Losing track of Lu Zhao was a common occurrence. In order to avoid being discovered by Lu Zhao, the emperor's men could only follow from a distance each time. When Lu Zhao was fast, the shadow guards who were secretly following him often could not keep up.
The emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "Keep an eye on it. I asked him to help find someone. He's been frequently leaving the city lately, probably busy looking for someone."
The emperor could never have imagined that the person he had been searching for so painstakingly was being kept as a mistress by Lu Zhao.
Gu Chaoxi has not had a good time these past few days. Although the fertility pill can ensure the health and safety of the baby in her womb during her pregnancy, it cannot relieve her of the symptoms of pregnancy.
Just two months into her pregnancy, Gu Chaoxi started experiencing morning sickness, and these past few days she's been vomiting everything she eats, feeling like she'd throw up her bile. She's lost a lot of weight, her lips aren't as rosy as before, and her face is pale and delicate.
When it was lunchtime, the cook brought in a bowl of white porridge, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, and a plate of steamed eggs, and slammed the plates onto the table.
"Girl, dinner's ready."
The cook was a woman in her thirties with excellent cooking skills, so the housekeeper of the villa hired her to take care of Gu Chaoxi's three meals a day.
However, the three meals prepared for her these past two days have been very simple, even casual.
Gu Chaoxi glanced at the two dishes on the table, her voice slightly cold, "Chef Sun, why have the meals been so simple these past two days? Is the villa out of money?"
Lu Zhao wished he could move all his wealth to the villa for Gu Chaoxi, ensuring she had the best of everything, so how could she possibly lack money?
Cook Sun rolled her eyes. "Young lady, you're pregnant now, and your pregnancy symptoms are severe. You shouldn't eat too much meat and fish. You should eat something light. Many pregnant women eat just a plate of vegetables and a plate of eggs, and they get enough nutrition! And their babies are still healthy and chubby!"
After saying that, she flicked her handkerchief and left, muttering under her breath, "A mistress like her, does she think she can eat and drink as well as the lady of the house? If it weren't for the baby in her belly, she probably wouldn't even be able to live in such a nice house."
Xiangzhu was furious. "Miss, I'll tear this wicked old woman's mouth apart and then go to the master to complain about her!"
Xiangzhu is actually one of Lu Zhao's secret guards. She only knows how to fight and kill, and she can't cook. Otherwise, this cook, Sun, wouldn't have come to swagger around with a bowl of plain porridge.
Gu Chaoxi also noticed that the cook, Sun, had initially been very respectful to her, but in recent days, perhaps because she had been staying there for so long and was pregnant, she began to treat her like a mistress, becoming increasingly perfunctory and disrespectful. It seemed that Sun had secretly taken all the good food and meat home.
Cook Sun was bought by the steward and signed a contract of servitude. She did not know that the owner of this villa was the Regent Prince Lu Zhao. Otherwise, she would not have dared to treat Gu Chaoxi so harshly.
Gu Chaoxi had been cultivating her character and hadn't lost her temper during this time. The cook, Sun, assumed that she was a weak and timid young woman who wouldn't dare to complain, which is why she dared to treat her poorly in terms of food.
However, whenever Lu Zhao came over, this cook, Sun, did an excellent job of presenting a presentable scene, with a table full of dishes.
Gu Chaoxi sneered. She had punished at least five or ten such unruly servants in the Marquis's mansion.
"Xiangzhu, go and call her in."
Xiangzhu knew that Gu Chaoxi was planning to punish the old woman, so she quickly went out to call for Chef Sun, "The young lady wants you to come inside!"
Cook Sun was just checking the ingredients she was going to take home that afternoon in the study when she heard Xiangzhu calling her. Afraid that Xiangzhu would barge into the kitchen and see this, she quickly covered it with a cloth and reluctantly came out. "What are you doing?"
Xiangzhu glared at her without any politeness, "The girl is calling you!"
When Chef Sun entered the house, she saw that the dishes on the table were untouched. "Miss, do you have no appetite? Why haven't you touched a single bite? Do you expect to eat delicacies while you're on this mountain?"
"Xiangzhu, slap her ten times and see if she can talk back."
Startled, Chef Sun was met with a sharp, resounding slap from Xiangzhu before she could even react.
"Ah! What are you doing! Why are you hitting me!" Cook Sun tried to dodge, but Xiangzhu was strong and held her down with one hand while slapping her repeatedly with the other.
She looked down on Gu Chaoxi from the bottom of her heart. If she hadn't been good-looking and been brought back, she would probably be selling her smiles in some brothel right now!
After being slapped, he immediately covered his face and shouted angrily!
"Just because you're now a resident of this courtyard, I'm your master!" Gu Chaoxi said coldly. "If you dare to skimp on your food, you should be prepared to be beaten by me!"
Sun, the cook, scoffed inwardly. What business was it of hers that her indenture was in the hands of that young master?
However, after being hit, Cook Sun knew she couldn't win, so she stubbornly insisted while lowering her head and admitting her weakness, "There was only a little bit of food to begin with, how could I skimp on your portion? Really! If you're not satisfied, you could have just told me properly, instead of hitting me!"
"I'll go buy groceries now and make you something new!"
After finishing her sentence, Chef Sun hurriedly slipped away, afraid that Gu Chaoxi would slap her a few more times.
She returned to the kitchen, and with a heavy heart, took some meat out of the basket. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the croton seeds she had just bought that morning in the basket, and a plan came to her mind.
She secretly bought this croton seed with money from the villa to treat her constipation, but recently she's been eating too much meat and often experiences bloating and constipation. A small amount can cure constipation, but too much will cause persistent diarrhea.
She added croton seeds to several meat dishes and cooked them together, then removed the croton seeds after they were cooked.
"You little hussy, I can't control you! You really think you're the master!" Chef Sun thought to herself, looking at the dishes with satisfaction.
It was more than half an hour later when the dishes were served. There was a plate of braised pork trotters, a bowl of pork tripe and chicken soup, and a plate of stir-fried beef.
Cook Sun stood to the side with her hands in her pockets. "Look, it's all meat dishes. Are you satisfied now? Let me tell you, it's not good for pregnant women to eat too much meat. It can easily cause abdominal pain. I have experience with this!"
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