Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C171

The days after the summer solstice grew longer and longer.

Behind the shade of the wutong tree, new cicadas were chirping nonstop.

It was just past noon when Nan Yang knocked on the door of the Bi Wu Hall with the steaming hot soup.

As soon as the door closed, Imperial Physician Fu received the bowl of porridge with both hands. The white fish and fluffy vegetables were grinded into tiny grains. Add to that the rice, which had been cooked until it was soft and sticky, the smell of it made people hungry.

“How is it?” Gao Lang asked.

Imperial Physician Fu nodded: “I have already been expelled by Shi Xiang San.”

“How could that be!” Nan Yang was surprised, “My eyes never left the Soup Jia for a moment, no one will ever do it!”

“What about the ingredients?” This fish, this dish, and there’s even rice? ” The Imperial Physician Fu asked successively.

Nan Yang shook her head, “I watched as I fished the white fish out of the river and grew the vegetables in my own garden. From cleaning to grinding, I’ll keep a tight watch and won’t have any problems.”

“Something is not right… “Something’s wrong…” The Imperial Physician Fu muttered, “Since Shi Xiang San is already inside, then someone must have made a move …”

“Did you do as I said, keep the rest of the ingredients?” Gao Lang said softly.

Nan Yang nodded her head and then stood up: “Then we would like to invite Imperial Physician Fu to follow us over. We will investigate everything around and find out where the problem occurred.”

Imperial Physician Fu followed behind Seventh Prince, passing through the long corridor and heading towards the kitchen.

Nan Yang ordered Wen Mei to lock the leftover ingredients up, one half of it being a white fish, the other half being a fluffy vegetable, and the last part being a handful of japonica rice.

Wen Mei did not even have time to eat lunch, she had been guarding the kitchen all this time. Seeing that the Seventh Prince had arrived, she quickly took out the ingredients left behind and brought them to the Imperial Physician Fu.

The Imperial Physician Fu listened to each and every one of them, but they all shook their heads, “They were all clean.”

“Then, then look at the claypot?” Wen Mei turned around and took the unwashed claypot that Nan Yang had made earlier.

As soon as he lifted the claypot, Imperial Physician Fu’s expression changed. Before the claypot even touched his nose, he said, “Shi Xiang San, there’s Shi Xiang San in the claypot.”

“Is it the claypot or the leftover soup mashed in the claypot?” Gao Lang frowned.

Imperial Physician Fu picked up a spoonful of leftover soup chyle, and used a knife to scrape off some mud from the claypot. After carefully inspecting the contents, he said: “It’s soup chyme, the claypot is no different.”

“This… “What’s going on …” This was the first time Nan Yang was this distracted. She had clearly cooked this soup herself, and even if she wanted to go to the toilet, she would have to endure it. She was afraid that there might be any problems, even if it was a fly.

How did it end up being drugged?

Gao Lang was also baffled. He believed in Nan Yang, but Shi Xiang San would not jump into the pot himself.

He slightly raised his head. His originally unconscious actions when he was deep in thought had caused a light to suddenly shine in his eyes.

The beam over the kitchen was not high, and not far from the beam hung a bit of soy sauce meat. On the beam above the stove, a large puddle of water had formed.

Nanyang followed his gaze, frowned, and said, “That’s the steam rising. We boil it in the stove every day, and the steam rises. Not long ago, a beam was broken. This is a new one, and it looks like it won’t last long.

“When did you change it?” Gao Lang asked.

“Seventeen days ago.” Nan Yang counted with her fingers, “That day, when the Attendant who delivered the wood saw us, he said that if we don’t change for a new one, we would be careful and collapse. Not only would we destroy the kitchen, we would also harm others, so I quickly replaced a new one.”

Gao Lang nodded, and looked towards Imperial Physician Fu.

Imperial Physician Fu understood tacitly, his robes fluttered, he climbed onto the stove, and just as he stood up, he could smell a large amount of Stone Incense.

“That’s right, there’s something wrong with this beam!” Imperial Physician Fu stood on his tiptoes, but he still could not reach it. He could only get someone to bring a chair over, and after standing on it, he took a closer look, and came to a conclusion, “This end of the beam near the stove has been soaked in the fragrant stone water for a long time.”

The Imperial Physician Fu continued, “It must be that while Lady Nan Yang was boiling the soup, the water vapor rose up and stuck onto the beam above her head. As the beam was soaked in the Stone Fragrance Powder, the water vapor mixed with the Stone Fragrance Powder condensed into water droplets and then fell into the claypot below. As a result, even though Miss Nan Yang was watching closely, she did not notice the droplets of water on top of her head. ”

“What a sinister scheme!” Gao Lang clenched his fists tightly, “Nan Yang, bring the Attendant who instigated the exchange of beams and the blacksmith who made the beams over here over here over here over here over here. Let’s say that the wooden beams are durable and the beams in the Lovers Hall are old, let’s see if Attendant can find the blacksmith to make another one.”

