"Su Mengnuan, you crazy woman, you really want to murder me... I'll do it again..."
Duan Tingxuan's handsome face turned pale. He turned around and shouted, but before he finished shouting, he saw another handful of stones flying towards him. So he didn't bother to challenge Su Nuannuan anymore. He turned around and held the oil cake tightly to his chest, then used his lightness skills to move like a snake and ran away with his head in his hands.
"Grandma, you...you shouldn't do this." Honglian saw the whole scene and stamped her feet anxiously. She hurried to Su Nuannuan and grabbed her sleeve, shaking her head and said anxiously: "Grandpa just took two sugar-coated cakes from the kitchen. Did you have to throw stones at him? What if something bad happens..."
"A rock not even as big as a fist can hurt him?" Su Nuannuan was still furious, patting the dust off her hands and sneering, "Haven't you figured it out yet? Your grandfather is a rat. If I don't do anything serious, he'll empty this kitchen in no time. Besides, why are you worried about him? Look at how he runs, faster than a shooting star. The rock I threw can't run as fast as he does. Damn, is he still a human? He's simply a monster."
Although she is fierce, I can assure you that Su Nuannuan has rarely sworn since she was a child. But now she even swore at this moment, which shows how angry she is at Duan Tingxuan, the shameless thief.
Honglian looked outside the door, and sure enough, in just a moment, the young marquis had run away without even his shadow. She couldn't help but feel angry and amused, and shook her head repeatedly, saying, "I really admire you two, you are natural enemies. Grandma only said that I was cheating, but why did I cheat? Isn't it because you always supervised me too strictly? It's just two oil cakes, so what if you gave them to him? Maybe you can get more food in exchange. But you insisted on forcing me to use such means, and in the end the oil cakes were taken away by someone else, and I got nothing. Why bother?"
"I'm happy. What's the matter?" Su Nuannuan poked Honglian's nose lightly with her finger: "To deal with a wolf-hearted person like your grandfather, you must be on guard against him. Otherwise, if you give him two oil cakes today, he will ask for a gluten cake as big as a basin tomorrow, and who knows what he will ask for the day after tomorrow."
"How can I be as greedy as grandma says?" Honglian disagreed. The eldest girl now had no objection to Duan Tingxuan and thought he was the best man in the world. It was really touching that he didn't divorce his wife even though she was abused by grandma.
"He's not greedy? Didn't you hear what he said just now? Roast a few ducks, okay? Does he think I can just blow on the roast ducks and make them? How many more?"
"Originally, when we went to the Crown Prince's place, did we only carry a duck? And then I ate most of it. This is really outrageous. What I said is right."
"Why did he eat most of it? Couldn't it be the prince who ate most of it?"
"Well, I heard that the Crown Prince is extremely smart, but he has been learning how to govern a country since he was a child, so he has spent less time on martial arts. In addition, he is obese, so...if the two of them fight, he probably won't be able to win against me."
"... Competing with the prince for food? How dare a scumbag do such a creative thing? He is truly a monster."
The master and servant went back to the house while talking. Half a minute later, two people flashed out from behind the willow tree outside the gate. They were Xue Zhilan and her personal maid Long Yan.
"grandmother……"
Long Yan was stuck after saying only two words. The shock on Xiu Li's face had not yet subsided. She was obviously still deeply immersed in the shock of the scene just now.
Xue Zhilan sighed and murmured, "Is this how Master and Grandmother get along? How did they... get to this point? Master never tolerates any injustice, so how could he tolerate Grandmother's insolence? Are a few dishes really that important? Even if they taste good, so what? Can they be pie in the sky?"
Xue Zhilan was indeed shocked. When she got the news about Meiyue Tower from Aunt Jing, she thought Xu Ranyun was exaggerating in order to get her to take action. In her mind, Duan Tingxuan and Su Mengnuan had already broken up, and no matter how much they kept in touch, it would be impossible for them to get along.
So she didn't follow Xu Ranyun's arrangement to stir up trouble in front of Madam Yang, but out of caution, she decided to come and check the situation in person. Unexpectedly, she was shocked. It turned out that the situation was more serious than Xu Ranyun said. Although the couple was still cursing at each other, it was clear that they were already "flirting". Once this "happy enemies" mode of getting along was started, it was very likely that they would put aside their previous grudges and get along harmoniously. By then, would she still have a way to survive?
It seems that this time, we really can't just stand by and watch.
Xue Zhilan made a decision halfway. At this point, she was somewhat thankful that her trip today was not in vain. She saw Duan Tingxuan coming over here from outside, so she peeped for a while and saw this scene in person. Otherwise, she might not have thought it was a big deal. If she allowed the two of them to continue being so affectionate, what would happen in the future? She simply didn't dare to think about it.
