Fu Tingye nodded and wrote them down one by one.
He felt that Mrs. Fu's request was not excessive and was just human nature.
Having a serious job is a sign of career and future, not looking for flowers is a sign of personal character and reputation, and living closer is for convenience of care.
Tell your subordinates these requirements later and let them search for suitable candidates without him having to do it himself.
Fu Tingye said: "When there is news, my son will come back to ask his mother for instructions."
"Okay." Mrs. Fu smiled with squinted eyes. I wonder if it was because she was in a better mood and her energy seemed to be much better.
The old lady raised her finger and pointed at the plate of snacks on the table, and said softly: "You came back in a hurry, maybe you haven't eaten yet? Wanmiao made some peach cakes. I remember that you loved this snack when you were a child. One time you did something wrong and was punished by the Marquis to kneel down in the ancestral hall. You were so angry that you refused to eat. I secretly made peach cakes for you at night. You ate them all without missing any one. The next day, the Marquis came to see you and saw you. The scum you have on your lips.”
Speaking of the past, Mrs. Fu's expression became softer, with a slight smile on her face, like a kind-hearted mother.
Cheng Wanmiao also laughed, "I really can't believe that my cousin can be so frank and cute sometimes..."
"Even though he looks majestic now, he was just a little monkey when he was a child." Mrs. Fu said with a smile, "He was naughty and clingy. He always pestered me to do this and that, and he couldn't leave me for a moment."
Fu Tingye said calmly, "My son was naughty when he was young, which made his mother worry."
"Seeing that my son has a bright future now, I, as a mother, feel relieved." Mrs. Fu said, "Come, try your cousin's cooking and see if it tastes the same as what you ate when you were a child."
Cheng Wanmiao was a little embarrassed, "Wanmiao is clumsy. I'm afraid the taste of this peach cake is different from what my cousin remembers. However, it would be good if my aunt could make it half the same."
There was no change in the expression on Fu Tingye's face, except for the look in his eyes that made people feel a little cold for no reason.
"Since my cousin made it specially for my mother, how can I let my cousin waste her efforts? Besides... my son is no longer the greedy child he was back then. How can he be greedy for his mother's pastries." Fu Tingye said lightly, without any emotion on his face, "Mother Have a good rest, son, I won’t disturb you.”
He stood up calmly and left the house.
Cheng Wanmiao watched Fu Tingye walk away coldly, feeling a little at a loss and turned to look at Mrs. Fu.
"Aunt..."
Mrs. Fu shook her head gently, "There's no rush, let's take our time..."
…
Fu Tingye returned to his residence. Not long after, a servant brought four dishes and a soup, as well as a plate of peach cakes.
The other party said that it was Mrs. Fu's order, and she was worried that the general's stomach would be damaged due to his lack of dinner.
Fu Tingye sent the man down and took a few mouthfuls, but he didn't have much appetite.
It is true that as Mrs. Fu said, he was very attached to his mother when he was a child, and Mrs. Fu doted on him very much.
He was only two years old when he was brought to the Marquis Mansion and had no memory of his original parents. Therefore, although he knew that he was an adopted child since he was a child, he did not feel any difference. Mrs. Fu loved him as if he were a drop in the eye. He had high hopes and taught carefully, like a father and son.
No one expected that Mrs. Fu would suddenly become pregnant.
The doctor said that given Mrs. Fu's age at that time, the risk of having a child was very high, but Mrs. Fu insisted on it.
Mrs. Fu lovingly told him that he would have a younger brother or sister soon, and that he would take good care of his younger siblings and fulfill his responsibilities as an older brother.
That's what he really wanted to take good care of his younger brothers and sisters.
… When did the change begin
I can’t remember clearly, everything seemed different suddenly. -The mother who originally loved her became indifferent and would not allow her to get close to her. She even looked at her with resentful eyes, as if she were looking at a cancer, full of disgust and contempt.
Father said: Tingye, don't hate your mother.
There are some things in this world. If you get them, you are lucky. If you can't get them, you shouldn't be resentful.
He understood what his father meant.
He is not his mother's biological flesh and blood. Even if her mother does not love him, it cannot change the fact that her mother raised him. He should be grateful instead of resentful because of the sudden change in his situation.
His father hoped that he would become a good man with an open mind and take him away from the prosperous Shengjing to the bitter cold border to see the sufferings of people all over the world, and to wear away the depression and sadness of his youth bit by bit...
After so many years, Fu Tingye has taken it lightly. Even if he knows that Mrs. Fu doesn't like him, he can maintain the mother-son relationship calmly.
It's just maintenance...
After being estranged for too many years, it is impossible for mother and son to return to the closeness they had in childhood.
Fu Tingye looked at the night outside, feeling uncontrollably depressed in his heart.
My mother is old...
Without her son and husband, she is aging quickly...
The mother who had given him protection and harm at the same time could only rely on him now.
…
The next day, before Fu Tingye had time to arrange Cheng Wanmiao's affairs, something scandalous happened in the court.
- Li Jingnan got so playful that he secretly placed the magic mirror in the court hall. The ministers passed by the magic mirror when they went to court, showing all kinds of ugly things. Li Jingnan took pleasure in doing so, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many old ministers.
