Tian Zhijing was drinking tea when he heard the eunuch mention a vat of milk. He immediately spat out his tea, thinking he had misheard.
"How many did you say Consort Cheng wanted again?"
The young eunuch replied, "A whole vat."
Tian Zhijing wore a bitter face. He knew that none of the masters in the palace were easy to serve!
Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but things just piled up all at once. If it were an unfavored young master, he could easily push it away.
They even brought four or five eunuchs with them; they came prepared!
Tian Zhijing asked, "How much milk is left? After it was used up at the palace banquet, is there enough left to fill a vat?"
The young eunuch said, "It's enough, but Consort Hua also asked for quite a lot."
"We can't afford to offend either of them, Father-in-law. What do you think we should do?"
Tian Zhijing said, "You little brat, you're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
"What else can we do? Tell the truth. Apart from what Consort Hua wants, take the rest back to Miss Qiangwei first."
"Say a few nice words, and when the milk is delivered to the palace tomorrow morning, send another vat to Consort Cheng."
The young eunuch nodded and said, "This servant understands, I will go and do it right away."
Looking at the half-full vat of milk in front of her, Rose thought about how the ancestor in the palace would make a scene if she didn't get things done. She decided to push the matter to Linglan.
The young eunuch said, "Please put in a good word for us with Consort Cheng, young lady. That's all we can do."
"The palace banquet already used quite a lot of desserts, and Consort Hua had also sent people to ask for a lot more beforehand. What you see here is all that's left over today."
"Once the messenger arrives at the palace tomorrow, I will immediately have a jar of it sent over. Consort Cheng can have as much as she wants, please understand."
Rose knew that arguing would be useless, so she could only nod. She took the things back with the bowing and scraping eunuch, and as soon as she entered the door, she heard Sun Miaoqing's joyful voice.
"I got it back. My milk candy is finally safe."
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