Chapter 74 (Jjajangmyeon)
Yan Qiuyuan's intention in posting this seems obvious.
She was suspicious.
Perhaps it was because she heard her name was Yan Shu, which was only one letter different from the original owner, that she felt something. Coupled with the two previous encounters, perhaps she also figured something out. After all, she had experienced rebirth herself, so "coming back from the dead" was not something difficult to accept.
But there is one thing, Yan Qiushu now has the support of the Xiao family, and she is also the newly appointed county lady by the emperor. Her status is also different. She cannot act rashly, so she can only send a message to test it out.
When Yan Qiushu saw the post, she actually felt a little uneasy.
She had been avoiding the Yan family because she didn't want to get involved. Now that her identity was suddenly guessed, she was worried that if something happened and involved the Xiao family, it would really implicate them.
Especially since she has been conferred the title of Xiangjun now, if something happens to her and she is accused of deceiving the emperor, that would be disastrous.
Just after having this midnight snack, Yan Qiushu felt much calmer.
Although the Yan family claims to be her elders, they are not her real relatives. There was no DNA technology in ancient times. If she refuses to admit it, it should be okay, right?
Besides, she had a clear conscience. The original owner was forced to death by them. She took over this body not of her own will, so there was no need to feel guilty. Moreover, she had no feelings for anything in the Yan family. To her, they were just a family in the novel.
Even if they stand on the moral high ground in the future and accuse her of filial piety, she will not be at all wrong.
The one who gave birth to this body was the original owner's mother.
That's all.
Speaking of which, July 20th is the anniversary of the original owner's mother's death. Now that she has her own farm, she has to make some arrangements and pay her respects properly.
Also, I have to reject this visiting invitation tomorrow and tell Mrs. Xiao my true identity. If I am not discovered, it will be fine. But if I am really discovered, I still have to tell her to avoid being caught off guard in the future.
Yan Qiushu arranged tomorrow's affairs, put down the visiting card, and lay down limply on the bed.
sleep!
The next day
The sun is rising.
Yan Qiuyuan had just had breakfast. In front of her were some steamed buns that her maid bought from the food street and some homemade white porridge. Although the buns were a bit greasy on their own, they tasted very good when paired with the white porridge.
She was eating leisurely when her personal maid suddenly came forward and said, "Miss, the Lord of De'an said that you will be married soon. You have many things to attend to and it is a pity to delay you. He also sent a blessing, wishing you and the Prince of Jin a long and happy life together."
Yan Qiuyuan was eating porridge. When she heard this, she frowned and looked a little unhappy, but not surprised.
If that person was really Yan Qiushu, he would definitely not dare to see her.
Even if a person's appearance has changed a little, there will always be something that has not changed. In the past, she always felt that this person was familiar, which made her uncomfortable. She thought that it was the incident at the Xiao Mansion that was bothering her, but she didn't expect it to be Yan Qiushu!
She is not dead!
Yan Qiuyuan took a small bite of the dough. The outer shell was crispy and a little greasy, but the inside was soft. The overall taste was just right, with the aroma of scallion oil. She looked strange.
She has never eaten this thing called mianwo.
I don’t remember that such a food street would appear in Kyoto this year.
She also found out that Yan Qiushu came to the Xiao family in August last year. In the nearly one year since then, all kinds of new food have always appeared in the Xiao family, which also led to the emergence of the food street today.
The fresh food inside was something she had never seen before, even though she had lived for more than thirty years in her previous life.
How could Yan Qiushu know these things?
She shouldn't have!
Even if she was reborn like herself, it wouldn't be that serious, because she was like that. Apart from being reborn once, she knew the direction of some major events in the future, and what her mother and sister, as well as those concubines in the backyard would do, there was nothing else.
And now, with the appearance of Prince Chang, she knew less and less, and could no longer help Zhou Zejing much. At this critical juncture, Yan Qiushu came back to life, and knew so many strange things...
He also sent such a blessing, so I think it must not be an opportunity like rebirth.
Yan Qiuyuan had to think more.
Perhaps Yan Qiushu had some other adventures, or perhaps God had taken away her marriage, so he compensated her with many things, such as the ability to make something called noodle nest.
That’s why food streets appear.
If this is the case, it would be a real waste to have this ability in the Xiao family.
If only...
