"Sister-in-law, get up, I'll play chess with you."
Sun Shangxiang helped Qiao Jingjing up.
“I already told you, it won’t be that quick for my brother. I was worried you’d have a hard time tonight since you only arrived today and this Sister-in-law Gu is such a boring person. Come on, I’ll play chess with you.”
Sun Shangxiang asked Pearl to bring out the Go set.
Qiao Jingjing then played chess with her.
By the way, ask her why this Sister-in-law Gu is so boring.
Sun Shangxiang pouted and shook her head.
"Hey! Boring is boring."
Qiao Jingjing then asked with a smile, "Princess, what did you eat tonight?"
Sun Shangxiang said that she had sea bass soup and water shield soup for dinner.
The water quality in the Jiangnan region is excellent, resulting in delicious fish and meat, especially the water shield, which can be prepared in many ways.
Qiao Jingjing picked up a chess piece and asked Sun Shangxiang if she had ever eaten grilled fish.
Grilled fish!
What is this? I only know about roast chicken. My eldest brother once told me that when he, his second brother, and his third brother were on a military campaign, they ran out of food, and even the cooks' iron pots had been discarded for tactical reasons. They caught wild pheasants, but they couldn't cook them properly, so they could only roast them over a fire.
"Sister-in-law, can you grill fish over a fire?"
Qiao Jingjing said that she would make a dish of roasted fish with agastache for Sun Shangxiang tomorrow.
Sun Shangxiang had never eaten patchouli or grilled fish.
It's hard to imagine what that tastes like.
Qiao Jingjing then told the little girl:
"Roasting is a cooking method with a long history. However, using an open flame can easily burn the food and meat, resulting in a bitter taste. Eating such food is also bad for your health."
However, if we make a slight improvement, replacing the open flame with charcoal, placing an iron rack on top of the charcoal, and then grilling the chicken legs, chicken wings, fish, pork chops, and other meats on the charcoal rack, sprinkling a pinch of salt on top, it will smell delicious!
Add some seasonings, and the taste will be even better.
Sun Shangxiang had already eaten dinner.
Hearing Qiao Jingjing's words, the little girl drooled.
"Oh dear, why are you only telling me now? You've made my stomach rumble; I really want to eat it!"
Pearl got excited too.
"Mrs. Qiao, you've made yourself perfectly clear. Do you know how to do it?"
Why can't Qiao Jingjing do it?
"It's getting dark, and preparing these materials is quite a hassle."
Pearl's enigmatic purse revealed that she had already formed an impression of her new master: he only knew how to say nice things to please his sister-in-law.
In fact...
Sun Shangxiang is a shrewd little girl.
“Sister-in-law, what do you mean it’s getting dark and late! It’s still early for my brother. You’re just waiting here anyway, so how about this: Pearl, Yumei, you two go prepare the charcoal grill, bass, crucian carp, ribs, chicken wings… anything else? Sister-in-law, have them prepare the ingredients. You can grill it!”
Qiao Jingjing said it was getting late, and they would bake it tomorrow.
In the dark, if someone tries to do something bad, you won't be able to tell what's going on.
The more Qiao Jingjing said that, the more Sun Shangxiang wanted to make a scene.
"I want to eat this tonight! Sister-in-law, hurry up and grill it, my stomach is growling and I can't sleep."
Sun Shangxiang's outburst alarmed even Lady Gu on the opposite side.
She even condescended to make the trip.
He also mentioned Qiao Jingjing:
"Sister, although tonight is your wedding night with Lord Wu, isn't Lord Wu discussing matters with the generals? The young princess wanted to eat grilled fish, and you made her flustered, so she didn't make it. Why did you have to upset the young princess and the Grand Madam on your very first day here!"
"Pearl! Quickly, go and prepare whatever is needed."
Qiao Jingjing looked up at the moon in the sky.
Although it had been dark for a long time.
It's probably not even nine o'clock yet, and modern people's nightlife is just beginning.
She smiled and said to Mrs. Hou Gu:
"Sister's advice is spot on! If Pearl hadn't mentioned it earlier, Da Qiao would have thought that Madam Gu was Young Master Shao's biological mother! It turns out that Sister and I are both newcomers to the manor. We're both new here, yet Sister has such insights; it seems she must have done her homework well in advance."
Afterwards, Madam Gu was rebuked by Qiao Jingjing.
The sharp feeling pierced her heart.
Madam Gu chuckled softly.
Then she looked at Sun Shangxiang and smiled very virtuously.
"The young princess came to Fu Garden but didn't come to see me! I'm just like your sister-in-law Gu. You see, the servants only serve those who are favored by others. Tomorrow they'll run around saying the young princess likes Madam Qiao and doesn't like Madam Gu. I'm so wronged!"
Say sarcastic things with a smile.
Sun Shangxiang pouted.
“Which servant is spouting nonsense? Beat him with a stick. I am a princess, and I can talk to whomever I want. If I say you're boring, you can say I don't like you! If you dare to talk nonsense to Mother, I'll tell my elder brother.”
Madam Gu's face was full of smiles.
“Young Princess, look at what you’re saying. Lord Wu is busy with countless affairs of state; don’t bother him with such trivial matters. Look, Lord Wu hasn’t returned yet, and Madam Qiao has been waiting all night…”
"So, I came to play chess with Sister-in-law Qiao! I didn't come to you, so why are you so jealous? I only have one older brother, and he can take care of the front, but not the back. He only has one younger sister, me. I can help him take care of Sister-in-law Qiao, but I can't take care of you, his sister-in-law."
Sun Shangxiang meant that Sister-in-law Gu should leave on her own initiative.
Lady Gu, however, decided not to leave.
She sat in Qiao Jingjing and Sun Ce's new house.
Looking at the layout of this royal hall, she, a second wife, was no match for Qiao Jingjing, a concubine.
"Good, good, good! The deep affection between the Princess and the Marquis of Wu has moved me, as their sister-in-law, to tears. Princess, don't worry, you don't need to worry about your sister-in-law, she's not afraid of loneliness or the dark. You love your sister-in-law, that's all that matters."
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