhao Su did not hesitate and said, “The Tang family and the Cheng family had a previous engagement, but it was canceled for some reason. I would like to know what Tang Yu’s son thinks of the Cheng family’s fiancée?”

“You said this.” Yu revealed a dawning look, then gazed with a frown and said, “This is the Cheng family taking the initiative to withdraw from the marriage, even if Duke Tang still has the intention, I’m afraid Tang Yu won’t be willing to do so. Both are people who want to save face, both sides are fighting and making trouble to this point, the Tang family remarried the Cheng family’s daughter, that’s not just a joke for no reason?”

Zhao Su’s brows were agonized.

Yu said, “Why are you inquiring about this?”

“I just don’t want the two families to fall out.”

The emperor promised to appease the Cheng family, of course, not for Wang Yin, but in order to minimize the impact of the matter, Zhao Su thought about it, thought of the Tang family there is no possibility of accepting Cheng Zhuyun, after all, their family by the influence of Empress Dowager Lu, thinking is not as old-fashioned as some people. After all, their family has been influenced by Empress Lu, and their thinking is not as old-fashioned as some people’s. With Yu’s explanation, she felt that this path is really not feasible.

What about Cheng Zhuyun?

She has the right to be happy, according to the routine practice of this era, probably Cheng Zhuyun simply married Wang Yin. But in the end he is the person who caused Cheng Zhuyun to this ah, forced to marry a man, or took her body of the man, but it is always not something comfortable ah. Just for the sake of reputation, so bear with it?

“It’s the Empress Dowager who is also having a headache with this, right?” Yu guessed, “I could go to the Tang family to help you probe, but whoever this falls on won’t want it, and I’m destined to be of little use even if I go.”

“I know.” Zhao Su scratched her head, “I’ll go to the Cheng family first tomorrow.”

Not marrying Wang Yin, in the end it was just her idea, maybe the Cheng family would eventually be willing to take this path? It was better to hear what they had to say first.

“Miss, there you are, the kitchen is all ready.”

Xiao Ju came after her.

“Right this way!”

Zhao Su rolled up her sleeves and turned around, but Yu was quick to pull her back, “Marquis Weiyuan is returning to his residence, did you know?”

Zhao Su froze: “Yes. What’s wrong?”

Yu pursed her lips slightly, glanced at Xiao Ju who turned her head and nagged the maid to go to the other end of the house, and slowly said, “I’ve heard that county princess Yanping will also be returning.”

Zhao Su paused again and asked, “So what?”

Yu slightly mumbled, and after a moment, she put her hand down and tugged at the corner of her mouth, “Nothing. Just gossiping.”