“Yes sir!” Nan Yang accepted the order and left.

Not long after Nan Yang left, Lv Yun rushed into the kitchen. The moment she stepped into the room, she shouted out, “Seventh Prince, shopkeeper, shopkeeper is awake!”

The joy in Gao Lang’s eyes was about to surface. He did not care about anything else as he quickly headed to the Jade Martial Arts School. Imperial Physician Fu also anxiously got down from the stool. Lv Yun quickly helped him up and followed behind him.

Gao Lang used almost all of his strength, he had never fought so hard before.

He really wanted to see her.

Seeing her opened eyes, a pair of watery, starry eyes looked at her.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Bi Wu Hall, Gao Lang stopped in his tracks, straightened his robes and took a deep breath before pushing open the door.

Once he entered, he saw Jin Xiaolou leaning on the bed, with Lin’er on her legs.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jin Xiaolou raised her eyes. Without thinking, the person she saw was naturally Gao Lang.

With a slight smile, Xiao Yan’s gaze met the soft and steady touch of the two.

His two hearts warmed up at the same time.

“My wife, you’re finally awake.” Gao Lang walked forward and hugged the two of them tightly.

Jin Xiaolou said as she laughed, “Don’t you still have another lifetime to accompany me? How could I bear to lose you and fall asleep after such a long time? ”

Gao Lang clenched his hands tightly, his face was so close to hers, it was so comfortable.

He only felt that even if he were to hug her for all eternity, he would still be willing to do so.

He was willing to give up everything in exchange.

After an unknown amount of time, the Imperial Physician Fu could not help but knock on the door.

Only then did Gao Lang let go of Jin Xiaolou. The moment the imperial physician entered, he saluted Jin Xiaolou and then walked over to take her pulse.

“Lady Xiaolou is already well, but the needle has been so close to the heart. We need to pay more attention in the future, don’t think too much, and hurt your mind …” Imperial Physician Fu instructed one by one.

After the family happily ate dinner, Jin Xiaolou played with Lin’er on her bed while Lv Yun accompanied him on her side.

“Shopkeeper, you’ve finally woken up. You’ve scared Lv Yun.” Lv Yun whispered as she pinched Jin Xiaolou’s legs.

Because he had been lying on the bed for too long, Jin Xiaolou’s legs were a little swollen, and he still could not stand for too long.

“I’m making you worried.” Jin Xiaolou laughed, then asked: “How is your Linlang Workshop?”

“Very good.” Lv Yun said, “Xia Gu and Yun Yi were managing their Linlang Workshop, but due to the previous crown prince’s great loss, the Nine Enchantment Mountain had never opened. However, due to their excellent cooking skills, there are also quite a few people who come here to eat sweet water everyday, so the profits from the competition are rather good.”

“The shop next door has already been repaired. I’ve already put our own twelve girls in there, and every day they shut the door and practice dancing.” Lv Yun continued, “After the previous crown prince’s funeral is over, you can listen to the shopkeeper’s arrangements and open the business.”

“Former Crown Prince?” Jin Xiaolou was curious.

Lv Yun suddenly came to her senses and explained, “The day that Seventh Prince returned from the Wuli River, the Emperor announced to the world that he named the Twelfth Prince as the Crown Prince.”

“Twelfth Prince …” He is already the crown prince? ” Jin Xiaolou was shocked.

Seeing Lv Yun nod her head, she could not help but let out a long sigh, and slowly said: “Truly, a sandpiper and a clam fighting each other, a fisherman will benefit from it.”

As he thought about it, he shook his head. He felt that the Twelfth Prince was so young, but he had already become a weapon of authority.

Over here in the Lovers Hall.

Gao Lang was sitting by the window. Not long after, Nan Yang came in.

“How is it?” Seeing that Nan Yang’s expression was not satisfied, Gao Lang was the first to ask.

“That craftsman is really cunning. He said that the hall is not as big as the kitchen and that the beams are too big to change into. Without his skills, he won’t be able to take over the job, so he won’t come no matter what.” Nan Yang angrily stomped her feet.

“He must have sensed something.” Gao Lang nodded his head, and after making Nan Yang withdraw, he sat by himself by the window, playing with a small jade tablet in his hand, staring at the watery moon outside.

After a moment, Chang An was back in the hall again, he cupped his hands and said: “Seventh Elder’s foresight is like that of a god, Nan Yang went to look for the blacksmith, and after she left, the blacksmith closed the shop and ran out in a hurry.”

“I followed him all the way into a narrow alley.” I followed him all the way. Chang An slowly said, “I found that man familiar, and recognized him in no time, it was Red Xiao, who was beside Fifth Prince.”

Gao Lang used some strength in his fingers and forcefully broke the jade tablet in half.

“It’s Red Xiao again, and it’s Qinghong again. Ol ‘Five can’t keep so many people around.” Gao Lang said indifferently.

“Yes sir!” Chang An understood.