Chapter 4
In her previous life, Sister Li Tang was also a candidate for a concubine. Like her, she was a good citizen, beautiful, gentle, and intelligent. Furthermore, as a child born in a wealthy family, she was well-mannered and well-mannered, and had read more books than she did. She was the perfect candidate for a concubine.
In her previous life, two months after she was assigned to the prince as his concubine, she was also assigned by the old lady to Prince Pei as his concubine.
Therefore, it would be best for her to go. After she goes, the old lady will probably know what she means.
Li Tang: "Oh?" She took the lunch box and said, "Then go change your clothes quickly. I'll take the lunch box to you."
Su Guoer: "Then I'll trouble you, sister."
Li Tang: "It's not a big deal, it's just something easy to do. Go quickly and remember to change your clothes. Don't catch a cold when you come back. It's quite cold out there."
After saying that, Su Guoer carried the food box through the hanging flower gate and breathed a sigh of relief while standing at the courtyard wall.
She finally managed to avoid it, but there were some things that needed to be clarified with the old lady in person. She walked back, planning to change her clothes on time and come back later.
Here, Li Tang, carrying a food box, stepped onto the curved bridge of bluestone slabs. Beyond the lotus pond, she reached the old lady's Shou'an Hall. The old lady and another person were already seated at the main seat. She looked closely and saw it was the Crown Prince. Li Tang's heart skipped a beat, and a mist seemed to rise on her face. She hurriedly lowered her head, still holding the food box, and saluted.
"Greetings, Young Master." The voice was neither hurried nor slow, neither humble nor arrogant.
Pei Yuanqi waved his hand nonchalantly, motioning her to stand up. However, he was somewhat interested in the food box in her hand. "Hurry up and bring the food box over so I can see what delicious food you've made today?"
It's not his fault for being greedy; he'd long since grown tired of the food cooked by the mansion's cook. So, on weekdays, he ate very little, just a couple of bites, or went out to eat at a restaurant. But the little orphan's cooking was different; she could make a simple bowl of porridge into something truly beautiful, and even make it nourishing.
Not only was it delicious to eat, it was also fun to watch. He reached out and took the food box from Tangli's hand, while Mother Yuan, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward to take the food box and brought out the three dishes inside.
There was a plate of exquisitely prepared sweet potato and yam grate, a plate of rose and mulberry steamed buns, and a bowl of plain porridge sprinkled with perilla leaves. It looked like there was some sashimi in the porridge? Cooked sashimi?
"What a novel way to eat it," he said, then took a rose and mulberry double-colored steamed bun, broke it in half and handed one piece to his grandmother, while he finished the other piece himself.
When he broke it open, he saw the filling wrapped in the bun. It was smooth and juicy, yet it still clung tightly to the bun skin. He took another bite and was stunned by the softness of the bun. The unknown filling melted into his mouth like water, flowing between his lips and teeth. The dense texture like red bean paste and the subtle sweetness burst between his lips and teeth, and his eyes lit up unconsciously.
"Delicious" is a sincere compliment.
The old lady smiled and put another steamed bun into her eldest grandson's bowl: "If it tastes good, eat more."
Pei Yuanqi scooped a bowl of perilla leaf and sea bass porridge into the bowl. When he ate it whole, he was overwhelmed by the freshness of the sea bass and the fragrance of the perilla leaves. The finely chopped perilla leaves that had been blanched in water in advance were mixed with plump and smellless sea bass slices, and then dipped in the natural rice aroma of yellow rice and white rice, forming a unique taste. When he took a bite, the aroma seemed to shake the human body open!
After just one bite, he felt a slight warmth in his body.
He hurriedly presented a bowl to his grandmother, and while eating, he sighed, "This young lady's cooking skills are really good. Maybe she also knows a little about the medicinal properties?"
Grandmother took a sip of porridge and nodded repeatedly. "Her father was a traveling doctor. When I met her, she was accompanying her father on his medical practice. She must have learned some medical skills, but her father was killed by bandits when she was still young, so she didn't continue to learn these skills."
"So she understands, but not much. It's a pity that she can't become a doctor."
Pei Yuanqi: "It's not a pity, it's not a pity. Being a cook is not bad. Nowadays, female cooks are much better than female doctors. When the curfew is lifted in the future, the food in Bianjing will only become more complicated and troublesome. Her health-preserving meals will definitely have a place."
Seeing her eldest grandson enjoying his meal, the old lady's eyes flickered, but when she thought that the girl didn't come to deliver the food herself, she probably understood what she meant, and then the light in her eyes faded a little.
"Why didn't Guo'er come?" She looked at Tangli standing beside her, thinking to herself, this girl is also a symbol, otherwise...
Tangli: "Guo'er said that she accidentally stepped in the mud on the way here and her clothes got wet. She was afraid of being impolite, so she asked the servant to bring the food box over."
"Hmm," the old lady nodded without saying anything. After half a cup of tea, the two finished their meal.
After the old lady rinsed her mouth with the help of Mother Yuan, she looked at her eldest grandson sitting beside her again, and then looked at Tangli who was serving her eldest grandson. She inexplicably felt that the two of them looked quite a match standing together.
Tangli is a child of a wealthy family, well-educated, beautiful, and with a first-class figure. Otherwise...
So she said, "Tangli, from now on you will go to the prince's room to serve him?" When these words came out, Prince Tangli was stunned for a moment, but then he understood what the old lady meant.
Tang Li blushed and knelt down to thank him. The prince knew the rules of this wealthy family and did not refuse. The matter was over.
But... something seemed to be wrong. He felt depressed.
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Half an hour later, Su Guoer guessed that the prince and the old lady should have finished their meal, so she walked towards the central hall. The prince had official business to attend to, so he usually wouldn't stay long after paying his respects. Unexpectedly, when she entered, she ran into Prince Pei walking out. He even glanced at her sideways when he passed by her, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
Su Guoer breathed a sigh of relief, finally nothing happened. The moment the two of them passed by, all the past was over.
Su Guoer knelt steadily on the ground, listening to the old lady's lecture.
The old lady had been very kind to her. Although she did not raise her as her own child, in this world, she was an orphan with no one to rely on. If she had not received the protection of the old lady and the Duke's Mansion, she would have ended up in a brothel. Therefore, she has always been grateful to the old lady.
"What are you doing? Good boy, get up quickly?"
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