Zhao Tingduo walked over, took a sniff, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "It smells so good! I'm going to eat ten bowls of rice today!"
Xiao An was stunned. Would it be enough for Brother Shi to eat like this?
Lady Uya was amused by her son: "When did you eat ten bowls?"
Granny Qi chuckled and rubbed her temples: "Marriage should be a time for composure, why is A-Shi getting more and more mischievous?"
Song Liyun smiled, feeling warm inside. A month into their marriage, she had been happy every day.
As the group was laughing together, Xu, the old nanny standing to the side, spoke up: "Madam, may we have our meal?"
Madam Wuya then stopped laughing and nodded to Granny Xu, "That's enough, let's serve the soup first!"
Granny Xu hurriedly had someone bring over some soup.
Song Liyun sat down next to Madam Wuya, and frowned slightly as she watched the group of people file in with dishes.
During this time, she and Madam Wuya only had a few old women serve them; none of the noble ladies or maids came.
But today, the first to serve the dishes were Tang Qingluan and her two companions, followed by several maids.
Not only Song Liyun noticed something was wrong, but Madam Wuya also frowned. However, not wanting to make things unpleasant, she said calmly, "Granny Xu, why did you send these young ladies to serve the dishes today? They must be tired from the journey, they should rest more!"
Xu Mama smiled apologetically, "It is Madam's kindness to ask us to rest more, and we cannot take advantage of her kindness to act recklessly."
I've been resting for almost a month now. If this continues, I don't know how lazy I'll become.
If the Duke of Anguo finds out, he will surely punish the servants' families!
Upon hearing the mention of Duke Anguo, Lady Wuya fell silent, exchanging a glance with Song Liyun before nodding and saying, "Alright then! Let them come and serve us!"
The atmosphere inside the tent relaxed, and Granny Xu gestured to the maids to serve the group dishes and soup.
However, Tang Qingluan and the others couldn't do these things, so they wisely stood at the back, and the same few maids were still serving the dishes.
At the dinner table, no one spoke; the only sound was the clinking of spoons and bowls.
The maids used their chopsticks to place pieces of vegetables and meat onto each person's plate.
The people at the table weren't used to being served food; they preferred to eat whatever they wanted, happily gnawing on the meat with their hands.
Both Madam Wuya and Song Liyun were adults and could still hold back.
Xiao An couldn't stand it and grumbled, "What are you doing! This is braised rabbit meat, how are we supposed to eat it if you put chili peppers in the bowl... Hey! I really liked that piece of meat, why did you throw it away!"
The maid who served him food apologized while frantically trying to serve Zhao Tingduo food as well.
Xiao An finally couldn't take it anymore and pushed her away: "Go stand over there, you're annoying!"
After saying that, he snatched the spoon from the maid's hand and scooped a large spoonful for Zhao Tingduo and Song Liyun himself.
"Brother Shi, try this rabbit meat. It's dry and delicious."
"Second sister, you should try some too, it's delicious!"
After serving the two women, they also served food to Lady Uya and Granny Qi.
Madam Wuya smiled and said, "Xiao An, you still need to grow. Eat more and don't worry about us!"
Xiao An obediently sat down, but turned to Xu Mama and said, "Xu Mama, please let these older sisters leave!"
They stared at our meat like wolves on the prairie, making me lose my appetite.
He encountered a pack of wolves on the road; their green eyes were staring at people. His second sister said that meant they wanted to eat people.
He sensed that the older women standing behind him, staring at him, had green eyes.
They don't eat people, they'll definitely steal their own flesh.
As soon as Xiao An finished speaking, Tang Qingluan and the others who were glancing at the dining table immediately lost face, feeling both ashamed and angry. They turned around and ran out of the tent, leaving the three maids at a loss.
This was not the temper a maid should have, and Lady Uya's face immediately darkened.
Granny Xu was already anxious when she saw that Madam Wuya was indifferent to these specially dressed noble ladies.
When he heard Xiao An say that the noble ladies were like hungry wolves trying to steal meat, and saw Tang Qingluan and the others run away rudely, his face turned red with anger.
However, since she came from the palace and was a head maid, she naturally wouldn't fly into a rage.
What's needed now is to quickly find a reason for Tang Qingluan and the others to be punished; who knows what the consequences will be.
She knelt down in front of Madam Wuya and said aggrievedly, "Madam, we servants are here to serve our masters."
But these past few days, the masters have neither allowed me to serve them tea and meals nor to stand guard at night.
Please tell me exactly what we servants did wrong. That way, when the Empress Dowager and the Duke of Anguo inquire, I will have an explanation.
As expected of someone who had experienced palace intrigue, Granny Xu quickly changed the subject, turning Tang Qingluan and the others' rudeness into a grievance, and placing the blame on Lady Wuya.
It's been almost a month. Although there's food and drink, Granny Xu still keeps the young ladies from causing any trouble.
But today Tang Qingluan said that Wan Youyou stopped the young master's cavalry and even spoke to him privately.
Granny Xu also began to think that it wouldn't do to leave them out in the cold forever, and that she should also give these noble ladies some opportunities to show themselves.
I never expected that after finally persuading the lady to stay and serve her dinner, she would be scolded by that child and sent back. I'm afraid she'll have a hard time getting ahead in the future.
She decided to lay things out clearly so that she could find out where the problem lay!
Madam Wuya said calmly, "Granny Xu, although I am not a subject of the Wu Dynasty, I still understand etiquette and rules."
As someone close to the Empress Dowager, having traveled a great distance, the Uda tribe should naturally treat you as an honored guest.
As for those palace maids...
As you said, those daughters of disgraced officials were "dowries" sent by the Duke of Anguo, and the tribes could do with them as they pleased. Of course, it was up to my daughter-in-law to decide.
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