Chapter 564 Didn't wash hands
Xiaohe, a maid, was talking to Yao Dajia when she caught a glimpse of Qin Shi and Lin Yuesha standing at the door. She thought to herself that Qin Shi was indeed the mistress of the house; someone would even inform her when she came to the kitchen.
"Madam, Miss Yue'e."
Xiaohe bowed to Qin Shi in a very humble manner, at least in terms of etiquette and manners, leaving no room for criticism.
"Little He, does the old lady have any instructions?"
Qin asked the question knowing the answer already.
"The old lady heard that the master was still working hard at the Jingzhao Yin's office and wanted to bring some food to visit him."
Xiaohe was on high alert, afraid of being stopped by Madam Qin. However, Madam Qin smiled and said, "What kind of mother goes to visit her son? But if you want to bring food, that's fine too. It's getting dark now. There will be a curfew in the city after dark. Miss Xiaohe, you must tell the old lady to go and come back quickly."
Xiaohe nodded in agreement, surprised that Madam Qin agreed so readily.
A moment later, the aroma of pastries wafted from the kitchen. Yao Dajia quickly arranged the pastries on plates and then brought out a bowl of rock sugar lotus seed and white fungus soup, placing it in a food box.
Xiaohe and Qin left one after the other, leaving only Lin Yue'e. After washing her hands, she immediately grabbed the melon seed pastry that Lin Yuesha had made.
Sweet and crispy, she wanted to eat a whole plate of it, to enjoy while reading storybooks at night.
"Sister, what's with that look? You're not upset that your little sister ate the sunflower seed pastries you made, are you?"
After Lin Yue'e finished speaking, she put another piece in her mouth. Seeing Lin Yuesha's astonished expression, she proudly put another piece in. Delicious, so fragrant!
The so-called eldest daughter of the Lin family is nothing but a country bumpkin from the north. She can just be a cook for the family and be a servant with good cooking skills. Lin Yue'e is quite satisfied.
In a few days, she will hold a flower viewing party at her mansion, with Lin Yuesha as the head chef, so that her girlfriends can see that she, Lin Yue'e, is not pitiful at all. She should be envious of servants with such good cooking skills.
"Little sister, why didn't you tell me you were going to eat melon seed pastries?"
Lin Yuesha looked heartbroken and hesitated as she looked at Lin Yue'e, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Um?"
"It's just a few melon seed pastries, is it really that big of a deal?" Lin Yue'e pouted, thinking to herself that it must have been made by that country bumpkin to please the old lady, and she was determined not to give it to him.
"I'm so sorry, little sister. You know, I had an upset stomach today and kept running to the toilet. I even went to the kitchen once."
Lin Yuesha covered her face with her hands, feeling extremely embarrassed, and said, "Sister is weak, and I couldn't find a basin to wash my hands when I got back..."
"So you didn't wash your hands after you used the toilet?"
Lin Yue'e's eyes widened, and the melon seed pastry in her hand suddenly lost its aroma.
"That's right."
Lin Yuesha said sadly, "I only remembered when I saw you eating melon seed pastries."
"You country bumpkin, you did it on purpose!"
Lin Yue'e immediately blushed, covered her mouth with her hand, and looked very pained.
"Ugh... ugh..."
After gagging twice, Lin Yue'e ran out of the main kitchen with her maid.
Lin Yuesha narrowed her eyes, looking at Lin Yue'e's back, and said innocently, "Is it really necessary? I was just joking."
"Miss, you are truly superior, managing to subdue Lin Yue'e so quietly."
Bai Cha gave Lin Yuesha a thumbs up. She was a little suspicious of her mistress's motives because Qingxing had just come to deliver a message that Qingxing's master, the pockmarked man, had arrived in the capital and wanted to meet her mistress that evening.
Bai Cha guessed that the young lady might have intended to give those melon seed pastries to the pockmarked man.
"White Tea, you are very smart."
