Chapter 36 Chapter 36 "This is not our yard's share...
"Isn't this the quota for our courtyard?" Jin Gui was surprised to see Jin Zhi so shocked. "Just now a servant came and brought these over. I think you missed them."
"But..." Jinzhi looked at Chen Xuan hesitantly and closed her mouth.
Shen Xuan caught his expression at a glance and said, “Jinzhi, you say.”
After receiving Chen Xuan's order, Jin Zhi stammered, "I... I was a little late just now, and the food in the big kitchen had been distributed. I asked the cooking maids to make some more, but when they heard that I came from Chen's courtyard, they were quite disrespectful."
"I saw in the kitchen that the masters' food had long been gone. There were only some leftovers from the servants."
Everyone knew that Shen Xuan came from the countryside. The prince came back today and didn't see him, so he must be very angry.
In addition, Bai Shi also had an indifferent attitude, and the servants of Xue family also treated him according to their needs, so they naturally had no respect for him.
"Why is this happening?" Jin Gui was also very angry after hearing Jin Zhi's words.
He just looked at the food box on the table and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that someone sent the wrong food box?"
"But it seems that these are not the dishes cooked in the kitchen today." Jinzhi said as she looked at the dishes in the food box.
He walked around the big kitchen and saw a lot of leftover scraps, but there were no ingredients for the dishes in the lunch boxes.
Shen Xuan thought for a moment before asking, “Is there a small kitchen in the Marquis’ Mansion?”
In addition to the large kitchens in their homes, many of these noble families also have separate small kitchens in their courtyards. When Shen Xuan was in the Duke's Mansion, Madam Shen often used the small kitchen to stew desserts for him.
"Madam, the prince and the second young master all have small kitchens in their courtyards." Jin Gui thought for a moment before saying.
"There are some at Madam Wen's place." Jinzhi added, "If Tianjie is hungry at night, she will make snacks for her."
His elder sister worked for Madam Wen, serving her daughter Tianjie'er, and he knew this.
"Could it be that Brother Shen thinks that this dish was sent by the wrong kitchen in some courtyard?" Jin Gui thought for a moment and said to Shen Xuan.
"The small kitchen is a private kitchen in each courtyard, and all expenses in it are paid by their own courtyard. Moreover, the small kitchens are in each person's own courtyard, so there should be no mistake in sending them."
Shen Xuan nodded and said, “I understand.”
He stood up and walked to the table, walking around the delicious dishes on the table.
These dishes are all very well prepared, and they look as good as those in restaurants outside, and they are all my favorites...
He just arrived in Beijing today. In the Marquis' Mansion, Bai and the Second Young Master are eager to use him to annoy the Prince, so they will not harm him.
Although the prince was annoyed with him, judging from Madam Ye's attitude today. They value their reputation in Beijing more, so they will not take action against him so quickly.
And there was Concubine Wen, she was just a concubine and gave birth to a daughter. She was not involved in the fight for the family property and she would definitely not take action.
Shen Xuan thought about it, but couldn't figure out who would send such a table of food to poison him today.
But he couldn't understand who would spend money for nothing to give him such a delicious meal?
The food Shen Xuan was thinking about was getting cold, and his stomach was getting hungrier and hungrier. He simply asked Jinzhi to catch a chicken from outside and fed some of the food on the table to the chicken.
Although Jin Gui and Jin Zhi were puzzled, they did as they were told.
After a stick of incense, the chicken that had eaten the meal was still alive and kicking.
Only then did Chen Xuan feel at ease to eat the food, and he shared the rest with Jinzhi and Jingui.
This dish is really good, and it still retains its flavor even after it has cooled down.
Jin Zhi Jingui had always been a lowly servant in the Xue residence, and was only promoted to the third rank because of her service to Chen Xuan. Where have you eaten such delicious food?
They ate until their mouths were greasy, cleared the entire plate and even licked their fingers clean.
"No matter who sent it, this dish is so delicious!" Jingui said as she patted her round belly after eating and drinking her fill.
"That's right. Even if it was delivered to the wrong person, it's still our luck." Jinzhi also said, "We have to go to the big kitchen early tomorrow to get food. Otherwise, we may not have the good luck we have today. We might even go hungry."
After the two of them cleared the dishes on the table, Shen Xuan asked them to go back and rest, and told them not to tell anyone about dinner.
"Of course we won't tell anyone. Otherwise, what if someone finds out that the wrong food was delivered and comes to complain?" Jin Gui patted his chest and said, then turned and left.
But Jinzhi stayed and said, "Mother You said that we should take turns to be on duty at night. It's my turn tonight, so I will sleep in the ear room next door. Brother Chen, call me if you have anything."
Shen Xuan: “…”
It seems that escaping at night is not that easy...
He walked to the gate of the yard and looked outside. In the mansion, there was a servant holding a lantern and keeping watch at every corner of the road.
These wealthy families have always maintained strict security to prevent fire and theft. Not to mention that there were servants guarding the front and back doors. Shen Xuan returned to the room thoughtfully, thinking that he had to find a time when everyone was relaxed before he could escape.
He slept in the marquis's mansion on his first day and was thinking about dinner. It was not until the middle of the night that he finally fell asleep.
The next morning, Shen Xuan didn't open his eyes until the sun was high in the sky.
