"Three days?" Xue Linglong's expression was stiff, as if struck by lightning.
In other shops, it would be fine if the ingredients were kept for a few more days. After all, it was cold now, and even if there was no refrigerator here, they could only be stored in a cooler place. But for things like the steaks in hamburgers and fried chicken, as long as more seasoning was added, the slight abnormalities in the ingredients could be covered up.
But cake is not a good idea.
Not to mention three days, even eating for more than one day can easily cause problems.
No wonder the young master of Duke Liu’s mansion is in such a serious condition!
I'm afraid I bought a cake that has been stored for more than three days...
Xue Linglong was so angry that she could not even begin to speak. "Isn't Qin's behavior ridiculous? A lady of a marquisate is just trying to save a few dollars. It would be embarrassing enough if it got out!"
"..." Cui Ping didn't know whether she should be shocked first that the Crown Prince's wife dared to call the Marquis' wife "Qin" or the incident itself. She bit her lip and whispered to defend her master, "The Marquis' wife gave the order because she saw that other shops would keep the ingredients for three or four days before replacing them if they couldn't sell them. Things are expensive in the capital, and cow's milk and goat's milk are even more expensive. The loss of one cake shop can be equivalent to that of two or three other shops..."
"How ignorant." Xue Linglong was so angry that her chest felt stuffy.
He leaned back and leaned heavily against the soft pillow at the head of the bed, thinking angrily.
What does Qin know!
This cake shop was one of the "hooks" she set out to win over the powerful people in Beijing. Anyone who can afford such an expensive and novel thing as a cake must be wealthy. As long as they can make the cake well and build a good reputation, they will not have to worry about not being able to make more friends with the children of powerful families.
But unfortunately, the shop that she had worked so hard to open was ruined by Qin!
Her cake shop will probably close down.
Duke Liu's Mansion...
Duke Liu’s eldest son was the current emperor’s study companion when he was still a prince, and they had a close relationship. The young master who was in the accident was the son of the Duke's wife, who was born to an old man. He was very much loved by the Duke, the Duke's wife and the Crown Prince. If something really happened, not only would the shop be closed, but the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion would never have peace again.
While cursing Qin in her heart, Xue Linglong was also racking her brains to think of how to completely remove herself from this matter.
Perhaps she should prepare for the worst. If the Jinyang Marquisate fell, how would she ensure her own safe life...
She didn't want to sink into this miserable Marquis' Mansion!
Before she could think of a good idea, her maid ran in with a panicked look on her face, "Miss, this is bad."
"What's wrong?" Xue Linglong sat up, frowning.
If something extremely urgent had not happened, her maid would never make the mistake of calling "Crown Prince's Wife" "Miss".
"Miss, this is bad. Madam Hou said that there is something wrong with the cake. It's all because of the problem with the recipe you gave..."
"Snap." Xue Linglong slapped the bed board with all her strength, and the sound was heard even through a layer of cushion.
"It's outrageous... It's really outrageous!"
She is actually asked to take the blame for this?
"Where is the prince? Send someone to the city guard department to call him back!" Qin was confusing right and wrong and throwing dirty water on a pregnant woman like her. She wanted to see whose side Shen Feng would stand on this time.
If Chen Feng allowed Qin to humiliate him like this again, then this Jinyang Marquis’s wife… the wife of the prince…
With his hands clenched tightly, the words "it's better not to do it" were still stuck in his heart.
Now she is pregnant and is already advanced in age. If she is not in the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion, she doesn't know where else to go.
I can only hold my nose and try to shift the blame away first.
After calming herself down, she stood up with the help of the maid, "I want to go out. Let me meet the people from Duke Liu's mansion in person!"
As long as she could get out of Qifengyuan, she could prove in front of everyone that there was nothing wrong with her formula.
"Miss, why don't you understand? This is not a problem with the recipe..." Xue Linglong's maid said with red eyes.
Xue Linglong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses.
How could Qin give her the chance to prove herself? The reason why she was thrown a basin of dirty water on her was because she came from a merchant family and her family only had a small title obtained by flattering, but no actual power, so they were easy to be manipulated.
"I can't just accept it like this." Xue Linglong still didn't give up and walked outside.
Before he reached the gate of Qifengyuan, he was stopped by Cuiping who had caught up with him.
"Madam, there is chaos outside right now. The Marquis's wife has ordered you to stay in Qifeng Courtyard to prevent people outside from bumping into you." After saying this, she waved her hand, and several rough maids blocked the gate of Qifeng Courtyard, not giving Xue Linglong any chance to leave.
Xue Linglong was stopped in Qifeng Courtyard, and her maid who came with her as a dowry naturally had no chance to leave the house.
However, Shen Feng learned about the commotion on Xuanwu Street from his colleagues on duty, so he asked for leave from his superiors, left his shift early and rushed back to the Marquis' Mansion.
But he did not go to Qifengyuan to take a look.
It’s not that he doesn’t care about Xue Linglong’s safety, but... the young master of Duke Liu’s mansion has passed away!
It was not until dawn the next day that Chen Feng returned to Qifeng Courtyard.
Xue Linglong, who had been waiting all night, was already exhausted.
Chen Feng's condition was not much better than hers. He held her hands and sat on the bed, and advised her earnestly, "Linglong, I know that this matter is not your fault, but the prince of Liu Guogong went to the palace yesterday..."
"The Marquis' Mansion cannot bear the wrath of Duke Liu's Mansion right now, so asking you to apologize is a last resort. After all, you are my wife, Chen Feng, and you are pregnant with an heir. They will not take your life no matter what. I will just bear with you for a few days. When the young master of the Duke's Mansion passes the seventh day after his death, I will personally come to take you back to the Mansion."
"...Chen Feng, what did you say?" Xue Linglong looked at the person beside her in astonishment, "Sending me to Duke Liu's mansion, Chen Feng, are you crazy?"
Considering that Xue Linglong was about to suffer, and that the Marquis' Mansion was in the wrong in this matter, Chen Feng did not bother her to call him by his full name.
"Linglong, our child will be born in a few months, and you don't want the Marquis' Mansion to encounter any misfortune when he is born..."
When Chen Feng tried to persuade her again, Xue Linglong pushed him away.
"I can't even take care of myself, how can I take care of the baby in my belly?"
Xue Linglong sneered, "Chen Feng, ah Chen Feng, I was wrong about you!"
If she had known this would happen, she would not have been so obsessed with the love affair in front of her.
She should have taken a longer-term view and directly approached the Second Prince with her good ideas...
Even if she can't become the principal wife or concubine, she can at least become a concubine. So what if I’m a concubine? When the Second Prince ascends the throne, he will still be able to become the head of a palace, and even be favored like Concubine Ling, second only to one person...
The more Xue Linglong thought about it, the more regretful she felt.
But it’s not too late now, she still has a “trump card” in her hand.
If you take it out, you may be able to win the favor of the Second Prince.
The position of the Crown Prince’s wife in the Marquis of Jinyang’s Mansion is better off not having it!
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