Chapter 662: Jiuzi Zongzi (2)

Capital, Jinyu Hutong, Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

The Thirteenth Prince was wearing a silk gown and folding fan in his hand. Seeing the concubine coming over with a big tray with a smile, the Thirteenth Prince glanced at it and said, "What a big rice dumpling? It's not the Dragon Boat Festival yet?"

"This is delivered by Manager Han from Daoxiang Village in person. Let's take a look, what's the difference?" The Thirteenth Concubine put the tray on the table and asked with a smile.

In the tray, in addition to the rice dumplings, there are two small agate plates, one containing white sugar and the other containing meat oil.

The Thirteenth Prince walked to the table and sat down, saying, "What else can I do? Isn't it just a big figure... Huh?"

When the Thirteenth Prince saw that the Thirteenth Prince spoke in surprise, he covered his mouth with a veil and said with a smile: "Is it a very coincidental?"

It turns out that this rice dumpling looks like half a basin size, not a rice dumpling, but is tied together by nine rice dumplings the size of fists. If you look closely, you will find that the rice dumplings the size of fists are not a rice dumpling, but are tied together by nine small rice dumplings.

There was also a red transparent gauze bag tied to the rope that tied the rice dumplings, which contained several silver toothpicks.

"It's really interesting? Han Jiang thought about it?" The Thirteenth Prince looked at the big rice dumpling and said with a smile.

The Thirteenth Concubine said: "Who knows that the new shop of the Big Princess is opening today? I heard that the four new shops, together with the six previous shops, have started selling rice dumplings from now on. By the way, there is also a name. It is said that it was eaten by Emperor Ming of Tang a thousand years ago. It is called 'Four Seasons Flowers Competing for Fine Fighting for New'. This rice dumpling is called 'Jiuzi Zongzun'."

"'Jiuzi Zongzi'?" The Thirteenth Prince untied the gauze bag, looked at the silver toothpick inside, and smiled and said, "What about this? Are you afraid that the rice dumplings will be poisonous?"

The Thirteenth Concubine said with a smile: "Look at what I said, if you talk about the 'poison', who would dare to buy it? It is said that it is a shop for Dragon Boat Festival, and all the 'Jiuzi Zongzi' sold before Dragon Boat Festival brings this."

While speaking, the Thirteenth Prince had already asked someone to make a pot of Pu'er. She also cleaned her hands and asked someone to take over the scissors.

The Thirteenth Concubine split the rice dumplings, peeled one with her own hands, inserted it with a toothpick, and delivered it to the Thirteenth Prince, and said, "Take one first?"

The Thirteenth Prince took it and saw that it was not an ordinary red date rice dumpling. He also became a little curious. He took a bite and found it full of salty and fragrant mouth. This was a fresh meat dumpling.

"This is good, so it won't be too sweet." The Thirteenth Prince said with a smile.

Thirteenth Fool said: "There are nine kinds of fillings in total, each of which tastes different."

As she said that, she also peeled a rice dumpling herself and couldn't tell any filling. She dipped it in white sugar and took a bite. It was bean paste inside.

The white glutinous rice, lined with the red filling, looks very red and white.

After eating the rice dumplings, the Thirteenth Prince drank two sips of tea, and removed the greasy ones, and said, "There is such a big rice dumpling that is enough for dozens of people to celebrate the festival. Send someone to buy some, keep it for the gift and reward."

The Thirteenth Concubine nodded and said, "I have sent someone to make a reservation. I will go to pick it up tomorrow. I have ordered ten pieces of this big one, and ten pieces of this big one..."

The Thirteenth Prince stretched out, took another rice dumpling with a fist, put it in his hand, muttering: "'Nine Zi Zong Fights for New'... Jiu Zi..." Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing, pointed to the rice dumpling, and said: "Fao Jin, it's Jiu Zi, one in the first row, two in the second row, three in the third row, and two in the third row, two in the lower row, two in the second row, do you look like it?"

"It looks like, tied together, and it looks like a rice dumpling." The Thirteenth Concubine replied.

After hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince reached out and shook it in front of the Thirteenth Princess, saying, "It's not like a zongzi, look at the sons who look like the Emperor Ama..."

Speaking of this, he paused and said self-deprecatingly: "From the eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, star brother, ninth brother, tenth brother, I, fourteenth brother, there are exactly nine people. For that position, we fight together and the outcome is different."

When the Thirteenth Concubine heard him say this, she was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable and said coquettishly: "Okay, why did you think of this? Others are willing to fight and rob, and let them go. I only want my health to be healthy and live a hundred years old."

The Thirteenth Prince put down the rice dumplings and said, "How will this record be recorded in historical books? "Nine Sons Fight for the Throne", "Nine Kings Fight for the Throne" or "Nine Dragons Fight for the Throne"..."