Looking out through the crack in the window, the sun was very bright outside. It must have been past noon, and the golden osmanthus was already waiting at the door of his room.
Shen Xuan quickly got up and changed his clothes. Jin Zhi Jingui outside heard the noise in the room and pushed the door open.
One helped him dress, and the other brought him water for washing.
"Is it past breakfast time?" Shen Xuan asked after washing up.
He got up late again in the morning, and considering how he was treated last night, he was afraid there would be nothing to eat. He wondered whether he should ask Jingui to take some money and buy some outside.
"There's nothing left in the kitchen." Jinzhi said, "But someone just brought some food to you, brother."
"Someone sent me again?" Shen Xuan was even more puzzled: "Is it the same boy from last night?"
"I changed a maid." Jingui said, "There are also some clothes and jewelry, which are all placed next door. I will show them to you later."
After combing Shen Xuan's hair, Jin Gui brought a food box over from next door. Jinzhi held a pile of clothes and a wooden box in her hands.
In fact, Mother You had someone send a batch of clothes to Shen Xuan yesterday, so these clothes today were obviously not arranged by Mother You.
"Brother Chen, look." Jinzhi opened the wooden box in her hand.
Shen Xuan took a look and saw a few hairpins inside. At first glance, the style was very simple, but a closer look revealed that the materials used were very good.
There are two that look like ordinary wooden hairpins from a distance, but when you hold them in your hands you can smell a faint fragrance, and the patterns on them reflect a golden luster under the sunlight. It is made of the dark wood of the golden nanmu, and its price is more expensive than gold.
There are also a few hairpins made of white jade or jasper. The water content of the jade is also very good, and it is obvious that they are not ordinary items. Just this box of hairpins must be worth at least a thousand taels of silver!
Shen Xuan was shocked, wondering who gave him such a valuable thing.
He put away all the hairpins in the box and asked Jingui to wear an ordinary silver hairpin given to him by Bai. Then I looked at the clothes again.
The fabric and style of the clothes looked quite plain. At first glance, it was ordinary fine cotton cloth, no different from what Bai sent yesterday.
But when Shen Xuan reached out and touched the material, he felt that the material was different.
The fabric was extremely soft and comfortable, and had obviously undergone special processing. It was incomparable to the ordinary fine cotton clothes that the Bai family had sent yesterday.
He casually changed into a grass green suit, which was a perfect fit and the fabric was breathable and comfortable. Although it did not look very gorgeous, it was quite to Shen Xuan's liking.
So Shen Xuan put on this set of clothes and asked Jin Zhi Jingui to put away the rest of the clothes.
When he opened the lunch box again, he saw five or six kinds of breakfast food inside, including white porridge, side dishes, Sanzi, wontons, fried eggs, steamed buns, noodles, etc. Everything looks delicious and tempting. They were kept warm in the food boxes and are still warm now.
This time, Shen Xuan did not use the food to feed the chickens. Instead, he picked some wontons to eat and shared the rest with Jinzhi and Jingui.
Although he didn't know who the person who sent the gift was, he now knew that the other party had no ill intentions. Otherwise, there would be no need to send him so many clothes and jewelry, and choose styles that would not attract attention.
Could it be that this person has a history with the Shen family? After Shen Xuan thought about it, he felt that this reason was very likely.
After all, I am a descendant of the Shen family. It is not impossible that someone has old ties with the Duke's Mansion and is taking special care of me.
He took out the clothes that Bai had sent before and picked out two pieces to give to Jinzhi and Jingui, and also gave each of them a silver hairpin.
Then he said to them, "Please don't let other people, especially Mother You, know that someone sent some things here these days. Otherwise, these things may be gone, and I won't use you anymore."
"Yes, we definitely won't tell!"
"I'm keeping my mouth shut!"
The golden branches and golden osmanthus all promised.
Although they didn't understand what was going on, they had been working with Shen Xuan for the past two days. Not only was there no heavy work, but there were also delicious food and rewards.
Shen Xuan was easy to talk to and often let them move freely in the yard. In Jin Gui Jin Zhi's eyes, where else could she find such a good master?
There are also people on duty in other places in their family. Even if they can enter the master's yard to serve, they have to work all day long and eat the same as other servants.
With such a comparison, Jin Gui and Jin Zhi naturally felt that Shen Xuan was perfect, and they wished that he could marry Xue Fenglin as soon as possible and become a proper master in the Marquis' Mansion.
In this way, they can be promoted to second-class attendants and can always stay by his side and serve him. Where else can you find such a good thing?
Jin Gui and Jin Zhi were the servants who served Shen Xuan personally and spent the most time with him every day.
If Shen Xuan wanted to find an opportunity to escape from the Marquis' Mansion, he would have to subdue the two of them first.
Fortunately, it was Chen Xuan's previous disguise that made Bai and You's mother look down on him, so they just randomly found two young men in the mansion who were not very cunning. He did not send his trusted aides to keep a close watch on him.
Shen Xuan thought for a moment, and then said to Jin Gui and Jin Zhi, "By the way, next time if someone comes to deliver something, you should take a closer look. It would be best if you could find out which courtyard they are from."
"Okay!" Jin Gui and Jin Zhi nodded in agreement.
Shen Xuan then let them go to play in the yard by themselves.
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