Hua Yi felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly explained, "Miss, please understand. It wasn't that I was slow in my work, but the people at Su's Restaurant were too cunning. From the chef to the waiters, they were all like gourds with their mouths sawed off. I hadn't even gotten the recipe before they kicked me out, so I could only..."
"Didn't get the prescription?" Liu Yuxian sneered upon hearing this.
"I gave you a day and a bag of silver, and I waited from noon until dark today, and you still haven't found out anything."
You can't even handle such a trivial matter. What use are you to me?
"If I'd known you were this useless, I would have gotten a new eyebrow typistel."
Huayi quickly shook her head, her expression becoming even more respectful. "Miss, all the chefs and waiters at the Su Family Restaurant are Su Hua's people. The chefs' indentures are in her hands, and the waiters are all from Shanghe Village. They are all loyal to her. Even if Huamei goes, it will be of no use."
"Die-hard loyalists?" Liu Yuxian frowned. "What kind of people are die-hard loyalists in this world? They're just people from the same village, not even close friends. Besides, money talks, maybe you don't have enough money?"
"That's not the case. The waiters at Su's Restaurant didn't give me any chance to spend money."
Hua Yi took the money pouch from her waist and held it in her palm, saying slowly, "Moreover, after I left the restaurant, I inquired among the residents of Tongxin Lane and found out several times that I had encountered Su Erhu delivering hot pot and barbecue seasonings to the restaurant. In other words, the chefs and waiters in the restaurant only care about preparing the ingredients and making soup, and don't know the key recipes. No matter how much money they have, it's all in vain."
Liu Yuxian looked at the still bulging money bag, her brows furrowing into a deep frown. "So, according to you, I'm destined to never get the hot pot recipe?"
Hua Yi shook her head. "No, I think the key now lies with Su Erhu. We can start by getting to know Su Erhu better."
"Su Erhu?" Liu Yuxian's fox-like eyes flashed with suspicion. "He is Su Hua's own brother. All the cooks and waiters at Su's Restaurant are keeping quiet about him. Could it be that his own brother would turn against him?"
She only saw Su Erhu once at Su's Restaurant.
Given Su Hua's cunning and shrewd nature, how could she have entrusted the restaurant to her brother, with whom she had an extremely close relationship?
Getting Su Erhu to open his mouth is probably harder than climbing to heaven.
She might end up like Su Dahu at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, giving her a cold shoulder.
"Miss, you don't know, although Su Erhu and Su Hua have a good relationship, his relationship with his wife, Qian, is extremely bad!"
Hua Yi smiled and said, "The Su family's division of property was caused by Qian's interference. Since the division, Su Erhu and his wife have been sleeping in separate rooms. Although they are called husband and wife, they are practically strangers. They argue day and night, and the neighbors have all heard about it."
But Su Erhu is in the prime of his life, how could he bear the loneliness of night after night? If we could find a way to send him a beautiful young girl, he would definitely not refuse.
No matter how good the relationship between siblings is, how can it be better than that between husband and wife?
"Once the pillow talk is done, won't it be incredibly easy for Miss to do whatever she wants in the future?"
Liu Yuxian, being an unmarried young woman, blushed upon hearing this and nodded after a long pause.
"Your method is indeed feasible, but how did you know about such a secret matter?"
Huayi raised her face, a few enigmatic smiles crossing her lips. "When I was kicked out of the Su family restaurant by the waiter, I happened to run into Miss Su's former fiancé and mother-in-law causing trouble at the restaurant."
After they finished arguing, the maid followed the mother and son and inquired about some things concerning the Su family.
That's why I returned a little late.
"Su Hua's former fiancé and mother-in-law?" Upon hearing this, Liu Yuxian suddenly stood up, her fox-like eyes flashing with an alarming light.
"You mean Su Hua was once engaged?"
Who is this fiancé? Why is it someone from before? Did they break off the engagement? Why didn't they get married...?
As the girl spoke, she unconsciously bit her lip, thinking how wonderful it would be to get married!
As long as Su Hua gets married, or even just has a marriage contract, even if the Third Prince takes a liking to Su Hua's talent and wants to use her, she doesn't need to worry at all that it will be done by bringing her into his harem.
There's no need to rack your brains for hot pot recipes in the middle of the night right now.
Huayi had been promoted to head maid for less than a month, but she already knew a bit about her mistress's thoughts. Seeing this, she didn't dare to keep her in suspense and immediately told everyone she had seen and heard.
"It was actually a marriage arranged since birth..." Liu Yuxian frowned after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh heavily. "This gambling scholar is truly an unlucky fellow."
If the engagement hadn't been called off, let alone the two hundred taels gambling debt, he could have leeched off the Su family until he died.
At that time, Su Hua won't be able to flirt around with her seductive face anymore. What a pity, truly a great pity.
“What you say is true, Miss.” Huayi bowed her head and obediently played the supporting role, just as she heard her mistress’s voice rang out again, “Is Your Highness aware that Su Hua already has a fiancé?”
Hua Yi shook her head. "He probably doesn't know. When the Feng family mother and son went to Su Ji Restaurant to cause trouble, I didn't see His Highness. The private room on the second floor had already been changed to another table."
"How could Your Highness not know about such a big matter?" Liu Yuxian chuckled softly, her face already much lighter.
"Keep a close eye on what's happening at your brother's and His Highness's residence. If you see His Highness coming to the Liu residence, inform me immediately, understand? I want to tell him this personally."
Thirteen years is not just a year or two. Farmers are generally uncouth, so who knows if anything that should or shouldn't have happened has already happened over these years?
Even if they didn't, which man wouldn't feel a thorn in his heart if he knew that the woman had such a long history of betrothal?
In particular, the imperial family, with its strictest rules of etiquette.
"Yes, I understand," Huayi replied obediently.
Liu Yuxian nodded in satisfaction, "Besides this matter, you should quickly find a suitable young maid to send to Su Erhu in the next two days, and bring the hot pot recipe as soon as possible."
"As long as you do your job well, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Huayi quickly agreed, her eyes full of smiles, "Don't worry, Miss, Huayi will be loyal to you. I will go find the person right away and make sure everything is done properly."
Being by a young lady's side is always a mix of danger and opportunity.
The young lady's former head maid, Huaping, is the best example of what should have happened. However, after accompanying the young lady to Qichi Manor, she was sent directly to the most desolate manor upon her return. Moreover, the day after she was sent there, she was married off to the steward's mentally challenged son, and now she is even pregnant.
Now that she had been promoted to the position of head maid, she could only do her best to handle her mistress's affairs.
Once the young lady successfully marries the third prince, the head maids around her will also be able to secure a bright future.
Even talented women and selected ladies-in-waiting had a chance.
Meanwhile, Jun Yan, who was being thought of by Liu Yuxian and her servant, was in a state of utter distress.
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