Seeing that his words were sad, the Thirteenth Prince knew that he was depressed by his idleness, he hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to come out of the mountain... I see which prince is treated with the emperor, otherwise we will also prepare a gift..."

Seeing his wife like this, the Thirteenth Prince felt warm and smiled. He said, "What are you thinking about? Only those brothers, if we come over, we will be scared. We just think that we have evil intentions..."

"The Fourth Master will not..." said the Thirteenth Concubine: "The fourth sister-in-law has prepared a lot of gifts for her for a hundred days. She really cares about her children and doesn't want to let go when she sees them. After Prince Honghui was gone, she looked forward to her son, and she only had a break in the past two years..."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "The fourth brother is so kind, and the fourth sister-in-law is so respectable. She is a virtuous person and will have good fortune in the future...

Fangjia Hutong, outside Prince Jian’s mansion.

Yaerjiang Awai was on the kang, watching Yang Zimo wash and change clothes, and said, "How do you listen to the opera? How are the guests? It's all jokes when you say it. You, everyone, listen to other people's songs."

When Yang Zimo heard this, he smiled and said, "It's just the prince who praises me. My sister is not a fun person. Even if she treats her, she is just a few female relatives who come and go, only two tables. The dishes are exquisite, and the songs are refreshing." At this point, she stopped smiling and sighed.

Seeing that his face changed, Yaer Jiang A called him to sit down by the kang and said, "Why are you still sighing? You are also worried about your benefactor's lifelong affairs? Didn't you say that you are not easy to interfere, you have to take care of Cao Yong's face. Even if your girl is innocent, outsiders will treat her as Cao Yong's outdoor room."

"It would be fine if it was really like that. Looking at that Master Cao, she is also a kind-hearted person. My sister accepted a daughter. Looking at that, she was completely dying about remarrying." Yang Zimo shook her head and said.

Seeing that he was depressed, Yaerjiang A advised: "Everyone has his own cause and effect, and he cannot force it. Your girl has money in her waist and doesn't have to worry about food and drink. Why bother to live a life based on the man's face? Don't worry about that."

Yang Zimo smiled and pointed to the rice dumplings on the table on the ground, telling Yaerjiang A about the rush to buy when he came back.

After hearing this, Yaerjiang A felt novel. When he saw the big rice dumpling tied into a small rice dumpling, he looked at it seriously several times.

"'Jiuzi Zong','Jiuzi Zong', this looks exquisite, how does it taste? Have you tasted it?" Yaerjiang A turned around and asked Yang Zimo.

"There are nine flavors in total. I ate one for chicken and one for osmanthus candied fruits. They all use good ingredients and are very good in appearance, and they have no choice of taste." Yang Zimo replied.

After hearing this, Yaer Jiang A took over Yang Zimo's waist and said, "I know you love that benefactor sister. I am still thinking about giving something to give her something. Today I thought that I want to give her a generous gift..."

Yang Zimo was very curious and had already pulled Yaer Jiang's arm to start asking.

Yaerjiang A smiled and shook his head, saying, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, you will know in the future..."

Also praised by the "Jiuzi Zongzi" are the old lady of the Cao family and Jinghui's grandmother Jueluo.

While eating the "Jiuzi Zongzi" brought back by his granddaughter Guining, Jueluo said with a smile: "This is delicious, much better than the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings in previous years. If it were other rice dumplings, it was just for the sake of the situation, so I couldn't eat them twice a year. This rice dumpling is very soft and glutinous, and it's just a matter of curement by the older people."

"This is from Daoxiang Village. My grandmother wanted to eat it later, so she sent someone to buy it at Daoxiang Village's shop." Jinghui replied while helping Jueluo's family to pick up the rice dumplings.

Because the festival was coming soon, she was afraid that her grandmother would be deserted, so she discussed it with her husband, and asked her mother-in-law Zhao Jia for instructions. She came out and bought a lot of meat, vegetables and food for Jueluo.

Although some families can return to their parents' home for Dragon Boat Festival, Jinghui is the eldest daughter-in-law of the second wife. The more they are during the New Year, the more they are unable to escape.

That's why she took advantage of her husband's rest and her mother-in-law was in a good mood. Gui Ning came back to see her grandmother who was dependent on her for life.

Cao Song personally sent his wife over, and after asking Jueluo for peace, he went to the new shop in Daoxiang Village to support the scene.

After hearing the "Daoxiangcun", Jueluo slowly put down the rice dumplings in his hand and frowned and said, "Daoxiangcun is the business of the big princess? Even if you are not an outsider, don't take advantage of it."

Seeing that his grandmother misunderstood, Jinghui hurriedly said, "This granddaughter remembers that when he passed by the bun shop, the second master sent someone to queue up to buy it."