Thinking of this, Yan Qiuyuan felt a little regretful that he had snatched Yan Qiushu's marriage fate upon his rebirth. What if Zhou Zejing's ascension to the throne in his previous life was due to Yan Qiushu's fortuitous encounter? Then this time, he was afraid he would be in danger...
When she thought of this, she found it difficult to eat the delicious breakfast in front of her.
God really treats Yan Qiushu well!
She put down her chopsticks.
Seeing that she had only eaten so little for breakfast, the personal maid gently advised, "Miss, you still have to embroider your wedding dress later. If you eat less, you won't have the energy to embroider it."
Most of Yan Qiuyuan's wedding dresses were embroidered by herself. Although she may not be good at other things, her embroidery skills are excellent. She also wanted to make others look up to her when she got married.
As a concubine's daughter, she had suffered enough in her previous life, and in this life she was used to being strong in everything.
Hearing this, Yan Qiuyuan's heart sank, but she sat back and continued eating. However, the steamed buns that she had thought tasted good before now tasted sour.
Why can Zhou Zejing become emperor just by marrying Yan Qiushu? After he made an engagement with her, all the misfortunes happened one after another!
Even the unspoken relationship between the Fourth Prince and Xiao Huaiya did not happen!
If something happened to Xiao Huaiting, the Xiao family would definitely support Prince Chang, not Zhou Zejing. From the time the third prince got into trouble until now, it was completely beyond her expectations.
We can't let things get out of control anymore.
Only when everything returns to the starting point will we be safe.
Yan Qiushu loved Zhou Zejing so much, she must have remembered it now. If Zhou Zejing proposed marriage, she would definitely agree, right? What about the Xiao family then? The food street would only belong to Zhou Zejing. Besides the food street, there must be more things she didn't know about. Otherwise, how could the deposed crown prince become the Prince of Chang overnight?
Yan Qiuyuan finished her last bite unknowingly, wiped her tears, went to the study, and wrote a letter with a sad but solemn tone.
Yan Qiushu's magical ability cannot be given up.
After so long, she was very confident that her position in Zhou Zejing's heart would not change much because of Yan Qiushu. In this case, it would be nothing to sacrifice a little. She still wanted to be the most noble woman!
When the letter was delivered to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Yan Qiushu was apologizing to Madam Xiao at the Xiao Mansion.
Of course, she didn't treat me for free, she also brought breakfast, fried noodles with soybean paste.
The recipes for these pasta dishes are very simple. The main thing is to make the fried sauce well. The pork used cannot be all lean, but must be fat and lean. After stir-frying to release the fat, add diced mushrooms to enhance the flavor, then add sugar, soy sauce, the sweet noodle sauce used to make roast duck, and chopped green onion, ginger and garlic, stir-fry, and finally add water and cook for a while.
You can make more fried sauce at once. Yan Qiushu made a lot and left some for the children to eat. She took the rest to Mrs. Xiao.
Today is neither the first nor the fifteenth day of the lunar month, but there are still many people paying their respects, including Xie Qingyun, Xiao Huaiqi and his wife, Song Mingdai, Xiao Huaiyu, and Xiao Huaiya.
But she always came after having breakfast.
So when Yan Qiushu went there, she hadn't arrived yet, but the other adults were all there.
Seeing her coming, everyone was a little surprised. In their minds, Yan Qiushu was an even more homebody than Xiao Huaiyu. She would only come out occasionally and was so low-key that if she hadn't always made delicious food, everyone would probably have forgotten that there was such a person in the mansion.
Why did you come here specially this morning?
Xie Qingyun gave up trying to grab the steamed bun and said with a smile, "Ashu is here, so there must be something delicious. I have to wait."
Seeing this, Xiao Huaiqi stopped eating: "Then I have to wait too."
Xiao Huaiyu pursed her lips and smiled: "Dongdong came over early this morning and took Wan'er to look for you. He said he could smell the fragrance from your side. What delicious food did you make today?"
Yan Qiushu felt a little weak after being looked at, and coughed lightly: "It's not a good thing, it's just fried noodles with soybean paste."
The food court has them all. She gave Xiao Huaiqi all the recipes for ingredients she knew and things that could be made directly. It was his business how to arrange them, but now they have basically appeared one after another.
As expected, they had all eaten fried noodles with soybean paste.
Xie Qingyun shook her head: "That's different, yours will definitely taste better!"
Yan Qiushu smiled and put the lunch box on the table with Shui Yu. They took out the noodles and fried sauce, giving each person a portion. It wasn't much, just half a bowl. "I came a little late, and I was afraid you'd all eat it, so I didn't make too much. Just stir it."
