Chapter 820 Daughter-in-law
It was so cold that water froze instantly. Lin Yuesha was only wearing a light gauze dress and wished she could run to the main kitchen, but for the sake of her image, she had to take small, quick steps to keep pace with Yun Luo.
Tonight, Helian City held a grand banquet to welcome Yuwen Kun, the city lord of Sishui City, who had traveled from afar. After the banquet, the two sides officially formed an alliance.
Inside the main kitchen, the maids and servants were busy with their tasks. Yunluo didn't see Granny Hua, and a great weight was lifted from her heart.
"Even if I see it, I will clarify things for you."
Lin Yuesha looked at Yun Luo, indicating that she would not be a tattletale.
She didn't judge Yunluo's actions. More than a dozen sisters had come to Yunzhao Pavilion. Even if Lin Yuesha didn't say anything, some people would secretly report her for their own benefit. Why should she bother?
"Cloud, I..."
Yunluo wanted to say thank you, but couldn't get the words out, her face turning bright red.
Lin Yuesha didn't take it seriously and pretended not to see it. She took out a piece of silver and gave it to one of the old women, pleading, "It's too cold today. My sister and I don't have any warm clothes. We'd like to drink some ginger tea to warm ourselves up. Would you be so kind as to do us this?"
Fortunately, Jin Yuguan speaks Daqi dialect, so there are no barriers to communication between the two sides.
"Wait a minute."
The old woman looked around, then quickly put the silver into her pocket. She added firewood to the stove, then opened an oil paper package containing the ginger slices and brown sugar that Lin Yuesha wanted.
The kitchen of the city lord's mansion was very large, with more than twenty stoves. Lin Yuesha brought some water and warmed herself by the fire with Yunluo, while also making ginger tea.
"It's so warm and cozy."
Yunlu was conflicted. She wanted to stay by the fire a little longer, but she was also worried that if she went back too late, someone would tell Granny Hua.
“You’ve been out for an hour already, a little longer won’t make a difference.”
Lin Yuesha saw a basket nearby, grabbed two sweet potatoes, and quickly threw them into the stove. Her movements were fluid and seamless.
Yunlu stared in disbelief, saying admiringly, "Miss Yun, I never expected you to be so down-to-earth."
"Granny Hua only gave me two steamed buns. In this freezing weather, I can't stand being hungry."
When you come to the main kitchen, you have to get something to eat. Lin Yuesha thought she could get a bowl of noodles, and she was still looking for an opportunity.
It was the same old lady from before, who brought in a basin. Lin Yuesha peeked in and saw that the basin was full of chicken giblets.
Chicken giblets are something poor people don't usually eat. Could it be that Helian Cheng is going to serve this to Yuwen Kun at the banquet tonight?
"This isn't for adults."
The old woman shook her head and whispered, "Even the big dogs in the mansion look down on this thing."
"What is that?"
The chicken giblets were still very fresh. Lin Yuesha swallowed hard, thinking of spicy and sour chicken giblet noodles, and said, "Auntie, since you don't need these chicken giblets, why don't you sell them to me?"
"What do you need this piece of trash for?"
The old woman looked at Lin Yuesha suspiciously, indicating her confusion.
"People in my hometown love to eat this; they use it to make chicken giblet noodles."
Lin Yuesha patted her empty stomach; with chicken giblet noodles to eat, sweet potatoes immediately lost their appeal.
"If you can do it, then fine. You don't need any money. Just do all of this."
The old woman scrutinized Lin Yuesha, then pushed the chicken giblets towards her, found an apron, and said, "This isn't for us adults to eat; as long as it doesn't kill anyone, it's for the generals of Daqi."
After the old woman finished speaking, she sighed, saying that the generals of the Great Qi must live a life of luxury, but once captured, they would live worse than even the big dogs kept in the mansion.
Lin Yuesha paused; this was the first time she had heard news about Xu Da directly.
She wanted to ask a few questions, but was worried about arousing suspicion, so she could only keep to herself the task of making spicy and sour chicken giblets and noodles, and then serve them to the old lady to taste.
"You know what, this cheap stuff is actually pretty tasty."
The old woman held Lin Yuesha's hand, looking delighted, and said with a smile, "My dear girl, you don't live a very good life in Yunzhao Pavilion. Why don't I ask my master to let you come to our mansion?"
"Mother, what are you saying? That girl is so beautiful, no one will want her!"
The burly man entered the main kitchen and overheard his mother trying to seduce a girl from Yunzhao Pavilion, whom he claimed was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He hurriedly tried to stop her.
It is common knowledge that Helian Cheng's mansion does not keep any good-looking servants, unless they are his... male favorites.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
The old woman winked at the burly man, saying that his son was too stupid to be a bachelor at his age. She didn't want him to come to her house to work; she just wanted a skillful woman to be her daughter-in-law!
She was the head of Helian City's kitchen, which gave her some prestige. Her son marrying a beautiful woman wasn't considered a mismatch.
The burly man glanced at Lin Yuesha, then lowered his head shyly. It took him a while to react. "Mother, the adults are urging you to deliver the prison food to the prisoners."
"The prisoners of the Great Qi really got a good deal today."
The old lady took out a food box and put a bowl of chicken giblet noodles into it.
Taking advantage of the old lady's inattention, Lin Yuesha risked her life to replace the food box with one full of chicken giblets, and added a red stone from her purse to the bowl.
The red stone was a gift from Xu Da to her on their wedding day; it was said that he had gone to great lengths to find it.
For this, Lin Yuesha gave Xu Da a good scolding after accepting the stone, saying he had fooled her with a worthless stone. Although she said that, she treasured it.
"Miss Cloud, you... are so beautiful."
After the burly man finished speaking, he quickly snatched the work from the little stutterer's hands after leaving the house. He wanted to show Miss Yun that he was a diligent person.
Qi Heng hid in a corner, looking at the masked woman. She seemed strangely familiar, but whether she was friend or foe, it was not appropriate for him to show himself now.
"You big oaf, dream on."
In the large kitchen, Yunlu rolled her eyes. She only dared to eat two bites of soup noodles, and then refrained from touching her chopsticks.
Lin Yuesha ate a large bowl of food with gusto to replenish her energy, and she neither agreed nor disagreed with Yun Luo's words.
"You didn't understand what the old lady meant, did you?"
Seeing that Lin Yuesha did not react, Yunlu reminded her, "It seems that your aunt has taken a liking to you as her daughter-in-law."
In Yunzhao Pavilion, Yun Duo is the most beautiful one. With the backing of Granny Hua, she will have a bright future no matter what. It is impossible for her to marry a servant, especially one who is dull-witted, has no achievements, and only knows how to laugh foolishly.
"Don't be fooled by his blushing face. Last time we came here, he was the one who groped us. Yun Ge almost cried."
Yunluo reminded Lin Yuesha not to do anything rash.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Lin Yuesha was still thinking about Xu Da when Yun Luo pulled her back to reality. She should have pretended to spill the hot soup and poured it all over the burly man.
Those who grope others should have their hands chopped off!
"The old lady went to the backyard to deliver food, it seemed to be to Lord Helian's room. Also, they captured someone even more important."
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Yunluo pulled Lin Yuesha to go back to their room. Seeing that no one was paying attention in the kitchen, she told Lin Yuesha the news.
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