After hearing this, Jueluo's face slowed down, nodded, and said, "It's not just that you can take advantage of the relatives' faces. You can take advantage of the small gains and suffer great losses. If you take advantage of it, you will get used to it. What do others think in the future?"

"Don't worry, grandmother, granddaughter remembers it." Jinghui said.

Jueluo looked at Jinghui's waist and said, "Is it five months old? I'm already pregnant, so be careful when I sit back and lie down. After all, I'm the first child, so I'm afraid I have to work hard."

Jinghui hesitated for a moment, lowered her head and said, "Grandmother, granddaughter is a little scared."

"Silly kids, what can I do if I am afraid? Women will have to go through this." Jueluo said kindly, stroking his granddaughter's hand.

The grandparents and grandchildren gathered together for half a day, and they could not finish their thoughtful words, but they felt that time was fast.

When Cao Song finished moving several shops and came to pick up Jinghui, he had already put in a while.

Because Jinghui was already showing her worries, Jueluo specifically told her not to come out again and to give birth to her in-laws. When her grandson landed, she would go over and breastfeed her granddaughter herself.

Although Jinghui was reluctant to leave, she still had her mother-in-law, so it was hard to go home too late, so she had to give her advice.

It’s nothing more than asking Jueluo to keep it well, don’t weave cloth by yourself, don’t feel sorry for the money, and let people buy whatever they want, etc.

Seeing that she was endless, Jueluo raised her face and urged her to get into the car.

After the couple returned home and reported to Zhao Jia, Jinghui returned to the East Cross Courtyard. Cao Song had something to discuss with his mother and stayed in the upper room to talk.

Just now, when she was in front of her grandmother, she was afraid that the old lady would feel sad, so she would coax her with a smile; at this moment, thinking of her grandmother's gray hair and old look, Jinghui couldn't help but shed tears in her heart.

When Chun'er saw this, she threw a veil and wiped her face, saying, "Miss, don't think too much, have you left money for the nanny? When the girl safely gave birth to the young master, she would take it out for the old lady to see. The old lady would be more happy than anything else."

"There is not even a person to talk, it's so deserted..." Jinghui took the veil and said.

After hearing this, Chun'er was worried, sighed and said, "What else can I do? If the second master was not the eldest son, it would be great. If the family was separated in the future, the girl could still take the old lady to be filial to her."

This was a vague thing to say, Jinghui shook her head.

After all, she was both bodies. After half a day out, she was a little tired, so she asked Chun'er to take the pillow, tilt her head on the kang, and squinted her eyes and took a nap.

After a while, he was confused and heard footsteps. Jinghui slowly opened her eyes and saw Cao Song coming in with a smile.

Jinghui stood up and asked, "What's the pleasure of me?"

Cao Song smiled and nodded, saying, "You have to worry about it these two days, and your family will have a wedding."

"Happy event?" Jinghui raised her head and said, "The Fourth Uncle's marriage has been settled? Are you going to prepare an engagement ceremony?"

Cao Song waved his hand and said, "It's not an engagement, but a fourth brother took a concubine. I have already told my wife that it is right. After reading the imperial calendar, it is a good day on the fourth day of the fifth month. The fourth brother takes the Lu Ju around his wife as his concubine."

When Jinghui heard this, she couldn't help but speak in surprise and said, "This... I haven't married, I will take a concubine first... Besides, my wife has always leaned on the green chrysanthemum, so how could she respond..."

Cao Song smiled and said, "The fourth brother is going to leave the capital after the Dragon Boat Festival. You must have a steady person around you to take care of. Lu Ju looks steady and should be the same."

Although Jinghui felt that it was a bit inappropriate, she was a daughter-in-law. Since the mother-in-law and husband had both made up their minds, she didn't want to say more, so she said, "I know, what rules should I follow? I haven't gotten married, it's too much. After the new grandma came in, she knew that she would blame us..."

"Be more decent... I don't hide it from you. This Lu Ju is my favorite of my fourth brother. Every child is ignorant and still thinks about marrying a wife. Isn't that a joke? I thought of a way, asked my wife for him, and became a concubine, which can be considered a blessing for him..." Cao Song thought for a while and said.

Jinghui has been raising her baby these days and has not heard of foreign affairs. This is the first time she has heard the hidden story and is quite uneasy.

I have heard many stories about wealthy families, and this is not one or two examples of "possessing concubines and destroying wives". This is another serious concubine. After passing the road of Ming Dynasty and the eldest son is a concubine, he can still have a peaceful life...

Rehe, Cao Family Garden.

"It's time for the prince." Chu Yu pointed to the chessboard and said with a smile.

Cao Yong started his free and carefree life since he started taking a vacation the day before yesterday. Because he had been resting in the palace for half a day that day, when he returned home, he was already in a lot of energy.
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