The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 27

Yanzhou.

Some people regard themselves as a thorn in the side, and Chu Xue knows it well.

She had experienced Xu Jinhe's methods, and hated him to the core, but there was no way she could let her be Song Chen's official wife, princess, and mistress of this huge palace, and even though she was favored, she was always inferior to others , and far away from her natal family, there is nothing to rely on, so the way to protect herself is to respect each other as much as possible, except forbearance.

But she also knew that despite repeated concessions, as long as Song Chen pampered herself, Xu Jinhe would always hate her.

When Song Chen was around, Xu Jinhe would be jealous of him, so naturally he didn't dare to attack him blatantly.But now that he is not here, Xu Jinhe is probably looking for trouble for himself.

She knew this very well, so since he left, she told the people around her to be careful in everything, and never let others hold something because of her negligence, otherwise, she really didn't know what cruel Xu Jinhe would do trick.

Fortunately, after being cautious for half a month, everything was calm. Perhaps Xu Jinhe still cared about her position as a side concubine. Chu Xue thought that Song Chen should be able to come back after waiting for another month. Then you can breathe a sigh of relief.

But who is Xu Jinhe, how could Chu Xue be able to escape by being cautious?
Since the last peach pollen incident, Chu Xue’s diet has been taken care of by the small kitchen in her yard, but the ingredients still need to be picked up from the dining room of the palace every day. Every morning, fresh dishes will be delivered to Dining room, and then for the various courtyards that need to open a small kitchen to come and choose.In fact, apart from Wantang Court, the dining room in the other three courtyards is basically in charge of daily food, so the only people who go to the dining room to pick ingredients every morning are basically people from Wan Tang Court.

Because she was too busy serving Chu Xue's breakfast, Ruyue specially picked two trustworthy little maids to fetch the ingredients.Every morning, Ruyue wrote down the fish, meat, seasonal vegetables, various dishes and supplements for the day, and handed them over to the two maids, and then they went to the dining room to fetch everything according to Ruyue's writing.

After more than half a year of this kind of life, the kitchen manager has also grasped Wantangyuan's preferences, and because Chu Xue is favored, they dare not neglect, and they specially leave good and fresh food for them every day, so that even if they sometimes People who go late can still get good food.

But on this day, something went wrong with the two little maids, Jin Yu and Hui Xin, who were in charge of picking up the food.

Ruyue rummaged through the vegetable baskets that the two of them had brought back, frowned and said, "You two fell asleep today, I obviously wanted perch, you brought me crucian carp, you obviously wanted green radishes, you brought back white radishes , and this, I want a black-bone chicken, and you bring an old hen... What is this all about!"

Jin Yu and Hui Xin looked aggrieved, and murmured: "Sister Ruyue, it's not our fault, when we went, all the things you asked for happened to be gone, the kitchen staff had no choice but to take these first Come on, it should work for you, right?"

Ruyue is a strict girl. Seeing that what she asked for was changed, she naturally didn't have a good face. She looked at the two little maids coldly, "These things don't match what I want at all. Our master loves fish, bass bones It tastes delicious, but crucian carp has a lot of bones. Can it be compared with sea bass? Also, green radish and white radish are both radishes, but I want to serve it cold. Green radish is delicious. Can white radish be cold? ? With this old hen, can it compare to the efficacy of black-bone chicken!"

Ruyue became more and more angry as she spoke, her almond eyes widened angrily, and her voice couldn't help becoming louder, "You guys usually follow me in the kitchen for so long, don't you understand these things?"

Chu Xue, who was having breakfast in the room, heard the voice, and was very surprised. You must know that Ruyue has always been a slow person, and she usually doesn't get angry easily, but this situation is rarely seen at the moment. She raised her chin at Yanling, "Go outside and have a look, what's wrong with Yue'er, why is she so angry?"

Yanling was also surprised, and hurried out to have a look.

After a while, after asking the reason, Yanling came in to report to her again.

