Walking to Qingyu's bedside, Situ Xi saw her frail appearance. No wonder he didn't see her active figure when he entered the hospital just now.

"Uncle, it doesn't matter. I feel much better now, and I think I will be well tomorrow." Qingyu saw Situ Xi sitting down on the chair beside him, and felt a little panicked. How could a maid be sick and leave the young lady and her uncle alone?

The principle of people taking care of you.

"Let's take a good rest first, and take good care of yourself on weekdays. The weather has been changeable these days, and it's easy to catch a cold."

Grabbing her wrist and putting her cold hands back on the quilt, Situ Xi brought up some medicinal materials he had just bought from the drug store and gestured to the two of them with a smile.

"But it's a coincidence. I just went to a pharmacy and bought some medicinal materials."

"Buying medicine? Did I know in advance that I would get sick?" Qingyu looked at the few medicinal leaves that Situ Xi took out from the package with surprise. She felt more and more mysterious about Situ Xi.

Zhongli was also very curious. She was the one who sent him out early this morning, and Qingyu hadn't gotten up yet.

"What are you thinking about? I bought these medicinal materials to try to make some cooked water. I happened to also buy some perilla leaves among them. I'm going to brew a pot of cooked perilla water for Qingyu and drink it.

It is also helpful for relieving colds and colds.”

After walking around at the Spring Food Festival, Situ Xi also observed some shops on Lezhen Road that day. He found that the types of drinks sold in these restaurants were extremely limited, mostly tea and wine.

And since he was planning to start a restaurant business, he naturally wanted to make more different kinds of drinks and soups.

So Situ Xi naturally thought of cooked water, a drink that was popular in the Song Dynasty and often had some health-preserving effects.

For example, the "cooked cardamom water" mentioned in Li Qingzhao's "Breaking Through the Huanxi Sands" "boil the cooked cardamom tips into water and do not divide it into tea" also has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness.

The "Eight Notes of Zunsheng" records twelve methods of making cooked water, including water cooked with rice leaves, orange leaves, and osmanthus leaves. Among them, it is written that cooked perilla water can "broaden the chest and guide stagnation." Situ Xi just bought it on the way.

I bought a lot of perilla, agarwood and other herbs, but I didn't expect that they would come in handy right after I got back.

"Cooked water?" Qingyu had never heard of this name, but she heard that it seemed to be something edible. All foods approved by her uncle were delicious and beneficial to her condition. She was immediately interested.

abundant.

"Madam, do you still have fresh ginger at home?"

Of course, ginger water is also essential.

"Ah? Brother-in-law, isn't that boiled water? Why did it become ginger soup again?" Qingyu immediately put on a bitter look. For her, the ginger soup was even harder to swallow than the Chinese medicine just now.

However, the two people on the side ignored her words.

"Yes, sir, please come and help me too."

…

In the east kitchen, Zhongli Min had just boiled another pot of water on one side.

Situ Xi put the paper containing the perilla leaves on the stove to bake, and waited quietly until the fragrance of the perilla spread, and then he could put them away.

"Is my wife feeling unwell today? You should also take a good rest. It seems that the family really needs to hire two more maids, otherwise the situation will happen again and my wife will be tired again."

"My husband, I am fine..." Zhongli was still a little shy when she heard Situ Xi mentioning her physical condition. She quickly changed the subject and said, "My husband, it was okay to go to your house today? Father didn't embarrass you, right?"

"My father-in-law is not as eccentric as you said, and the communication with him was quite smooth."

"That's good." Zhongli Xin breathed a sigh of relief, because Zhongli Mei had always had a cold attitude towards Situ Xi before and almost ignored him. Although he has changed a lot now, Zhongli Xin is still worried that Zhongli Mei will bring him some troubles.

unhappy.

"But I heard that His Majesty asked me to participate in the Spring Hunting of the Flower Festival. Mo'er should pick me up early tomorrow morning to go to Nanshan Ranch to practice archery. Do you want to go with me tomorrow? Or will you just rest at home?"

"Your Majesty invites your husband to go for spring hunting? My husband, I heard that your majesty has arranged the Queen Mother's birthday banquet this year at the Flower Festival. If your husband wants to participate in the spring hunting and banquet, we have to prepare a congratulatory gift in advance.

Okay, this kind of thing is always prepared."

Regarding the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Zhongli Min had heard the elders of the family discuss it a month ago. It was said that His Majesty was planning to hold a grand birthday banquet this time, and asked all ministers in the court to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, and even intentionally ordered

Let Xuan'an City rest for five days, lift the curfew at the same time, and have fun with the people.

This matter caused a lot of fuss some time ago, but later because some important ministers wrote letters to admonish, saying that it was not in line with etiquette, His Majesty had no choice but to give up the idea.

"The Queen Mother's birthday banquet? Madam reminded me that I don't know about this matter. If so, I really need to prepare carefully."

Gifts have always been a matter of thoughtfulness. Whether or not the Queen Mother accepts the congratulatory gifts is not important, but whether the people attending the meeting prepare gifts or not is a matter of attitude.

…

The third floor of Yanzi Building.

"Yu Bi, your people seem to have been taken away by Zhong Liyi. Are the people you are looking for reliable?"

Fang Di was sitting at a round table drinking tea. His younger brother Fang Yubi was standing beside him, his already pale face now looking more stern.

"I made a miscalculation this time, little brother. I didn't expect the attendant beside him to be so skilled. But don't worry, brother, these people are all thugs found from Yuanlou. I also specifically asked my men not to leave any traces when they go there. Zhong Liyi can't take us.

No way, I'm not that idiot Xu Yilin."

Fang Di felt relieved now. He was not afraid that the matter would be exposed. The matter itself was not a big deal. He was just teaching a follower a lesson. He just didn't want to have anything to do with Zhong Liyi in a short time. That person was too troublesome.

Speaking of Xu Yilin, Fang Di put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up from his seat, stood on the edge of the mast and looked at the passers-by on the street. The shop where Xu Yilin went that day was not far below.

"Are you sure you gave him laxatives?"

"Back to brother, he came to me specifically to get information about the proton. I also sent a trustworthy person to get the laxative. There can be no mistake. I'm afraid... he came into contact with others along the way."


Chapter completed!