Ajiu

Chapter 81
The Tenth Prince was invited to sit in the large living room in the outer courtyard, and sat down to drink tea.The tea is very good, it is the new Shifeng this year, the soup is green and bright, fragrant like orchid, taste sweet and refreshing, but the tenth prince is not here to taste the tea, he took two sips of the tea without taste, feeling bored.

The West Garden was not big, and when he went back, the leader of the Jinyi Guards was in charge of standing in front of him. When he arrived, Shi Shiran went in, and he could see little Ajiu directly.Of course Lin Youhui is also at home, but the West Garden has been surrounded by Jin Yiwei with three steps, one post and five steps and one sentry. If the tenth prince doesn't want to see her, he can just disappear.Played with Xiao Ajiu, and said goodbye to Lin Youhui politely before leaving, ending the trip happily.

It has always been that way.Today, it is like this.Today is not Xibi, today is not Xibi.

The tenth prince was sitting on a cold bench, and wanted to stand up and leave several times, but he couldn't bear to think about the flowery smile of his younger junior sister.Alas, it was so hard to get this opportunity to go out of the palace with my father, if I don't see my junior sister, how can I be reconciled.

The tenth prince sat for a while, and ordered someone to bring this Zhuangzi over.The servant hurriedly agreed, and went out to find books for him.Not long after, the book was brought over. It was a paperback book, unpretentious. "Pei Shangshu, you are so frugal." The tenth prince muttered to himself.

Zhuangzi's prose is unrestrained, majestic and treacherous, the theory of equalization of things, and a leisurely excursion. The ten princes read one by one, but they feel that the writing is magnificent, the meaning is out of the world, full of wit and wit, and they are fascinated by reading.He didn't put down the book until Pei Shangshu came home from get off work, met with the owner of Pei's mansion, and said hello.

"Your Highness the Tenth Highness came to the humble house, so I'm neglecting you." Pei Shangshu looked at him happily, "Did your Highness pass by by chance to see Gouzi? Unfortunately, Gouzi went to a colleague's house for a wedding banquet today, and he won't return until late at night."

Tenth prince, the person you want to see, you can't see, you can't see.

The tenth prince had a reserved smile on his face, and his tone was gentle and polite, but it was unquestionable, "It's a pity that I can't see the teacher. However, it's the same to meet the junior sister. Mr. Pei, please call my junior sister out, I have Tell her."

When the tenth prince saw Mrs. Fang, he was completely caught off guard. Now, after sitting on the bench for a long time, he understood and returned to normal.Isn't this the tone that should be spoken to courtiers?Be polite, gentle, and firm, but you can't tolerate the other party not listening.

Objectively speaking, the appearance of the Tenth Prince is quite bluffing.However, who is Pei Shangshu, can he pay attention to him?
Pei Shangshu smiled even more cheerfully, "Does the junior sister mentioned by His Royal Highness refer to my little granddaughter? That's impossible. Your Highness Tenth, you are a man, but my little granddaughter is from a girl's family, so it is inconvenient to meet her."

The tenth prince was very determined to stand with his hands behind his back, but he almost vomited blood after hearing Pei Shangshu's words.Pei Shangshu, you are a person who has only been promoted to the second rank, how can you be so pedantic?Why is it inconvenient for me and my junior sister to meet each other? We have met many times in the past, and every time we have fun, you know?

"When my junior sister lived in the West Garden, I often went to see her." The tenth prince said patiently: "I have roasted meat with her, picked flowers together, and played happily together. Mr. Pei, it's not like we haven't seen each other. Pass."

"That's because I didn't come." Pei Shangshu straightened his clothes slowly, "Now I'm here. I'm the head of the family, and my granddaughter is under my care."

Before I didn't come, Zhonglang's nature was cautious and restrained, which made you crazy for a while, understand?Today is different from the past, Tenth Highness, let's die.

The Tenth Prince had never been confronted face-to-face like this, and his little face flushed red immediately.

Ajiu often robs him, but Ajiu is sweet and sweet, and the tenth prince is very happy to be ridiculed by Ajiu.It's not okay to change someone, he can't stand it.He is the youngest son favored by the emperor and empress, he can walk sideways in the palace, and he is not used to being bullied.

