Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 229 Seizing Power
During the New Year, Mei Qiantian treated everyone as if it was Chinese New Year every day and ate delicious food.

It was so good that after cooking that day, Madam Li went to find Lingjiao in private and whispered a few words to him.

"Is it really okay for adults to eat so much every day?"

Although Mei Qian never treated these people harshly, he would always let them keep some of the food that Madam Li cooked for themselves.

But no matter how much they left for themselves, it would only be a small amount. The amount left for Mei Qian was so large that Madam Li could see with her own eyes that it was too much for one person to finish.

Madam Li was afraid that she would do so much and leave Mei Qian hungry.

"It's not like the girl eats so much in one day. Wasn't it the same before?"

Except for Lingjiao who has always been by Mei Qian's side, everyone else calls Mei Qian "Master". Now, Madam Li asked Lingjiao about Mei Qian's appetite problem. Lingjiao had been worried about Mei Qian before and asked about it specifically.

But later on, seeing that Mei Qian was really fine as always, Lingjiao even went to a doctor to confirm that there was nothing wrong when he was drunk, and only then did he feel relieved.

The fact that Mei Qian is full of energy every day is the biggest proof that there is nothing wrong with her.

Madam Li has been in Wuzhou for so long and has cooked many meals for her. But she only now realizes that Mei Qian eats too much. What's going on?

"The kitchen is running low on food?"

Lingjiao suspected that Madam Li was worried about Mei Qian because she ate too much every day and there was no food left in the mansion.

"How could that be? Your Excellency is so highly regarded by the prince, so there is no shortage of food in the palace. However, even if your Excellency eats a lot now and looks fine, as the old saying goes, 'too much is as bad as too little'. How can it be good for your health if you keep doing this for a long time?"

Madam Li looked worried. She looked at Lingjiao and said, "Housekeeper, you are still young and don't know much about diet..."

"So what do you want to see me for?"

Lingjiao is no longer the timid person he used to be. When being led by Mei Qian, he becomes a little more firm in his words.

She really had no patience listening to Madam Li's roundabout words.

"Ah, this, this is not what I am worried about. It's that adults have no restraint in eating..."

"Who are you to the master? What does it have to do with you if the master eats without restraint?"

When Lingjiao heard Madam Li suddenly say that Mei Qian had no self-control, she didn't think it was a good thing to say.

Suddenly, Lingjiao looked at Madam Li suspiciously like a cat with its fur standing on end, and said, "If you think the adults are eating too much, just make less!"

"Well, what are you saying, housekeeper? I am just a little cook, how dare I make decisions for you?

However, there are some things we still have to talk about for the sake of adults, right?"

"For the good of the Lord? It's hard to say whether it's for you or for the Lord.

If you really want to do this for the adults' sake, you can just tell them directly, what are you talking about when you come to me? "

"Then, housekeeper, aren't you the most powerful among us, except for the master? How can a cook like me meet the master? No matter what, it should be you who should talk to the master, right?"

"That's because you think this is not good for adults, not me. Why should I say something I don't want to say for you?"

The dispute between Lingjiao and Madam Li ended at noon when Mei Qian woke up from her nap. Lingjiao came over in person and told her about the incident.

Mei Qian listened to Lingjiao talking without interrupting him from beginning to end. After quietly drinking a cup of tea, when she saw that Lingjiao had finished talking, she pushed the tea that she had just poured aside and was just about to drink to Lingjiao.

"Thank you girl."

After taking Mei Qian’s tea, Lingjiao’s dry mouth was immediately relieved.

"You've said so much, what do you think of Madam Li?"

Mei Qian asked.

"This Madam Li seems to want to get close to you, young lady. Is she a spy with ulterior motives?"

Lingjiao had not thought of these things at first, but these days, Lingjiao had met many people while traveling outside as Mei Qian's housekeeper, and he had also spoken to some of the stewards or servants around the adults.