"I know, there's so much food here, you'll definitely be full." Mrs. Xiao said softly, picking up her own portion and stirring a strand of noodles with her chopsticks.
The beige noodles were light in color and still steaming hot, covered with a thick layer of zha jiang and some crispy cucumber shreds.
When the noodles were picked up, the fried sauce slid down from top to bottom, dyeing the noodles brown, and the aroma of the fried sauce also burst out.
When Mrs. Xiao smelled it, her eyes suddenly showed a lot of love, and she stirred faster, and soon the whole bowl of noodles was dyed with color.
At this point, you can eat it.
She picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks, which had some meat and mushroom pieces on it, and ate it in one bite. Although there was no soup in the noodles, she still felt very satisfied. The salty and sweet fried sauce and the chewy and elastic noodles made this combination very satisfying for breakfast.
Although according to etiquette, it is quite impolite to eat with a loud slurping sound.
But after Mrs. Xiao finished her meal, she didn't care about anything else. With a slight "slurp" sound, a big mouthful of noodles covered with fried sauce was put into her mouth.
Satisfied with the meal, she wiped the corners of her mouth covered with brown sauce, but without even wiping it clean, she continued to eat another bite.
The noodles were not much to begin with, but they were finished in no time.
At the end, there were two cucumber shreds soaked in fried sauce in the bowl. Mrs. Xiao put them in her mouth, then picked up a bun and took a small bite. The bun was soft and sweet. Although it was not as strong as the fried sauce, it was also very good.
Xiao Huaiqi thought he ate quite fast. After all, he was a man, and no matter how gentle he looked, he ate faster than most women. But when he looked up after finishing his meal, his mother's bowl was empty. He was speechless: "It seems that this fried sauce really pleases my mother."
Madam Xiao said slowly, "When did I ever dislike what Ah Shu cooked? I ate all the stinky tofu, but you didn't."
"Ahem!" Xiao Huaiqi coughed and interrupted the topic.
Xiao Huaiyu even interrupted the dining atmosphere: "Second sister-in-law, you have a small appetite, can you finish it? Why don't you give it to me?"
Song Mingdai glanced at her and said nothing.
Xiao Huaiyu quickly smiled and continued eating his food.
Xie Qingyun also finished eating and chuckled: "Oh, sometimes I really envy Ping Song and the others. They can eat as much as they want at any time."
When talking about children, Song Mingdai and Xiao Huaiyu's eyes softened.
Yan Qiushu was the slowest. She finished her meal, drank a sip of tea and cleared her throat.
This action immediately attracted the attention of several people at the table.
Yan Qiushu's movements stiffened a bit, but she managed to swallow the tea in her mouth smoothly. She looked at Madam Xiao and said, "Aunt, Young Master, Madam... there's something I need to tell you."
Madam Xiao smiled. The wrinkles around her lips that had been tight for years had been smoothed out in recent days, and she looked even softer. "Tell me, have you decided to marry my son? Or why not just get married as soon as Old Six comes back?"
Xie Qingyun and the others tilted their heads and smiled.
Yan Qiushu was embarrassed, her face flushed, but the tension in her heart also eased a lot. She coughed lightly and said, "Actually, it's like this. I'm not really an orphan. My biological father is the eldest son of the Yan family, and my mother is his aunt. In the Yan family, I'm the fifth child. I came to the Xiao Mansion to seek shelter. I didn't confess before because in the eyes of the Yan family, I was already dead, and I didn't want to have anything to do with them anymore."
"But now, His Royal Highness Prince Chang has recommended me for merit, which may have caused me to be recognized by my concubine sister. I am afraid that it will bring trouble to the Xiao family. Let me tell you, if it affects the Xiao family, I will live in the manor. How about it?"
Yan Qiushu finished speaking in one breath, then stared with her big eyes waiting for their reaction.
After waiting for a while, no one said anything, and they still looked at her with a faint smile as before.
No anger, no irritation, and no blame.
Yan Qiushu blinked, her heart slowly calming down but also feeling a little conflicted: "Don't you blame me for hiding it?"
Madam Xiao chuckled.
Xie Qingyun covered her lips and said with a smile: "A Shu, you are so silly, did you really think we didn't guess it? You usually reveal so many flaws in your words, I thought you were waiting for us to discover it."
Yan Qiushu took a deep breath: "Hmm???"
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