An Qingran was now sitting next to her parents. She wanted to relax for a while, so she looked at her mother with a smile, without saying anything, just smiling foolishly.
Lian Jinyu stroked her long hair lovingly: "Ran'er, what's wrong?"
"Happy!" An Qingran said simply.
Before Lian Muhan could say anything, the dishes came up. There was fish, meat, vegetarian food, and it looked very rich. It was also steaming hot. However, everyone looked very strange when they saw the dishes on the table, especially Lian Jinyu and An Zhongtao. The two looked at each other, and before they could say anything, An Qingran said, "Hey, why is half of the fish missing? And half of the meatball is missing?"
Everyone's eyes were on the two dishes. An Zhongtao asked the people around him in a deep voice, "What's going on? These are leftovers from lunch. How can you serve them to the guests?"
An Zhongtao's voice was so angry that none of the servants dared to reply. They all lowered their heads, trembling with fear and not knowing what to do.
Lian Jinyu had a blank expression on her face. She looked at the dishes on the table and was secretly shocked. However, she didn't say anything and just quietly picked up the chopsticks.
An Qingran was the same. She said, "Today's dishes are really rich. You can't usually get them!"
After saying this, he took a bite of the vegetables nearby and ate it with great relish, as if he had suffered a lot in his daily life.
"What's going on? Bring the kitchen people here to report!" An Zhongtao spoke again, his voice full of suppressed anger. It was really rude that the prince was still here.
He didn't dare to be too angry, and just smiled at the prince: "I don't manage my family well, so please don't blame me... Come here, take all the dishes away immediately and tell the kitchen to make new ones... Ran'er, if you are hungry, eat later..."
An Zhongtao looked at An Qingran with pity in his eyes. He obviously felt that his daughter was too pitiful.
What's more surprising is that Ran'er's behavior today was too strange.
At this moment, Matron Hong stepped forward and whispered, "This is what the Second Madam meant. The Second Madam has always been in charge of the household. She has set many rules, and the servants dare not speak out if they feel they are inappropriate..."
She lowered her head and looked docile, which made An Zhongtao even more angry. He turned around and looked at the people at the table and said, "Jinrong is used to being frugal in running the household. Just now, I asked her to go back to her room to reflect on herself, but these servants didn't know how to adapt. This really made the prince laugh... Why don't you go and make a new table?"
An Qingran was shocked when she heard this. How could it be considered a virtue for Lian Jinrong to use leftovers to entertain guests?
She clenched her fist secretly. She had just instructed Madam Hong to do this on purpose. She wanted to let her father know that her aunt usually enjoyed the most delicious food in the other courtyard, but was very stingy when it came to the people in other rooms. Of course, her children and father would not enjoy such treatment!
So my father knew nothing.
But I didn't expect that it would backfire. Does my father really think so?
When she turned her head and saw An Zhongtao's livid face, she knew that even ordinary people would feel embarrassed in such an occasion, not to mention that the prince was here. Not only had he just witnessed the concubine's scheme against the mistress, but now leftovers were served. He felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to do.
Dongfang Jin laughed when he saw this: "Madam's frugality is indeed a virtue. This prince is deeply touched. I can propose this to my mother when I go back..."
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