Chapter 36 Deliberately Making Things Difficult
Lu Hengqing stood there, watching Jiang Yueyao's carriage go away, his face gradually becoming gloomier.
Thinking back to when they were in Suzhou, she would listen to whatever he said and obey him completely; whenever he was unhappy in the slightest, she would find ways to make him happy.
Nowadays, for every word he says, she refutes him three times. She really doesn't know her place.
He turned sullenly back to the carriage.
He coldly ordered the servant beside him: "Go and find out who owns Wanhe Tower?"
"yes."
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The next morning, early in the morning, Jiang Yueyao went to Wanhe Tower.
Today is the seventeenth birthday of the second young lady of the Governor's Mansion. The housekeeper of the mansion came to reserve four tables yesterday. This is the first time that Jiang Yueyao has accepted a meal delivered since she took over as the manager of Wanhe Tower, so naturally she did her best.
The ingredients were delivered before dawn. Jiang Yueyao checked them carefully and was very satisfied.
Wanhe Tower was busy from top to bottom in an orderly manner. At noon, the housekeeper of Yuan Mansion also came with his people. Both sides worked together, and soon, four tables of banquets were ready.
For a family like the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Yueyao, as the owner of Wanhelou, would personally provide door-to-door service.
She gave some instructions to the waiter and followed the butler into the carriage.
The Governor's Mansion is located in Taichangfang, across the street from the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
When we arrived and got off the carriage, it was lunch time.
The food was delivered to the banquet area in the backyard one after another.
After finishing her work, Jiang Yueyao was about to say goodbye, but the housekeeper said, "Manager Jiang, please wait a moment. The second young lady will have a reward later."
When Jiang Yueyao heard that there was a reward, her eyes lit up.
The housekeeper arranged her in a side hall and served her tea and snacks.
Jiang Yueyao had just finished drinking a cup of tea when the housekeeper came.
"Manager Jiang, come with me."
"good."
She stood up and followed the housekeeper out.
Jiang Yueyao had been to the Taifu Mansion once, and she had seen its grandeur and splendor. Faced with the magnificent carved beams and painted buildings, she was quite calm.
After passing two courtyards, walking along a circular corridor, and crossing the garden, we arrived at the banquet area.
The seventeenth birthday party of the second young lady of the Governor's Mansion was naturally a lively one.
The second young lady, Yuan Shuyan, is a legitimate daughter and has a noble status. The friends she invited are naturally from the same circle and all of them are of noble status.
Jiang Yueyao was brought into the banquet and didn't dare to look up.
Until the housekeeper introduced her.
"Second Miss, this is Manager Jiang of Wanhe Tower."
Jiang Yueyao took a step forward and bowed slightly.
"Commoner Jiang Yueyao greets the Second Young Lady."
At this moment, there were four tables of food set up in the hall.
Every table was full of people.
Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Yueyao at the same time.
The girl in front of me was wearing a plain white shirt and a plum-colored glutinous skirt. A jade hairpin was inserted diagonally into her simple single bun.
Although she was dressed very simply, her fair and glowing skin made her look very eye-catching.
Yuan Shuyan was a little surprised.
"You're welcome, Manager Jiang."
After Jiang Yueyao stood up, she continued, "I remember the owner of Wanhelou was named Luo, an old man. How did he become a girl?"
Jiang Yueyao replied, "Shopkeeper Luo returned to his hometown a few days ago to retire."
"Really? I haven't been to Wanhelou for quite some time, so I didn't realize there had been such a change." She was kind and her voice was gentle. "Today's banquet was very well prepared, just to my liking. Thank you for your hard work, Manager Jiang."
As she spoke, she motioned the maid beside her to come forward and gave Jiang Yueyao ten taels of silver as a reward.
Jiang Yueyao took it with both hands and thanked her.
"Miss, you're too polite. This is what a commoner should do." She suggested leaving at the right time and was about to turn around.
A cry of surprise was heard.
"Why are there bugs in this vegetable?"
Jiang Yueyao paused and turned around to look.
When she saw who was exclaiming, her heart immediately skipped a beat...
Princess Xiangning?!
Princess Xiangning's exclamation made everyone present turn their attention.
Yuan Shuyan even stood up and walked over there.
“Why are there bugs in this dish?”
Princess Xiang Ning covered her mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and walked aside with a look of disgust. She glanced at Jiang Yueyao and sneered, "There are bugs in the food. It must be that the people at Wanhe Tower are careless and not doing their job well."
Jiang Yueyao hurriedly explained.
"Wanhelou wouldn't make such a sloppy mistake. Every ingredient is washed multiple times and inspected again once it arrives in the kitchen."
Seeing that she dared to refute.
Princess Xiangning threw her handkerchief in anger.
"What do you mean, you lowly person? Could it be that the princess has wronged you?"
She raised her hand and pointed at the dish. "Open your dog eyes and look, is this a bug?"
Jiang Yueyao didn't say anything.
She walked to the table and saw that a small fly had landed in the rice dumpling made with fermented rice wine. She immediately felt relieved.
There are no other ingredients in the rice wine dumpling except rice wine, dumplings and egg drops.
This dish is so obviously white that if it was a mistake made by Wanhelou, it would have been discovered long ago.
Besides, when they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the dishes passed through the hands of the servants of the Yuan Mansion again. Such an obvious black bug would have been discovered long ago. It is impossible that Princess Xiangning saw it halfway through eating.
She must be making things difficult on purpose.
Jiang Yueyao straightened her back slightly, ignored Princess Xiangning, and looked at Miss Yuan Er, Yuan Shuyan.
"The color of this soup is too obvious. If there was something dirty in it, it would have been discovered long ago, not until now."
Yuan Shuyan thought it made sense and was about to nod, but she heard Princess Xiangning say, "Shuyan, do you believe her or me?"
"I……"
Although Yuan Shuyan is the second daughter of the Governor's Mansion, her status is naturally not as noble as that of a princess.
Moreover, Princess Xiangning is notorious for her arrogance and domineering behavior in the capital.
She hadn't originally planned to invite her to today's birthday party, but she heard from someone that she came uninvited.
Here it comes, who would have thought that such a commotion would occur at the banquet.
She was not a fool, so she naturally knew that it was Princess Xiangning who was making things difficult for Jiang Yueyao.
Yuan Shuyan was naturally annoyed by her unreasonable behavior.
It’s such bad luck that my birthday party was ruined.
But she didn't dare to say these words, nor did she dare to offend the other party, so she could only keep her mouth shut.
Seeing that she kept silent, Princess Xiangning looked at Jiang Yueyao with increasing pride.
"Wanhe Tower's poor performance caused this princess to almost eat bugs." She looked at Jiang Yueyao with disgust, "You unruly person, I think you just want to disgust me on purpose."
Jiang Yueyao is neither humble nor arrogant.
"If the princess wanted to deliberately make things difficult for me, she wouldn't have to come up with such lame excuses."
"How dare you!" Princess Xiang Ning was furious. "Come here, slap her in the mouth."
Several maids came up to her.
It was too late for Jiang Yueyao to dodge. She was pressed to the ground and then slapped twice in the face.
The opponent's force was so strong that for a moment, my ears were buzzing and all the surrounding sounds disappeared...
Seeing that she still had her back straight and an unyielding look on her face, Princess Xiangning became even angrier.
"Keep beating her until she admits her mistake."
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