At noon, Ya Gu and Xiao Yu were busy preparing lunch in the newly decorated small kitchen.
The ingredients used were all taken out by Xue Huan from the space. They looked fresh and juicy, and their appearance was much better than those bought from outside.
Just by looking at those raw vegetables, Xiaoyu began to look forward to lunch.
"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the gate.
Xiao Yu was killing a fish. The fish had been kept in the bucket for the whole morning after being bought. I don’t know what the lady added to it, but the fish became much more lively than when she bought it.
Even the fishy smell has faded.
When Xiaoyu heard the knock on the door, he forgot to put down the kitchen knife in his hand and went to open the door.
A rather plump woman was standing outside the door. It was Lai. She was holding a food box in her hand. When she saw Xiaoyu holding a knife in his hand, she was shocked and stepped back.
Xiaoyu reacted, hid the kitchen knife behind him, and explained: "I was just killing fish."
Lai gave her an unpleasant look and walked in with the lunch box. When she passed by Xiaoyu, she bumped into her shoulder. It was not known whether she did it on purpose or because she was too fat to avoid it.
"Miss, I'm the kitchen manager. My last name is Lai. You can just call me Mother Lai. This is the lunch the kitchen prepared for you. I wasn't here yesterday, and those idiots forgot to prepare lunch for you. When I found out, I gave them a good scolding. They won't dare to neglect you again.
"Look, the kitchen has prepared four dishes and a soup for you today, as well as some green rice. They're all freshly cooked and piping hot. Please enjoy them while they're hot."
As Lai spoke, she took out several dishes from the food box and placed them on the table.
Xue Huan glanced at the table and couldn't help but smile meaningfully.
There are three main dishes, including stewed soft-shelled turtle, sweet and sour fish, steamed crab, stir-fried celery with shredded pork, and steamed egg with pumpkin. It can be said to be a very sumptuous meal.
If Xue Huan didn't know that eating crab and pumpkin together would cause poisoning, and that turtle and celery are incompatible foods, she would probably sit down and start eating happily.
Of course, poisoning is a serious term. Eating it once may only produce trace amounts of toxins in the body, which will not be fatal, but what about long-term consumption?
Of the various toxins in the original body, some of them come from frequently eating incompatible foods, right?
The person who wants to harm her really has good intentions.
Lai was standing by, seemingly enthusiastic but actually urging her: "Miss, please eat quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Xue Huan had no intention of playing coy with the person behind the scenes and said directly, "Mother Lai, before you send me food, you should at least ask about my preferences first. These things you sent me happen to be things I don't like. You can take them back and feed them to the pigs. I won't eat them."
Feed the pigs? Hearing these two words, Lai's mouth twitched and she became anxious. These dishes were all ordered by the old lady to be eaten by the young lady. In order to complete the task, she even went to the kitchen herself, using the same manner as when she served the old lady, to prepare these delicious dishes.
I originally thought that this task would be easy to complete. After all, the eldest lady had stayed in the countryside of Pengcheng for so many years and probably had never eaten anything good. These dishes that were ordinary for the master of the Marquis' Mansion would become delicacies for her.
But she actually said that she didn’t like these dishes?
What should I do now?
"Mrs. Lai, why are you still standing there? Are you waiting for me to send you off?" Xue Huan glanced at Mrs. Lai with cold eyes, and Mrs. Lai shuddered at her gaze.
It was strange. The eldest lady was only in her teens, but when she glanced at him, she had a sense of majesty comparable to that of the old lady. No, she was even more terrifying than the old lady!
Maybe she felt it wrong?
The eldest daughter refused to eat, and she couldn't force the food into her mouth. Lai had no choice but to put the food away and return empty-handed.
When I walked out of the living room, I happened to meet Xiaoyu who came in with a plate of chicken sauce tofu.
The chicken gravy tofu is so fragrant that it makes people unable to walk.
Lai had already walked out, but he couldn't help but look back.
Xiaoyu put down the plate, came out and watched. As soon as Lai left, she immediately went forward and closed the gate.
Lai looked at the courtyard door that slammed shut and spat fiercely.
In the inner room, Ji Xuetong woke up and found that she was not in the secret room, but in an unfamiliar room. She was shocked. Could it be that Zhu had come up with a new way to torture her?
But she soon discovered that it was not the case. The scars on her body had been carefully treated and had even faded a lot. Her internal injuries had also mostly healed. She also changed into a soft and comfortable dress with a faint fragrance.
All this shows that someone helped her.
If Zhu had tortured her in a different way, she would never have done it to this extent.
There were faint voices outside, and when I listened carefully, I found that they were all women. There were three of them, and two of them called the other one "Miss".
Could it be that the young lady saved her?
Ji Xuetong got out of bed, but when she stood up, she was not used to walking for a long time and fell down. The sound she made when she fell startled Xue Huan and the other two who were outside.
Xue Huan immediately walked in and helped Ji Xuetong up. "You just woke up and your body hasn't fully recovered yet. It's better not to walk around."
Ji Xuetong looked at her face in disbelief: "A Lan? Am I dreaming?" She reached out to touch Xue Huan's face, but Xue Huan avoided her.
"You are not dreaming. You called me A Lan, but you mistook me for my mother? My mother is Lin Lan."
Ji Xuetong's eyes widened a little: "You, you are A Lan's daughter?"
Xue Huan nodded and asked her, "Who are you?"
Ji Xuetong: "I am your mother's master, Ji Xuetong of the Qingyue Sect."
This time it was Xue Huan's turn to be surprised, "You are my mother's master? Then how did you get -"
After listening to Aunt Ya's story about Lin Lan's past, Xue Huan naturally knew that after she joined the Qingyue Sect, she was accepted as a disciple by Ji Xuetong, one of the seven spiritual martial arts masters in the sect, and was even a personal disciple.
How could Ji Xuetong, a real person in the Lingwu realm, be imprisoned in a secret room by Zhu, who is only in the Zhenwu realm?
Ji Xuetong smiled bitterly, "I heard that A-Lan died of complications during childbirth, so I rushed to the Marquis' Mansion to see her for the last time. However, I fell into the trap set by Zhu Nian Shuang and accidentally drank a bowl of poisonous soup she sent. I passed out, and when I woke up, Zhu Nian Shuang locked me in a secret room with a black iron chain, and my power was also sealed.
"It turns out Zhu Nianshuang has actually cultivated an evil skill that can absorb the cultivation of others. My entire body of power was absorbed by her. Unfortunately, her aptitude is not good. Even if she absorbed my power, she would only be able to cross the Body Refining Realm and reach the True Martial Realm.
"In order to continue leveling up, she lifted the ban on me, allowing me to practice again. But often, as soon as I cultivated a little true energy, she would absorb it again. In this way, what is the point of practicing? If I don't practice, she will find ways to torture me. I have no choice but to practice and provide her with true energy."
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