Chapter 526 Reminder

Whether the people in the Prince's mansion's kitchen were convinced or not was not within Lin Yuesha's consideration. It wasn't a cooking competition. She felt that she needed to broaden her horizons and set clear goals. First, she needed to build a strong reputation. Once she had a good reputation, she could then offer private customization services, and the prices would go up.

Lin Yuesha will make samples of the cakes and cold dishes for tomorrow's banquet. Fang Mama and Qingxing Qi'er will taste them and then combine them according to the tastes of the ladies and young ladies, based on the suggestions provided by Zhuang Shi.

Lin Yuesha was busy until the moon was high in the sky before she finished arranging everything. During this time, Lady Han came to deliver a message that Prince Luo and Xu Da had arrived at the villa and were drinking and enjoying the moon in the garden.

"Lord Xu said he specially made this roast meat for you."

Han Niangzi smiled ingratiatingly at Lin Yuesha, hoping that Lin Yuesha would forgive her and not report her for secretly keeping shrimp, otherwise she would have no good days ahead.

She didn't understand the situation before, but now the people in the kitchen are obedient and no one dares to have any bad intentions.

"Okay, I'll go now."

Lin Yuesha had a servant from the Prince's mansion carry the grill, and the lamb skewers and several other kinds of meat skewers were already prepared.

Lin Yuesha is the most qualified to speak on grilled meat skewers, having tried several different flavors. She ultimately discovered that marinating fresh lamb would be superfluous; the best way to preserve its original flavor is to use a ratio of three parts fat to one part lean meat when skewering.

The fatty meat sizzles and drips oil from the charcoal fire, while the mutton fat soaks into the lean meat, making the aroma even more intense. With the addition of cumin, sesame, and chili powder, there is absolutely no gamey smell; it's a truly soulful flavor.

Lin Yuesha's head was full of food. She took a step forward and found that Han Niangzi was still blocking the way. She asked, "Is there anything else?"

No, no.

Madam Han smiled ingratiatingly. Seeing Lin Yuesha heading straight for the garden, she quickly stepped forward and said with concern, "Miss Lin, there was a little trouble today. Please forgive me, I hope you will be magnanimous."

After hearing what Han Niangzi said, Lin Yuesha understood.

"It's alright, everyone has their own difficulties."

Lin Yuesha waved her hand, indicating that Lady Han didn't need to take it to heart.

There's a saying that goes, "It's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person." Madam Han is a nobody in the kitchen of the Prince's mansion, but if she were to deliberately cause trouble for herself, it could lead to a lot of problems.

Besides, the two had no vested interests; their collaboration was brief and ended quickly, so there was no need for them to become enemies.

When Lin Yuesha arrived at the back garden, she saw Prince Luo and Xu Da there, along with an acquaintance, Doctor Yan.

"Sister Yan, you're out?"

After being imprisoned for some time, Lin Yuesha was overjoyed to see Yan Yan again.

Luo Wang and Xu Da sat together, naturally isolating the female doctor Yan, and occasionally turning around to look at her hands.

The people of Daqi were quite conservative. Yan Yan worked almost like a coroner in the Five Cities Military Command. She would sew up the bellies of the deceased pregnant women, change their clothes, and put on makeup. Apart from her, who had no taboos, no one else was willing to take on the job.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the old princess even gave Yan Yan a special reward. However, her reputation was still affected. The matter was not spread, but the high-ranking families in the capital all knew that she had once stitched up a pregnant woman who had undergone cesarean section, and they felt terrified when she was mentioned.

"Yes, my father's estate is nearby. Today, I came out of the Five Cities Garrison with Lord Xu. I heard that you were at the Prince's villa, so I asked Young Master Luo to give me a ride."

Yan Yan was imprisoned in the Five Cities Garrison. Apart from her parents, the rest of the Yan family remained indifferent and made it clear that they wanted to kick her out of the house.

She had anticipated this, and having already seen the reality clearly, Yan Yan was not saddened.

"Cousin, I'm hungry."

Xu Da patted his belly, interrupting their conversation.

He had been running around all day, and now it was night. He was exhausted and just wanted to eat meat as soon as possible.

"They're here! They're here!"

The charcoal fire was already lit. Lin Yuesha found a palm-leaf fan to fan the flames. Once the fire was burning brightly, she brought out the barbecue grill and neatly arranged the lamb skewers on it.

Next to it was a basin containing various kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat, sprinkled with small crushed ice to keep them fresh.

The mutton is tender and cooks quickly over a fire. Lin Yuesha grabs a handful, raises her hands high to flip the skewers, and then sprinkles salt and other seasonings on them when they are about 80% cooked before placing them on a tray.

Neither Luo Wang nor Xu Da offered any comments. The usually refined Luo Wang ate skewers as fast as Xu Da, and the two toasted each other, enjoying their meal to the fullest.

Yan Yan covered her mouth with her hand, staggered back two steps from the smoke, and stood behind Lin Yuesha, asking, "It's only been a few days, how come Sister Yuesha is so familiar with Lord Xu?"

They addressed each other as cousins, their attitudes close and natural, but Dr. Yan always felt she had missed something.

The intimacy was natural; the two had once gone to Wenjun Tower together to find male prostitutes, so they were practically friends. However, Lin Yuesha was too ashamed to talk about these private matters.

"Lord Xu is not as rumored, and Madam Xu is an even better person."

Lin Yuesha mentioned that she was moving next door to the Xu family, which would make it much easier for the two families to visit each other.

"Sister Yan, aren't you going back to the Yan residence?"

Lin Yuesha was well aware of what the Yan family had done. She couldn't stand on the moral high ground and ask Doctor Yan to forgive the family. She believed that Yan Yan had her own judgment of right and wrong.

This time, when Doctor Yan was imprisoned in the Five Cities Military Command, Physician Liao did his best to help, but the Yan family kept quiet and didn't take any action.

“I’m not going back. My parents have been kicked out.”

Yan Yan smiled bitterly. In the future, she might have to work the land with her parents on the farm. Without the Yan family's halo, she would just be an ordinary person.

However, there's nothing wrong with being an ordinary woman; you don't have to be bound by so many restrictions.

For this reason, she is not qualified to attend the flower viewing banquet at the Prince's Mansion tomorrow, and the Yan family's invitation has nothing to do with her.

"I'm here because I received some news that I need to remind you of."

Yan Yan stared into the distance and sighed deeply. Her cousin, Bai Youran, had arrived in the capital.

“You Ran wasn’t like this before, but now…”

Yan Yan reminded Lin Yuesha to be careful, as Bai Youran had a way to avoid a sure thing and didn't have to go through with the marriage exchange with the Li family. Now that she had come to the capital, she might be looking for trouble for Lin Yuesha.

Not only Bai Youran has arrived, but Bai Dingfeng and Li Ruoxue have also come to the capital.

“I know you don’t care about Bai Youran’s little tricks, but the Bai family has an invitation. What if we run into Bai Youran tomorrow and her identity is exposed again…”

The problem is that Bai Youran knows Lin Yuesha's identity, but Lin Yuesha has not yet returned to the Lin family. Therefore, Bai Youran may be able to take advantage of the situation.

The female doctor dared not imagine how embarrassing it would be if she were exposed in public.

So even though it was very late, Yan Yan still shamelessly followed Prince Luo and Xu Da to the Prince's villa, hoping to warn Lin Yuesha and make preparations as soon as possible.

In case of any unexpected situation, being prepared will keep you from panicking.