The maid led Yu Jiao to the kitchen in the backyard. The courtyard was beautiful and had many exotic flowers and trees planted. As they turned through the hanging flower gate, a voice came from behind them, "Miss Liu San..."
Yu Jiao stopped when she heard the voice, turned around and saw that it was Dai Bi. When she came closer, she asked, "What's the matter?"
Dai Bi glanced at the maidservant in the Cheng mansion standing beside her. The maidservant was a smart person. She lowered her eyes and stepped aside, waiting at a position not too far away.
Yu Jiao looked at her, and seeing that she had remained silent, she asked again, "What's wrong?"
Debbie looked panicked, and she moved close to Yu Jiao and whispered in her ear. Yu Jiao's eyes flickered slightly after hearing that.
Debbie smiled bitterly and said, "She is more difficult to serve than before. Look at all the injuries on my body..." She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her pale arms, which were covered with purple bruises and two whip marks.
Yu Jiao frowned as she watched, "Why are you doing this? I advised you not to go back to the Yang Mansion earlier."
Dai Bi's eyes were filled with tears, and her face was full of sorrow. "I have thought it through now. Instead of being tortured like this, I would rather serve you. Please redeem me, Miss Third."
Dai Bi knelt on the ground, tugged at Yu Jiao's skirt, and begged, "Miss Third, please have pity on me, give me a way out, and let me follow you."
Yu Jiao helped her up and said hesitantly, "Even if I wanted to redeem you, I'm afraid Miss Yang wouldn't let you go."
Dai Bi looked a little excited, wiping her tears, and said, "My lady is willing to put aside the past grudges with you and make peace with you. As long as you are willing to take me in, Miss Yang is willing to let me go."
"In that case... the palace examination in three days is a good day." Yu Jiao said, "Please help me give Miss Yang a message and ask her to meet at Xinglou in three days. I will redeem you then."
Dai Bi was grateful and said happily, "Thank you, Third Miss. I will do my best to serve you in the future."
Yu Jiao watched her rub her eyes vigorously, then pinched her waist hard until her eyes turned red.
Yu Jiao couldn't help but smile slightly. After Debbie left, she followed the maid to the kitchen.
When the people in the kitchen heard the maid tell them about Yu Jiao's identity, they all bowed and treated her with respect as if she were a young lady in the mansion. When they learned that Yu Jiao wanted to cook a sobering soup for the governor, they quickly cleared out a stove and prepared the mung beans, licorice and brown sugar that Yu Jiao had requested.
After Yu Jiao cooked the mung beans and licorice, she added some brown sugar. The maid wanted to remind her that the governor did not like sweets, but it was too late, so she kept silent.
The hangover soup was ready. Yu Jiao filled a bowl and was about to take it up when the maid hurriedly said, "You can take it."
Yu Jiao smiled slightly. The maid in the Cheng mansion was really smart. If the maid brought the hangover soup over, no one would know that the soup was cooked by her herself.
The two returned to the front courtyard hall. Cheng Ying looked at Yu Jiao with interest. Yu Jiao took the hangover soup from the maid and put it on the table. "Foster father, the hangover soup is ready."
Cheng Ying picked up the spoon and saw that it was mung bean hangover soup. A faint light flashed in his narrow eyes. In his previous life, his junior sister always liked to cook mung bean soup to sober him and his teacher up after they got drunk.
Cheng Ying drank a spoonful, and his throat was filled with a sweet taste. He frowned slightly, picked up the bowl with a normal expression, and drank it all in one gulp.
He has never been a sweet person, but his junior sister used to love sweets, but he never showed it.
But now, his junior sister is not by his side, and the servants around him observe his words and expressions and know that he does not like sweet things, so they seldom cook sweets.
Although this bowl of sobering soup is sweet, it is exactly what Cheng Ying likes.
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