The Time Traveling Prince Consort Plans to Rule the World for Me

Chapter 82: Spending New Year's Eve at the General's Mansion

"The young lady is back!" said the guard who was walking towards Mu Jin happily.

During the days when Mu Jin returned to Beijing, he went in and out of the general's mansion so often that he became familiar with every maid and guard in the mansion.

Mu Jin and the guard laughed and said, "Yes, I'll come back to celebrate New Year's Eve with everyone. Maybe I won't leave in the future!"

When the guards heard Mu Jin say that maybe there was nothing wrong with not leaving in the future, it was as if Mu Jin should have lived in the general's mansion forever.

After greeting the guards, Mu Jin turned around and said to Eleven, "Go back to Prince Yun's Mansion and bring back the maids from Cuizhu Courtyard. Send a letter to Prince Yi's Mansion and tell him that the emperor has agreed to my request. Tell Su Yi to prepare food and clothing as soon as possible and leave the city to help with the disaster relief tomorrow morning."

Eleven took the order and turned and left.

Mu Jin stepped into the gate of the general's mansion again, and only then did she feel like she was home.

Sometimes Mu Jin is really grateful that he could travel to this family and become a member of this family.

The servants who had no masters at home gathered in the kitchen of the general's mansion today to make dumplings for the festival.

When they heard the news that the young lady was returning home to celebrate New Year's Eve, they were all so happy that their mouths broke into smiles, and they continued to busy themselves with slaughtering chickens and ducks and making soup for Mu Jin.

They didn't seem to realize what was wrong with their young lady not spending the New Year's Eve at her husband's home. They only knew that tonight, on New Year's Eve, their young lady could return home to celebrate the festival, just as happy as their master and young master returning home after winning a battle.

While the servants were busy in the kitchen, Mu Jin returned to her Qingwan Courtyard to wash up. She took off the heavy princess uniform, put on the dress she had bought when she returned to the general's mansion, and then put on a white fox fur cloak that Mu Yan had hunted for her.

Her half-dried hair was loosely tied into a simple bun at the back of her head and fixed with a simple jade hairpin. The maids saw that Mu Jin looked as if she was still unmarried.

When Mu Jin arrived at the dining hall, Eleven and the maid from Cuizhuyuan had already returned to the mansion, their faces filled with joy.

Mu Jin asked the servants to move the tables and chairs into the dining room. She wanted to sit around the table with the servants from the general's mansion and gather together.

During the banquet, Mu Jin and his servants were laughing and chatting happily. Mu Jin smiled warmly and looked at everyone present.

Halfway through dinner, Mu Jin raised his glass and said to the servants in a gentle voice: "Thank you all for your hard work in the General's Mansion over the past year. Even though my father, brother and I are not here, you all have managed the General's Mansion in perfect order. I am very grateful. Here, I wish you all good luck in the new year and may all your wishes come true."

Seeing Mu Jin's blessings to everyone, the servants cheered loudly for Mu Jin. They also raised their wine glasses and gave Mu Jin blessings one after another.

After hearing the blessings from the servants, Mu Jin slowly put down her wine glass, slightly restrained her smile and continued.

"There is one more thing. As everyone knows, there is a plague raging inside and outside the city. I plan to set aside a month's worth of food from the general and donate the rest to the people outside the city. In addition, I will personally go out of the city with the Ministry of Personnel and the Imperial Academy of Medicine to help the people outside the city survive this disaster."

No one is not afraid of the plague. Although the servants in the general's mansion all know what the plague represents, everyone hopes that Mu Jin can stay in the mansion, and they will represent the general's mansion to go out of the city to assist the court and help the people affected by the disaster.

Mu Jin looked at the people in the general's mansion, each of them was full of blood. Even though everyone knew that the plague would endanger their lives, everyone was determined to do it. Mu Jin smiled with relief.

She told everyone that before everyone went, she would ask Eleven to boil a soup to prevent and treat the plague. Everyone should drink it, put on a mask, and wash their hands frequently after contact with the patient. This would reduce the probability of contracting the plague.

