Imperial Capital of Zhongzhou,

A heavy rain at night washed away the heat that had shrouded the imperial capital these days.

In the early morning, the rain had not stopped yet. Xie Changxu, wearing a crimson robe and holding a plain paper umbrella, walked out of the misty rain. Jia Qi, who had already been waiting under the eaves of the corridor, closed his eyes and held his breath.

In the cool water vapor, as the figure of the visitor approached, there was a faint smell of blood, mixed with the fragrance of medicine, that spread in the surrounding air.

"Owner."

As Xie Changxu entered the room, General Jiaqi brought the letter and the brocade box and handed them to Xie Changxu.

Xie Changxun was not in a hurry to open it. He turned around and stood by the desk and lit the mist that he always used.

It is a refreshing scent of cedar, ignited on a rainy day, mixed with water vapor, mixed with moist water vapor, making people feel like they are in the dense forest after the rain.

"How are you doing recently?"

Watching the incense slowly rising, Xie Changzhen sat on the chair, then reached out and slowly opened the letter.

The content of A's letter was very simple. He only explained the recent arrangements, but said nothing about himself.

"My lord, he has been doing well recently. He occasionally goes to see Mr. Xue to take care of his health."

"Um……"

Xie Changxuan looked at the soap mentioned in the letter, then curiously took out the soap from the brocade box and played with it carefully for a while.

"It's a good thing, but...it was actually made by the Mei family?"

Xie Changxu thought about the time he was in Yunzhou, whether he accidentally ran into the absurd quarrel scene of the Mei family;

Gu Pinglu was saved later, but the investigation once again fell on the side of the Mei family;

Even the ginseng used in her own medicine to nourish her body was obtained from the Mei family;

Now, somehow, the property in his hands has become involved with the Mei family.

Each of these things made Xie Changxun wary.

"My foster father's house is also occupied by Na Mei Er's family..." Xie Changshu gently tapped the rosewood table with his slender fingers and pondered for a long time, "Is this all... a coincidence?"

"Well, Master, Mr. Jia said that you don't have to worry about the matters in Yunzhou, he will take care of them for you. You have to be more careful here in the imperial capital. Besides, King Qi is also going back to Beijing."

"I know. Jiangnan has already handed over the news that King Qi is back. This time he visited Jiangnan. I heard that he has won over the hearts of many candidates from Jiangnan. I don't know how many candidates from the south this autumn are from King Qi.

people."

The misty fragrance gradually enveloped Xie Changshu's body. He leaned lazily on the back of his chair and tilted his head, watching the fight between two birds on the branches outside the window.

For a moment, the corners of his mouth curved, and he simply said: "Tell the King of Wei that Gu Ping was captured in the Yanzhou camp."

***

"Since Jiubaoxuan has a way to sell soap to high-ranking dignitaries according to your idea, then the people behind them naturally have a background. It is not difficult to investigate us."

Mei Bei sent the things delivered by Jiubaoxuan in the morning to Mei You, and told Mei You what she had discovered.

Meiyou only asked Meiberry to relax. With their current strength, it would be useless to be vigilant.

"Looking at their behavior, you can tell that we are still in the honeymoon period of our cooperation. They also know how to avoid suspicion for us and keep it low-key."

Meiyou opened the package sent by the other party in front of Meiberry and looked at it.

Mayberry opened her own package and read it before she got home.

Inside there was a box of goat milk soap made by them, a box of snacks, a set of rouge and gouache that my daughter loved, and a small piece of fine plain silk.

"Do you need this?"

Meiyou has been looking at that box of rouge and gouache for a long time, but she still doesn’t know how to use it, and she doesn’t want to use it.

"Well...this powder is not bad. My mother saw it and said it can be used as prickly heat powder."

Meiberry and Meiyou basically knew nothing about these ancient cosmetics. Meiberry also asked the system to check for any bad ingredients, such as lead powder.

But the answer given by the system was beyond Meiberry's expectation.

It's rare that this box of rouge and gouache contains all natural ingredients and won't harm the skin at all.

Before, Meiberry went to the county with her father to see some stalls that made rouge and gouache, and they all contained some bad ingredients.

It can be seen that the things Jiubaoxuan sent are not extraordinary.

"My mother has tried this lip balm. It improves complexion without being ostentatious. You can also use it with your aunt~"

Mei Bei could see that Mei You was really not interested in these things, but Mei Bei didn't intend to let Mei You just send them away in confusion.

