The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 689 Zhang Pingan's Going and Staying ([-])
The Holy Majesty's summons came very quickly. On the second day Zhang Ping'an stayed in the Zhen Guogong Mansion, Kang Youfu's apprentice Xiao Linzi came to the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion with the Holy Majesty's order to announce Zhang Ping'an's admission to the palace.

After dinner yesterday, Lu Jinkang and Zhang Ping'an locked themselves in the study for almost an hour.

Su Yunduo only knew that Lu Jinkang had explained to Zhang Pingan the etiquette related to meeting the Holy Majesty. As for whether the two had said anything else, Lu Jinkang didn't say anything, and Su Yunduo didn't ask either.

Xiao Linzi had just entered Weishi when he came to Zhenguo Mansion to announce his decree, and it was almost Youshi when Zhang Pingan returned to Zhenguo Mansion.

Zhang Ping'an returned home with Lu Jinkang, knowing that Su Yunduo must be worried, Lu Jinkang simply took Zhang Ping'an to Xiaofengyuan directly, and asked Zhang Ping'an and Su Yunduo to talk about the specific situation of today's summoning by the Holy Majesty.

Zhang Ping'an looked a little excited, took the tea handed by Zisu and drank it down, and then sat down on the chair pointed by Lu Jinkang with some embarrassment, and described in detail what happened today when the Holy Majesty summoned him.

"Your Majesty didn't mention sending you to the Imperial Hospital?" Su Yunduo asked in surprise.

Chen Pingan nodded with certainty and replied, "I didn't mention it!"

Su Yunduo glanced at Lu Jinkang. Since Lu Jinkang brought Zhang Pingan to Xiaofengyuan, he was not in the imperial study when the Holy Majesty summoned Zhang Pingan.

Lu Jinkang had probably heard something from Zhang Ping'an on the way, but he was not as surprised as Su Yunduo, and only raised his eyebrows at Su Yunduo inexplicably.

Su Yunduo frowned slightly, a little confused about what the Holy Majesty meant.

I asked for the refining procedures sorted out by Zhang Ping'an, but didn't ask Zhang Ping'an to go to the workshop of Tai Hospital to preside over the refining of liquor.

Asked many times about the liquor refining ability of the hot spring wine shop...

Could it be that Master Chengsheng changed his mind, or handed over the liquor refining to the hot spring winery?
Thinking of this, Su Yunduo's eyes flickered, and he looked at Lu Jinkang again.

Lu Jinkang smiled: "As you can imagine, before the Imperial Hospital has liquor refining, the liquor refining will be undertaken by our hot spring villa for the time being! Tomorrow the household department will send a batch of water and wine to the hot spring villa. , Ping An is busy!"

The light in Zhang Ping'an's eyes dimmed slightly, and soon a humble smile appeared on his face: "It should be. If the master doesn't have any orders, Ping'an wants to go back as soon as possible."

Su Yunduo glanced at the sky outside the window, and shook his head: "It's getting late today, and Ping An will rest in the mansion for a night. It just so happens that someone in the mansion is going to the hot spring villa tomorrow, and I just go back with them tomorrow."

Zhang Pingan opened his mouth, and finally accepted Su Yunduo's arrangement, said goodbye and returned to his temporary residence.

After Zhang Ping'an left, Lu Jinkang asked curiously, "Who is going to the Hot Spring Villa tomorrow?"

"In a few days, the second brother and the second younger brother and sister will go to the border town. They want to go to the hot spring villa to accompany grandfather." Su Yunduo raised his lips.

Lu Jinkang frowned almost invisibly, but soon relaxed, looked at Su Yunduo and said, "Did you know that they were going to the Hot Spring Villa, that's why you asked someone to clean up the wing?"

Su Yunduo raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Jinkang, nodded calmly and smiled, "That's right, if you have to go back to the house three times, the second sibling wanted to go directly with us that day. She said that she had never seen a hot spring when she was so old. I haven't even soaked in a hot spring. Since I have that condition, let her play for a few days."

Lu Jinkang nodded and did not speak again.

To be honest, he doesn't like to have too much interaction with Lu Jinzhen and his wife, but he also knows that Su Yunduo can't stop the contacts between people in the house, after all, she is now in charge of the gift.

On the way to Zhenghe Hall to accompany An's for dinner, Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo chatted about the hot spring wine shop again.

