Rong Qingqing fried two plates of egg pancakes, and she and Xiao Tao each took one plate and left the kitchen, intending to go back to Qinfangyuan to eat.
When the master and servant came out of the kitchen, they heard a strange noise coming from the base of the wall.
Rong Qingqing paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, but did not turn around.
Only after the master and servant had gone far away did the cooks who had been hiding under the wall come out and look at each other in bewilderment.
They suddenly realized that their strike was somewhat foolish.
"Maybe we should just forget about it?"
"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back!" A more experienced cook interrupted her. "Once is fine, but if she has to cook every meal herself, I don't believe she can stand it. Just wait and see, she'll definitely come begging to us in a nice voice and see if she still dares to withhold our wages."
In her eyes, Rong Qingqing was a pampered noblewoman who never lifted a finger. She might enjoy cooking once, but she would start to get tired of it when she had to do it herself every day.
After all, the kitchen is full of oil fumes, how could those aristocratic ladies tolerate it?
After hearing the cook's words, the others also felt that they made sense and echoed her.
"That's right. Since we've already started a strike, we should stick to it and see who can't take it anymore."
After Rong Qingqing and her servant left the kitchen, they intended to go straight back to Qinfang Garden, but unexpectedly, they ran into Xie Jingrun, who was returning from outside.
Seeing him made Rong Qingqing feel terrible.
Have I been running into him a lot lately?
I really wanted to pretend I didn't see it and just turn around and leave.
But she can't.
If she dares to ignore Xie Jingrun like this, that wolf cub will skin her alive.
"Lord Marquis." Despite her reluctance, she still put on a smile, took a few steps forward, and greeted him.
Xie Jingrun glanced at her, not stopping in his tracks, ignoring her. But when he saw the plate she was holding and her obvious relief, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he suddenly stopped. "What are you holding?"
A cloth was covering the plate, so you couldn't see what was inside.
Rong Qingqing was taken aback by his question and immediately replied, "It's an egg pancake that I made."
Changlin, who was following behind Xie Jingrun, almost couldn't help but laugh when she heard the words "this old woman".
He looked at her in astonishment.
Although she had been promoted to old lady after her master took over the position of Marquis.
However, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable when he heard a girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old refer to herself as "this old woman".
The key point is that the person involved was very natural and seemed to have no discomfort at all.
Xie Jingrun's eye twitched slightly as well. He felt that this woman was really good at using her position to her advantage, and at the same time, she was reminding him of her status as a stepmother and hoping that he would respect her.
He scoffed, then suddenly raised his long finger and lifted the cloth off the plate.
When he saw the golden-brown, fragrant pancakes on the plate, he was quite surprised. "Did you make these yourself?"
Rong Qingqing was surprised that this great devil had become so interested in such trivial matters, but she dared not be negligent and truthfully replied, "Well, for some reason, the cook in the kitchen didn't cook anything, so I had to make some myself." After a pause, she asked politely, "Is Your Highness hungry? Would you like to try some? It tastes quite good."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingrun glanced at her.
This woman spoke casually, but her words implied that she wanted to get his attention by revealing that the servants in the mansion were being uncooperative.
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