"Just because you don't like it, doesn't it mean that Third Auntie doesn't like it? This hair oil smells like osmanthus to me.

When you were eating cakes at our house earlier, I heard the third aunt mention that she likes the flavor of osmanthus. Tell this to the third aunt, the third aunt will definitely like it~"

After hearing what Mei Berry said, Mei You stared at the box of rouge gouache and hesitated for a moment, then had no intention of giving it away. Instead, she looked at Mei Berry and said, "You are more careful than me."

"No hahaha, I always pay attention to some strange places." Mei Li smiled, remembering that she came with her mother, and happened to meet Miao going to clean up the vegetable field, so her mother followed.

"Let's go to the vegetable field and see what my third aunt and my mother are doing."

After the two chatted, they went to Mei You's vegetable patch.

The vegetables in the Meiyou family's vegetable patch are all coming from behind. Unlike the seeds that the Meiyou family had systematically distributed before, it was obvious from the early stage that they were growing wildly and uncontrollably.

The vegetables at Meiyou's house don't grow noticeably in the early stage, but when this time comes, all kinds of vegetables will mature.

"Oh, these beans are already old. If you can't eat them, how good would it be to pickle them into sour beans?"

"Don't like sour beans? Then you can pick the old ones and dry them in the sun. The beans will be good for cooking porridge, or they can be made into dried vegetables."

"Yeah, your peas are the same. You don't eat them on weekdays because they are old? You can also dry them and grind them into flour."

"And loofah, well, this old loofah is pretty good. It can leave seeds and make loofah pulp, which is great for cleaning pots and bathing!"

Before Mei Mei and Mei You reached the vegetable field, they heard Wei Meili's voice. Miao's voice was not loud, but what should be heard could still be heard.

"There are so many dishes at home that I can't handle them all. I wonder, Second Sister-in-law, have you finished all the dishes? Why don't you take some back?"

"Oh, there are a lot of vegetables in my field. Just like you said just now, we eat whatever we can, pickle it if we can't eat it, dry it and put it away. After all, we can add more vegetables in winter.

Come."

There are still some that Wei Meimei hasn't mentioned, and some that are kept in Meiberry's space.

"Ah, that's okay. Second sister-in-law, the vegetables in your vegetable patch are different from those grown at our home. You can take some back for a change."

"Okay, our winter melons will be ready in a few days. Then I will hold a big winter melon for you~"

Wei Meili specially picked two old loofahs and some fresh okra. When Mei Liang and others came over, they took over the vegetables picked by the two mothers.

"Why don't you guys stop cooking tonight and come to our house for dinner?" Wei Meili looked at the vegetables in her hands and remembered the vegetables she had picked in her own vegetable patch that morning.

They are all fresh vegetables, so there is no need to keep them for a long time after picking them.

Wei Meili suggested: "It just so happens that those two men are not at home, so let's get together. Have breakfast, and you two will be back at dawn."

Wei Meili held Miao's arm with one arm, and there was a hint of coquettishness in her tone when she spoke. Miao had a good temper and would not refuse, so she agreed.

Fortunately, mother and daughter agreed, thus avoiding an unnecessary turmoil.

When Mei Bei and Mei You were herding sheep at the foot of the mountain the next morning, Mei Bei was shocked when she heard Mei You talking about what happened to her mother and daughter when they returned home last evening!

"Shall I go?! My aunt came to your house last night to have dinner?"

"Yeah, it's said that my grandma was angry with my grandpa and didn't cook... My eldest aunt took Mei An back to her parents' house, and she hadn't come back yet."

"Can't she cook by herself?" Mei Bei couldn't accept the reason why Mei Jinhua opened her mouth. She looked at Mei You sympathetically and said, "Sister, are you being relied on?"

"Oh~" Mei You sneered and twitched the corner of her mouth, "She is quite reliable. Last night I told her that our family had just come back from eating at your house and sent her back."

After saying that, Mei You's eyes fell on Mei Bei's face again and said: "I think this old woman might still be able to come to your house for food in the next two days. You should also be careful."

Mayberry:!!

Meiberry: [System, are there any colorless and odorless poisons? 】

System: [Sorry, no~]

Mayberry: [Are there any laxatives that make people jump after just one sip? 】

System: [Sorry, no~]

Meiberry: [System, is it useful to you? 】

System: [Sorry, no!]

Mayberry:......

Thank you little baby Yi Chu for casting a monthly vote~
Chapter completed!