"Bihe has a good foundation and has nothing to do with me."

"That's why you wiped away the dark dust on the orb. It wasn't you who could let others know that she is a great beauty." Zhen Muyao turned back to look at Xia Bihe and marveled, "A beautiful woman has been ruined by your stepmother for so many years, and yet she still

What a waste of natural resources.”

"That's not necessarily the case." Beautiful things must be in the right place to bloom with brilliance.

Zhen Mu tilted his head and nodded in agreement, "That's true." With that woman's vicious heart, if she discovered Xia Bihe's beauty, she would probably act in another way, and if her true face was exposed, Xia Bihe would also

The kind that can't stand up.

Xia Bihe was embarrassed by them, "How can I compare to Sister Xuan and Miss Zhen?"

"Hey, my temperament has also changed. It's not bad. Sister Xuan's hard work is not in vain. I just don't know which bastard will be better after this transformation."

Xia Bihe became a little silent again, Xiaocao patted Zhen Muchao on the shoulder and shook his head slightly.

Zhen Muyao nodded slightly, knowing that even without his stepmother, the marriage may not be able to be successful.

"Bihe brought snacks again today?" Xiaocao looked at the food box in the maid's hand behind her.

"Yes, I don't have anything else to offer." Xia Bihe turned around and took the food box over.

"Muyao, try it too. Bihe made it himself, and it tastes very good." Xiaocao helped take out the snacks.

"Then I have to taste it." Zhen Muyao was not polite, and went over and twisted it as big as the tip of his thumb. It looked smooth and green, just like jade. It made people reluctant to eat it, but also very appetizing.

. Zhen Muyao threw it directly into his mouth, his eyes couldn't help but shine, "This craftsmanship is even comparable to the dim sum of Zhenshanfang."

Zhenshanfang is a shop that specializes in making dim sum in the Imperial City. It has an exclusive secret recipe. Many chefs supported by wealthy families cannot match their skills. Therefore, even if the items are expensive, many people will still rush to buy them.

He is also very arrogant, with limited "purchase restrictions" every day, come early and get early, and with Jinshang here, no one dares to do anything oppressive. Besides, he can be at the feet of the emperor, and he can casually drop a plaque.

If you hit a noble person's place and make "limited purchases", no one will believe it without any background.

Therefore, this business is becoming more and more prosperous, and it looks even more "high-end".

This Zhenshanfang has been around for many years, but it has nothing to do with Concubine Kou. Therefore, there is really no shortage of people who know how to do business anywhere. If you are willing to make it stronger and bigger, such a small place can also embrace it.

A lot of money, but looking at Zhenshanfang is not that interesting.

Xia Bihe was naturally happy to receive such high praise for what she made. She smiled crookedly and said, "In addition to being able to read, my stepmother also made me learn cooking and beauties. Sister Xuan helped me a lot. Sister Xuan helped me a lot."

There is no shortage of other things, so I can only do something special to express my feelings."

It's normal for this girl to learn some cooking skills and become a female celebrity. However, it's not normal for Xia Bihe to practice her cooking skills to this extent. She doesn't know how much hard work she has to do, so her stepmother is not raising her daughter, but

They are raising cooks and embroiderers.

"This woman should be a good cook. She is not an ordinary family, and she still needs a hostess to serve the whole family." She is a famous cook, but Zhen Muyao has never been to other girls' families.

, I also want to learn something. Zhen Muchao has never been in the kitchen or touched needlework, and her mother has never arranged such a course for her.

Xia Bihe understood what Zhen Muchao meant and smiled, "I know. Now I will make it for my grandfather and sister Xuan." Not to mention the others, they still ignored her. Even if they wanted to eat, they had to watch her.

hand.

Zhen Muyuan nodded with deep understanding, and his thoughts were naturally given to the people he cared about. "Speaking of your grandfather, has he returned to the court?" This month's period has already arrived.

"No, my grandfather asked the emperor for another month, but the emperor didn't agree, so he extended it for ten days. How many days are left."

"Your grandfather is at home, he can't really be 'teaching the children', right?"

