Chapter 56 Meals
The concubine comes from a noble family and is very particular about etiquette. Even if the King of Jin is a man, men and women must sit at separate tables.
The hollow-carved screen was placed in the middle, with King Jin sitting outside and four women sitting inside.
The concubine suddenly glared at Mr. Qiao, turned to look at Jiang Changning, and frowned.
Jiang Changning and Qiao, who were not able to read minds, had similar fake smiles on their faces as they didn't know what was going on with the concubine.
The maids came in with food boxes, set out the dishes and rice, and then left.
Mrs. Qiao smiled and said: "Master Chun'an County, if the food is not to your taste, just say it and I will let the people below cook it according to your taste."
There is nothing wrong with this, but with Qiao's personality, Jiang Changning must think deeply.
Are Qiao's words telling her that she is the steward of this mansion and that she is the mistress of the palace?
Jiang Changning's eyes turned, "Concubine, who is this?"
The concubine, Mrs. Qiao and Princess Kangren were all stunned. Is Jiang Changning's memory so bad?
They just met more than an hour ago, so they don't recognize each other?
However, both Toffee and Mrs. Qiao have experienced family fights. After thinking for a while, they understood what Jiang Changning meant.
Mrs. Qiao's face darkened. Jiang Changning was nodding her. This is the palace of Prince Jin, and she is the mourning concubine.
We just entered the door yesterday, and today we are going to seize power. This Jiang family is even more powerful than Park family! He is so scheming!
The concubine pursed her lower lip and said, "She is your sister-in-law."
"Oh, it's sister-in-law!" Jiang Changning smiled meaningfully.
Qiao called Jiang Changning the lord of Chun'an County, which was not wrong, but her intention of calling Jiang Changning the lord of Chun'an County was wrong.
Jiang Changning didn't pretend to be stupid and pointed it out directly.
Mrs. Qiao was unwilling to call Jiang Changning her younger brother and sister, so she simply ignored Jiang Changning and turned to the concubine: "Mother concubine, this is the boiled meat slices made by the kitchen cook. Please try it. Does it suit your taste?"
The cuisine of Shu County emphasizes both richness and richness, and is famous for its good use of spicy seasonings.
The dishes from Zhejiang Province are light, fresh, crisp, tender and smooth.
Not long ago, Mrs. Qiao spent a lot of money to hire a cook from Shu County, just to make Jiang Changning unable to eat.
Jiang Changning does eat light food, but that doesn't mean she doesn't eat spicy food, such as Pipi shrimp. She likes spicy food.
Although chili pepper is still in its place of origin and has not been introduced here, there are spicy condiments such as Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, mustard, and dogwood.
The taste of the boiled pork slices is still spicy. Although the spiciness is slightly lacking, the taste is not bad.
Jiang Changning picked up the boiled meat slices and put them into his mouth under Mrs. Qiao's gaze. The meat slices were tender and smooth. Then he went to pick up other vegetables to eat, and said with a smile: "The chef's skills are really good."
Seeing that she was not afraid of spicy dishes, Mr. Qiao tasted them one by one.
The plot failed, and Qiao's food was tasteless.
After lunch, everyone went back to their respective courtyards.
Just when Jiang Changning had a headache because he had to spend the entire afternoon with the King of Jin, his servants came to report that the report of the Eight Hundred Miles War had arrived in the capital.
"My lord, go and do your work." Jiang Changning said considerately.
"I will try my best to come back and have dinner with you." King Jin said.
Jiang Changning smiled and said there was no need for that.
King Jin entered the palace, and Jiang Changning returned to Rujingyuan where the plaque had not yet been hung.
The maids helped her take off her coat, loosen her hair, rinse her mouth and face, and go to bed to take a nap.
Just when Jiang Changning was taking a nap, Mrs. Qiao, who had returned to Huaiqingyuan, grabbed the tea cup brought by the maid and smashed it on the ground hard, "Bitch! Bitch!"
She will never hand over her housekeeping rights, absolutely not!
An hour later, Jiang Changning woke up.
Fu Cui came in with a tray, "Girl, it's..."
