She was a bright and beautiful young girl, but after only a few months in the palace, she had become a resentful woman.
The Queen picked up the teacup and blew slowly on it. Her expression remained unchanged. After taking a sip, she said slowly, "The Emperor's favor has never been influenced by family background."
Seeing her sister's unhappy expression, the queen felt a sense of pleasure from it.
Her sister's entry into the palace made her feel that her father had begun to give up on her.
Unfortunately, my sister is just as incompetent and cannot get the emperor's favor at all. Let her good father see who the glory of the Lin family depends on.
Seeing the queen's unmoved look, Lin Yuling's face flushed red. She was proud as a girl from a noble family, and coming to the queen for help today had exhausted all her courage.
The queen's indifference also made her realize that she didn't treat her as a sister at all!
That's true. After all, they share the same husband. Even if they are sisters, how can they be of one mind?
Lin Yuling said no more and said coldly: "Since my elder sister won't help me, then I can only rely on my own abilities!"
Nanny Zhang watched Lin Yuling walk away in a huff, and the Queen still looked indifferent, and she sighed in her heart.
The queen's bitterness and hatred have been pent up for too long.
Apart from anything else, the Queen would cry every time she read the letters sent by the Grand Tutor every two months, and her tears would wet countless pillows.
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It has been raining a lot in recent days, and the summer heat has gradually dissipated with the autumn rains, and the whole capital is gradually welcoming the cool and refreshing autumn weather.
The drizzle had been going on since early morning, and it seemed like it would never stop. After Bai Susu finished her breakfast, she asked Xiao Qingzi to move the couch to the window, and she sat on the couch and watched the rain for a long time.
She remembered that when she was a child, she loved listening to the water drops falling from the eaves on rainy days. The tinkling sound was particularly refreshing, especially when you were in a warm and safe house, the feeling was even more comfortable.
Although there is no sound of rain falling on the eaves now, listening to the rain hitting the banana leaves and watching the drizzle is also a unique experience.
People feel lazy on rainy days, and Bai Susu's feeling unwell became more and more obvious. The emperor had not come to Qixiang Palace in recent days, so even the eunuchs in Qixiang Palace were rarely comfortable and all stayed in the side rooms to be lazy.
Bai Susu has always been kind to her servants, but Nanchun was particularly worried. She went to the side room and told them that even if they were lazy, they had to sweep the yard when the rain stopped, so that the nobles would not get their shoes and socks wet when they went out.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They all knew that Nanchun was a favorite of their master, so they didn't dare to act rashly no matter what Nanchun said.
After Nanchun finished speaking, she followed him into the house and saw her master still sitting on the couch. Her profile was as white as jade, her long eyelashes curled up, and she looked indescribably quiet and charming.
She couldn't help but lower her voice and asked with a smile, "Master, Debao from the kitchen is here."
Upon hearing this, Bai Susu perked up, tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Oh? Then let him in quickly."
It was a rainy day, and although he held an umbrella, the hem of Debao's clothes was wet with rain. When he heard Nanchun calling him, he rubbed the soles of his shoes outside to prevent the dirt on the soles of his shoes from dirtying the floor of Qixiang Hall.
As soon as he entered the room, he smiled again and greeted Bai Susu crisply: "Your servant greets Master Bai. May the master be blessed with good health."
Bai Susu also likes this clever little eunuch very much. Although Debao is smooth, he is not worldly-wise and is a very likable little eunuch.
She smiled and waived the greeting. "It's raining, thank you for coming all the way here."
"Master, what are you talking about? Isn't this what a servant should do?"
Debao then added, "My master sent me to ask what the master would like to eat for lunch today."
Bai Susu's eyes lit up: "Is your master's illness healed?"
A few days ago, Deng Sanguan fell ill and was unable to cook, so he asked Debao to come and apologize.
Bai Susu is not Yang Bailao. Although she is used to eating the meals prepared by Deng Sanguan, she cannot force him to cook for her when he is sick.
Bai Susu was not angry. Instead, she was very concerned about Deng Sanguan. She asked Xiao Qingzi to take her badge to the Imperial Hospital to invite an imperial physician for Deng Sanguan.
Debao thanked him profusely and left. Later, the news that Deng Sanguan refused to cook for Huifei due to illness reached Bai Susu's ears through various channels.
At that time, her heart was full of complicated feelings. Deng Sanguan was a loyal man. If he burned her stove, he would not burn Concubine Hui's stove.
So, no matter whether Deng Sanguan's illness was a coincidence or he deliberately avoided Huifei's summons, Bai Susu knew his situation.
She had nothing to offer in return, so she could only study more delicious food and hope to get Emperor Xuan Jing to praise Deng Sanguan again, so that Deng Sanguan's life would definitely be better.
"He's much better now. This is all thanks to the master's kindness for helping my master invite an imperial physician." Debao said this with such sincerity that Bai Susu blushed. This was not a big deal.
Just saying thank you wasn't enough. Debao smiled and took out a plate of snacks from the food box in his hand and said, "This is the new steamed cheese with sugar that my master made. Please have a taste."
Nanchun stepped forward to take it. Bai Susu looked at the steamed yogurt, which was as white as snow and sprinkled with almond slices and hawthorn pieces. Because it had been kept in the food box, it was still warm when it was taken out, accompanied by a rich milky aroma. It was very tempting just by looking at it. She thought that Deng Sanguan must have put a lot of effort into it, so she smiled and thanked him.
It was raining, and Bai Susu really wanted to eat hotpot. Since Deng Sanguan had sent Debao to ask, Bai Susu didn't hesitate and said, "Please set up a hotpot for me at noon. Fry the hotpot base with butter and make two plates of mutton and one plate of beef, both sliced thinly. If there are any fresh shrimps, bring another plate of fresh shrimps, some tofu skin, vermicelli, and the rest of the vegetables. I'll see what the kitchen has. I'll serve you something fresh and tender."
Debao listened very attentively and left after Bai Susu finished speaking.
There was no doubt that Debao could remember the long list of food Bai Susu had listed. Bai Susu had doubted this before and even asked Debao, but who knew that the little eunuch could blurt it out, almost like a tape recorder, without making any mistakes.
But Bai Susu was shocked. Being a eunuch is not that easy.
Debao is indeed talented and smart. Although his master is the chef, he also gave a lot of suggestions on Bai Susu's meals.
It’s nothing, he’s just meticulous.
Even though I haven't been serving Bai Susu for a long time, I have already figured out most of her preferences.
As for this pot, although Master Bai likes spicy food, he doesn't like spicy food. So you only need to put a little peppercorns at the bottom of the pot to enhance the flavor, and don't put too much.
For example, my master doesn’t eat other kinds of mutton, but he loves roasted mutton and shabu-shabu mutton. Roasted mutton requires lamb chops, and shabu-shabu mutton requires tender lamb meat with some fat. My master says that it is more delicious this way!
In short, Bai Susu was quite satisfied when the pot was served. The thin lamb rolls were boiled and dipped in sesame sauce.
The fragrance is gone!
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