The crown prince's favorite girl, she found another good match

Chapter 15 Give him bitter melon soup

Zhang Jian said with a little worry: "Then you go back and rest first."

Li Baojia rolled his eyes silently, and said politely: "Brother-in-law, I will go first, and I will set off with my sister after the Lantern Festival."

When Li Baojia and Xiao Tao walked out of Zhang Mansion, Xiao Tao couldn't wait to ask: "Miss, when did you ask the young master to pick you up? How come I don't know about this when I follow you every day?"

Li Jiaying also has an older brother named Li Yu, who is the leader of the family, followed by Mrs. Qin's eldest son, the second young master Li Mingxuan, and the third young master Li Li.

Li Baojia got on the carriage and said while nibbling snacks: "I didn't ask him to pick me up. I haven't said anything yet."

Xiao Tao's mouth was wide enough to fit an egg in: "Then, what did you just say..."

Li Baojia turned his hand and gave her a slap in the face: "Are you stupid? Can he agree if I don't say this? I'll just write to my eldest brother when I get back. My eldest brother is staying with my grandfather in Jizhou recently. It's only a few days away from here."

Xiaotao covered her forehead and nodded in agreement: "Young lady is so awesome!"

"By the way, have you found the Ping family I asked you to check before?"

Xiao Tao became serious: "I found some information. Ping's full name is Ping Qingqing. She is Zhang Shilang's cousin. She has been living in the Zhang family because of her family's financial difficulties."

"It is said that she and Zhang Shilang were in love, but Mrs. Zhang did not agree to the marriage and beat the couple. Later, the Zhang family fell into decline, and Ping Qingqing married a wealthy official in Yizhou. Her surname seems to be Wang, and then she is now here for some reason. It’s back again.”

"Miss, was this Ping family driven back because it was discovered that the child was not her husband's?" Xiao Tao asked.

Li Baojia tapped her fingers: "If they find out that the children are not from the Wang family, how can she come back so easily? She will lose her skin even if she doesn't die."

Since she knew about this last time, she asked Xiao Tao to investigate Ping Qingqing. However, what Xiao Tao could find was limited after all, and many things were unclear.

After returning to his own small courtyard in the Li Mansion, Li Baojia sat down and wrote a letter to his elder brother in Yizhou.

In addition to asking him to come to the capital to take them back to Suzhou, the letter also asked him to help investigate the situation of the Wang family and the Ping family in Yizhou.

After she finished writing, she folded the letter and asked Xiao Tao to hurry up and send it to Yizhou.

After Xiaotao had finished giving orders and cleared the table, she suddenly thought that Miss was going to Suzhou, and she hadn't told Madam yet!

Xiaotao was a little worried: "Miss, Madam, can you agree to go to Suzhou? After all, after the Lantern Festival, if we really get engaged, we have to prepare for some time."

Li Baojia was confident: "My grandfather's home is also in Suzhou. I haven't visited it for a long time. I just took this opportunity to go there. My mother will not refuse."

Besides, after the Lantern Festival, they will know that the engagement cannot be done.

Sure enough, Mrs. Huang came over during dinner, and Li Baojia mentioned the matter to her. At first she didn't agree, but then she said she was going to visit her grandfather's house.

Mrs. Huang thought that the opportunity was rare, and it would be even harder to get married in the future, so she agreed.

After Mrs. Huang left, Xiao Tao was so happy that she almost jumped up: "That's great! Miss, let's pack our things!"

After Li Baojia finished eating, he lay down and said, "Don't rush to pack things now. I'll just make a list in the next few days."

The first thing she has to face now is to deliver soup to Zhao Yi tomorrow morning.

It's so difficult.

Just thinking about this, the people from the kitchen below came over to ask for instructions: "Miss, which soup should I choose to send to the Prince's Mansion tomorrow?"

After saying that, he handed over a list, which listed a lot of soups.

Li Baojia tilted his neck and pointed casually: "Just this one, bitter gourd and black phoenix soup."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince eats fish and meat every day, so it happened to be for him to remove the fire.

The little cook said: "Miss, Chenshi has to go as soon as Madam orders her, so you have to prepare tonight."

Li Baojia sat up: "You look like I can make soup? His Royal Highness drank my soup, what should I do if something goes wrong?"

The little cook was stunned and said in panic: "Then...the lady said..."

Li Baojia sighed: "I will make the soup, and you will assist me by the side. Is this soup made by you or me?"

"Of course you did."

"Does it matter how much you do and how much I do?"

"No, no?"

Li Baojia nodded, looking like a teachable child, and asked people to go out.

On the way back, the little cook's head was still dizzy. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't explain it, so she had to prepare the ingredients diligently.

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Early the next morning.

Li Baojia got up, cleaned up, put on her skirt, and sat in front of the bronze mirror. She was extremely satisfied with herself today.

Although she planned to check in at the gate of the East Palace and come back, she still dressed low-key just in case.

Her hair was tied in a simple bun with some pink beads on it, and her skirt was just right, neither standing out nor looking shabby.

But no matter how low-key the dress is, the natural beauty cannot be concealed, Li Baojia thought happily in the mirror.

After a while, the cook brought the soup and put it in a white porcelain pot. It was steaming. Li Baojia cleaned his hands with a sacred look on his face: "Bring it here."

Xiao Tao next to her handed over the green jar in her hand with a solemn expression, and Li Baojia took it, which was a jar of salt.

She took a small spoon, scooped up a little, sprinkled it into the soup, and asked the cook next to her: "Is it enough?"

The cook appraised it and said, "Put in another half spoonful."

Li Baojia took the spoon and took half a spoonful.

too much.

Pour a little more.

not enough.

It took a few times to add the salt.

After putting it in, he used a spoon to stir the soup: "The soup is ready!"

Xiaotao next to her looked excited: "Miss is so amazing!"

The cook also had a look of admiration on her face: as a noble young lady, it is rare for her to be willing to make soup.

Li Baojia raised her little face proudly: "This is nothing."

Other servants in the room: It's really nothing. =_=
So he took the soup, and Li Baojia set off arrogantly with Xiao Tao.

The food box is made of wood and wrapped with special materials that can keep the soup hot for several hours.

She smelled the fragrance in the carriage and touched her belly: "I knew I would have woken up early today, but now I can't stand the smell."

Xiao Tao immediately said: "Miss, I called you at three quarters today, and you stayed in bed for three quarters of an hour."

Li Baojia glanced at the soup and then glanced at it again: "I regret it very much now. I just want to finish it and go back for breakfast as soon as possible."

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When they arrived at the gate of the East Palace, they showed their tokens and entered.

Eunuch Huang had been waiting for her at the entrance of the palace for a long time. When he saw her coming, he greeted her with a smile: "Is Miss Li here?"

When he woke up this morning, His Highness the Crown Prince was in an unprecedented mood. Now that the group of people who came back from the previous court said some stupid things about the drought in the south of the Yangtze River, His Highness was not even angry.

Li Baojia handed the food box to Eunuch Huang, and said with a smirk: "His Royal Highness takes care of everything, so just ask Eunuch Huang to bring the soup in, and I won't bother you."

(End of this chapter)