Chapter 148 She Was Unqualified

desk, and moved to sit on the chair in the lower left corner of the desk. He placed the wooden box on the small tea table between the two chairs and said to her, "Madam, let's sit down and talk."Meng...At noon, Jingning County Princess stayed at the Hou Mansion and had lunch with Meng Jinyang.

After lunch, Meng Jinyao instructed the maidservant to make lychee horseshoe ice sugar water. When it was ready, she sent some to both the first and second rooms.

Lychees are hot in nature, but horseshoe beans are cooling. They taste sweet and refreshing when made into sugar water, and they're even better chilled. Taking a sip is cool, fragrant, and sweet, and it can also quench your thirst. It's perfect to drink on a hot day.

The quiet and peaceful princess took a sip, letting out a contented sigh: "This is really good. How come I never thought of making it into syrup before"

Meng Jinyao replied, "I just thought of it."

"You used to eat lychees like this" Jingning County Princess looked at her in surprise, then nodded. "Or you know how to enjoy it, this is quite tasty."

Meng Jinyao shook her head slightly and replied softly, "No, I've never eaten it before. It's just a whim to try it. When my grandfather was alive, I ate lychees once, and then the day before yesterday and yesterday I ate some, which were given to the Marquis by the Emperor.

Jingning County Lord was stunned, suddenly remembering that Yongchang Bo's mansion was a fallen aristocratic family. After the old master passed away, the current Yongchang Bo couldn't stand up, let alone afford lychees Besides, Meng Jin Yao was not favored, even if the Yongchang Bo's mansion hadn't declined, lychees wouldn't be Meng Jin Yao's turn to eat.

Thinking of this, Jingning County Lord said: “From now on, every summer, I will send you lychees.”

Meng Jin Yao gratefully said, "Thank you, A Yan. But there's no need to give it to me every year. The Marquis said that he will let me eat lychees every year from now on."

The Lady Jingning was taken aback, then said: "Lord Gu treats you quite well."

"The Marquis has treated me very well. Since I married into the Marquis's Mansion, he has never treated me poorly," Meng Jinyu said, her lips slightly curving upwards in a gentle and serene smile. Jin Yao. Seeing her bewildered, she added, "Third Sister-in-law and Xiu Ming are mother and son."Meng Jin Yao was slightly stunned, then quickly reacted and responded to her: "Second sister-in-law is...