Lin Yuesha nodded without any attempt to hide her intention; it was meant to be given to the pockmarked face, otherwise it wouldn't have mattered if Lin Yue'e had eaten it.
Since she's currently at the Lin residence, it's inconvenient for her to cook for him. When she meets with the pockmarked man, she usually brings him some snacks.
After learning about the pockmarked man's tragic past, Lin Yuesha could no longer hate him. Even if he went a little further, she could accept it.
"Qingxing said that if you go around the back garden at night, there is a side gate on the back street of the Lin residence, and the old woman guarding the gate will open it for you."
Bai Cha repeated the message that Qing Xing had sent. Lin Yue Sha understood that the pockmarked man was incredibly resourceful and had planted many spies in the Lin residence.
If it weren't for the conflict between the time Lin Shusheng served as an official and the time when the Qi family was exterminated, she would have even suspected that Lin Shusheng was involved.
It's good that he's not my enemy, the one with the pockmarked face.
Back in her room, Lin Yuesha didn't eat dinner. She didn't dare eat anything made by the Lin family unless she was with her scumbag father. So she decided that from now on, whenever her scumbag father was at the mansion, she would go there to make her presence known.
"Do you see Lord Lin able to eat?"
Granny Fang stroked her chin. Before she came, her young mistress had clearly said something different.
"Plans can't keep up with changes. Lin Yue'e was disgusted today. She's petty and won't let me off so easily."
The kitchen was Qin's territory. It was easy for her to order the cooks to put things in her food or spit on it. Anyway, Lin Yuesha didn't plan to eat by herself. She was clinging to her scumbag father. If those people were too audacious, she wouldn't say anything.
Lin Yuesha decided to skip dinner and go hungry.
“But you can’t go hungry with me, your young lady has a secret weapon.”
After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she opened a large oil paper package containing instant noodle cakes she had made.
"There's plenty of hot water in the tea room, so you can just make some instant noodles. I also have a jar of meat sauce here."
Lin Yuesha pushed the instant noodles to Granny Fang, saying that she would try to gain a foothold in the Lin family as soon as possible so that the maids and servants would not suffer.
Instant noodles soaked in hot water, topped with dehydrated vegetables and a spoonful of chili sauce, taste better than eating meat and fish when eaten occasionally.
Granny Fang ate until she was stuffed with white tea and Longjing tea, but Lin Yuesha's stomach was growling with hunger, and she remained unmoved.
"Miss, you are too kind. You are afraid that I will not have enough to eat, so you would rather go hungry."
Bai Cha was very touched, but the three of them had scraped the soup broth clean, leaving none for Lin Yuesha.
Lin Yuesha twitched her eye. She was sure that when she saw the pockmarked face later, he would take her out for a good meal. She was afraid that if she ate instant noodles to fill her stomach, she wouldn't be able to eat anything else later.
The master and servants put aside their feigned politeness and waited for nightfall.
"Granny Fang, go to my grandmother and pay your respects to her on my behalf."
Old Madam Lin and her maid Xiaohe returned home shortly after leaving. Lin Yuesha sent Granny Fang to gather information.
It appears that the Qin family has won this round.
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, Granny Fang reported, "The old lady took Miss Xiaohe to deliver food to Lord Lin, but the carriage broke down on the way."
It would have been bad enough if things had gone wrong halfway through, but the two were still planning to walk the rest of the way. However, they encountered a staged accident, fell to the ground and refused to get up, inevitably leading to another verbal dispute.
Grandma Lin just thought she was unlucky and didn't think much of it, but Xiao He was a very perceptive person.
"So the old lady said she had a headache again and asked Qin to go to her courtyard to take care of her."
Granny Fang inquired in great detail and heard that Lin Yue'e hadn't eaten dinner and had been dry heaving incessantly, but she didn't know what was wrong with her.
Bai Cha covered her mouth and chuckled to herself, thinking, "Isn't it all because of my young lady's tricks?"
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