She didn't know what Xue Zhilan was thinking, but Su Nuannuan vaguely guessed the origin of this grandma's completely different attitude: perhaps Duan Tingxuan, the fox, really guessed right. The reason why this Grandma Lan showed weakness was because she was very cunning. Now that she knew that he and Xu Ranyun had been fighting secretly for the issue of Xue's daughter-in-law, she wanted to please her and get a share of the power to run the family. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain this warmth.
Thinking about this, he secretly became wary of Xue Zhilan, but he didn't show it on the surface. He laughed and said, "How can I help this..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud laugh not far away: "That's right, Lan'er should not show off her skills in front of Nuannuan. This is a rare opportunity, we must earn her two meals at least."
The three of them looked up and saw Duan Tingxuan, wearing a water green light satin gown, walking towards them gracefully. His elegance was beyond words, just like a tall and straight bamboo in the sea of flowers.
After they exchanged greetings, Xue Zhilan smiled and said to Su Nuannuan, "Not many people can wear clothes of this color, but it looks so good on me. God really favors him. Is this the clothes that grandma made for him?"
Su Nuannuan shook her head and said, "It should be Aunt Jiang's work. Isn't she the best at needlework? As for me, I'm already good enough to make food for you. Do you still expect me to make clothes? That's not the way to use my three heads and six arms."
Aunt Jing lowered her head and smiled, but Xue Zhilan said with a smile: "No wonder. Aunt Jiang is good at cooking, but only I can get such careful service from her." After that, she looked at Aunt Jing and said: "Sister, you have good taste, but why don't you know how to curry favor with me? Otherwise, if I go to your place more often, I can also benefit from it, right?"
Aunt Jing smiled but didn't say anything. Su Nuannuan could sense that she was not happy about Duan Tingxuan's arrival. She was like a friend she had to deal with. She was even a little distant. It seemed that the scumbag was right. This woman really didn't like men. Even Duan Tingxuan couldn't impress her. Oh my God, could she be a lesbian? I'm so close to her. Is it dangerous?
On second thought, he felt that he was worrying too much, as Aunt Jing was very normal to him. As he was thinking, he saw Duan Tingxuan coming over. Looking at the two vases of flowers, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Jing'er, you have the leisure to arrange flowers elegantly today? The last vase sent to the palace was very much liked by the Empress. Why don't you give this pair to me today and send it to the palace to please the Empress. If I can get something, I'll split it in half with you when I come back."
Aunt Jing laughed and said, "Master, you are teasing me again. The things you gave to the Queen are just our filial piety. Why are you thinking of exchanging things for something? Only these flowers were not arranged by me. The flowers in this vase were arranged by Grandmother. I think they are more unique than mine. If Master wants to take them away, he must tell Grandmother."
Duan Tingxuan looked at Su Nuannuan in surprise. He smiled and said, "You are really versatile now. How about it? You can't even bear to give up a vase of flowers, right?"
Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "You won't take it if you can't bear to part with it? Stop talking nonsense. Although I got it, the usable ones are Sister Jing's things. You can take it, but you have to give her a few pairs of vases later. You have to build her a greenhouse in Meiyue Tower. We agreed that she would grow flowers and plants and I would grow vegetables, which would complement each other."
Sister Jing?
Duan Tingxuan almost choked on his saliva, thinking that Nuannuan used to hate Jing'er the most, but now she is so close to him? And her younger sister? Hmm! I understand, they are obviously birds of a feather. They both don't like me, but they just like each other.
When he thought of this, the young marquis felt that life was lonely and melancholy like snow. Fortunately, looking at the side, Xue Zhilan was still infatuated with him. He felt a little balanced in his heart. He said to himself angrily: It is obvious that Lan'er is infatuated with me, but I have to go to Nuannuan to make trouble. It turns out that I am no different from other men, all of us are despicable.
Let them be cheap bones.
With this understanding, the young marquis only sighed, and did not have any ambition to regain his former glory and not be a cheap bone. Why waste time on something that you know is useless? It only adds to the laughter.
After putting away the vase, they returned to Qiuyun Pavilion. Xue Zhilan naturally did not want to miss this opportunity, and Duan Tingxuan was also concerned that he could not let Su Nuannuan go to Aunt Jing's room as she pleased, as this would be too inhumane. So they all sat in the main room and talked for a while, and Xue Zhilan asked someone to go to the kitchen to serve food.
Su Nuannuan naturally wouldn't really cook. It was against the rules for the wife of the prince to cook for the concubines. Even a foodie like Duan Tingxuan who couldn't live without her cooking would not make such an excessive request regardless of his wife's status. So everyone ate the dishes sent by the kitchen. The people in the kitchen also knew that Duan Tingxuan was here, so they were extra attentive. The dishes for the four people added up to a full table.
Xue Zhilan ordered the maid to bring a pot of wine. Su Nuannuan didn't want to drink it at first, but when she heard that it was osmanthus honey, she drank a glass. She picked up a few dishes with chopsticks and frowned slightly, but heard Duan Tingxuan say: "Who is in charge of the kitchen now? Why is the food getting worse day by day? It was fine two days ago."
Xue Zhilan's heart skipped a beat, and she looked towards Su Nuannuan, only to hear Aunt Jing beside her say, "I also feel that the taste has changed a bit, it seems to have been like this for the past two or three days. The lotus root in the bowl of lotus root soup in my room yesterday was not even rotten at all. I don't know if someone was careless when cooking."
Aunt Jing never liked to participate in these fights, not to mention that she was just a prostitute in a brothel. Even if she was an aunt, she was not a threat to Xue Zhilan and Xu Ranyun except for her beauty and talent, so the two never took her seriously. Even if Duan Tingxuan was confused, he would never let a brothel girl run the family. So when she said this, it was purely her own feeling, just like chatting, without any mystery. She probably didn't even know that the Xue family's daughter-in-law was driven away.
But Xue Zhilan was very clear about this matter. She only looked at Su Nuannuan and said calmly, "How can the taste not be bad? Originally, the daughter-in-law of the Xue family was the most humble and eager to learn in the kitchen. She would always come to me and pester me to teach her a few tricks. She has learned three or four points of my cooking skills. Even the old lady said that the shrimp and eel noodles she made were not much worse than mine. I was thinking that I could relax, but she somehow offended Grandma Yun and was sent to the laundry room. Now the person who replaced her has to cook according to the previous rules, so of course the taste is worse."
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