Chapter 7,
So it was about this matter. Su Guoer felt relieved when she looked up at him. She had thought... thought... that the prince had some memories of his past life, but it didn't look like that. Su Guoer felt relieved and replied, "I have time tomorrow. When will the banquet be held? So I can prepare in advance?"
Pei Yuanqi: "Let's do it tomorrow at noon. I'll have someone prepare the standard dishes in the main kitchen of the mansion. You can just give the kitchen staff your instructions."
Su Guoer nodded: "Okay," and then she bowed to the prince and was about to leave, but he didn't move for a long time, as if he was reluctant to leave. Su Guoer was stunned and looked up at Pei Yuanqi, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Pei Yuanqi rubbed his nose in embarrassment, not wanting to say anything else, so he asked, "I just heard you and grandmother say you were leaving the mansion, right? I want to ask, why do you want to leave the Duke's Mansion and open a shop outside? If you want to be a cook, we can also reserve a position for you in the mansion's kitchen. If you want to display your cooking skills, there is no need..."
Seeing that Su Guo'er was still stunned, he hurriedly explained, "Oh, don't get me wrong. I was just looking at the lotus flowers in my grandmother's yard. I didn't mean to listen to you guys talking. I just listened out of boredom."
Su Ke'er: "But didn't you hear everything I said?" The implication was that I had already given the answer, and there was no need to explain it again. And indeed, she had already told the old lady the reason for her departure, and he should have heard it all.
Pei Yuanqi was stunned by these words. He had never seen a little girl so bold. So... was she arguing with him? How dare she?
There were even more daring ones. Su Guoer bowed to Pei Yuanqi, made a formal gesture, and said, "My Lord, please forgive me for not having work to do in the backyard. I will take my leave first."
After saying that, she ignored him and turned to walk towards another road. This road led to the old lady's west courtyard, but it was a longer way. She was already hungry, and this long way made her even hungrier. She felt a little annoyed, but when she just passed the bluestone rockery and her figure was hidden, she paused.
Only then did she react. It seemed like her tone had been a bit harsh just now? In the past… Su Guoer clutched her handkerchief tightly, a wave of fear in her heart. How could she have dared to say that? Pei Yuanqi didn't remember who she was now, nor did he remember the silly things they had said when they were young.
She sighed, she was really used to it. She was a little uncomfortable after being reborn.
Cold sweat had already soaked her back. Su Guoer calmed herself down and thought about making a few more of his favorite dishes tomorrow to make up for it. Then she walked towards the west yard.
The small kitchen is also in the west courtyard.
When Su Guoer arrived, there was no one in the small kitchen. There were only a few sparks on the stove. She lifted the lid of the pot and saw a bowl of hot porridge inside.
It is a thin porridge made from millet and miscellaneous grains. It should have been a thin porridge originally, but so much time has passed since breakfast that the moisture has evaporated, so the original thin porridge has turned into a bowl of thick rice porridge after the moisture disappeared.
Stir it with a spoon, and the rice grains in the thin porridge will stick to the spoon and cannot fall down. One mouthful will be filled with the aroma of rice. Although it is not rice porridge made from white rice, it still has a fresh fragrance because of the yellow rice in it, and it tastes okay.
but…………
After seeing the rice cakes formed by the water drying up next to the iron pot, Su Guoer still smiled happily.
This was her preference. In the past, after her father served the porridge, he would deliberately place the pot on the fire for a while longer. This way, when the moisture evaporated, a white rice cake would form on the edge of the pot, as thin as the paper wrapping on candied haws. However, that paper wrapping was made of glutinous rice, while this one was made of whole grain rice.
She reached out and peeled off a piece, put it in her mouth, and almost as soon as she took a sip, the paper coating turned into a fragrance and disappeared, leaving her with only the fleeting aroma of rice, which was crispy and melted in her mouth.
She sat at the low table in the kitchen and started eating. After she finished, she simply washed the pots and dishes and went to the west yard to complete today's cleaning task.
This work lasted until noon. After finishing the cleaning, she went to the housekeeper's office in the front yard, ready to ask for a matching key so that she could go out and check out the house.
The Duke's Mansion treats servants very well. Each person is given a fixed amount of work. After finishing their work every day, the head nanny will check it. If there are no problems, they can go and rest on their own.
But you cannot leave the house. To leave the house, you need the consent of the head nanny and the housekeeper, and only after reporting through all the levels can you get a pair of keys.
Su Guoer is a maid who sweeps the floor. Her work is not heavy, so she has plenty of free time to rest after finishing her work every day. On weekdays, she stays in the rest area and chats with Luju, Xiaocui and others. At the same time, she can also make some handkerchiefs and sachets and sell them for money.
However, she will have to leave the house in three days, so she must make good use of these days of rest to go out and see if she can find a house or shop. With the old lady's permission, she doesn't need to obtain the consent of the housekeeper and the butler, which is very convenient.
So when she arrived at the steward's office, Su Guoer successfully got the key from the steward. The steward also said that the old lady had instructed that she could come and go freely during the next three days.
Su Guoer thanked him and turned to leave the Duke's Mansion.
The back door of the Duke's Mansion faces the Qingjie Alley. This alley is quite remote and not many people come and go on weekdays. Only mule drivers pulling vegetables and night watchmen pass by. It is surrounded by the courtyard walls of ordinary residents and does not look prosperous.
But Su Guoer knew.
This is just the quietest street corner in the bustling city of Bianjing. Once she leaves here, she will see the prosperous and beautiful scenery left over from the founding of the capital of five dynasties.
The gardens are full of flowers, the roads are wide, and the crowds of people are surging, even at night.
Everyone says: The flowers in Bianjing are like brocade, and every person has his own sound of spring.
This means that in this prosperous city of Bianjing, everyone can find their own spring. Just like the various flowers competing for beauty at a Hundred Flowers Fair, no one can say which one is the most beautiful, but everyone knows that this Hundred Flowers Fair is inseparable from the contribution of every flower.
In other words, in this city of Bianjing, everyone, with their own unique position, can find their place here, find their own world. Not to mention grand ambitions, a quiet and peaceful life is what everyone desires.
Su Guoer is no exception.
She didn't have any big ambitions. She just wanted to stay in this prosperous city of Bianjing and be one of the thousands of flowers to set off this prosperous and peaceful imperial city.
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