After rebirth, I became a scumbag and his aunt
Chapter 99 Glutinous Rice Osmanthus Cake
In the morning of the next day, Yongping Hou was dismissed from his position as the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and was replaced by Luo Shangshu, Minister of War.
The second assistant in the cabinet has great power, second only to Wang Can, the first assistant in the cabinet. Although the removal did not affect the vitality of Yongping Marquis, it also affected his muscles and bones, making him feel pain.
Han Youning quickly got the news from Manager Wen.
This result is expected.
Emperor Qingming relied on Marquis Yongping and would not break his arm easily.
As for the way Yongping Hou could impress the emperor, the only way was silver, which he plundered from the Chen family. But in this life, he must have given more.
The embankment of a thousand miles cannot be destroyed overnight, as long as there are cracks in it.
Han Youning went to the small kitchen to make glutinous rice and osmanthus cake. She promised Huo Shan a thank you gift.
Each glutinous rice cake is filled with red bean paste as a filling. There is no need for grinding tools to make exquisite shapes. It is simply rolled into round dumplings, steamed and then poured into the pot with osmanthus honey.
She deliberately made more. Zhao Chengyuan seemed to like sweets, so she gave him a portion as well.
It can be regarded as... thanking him for the kindness of protecting each other in two lives.
Bao'er trotted in, "County Lord, the prince is here!"
"On his own or with others?"
"The prince is accompanied by a guard brother, and the old lady and the second lady are also here."
Han Youning gave her a piece of freshly made glutinous rice and osmanthus cake, "Let's play."
"Um!"
Baoer jumped up and ran away with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
Han Youning took off his apron, straightened up his appearance briefly, and walked out of the small kitchen. He saw that Zhao Chen had passed the moon gate and was heading in her direction.
Xuan Yi Jade Belt, heroic appearance.
He walked to an osmanthus tree and stood still, with a bright smile and a gentle voice, "So you moved to this small courtyard. This is a nice place, with elegant seasons and the fragrance of osmanthus."
Han Youning was blessed, "His Royal Highness, are you here to count the dowry?"
Zhao Chen nodded, "Yes. I see you came out of the kitchen. Did you make some snacks?"
“Glutinous rice and osmanthus cake.”
Zhao Chen walked towards the small kitchen, "I happen to be hungry, I want to try your cooking."
Han Youning frowned, "My little girl's skills are poor. If Your Highness is hungry, why don't you ask the big kitchen to send you some snacks."
"No need to bother."
Zhao Chen went straight into the small kitchen, picked up an osmanthus cake from the basket and ate it.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking quite satisfied, "What you do is different from others. You are white, plump and soft, and very cute."
Han Youning felt uncomfortable in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the first time he saw her, "You look so cute like this."
She avoided his gaze and lowered her head to pack the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, "Thank you for your compliments, Your Highness."
Zhao Chen looked at the two boxes containing osmanthus cakes on the side, with plum blossoms embossed on them, and asked, "Are you giving these osmanthus cakes to others?"
Han Youning hummed and closed the lid of the box, "Your Highness, please go and count the dowry. The old lady and the second lady are still waiting outside."
Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who is it for?"
Han Youning felt a heavy pressure on his head and said calmly, "Old friend."
"Um."
Zhao Chen took a plate, loaded some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes from the basket, and carried it away.
Han Youning did not follow. She wrapped the snack boxes in silk and satin and told Ling'er, "Take these to Duan Yi and ask him to send one to the Prince of Jin's Mansion and one to the Wei Xing Escort Agency."
The bell rang, and he took the box and left.
It took half a day to count the dowry.
At the end, Han Youning was called over by Zhao Chen.
Chen Man's dowry was eventually replenished, and the missing items were all converted into silver.
Zhao Chen checked it carefully and refused to let anything go. He even looked through the account books of the shop and farm.
Mrs. Han and Mr. Wen sent people back to their rooms several times to get money. After all this trouble, their family fortune must have been almost wiped out.
Zhao Chen neatly coded the account books and put the land deeds, house deeds and banknotes into a box. "Since the dowry of the late Duke's wife is not safe in your hands, let's give it to her niece for the time being."
Mrs. Han was angry, but she did not dare to refute.
Little Wen obediently handed over the key to the warehouse, hoping in her heart that the matter would be over and that she would not pursue it any further.
Mrs. Han was thinking about her son in prison. Yesterday, she went to see him. Han Rui had been whipped to pieces, and he had been tortured to the point of being inhuman.
Han Rui said that the executioner was the prince.
He didn't even ask anything, just whipped him with a whip.
But I don’t know where the prince came from so much hatred!
She said in a good voice, "Your Highness, the dowry has been paid, can you let the dog out?"
Zhao Chen ate the glutinous rice and osmanthus cake and said softly, "I am not an unkind person, but I am not the only one who made the mistake. The second lady secretly misappropriated the dowry of the late Duke's wife, and she has not yet been charged. The old lady said,
Which one do you want to protect?"
Little Wen's face suddenly changed.
Mrs. Han hardly hesitated, "Little Wen committed seven thefts. When Quanzi was released from prison, he wrote a letter of divorce and returned him to his mother's house."
"very good."
Zhao Chen stood up and said to Han Youning, "There will be a trial in Dali Temple tomorrow. You, Chen Zheng, will go there."
Han Youning leaned down and watched him leave with his hands behind his back.
Little Wen had already burst into tears and asked Mrs. Han.
Han Youning glanced at them coldly, and returned to the room with Ling'er holding the box and account books.
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After leaving Dingguo's mansion, Zhao Chen asked quietly, "Where were the snacks sent?"
Wei Xiao said, "One box was sent to Prince Jin's Mansion and the other to Wei Xing Escort Agency."
Zhao Chen's eyes turned cold, and he turned back on his horse, "I haven't had a drink with my lonely Seventh Emperor uncle for a few days."
The ink bamboo in Prince Jin's Mansion is still green and lush.
The deep bamboo shadows and the end of the winding path were the main courtyard where he often came to pay his respects.
It was a place that he felt was particularly noble and needed to be respected since he was a child.
Zhao Chen entered the courtyard gate, passed through the hall, and saw that the door of the living room was wide open. In the center of the hall was an Eight Immortals table with delicacies. Zhao Chengyuan, the Seventh Emperor's Uncle, was sitting on the seat, looking dignified and elegant, enjoying his leisure time.
Look at him.
It was as if I knew he was coming.
Zhao Chen first bowed to say hello, then raised the two jars in his hand and said with a smile, "Luo Jiangchun, my nephew remembers that the Seventh Emperor's uncle likes to drink this wine."
Zhao Chengyuan motioned for him to sit down, "How come the prince has time to come to Prince Jin's Mansion?"
Zhao Chen glanced at the tables on the side. There was a box on top with plum blossoms embossed on it.
He said calmly, "Come and drink with your uncle."
As he spoke, he opened the seal of a jar, filled it for Zhao Chengyuan, poured it for himself, and then sat down.
"The emperor's uncle has been back in Beijing for so long. My nephew has been busy with other affairs and has not been able to come and drink with the emperor's uncle. Today I am here to apologize."
Zhao Chengyuan smiled lightly and said, "With so many palace banquets, you have to drink a lot of wine to serve me. It seems that the prince's drinking capacity has improved after not seeing him for more than half a year."
"How can the wine at the palace banquet be the same as our uncle and nephew drinking together?"
Zhao Chen raised the glass with both hands and looked directly at Zhao Chengyuan with his starry eyes, "This is my nephew's first cup. I wish my uncle a long and prosperous life."
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