"Grandma, Grandpa is very indulgent to Grandma... now. Grandma, why don't you stay away from her?" Suddenly, Longyan whispered beside her. Xue Zhilan choked slightly, then smiled bitterly and shook her head, "No, Grandpa is sentimental. Although Xu Ranyun and I were not on good terms on the surface, we cooperated with each other secretly. In addition, Grandma committed suicide on her own. That's how Grandpa finally gave up on her. If I don't care about it now, and let her return to the backyard in the future, she will have a place in Grandpa's heart. Then it won't just be Xu Ranyun who will be in trouble. Do you think Grandma will tolerate me if I deal with her? Why did Xu Ranyun force me to take action? It's because she knew I had to take action. Who wouldn't understand the principle of lips and teeth being cold?"
"What should grandma do? You have always been gentle in front of Madam and Master. If you openly say something provocative, won't all your previous efforts be in vain?" Long Yan was anxious, fearing that the master would be disliked by Duan Tingxuan, but Xue Zhilan lowered her head and said softly after a while of silence: "I won't tell Master about this. It's not just me and Xu Ranyun who hate Grandma. We still have to start with Madam. I think Xu Ranyun has the same plan. Humph! Since the situation has come to this, I can no longer retreat, and she can't think of staying out of it. Come with me to Madam to discuss it."
Su Nuannuan had no idea that Xu Ranyun and Xue Zhilan had reached a tacit understanding again because of her. If she knew that these two people deliberately wanted to keep her in Meiyue Tower, she would be so moved that she would scream to the sky, and then pay for a plaque for them with the eight big characters "Helping others is a noble character" inscribed on it.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became hotter. Mrs. Yang was already in her forties, a little overweight, so she liked the cold and feared the heat, and was too lazy to walk around.
She felt very hot when she woke up early that day, so she sat by the window in a thin silk jacket. Two little maids fanned her, but she still felt very hot. Suddenly, she heard someone say that Grandma Yun and Grandma Lan had arrived. Then they came in, and she sat up straight and said with a smile, "You are young people after all. You are not lazy to walk around in such weather. I can't compare with you. I even asked for leave from the old lady. Fortunately, the old lady is always kind and considerate of me, otherwise I would be ashamed."
Xue Zhilan smiled and said, "Although the old lady is very strict about rules, she is not unsympathetic. Madam is afraid of heat, and everyone in the house knows it. How could the old lady not understand?" After saying that, she sat down on the embroidered cushion in front of Madam Yang's bed, took out a handkerchief and wiped her forehead, smiling, "Today's weather is really hot, and there is a layer of sweat on my forehead."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Ranyun calmly. Xu Ranyun understood and smiled, "Speaking of hot weather, I remember that on the Dragon Boat Festival, in the old lady's room, the smoothie that Master brought was quite interesting to eat. If you eat it in such hot weather, it will relieve your thirst. Why don't you bring some out to eat, Madam?"
Madam Yang said depressedly, "Where do I get that thing? Where do you want me to get it from?"
Xu Ranyun pretended to be surprised and said, "How could that be? My master has always been filial. He knew that my wife was afraid of heat, so how could he not give such a good thing to her?"
Madam Yang snorted coldly, "Would I lie to you? Maybe Xuan'er has grown up and he no longer sees me as his mother." She was indeed very depressed when talking about this. It had been hot these days and she was indeed thinking about that smoothie, but she was too embarrassed to ask her son for it. She thought that the boy was filial and would give it to her without her asking. But she still hasn't got any until now. In a fit of anger, she simply made it herself. But she didn't know if it was because the recipe was wrong, but it didn't taste the same as it did that day. Fortunately, it could relieve the heat and thirst, so it was better than nothing.
Zhou Mingjia was also standing behind Madam Yang at this time. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Mrs. Yun is right. Master has always been filial. He neglected it this time. There must be a reason. I just don't know what it is."
Xu Ranyun breathed a sigh of relief. He had said so much just waiting for these words. He gave Xue Zhilan a look, thinking to himself, it's your turn.
Just then, the maid brought the tea. Xue Zhilan picked up a cup of tea from the tray and handed it to Madam Yang first. Then she took a cup for herself and sat down again. She said softly and gently, "Auntie Zhou, you hit the nail on the head. Isn't that for a reason? It's really hard for me to make this, so I haven't sent it to you yet. In fact, it's not difficult to make. It's just ice smoothie with juice and milk. We can make it ourselves."
Madam Yang sighed and said, "I did make it, but I always felt that the taste was a little off. I don't know why. You said your grandfather couldn't get this thing, so how did he send it to the old lady that day? Why could he get it then but not now?"
Xue Zhilan smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, when you saw Honglian and Xiangyun that day, weren't you confused? To tell you the truth, those four things were made by the eldest grandmother. Madam, think about the eldest grandmother's personality, is she easy to get along with? I don't know why she was so happy that day that she made four kinds of food. If the master goes to ask her for things in the future, it's like pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth. It's good that he didn't get beaten out."
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