Chapter 68: Less of an Awesome Male Main Character to add to the mix
Zhao Su, of course, would not take the initiative to find Ning Jade.
The banquet hall was already seated at separate tables for men and women.
First Mistress Xing and her two sisters-in-law sat beside Aunt Ning in left and right company. Xing herself picked up a teapot and poured a cup of sour plum soup for Aunt Ning: “Sister Su has filial piety, knowing that there will be a farewell banquet tonight, she specially boiled up a big pot of sour plum soup before going out on duty, and ordered someone to put it on ice in the ice well to keep it chilled, which is just the right thing to drink right now.”
The news that Zhao Su had a good hand at cooking had already spread in the mansion. Nowadays, the mere mention of food that came from Zhao Su’s hands would immediately draw the attention of those present.
Aunt Ning was forced to leave the mansion after her wish was not fulfilled, and Marquis Qingyun had actually sent word that she would not even attend the farewell banquet, so she had a grudge in her heart.
She pulled the corner of her mouth and said, ”It’s hard for her to remember me, just to indulge her in cooking, I don’t know how much pressure I’ve been under over the years. Now she has some achievements, but also by the emperor’s favor into the palace as a guard, the result is that I have to carry the curse of not doing my duty. Alas, it’s always hard to be a good person.”
Although the three Xing Clan members didn’t quite believe that Aunt Ning would cultivate Zhao Su so much, because Zhao Su’s cooking skill came from a really strange place, each of them didn’t know when she learned it, where she learned it, and from whom she learned it. They could only take Aunt Ning’s words at face value.
Huang smiled, “Look at what you’re saying, Su Sister’s child can accomplish what she’s doing now, it’s obvious who’s credit it is, how could it be possible for Auntie Ning to take the blame?”
Raising a child with such a demeanor that everyone would shout at, and still having the nerve to say that she is taking the blame, and intentionally harming their children, isn’t that the truth?
After she finished speaking, she turned her head toward the outside, not letting her have a chance to reply, “Everyone is here, right? Where is Sister Su? Go and rush her, we can serve the food when she arrives!”
“No need to rush, I’m already here.”
Zhao Su walked in, and the group bowed to the people on the table.
“Look at our imperial guards, what a spirit!”
Huang walked over joyfully and took her shoulders to look her up and down.
“Sister Su’er come over here, sit next to me!” Xing beckoned her to take a seat by her side, then stroked her hair and asked her, “First day in the palace as a guard, how was it? Were you tired? Nothing went wrong, right?”
“Cousin!”
Zhao Su here has not yet answered, next to him has come a person, scholar-like, eyebrows have seven or eight points like Aunt Ning, as soon as he came, he bowed and bowed to Zhao Su.
Zhao Su still recognized Ning Jade. She just didn’t expect him to come to the door so quickly. She stood up, “Cousin Ning, long time no see!”
“Congratulations on cousin’s honorary promotion to Imperial Guard, I only heard the happy news today and have come to congratulate cousin.”
Zhao Su’s heart was secretly concerned. From before these years also did not see him so attentive, this is going to go how to suddenly think about it, the identity of the imperial guards so good to use?
She returned: “Cousin polite, I am purely lucky, unlike cousin, have real talent, the future will be able to shine in the court.”
“Then I’ll take cousin’s good advice.”
Ning Jade nodded her head in greeting, then looked at the table, “Thanks to auntie’s goodwill, she helped us settle down in the capital, and from now on, my mother and I will be living in the capital for a long time. I also hope that cousin and all the wives do not treat me and my mother as outsiders, but whenever there is free time, I look forward to frequent visits. In order to make Ning jade on the Houfu care of my mother and son for many years of a piece of gratitude, in the future can have a place to return.”
Finished and then looked to Zhao Su: “Sister Su should also come often.”
Ning Jade’s words were neither humble nor overbearing, which impressed Zhao Su.
Huang smiled, “Auntie is so lucky, cousin young master has a good appearance, outstanding, and has a roof over his head, so auntie doesn’t need to worry! I also agree with Sister Su’s words, in the coming days, Jade Brother is bound to be a great success!”
“That’s right.”
Everyone agreed.
As soon as Zhao Su saw that Ning Jade was still looking at her, as if waiting for him to reply, she returned, “Cousin don’t worry, when my brother comes back, I’ll definitely join him.”
When Zhao Ying returned, it wasn’t certain if he would go. If he didn’t go, Zhao Su would be even more certain that he wouldn’t go.
“Well then, when the World Son returns, I’ll set up a banquet and entertain you all then.”
After Ning Jade finished speaking, he respectfully bowed to the several wives and retreated.
Zhao Su was in a trance and noticed that he glanced at her before he turned around, and when he fixed his eyes on her, he had already walked back to his seat.
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Most of Aunt Ning’s luggage had already been moved. But there are still some clothes and jewelry and other things left around, need to be taken away with the people tomorrow, this night Ning jade will stay in the mansion for the night.
After breakfast the next day, Zhao Su hugged Aunt Ning under Ruyi’s door and staged a parting cry, then sent her away contentedly.
Then she went up to the kitchen to fix a pot of milk tea, and took a copper pot to bake a bunch of pastry.
The friendship with the guards has just been established, back to the inevitable need to get some food to socialize and socialize, although hamburgers and small cookies are very popular, but also can not be done every day, is not it?
And sweet snacks are not satiating, it’s nice to have a taste of something fresh, but this alone won’t do. So she took a small ceramic dish homemade tools steamed a cage of egg tarts, a few cakes, and baked a few shortcrust bread, with the experience of the previous hamburger, this time the character is more to see, of course, this only proves that the recipe technology is in place, can not yet reach the standard of mass production. You know, mastering a small stove and mastering a large kiln are two different things.
Waiting for the fire when the mouth, she looked for the kitchen steward, blah blah blah said a bunch of need to add the kitchenware, including a small kiln, in addition to some molds, really can not find ready-made, let him find the material, she is ready to do it herself.
Kitchen steward half point discount did not hit, one side listening to one side writing, turned his head and ordered to go down.
Just moved the things back to the room, flower wanting to be able to suddenly flew back: ”Girl! That Yun Ji is sick today, and Fang Du has been guarding there since last night! The Xu family’s people also heard it and have just quickly rushed back to report. I suspect that the surname Xu definitely wants to do something today!”
Zhao Su froze, “Fang Que spent the night out, his family doesn’t know?”
“I heard Fang Qu himself tell that Yunji that he lied to his family, and that he didn’t go back last night because he climbed up to enjoy the moon and recite poetry with his friends.”
This guy!
In order to chase a girl, he’s actually started to lie. Even if it’s out of true love, he still has to think about whether there will be consequences if he does so, right?
“And ah! Surname Xu actually sent out two sets of people, one set of people outside to guard Fang Ditch, and another set of people ran to the teahouse where Fang Qingxue was!”
“What does that mean?” Zhao Su froze.
“Surname Xu wanted to poke the news of Fang Qu’s harboring an opera singer to Fang Qingxue, and then have Fang Qingxue come and catch Fang Qu in the act! The point is, Fang Qingxue was invited away by He Sheng early in the morning, and there were several officials with him, in addition to Marquis Jingnan, there was also a royal inspector from the Metropolitan Inspectorate!”
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