He wanted to reprimand Pei Shangshu, but what to reprimand, and which point to reprimand?Pei Shangshu was right when he said that he was the head of the family and the little granddaughter was under his care.

The tenth prince held back for a long time, and said angrily: "As an elder, you have to love your child, and you can't just be strict with him! The child wants to play, so you can't force her to lock her in the room..."

Junior Sister loves to play, you are so pedantic, Mrs. Fang is so upright, you will restrain Junior Sister and make her unhappy.

"Why should I lock my little granddaughter in the room?" Pei Shangshu looked at him strangely, "My little granddaughter wants to play, and of course my brothers will accompany her. My grandfather sometimes joins in the fun, and she cooks. At that time, I was in charge of eating."

Ajiu likes to set up a small stove in the garden, cooking and cooking. Pei Shangshu is very supportive, "Little Ajiu, let's play, play." Little Ajiu made persistent efforts.

Little junior sister cooks, you are in charge of eating, I can't even see you!The tenth prince stared at Pei Shangshu, with unspeakable grief and indignation.

The tenth prince thought he had good eloquence, and he planned to reason and debate with Pei Shangshu, but the bitterness in his heart surged up one after another, his eyes were sore, and he wanted to cry.He didn't dare to open his mouth, for he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, tears would flow down unsatisfactorily.

"I can't cry, I can't cry in Pei's house, my junior sister will laugh at me if she finds out." The tenth prince held back firmly, and stubbornly raised his head.

He stood straight for a while, then suddenly turned and walked out the door.Pei Shangshu sent him out politely and thoughtfully, and said slowly: "If His Highness the Tenth Highness wants to see the dog, it's best to meet during class. If you want to see my little granddaughter, it's impossible, come back without any trouble."

The tenth prince stopped and stared at him.Pei Shangshu smiled, "What's wrong, Your Highness?" The Tenth Prince's eyes turned to anger, he turned around, and walked away.

"In Pei's house, I can't cry, I will be laughed at by my junior sister." The tenth prince held back his tears.

"On the way, I can't cry, it's too embarrassing." The tenth prince couldn't bear it anymore.

"In front of mother, you can't cry, mother will worry." The tenth prince continued to endure.

When they arrived at Qianqing Palace and saw the emperor, the Tenth Prince couldn't bear it any longer, and tears welled up in his eyes.He was crying silently, with tears streaming down his cheeks, his phoenix eyes were full of grievance and helplessness, the emperor looked at him twice, distressed and helpless, "Xiao Shimo cried, 'The world is not as happy as it should be, and ten people live in seven or eight', Unfortunate things are inevitable.”

The tenth prince held the emperor's lapel, cried and said: "He said, the junior sister is under his control. I wanted to reason with him, but I wanted to cry when I was talking. I was afraid of losing face, so I came back. Father, little sister Junior sister is in his charge, but he is in your charge. You take care of him, hurry up."

The emperor patted him on the back with a gentle and loving voice, "Father can't take care of his family affairs. Many grandfathers will do what he does, it's human nature."

The tenth prince was stunned, "You can't control it?" You are the emperor, and there are people and things that you can't control.

"In the past, I heard you say that my junior sister's grandfather was going to be promoted to the Minister of the Household Department. I was so happy." The tenth prince was very depressed, "Who knew that he would come, and I would be miserable. Father, how about you put He should go back to Gusu, isn’t it said that the people of Gusu love him? Let him go back, it will benefit the people of one side, and the merits will be immeasurable.”

This long series of words made the emperor happy, "I have already appointed, and I have already taken office, and there is no way to return it."

The Tenth Prince was dejected.

The emperor felt distressed when he saw such a young son.Xiao Shi, if your mother doesn't say goodbye, father can still tell Pei Kai that he intends to hire your little junior sister as the tenth prince's concubine. If so, the Pei family will not reject you thousands of miles away.But your mother has a left-handed heart, and she insists on keeping her promises, which is embarrassing.Dad has thousands of ways to deal with your mother, but she is the queen, your eldest brother and your real mother.You respect and love her very much, don't you?

