Chapter 67.4 â Personally Ferment Their Wedding Wine (4)
âGreetings princess.â Seeing Han Ming Xiang, the people of the Meng Manor all came to greet her. Han Ming
Xiang went forward to help Madam Meng up, saying: âIâd heard just now that old madam is sick, and thus came
over to see. Madam Meng doesnât need to be so formal.â
âThank you, princess.â Madam Meng lead the people behind her in rising.
âHowâs old madamâs illness?â Han Ming Xiang asked.
âRight now, her condition has already stabilized. Sheâd just slept for a while and had woken not long ago. Perhaps,
she knew that you all were coming over and thus woke up!â Madam Meng spoke as she lead them into the room.
After Du Xiao Li entered the room, she saw Meng Old Madam leaning against the bedside. Her complexion right
now appeared to have improved quite a bit, and she was currently eating the grapes the servant girl peeled for her.
Seeing Han Ming Xiang, she wanted to bow to her, but got stopped by Han Ming Xiang.
Du Xiao Li came to the bedside and said, âGrandma Meng, let me take your pulse first.â
Hearing Du Xiao Li say this, the servant girl to the side quickly brought a cushion over and had Meng Old Madamâs
hand placed on top, so as to make it easier for Du Xiao Li to take her pulse.
âGirl, the grapes you sent over today were very delicious.â Meng Old Madam said after Du Xiao Li took her pulse.
âRight now, you still canât eat too many, but eating a little is rather beneficial to the body. Once youâve recovered, itâs
not too late to eat more.â Du Xiao Li picked up the cushion and handed it to the servant girl to the side. The servant
girl then went to put it back. âLater, Iâll perform acupuncture for you one more time and have your medicine
âThank you, if not for you, this old life of mine wouldâve long reported to King Enmaâs court.â Meng Old Madam
âThatâs because grandma Meng is a fortunate person blessed by the heavens.â Du Xiao Li said as she got up, and
when she turned around, she just saw Ji Liu Xia and them looking to herself dumbstruck.
âYou all areâŠ?â Du Xiao Li felt her hair stand from their staring. Especially Ji Liu Xiaâs gaze, it was like she wanted
In the end, it was Han Ming Xiang that broke the strange atmosphere. âPreviously, I heard old madamâs illness was
very pressing, even the imperial physicians were bounded by the hands. Afterwards, she got saved by a little
medicine god. At the time, I was still thinking who this little medicine god was, but didnât think it was actually Xiao
âXiao Li, youâve really shocked us.â Ji Liu Xia spoke in disbelief.
âEn? Your older brother didnât tell you that I knew medicine?â Du Xiao Li asked.
âNope, that guy actually didnât tell me that you have medical skills, and even a little medicine god. Wait until I get
back, see how Iâm going to mess with him!â Ji Liu Xia said through clenched teeth. If Ji Liu Feng had told her
earlier, she wouldnât have been this surprised.
âI just knew Xiao Li isnât as the rumors outside say, yet didnât expect that you would be this shocking!â At the
gathering last time, Fu Ya Lan already noticed that Du Xiao Li wasnât like how she appeared on the surface. Thatâs
why, she told her grandfather to agree letting Du Xiao Li enroll in the academy. Unexpectedly, the shock she gave
her was far more than what sheâd imagined.
âAlright, you all donât just stand around. All of you sit down and chat with this old woman for a while. Then
afterwards, just go out and play.â Meng Old Madam said.
Madam Meng let the servant girl carry over a few stools to place by the bedside for Du Xiao Li and them to sit. Just
then, Meng Old Madam finally saw Du Xiu Heng behind them and quickly called him over. However, because he
was male, it wasnât too convenient for him to stay there, so after a while, he just left first. And Meng Jiang Zhuo
thus also lead the others to the pavilion in the courtyard to admire flower, drink tea, and eat grapes.
âWhat fruit is this? So good! And also tastes a bit like grape wine.â Ji Liu Xia asked in surprise after eating a grape.
âThis is the grape that Xiao Li let someone send over this morning.â Madam Meng explained from the
âThis is a grape? Xiao Li where did you get this?â Ji Liu Xia looked to Du Xiao Li in shock. She very much liked
drinking grape wine, but had never eaten grapes before.
âPicked it from the ground.â Du Xiao Li said.
âThis morning when I saw the grapes, I was also very surprised. Never thought that Iâd actually be able to eat this
kind of fruit.â Han Ming Xiang said.
(T/N: Iâm surprised as popular as the grapes are the imperial family hasnât made them offer some up as âtributeâ.)
âAh, Xiao Li also sent you some too?â Ji Liu Xia pitifully looked to Du Xiao Li. That look very bluntly was
complaining to Du Xiao Li, why there wasnât her share.
âYouâre a glutton just like your brother, so how can I forget yours? I also had someone send some to the Generalâs
Manor.â Du Xiao Li said with a smile. âHowever, big sister Ya Lanâs house, it wasnât convenient for me to let
someone send them, so I was thinking to let you come with me to my house to get some later. Thatâs why I didnât
âItâs fine. Xiao Li, youâre already very considerate.â Fu Ya Lan said with a smile. Although there werenât any sent to
the manor, at least she didnât forget her share, no?
âThatâs right, I plan on inviting everyone for a gathering on that day off. Are you all willing to come?â Du Xiao Li
âReally? Xiao Li, youâve finally thought of inviting us for a meal. Hearing my older brother mention it every day,
my saliva has already drooled all over the floor!â Ji Liu Xia happily said.
âLiu Xiaâs so moved!â Meng Jiang Zhuo and the others saw Ji Liu Xiaâs appearance and began laughing.
âItâs not that I want to be moved, but rather Iâm finally going to get to eat Xiao Liâs cooking after waiting for so
long.â Ji Liu Xia said, âYou all donât know, my older brother once ate Xiao Liâs cooking before, and told me how
good it was, how such and such was made, and also how this and that tasted, really making me craved to death. Last
time, she already said she was going to invite us to eat, but never thought we actually had to wait for this long. How
âHaha, we all didnât know that Xiao Li even knew how to cook!â Meng Jiang Zhuo said with a laugh.
âI also have never eaten it before, but even someone as picky of an eater as my brother say itâs good, then it must be
very good.â Ji Liu Xia confidently said.
âReally? Iâm starting to look forward to it.â Fu Ya Lan also became interest, âBut if this many of us all go to the
Prime Minister Manor, wonât it be too inconvenient?â
âWe wonât be gathering at the Prime Minister Manor.â Du Xiao Li replied.
âThen where are we going?â
Du Xiao Li originally wanted to say the wolf park, but recalling Ji Liu Xiaâs appearance just now, she instead said,
âRight now, thereâs two places, one in the city, and one outside the city. If itâs outside the city, itâll probably take
about an hour by horse carriage. If we go there, then we wonât be able to have dinner at night.â
âThen letâs just stay in the city.â Ji Liu Xia said.
âEn, right now, with the weather this hot, riding the horse carriage will also be rather tiring. Then letâs just have it in
the city.â Du Xiao Li said.
âBut if not in the Prime Minister Manor, where can we go?â Meng Jiang Zhuo asked.
Du Xiao Li smiled and said, âWhen the time comes, youâll know.â
When night fell, Du Xiao Li rode in Fu Ya Lanâs carriage back to the Prime Minister Manor, and in passing, had the
grapes from that morning given to her to take back.
T/N: Iâm so excited for more food porn chapters, I canât wait to look up pictures of food