Now that we meet here, if I can establish a good relationship with Xiao Si's wife, I wonder if I can ask her for a secret recipe for having a child.
Wen Mianmian also smiled at her. She had seen this Ninth Lady from a distance once before at the Ninth Prince's wedding banquet, but she was wearing a veil that time, so she didn't see her appearance clearly.
"Are you here to enjoy the flowers too?" Lady Six asked with a smile.
"Come, sit down and talk." Since everyone has come, it is naturally impossible for the Sixth Lady to chase them away.
"I didn't expect to meet Sixth Sister-in-law and Fourth Sister-in-law here. We heard that the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom, so we came to take a look while we had time." The Ninth Lady said with a smile.
The Eighth Lady sat aside, not saying anything, but looking at Wen Mianmian with an ambiguous look.
"So that's how it is. It's the same for us. Now is the flower season, when the flowers are in full bloom..." The Sixth and Ninth Concubines chatted idly.
Wen Mianmian didn't know what to say, so she just sat aside and drank tea and ate some snacks, which Shancha had just brought back from Yonghe Palace.
"By the way, Fourth Sister-in-law, I heard that you are good at cooking. It just so happens that I like it too. I wonder if I can ask you for more advice when I have time in the future." The Ninth Lady suddenly turned her gaze to Wen Mianmian who was eating snacks.
Wen Mianmian picked up the pastry and was about to put it into her mouth, but her hand paused slightly and she put the uneaten pastry down.
He said, "I just make some snacks occasionally. I'm not very good at it myself, so how can I dare to teach Jiufujin?"
Although Wen Mianmian likes to eat, she doesn't like to cook it herself. She will only cook by herself if she really wants to and the kitchen staff doesn't know how to cook it, or if she is interested.
Otherwise, Wen Mianmian would ask the people in the small kitchen to do it. If someone can do it, who would want to stay in the kitchen all day?
"That's okay. I don't know how to do it either, so I can learn more from Sister-in-law Xiao Si."
Wen Mianmian: “…”
Didn't she realize that she was politely declining?
"Okay, Ninth Lady can come over when she's free."
"Thank you so much, Sister-in-law Si. I heard from Master Jiu before that Sister-in-law Si knows how to make noodles that can be eaten after just soaking in hot water. I've never seen noodles like this before. Sister-in-law Si, please teach me when the time comes."
The Ninth Lady was very happy, and what she said was right. She did make some snacks by herself on a daily basis. Before she married the Ninth Prince, she had someone find out more about her sisters-in-law in order to get to know them better.
Knowing that the fourth sister-in-law could cook many delicious foods that she had never seen before, she was already very curious at that time. In addition, the noodles that could be eaten by just soaking in hot water sounded very novel, and the ninth prince also said that it was the most delicious noodles he had ever eaten, so she was particularly interested in it.
Of course, she also had a little selfish motive. She wanted to learn this and cook it for the Ninth Prince often in the future, so that her relationship with the Ninth Prince would be better.
In addition, there will be another beauty pageant in the palace in a month or two, and by then they will definitely have to admit new people into their mansion. The Ninth Concubine is doing this to plan for her future.
A woman without the favor of her master is like a duckweed without roots. Besides, she has no children yet, so she has to think more about herself.
Learn more talents, maybe they will be the basis for winning over your master in the future. After she married the Ninth Prince, she had heard him talk many times about how delicious the food cooked by the Fourth Prince's wife was.
Then she complained about her fourth brother being stingy or something, and it was all related to the food made by her fourth sister-in-law.
When Wen Mianmian heard the word "noodles that can be dissolved in water", she was stunned for a moment. She thought for a long time before she realized that she was talking about instant noodles.
"Okay, when the time comes, you come over and I'll teach you. It's very simple and not difficult." Wen Mianmian knew she couldn't refuse, so she had to agree.
"Well, Fourth Sister-in-law is so nice." Ninth Concubine did not expect Fourth Sister-in-law to be so easy to talk to. She thought it would take a lot of effort to talk her down.
The Eighth Lady scoffed, took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Ninth Sister-in-law, cooking is the job of the servants. Why should you, a Lady, do all this? You make yourself look like a cook. Do you think your house is short of a cook?"
"People do what they deserve. Don't belittle yourself."
This statement was an open and implicit sarcasm, saying that Wen Mianmian was a lowly person and that there was nothing wrong with her doing these things. As a noble concubine, there was no need for the Ninth Concubine to do these menial things that servants did.
When saying these words, the Eighth Lady kept staring at Wen Mianmian, and it was obvious that these words were directed at her.
When Nanny Song and Shan Cha, who were beside Wen Mianmian, heard what the Eighth Lady said, they both frowned at the same time.
What the Eighth Lady said was a bit too harsh.
When the Sixth and Ninth Concubine heard what the Eighth Concubine said, their faces turned a little unhappy.
However, Wen Mianmian acted as if nothing had happened. She calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then she put the cup down and said slowly:
"What the Eighth Lady said is not right. According to what she said, does it mean that anyone who can cook is a lowly person? Then what kind of person is the Eighth Lady who eats food made by lowly people every day?"
The Eighth Lady was slightly angry when she heard this, but she didn't expect Wen Mianmian to continue before she finished speaking: "If the Eighth Lady looks down on the food made by those lowly people, I think the Eighth Lady can become a god."
"I heard that immortals don't eat food, but only drink dew, which is the morning dew. Eighth Lady could give it a try. Who knows, maybe she can actually ascend to heaven and become an immortal."
"Then the Eighth Lady will be immortal, and she can also avoid eating food made by lowly people. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
After hearing what Mianmian said, the Sixth Lady was stunned for a moment. After she understood the meaning, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
The Ninth Concubine didn't react at all. She was thinking about what the Fourth Sister-in-law said. Could there really be such a thing in the world?
Although the Eighth Lady felt a little dizzy after hearing this, she knew that what Wen said was definitely not a good thing, and her face became even uglier.
Seeing that she was still looking at her with a smile on her face, the Eighth Lady was completely angered by her.
She stood up and was about to raise her hand to hit him, but Wen Mianmian seemed to know what she meant and raised her hand to block her hand from hitting his face.
"Eighth sister-in-law, what are you doing?" The Sixth Lady was shocked by this scene.
"Eighth sister-in-law." Ninth Concubine was also frightened and stood up.
A hint of coldness flashed in Wen Mianmian's eyes. She looked at the Eighth Lady with a cold gaze and said in a cold tone, "If the Eighth Lady can't take a joke, then why does she always oppose me? I don't think I have ever provoked the Eighth Lady."
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