Chapter 116
Chapter 116
Song Guanzhou thought for a moment, "It's only March or April, and there are already grass polo being offered. I'm afraid it must have been sent to the capital at full speed." Honeysuckle beside him shook his head, "How would I know this? Although I've seen this rare thing before, I heard that it can only be grown in the wild land of southern China where the weather is extremely hot. The first few shopkeepers under the Xiao family were always seen in the martial arts world. One year, around June or July, they sent a cart of this thing."
But many owners are not used to eating it and feel a stinging pain in their mouths after eating it.
But there were also many people who liked it. Some favored maids were lucky enough to get a few bites. Honeysuckle smiled and said, "I am the kind of person who doesn't have the blessing of eating."
Song Guanzhou waved his hand, "Peel it, remove the eyes, soak it in light salt water, and wait for it to warm up before eating."
Alas! Times have changed. In modern times, three of them cost ten yuan, and you would hate them if you ate them. But now they have become imperial gifts. Song Guanzhou's eyes were filled with tears. My hometown, do you know how much your child in another world misses you?
Pei An's voice came from behind, "Has Guan Zhou eaten this grass boro?"
"How could I not have eaten it? It's not a rare thing—" At this point, he hurriedly made up for it, "My foster brother would send people to bring it to me from time to time when he went out, but it's definitely not as good as the gift from Your Majesty."
Almost spilled the beans.
Pei An smiled and said, "This place where the grass is produced is hot and rainy, smoky and foul, and has a bad environment. It is mostly a place of exile."
Omg!
The modern Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces are the same, and this is how they were treated in ancient times.
That’s all!
Pei An added, "I'm afraid my second brother will be back in a while. My eldest brother-in-law has a lot of these things, but now is not the right time, otherwise they would have to be sent to the capital by a large cart."
Unfortunately, the mountains are high and the roads are long, so most of the food delivered to us is spoiled, and only a few are edible.
Song Guanzhou flipped through his memory, so pitiful!
In the two years since she got married, she missed the opportunity once because she went home to attend her father's funeral. The next year she had a quarrel with Pei An. The superiors looked at the dishes and rice, but she didn't see whether they were saved or taken away by the servants. In any case, she never got to eat them.
"...I have never eaten this kind of food in your house since I married you."
Pei An didn't think much of it and wanted to leave, but he took half a step and suddenly turned around and said, "Last year, I asked Alu to send three or five to Shaohua Garden. Didn't you eat them?"
"Who is it for?"
Song Guanzhou shook his head, "I've never eaten it before."
Pei An immediately asked Qingfang to go out and find Aru and asked him about it. Aru scratched his head and ears for a long time before he remembered, "I gave it to Miss Panxi!"
"Tsk, I didn't expect that the maidservant beside you is such a greedy person. She ate the master's food herself, and I'm afraid she will say something about me behind my back."
As soon as he finished speaking, A'lu looked at Song Guanzhou in astonishment, "How did the Fourth Young Master's wife know? Later, Miss Pan Xi came to me and told me not to send you these strange fruits anymore. Not only did you not like them, but you also hurt your mouth and got angry all over the room. Later, when the Fourth Young Master asked me to send them again, I found an excuse and didn't send them."
Pei An couldn't believe it. Pan Xi and Pan Lan had lived in his house since they were young. They usually did some chores in the inner room and he had never seen them gossiping.
"Did Panxi really say that?"
Song Guanzhou sneered, "When those two maids saw you, they wanted to take off their clothes and hang themselves on you, but you still thought they were loyal and stayed with your wife. I was wrong, but I was young and had no one to rely on. Isn't everything decided by those two older maids?"
Pei An shook his head. "In that case, it would be better to send him away."
Song Guanzhou supported Ren Dong and walked out of the main room. The morning sun was warm and comfortable. She stood in the light and looked back and said, "If the two of them didn't get your idea to frame me, then there must be a master behind them. Now I'm not happy. I can think of everything but can't do it. Why don't you investigate for me, Silang?"
Pei An walked towards her in the light. In just a few steps, his tall figure blocked out the sunlight for Song Guanzhou, casting a shadow.
"I'm afraid they can't. You were put in the Jianshui room that day. To be honest, my father and I investigated and found that it was indeed the idea of mother and second sister-in-law. It was not intentional. I'm not trying to excuse the two unworthy maids. After investigation, they... and the maids and old women in Shaohua Garden had nothing to do with it. It was all Madam Xian who acted on her own initiative and hurt you."
Song Guanzhou sneered, "Pei An, you are well-educated, and I will say that you are well-informed, but you are trying to fool me like this. Even if you believe it, I won't believe it."
The couple became silent, and Pei An sighed, "Guan Zhou, you overestimate the two girls. In the eldest house, apart from your mother who doesn't like you, there is no one else who is plotting against you. Guan Zhou, there is no need to talk about the past."
Pei An thought, if there is a problem, he can't just put the blame on the maid. She is the master of the entire Shaohua Garden, how can he get away with it?
If she didn't have the intention to destroy the Manyue Tower, how could the two maids have the ability to lead her out and run rampant...
What's more, everyone knew that Panxi and Panlan served her much more attentively than the group of maids and old women from the Song family that she had brought with her.
Song Guanzhou looked up at the man in the backlight with a bit of indifference.
Pei An lowered his head to look at her turned face and softened his tone, "I also know that the two maids acted on their own initiative in sending Cao Boluo, but now that they have been sent away, my husband and I should not damage our relationship because of a few unworthy maids."
"Pei An, is this your way of dealing with it?"
Song Guanzhou already showed his displeasure on his face and asked back coldly.
"Is there anything wrong with this? A room full of maids and old women, whether they are right or wrong, they are all sent out." Pei An was puzzled. Did such a small matter have to be explained in detail?
Song Guanzhou looked at the red peach tree in the corner. It was now full of fruits, as big as little fingers and furry, very cute.
Unfortunately, these furry things have now attracted insects.
"You have only been in the Imperial Academy for two or three years, but you have already learned how to smooth things over. I know what kind of trouble two maids can stir up, so I asked you to find out for me, a woman in the backyard, who is behind this! Are you trying to protect someone by making excuses?"
Oops, here it comes again!
Rendong and Alu looked at each other and saw each other's helplessness.
Pei An suppressed his anger, "Song Guanzhou, did your father-in-law teach you so carefully, but he just criticized others for no reason? You make random guesses, are suspicious, and have a conspiracy behind everything. So, tell me, who is plotting against you now? What is he plotting against you?"
Who?
Song Guanzhou took two or three steps back, but still hid in Pei An's shadow.
She was so angry that she endured the injury on her leg, took a few steps forward and pushed Pei An away, "If you can't find the light, don't block me. If you ask me what others are plotting against me, then I'll tell you that the most valuable person beside me is you, Pei Si!"
After saying that, he ignored Pei An.
Pei An felt that he was inexplicably angry and endured it for a while, and ignored Song Guanzhou again.
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