"She's from the Princess of Jing'an Garden. I don't know her name, but she's quite a talker. She held up the menu and complained that the main kitchen didn't cook enough. The main kitchen ignored her, saying they were too busy and couldn't make enough."
Liu Nian put down his chopsticks after hearing this and asked, "Did Jing'an Garden also order this dish?"
The little girl nodded. "I heard another girl say, 'Why can't they make it when they order it, but we can make it when we order it?' The kitchen staff said that we ordered early, but their menu was delivered late."
Liu Nian stood up and asked, "Is it written on the menu sent by Jing'an Garden? Isn't it made by the main kitchen for the maids and servants to eat together?"
The little girl shook her head, looking puzzled. "I saw that the older, more talkative one was holding the order and saying that he didn't know if he would be back for lunch, so how could he deliver it so early?"
Liu Nian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. "Oh no!" he thought. "Go to the main kitchen and ask if the menu sent from Jing'an Garden is for the princess. Go quickly."
Seeing that Liunian's face looked strange, the little girl responded and hurried out.
These idiots, since Xiao Lin was in charge of the kitchen in the inner house, one could imagine the status of a maidservant like herself who was favored by Xiao Lin in the kitchen.
Xiaolin did not eat in the main kitchen, and usually used the small kitchen with the eldest young master. In fact, she did not eat in the main kitchen very often, and usually Xiaolin and the eldest young master could not finish the food they cooked, so the leftovers naturally satisfied their taste buds.
Just this morning, she suddenly wanted to eat this pagoda meat. The reason why she didn't cook it in the small kitchen was, firstly, this dish was too troublesome to make, and secondly, Xiao Lin didn't like to eat fatty meat. If she knew that she cooked this dish in the small kitchen, she would definitely be unhappy. There was no need to do that.
Leave it to the kitchen, they will definitely do their best to make it for you.
I just didn’t expect that, by such a coincidence, Jing’an Garden also ordered this dish.
Liu Nian raised her hands in a tense gesture. Amitabha, I hope it wasn't ordered by the princess. Thinking of this, she began to blame Xiao Lin again. Originally, the small kitchen in Jing'an Garden should have been built before the princess entered the mansion. Eunuch Li had asked for permission more than once, but she had always suppressed it and refused to allow it to be built.
In Jing'an Garden, Li Mancang, the eunuch in charge of the inner court of Prince Rui's Mansion, entered the upper room with sweat on his forehead.
Looking at Li Mancang, who was slightly fat and had an honest face, Meng Qi smiled contemptuously.
"I called you here in the middle of the day because I have two things for you to do."
"Princess, you are so kind to me. Ever since you entered the palace, I have been looking forward to being summoned by you. I dare not go far, just wanting to serve you as soon as possible."
Meng Qi chuckled and said, "First, send someone to Fu Man Lou to make a pagoda of meat and send it to the main kitchen in the inner courtyard. Tell the housekeeper that I see how hard she works and give her a reward."
Li Mancang looked up in surprise, only to see the princess smiling but with a cold look in her eyes. What had happened? Had the chef offended the princess?
Thinking of this, Li Mancang wanted to bang his head again. He had suggested to Concubine Lin several times that they build a small kitchen in Jing'an Garden, but she had simply dragged her feet and refused to agree. He had originally thought of some way to talk to the prince directly, but with the prince's wedding date drawing closer, he had become so busy that he had forgotten about it.
"Yes, yes, I will arrange for them to do it right away."
Meng Qi nodded. "Secondly, go to Hualin Garden and ask Concubine Lin for permission. Tell her I want to build a small kitchen in Jing'an Garden. Is that okay?" Meng Qi interrupted what Li Mancang was about to say. "If she doesn't object, find a few people. I need it tomorrow night."
Li Mancang wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was indeed about the small kitchen. "Yes, yes, I'll do it right away. No? I mean to find someone to build the small kitchen right away."
"No, do as I said. Go ask Concubine Lin first. After all, she is in charge of the food in the harem. Don't break the rules with me."
After saying that, he waved his hand. Li Mancang originally wanted to express his determination or something, but seeing Meng Qi's expression, he had to retreat in disappointment.
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