Chapter 111 5 Brother, shall we go to the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion?
Chapter 111 5 Brother, shall we go to the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion?
Xiu Luoran was very happy. She circled around Xiu Lingce several times:
"Brother, congratulations, I must prepare some delicious food today so we can celebrate.
Then, I will start to prepare for the new house, buy furniture and daily necessities and bedding, make jewelry and clothes, oh my, I will be so busy. "
Xiu Luoran looked here and there, counting on his fingers exaggeratedly, calculating one by one, occasionally raising his head and squinting to think, looking like he was very busy.
Xiu Yuancang and Xiu Lingce, father and son, looked at Xiu Luoran's funny behavior and started laughing.
"Dad, big brother, wait for me, I'm going to find He Wan to catch crabs.
How can we miss crabs on the table in this season? "
Xiu Yuancang waved his hand: "Go ahead."
Xiu Luoran went to find He Wan.
Xiu Yuancang said to Xiu Lingce:
"I didn't expect your marriage to go so smoothly. The emperor asked you to get married within a month, probably because he was afraid of any accidents."
Xiu Lingce nodded and said, "Dad, I am benefiting from the Third Prince.
The third prince's leg was broken by the second prince's men. We know this, the third prince knows this, and the emperor knows this too.
Although the emperor did not oppose the fighting between princes, he strongly opposed the princes killing each other.
If the killing continues like this, it would be questionable whether there would be a healthy prince left in the end.
The Emperor has approved my marriage, and making me the Crown Prince will benefit both the Third Prince and the others.
The emperor was also afraid that the third prince would die at the hands of the second prince.
However, if Luo Luo hadn't stepped forward, and if Prince Ping, Prince An, and Prince Shun hadn't helped, the Second Prince and his party would have definitely obstructed it."
Xiu Yuancang smiled: "Yes."
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The seventh prince, Yi Jingge, has always been thinking about the crabs made by Xiu Luoran.
After hearing Xiu Lingqun say it was delicious, no matter how hard he tried to imagine, he just couldn't imagine what it tasted like.
That day, he dragged the fifth prince Yi Jingxuan again:
"Fifth brother, shall we go to the Zhenxi Marquis' Mansion?"
Yi Jingxuan looked at his seventh brother: "Why, are you still going to play with Xiu Lingqun?"
"Yeah, let's see if they are free. If they are, we can help them catch the crabs and let Miss Xiu cook them for us."
"You said you went to the Zhenxi Marquis' Mansion several times just to eat crabs?"
"Fifth brother, the previous trips were in vain. Xiu Lingqun is not at home, and I don't know if I can find Xiu Lingqun this time.
He used to be very idle, but since his sister came back, I feel like he is so busy that I don’t even know what he is busy with.”
The Fifth Prince actually also wanted to go to the Marquis of Zhenxi’s Mansion. He wanted to see if Xiu Luoran was singing again.
Yi Jingxuan pulled Yi Jingge and did not go out of the gate of Zhenxi Marquis' Mansion. He was still preparing to jump over the wall to study in Luoran's small garden.
In the small garden, Xiu's family's servants and maids came and went, constantly moving things into the garden.
Xiu Luoran stood aside, assigning tasks to everyone:
"Big brother, second brother, just sit back and wait for the food to be ready, don't come and cause trouble.
Dad, Third Brother, both of you come here and listen to my instructions. I will teach you how to grill meat.
Mochou, go to the kitchen and tell Cheng's mother to steam the crabs according to the time I told her. If you steam them for too long, they won't taste good. "
"Miss, I'll go right away."
Mochou went to the kitchen, and Xiu Luoran ordered again:
"Su Jin, take two maids to the kitchen and get the sauce I prepared, which contains the pickled female crabs.
Ask them to bring it over. I've chilled the sauce with ice cubes. You can't ask one person to carry it, or it will get cold."
"Got it, miss."
Several grills had been set up on a clean open space in the garden, with a table next to them. Two cooks and several maids were skewering meat.
There are already a lot of skewers in the big basin next to it.
Xiu Luoran called Xiu Lingmo:
"Go to the kitchen and see if they have prepared the fish. If they have, bring them here and we will grill them in a while."
At this time, a male servant came in driving a donkey cart with five or six jars of wine on it.
Soon, steamed crabs were brought into the garden, pickled crabs were also brought in, and skewers of meat and whole fish were already on the grill.
At several dining tables, the masters of the Xiu family were already seated, poured the wine, and started eating.
Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Xiu Lingce on being named Crown Prince, and also to congratulate him on his upcoming marriage.
It was not the first time for the Xiu family to eat crabs. They skillfully cut the crab legs, opened the crab shells, and ate the crab meat, which tasted so sweet.
At this time, the fifth prince Yi Jingxuan and the seventh prince Yi Jingge were standing on the wall of the small garden.
The two princes were almost crying for food due to the fragrant smell.
"Fifth brother, look, they are eating."
Yi Jingge's voice was quite loud, and everyone in the Xiu family heard it.
In fact, as soon as they jumped onto the wall, Xiu Luoran, Xiu Yuancang, Xiu Lingce and Xiu Lingqun knew it.
Xiu Luoran glared at the two princes fiercely. They really just took advantage of the situation and jumped over the wall of her house whenever they had the chance.
Xiu Luoran wondered, should he sprinkle some poison powder on the walls and trees in the future?
But considering the identities of the two princes, it is better not to cause trouble for my father and elder brother.
Xiu Lingqun did not notice his sister's expression. He was very happy to see Yi Jingge:
"Seventh Prince, are you here to see me?
Luoluo, I told you, the Seventh Prince is my friend, he must be here to see me."
Xiu Luoran rolled his eyes at him.
Xiu Lingqun didn't care: "Seventh Prince, Fifth Prince, if you don't mind, let's eat together."
Yi Jingge said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, we are hungry too.
By the way, are you eating crabs today? We...have never eaten them before."
Xiu Lingqun saw that the Seventh Prince sounded pitiful, so he asked Xiu Luoran:
"Luoluo, let them eat together. We have plenty of food anyway, and there will be enough for the two of them."
Xiu Luoran felt a little depressed. Was this a question of whether there was enough food?
At this time, Xiu Yuancang and Xiu Lingce had already started inviting the two princes to come down to eat.
Even if Xiu Luoran was unhappy, he couldn't drive them away.
With delicious food in front of him, Yi Jingge didn't care how Xiu Luoran felt. He was eating crabs and grilled fish under the guidance of Xiu Lingqun.
Yi Jingxuan secretly glanced at Xiu Luoran. This girl was still the same as before and didn't welcome him.
It seems that he should stay away from Fourth Brother in the future. If he continues to be disliked by this girl, he will not be able to interact with the Xiu family in the future.
Well, I have to say, this thing called "crab" is really delicious.
Xiu Luoran reminded everyone: "Crabs are cold in nature, so when eating them, dip them in ginger vinegar juice or drink some wine."
After hearing Xiu Luoran's words, everyone picked up their glasses and drank.
Although the two princes were present, since the two princes often visited the Xiu family and everyone was familiar with each other, the atmosphere was harmonious and everyone enjoyed the meal very much.
At this time, the concierge came in and reported to Xiu Yuancang:
"My Lord, Miss Han Jingrao and Miss Xia Yuning are here to visit."
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