"Take your time and think of a way." The emperor said comfortingly.

The tenth prince raised his head, with a resentful expression on his face, "Father, I finally understand why you look at me like that."

I dare to say that you know little junior sister's grandfather very well, and you know exactly what will happen to me after he comes.Dad, you can do it.

The emperor sighed, "Fish, I want it; bear's paw, I want it..." The tenth prince said angrily: "You think about it, and you will give up Xiaoshi and take Pei Kai in the end!" After complaining , Angrily left.

"How can I have it?" The emperor looked at the back of the ten princes, a little aggrieved, "I obviously sacrificed my personal feelings to take the government. Xiao Shi, this is the mind that an emperor should have."

It's a pity that the tenth prince has gone far away, and he didn't hear the emperor's noble confession.

Pei family.The current custom is to invite relatives and friends after moving to a new home, which is called "house wine".The Pei family is not exempt from customs, and they also want to entertain relatives and friends.Gu Shi and Lin Youhui had just settled the house, and they were busy drawing up the list of guests for the banquet, which was very troublesome.

Mr. Pei and Mrs. Xu lived in Wei Guogong's mansion for a few days, and Wei Guogong told them to go home, "Liu Yaer, go back. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are getting old, and you are not here to serve them. What do you look like? Besides, you just moved. , you can’t just keep your elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law busy. As the youngest daughter-in-law, you should go back early, listen to your mother-in-law’s orders, and share her worries.” Although Mrs. If you're free, come live again." Xu said coquettishly, "Send me away? But no, I'll just stay here." Mr. Pei smiled good-temperedly, "If you hang on, I won't leave either."

After joking and joking for a while, Mrs. Xu and Mr. Pei bid farewell to Mrs. Wei Guogong and his wife, and said goodbye to their elder brother and sister-in-law one by one, and returned to Jinning Street with their three sons.Mrs. Fang was playing with little Ajiu, and she was very happy to see her youngest son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren coming home.Ajiu went up to greet her and called out three uncles, three aunts, five brothers, seven brothers and eight brothers, they were cute and cute.Mr. Pei, who only has three sons, is very rare when he sees little Ajiu. He hugged her and asked affectionately, "Does little Ajiu want to be the third father?" Ajiu smiled and nodded, "Yes." Three Dad is very funny, very playful, very kind, of course I like him.

Mrs. Fang took Pei Lin, the youngest of the three brothers, and asked with a smile, "How is my grandfather's house? Lin'er doesn't even want to come back, does she?" Pei Lin is a child who loves to laugh. He raised his face , smiling shyly, "Grandfather's family is good, but I still like to go back to Jinning Street. Grandma, my surname is Pei."

The Pei family is most comfortable living in the Pei family.

Mrs. Fang smiled, "It's still Jinning Street now, maybe it will be changed to something in the future." Telling Xiao Ajiu about changing the street name, everyone laughed.Ajiu smiled embarrassedly at first, and then simply covered her face with her hands.Shy, I'm ashamed of my vanity.

Mr. Pei cheered up, "I know a few people in the Ministry of Industry, and I'll ask them tomorrow." He was gearing up, trying to make little Ajiu get his wish, and he must try to change the name of the street to Jiuning Street.

Ajiu jumped off the ground, "Well, my aunt and my mother are drawing up a list of guests for the banquet and plan to treat them. As for me, I will treat them tonight!"

Quickly change the subject, shy, too shy.

"Does Ajiu want to cook? That's great!" Pei Heng and the others laughed when they heard what she said.Little Ajiu has to cook, which is a big deal.

While talking, Pei Wei and the others came back from school, and the nine children of Pei's family gathered together to discuss having a picnic in the garden.

Ajiu ordered someone to set up a small stove in the garden, intending to show off her talents, "Treat the guests to dinner, treat the guests to dinner." She waved her small hand boldly at her brothers, expressing that she would cook and treat everyone.

The brothers were all happy, "Okay, I have a good meal tonight."

