Outside the courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing.
Xiao Tuo made a plaque at the door and hung it on the gatehouse outside the yard.
The plaque had the three characters "Happy Building" written on it. He had always wanted to make this plaque, but was too busy to take care of it. Now, while Murong Jie was recuperating here, he and Su Qing made a plaque by hand.
Murong Jie was able to walk now, but Zi'an told him not to walk too far and he could only walk back and forth in the yard.
"Where is the vicious woman?" Murong Jie walked out and asked when he saw two people hanging up the plaque.
"He said he went to the foot of the mountain to collect herbs. He's been gone for half an hour and hasn't come back yet." Xiao Tuo said.
Su Qing said: "Don't worry, there are our people around here. If she is not afraid of rats and cockroaches, there is probably nothing to worry about."
Murong Jie frowned, "Who said you were worried about her? Come on, come in, I'll give you something good to taste."
"What good stuff?" Su Qing heard that there was something good, so he went in with a hammer in his hand.
Xiao Tuo looked at the plaque, smiled with satisfaction, and followed in to take out the goodies.
Murong Jie took three bowls, then poured out three bowls of Shaodaozi from the wine jar. The aroma of the wine was so strong that it made people feel refreshed.
Su Qing was salivating at the sight, but still shook her head and said, "That won't do. The eldest lady forbids the prince to drink, and she also forbids us to drink, saying that if we drink, the prince will definitely become addicted to alcohol."
Xiao Tuo walked in quickly. His alcohol addiction had been aroused. These past few days were not a human life. There was a jar of wine but he could not touch a drop. On the contrary, the prince could moisten his lips with cotton dipped in wine every day, which made him very greedy.
"You're stupid, who told you to tell her after drinking?" Xiao Tuo trotted to the kitchen, "There are some fried beans left over from last night, take them out to go with the wine."
He ran into the kitchen, looked around, and saw half a plate of beans left over from last night in the pot. Just as he was about to take it out, he saw Xia Zian coming in with two fish in his hands and some herbs on his back.
"You're back?" Xiao Tuo was surprised. "So soon?"
"Well, it's very close. Are you hungry?" Zi'an asked when he saw him holding the peanuts left over from last night, well, they are called beans.
Xiao Tuo grabbed a handful and put it into his mouth, chewing while saying, "Yeah, I didn't have enough for lunch, but you still caught some fish? Are you so amazing? Just two fish are not enough, I can eat two by myself, or you can go catch more, catch a few more, and we can have a big dinner tonight."
"That's enough. The guards will have to bring the wild rabbit over later. Fish is eaten raw. I'll make sashimi for you later." She put the things down and walked into the house.
Xiao Tuo hurriedly stopped him, "Sashimi? What sashimi? How is it made? How about you make it now? I'm hungry, very hungry, and I don't have any strength left."
"Wait a moment, I'll go in and change the medicine for the prince." Zi'an walked around him, entered the house and went to the room.
The room smelled strongly of alcohol. Zi'an suddenly opened the curtain and saw Murong Jie lying on the bed with his clothes lifted. Su Qing was holding a bowl of wine in her hand and was using cotton to wipe the wine on Murong Jie's wound. When he saw her come in, he said calmly, "Are you back? The prince said the wound was a little itchy, so I applied some wine to it like you did. This is called disinfection, right?"
Zi'an was going to come in to disinfect and clean Murong Jie's wound, but when he saw Su Qing doing it properly, he said, "Well, that's it. I'll do the rest."
Su Qing stood up with the wine in his hand and said, "Well, come on, hey, you make me smell like alcohol, but I don't like this smell, it's very pungent."
Murong Jie said calmly: "This king smells of alcohol every day."
Just now I heard the voices of Xiao Tuo and Zi'an talking. They immediately drank a bowl each and hid the bowl behind the flowerpot. Then they picked up Xiao Tuo's bowl to heal their wounds, to cover up the smell of alcohol
Xiao Tuo followed in and looked at the two of them with jealousy, eating peanuts in his hand. The peanuts that had been fried overnight were still crispy and made a crunching sound when he chewed them.
He sat down and looked at the wine jar. He was really tempted to drink wine. He had an idea, "This jar is really taking up space in the room. I'll take it out."
As he said this, he put the peanuts on the table and went to pick up the jar.
Murong Jie said sternly: "Put it down. I have to disinfect it every day. It will be inconvenient for you to take it out. Put it down, put it down." It would be inconvenient to drink it secretly after taking it out.
"What's the inconvenience? Isn't it okay for me to bring it in myself when you need it?" Xiao Tuo's wine itch was aroused, and he felt itchy to death before he could even take a sip, so he ignored the objection and wanted to take it away.
Zi'an said calmly, "General, put the wine down."
Xiao Tuo was stunned for a moment, "It would take up space in the room. The room is small and it's not easy to move around."
"Wait a moment!" Zi'an stood up and poured the bowl of wine soaked with sterilized cotton back into the jar. "If you can't use it all this time, don't waste it. Use it next time."
She glanced at Su Qing's blushing face and the plate of peanuts on the table. Murong Jie also had a strong smell of alcohol on him. When he asked Xiao Tuo to put down the wine just now, his breath was full of the strong smell of alcohol.
This jar of wine can no longer be used for disinfection, but it is better to discard it than to let Murong Jie drink it secretly. Shaodaozi is too strong and his injuries have not healed yet. This strong liquor will speed up blood circulation and increase the burden on the heart and liver. Now taking medicine three times a day has already put too much burden on the liver and kidneys. If he drinks this strong liquor secretly, the medicine will be in vain.
Xiao Tuo was almost going crazy watching her pour the disinfected wine back. He was sure that Xia Zian could see that they both drank and knew that he hadn't yet. He walked over, grabbed a handful of peanuts and put them in his mouth. The salty taste of the fried peanuts lingered between his lips and teeth, so salty that he gritted his teeth and said, "You woman, you are too cold-hearted."
"Hmm?" Zi'an smiled coldly, "How cruel? General, just tell me directly."
Xiao Tuo couldn't say that they wanted to steal the wine, nor could he explain Zi'an's cruelty. He looked at Murong Jie and said, "Your Majesty, do you think she is too cruel?"
Murong Jie turned around expressionlessly, yawned, and said innocently, "Take a nap, and call me when you're ready to eat."
He suddenly turned around and looked at Su Qing. Su Qing had already quickly walked out of the room, leaving him with an enchanting back view.
"General, you can take the wine jar out now." Zi'an said as he sat down.
Xiao Tuo turned around and left, "I'm tired! I can't carry him anymore." Why would he carry him out? I don't want to drink the wine that I've wiped my body with. There's pus in the wound.
As soon as he walked out the door, he heard Zi'an's leisurely voice, "By the way, tonight's dishes are very sumptuous. General, go ask the guards outside if they can get some osmanthus wine to go with the dishes. The prince's injuries have improved a lot, and he can't drink strong liquor, but he can drink some osmanthus wine."
Xiao Tuo turned his head suddenly and said with a smile: "Really? Yes, we can definitely do it. I will go right away. We have to toast Miss tonight. You have worked hard these past few days."
After saying this, he went out happily.
Zi'an shook his head and smiled unhappily. Who would have thought that this cold-faced general with great military achievements would have such a lovely side? It was really difficult for him just for a sip of soju.
Turning back, she saw Murong Jie turning his head to look at her, with a light in his eyes. Seeing her staring at him, he yawned again and said, "Take a nap. Call me when it's time to eat."
(End of this chapter)