Li Jingnan was not stupid either. Seeing that he had angered the ministers, he gave an excuse and said that he had obtained a rare thing called a magic mirror and specially brought it out to share with the ministers.
However, a few upright veterans did not buy it and bluntly said that Li Jingnan regarded the country as child's play! To act like this in the court hall, you must issue an imperial edict to uphold the authority of the country.
When Li Jingnan heard this, he became angry on the spot!
He is already very angry when he is the emperor, but he actually wants him to issue an imperial edict to punish himself and write a letter of apology to the people of the world? Do you really think he has no temper
Whoever likes this should be the emperor!
Li Jingnan tossed his sleeves and left. Chaoshang immediately became a mess, and he criticized the little emperor's irresponsible behavior even more fiercely.
However, Li Jingnan couldn't hear it and had no interest in hearing it. As soon as he came to court, he left the palace and went straight to Hua Qingxue's other courtyard.
Hua Qingxue is very free every day and has a lot of time. She recently started growing peppers and has become very interested in gardening.
She was pulling weeds with Huan'er and Xi'er in the yard, preparing to clear another area to plant something.
Hua Qingxue didn't find it strange that Li Jingnan suddenly came over excitedly. In fact, he often came over from time to time.
Hua Qingxue sent Huan'er and Xi'er away as before, and handed the gloves left by the two to Li Jingnan and the accompanying eunuch Xiaodouzi.
"Help me clear the weeds," she said.
Hua Qingxue is probably the only one in the world who can command the emperor so calmly.
Xiaodouzi was cursing in his heart when he saw Li Jingnan put on his gloves without saying a word and went to pull weeds.
He pulled out the weeds quickly and hard, as if he had a grudge against the weeds on the ground. It was obvious from a glance that he was simmering with anger.
Hua Qingxue was not surprised by this and asked Xiaodouzi in a low voice: "Why, he was scolded again this morning?"
Xiaodouzi thought about it for a while and said, "Today is going to be more serious."
Hua Qingxue nodded clearly.
She felt that Li Jingnan was under too much pressure, so he often lost control of his emotions.
Thinking about it, it is cruel in itself for a child under ten years old to force him to take on the responsibility of revitalizing the country and to make many demands on him.
Li Jingnan regards this place as a place for her to relax and vent, so she should try her best to let him vent.
Hua Qingxue didn't mention the morning meeting and deliberately talked about other topics with Li Jingnan.
"Do you still remember Dr. Lu who treated me last time?" Hua Qingxue asked him.
Li Jingnan was holding the withered grass on the ground in his hand, and was stunned when he heard this, "Lu Zhengqing? What's wrong with him?"
"He is so powerful." Hua Qingxue said with a smile, "Mr. Lu got some pepper seeds from Fanbang and grew a lot of peppers. Unfortunately, ordinary people are not used to eating them, so there are very few on the market. I asked him for some peppers. Will I make something to eat for you to try later?"
"Okay, let's try something new." Li Jingnan nodded, and then looked at her hesitantly, "But... is your cooking good?"
Hua Qingxue: "..."
This is embarrassing.
Her cooking skills are indeed not that good... Even if there are recipes for Maoxuewang, boiled meat slices, and boiled fish, if she were to make them, they would probably be very different.
It’s better not to challenge...
"Then I'll make it into chili sauce..." Hua Qingxue smiled sarcastically, "It's also good to make into chili sauce. It will be very appetizing to eat noodles and pancakes."
Best of all, making chili sauce is so much easier…
Li Jingnan nodded and said yes, then continued to pull weeds in a low voice.
Hua Qingxue felt that something was wrong with Li Jingnan. Normally, he would always tease her, such as, "It's a miracle that such a clumsy person can survive to this day." Or, "I always think about eating all day long. I'm such a foodie!"
I didn't say anything today.
Hua Qingxue looked at him silently for a while, then approached Xiaodouzi, who was also pulling weeds, and asked, "What happened today? Why is he in such a bad mood... "
Xiaodouzi glanced at the little emperor who was already a little far away, lowered his voice and told Hua Qingxue what happened in the morning.
Hua Qingxue took a breath!
Seeing her expression, Xiaodouzi felt helpless and thought to himself: You also think he is going too far, right
In the place where state affairs are discussed, there are actually a bunch of funny mirrors placed, and they deliberately watch the ministers make a fool of themselves. This is too inappropriate...
Unexpectedly, Hua Qingxue frowned and replied angrily: "They have gone too far. Isn't this bullying!"
Xiaodouzi: "???"
Madam Si Bing, are you sure you are not talking about our emperor
"The emperor has already found his way out, why are they insisting on it? Why do they insist on making the matter bigger?! Isn't there no one in charge?! Where are the other ministers?" Hua Qingxue was furious.
In her mind, this is just a group of adults bullying children. The nature is so bad!
Xiaodouzi: "..."
Li Jingnan walked over from a distance, and the two of them immediately fell silent.
The little emperor asked: "Is there anything else that needs to be cleaned up?"
The weeds in this garden bed have been pulled out.
Hua Qingxue thought for a while and found a few hoes from the corner of the courtyard wall, "How about you help me turn over the soil again?"