Regardless of whether the cooked food is good or not, and whether it is enough to eat, Ajiu always has a lot of battles when cooking.A small stove, a small pot, a small bowl, and a small shovel are necessary equipment, as well as seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and fresh ingredients. In addition, she also specially prepared a headscarf and a mask to protect her body. hair, but also to protect her delicate face from being smoked by the oil.

"Won't it be pretty!" When Ajiu asked Lin Youhui to make a headscarf and a mask, she was serious and emphasized repeatedly, "You must protect me, otherwise, it won't be pretty!"

Lin Youhui suppressed a smile and agreed, and then, as she said, she made a small scarf and a small mask for her to wear while playing and cooking to protect her delicate face.

In the garden, all kinds of cooking utensils were neatly arranged, and the eight brothers sat or stood with smiles on their faces, waiting to see Ajiu show off her skills. "I'm here, I'm here." Ajiu dressed up and ran over.

Ajiu's head was wrapped in a light blue turban, and her originally fair and delicate face was even more tender and radiant, extremely cute.When she got closer, she greeted her brothers one by one. She smiled mischievously, and took out a small mask from her arms, "I won't be smoked by oil!" Putting on the mask, she brags to her brothers.

This mask was carefully sewed for her by Lin Youhui after comparing and measuring.After she put it on, only two big eyes were exposed on the whole small face, and most of the rest were covered by the mask.The brothers looked at it carefully, and gave Ajiu a thumbs up, "Sister, that's a great idea!" Ajiu raised her eyebrows, "Isn't it? I want to play, but I don't want to be smoked, so I want to Here's the trick."

Ajiu was wrapped in a turban and a mask, standing by the stove and waving a small shovel, looking very proud.

"Chef, is the meal ready?" Pei Shangshu came cheerfully.

"Grandfather, it's almost over, just a moment." Ajiu turned around and said happily.

The elder brothers pulled the chair for the grandfather, and Pei Shangshu happily sat down, enjoying the breeze, waiting comfortably for the meal cooked by his granddaughter.

"Grandfather, the porridge is ready, the side dishes are ready, and the pancakes need to be baked now." Ajiu ran over and led Pei Shangshu to watch the pancakes, "It's very interesting, come take a look."

On the stove is a small iron pan, round and slightly convex in the middle. At this moment, there is a thin layer of oil in the pan, and the oil is already hot. "Look, this is pancake juice, it's made of noodles, and there's an egg in it, and tender pumpkin shreds." Ajiu enthusiastically explained to her grandfather, "Pick up a small spoon, add a spoonful to the griddle Spread it out slowly, you see, this is the pumpkin shredded pie."

The cake is white when it is spread out, but soon it becomes darker and can be turned over.After turning it over, it didn't take long to get out of the pot and put it on a small celadon plate.

"Grandfather, try it, it's delicious!" Ajiu enthusiastically recommended, and pushed the plate containing the cake and a small dish of garlic juice towards Pei Shangshu.

Pumpkin shredded pancake with soft noodle sauce and garlic sauce, it is delicious in the world.

The brothers were secretly happy to see little Ajiu enthusiastically recommending meals to his grandfather.Sister, grandfather eats everything the same, don't you know?
Pei Shangshu picked up a piece of pumpkin shredded cake, tasted it carefully for a while with his eyes closed, and praised: "As expected, my little Ajiu made it, it's so delicious!" After a while, he ate the whole cake.

Ajiu felt that her culinary skills were highly praised, and her eyebrows were curved when she smiled.

"Can I have another one?" Grandpa asked cheerfully.

Ajiu's cakes have always been one piece per person, no more, no less.

"Grandfather, mine is for you." "Mine, mine!" The brothers scrambled to express that they could honor their grandfather with their own.

"I'll give you that one too!" Ajiu was also very generous.

Pei Shangshu looked at the eight handsome, gentle grandsons, and the little Ajiu who smiled like a flower, and felt very comfortable, so let's not mention it.Ah Jiu, baby, you can grow up happily and freely in Pei's Mansion on Jiuning Street, don't worry about the ups and downs outside.

(End of this chapter)