Chu Xue felt that things were not normal. Jin Yu and Hui Xin were in charge of this errand for a day or two, and the people in her courtyard were still valued in the palace. How could something like this happen today... She thought about it, Instructed Yanling, "Call all three of them in, and I'll ask."

"Yes."

Yan Ling went out in response, and led the three girls in after a while.

"Yue'er, is the food much worse today?" Chu Xue looked at Ruyue.

"Yeah." Kisaragi nodded, the anger on her face faded a bit, "The two main dishes have been changed, and the vegetable side dishes have also been changed three or four times."

After Chu Xue listened, she asked Jin Yu and Hui Xin, "When did you two go to the dining room today? Is it much later than usual?"

The two little servant girls still looked aggrieved, "Back to Madam, the servants left at [-]:[-] this morning. Although it was a quarter of an hour later than yesterday, it was almost this hour before."

"What did the people in the dining room say, did they not eat these dishes, or were they used by others?" Chu Xue asked.

"Yes, there are." Hui Xin nodded hastily, "Madam, these dishes are always in the kitchen and are available every day, but today the people in the dining room said they were taken by Madam Li from Danweiyuan, and they said they were It is for the princess to cook."

Danwei Court?
Chu Xue was stunned, took a long breath, and said: "Understood, since the princess wants to use it, we will naturally let it go, you two go early tomorrow, and don't make Ruyue angry again."

"Yes." The two little maids responded.

Yanling and Ruyue looked at her together, hesitant to speak.

She smiled, "These days when the lord is not in the mansion, let's put it first in everything, let's do it for today, Yue'er, you are a little tired, change the recipe first, don't be angry."

Ruyue sighed, "What's there to be angry about, I'm not worried about Miss."

She looked at Kisaragi with a smile, "I'm not in a hurry, it's just one or two meals, why can't I eat it? Besides, as long as it's made by you, the simple food is also delicious."

Ruyue and Yanling looked at each other, and both sighed silently in their hearts.

However, unexpectedly, for several days in a row, Jin Yu and Hui Xin encountered the same situation, no matter how early they went, they couldn't find the ingredients they wanted.Sometimes I can run into Nanny Li from Danwei Garden, but the concubine's dowry nanny seems to be against them, always picking out what they want first.

Jin Yuqi just wanted to stop her, but Huixin persuaded her to come down. Although they were all servants, the nuns around the princess were always taller than them. It was not something they could say, and the master also had something to say first. , when encountering Danweiyuan, they have to tolerate three points, so they have nothing to do.

The same thing happened several times, and everyone could see that this was Danweiyuan putting pressure on Wantangyuan.When the lord was in the mansion, Wantang Garden had a reliance, but now that the lord is not in the mansion, who else can be the master of the house besides the wangfei?So even though they knew it well, everyone just watched with cold eyes.Although Mrs. Xue is favored, the real power is still held by the princess. At this time, she would rather pretend to be deaf and dumb than stand in line indiscriminately.

On this day, Ruyue wanted to make some longan donkey-hide gelatin porridge for Chu Xue, but the donkey-hide gelatin in the small kitchen had just run out, so Ruyue wanted to go to the dining room to get some. She was a little maid, so after thinking about it, she decided to go by herself. After all, she was also the big maid next to the side concubine, and the dining room always had to be a bit thinner.

But she didn't expect that even if she came forward, she would still return empty-handed.The head of the dining room accompanied the smiling face, and still gave the same explanation. The donkey-hide gelatin that was originally well stocked just happened to be taken away by Dan Weiyuan.

Seeing Ruyue's ugly face, the head of the dining room hesitated and said: "How about the girl go back first, I'll send someone to Danwei Garden to find some, they got a lot today, I guess they won't be able to use them up in a while."

Ruyue didn't show any emotion, "Let's take care of it." After speaking, he turned and went back to Wantang Garden.

It is really difficult to speak in charge of the dining room.

