Father Geng's face was filled with grief.

"Dad, you didn't think highly of Hongshi?"

"Humph~, I'm optimistic about Su Shi, not some red stone or green stone."

Geng Qingluo was not annoyed, "Aren't you worrying too early? We are just partners and friends now."

"Hmph, it's only a matter of time. He's boiling a frog in warm water. My darling daughter, you are the little frog soaking comfortably in the pot." After saying that, he left angrily.

Geng Qingluo put on a mask of pain and said disdainfully, "Mom, look at Dad, does he ever say this to his own daughter?"

"Hey, don't blame your father. He has always been dissatisfied with the royal family because of your aunt's incident. But we are just merchants. No matter how rich we are, we can't twist the thighs. Naturally, your father doesn't want you to marry into the royal family."

"But your father and I can see clearly that when you didn't know the identity of the Third Prince, you two got along very well. Now that you know her identity, what are your plans?"

"Mom, I won't marry him."

Seeing her daughter's determined expression, the woman was a little puzzled, "Luo'er, why is this happening?"

"Mom, although we are a merchant family, our family tradition is upright. We don't have those dirty things that happen in the inner palace. I have envied the relationship between you and Dad since I was a child. I also know how my aunt struggled to survive in the harem. I will not follow her old path."

"Besides, how could the royal family allow a prince's wife to show up in public every day?"

"But you~?"

"Don't worry, mother. It's hard to find a two-legged frog, and it's even harder to find a two-legged man. What's more, I don't necessarily have to get married!"

Geng Qingluo saw that his mother was about to cry, so he quickly pulled Tinghe and ran, "Mom, it's getting late, you should go to bed early, don't make my dad wait anxiously~~"

"You damn girl, you are becoming more and more unruly, come back here~~~~"

Geng Qingluo heard the shouting and cursing getting farther away from the back and ran even faster.

After returning to his room, Geng Qingluo tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, so he simply went to the yard to look at the moon.

"Miss, are you unable to sleep?"

Geng Qingluo touched Tinghe's forehead and said, "You don't even have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"

"I, your young lady, am so old, looking at the moon in the middle of the night. Do you think it is something a person who can sleep well can do?"

"Miss, is this because of Mr. Su's matter?"

"Yes and no."

"So what the young lady just said about the toad was a lie to the lady?"

"No, I do think so, but I was indeed moved before, so you have to give me some time to bury my feelings."

Geng Qingluo sat in the yard all night, and the next day, he inspected the store as usual.

Yangzhou City

The table was originally filled with Wensi tofu, Pubao pork, rouge goose breast, braised lion head with crab meat, soft-shelled eel, crystal braised pork, Liangxi crispy eel, three-piece buns, jade dumplings, and thousand-layer cake, but now there is nothing left on the plates.

Su He slumped in the chair and touched his stomach, "Oh, I ate too much again."

A lazy male voice came from the side, "It's okay, it's very tiring to travel these days, and didn't you say that delicious food should not be wasted?"

Su Peisheng, Xiao Xiazi and others couldn't bear to look at these two masters.

Since going south, the Imperial Concubine has completely liberated herself. At first, when the Emperor saw Su He slumped in the chair and touched her belly after dinner, he was very contemptuous of her and said that Su He had no rules and would teach children bad things.

The imperial concubine did not take it seriously and even urged the emperor to try this method. Whenever she was full, she would slump in her chair, touching her round belly, and feel an indescribable sense of happiness.

One dared to speak, the other dared to try, and then things got out of control. Every time the two masters ate something delicious, they would act like this. Su Peisheng and others really couldn't bear to think about it. If this was seen by the ministers, especially the censors, there would probably be chaos in the Golden Palace again.

"Master, how long will it take us to get to Suzhou?"

"Why rush? I think the food in Yangzhou City is very delicious. Let's stay here for a few more days."

"But I miss Hongshi. He hasn't been back for two years. I want to see him as soon as possible."

[Wow, I heard that Hongshi has been very popular recently and seems to have fallen in love with Yubin's niece. I don't know if this little idiot has succeeded in getting her. I'm so anxious and want to eat some melons~]

Yinzhen:...

"Don't worry. Why do you miss that brat? He doesn't even miss you. It's understandable that he didn't come back in his first year in the North, but why didn't he come back last year? Humph, I think we shouldn't even go to Suzhou Prefecture, but go around it, and then send someone to tell him. Humph, this rebellious son is really a worry for us."

Su He got anxious when he heard this, [Why are you still angry? I still have to go see my future daughter-in-law. ]

"No, sir, didn't Hongshi write me a letter saying it was a surprise?"

"What a surprise! You are just a loving mother who spoils her child."

Su He was dissatisfied and retorted on the spot, "Master, if you are talking about Hongshi, just talk about Hongshi. Why bring me along? I also heard that it is the father's fault if the son is not well educated~"

"The servants behind me dared not even breathe."

[What? From ancient times to the present, how come these bastards are all the same? They always blame the mother for the child’s failure, and are rarely seen. They mainly promote widow-like parenting. What the hell is this!!! It’s really depressing.]

Although Yinzhen didn't quite understand what widow-style parenting and what it meant to be a subordinate were, he probably knew that it was not a good thing.

Moreover, he noticed that Su He's face was visibly deteriorating rapidly. He felt that if he got angry now, the ancestor in front of him would probably be even angrier. If he got angry, he would probably scold him in person. It was not like this had never happened before. He should not make trouble and let the people below laugh at him.

Yinzhen touched his nose and said, "Ahem, Xiaohe is right. If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. It is true that I have not shown enough concern and companionship for Hongshi. In the future, I will teach our children myself and spend more time with them."

Su He also knew when to stop. "It's not easy to come to Yangzhou City, let's play for a few more days. I'll go see if the children are asleep. The weather is too hot in the afternoon. I heard there will be a night market in the evening. We can go shopping then."

"Okay, I'll listen to Xiaohe."

I don't know if it's because of the reform, but along the way, there haven't been any officials with major problems. Yinzhen understood the principle that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. The news from the capital was that the state affairs of the previous dynasty were all running normally.

At this time, in the distant capital city, many pigeons flew out at the same time, and Lingling also received the message sent by all of them - successful death, etc.

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