Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 573: Reunion (3)_1

Chapter 573: Chapter 573: Reunion (3)_1

"Here is some silver for you! Go fetch a basin of water for the young master to wash his hands!" ordered Cai Wei.

Upon hearing their mistress’s orders, Dun Zhu and Dan Zhu quickly went out to fetch water and prepare the necessary items for hand washing.

Nangong Yi said, "These sisters are of the Meng Slaves."

His tone was calm, not as a question, but a statement.

Surprised, Cai Wei asked, "How do you know?"

Nangong Yi gently massaged her uplifting little face and explained with a smile, "People of the Meng Slaves have distinct racial features - broad faces, high cheekbones, small eyes, as well as tall and sturdy bodies. Even their women are tall and stout, greatly different from the women in our Great Jin Dynasty."

"I see."

Understanding, Cai Wei said, "I realized they were of the Meng Slaves when I saw them wandering around and being bullied. I was moved by compassion and brought them back here. They look healthy and robust, not like daughters of a poor family. I wonder why they insist on staying in our Great Jin, preferring to beg, starve, and wander rather than returning to Meng."

"Is that so?"

Nangong Yi knitted his handsome eyebrows, thought for a while, and laughed, "That’s it, they must have run away to avoid the ’Daughter’s Rites’, hence they would rather die in a foreign land than return to Lingbei."

"Daughter’s Rites? What are the Daughter’s Rites?"

Having never heard of ’Daughter’s Rites’, Cai Wei was very curious. Why would they want to escape from the Daughter’s Rites? What exactly are the Daughter’s Rites?

Just as she was asking, Dun Zhu and Dan Zhu returned. Dun Zhu’s hands were holding a large copper basin filled with water. She knelt in front of Nangong Yi and lifted the basin above her head. Dan Zhu was holding a towel, soap, and Chinese Honeylocust, quietly standing by the side, waiting.

Cai Wei had no choice but to temporarily hold her tongue until Nangong Yi finished washing his hands. After Dun Zhu and Dan Zhu left, she continued her questioning, "You still haven’t told me, what exactly are the Daughter’s Rites?"

Nangong Yi lightly cleared his throat, his face slightly uneasy, "Cough, well, let’s eat first, I’ll tell you after the meal."

"Hmm, still keeping me in suspense, huh!"

Cai Wei huffed, stood up, and went straight into the inner room. Nangong Yi laughed and followed her.

The inner room was a bedroom, quite large and furnished with many pieces of Huali Rosewood furniture. In the middle of the room was a long-haired rug with a large lacquered round table on top of it. On the table were six dishes of carefully prepared cuisines and a delicious soup. All were personally prepared by Cai Wei, including: Beef Sauce, Cold Fern Dish, Steamed Salmon, Roasted Rabbit, Scallion Sea Snail Slices, Boiled Seafood, and Ginseng Wild Chicken Soup...

These six dishes seemed ordinary, but each was prepared with great care. The knife cuts were fine, the heat was right, the colors were attractive, and the inviting aroma was irresistible.

Nangong Yi sat down, scanned the table, and said lazily with a smile, "My lady is indeed capable both in the hall and in the kitchen. As a husband, I truly hit the jackpot!"

My lady! As a husband!

Hearing these two forms of address, Cai Wei’s face heated up. She coughed and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense, just eat your meal, or I’ll drive you out!"

Laughing amiably, Nangong Yi responded, "Okay, I’ll keep my mouth shut, otherwise the good wife will turn into a shrew!"

With that, he laughed as he picked up a piece of tender white fish meat, placed it on his dish, and went about removing the fish bones with great care.

Cai Wei shot him a glance and muttered under her breath, "Shameless!"