Su Yu asked his di mother to move to the farm that Mr. Yuan had just bought for him in the eastern suburbs.
His eldest uncle's family was troublesome, and he didn't leave the palace easily. Taking them with him was the most worry-free way. Leaving an empty house, they could do whatever they wanted.
His di mother, his stepsister, and a concubine's mother were just right for the three women to squeeze into one carriage. Su Yu gave the imperial carriage to the women. Logically speaking, he should be riding at the front to lead the way. However, when Su Yu excitedly took the reins from the guard, he suddenly remembered that he didn't know how to ride a horse!
The tall and handsome horse in front of him was frightening at first glance. Su Yu swallowed. After coming to this world for so long, the most advanced mode of transportation he had personally driven was the donkey cart. It was still very difficult to upgrade from a donkey to a horse.
The situation was a bit awkward. Su Yu coughed softly and pointed at the gray donkey gnawing on a carrot in the corner of the yard. He said to the guard beside him, "Go and bring that donkey here."
The dumb donkey didn't understand and was pulled over by the guard with the carrot in its mouth.
Su Yu raised his hand and patted the donkey's head. "This donkey was left behind by father. Let's take it with us." As he said this, he flipped over and got on the donkey.
The guards didn't dare to say anything about the Empress wanting to ride the donkey. They rode around Su Yu and slowly walked to the eastern suburbs.
"Ah, ah, ah …" The little donkey was very excited to be able to walk outside. It didn't even want the carrot in its mouth and began to run.
His Majesty the Emperor climbed out of his lapel and jumped onto the donkey's head.
"Ah, ah?" The little donkey wanted to look up at him, but its eyes were on both sides. It couldn't see him even if it looked up. However, it was already used to this furball that often climbed onto its head. It didn't care if it couldn't see him and continued to run excitedly.
Thinking of the days when he used to sell fish with a cat and a donkey, Su Yu couldn't help but smile. He reached out and patted the cat's head. His Majesty swung his paw in disdain. This stupid slave actually made His Majesty ride the donkey again. Why didn't he wash the donkey clean?
Eldest Uncle looked on helplessly as Su Yu took the three women and the donkey away. Then, he sat dejectedly at the gate. Without the last bargaining chip to threaten Su Yu, how could this show continue?
Even though the donkey, who had not been out for a long time, worked very hard, it could not overcome the fact that he was a donkey. When the group of people arrived at the village, the sun was about to set. By the time Di Mother and Shu Mei were settled down, it was already completely dark.
At this time, it was too late to rush back to the palace. The guards were in a bit of a dilemma. Imperial concubines were not allowed to stay out overnight. No matter what, he had to rush back. But if he rushed back now, not to mention the palace gates, the gates of the capital would probably be locked.
Su Yu, on the other hand, was not afraid at all. He waved his hand to signal the housekeeper of the manor to arrange for the guards to rest. Imperial concubines were not allowed to sleep outside, but if the emperor was by their side, it was a different story.
The Emperor was very dissatisfied with not being able to return to the palace. He nestled in Su Yu's arms and ignored him.
"I haven't seen this manor yet. I heard there's a fish pond. Let's go take a look." Su Yu took out Hairy Ball from his bosom. Seeing his unwilling appearance, he found it funny. He asked a servant for a lantern and walked towards the fish pond.
The fields were filled with chili peppers. The green sprouts were very pleasing.
"Are these chili peppers good to grow?" Su Yu asked the manor servant who was leading the way.
"Good, good," the manor servant hurriedly replied. "Originally, I thought it was something precious and was afraid I wouldn't take good care of it. Who would have thought that this thing is very sturdy and doesn't attract insects."
Su Yu nodded. In the beginning, he was worried that the chili peppers would not be able to adapt to the climate here. He wasn't worried about anything else. After all, they were a foreign species. They wouldn't have any natural enemies for a few years. When the chili peppers were ripe, he would be able to launch Sichuan cuisine in Xian Mantang.
Now that he couldn't come out to cook, it was most appropriate to open Xian Mantang to the north and south of the country to sell spicy shrimp and spicy crab. Because these dishes only needed the right base ingredients, they didn't need to be very skilled in cooking. He only needed to control the base ingredients.
The manor wasn't large. After walking for a while, they arrived at the fish pond. The manor servants lit many lanterns around the fish pond and cleaned out an empty space. They also set up tables and chairs and spread out cushions. Su Yu saw that everything he wanted was prepared and waved his hand to dismiss everyone.
