Chapter 24 Chu Ling'er's Secret
But what my husband said was not without reason. Under the circumstances at that time, it didn't matter who the bride was. The key lay in the emperor's intentions.
Now, the same logic applies. It doesn’t matter whether they are satisfied or not. What matters is Chu Ci’s intentions.
She had finally figured it out these days. Chu Ci was different from all of them. "Satisfied, how could I not be satisfied?"
But our satisfaction can never replace the lives of Rui Ge'er and his family! Mrs. Fan did not say this explicitly, and the young aunt just thought that her sister-in-law was worrying too much.
After a few jokes with a smile, he changed the subject.
This scene made Chu Ling'er, who had been secretly watching the two of them, furious. "Why, why?" If she married him, she would be ignored. But Chu Ci, that bitch, could thrive in any situation.
"So, your prediction is totally inaccurate." Li Yanran stared at Chu Ling'er like a ghost.
"No, no. It's all the fault of that bitch Chu Ci. If it weren't for her, the Fan family would definitely not be what it is now. Yes, the Fan family, they must have hidden the silver long ago? Yes, it must be like that." Chu Linger tried to use this reason to convince Li Yanran and herself.
Li Yanran was indeed convinced, but she blamed Chu Ling'er instead of Chu Ci. "So, why did you go to such lengths?"
"I..." Chu Ling'er didn't dare to tell the truth. She hesitated for a long time and finally put the blame on the Second Prince: "It was the Second Prince. He didn't want Chu Ci to marry the Fourth Prince and become the Third Prince's helper."
"The Third Prince?" Li Yanran wasn't familiar with the situation in the previous dynasty, but with the Crown Prince now fallen, the most likely heir to the throne was the Second Prince. Despite her dissatisfaction, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger when it came to the Second Prince.
But when it comes to Chu Ling'er, Li Yanran has a natural advantage. No matter what, she is also Chu Ling'er's mother and must be filial to her until her death.
Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed across Li Yanran's eyes. She asked leisurely, "So, as long as Chu Ci is willing, she can be a helper to anyone?"
Hearing this, Chu Ling'er panicked. Father Chu's attitude had changed, and she might be abandoned for any benefit. What if Mother Chu... She didn't dare to think about it anymore. "But, but, my sister hates us to the core."
"Then use other means." Li Yanran was unwilling to be so dependent on others. "As long as I can make Chu Ci work for me, the Chu family's comeback will be just around the corner. By then, I will still be the high and mighty Marquis' wife. Only then can you, Chu Ling'er, become a famous lady in the capital. Ling'er, only then can you and the Second Prince be legitimate. Do you understand?"
"Can I... do this? Isn't this too cruel to my sister?" Chu Ling'er showed fear on her face and her body trembled slightly, but she was actually extremely excited.
Yes, that's it. Help me get rid of that bitch. Once that bitch is gone, everything will be back to normal.
And Mother Chu did not disappoint her expectations, "Cruel? Isn't our current situation cruel? Or do you really want to go to the one in Yazhou?"
"No, I don't want to." Hearing Chu Ling'er's answer, Chu's mother smiled. "So, we can only give up Chu Ci. This is a helpless move, do you understand?"
Is this even human language? Fortunately, Xing'er turned off the detection function to save energy. Otherwise, Chu Ci would have to give these shameless mother and daughter two big slaps.
However, there is no such thing as "if" in this world.
Chu Ci had no idea that Chu Ling'er had become resentful simply because of a few jokes from her mother-in-law and aunt. Li Yanran even considered imprisoning and torturing Chu Ling'er because of a few lies she had told.
After repeated discussions, Chu's mother and Chu Ling'er confirmed the feasibility of kidnapping Chu Ci. They then used the Second Prince's name to persuade the Chu family father and son to participate in the operation.
Chu Ci was completely unaware of the impending danger. With new ingredients, Chu Ci's cooking instincts kicked in again. He borrowed Xiao Zhu'er's kitchen and casually found a few recipes for pickled and dried fish in his space.
So, she took Qianxue and Qianyan and found her eldest sister Fan Qianxi. She said, "Sister, I haven't tried dishes made with pickled and dried fish. Why don't we try it? It'll also give everyone a change of taste."
"I think, sister-in-law, you want to change your taste? Tell me, what are you going to do?" Fan Qianxi had long been accustomed to Chu Ci's tossing along the way, and thus fell in love with the wonderful process of turning various ingredients into delicious food in his hands.
"Big sister still understands me. Big sister treats me the best." Chu Ci took Fan Qianxi's arm and said coquettishly. Unfortunately, Fan Qianxi was unmoved and urged: "Hurry up and tell me."
Chu Ci didn't get angry, just smiled. "First, steamed eggs with salted fish. Wash and chop the salted fish, beat in the eggs, and stir with salt. Yes, yes, yes, that's it. Okay, add water and stir. Okay, okay. That's it. Steam until cooked through, then sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve."
"The second dish is steamed meat patties with pickled fish. Wash and chop the pickled fish, mince the ginger, and chop the green onions. Is that rabbit that big sister bought still there? Kill one and chop the meat. Mix it with the pickled fish, minced ginger, chopped green onions, light soy sauce, cooking wine, cornstarch, and cooking oil, and stir well. Place on a plate and steam in a steamer until cooked."
In this era, pork was not yet popular, so Chu Ci could only use rabbit meat instead. He was not sure whether the taste would be edible. Chu Ci was really unsure.
But Chu Ci was too embarrassed to say it, so he could only comfort himself in his heart. After all, this was his first attempt, so occasional mistakes were inevitable, right?
"Hmm." Chu Ci coughed fakely to hide his embarrassment before continuing, "The third dish is dried fish and radish soup. Wash and cut the dried fish into pieces, shred the radish, slice the ginger, and cut the scallions into sections. Heat a pan with cold oil and fry the dried fish until both sides are golden brown. Add the ginger slices and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. Add water and the shredded radish and cook until the shreds are soft. Finally, season with salt and pepper."
"The fourth dish, the vegetables and soup are ready. Let's make a different staple food, fried rice with pickled fish. Xiao Zhuer, what vegetables do you have at home? Lend me some." Chu Ci had no idea what politeness was.
But this time, it was not only Xiao Zhuer who came in, but also Xiao Zhuer's mother.
The onions, carrots, and peas from my previous life were definitely out of the question. But the local wild rice stems, shiitake mushrooms, and yongcai were also good. Xiao Zhuer's mother had brought quite a few.
Seeing this, Chu Ci's confidence returned. "Big sis, wash and chop the pickled fish, dice the vegetables, and beat the eggs. Then, as usual, heat the pan with cold oil and stir-fry the eggs. Leave some oil in the pan and add the pickled fish and diced vegetables. Now, big sis, add the rice and season with salt and pepper. Also, add the scrambled eggs. Perfect, perfect."
The whole kitchen was filled with the sound of Chu Ci.
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