Chapter 225: Baby is Really Craving Something

Chapter 225: Baby is Really Craving Something

"Don't worry, General Yuan will return once he has dealt with the matter of the gold mine in the Northern Desert," Xiaoyue said.

"Yes, I am also waiting for him to go west with me," Xiao Yin nodded.

Half of the court officials were old ministers from the past, who had supported him in becoming emperor.

While they remained loyal, only a few truly earned his trust.

"Your Majesty, it's already spring, and the snow has melted. The townsfolk now say that the soil looks very fertile," reported the seventh brother from within the border town's governor's mansion.

"With you, I feel at ease," the emperor nodded.

"Little Princess is about five or six months old now; can we start introducing solid foods? I asked some families with babies on the street, and they said that children this age can eat some meat and soup," the seventh brother turned to look at the little princess, who was being held by Nurse Jin and fed water.

Hearing this, Ruo Xi Baby immediately turned to look at the seventh brother, her eyes lighting up with anticipation.

"Of course! I’m six months old now, and I’m so ready for something other than this bland porridge. If I can eat meat, that would be perfect."

Although Nurse Jin's rice porridge was delicious, and she had even enhanced the flavor as the little princess grew older, Ruo Xi Baby was getting a bit tired of eating only porridge.

"I can’t wait until I can drink wine and eat big chunks of meat!"

Hearing her daughter’s thoughts, Xiaoyue’s lips twitched.

I’ll have to give this little one some proper guidance.

While I don’t expect her to become a lady, this business of drinking wine will have to wait until she’s at least seventeen or eighteen.

"Giggling!"

Ruo Xi Baby looked at the seventh brother and, unable to tell him what she wanted to eat, gave him a very cute smile.

She was encouraging him to go and cook.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, Princess, is Little Princess Ruo Xi smiling so adorably at me because she likes me and agrees with what I said, wanting to eat the food I make?" The seventh brother walked up to the little princess and asked.

"Yes!" Ruo Xi Baby immediately nodded. "Go, why are you wasting time? I want to eat meat, delicious meat!"

"Xier is six months old now, so she can eat some food, but it needs to be soft and easy to digest," said Xiao Yin.

"I know this, Your Majesty, Princess. Before you arrived, I went out and asked many people. They said that if you mince the meat and add simple seasoning, then stew it with an egg, it would be excellent," said the seventh brother.

"Yes, yes, go do it now!" Ruo Xi Baby couldn’t help but drool.

"Hahahaha, seventh brother, hurry up. Otherwise, our little Xixi's saliva will drench her clothes," Xiaoyue walked over, picked up her daughter, and with a doting smile, said, "I'll go to the kitchen and learn from seventh brother's skills. If Xixi likes it, I'll make delicious food for her every day."

"Giggle giggle giggle..." Her mother's words immediately made the baby extremely happy, and she grinned from ear to ear.

Ruo Xi Baby was carried by her uncle, the emperor, as they strolled through the border town.

The townsfolk, knowing that the emperor had returned, were excited. Upon seeing the emperor, they knelt and bowed, then got up and went about their business, each with a smile on their face.

"From now on, no one will dare to bully us in the North Sea!"

"Not just the North Sea, even in the Imperial City, no one will oppress us anymore. The past few months have been pretty smooth!"

"That's right, even if we’re hungry, it feels good to know that soon we’ll be able to plant crops in the fields, and by autumn, we’ll have enough to eat. We just need to get through these next six months!"

The townsfolk discussed among themselves, each one envisioning the future.

"Where will we get the crop seeds?" the emperor turned to ask Ci Xin beside him.

"From the mountains!" Ci Xin replied.

They had discussed the crop seeds for a while, and Ci Xin had even exchanged ideas with Ruo Xi Baby.

"On the mountains, some wild fruits have fallen to the ground and sprouted in the spring. They can be transplanted," said Ruo Xi Baby.

She explained to Ci Xin that she had once stayed at an inn where she was close with the innkeeper. She had long-term use of a room there.

One day, she ate a peach and casually threw the pit out the window.

Two years later, when she stayed at the inn again, the innkeeper pointed to a peach tree outside and said it had grown from the pit she had thrown.

After some thought, Ruo Xi realized that she had casually picked the peach from a wild tree on the mountain while looking for something, and had eaten it on the way back simply because it was sweet.

"The mountains?" Xiao Yin looked at Ci Xin, and after a moment, he nodded. "You always have good ideas!"

"Let Yue'er and Wen Xu go. One knows about seeds, and the other knows about medicinal herbs. If these townsfolk can grow and sell medicinal herbs, it would be beneficial," Ci Xin suggested.

Xiao Yin's eyebrows twitched, and he said, "Are you trying to play matchmaker?"

"What do you think?" Ci Xin's response left even Ruo Xi Baby confused.

She looked at her uncle, then at Ci Xin.

In her mind, she was thinking, "I need to think this stepdad thing through. Wen Xu is nice, but he’s a bit weak. Little Heart is great—dominant and knows how to protect his mother, but maybe not gentle enough. Hmm, maybe I should convince Mom to take both!"

"Xier!" Ci Xin looked at Little Heart, his sinister face as dark as charcoal.

Xiao Yin was also speechless, thinking his niece was even bolder than he was.

When they returned to the city lord's mansion, as soon as they entered, Ruo Xi Baby was attracted by a delicious aroma.

She was teething and very greedy, so she couldn’t help but let drool drip from the corner of her mouth.

This, of course, made Ci Xin roll his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, for an ancient master, you sure don’t have much self-control! Look at that greedy face!" Ci Xin clucked his tongue repeatedly.

"Minced meat steamed egg. The meat was minced by the seventh brother, it's incredibly fine. The ingredients for the steamed egg were ground by me personally. Xier, you're going to love it," said Xiao Yue as she picked up the plump little girl and kissed her cheek.

"Yiyi yaya!" Ruo Xi Baby opened her mouth, and a stream of drool dripped down again.

"It smells amazing! I bet it’s delicious!"

Ruo Xi Baby was so eager, her little heart was fluttering with excitement!