The fight between Danweiyuan and Wantangyuan really ruined their dining room, saying that the princess is in power now, of course they should listen to the princess, but who is Mrs. Xue, that is the prince's sharp heart, Who doesn't know that once someone enters the door, that is the only favorite?Now that their dining room is sandwiched between them, it's true that there are no human beings at both ends. It's hard to say whether the princess will credit them for doing things according to the concubine's wishes. They sure are the biggest ever!
Ugh!
The director sighed deeply, and said to himself countless times that women are difficult to raise and women are difficult to raise!

Ruyue went back to Wantang Court empty-handed, feeling depressed, but half an hour later, she saw Mother Li from Danwei Court coming over in person.Nanny Li saluted Chu Xue with a smile, and said politely: "Madam, today I said that I was going to make a tonic for the princess, so I sent the maids to the dining room to get some medicinal materials. Who would have thought that these ignorant people The little maid actually moved back all the donkey-hide gelatin in the dining room. How could it be used up? I heard from the head of the dining room that Miss Ruyue just happened to go looking for donkey-hide gelatin, so I brought you the rest , Madam, I hope you will be magnanimous, and don't care about us as servants."

As he spoke, he handed over the tray in his hand.

Chu Xue motioned for Ruyue to take it, and said with a smile, "I'll make a special trip for Madam Lao's trouble, Mama, please sit down and have a sip of tea."

"It can't be done, ma'am." Nanny Li still had a smile on her face, "There are still a lot of things to do with the concubine, I'm going back first, you should rest well."

Chu Xue sent them off with a smile on her face, watching the visitor walk out of her yard.

Turning her head, she saw Kisaragi's face full of anger, "Miss, what she brought is all defective products, which is clearly humiliating us..."

Chu Xue raised her hand, stopped Ruyue's words, and said with a smile, "It's just some donkey-hide gelatin. If you don't eat it, you can starve to death? There is still more than a month, and the prince should be back, so bear with it."

After all, I went to play with the newly planted pot of jasmine.

The weather is getting warmer and the flowers in the garden are blooming one after another.Xiao Songning's health has gradually improved since last winter, and she hasn't suffered from any illness for several months. Li Jiaoyun's mood has also improved a lot, and recently she is relieved to take her to play in the garden.Playing around today, the little girl suddenly thought of Chu Xue, and said to her mother: "Mom, I miss Aunt Xue."

Li Jiaoyun sighed, "Mother misses her too, let's go to my aunt's place and sit down together."

"Okay!" The little girl took her mother's hand tightly and ran forward.

At Wantang Garden, when Chu Xue heard that Song Ning was coming, she happily went out to meet her.Although it is late spring, there are still a few peach blossoms blooming in the garden, and the spring breeze will inevitably bring pollen. Chu Xue has been hiding in the house to avoid ringworm, feeling really depressed.She was looking forward to having someone to talk to her with, so when Li Jiaoyun's mother and daughter came, she was really happy from the bottom of her heart.

Chu Xue welcomed the mother and daughter in, made the maids serve good tea, and kissed the little girl for a while, Li Jiaoyun tentatively asked, "How is your sister doing recently?"

It is well known that Danweiyuan finds Wantangyuan unhappy, and Li Jiaoyun naturally knows it too.But she is also a side concubine, although she is willing to help Chu Xue, but she is really powerless, and now she can only come to say a few words of greeting.

Chu Xue added a cup of tea for her, and said with a smile, "Of course, there are still peach blossoms blooming in the garden, so I don't dare to go out. There is nothing else. Don't worry about my sister."

Li Jiaoyun nodded, and was about to say something more, but saw a little maid running in hastily from outside, Chu Xue saw that it was Jin Yu.

Jin Yu panted heavily, with an anxious expression on her face, "Ma'am, it's not good, sister Yanling is outside, arguing, arguing with Madam Li from Danweiyuan."

"What?" Chu Xue was startled, sighed secretly, and rushed outside without caring that Li Jiaoyun's mother and daughter were still there.

(End of this chapter)