The Marquis's line has ended? The pregnant maid is pregnant again!

"Girl, you've finally arrived! The dishes for the Autumn Begins banquet are almost all prepared, and we're just waiting for your exquisite peony slices!"

Li's mother had been waiting outside the kitchen for a while. When Shen Qinghe arrived, she went up to her and whispered in her ear:

"Miss, there's an uninvited guest in the kitchen today. Miss Yun'er is here too, saying she volunteered to make a dish of exquisite peony slices. Be careful, lest she steal your recipe."

"Okay." Shen Qinghe smiled and nodded at Li's mother, then led Qing'er into the kitchen.

As expected, Shen Yun'er had already taken over the main stove in the kitchen, with her maid Hongdou helping her.

"Quick, cut this up, I need it later."

"You, fill this bucket with water and bring it in."

Shen Yun'er gave orders with extreme suspicion.

The maids who worked in the kitchen all year round knew that Shen Yun'er was now one of Lu Huai'an's servants, so they had to give her some face.

The maids reluctantly carried the wooden buckets to fetch water as she instructed, then turned around and whispered among themselves, "She burned down the kitchen last time, and she dares to come again? Doesn't she know what her cooking skills are? I don't know where she gets her confidence from!"

"Exactly, she also wants to make the exquisite peony slices, that's such a grand dish, it requires such precise knife skills and precise control of heat! Even if it were Li's mother, she might not be able to make it well, how dare she try?"

"I heard that Miss Qinghe is also going to make exquisite peony slices. Is she deliberately trying to steal Miss Qinghe's thunder?"

"You know what, it's actually quite possible. I think she's probably very jealous of Qinghe!"

"Yeah, forget about her. Compared to Qinghe, Shen Yun'er's cooking is practically poisonous. I'll be thankful if she doesn't make me slice the fish for her later; those fish slices aren't something just anyone can do!"

Upon hearing this, Hongdou's expression changed, and she was about to stand up for Shen Yun'er: "You!"

But Shen Yun'er held her hand down. She saw Shen Qinghe standing by the door, clearly angry, but still trying to hold back.

In front of Shen Qinghe, Shen Yun'er absolutely could not show any weakness. She smiled and said to Hongdou, "Hongdou, reason doesn't lie in raising your voice. What you do is what you get. There's no need to waste your breath arguing with them."

After saying that, Shen Yun'er's smile widened, and she walked over: "Sister, I heard that you are also making Linglong Peony Slices, which is perfect for me too, as I'm also making one for the Old Madam! But I arrived first today, so I'll have to take the main stove first. Please give me your guidance, sister?"

"Whether a dish is good or bad depends not on the stove, but entirely on the hands." Shen Qinghe raised an eyebrow at her, a plan suddenly forming in her mind. She then smiled and said, "Good luck, little sister."

After saying that, Shen Qinghe walked past her without hesitation and went to the small stove on the other side of the kitchen.

Walking to the small stove, Shen Qinghe put on an apron, tied up her sleeves, washed her hands, and began to prepare.

Qing'er glanced at Shen Yun'er, then quickly went to Shen Qinghe's side and whispered in her ear, "Sister, I have a feeling she has ill intentions?"

Shen Qinghe smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Today is different from usual. We need to be in a hurry, and we need to get the best in terms of taste and other aspects. In the process, we will inevitably have to ask the kitchen maids for help.

But as soon as Shen Qinghe spoke, the maids in the kitchen all smiled and vied to help her.

Seeing the maids scrambling for the knife, Shen Yun'er gripped the kitchen knife in her hand even tighter.

They're all opportunistic scoundrels! How dare they treat her like this?!

Just wait, once she shows her face in front of the old lady today, she'll make those people pay!

Shen Yun'er thought bitterly to herself.

Through the entire process that followed, Shen Qinghe finally understood why Shen Yun'er was so confident in saying she would make the exquisite peony dish.

It's because Shen Yun'er was imitating her the whole time!

How Shen Qinghe does it, how is banana made.

Shen Qinghe was washing the fish, and Xiangjiao was washing the fish too, glancing at Shen Qinghe as she did so, afraid that she might have missed some steps.

Every step he took was a lesson from Shen Qinghe.

Shen Qinghe was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that after being reborn, Banana's skin had become so thick that she could do such a shameful thing openly in front of so many maids.

Well, that's fine too. Let the bananas see that some things don't necessarily turn out the same just because the steps are the same.

Just like Shen Yun'er thought that by following the path of her previous life, she would eventually become the wife of the prime minister.

Soon, Shen Qinghe and Shen Yun'er's two exquisite peony dishes were cooked one after the other and placed into their respective food boxes.

"Alright, alright, hurry, Miss Qinghe, go change your clothes and come with me to pay your respects to the Old Madam!"

Mother Li urged.

Shen Qinghe glanced at Shen Yun'er, who was setting out vegetables, whispered something in Qing'er's ear, and then turned and left.

After Shen Qinghe left, Shen Yun'er walked towards Qing'er: "Qing'er, right? I remember you were working in the kitchen, why did you go to my sister's place? Oh dear, we used to come into the manor together, it's been so long since we last saw each other. I'm much better off than before, how about I treat you to dinner today? Let's go to my courtyard."

"Huh? Isn't that inappropriate?" Qing'er glanced at her and snorted coldly, "Your status is different now, I wouldn't dare go."

"Alright, alright, then we can go to your room. Let's talk outside," Shen Yun'er said with a smile. "I'll discuss what dishes to prepare for you."

After Qing'er left, there were hardly any people left in the kitchen, only Banana, Qing'er, and Hongdou.

Hongdou went to the kitchen.

In a secluded corner, Green Ivy quickly slipped into the kitchen, took a packet of powder from Shen Qinghe's food box, and sprinkled it into the soup.

Watching the powder melt, the pothos quickly returned to its original state and left.

-

"How is it?" Chen Xiaoniang asked Green Ivy, who had rushed back.

Green Ivy confidently declared, "Reporting to you, Madam, everything is fine. This time, I guarantee she'll lose the favor of the Old Madam and the Young Marquis!"

"Go and investigate further!"

Within an hour, Green Ivy returned from the old lady's courtyard with the news, her face beaming with barely suppressed joy:

"My lady, my lady, it's done!! I can't get in, but I can hear it's a complete mess inside. The imperial physician was hurriedly dragged in. The next step is to punish Shen Qinghe!"

"Come on, such a big thing as the old lady's accident, let's go and join in the fun."

With a gloating smile on her face, Chen Xiaoniang slowly placed her hand on Luoluo's arm, already foreseeing Shen Qinghe's fate of being kicked out of the mansion.

Just thinking about it made Chen Xiaoniang burst into laughter.

-

As soon as Lu Jihan entered the mansion gate, he heard servants rushing over to report:

"Young Master! The Old Madam and Madam Qin suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after eating Qinghe's exquisite peony slices, and they haven't recovered yet. Please go and see them!"

Lu Jihan strode over.