Chapter 137 Bait
Granny Su took a piece of ox-tongue pastry and was surprised when she took a bite.
Surprisingly, it tasted pretty good.
Of course, the food and supplies in the Prime Minister's residence were all top-notch. Granny Su was only surprised that the Yongqing Marquis's residence had such a skilled pastry chef. The ox tongue pastry itself did not amaze her.
"Please go back, Miss Qiu." After casually tasting the ox-tongue pastry, Granny Su took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth.
Qiu Heng asked with a smile, "Wouldn't you like to try some osmanthus cake, Granny Su? My family's osmanthus cake is absolutely delicious."
A unique skill?
Granny Su, who was very proud of the Prime Minister's residence, couldn't stand such words.
A poor girl from a poor family, she must have never eaten well before, let alone something so exceptional.
To be qualified to comment, Granny Su picked up the osmanthus cake, took a bite, and said with a smirk, "Sixth Miss Qiu should try the Prime Minister's osmanthus cake later."
This ordinary osmanthus cake is truly a frog in a well.
Not wanting to hear Qiuheng say anything funny like the delicious taste of the rice noodle rolls, Granny Su picked up a rice noodle roll and tasted it.
Upon tasting it, I was stunned.
"Granny Su?" Qiu Heng felt reassured by Granny Su's reaction and called out to her without making a sound.
Ignoring Qiu Heng, Granny Su picked up another pink dumpling and ate it, then closed her eyes to savor it.
These rice dumplings taste just like the ones the Third Young Master likes to eat!
Yes, that's the taste!
Granny Su opened her eyes and stared intently at Qiu Heng: "Sixth Miss Qiu, did your cook make these rice noodle dumplings?"
"It was made by Fangzhou."
"Fangzhou?" Granny Su was taken aback for a moment before realizing what she meant.
It was that wretched maid who hit her!
Granny Su could hardly believe it: "Sixth Miss Qiu's maid has such excellent skills?"
“Everyone has their strengths. My maid is pure-hearted, and the two things she cares about most are me and her cooking skills.” Qiu Heng sighed at this point, “She’s just too naive. That day, when she saw Granny Su being rude to me, she couldn’t help but protect her mistress.”
Granny Su's lips twitched violently.
What did she do to be so impolite? She just told me to wait a bit before going in and not to disturb her mistress while she was offering incense.
Her mistress is the first wife of the Prime Minister's family. Is this request excessive? Yet she was beaten severely. Even a mad dog protecting its master wouldn't be this fierce!
"She knew she had acted impulsively, so she put extra care into making the pastries, afraid that Granny Su would take it to heart and make things difficult for me."
"Miss Qiu, you are joking. How could I, a servant, dare to make things difficult for you?"
"Even a seventh-rank official is above the prime minister's gate. Granny Su is a trusted servant of the prime minister's first wife, so she's even higher than a seventh-rank official."
"Oh dear, Miss Qiu, you dare not accept such praise." Granny Su's lips curled up, and the slight resentment she felt upon hearing that the pink horn was made by the maid who had beaten her disappeared.
The important thing now is whether this horned meat can whet the Third Young Master's appetite.
Thinking of her contribution to making the Third Young Master's appetite so great, Granny Su couldn't contain herself. As soon as Qiu Heng left, she packed the rice dumplings into a box and went to see Madam Yang.
"Did Miss Qiu apply medicine to you?" Madam Yang glanced at the scabbed scratches on Granny Su's face and felt it was an eyesore.
"Yes, Miss Qiu just left." Granny Su placed the food box on the table and took out the plate of rice dumplings. "Please try some."
Madam Yang glanced at it: "Isn't it still early before lunchtime?"
"It wasn't made in our kitchen; it was brought by Miss Qiu Liu as an apology to me." Granny Su dared not hide the truth from Madam Yang.
Madam Yang frowned: "You dare to eat things brought from outside?"
Granny Su was usually quite well-behaved, so this beating might have damaged her brain.