We also learned about spies and assassins from them.

Lingjiao had originally thought about asking Mei Qian to recruit a few more guards. After all, with Mei Qian's status, the number of people in the mansion was not enough. But it happened to be the New Year, so the matter was put on hold for the time being. By the way, this lady Li caught her eye.

She could see that Madam Li seemed to have some ulterior motives, but she didn't know what they were.

"Ms. Li is a good cook." This is Mei Qian's impeccable quality.

Thanks to Madam Li’s cooking skills, she has recently exchanged a lot of food on the exchange platform.

"Yes, her cooking skills are good. I'm not saying that she shouldn't care about you, girl. But I always feel that her way of caring is wrong."

Lingjiao couldn't say what was wrong with the approach, but she just felt it was wrong.

"Since you can't see it now, why not let her show it again."

Mei Qian didn't seem very worried when she heard Lingjiao talking about Madam Li. Compared to Lingjiao who was worried that Madam Li had ulterior motives towards her, Mei Qian felt that Madam Li seemed to be making some move against Lingjiao.

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"It's been a new year, and something like this happened in your house."

Time passed quickly. Mei Qian picked a warm day at the end of the New Year to pay New Year's greetings to Chu Ji and mentioned this matter.

When Chu Ji heard about the power struggle between the cook and the housekeeper in Mei Qian's house, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Lingjiao is younger than me. As a housekeeper, she has people who are as old as her parents. It's not surprising that she is looked down upon and people want to replace her."

Mei Qian poured Chu Ji a full cup of tea. Chu Ji put down the homework he had assigned to Mei Qian and said, "So, you probably flattered the cook, and your housekeeper noticed it, and then let her fight with the cook?"

"Teacher, what you said is really unpleasant. I didn't let it go. I even gave some pointers.

I have been eating too much for a long time. Madam Li deliberately asked Lingjiao to tell me about it to make me unhappy.

Afterwards, she did cook a little less food than usual, and while Lingjiao was away, she brought some easy-to-digest snacks with hawthorn and other ingredients to help with digestion. While trying to please me, she also belittled Lingjiao for being young and inconsiderate.

I'll let Lingjiao take a good look at these in secret, and learn from them."

When Mei Qian talked about this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

She remembered the look of disbelief in Lingjiao's eyes as he stood in the corner and witnessed all this.

Lingjiao probably didn't expect that Madam Li was coming for her personally, right?

“Lingjiao is a new housekeeper and has no idea what it’s like to manage people.

They are kind and lack authority, and they are also young. Those people were sent here by the prince when he saw that there was no one in my house.

It was because these people saw that there were only two children in my house, me and Lingjiao, that they thought of taking advantage of us."

Mei Qian remembered that Madam Li had said bad things about Shuijiao in front of her, while acting like an elder in front of her. If it wasn't for the purpose of tempering Shuijiao, Mei Qian would have sent her away right away.

“Hey~ you little girl, you said that the cook looked down on water chestnuts and wanted to go beyond water chestnuts.

As a result, you secretly still feel that the cook really wants to control you, so you use Lingjiao's hand to send the person back.

At such a young age, you don't allow others to disobey you. You are too overbearing~"

"I'm not overbearing, it's just... if one day the cleaner in your house told you that you don't have any women around you and it would be best to take a few concubines, what would you think?"

You know what, Chu Ji’s face turned dark as soon as Mei Qian finished speaking.

"Besides, this is also an opportunity for Lingjiao to exercise. Since I have given her a different life and opportunities, she should seize them well."

Hearing what Mei Qian said, Chu Ji glanced at Mei Qian.

Wasn't Mei Qian saying this to herself and Chu Ji?

Since Qi Chen and he are willing to help Mei Qian move forward, how could she let them down?

"After the New Year, you and Su Jingkang will lead an army to guard Ningcheng."

Chu Ji: I still have to make good arrangements for my students.

Mei Qian:......