Although Liu Ting'an didn't know why Cui Hejin wanted to know the latest information about the Pei family.

But he knew he couldn't ask this.

Liu Ting'an thought of how Brother Cui looked very bad when he picked it up when he found him two days ago when he was having a rest.

Liu Ting'an seemed carefree, but he was careful when he should be.

Because of his temperament, he also made many friends.

Of course, he had a cousin who married well, and his brother-in-law knew a lot of information, so he was able to get this information for Brother Cui.

Cui Hejin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much."

"Brother Cui, why are you so polite to me? You look first. If you need help with anything, you can tell me."

Brother Cui also helped him a lot, let's talk about his knowledge. Because of Brother Cui's guidance, his knowledge improved. The articles he wrote were all meaningful and he made great progress. Even the master would praise him.

I feel like I wasn’t very enlightened on what I was learning when I was studying.

But after Brother Cui guided him, he seemed to suddenly understand many of the knowledge and principles in the book.

I felt enlightened all of a sudden.

Liu Ting'an admired Brother Cui from the bottom of his heart, and he was also grateful to Brother Cui in his heart.

Of course, he also admires Brother Cui in his heart, and always feels that Brother Cui is a very capable person.

Brother Cui has been helping him all this time, and he has never really done anything for Brother Cui.

Brother Cui asked him to help investigate information, and he wanted to complete this matter well.

Cui Hejin nodded and said, "Sorry, please sit down first."

Liu Tingan nodded and sat down quietly next to him.

When he looked at Brother Cui's expression, he always felt very serious, and he could even feel a strong oppressive force.

Cui Hejin looked at the information in his hand.

Although this information is nothing special, you can still tell something based on the details.

"Pei Nanchen of the Pei family has been studying in the Imperial College these two years?"

Liu Ting'an nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that his knowledge is very good. He will wait until the next exam next year. I heard that with his knowledge, he will be able to pass the imperial examination and enter the Hanlin Academy."

"My brother-in-law is a descendant of the same clan as the Lan family, so he knows some news about the capital."

"But I heard that Mr. Pei is very talented, knowledgeable and polite, so he is highly valued by the princess."

Cui Hejin's fingers holding the information turned white, and the veins on his finger joints jumped.

But he remained calm on his face, "As far as I know, Pei Nanchen got married that year."

How long has it been since then and everyone has forgotten about his sister?

I forgot that Pei Nanchen married his sister.

Liu Ting'an showed a puzzled look, "Are you married? I don't know this, but my brother-in-law said that Pei Nanchen is the unofficial consort. The information shows that his previous wife was weak and died of illness."

There was a cold light in Cui Hejin's eyes, "Princess Cha Min?"

"Yes, that's her. I also did some research. Princess Cha Min is the sibling sister of the eldest prince. The eldest prince is the eldest son, but the second prince is the legitimate prince. I heard that the two of them fight fiercely in private."

"But once Mr. Pei becomes the consort, the Pei family will belong to the eldest prince."

Cui Hejin's lips curved in a cold arc, "Are the princes starting to fight now?"

Even though the emperor's position may not be secure, King Duan sent troops, although the emperor sent troops to quell the chaos.

However, wars occur frequently in various places and borders are unstable. If a few princes fight again, everything will go away.

I still remember that the eldest prince wanted to win over the Cui family, but the Cui family had always remained neutral. The eldest prince might have had a grudge.

Cui Hejin looked at the Pei family's information carefully, then lit a candle and burned all the information.

Liu Tingan was stunned, "Are they all burned?"

"Well, it's no longer useful. It's burned."

Cui Hejin kept all the information in his mind.

"You act like you never knew about this."

Liu Tingan nodded seriously.

Cui Hejin told Liu Ting'an some more things before returning home.

……

Jiang Zhiluo made delicacies with apricots at home in the afternoon.

She first washed a plate of apricots and let Mrs. Cui and Cui Qingci eat them.There were too many apricots to eat all at once, so she planned to make some canned apricots.

She went to the back of the house to take a look in the afternoon. The apricots on the apricot trees here were not yet ripe.

When it's ripe and you can't finish it, you can make apricot preserves or apricot jam.

This time, she is making canned apricots.

Cui Qingci and Mrs. Cui have already helped Jiang Zhiluo wash the apricots, cut them and remove the cores.

Jiang Zhiluo originally didn't need Cui Qingci to do this, but Cui Qingci couldn't sit still, so she wanted to do something to help.

Anyway, it's not tiring to sit down and do such an easy job.

After everything was done, it was time to light the fire.

Cui Qingci said: "Sister-in-law, I will help you light the fire."

"No, no need."

Seeing Cui Qingci looking so thin, Jiang Zhiluo really couldn't bear to let her help light the fire.

"You just need to rest."

"Sister-in-law, I can't be tired, I want to do something."

Cui Qingci talked about her sister-in-law, and then looked at her with such beautiful eyes, she was a little unable to resist.

"Okay, slow down, don't hurt your hand."

In fact, Jiang Zhiluo thought to herself, she didn't know if Cui Qingci would light a fire.

Cui Qingci naturally knows how to make a fire.

The Pei family's maid does not treat her as a wife, and the meals she brings are only leftovers.

Fortunately, she had a separate small kitchen in her yard, and she learned to make a fire and heat meals by herself.

So she would burn firewood.

Mrs. Cui was worried that she wouldn't be able to light a fire. Just as she was about to say something, she saw that Qing Ci had already lit the fire and started burning the firewood.

Mrs. Cui's heart felt sour again when she saw her familiar movements.

Although Qingci didn't say it, she knew that being able to learn to make fire meant that she had endured hardships in the Pei family.

If not, how could a big family allow its young lady to cook the food herself?

Jiang Zhiluo looked at her actions and couldn't help but think of the old lady of the Pei family. She was really a cruel and vicious old lady.

Jiang Zhiluo saw that the pot was hot and put some sugar into the pot.

Then stir with a spoon to melt the sugar.

Pour in the apricots and cook for a while.

After the apricots are fully coated with sugar juice, take them out and put them in a jar.

"After a while, take a basin of well water, put the jar in the well water and refrigerate it, and you can eat it the next day."

"When the weather gets hotter, and the peach trees on the mountain behind us are ripe, we can also use the peaches to make canned food."

It will be very comfortable to eat a canned food that is sweet and refreshing.

This was the first time Cui Qingci heard about canned food.

That’s how it was done.

Mrs. Cui said: "Zhiluo, from those apricot trees behind our house, will the apricots be canned when they are ripe?"

I definitely won’t be able to finish it.

Jiang Zhiluo said: "We can make preserved fruits and jam."

"The dried fruits can be eaten as snacks, and the jam can be dipped in when we eat steamed buns or make cakes."

Cui Qingci was stunned. Can she still make apricot jam?
It was also the first time she had heard of it.

It turns out that one kind of food can make many kinds of delicious food.

She smelled the sweet aroma emanating from the pot, and her heart felt gently healed.

She couldn't describe in words the feeling of physical and mental relaxation and security.

No more holding tight.

It feels so good to be relaxed.

When Cui Hejin came home and saw the warm and harmonious scene of the Zaowu family, her heart was slightly touched.


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