"Shall we take a bath tomorrow?" Handing over the handkerchief, Hua Ru Chu couldn't hide her surprise.

  Wiping his face, Qi You said, "Yes, the prince also wants to get the tea leaves as soon as possible."

  She wanted tea leaves, but she couldn't even make them at home, so let Qi Youxiu take her to the tea garden? Hua Ruchu suddenly felt that this tea garden might actually have some effect, and it wouldn't be bad to go there to get some fresh air when feeling tired in the mansion.

  "Then we'll go to the tea garden early tomorrow, Qiyou. I also want to visit another courtyard, where many of my dowry attendants are. There were too many people at first and I didn't let them all enter the mansion, this courtyard can't hold so many people."

  "Alright." After a pause, Qi You added: "I'll go and tell Grandmother, I'll grant you the freedom to come and go as you please. In the future, if you want to go to another courtyard, you won't have to wait for my permission again."

  "Would grandma agree? If she consented to me, others might be jealous."

  Qī Yòu coldly snorted, "Whoever wants something big can go ask their ancestors."

  Is this okay? It seems a bit overbearing, but I feel really happy in my heart. If I let her come and go freely, it will be more convenient for me to do things later on...

  "How about borrowing a chicken's feathers to make an arrow? Just tell your grandmother that this is the prince's order, and there are some things in the tea garden that I need to attend to personally." Seeing the man's displeased expression, Hua Ru immediately thought for a moment and knew where the problem lay. "It's true that I'm doing something for the prince, and it's also true that I need to go to the tea garden myself, so it doesn't count as lying."

  After a while, Qi You said: "In front of me, you don't have to say what you don't want to say, but you can't say things that are true and false, seeming to be but not."

  It turned out that she had touched a reverse scale, Hua Ru nodded slightly, "I'll be careful next time."

  Qī Yòu finally stopped the continuously spraying cold air, "Let's transmit it."

  This was the delicate Yangzhou dish that Ruhua was used to eating. Compared to the main courtyard, she naturally ate more here. Qiyou couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her like this. In just a few days, Ruhua had lost weight, and although Jizhou didn't consider being fat as beautiful, there were also very few people who were thin and slender. Even his three concubines were plumper than Ruhua.

  If you keep losing weight like this, it will be hard for you to get pregnant in the future.

  He and Ruchu's child, he is wanted, with such an intelligent mother, their children will definitely be the most intelligent. He believes that Ruchu will teach their children to be outstanding, just thinking about it, Qiyu feels a warmth in his heart, wishing that Ruchu could give birth to one now.

  As soon as he thought of what she had said, Qi You calmed down again. At that time, he was indeed unhappy when he heard her say so, but later on, he felt that what she said was not an excuse. Children dying young is not uncommon, and many children in the various mansions are weak and sickly, even the Crown Prince had lost a child before. Upon further reflection, wasn't it all because the mothers were too young, and many of those who became mothers too early had difficult childbirths?

  After some deliberation, he finally believed in the words that came from his heart, only... probably not many women could be like her. The child would rather risk losing favor and being scolded by his parents-in-law than delay getting pregnant for a year.

  She is indeed different from other women.

  "Doesn't the dish taste good?"

  "Huh? Nothing." Qi You snapped back to reality, finished the rice in his bowl and handed it to Yun Shu, then served himself another bowl.

  Hua Ru saw Yun Shu glance at him and asked, "What's wrong with you, Qi Da Gongzi? This is the first time I've seen you distracted."

  After dinner, Qiyou went to the main courtyard. The matter of the tea garden had to be mentioned to her grandparents. If this tea ceremony was only held once at the beginning, then she wouldn't have many chances to go out in the future. If Grandmother didn't make arrangements first, there would be endless trouble, and Mother's side would teach her a lesson.

  "Is this really the prince's order?" The two old men exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Although they had guessed that this tea might be somewhat useful, they hadn't expected it to catch the prince's eye, and he even remembered Yu'er's wife.

  "Yes, I wouldn't dare deceive Grandfather. According to the Crown Prince's words, both the Empress Dowager in the palace and His Majesty are extremely fond of this flavor. All the dishes I presented were sent into the palace by the Crown Prince."

  "Alright, alright, it's a good thing that you're being favored. I have some more here too, they were also sent by your wife, take them to present to the prince..."

  "Grandfather, that's the original intention. You just accept it and tomorrow I'll take Ruchu to the tea garden. She said once the tools are ready, they can start making tea and won't have to wait long for new tea to be produced. Besides, she has some there too. If the crown prince needs it urgently, Ruchu will be willing to give it up."

  Recalling her usual behavior, Qiyou said: "Although she is timid, but when it comes to Sun'er's affairs, she really does her best."

  "That's good, as long as it's good for you and you're thinking of her, I can tolerate everything else." The old lady took over the conversation, "You take her out of the house tomorrow with a big smile on your face, the prince has ordered that she should be very careful, in the future if you want to go out again just tell Qi Fu and I will arrange it with the gatehouse."

  "Yes, Sun'er will inform you, but she's worried that her special circumstances might cause dissatisfaction among the various branches of the family, and also with Father and Mother..."

  "She has sufficient reason to leave the manor, and if others can help the Qi Manor, I wouldn't mind even if it's just an excuse. I'll let your parents know about this, Yu'er. Your grandparents know you're not close with them, but they hope for your well-being and will support anything that benefits you. You don't have to treat them as if they were no different from the others in the manor."

  "Alright, I've taken note of it."

  "I hope you really remember." The old lady sighed, although she had been holding him by her side since he was a child, but when he was a few years old, the old master had put him beside the crown prince. He grew up to be so cold and distant, if not for his sense of responsibility, she would have worried that one day he would abandon the Qi family.

  The old man glanced at the old woman and changed the subject, "Yu'er, I heard that the Second Prince's side has been making frequent moves recently. Have you found out anything?"

  "It's said that the second prince's consort had a miscarriage two months into her pregnancy, and she insisted it was all because of Concubine Tao. Concubine Tao has always been favored by the second prince, so she went to him first and cried about it, and he believed her. The second prince's consort became ill with anger and refused to see the imperial physician. This matter shocked the emperor, who scolded the second prince in front of all the officials. That's roughly what happened."

  "Scolded the Second Prince in front of the Grand Minister? This is a first, didn't the Empress intervene?"

  It is said that the Empress Dowager sent someone to rebuke the Second Prince's consort.

  The old man furrowed his brow and pondered for a while, without asking further. "This is a great thing for the prince, so be it."

  Qī Yòu nodded silently, without speaking a word. From the time he came in until now, he had already said so many words.

  The old lady stopped the old man who was about to say something and said kindly: "Yu'er, you should go back and rest early. Tomorrow morning, just leave the house directly, no need to come and see me again."

  "Yes, grandmother, grandfather, grandson takes his leave."

  The footsteps faded away, and the old lady said: "Don't you think Yu'er talked a bit more than usual? In the past, even when discussing official business, she would be as concise as possible. Today, she said so much."

  The old man nodded, "It's our Qi Manor who owes him."

  "Ah, yeah..."

  PS: Thank you Zhongding Shanlin classmate for your reward from the previous chapter to now, almost every day there is a reward, thank you very much.