"It's true." Xia Bihe smiled. You know, during this period of time, she was the only one in the whole family who went out unless necessary, especially the brothers. They couldn't step out of the door even if they had nothing to do. Although the Xia family's

His reputation is tarnished, but with his grandfather in charge, nothing can go wrong. The only ones who really hide and dare not go out are the stepmother’s younger siblings. The influence of others is limited, but it does not count the grandfather’s personal teaching of the children and grandchildren, and other female family members as well.

I need to reflect on myself every day, but I can’t hold it in lightly.

Zhen Mu clicked his tongue, "Your Xia family is known for its strict family tradition. Your affairs are within the scope of the back house. In other aspects, there has really been nothing wrong. This time, your grandfather has severely punished you."

After some 'teaching', I guess it will really become a model for everyone to learn from."

"Well, behind the scenes, there will probably be more people scolding my grandfather." When Xia Bihe said this, he was not sad, but rather smiled.

Because I often send things to my grandfather recently, my relationship has improved a lot. Xia Bihe is no longer afraid of him. She occasionally talks more because she heard from her family that someone outside scolded her grandfather. She was a little annoyed and spoke out.

, and it turned out that according to my grandfather's wishes, he was the imperial envoy of the capital. If he was not scolded by most people but praised instead, then he would be a dead man and have seriously neglected his duties.

Not only him, but everyone in the Control Yuan, who is not scolded, can just get out of here.

Speaking of Xiaocao's daily affairs, they are actually pretty much the same. When Xiaocao was making medicine, Zhen Muchao and Xia Bihe both volunteered to help. These things were not difficult for Xia Bihe. They could basically learn them in one go. Zhen Muchao

That's not enough. In Xiaocao's eyes, she is almost like her own mistress. Although she won't hurt herself, she is still helping more and more. Unfortunately, she hasn't realized it yet, and she insists on fighting to the end.

At the end of the day, come on, it's still the maid who cleans up the mess.

However, the current Jian Zhen does not know what shame is, "Sister Xuan, have you noticed that I am probably not even as good as Miss Xia? At least she makes delicious food, embroiders beautifully, and can help you."

, I can’t do it. I can’t even open my mouth without putting my hands on clothes, but it’s not helpful.”

Xiaocao didn't respond, and Xia Bihe was at a loss. "It doesn't matter, Miss Zhen is the most powerful." In fact, Xia Bihe envied Zhen Muyao from the bottom of his heart. It was great that the girl's family could live so freely and freely.

"You are quite self-aware." Xiaocao glanced at Zhen Muyao lightly.

The two completely different reactions made Zhen Muchao couldn't help laughing.

Later, neither of them stayed for lunch. The main reason was that Zhen Muchao was married now and really didn't have that much freedom. Otherwise, according to her temperament, she would have to stay until the evening before going back. Xia Bihe basically went there before lunch.

Now she doesn't need Xiaocao to give her acupuncture to help her lose weight.

Before saying goodbye, Xiaocao gave each of them a post.

"Seventeenth is your birthday, Sister Xuan? You must be there." Zhen Muchao flipped through the post and smelled it. There was a medicinal fragrance, "Sister Xuan, you made this post yourself. It's so beautiful."

Xiaocao paused slightly, "When I was studying, I used to think about it for fun." In fact, with Tingyu, she would always think about other things in her free time. After all, besides reading, she did

It is impossible to spend all her time studying medical skills. She is not alone. She always has to leave some time for those close to her. To be honest, she was called the God of Learning in her previous life, but her talents may not be as good as...

In medicine, being able to have good carving skills is a by-product of the scalpel. Tingyu is different. He is very good in all aspects, and many things seem to be easy to learn.

When she thought of Ting Yu, she naturally thought of the Crown Prince Wei. She didn't know since when, the two seemed to be inseparable. When she thought of one, she would inevitably think of the other.

"If you have other matters, you don't need to come over. It's just an ordinary birthday."

"Even if there are other things, they are not as important as you, Sister Xuan." Zhen Muchao said. "Sister Xuan, this is your first birthday after returning home. Your family must attach great importance to it. I'm afraid it has been long since

Getting ready."

Zhen Muyao was indeed right. The Han family had been preparing for a long time. Moreover, the post was sent out at the end of March. She didn't even know it. It was only a few days ago that she was reminded that she wanted to invite the person again.

Remember to send a copy of the post, so Xiaocao will know.

Xia Bihe also nodded, "I'm fine. If anything happens, I won't be blamed. Speaking of which, this is the first time I've received an invitation alone." She was a little excited.