Su Yunduo had a guess in his heart, he was afraid that the matter of refining baijiu would eventually fall on the hot spring wine shop.

This time the Holy Majesty acted like this, not because the Holy Majesty turned his back on what he said, but to block the mouths of the Tai Hospital.

Since this high-alcohol wine has such a great effect on wounds and high fever, it is natural to promote it as soon as possible.

It's just that the Tai Hospital workshop doesn't have the refining conditions at present, and the preparations start now. The firing equipment takes time, and the personnel training takes time. According to the refining procedures given by Zhang Pingan, qualified wine can't be produced in half a year.

The soldiers in the border towns can't wait that long, no matter whether it's the northern city or the southern city or other places bordering neighboring countries, there will be frictions of all sizes in winter and spring, and as long as there is friction, there will always be casualties.

In this season of the year, casualties and casualties are still relatively serious. If the liquor can be transported to the military camps in the border towns in time, according to the estimation of Imperial Physician Kong, at least [-]% to [-]% of injuries can be reduced.

As a result, liquor refining is imminent.

The workshop of the Tai Hospital does not have the conditions, and the hot spring villa has the current refining equipment, even if the production capacity is a little smaller, it is better than nothing, something is better than nothing.

In fact, Su Yunduo had already planned to refine a batch of qualified high-grade wine for Lu Da and the others to take away, and the hot spring wine shop was busy with this matter recently, no wonder Zhang Ping'an was in a hurry to go back.

"No one mentioned that the equipment was dismantled from our winery?" Su Yunduo suddenly thought of such a possibility when he was approaching Zhenghe Hall, and couldn't help asking.

"Of course there were, but Zhang Ping'an directly pushed back." Lu Jinkang couldn't hide his admiration for Zhang Ping'an this time.

Su Yunduo looked at Lu Jinkang in surprise, she couldn't imagine Zhang Ping'an's face.

"That kid is very courageous today." Lu Jinkang only said this, and the two of them had already entered the Zhenghe Hall.

An Shi looked over curiously: "Who are you talking about? Who is courageous?"

So Lu Jinkang told the two equally curious women about Zhang Pingan's performance in the imperial study today.

Although Lu Jinkang was not in the imperial study when Zhang Ping'an arrived in the imperial study, but he was working in the palace. After Zhang Ping'an talked with the emperor in the imperial study for about two quarters of an hour, Lu Jinkang was also called to the imperial study. Witnessed the confrontation between Zhang Ping'an and several principal and deputy envoys of the Imperial Hospital.

"Zhang Ping'an? The kid who discovered kiwi fruit and made kiwi fruit wine and hawthorn wine?" An's likes the fruit wine produced by the hot spring wine shop very much, and naturally has some impressions of Zhang Ping'an.

Lu Jinkang nodded: "That's him! The method of refining the high-grade liquor used to reduce fever the day before yesterday was also developed by that kid."

An's immediately said: "That kid has made good wine and still has a lot of energy. You should treat him well and don't treat him badly."

A trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in Lu Jinkang's eyes, while Su Yunduo nodded with a smile: "I can't treat him badly, he has no parents or brothers and sisters, and I am all focused on wine making. After the new year is the age of the crown, I can't treat him badly." It's time to start a family.

Grandmother, you said that the granddaughter-in-law pointed out a marriage for him, how about it? "

An's nodded repeatedly. This man is old and likes to be a matchmaker, so the two women left Lu Jinkang aside and put their heads on their heads to plan a marriage for Zhang Ping'an.

Since Zhang Ping'an is a talent who needs to be recruited, and now he is in charge of the hot spring winery, it is natural to be cautious about choosing him for marriage.

Although Su Yunduo insisted that Zhang Ping'an was free and had no foundation after all, and was born with Su Yunduo, the only one who can refer to him is naturally the maidservant of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

The two women and Madam Wu counted the maids in the mansion who were of suitable age, good looks and abilities, and finally focused their attention on the two maids, Cuizhu in Zhenghe Hall and Ziyue in Xiaofengyuan.

It's just that for things like getting married, both men and women must be fancy and happy.

The women had been busy for a long time, but in the end they could only put this matter aside with regret, and wait for Su Yunduo to feel Zhang Pingan's intentions first.

(End of this chapter)