The servants looked at each other. It was the middle of the night. How could they be at ease leaving Her Highness alone by the pond?
"I'll sit here for a while. You all wait in the distance." Su Yu pretended to sit down on a chair with an elegant posture of admiring the night scenery.
The servants didn't dare to say anything and all retreated into the distance.
Su Yu looked around and then carried His Majesty the Emperor out. "There are still a few big fish in the pond. I'll go catch one for you to roast."
The ancients were particular about not eating after noon. People in the palace were precious and would eat some snacks and congee at night. The manor wasn't so particular and didn't cook at night. Su Yu was afraid that His Majesty would be hungry, so he wanted to bring him here to taste something fresh.
An Hong-chul raised his head and looked at Su Yu. So this stupid servant had gone through so much trouble just to make something for Zhen to eat. His pair of hairy ears twitched. Humph, don't think you can fool me like this. When we return to the palace, humph …
Su Yu didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking about. He picked up a harpoon and walked to the side of the pond.
The previous owner of this manor didn't seem to care much about the fish pond. He casually raised a few kinds of freshwater fish and didn't really catch them. Now, the fish in the pond were all fat and strong. It was almost overflowing. If they didn't eat now, when would they?
The side of the pond was a bit muddy and covered with tall weeds. Fortunately, the manor servants were meticulous and placed two bluestone slabs here. Su Yu raised his harpoon and stood on the bluestone slabs to look into the water. Although there was light from the lanterns, the water was still dark and he couldn't see clearly. He swallowed his saliva. He was a bit too excited today and forgot that he wasn't good at catching fish. He secretly looked back at His Majesty the Emperor on the table and braced himself to stab into the water.
"Splash!" Su Yu raised his heavy fork and stabbed into a pile of water plants.
"Splash!" He raised his heavy fork again and stabbed into a pile of mud.
Su Yu wiped his sweat. In front of the person he loved, he couldn't lose face. He walked to the edge of the bluestone slabs and raised his harpoon again.
"Whoosh — —" A sharp sound came from the distance. Su Yu was stunned and instinctively dodged to the side. However, he was standing on the edge of the bluestone slabs. With this move, he fell straight into the pond.
"Bang!" A flying stone and the hidden weapon collided in the air. A pair of warm arms wrapped around Su Yu's waist in time and lightly jumped away from the edge of the pond.
"Your Majesty!" Su Yu was still in shock as he looked at His Majesty the Emperor who had suddenly turned into a human. "What is that?"
"Shut up!" An Hong-chul raised his hand and flicked out a flying stone. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh." The lanterns hanging by the pond were instantly extinguished. At the same time, he held Su Yu and quickly hid in the weeds.
Night's eyes that could see things carefully analyzed the surrounding movements. He slowly took the harpoon in Su Yu's hand and fiercely threw it at a short tree not far away.
"Ah — —" A figure fell from the tree and hit the ground with a bang.
"Stay there and don't move!" An Hong-chul warned Su Yu in a low voice. He leapt up and jumped onto the top of the tree that was several zhang tall.
In the quiet wilderness, Su Yu heard the sound of bones breaking. He shrunk his neck back and suddenly felt some hairs on his back. He turned around in alarm and saw a black-clothed man stealthily reaching his hand toward him.
"Ah!" Su Yu shouted loudly, scaring the black-clothed man. Su Yu took the opportunity to kick the man's crotch.
The assassin clearly didn't expect Su Yu to discover him. While he was stunned, his reaction was slow and he was kicked in the crotch by Su Yu. Before he could scream, a harpoon flew through the air and nailed him to the ground.
His Majesty the Emperor's eyes were filled with ruthlessness. He tightly gripped the harpoon in one hand and pulled Su Yu into his embrace with the other. Damn it, these people actually wanted to kidnap Su Yu!
"Niangniang!" The manor servants saw that the lantern by the pond had been extinguished and quickly came over to check.
"Your Majesty, you …" Su Yu looked at the Emperor and indicated for him to quickly turn back into a cat.
An Hong-chul didn't move at all. He tightly hugged Su Yu and refused to let go.
The manor servants lit the lantern again and found the corpses of three black-clothed men lying under the tree. There was also a half-dead man nailed to the ground in the grass. These manor servants who had never seen blood before were so scared that their legs went weak.
"You, go call the imperial bodyguards over." Su Yu pointed at a manservant who could still stand and had him go call the imperial bodyguards.
