Duke Cheng Guo narrowed his eyes slightly, his shrewdness hidden in his smile.
"Indeed, the palace is the best place to start. There are many different forces in the palace. Even if something goes wrong, it is not easy to find out. Xiao Yu will only suffer the loss of being dumb.
If I remember correctly, the eldest daughter in your family is currently in the prime of favor in the palace.
If Gu Yao can be allowed to have trouble in Su Luo's hands, it will be the best of both worlds, and that depends on Concubine Ying's ability."
Xu Ying, the eldest daughter of Duke Xu's palace, is now the concubine Ying in the palace. She is young and beautiful, and is very popular with the emperor. However, there is no prince at his knees, so this favor is not stable enough.
Xu Guogong frowned, "It would be too unkind of you to only let my family contribute."
Duke Cheng Guo said with a smile: "How could it be? Others are standing by and watching. How could I stand by and watch the relationship between our two families? In a few days, the Queen will hold a flower-viewing banquet in the palace.
Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, we will hold a chrysanthemum feast.
As for whether you can seize the opportunity, it depends on your family's ability. If you miss it, I am afraid that Xiao Yu will want to deal with us one by one for the emperor.
The second town of Ningbo Mansion may not appear."
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Princess's Mansion.
Su Luo lifted a jar of blue lotus dew from the table and poured the wine for the eldest princess herself, "I brewed this specially for my mother. This wine clears away heat and reduces humidity. I heard people say that my mother drinks wine every time the weather is hot.
It will cause loss of appetite and swollen calves. This wine has some medicinal materials added to it, which is very suitable for my mother's symptoms. The taste is also fresh and sweet, you can try it."
The eldest princess likes Su Luo very much.
Not only because Xiao Yu finally found a girl he likes, but also because the energy in Su Luo reminded the eldest princess of weeds.
Although weeds are humble, they are tough and strong in life. That kind of resilience and hard work that can't be burned out by wild fire and come back again when the spring breeze blows makes the eldest princess love her from the bottom of her heart.
Holding the wine bowl that Su Luo poured herself, the eldest princess smiled and said, "Okay, I'll have a taste."
Xiao Yu Baba looked at Su Luo, "So partial? Not mine? My neck is stretched out."
Su Luo couldn't help laughing and poured him a drink.
Princess Renzhang hadn't tasted it yet. He raised his head and drank the bowl. He wiped his mouth and said, "It tastes really good. It's worthy of being brewed by you."
Su Luo:..........
You are drinking like a cow, tell me if you can taste it!
Princess:......
Son, there is no need to dance in front of your mother to show affection!
Especially if your wife doesn’t have a man yet!
It’s good to feel a little sorry for the lonely old man!
Rolling her eyes at Xiao Yu, the eldest princess smiled at Su Luo and said, "It's really delicious. The taste is sweet. It's not like wine, but more like fruit water. But after swallowing it, the aroma of wine lingers in your mouth."
It echoes."
Su Luo smiled and rolled her eyes, "Mom is indeed a master of wine appreciation. The cost of this wine is not high. If you want to make top quality wine, just collect the dewdrops from lotus leaves and use the dewdrops as puree to make wine.
If you are making ordinary drinks, just use ordinary steam water. You only need to adjust the proportion of lotus leaves according to the recipe. Although the taste is not as sweet as this, it is not bad. We can promote it, especially in midsummer, and people will definitely like it.
many."
"We are lucky to have Luo Luo in the winery." The eldest princess looked at Su Luo lovingly, "Mother is happy from the bottom of her heart."
Su Luo's heart was filled with excitement.
The eldest princess asked: "What are Zimu and Xiao Zhuzi doing these days? Why are they nowhere to be seen all day long, and they can't even eat?"
Compared to Su Luo, the eldest princess obviously prefers Su Zimu, a little guy who can act coquettishly.
He opened his mouth and said things that would hurt people. At this age, he is about the same age as Xiao Yu's younger brother who passed away...
Xiao Yu said with a smile: "They are interested in the art of war. Recently, they hired a gentleman to teach them about navy formations. The two of them are studying hard. Not to mention that they haven't seen it at the dinner table. According to the waiters over there,
The boy said that the two of them squatted by the pool to eat, and while eating, they studied the boat model inside."
Xiao Yu was extremely surprised by this.
He never thought that his relatives would have such a strong interest in the art of war.
He thought about avenging his father, but he had never thought about forming his own army before, but the appearance of Xiao Zhuzi and Su Zimu gradually made Xiao Yu have these thoughts.
Especially when Su Zimu brought all the children from Chunxi Town, those children who played well with him at the beginning have all grown up under the guidance of their master.
The masters all said that given time, these children would be enough to become an elite lineage.
Moreover, since they all come from the same place, they will be more cohesive when fighting.
Xiao Yu briefly told the eldest princess and Su Luo about the current situation of Su Zimu and Xiao Zhuzi, then paused and said: "Xiao Zhuzi's father gave them a training water area at Jinnan Pier. Waiting for them.
They have almost mastered the basic knowledge, so let’s build a few boats and let them have a try.”
Xiao Zhuzi's father, Wang Changmin, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who was tricked by the emperor back then, has now become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of Xiao Yu alone.
He is worthy of being a top scholar, and his judgment and construction ability in fortifications are simply top-notch.
The eldest princess smiled and said: "It's a good thing to be willing to make progress, but I also have to remind the master not to encourage the growth of the seedlings, by the way, Luo Luo."
Su Luo immediately looked towards the eldest princess.
"In three days, there will be a flower viewing banquet in the palace."
Xiao Yu frowned, "It's still early for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so why not hold a flower-viewing banquet so early? In previous years, wasn't it always around the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
The eldest princess said: "What the Queen Mother means is that this year is a troubled year, so there will be a lively banquet in the palace."
Xiao Yu sneered, "Every palace banquet, something will happen. It's because I feel bored in the palace, and I want to cause trouble. We can't go."
The eldest princess said: "But Gu Yao must go. Today is different from the past. She is now in charge of the inside and outside of Zhen Ning Bo's house. It is impossible for her to miss such a palace banquet.
If Gu Yao goes, Luoluo and I will have to go. The people you arrange in the palace may not be able to take care of Gu Yao at the banquet attended by the female family members, and we will be afraid of something happening."
Su Luo swallowed the crystal shrimps she was chewing and said, "Mother, who proposed this palace banquet?"
The eldest princess said: "The queen and the queen mother had a conversation. The queen mother had this intention, and they hit it off immediately. Ever since Yunxia caused such an incident at the last palace banquet, she has not seen many people. The queen mother is anxious. She wants to
I need to find an opportunity for Yunxia to show her face in front of everyone.
She is not young anymore, and if she doesn’t get married, she will be an old girl.”
Su Luo pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, and said to Xiao Yu: "Since the Queen brought it up on her own initiative, we need to check to see if the Queen or the Queen's family members have interacted with anyone from Duke Xu's residence recently.
The biggest profit we have come into contact with recently is the wine business of Xu Guogong's mansion."