"When the old lady talks like that, it makes me feel like an outsider!"
Madam Feng shook her head, "Perhaps for you, it was a simple effort, but for my daughter and me, it meant so much, a thousand words would not be enough to express our gratitude!"
"Madam, it’s all in the past; let’s not talk about these things anymore," Yun Jinnian urged quickly.
Madam Feng had just recovered; dwelling on past sorrow wouldn’t be good for her health.
"Look at me, becoming senile!" Madam Feng thought for a moment before adding, "Does your brother like to study? If he does, would it be good to let Wushuang teach him?"
"That would be wonderful!"
With Wushuang’s ability to become the top scholar, his skills were not to be underestimated.
And his ability to adapt from humble beginnings to thrive in the Capital City showed his cunning, which was no small feat.
Although Tianci was clever, he was still somewhat naïve.
If he could be guided by Wushuang, that would be truly excellent!
"Then, when your brother arrives, ask if he would like to. If he does, he can come over whenever he’s free. After Wushuang finishes his court duties, he can teach him!"
Once the conversation started, Madam Feng was quite talkative.
Wushuang had been standing outside the door for a while and, seeing Yun Jinnian getting along well with his mother, was delighted. He went to the kitchen and instructed the cook, "Prepare a few more side dishes, something light, and remove the oil from the surface of the chicken soup after it’s stewed!"
"Also make spicy diced chicken, braised fish, braised pork, and Meicai Kou Rou, and don’t forget the saltwater chicken!"
Yun Jinnian liked light food, but Tianci enjoyed meat.
He had inquired about this long ago.
"Make it clean and refreshing. Do well, and there will be a handsome reward!"
Having given his instructions, Wushuang left.
Then the cooks began to speculate among themselves, "Why did the master personally come to the kitchen?"
"You’re really naive not to see, have you not seen Princess Yijia? She’s as beautiful as a celestial being. It’s not just the master who would be moved by her; any man would be!"
"Besides, to our master, Princess Yijia is like a deity. If it weren’t for her two hundred taels of silver back in the day, where would our master be now? Not to mention that she also saved Madam!"
Everyone agreed that made sense, and they hurriedly went to work.
After leaving the kitchen, Wushuang intended to join Madam Feng and Yun Jinnian but learned that Han Tianci had arrived.
So, he went to welcome Tianci.
The two exchanged smiles. Wushuang spoke first, "Your timing is perfect. I have something to tell you about that land!"
"Have you chosen a good day?" Tianci asked.
"I have, the thirteenth day of the first month; come over, and we’ll break ground!"
Tianci was also very happy.
Wushuang was well-read and kind-hearted.
Of course, another reason was his fondness for Tianci’s sister, whereas Chu Yu also liked her, but that Qu Mianke was still residing in the Prince Rui Residence.
Tianci was frustrated inside.
"Your sister and my mother are chatting; should we go over there, or would you like to see my study?"
"I’d be very interested to see your study, Brother Feng!"
Wushuang’s study was adorned with many paintings, all his own work.
Varying in styles, the paintings were skillful with profound and boundless artistic conceptions.
"Hermit of the Cold Mountain, so Brother Feng, is this your pseudonym?" Tianci inquired.
"Yes, in the earlier years when my family was poor, your sister, out of her kind heart, gave me two hundred taels of silver. That allowed me to buy the Four Treasures of the Study, sell my paintings, and get by. I will never forget the first time I met your sister, so I captured it in a painting!" As Wushuang said this, he unfurled a scroll, "Tianci, come and see, this was what your sister looked like at that time..."