The imperial bodyguards rushed over very quickly. They were very frightened by the Emperor's sudden appearance and knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
"Take these things and set them aside for Furious Billows Garden." An Hong-chul's expression was cold and solemn as he quickly gave a few orders. These people obviously had an ambush, so they naturally couldn't stay here any longer. They had to change to a safe place as soon as possible.
Su Yu was dizzily carried by the Emperor on a horse. He left his own field and went to a large manor not far away.
That manor wasn't far from Su Yu's field. It was a luxurious imperial courtyard. The exquisite plaque clearly wrote the three words "Furious Billows Garden".
"This place is?" Su Yu blinked. This Furious Billows Garden was exquisite and luxurious. It was not inferior to the imperial palace. In this dry autumn day, he could actually smell a warm and moist water vapor.
"King Jing's residence." His Majesty walked in. Only then did his tense body gradually relax. Today, he was careless. He originally thought that Su Yu would just go back to the Su Family and not leave the city. For the sake of convenience, he didn't bring the Shadow Guard. Who would have thought that he would almost hurt Su Yu.
Prince Jing? Su Yu blinked. He remembered that Prince Jing was the one who sent the mackerel to the National Tutor. "Isn't Prince Jing's courtyard by the East Sea?"
An Hong-chul glanced at him. Can't he have a courtyard in the capital just because it's by the East Sea?
Su Yu also realized that his question was a bit stupid. The imperial relatives were all so rich. It would be strange if they didn't have one or two properties in the capital.
When the servants of Furious Billows Garden saw that the Emperor had come, they didn't panic at all. They respectfully saluted the Emperor and cleaned up the main courtyard as quickly as possible. Then, they led the Emperor inside to rest.
The main courtyard was called "Tingsong". As soon as he walked in front of the door, he heard the sound of flowing water. Su Yu curiously looked around. There were many floor lanterns scattered in the courtyard. They were all covered by a special kind of sea blue colored glass. The entire courtyard reflected a dark blue color. In this dark blue courtyard, there were several small ponds of different shapes. There were blue waves rippling in the ponds, and there was also a bit of steam rising. It was actually a hot spring!
The Emperor pulled Su Yu and shuttled through the courtyard with ease. The servants didn't follow too closely. They only followed from a distance. When they saw the two people to the bedroom, they stopped.
"This is really a good place." Su Yu's eyes were dizzy. He saw that the bedroom was also filled with sea blue colored glass lamps. Presumably, Prince Jing liked the color blue very much.
"If you like it, then I'll give it to you." The Emperor said indifferently.
"Ah?" Su Yu was stunned. "Isn't this Prince Jing's courtyard?"
"Just take it." The Emperor didn't think that there was anything wrong with taking his elder brother's property and giving it to his daughter-in-law. He was planning to see Prince Jing during the New Year. At that time, he would fight with him and take the courtyard.
Su Yu dryly coughed. "No need. I was just saying it casually." He felt that the Emperor was becoming more and more incapable. Should he stop him?
Prince Jing's courtyard seemed to have a lot of guards. The rhythmic patrolling sound made people feel abnormally at ease. After the Emperor confirmed that there was no danger around the main courtyard, he left Su Yu behind and left with a cold look in his eyes.
Those assassins had obviously been lying in ambush for a long time. They knew the layout of the country estate like the back of their hand. Su Yu went to the country estate today on a whim. It was impossible for them to make such detailed arrangements in such a short time. This could only mean that these people had already infiltrated the country estate. Perhaps, when Su Yu bought the country estate, someone had already been eyeing it.
It didn't feel good to have your own things coveted by others. The Emperor coldly looked at the black clothed man who couldn't stop trembling in front of him. If they dared to have ideas about Su Yu, then they should be prepared to be thrown into a pot of boiling oil.
Su Yu was bored alone in the courtyard. Looking at the steaming hot spring in the courtyard, he decided to do something meaningful before the Emperor came back.
The moon was high in the sky, and tonight was full of passion.
Therefore, when the Emperor finished dealing with the assassins and returned to the main courtyard, he found that Su Yu wasn't in the bedroom. Instead, in the sea-blue courtyard where the candlelight flickered, there was a dreamy hot spring in the misty, dreamy hot spring. It was a feast for the eyes — — seafood noodles.
Su Yu squatted by the hot spring and waved his hand at the Emperor. "I didn't know when you would come back, so I put the noodles in the hot spring to heat." As he spoke, he reached out and scooped up a floating jade bowl. He handed it to the Emperor and took out two eggs from a crack in the rock.
Boiled eggs in the hot spring were said to taste very good.
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