webnovelfull Chapter 492: Princess in the Deep Palace 6
Chapter 492: Princess in the Deep Palace 6
"This princess is really amazing." The emperor couldn't help but praise her. Ordinary people would have been at a loss if they encountered such carved railings, but she was not in a hurry and even thought of a way to deal with it. If they didn't take action, the princess of the Southern Kingdom would really have to win the hearts of the people of their Jing Kingdom, which would be a joke if it were told to others.
The ministers also complained, "I just heard that this princess is not a real legitimate princess, her biological mother is just a small concubine, and her family status is low, but the emperor of the Southern Kingdom married her to the prince of our Jing Kingdom. It is obvious that he looks down on the prince. I hope the emperor will punish her severely."
The emperor looked indifferent. "No matter what, this princess who came from afar is the biological daughter of the emperor of the Southern Kingdom. We in the Jing Kingdom should also be hospitable. Send an envoy to welcome the princess in. Don't let others laugh at you. Let the people in the Ministry of Rites hurry up and complete the wedding."
The ministers wanted to say something else, but they were interrupted by the emperor. Things had come to this point. Instead of thinking about how to solve the problem of the princess winning the hearts of the people, they were thinking about stirring up trouble. They were all parasites of the country and had no idea of sharing the country's worries.
In the Prince's Mansion, after Situ Jin learned of Su Tong's actions, he first coughed violently twice, and then his face flushed with excitement.
"This princess is quite interesting." The prince lowered his head and looked at the scroll in his hand. "I heard that the Crown Princess is from the Southern Kingdom. I wonder if she can get used to the food of Jing Kingdom. Go find a few chefs who specialize in Southern Kingdom food and send them to the princess. Don't let anyone mistreat her."
"Yes, but... Master, do you really approve of this Crown Princess?" the subordinate asked cautiously.
The prince raised his head with a sickly look on his face, "Well, since the other party has taken the initiative to ask the emperor of the Southern Kingdom to marry me, I am not opposed to me. Not to mention what I have done along the way, I am worthy of the title of a princess.
When faced with the difficulties posed by the Kingdom of Jing, he not only did not panic, but also quickly thought of a way to deal with it, and was even able to get along well with the people below. Such a smart person can be said to be very lucky. "
After hearing this, the subordinates' eyes lit up and they immediately hurriedly asked people to do the work. They only hoped that after the princess entered the mansion, their master would be relieved.
Su Tong originally thought that it would take some time for Jing State to react, but before the next day, they opened the city gates and directly welcomed the envoys who came from afar.
Su Tong had the methods and precautions for making a kang posted at the city gate. Anyway, they could just make it themselves if needed. Most of the materials were just mud, so even the poor people would probably be able to understand it.
Su Tong originally wanted to make honeycomb coal or honeycomb coal stoves, which are good tools for heating in winter. However, coal resources are not easy to find, so he could only send people to search for it slowly.
Su Tong moved into the princess's mansion in Jing State, which was specially used to entertain guests. Even the meals cooked for them were mostly southern dishes, and the taste was exactly the same. It seemed that Jing State was really thoughtful.
"This was not arranged by Jingguo. I heard it was arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Su Tong raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this. She had thought that her future husband was a sickly man who never left the house, but she didn't expect that he still had some feelings for her. It seems that she can look forward to her future married life a little.
In fact, the marriage between myself and the Crown Prince of Jingguo had been prepared for a long time. After I arrived, the next step would be to go through the formalities, but it would take at least a month at the earliest.
Su Tong's current status is that of a bride-to-be, and the bride can only stay in the princess's mansion, but she still sends her trusted confidants to go out for a walk and test out the customs of Jingguo. She also bought a lot of little gadgets here.
It is late July, and it is still the hot summer season for other places, but here in July, you have to wear an extra robe in the morning. I heard that the weather starts to change in August, and many farmers here start to store food.
"Do you want to pickle some sauerkraut?" Su Tong actually likes the north. The north has his favorite heated kangs, and he heard there are frozen pears and persimmons, and you can also go skiing...
But the chef had no idea what sauerkraut was? Su Tong went to ask again. The palace maids and eunuchs were low-class people, so they should know what sauerkraut was, but they didn't seem to know either. What was wrong? Didn't this world know about sauerkraut?
Sauerkraut is a delicious thing. Sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli, sauerkraut stewed with pork belly, sauerkraut stewed with blood sausage... Sauerkraut hotpot is the most delicious thing in the world in the cold winter.
Su Tong remembered that there were several ways to make sauerkraut. One was to pickle it with salt, and the other was to pickle it without adding any salt. So he planned to try both methods. However, as the weather was still relatively hot, he was afraid that the pickled sauerkraut would go bad, so he had to postpone it.
"There are pickled cabbage in the north, but there are kimchi in the south." Su Tong began to miss the original owner's hometown. The food there was exquisite. After being used to eating southern food, he suddenly had to eat northern food, which was really a bit difficult to adapt to.
Since she moved into the princess's mansion, she has received several invitations one after another. Most of them are from dignitaries of Jing Kingdom. They probably want to see what a princess like her looks like. Of course, the things she set up at the city gate should have made many people remember her.
Su Tong casually flipped through the two pictures and felt that they were neither interesting. He just sent some small southern trinkets and did not attend the banquet in person. Sometimes making people look forward to it is a kind of skill. Waiting to make a shining appearance after the wedding may strengthen their impression of him.
However, this prince is a little puzzling. Normally, a sickly man should feel disgusted with a princess who is married to a foreign country and is not valued by the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom, because his existence means that the power of the prince is also decreasing bit by bit. No one values this prince, otherwise a concubine's daughter like himself would not marry him.
But the prince sent some things over every few days, and even sent some lychees unique to the south a while ago. Lychees are a rare thing at this time. Normally, people eat lychees in May. I heard that these lychees have been kept in the ice cellar. They were originally intended to be eaten in winter, but I don’t know what means the prince used, so that he could eat out-of-season lychees in July, and they were still extremely fresh.
To express his gratitude, Su Tong specially gave the prince some southern gadgets. Hearing that the prince was frail and sickly, he gave him an exquisitely crafted hand warmer with charcoal and some spices in it. One could warm the prince's palms while smelling the fragrance of the spices, which was elegant and unique.
The prince couldn't put this small hand warmer down and often played with it in his palm.
What Su Tong sent was certainly not an ordinary item. The material of the hand warmer alone was the extremely rare sandalwood, and the handle was inlaid with fine warm jade. Even without lighting the stove, it could still warm the hands. Moreover, the spices given were also produced by An Lingrong, which could not only nourish the body, but also achieve the effect of calming the mind and soul.