"Miss Qiu Liu brought several kinds of pastries, and these rice dumpling... they taste different to me." Granny Su hesitated for a moment. "Do you remember those rice dumpling I bought by chance when I went south that year?"
Madam Yang thought for a moment and nodded: "It's rare to find a snack that whets Sanlang's appetite, so I remember it. It's a pity that the rice noodle rolls I ate later just didn't taste the same..."
“This servant finds these rice dumplings to be just like the ones I’ve tasted, so I’ve taken the liberty of bringing them here for you to try, Madam.”
Concerned about her beloved son's appetite, Madam Yang disregarded her dislike and took the chopsticks handed to her by Granny Su, picking up a pink dumpling and putting it in her mouth.
After a moment, Madam Yang nodded slightly: "It does taste just like it."
Granny Su couldn't help but smile: "Then the Third Young Master—"
“Sanlang is frail and shouldn’t eat things from outside.” Madam Yang pondered for a moment. “Bring Miss Qiu to see me tomorrow.”
"yes."
On the carriage back to the Yongqing Marquis's residence, Qiuheng reminded Fangzhou, "You may be going to the Prime Minister's residence soon."
Fangzhou immediately realized: "Because of the pink corner?"
"Um."
"Miss, does that mean I'll stay at the Prime Minister's residence as a cook from now on?" Fangzhou asked hesitantly, but she didn't back down.
She wasn't afraid that the Prime Minister's residence was a den of dragons and tigers, but she was saddened to be separated from the girl.
"What are you saying? If we're really going to stay at the Prime Minister's residence, we'll all be there together. We won't leave you alone. Fangzhou, all you need to do is make the pastries well, and leave the rest to me."
Fangzhou breathed a sigh of relief: "I will do my best."
As long as I'm with a girl, I'm not afraid to go anywhere.
The next morning, Qiuheng went to the Prime Minister's residence.
Granny Su was quite surprised: "Sixth Miss Qiu, you're up so early today?"
"I have other things to do today, so I'll apply the medicine to Granny Su first."
Qiu Heng came early in the morning because it was the fifteenth. Although she hadn't eliminated the traitors, she had saved the Crown Prince, so she was likely to suffer some hardship.
I just don't know when it will flare up.
After Qiu Heng applied the medicine, Granny Su said, "Our mistress would like to see Miss Qiu Liu."
Qiu Heng asked curiously, "What brings Madam Yang to see me?"
"You'll find out when Miss Qiu goes there."
Madam Yang's courtyard was on the east side. Qiu Heng was led there by Granny Su, silently observing her surroundings.
"Madam, Miss Qiu Liu has arrived."
Madam Yang had just finished some chores when she heard this and ordered someone to invite Qiu Heng in.
"Madam Yang." Qiu Heng curtsied.
Madam Yang glanced at Qiu Heng and said indifferently, "Sixth Miss Qiu, you come here every day, it must be hard for you."
"Of course."
Madam Yang smiled and said, "I found the dumplings that Miss Qiu Liu brought yesterday to be very delicious. I heard they were made by your maid."
"right."
"I wonder if you could ask your maid to come to the Prime Minister's residence and make some fresh? These rice dumpling dumplings taste best when they're freshly cooked." Madam Yang said politely, but with an air of absolute authority.
In her opinion, since Qiuheng brought some snacks to show goodwill to Granny Su, it was an honor for her, as the mistress, to be willing to try them. How could she possibly refuse?
“My maid acted impulsively first, so it's only right that she make some snacks as an apology. However—”
"But what?" Madam Yang asked.
Qiu Heng looked apologetic: "I have something to do today, so I can only bring her over tomorrow."
"Then let's do it tomorrow."
After Qiu Heng left, Madam Yang raised an eyebrow: "It's just inconvenient to use a maid who already has a master."
Let's wait and see tomorrow whether the pink dumplings the maid made will be palatable to her son. If he likes them, then she'll have to think about it carefully.
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