When the servants in the mansion heard this, they all expressed their willingness to follow Mu Jin's arrangements.

Mu Jin had just agreed on tomorrow's arrangements with everyone when he heard the guard come to report that Su Yi wanted to see him.

Thinking that Su Yi might be asking for supplies for their departure from the city tomorrow, Mu Jin asked the guard to bring Su Yi into the mansion.

After a while, Mu Jin saw Su Yi walking into the dining hall carrying a box of gifts.

"Ajin, it's so lively. I haven't had dinner tonight. It seems that you have come at the right time."

Seeing Su Yi enter the dining hall, everyone in the general's mansion, except Mu Jin, stood up and greeted Su Yi. Su Yi asked everyone not to be polite and walked towards Mu Jin with gifts.

At this time, the servants in the general's mansion had almost finished eating. Because they had to get up early the next day to go outside the city to help the victims, they all left the dining hall. Only Eleven, Qing'er and Ling Feng were left standing behind Mu Jin and Su Yi to serve them.

Su Yi sat down next to Mu Jin, and Qing'er served Su Yi a bowl of steaming dumplings. Su Yi thanked Qing'er, picked up a dumpling and put it in Mu Jin's bowl, then picked up another one and put it in his own mouth and ate it carefully.

"Yeah! The dumplings in this general's mansion are different from those in other places. They always taste better than those in other places."

While eating, Su Yi praised how delicious the dumplings in the General's Mansion were, as if he had never eaten delicious dumplings before.

Mu Jin looked at Su Yi, who was eating dumplings with big mouthfuls but still elegant and calm, and couldn't help but expose him.

"That's enough. Everyone knows that King Yi is very particular about food and drink. I'm not chasing you away. Eat quickly. After you finish, you can tell me about the material collection."

Hearing Mu Jin's ruthless refutation of what he said, Su Yi was not angry. He spoke to Mu Jin with a smile.

"What I said is all true, why don't you believe it, Jin? You don't have to wait until I finish my meal before you speak. I can speak while I eat."

Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi and said, "So, this is good news?"

Su Yi smiled and said, "Of course. I have collected 1 dan of food in one afternoon. If we calculate it this way, even if we save some, it will be enough for the disaster victims outside the city to eat for five or six days. In addition, we can find more than a hundred tents and more than a thousand sets of winter clothes and quilts. Although it is not enough, it is better than nothing."

When Mu Jin heard that Su Yi was able to collect so many supplies in one afternoon, he couldn't help but admire Su Yi.

Mu Jin nodded. She also had the extra winter clothes, cloth and rice donated by the servants in the general's mansion, plus the money from the court. It shouldn't be a problem to support her for more than half a month.

Seeing that Mu Jin seemed to be thinking, Su Yi said, "Are you really going to leave the city in person tomorrow? Actually, I am also a person who has nothing to do. I will just wait for the men to go. There is no need for you to wait for the women to go to that dirty place. It is not as simple as you think outside the city. Don't be scared and cry when the time comes."

After hearing Su Yi's words, Mu Jin's admiration for her was wiped out by Su Yi's words.

Mu Jin glanced at Su Yi unhappily, then stood up and said, "Have you had enough? Then hurry back to your Prince Yi's Mansion. I have many things to prepare tonight, so I'll leave now."

Su Yi glanced at Mu Jin with amusement. Mu Jin looked as if he was saying to him, "You are no longer useful to me. Goodbye, shall I see you off?"

Su Yi was driven out of the general's mansion by Mu Jin. Just as Su Yi left, the carriage from Prince Yun's mansion arrived at the gate of the general's mansion.

Su Yuntian lifted the carriage curtain and stepped down from the carriage in the dense snow. He was wearing a dark cloak and brocade boots of the same color that made no sound on the snow. He walked to the gate of the general's mansion, picked up the bronze ring, and knocked hard.

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