"From now on, I'll call you Princess to avoid being criticized." Jiang Changning took the Wuwei Shouwu honey water from Fu Cui.
If Mr. Qiao can't deal with her, he will definitely attack the people around her, so you should be careful.
Fu Cui changed her words and said: "Princess."
Jiang Changning took a few sips of honey water and asked casually: "Has Madam Cui entered the house?"
"The manager said that the servants in the palace are all from the Palace Licensing Department. They have a clean background and have been registered. He also said that not just anyone can enter the palace." Shu Fei said with an ugly face.
Jiang Changning chuckled lightly, "Xiulan, all the servants in the yard are cleared. If you don't want to serve here, please let them go as soon as possible."
When she got married, she not only brought four maids, two accompanying rooms, a dozen little maids, but also Chun Lai and the others who were left to her by the King of Jin.
Putting them all in Rujingyuan was enough. She really didn't bother to take in the people Qiao had inserted.
"I know, Princess." Xiulan left to do some work.
After a while, Fangju came in holding a dowry booklet and said, "Princess, the dowries are all piled up in the west courtyard."
"Sort out the ones that are suitable for common use, register the others, and put them in the warehouse." Jiang Changning planned to find the items he liked and play with them slowly when he was free that day.
"Princess, Lu Eunuch was taken away by Mr. Chang." Fang Ju truthfully told the truth about Lu Eunsu seducing King Jin and was ordered to deal with it by King Jin.
Jiang Changning's mouth twitched slightly, "She's too impatient."
At least, let's wait until her master gets married and then seduce her.
It was the day before her wedding. No matter how lustful the King of Jin was, he was too embarrassed to sleep with his wife's maid before she was married.
"Princess, princess." Fangju couldn't laugh or cry. She was focusing on the wrong thing.
"Fangju, please tell Chun about Lady Cui and the others' entry into the mansion." Jiang Changning didn't mind using his strength.
If this matter cannot be handled in spring, then the Jin Prince's Mansion should be changed into the Concubine Mourning Mansion.
At the beginning of the Youshi period, the King of Jin had not yet returned to his residence, so Jiang Changning had to take a few maids to the Liuxuan Courtyard to pay his respects to the concubine.
The lights were turned on in the Liuxuan Courtyard, but when the maid saw Jiang Changning, she did not come forward to say hello, nor did she report to the house.
"It seems that the slaves who come from the Palace Affairs Department are not very good at learning the rules. The concubine is really generous, and she still treats such a job as a bad thing and still keeps it with her." Shu Fei said with a mocking tone.
"Xu Fei, beating a dog depends on the owner. Even if they are not good, for the sake of the concubine, there is no need to worry about it. You go and close the curtain, and we will go in to pay tribute to the concubine." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
Although the maid in Liuxuanyuan obeyed Qiao's words and ignored Jiang Changning, she did not dare to stop Jiang Changning. Without waiting for Shu Fei to lift the curtain, she raised the curtain and announced inside, "Princess, Princess Jin is here to give you
Goodbye."
Jiang Changning took Shu Fei in, while the other four maids stayed outside.
Passing around the screen embroidered with early winter scenery, Jiang Changning saw the concubine sitting on the couch.
Prince Jin was not here, and the concubine looked at Jiang Changning with undisguised disgust.
There is no pretense at all, and the concubine can be regarded as a sweetheart.
Or maybe he felt that there was no need to pretend in front of her.
Jiang Changning chuckled lightly and saluted: "I have met the concubine, please give my regards to the concubine."
"Toffee?" Toffee sneered, "As expected, she grew up dependent on her relatives. There are no rules or regulations."
Jiang Changning clenched his fist hard and asked with a half-smile: "Toffee, are you questioning the Queen Mother?"
Regarding the wedding ceremony, the Queen Mother praised her as a model of etiquette.
The concubine asked angrily: "Are you using her to pressure me?"
"My daughter-in-law doesn't dare." Jiang Changning smiled, "My daughter-in-law is stating the facts."
The concubine snorted coldly, "I don't think you have anything to dare!"
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Chapter completed!