"Well, if you have nothing to do, you can come over and play in the morning."

"By the way, Sister Xuan, when the prince gets married, all officials of third rank and above are invited. Unless it is something that cannot be let go, officials can go to the Yamen in the afternoon. It has become a habit for a long time. Sister Xuan wants to go with your father.

Prince Cheng’s Mansion?”

"If you don't go, only my mother will go and my father will go, and no one else in the family will go."

"It's okay if you don't go. Ming Zhixin will marry Mingzeyue in place of Mingzeyue. Mingzeyue's temperament will never let it go. It was very noisy some time ago, but it has been quiet recently. But wait and see, Shiliu Na

Something will definitely happen on that day. If there are any accidental casualties, Sister Xuan, with your temperament, it is unlikely that you will just sit back and watch. It would be better not to go and get involved."

Xiaocao was helpless. Is this another person looking at her through a filter? "It's not that serious, but I really don't plan to go."

In fact, not only their family, but probably many other families will probably not bring their juniors with them. When the prince gets married, he is still the son of the emperor. Even if he is not favored, the entire royal family will be present, regardless of whether these people are just freeloaders.

Even those who hold real power should not be messed with easily. No family member would just go to other family members who are close to him and not take it seriously.

When Zhen Muchao went to find Jian Shu, Jian Shu still had more to say. Apparently, not only was he not beaten to death by Wenren Xiaosi, but he seemed to be enjoying himself. Zhen Muchao was surprised.

After getting on the carriage, Zhen Muchao asked, and then she realized that her husband was not discussing knowledge with Ren Wen Ren Yang, but was listening to Ren Wen Yang's various thoughts and experiences while reading. One of them was willing to talk, and the other was willing to listen.

Isn’t it a perfect match?

Therefore, Wen Renyang didn't get along with other people in the past. It was because those people were either high or low in level, and they also had a bit of arrogance and refused to let go of themselves. Jian Shu was different, he didn't have that consciousness at all, even if

He understood everything Wen Renyang said, and he didn't interrupt easily. He listened with great interest, which is why it was so "fit".

"When you come to visit someone from Yaoyao in the future, please take me with you."

Come on, I didn't want to leave him alone at home. I originally thought that if he felt uncomfortable staying at the Wen people's house, she could try to reduce the number of visits to the Wen people's houses. That's not the case now. Of course, there is no need to "wrong yourself".

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I heard that Taibo didn't come back last night, but he came back earlier today. However, he looked a little tired. It was obvious that he was very tired in the past two days. After taking a bath and changing his clothes, he looked more relaxed.

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After dinner, Mrs. Han mentioned this matter, "Everything should have been arranged in advance. Basically, it's the following things. Just keep an eye on some of them. Why are you even busier than before in the past two days?

?”

"The Emperor has ordered that a 'Thousands of Women and Men's Banquet' be held for the Queen Mother. Women aged over sixty are required to be in good health, have children and grandchildren in their house, have a harmonious family, and have noble moral character, and they are selected from the various prefectures under the Qi Dynasty. The entire Kaiping Prefecture

, the imperial city is still excluded.”

Not to mention Han, everyone else was quite surprised. This was no small matter, and the Queen Mother's birthday was only two months away.

"This far away place, hurry up and hurry up. It takes more than two months to go back and forth. Even if the emperor's order arrives at a high speed and the general is selected, this old man cannot still rush to the imperial city. What if there is someone?

what's up……"

"So this time, all the prefectures that are half a month away are required. According to the emperor's wishes, this is also a performance appraisal of the place. The more such old people there are, it naturally means that the governance and education in each place are doing well."

"However, I'm afraid there are a lot of problems that may arise here." Everything can be faked.

"The emperor is a wise king, so he will naturally take many things into consideration. I can't say..."

"That's right." Han nodded, "Is this something that the emperor suddenly thought of, or is it the intention of one of the ministers below?"

"It was the suggestion of the Minister of Punishment." Although it was not proposed in the court, the emperor did not hide it.

"Xingbu Shangshu?" Han was surprised. To be honest, the person who put forward this opinion had some intention of flattering the Queen Mother. The Xingbu Shangshu was also a very upright person, not the kind of person who would flatter.
Chapter completed!