After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Arrived at Princess Chunning's Mansion again.

Looking at everything familiar in front of him, Chun Ning felt as if he was in another world.

She stood there, swallowing quietly, unable to tell what she was feeling.

The pleasure she had just felt in the palace with Qin Yaoguang and successfully getting Queen Xie to take action had faded, and she thought of Lu Yi again.

Will Lu Yi blame her for doing this?

Qin Yaoguang seemed to sense her mood. She turned around and looked at her. She gently arranged the pearl flowers on her hair and said softly, "My dear sister, you don't have to be afraid of anything because I am here."

"Just now, you did a great job in Fengyang Palace, and you even remembered to ask for help from the Queen before leaving."

It must be said that Chun Ning's performance gave her some small surprises.

From being completely out of state at the beginning and needing to pinch myself to get into the role, to pinching myself before leaving, it is a qualitative leap.

With her affirmation, Chun Ning immediately had the courage to face everything.

"Let's go, eat first."

Chun Ning hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sister, shouldn't we go to the Plum Garden first?"

I don’t know how Lu Yi is doing.

Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? We are not the ones who are in a hurry right now. But let them know first that we are back home."

Let it air dry first.

Waiting is the most painful thing, and waiting for a punishment you don’t know what it will be is especially painful.

Qin Yaoguang took Chun Ning's hand and said with a smile: "Good sister, go and tell them to serve the meal. My stomach is so hungry that I can eat a cow!"

She deliberately exaggerated her words, causing Chunning to feel very apologetic and start to make arrangements.

Compared to the status of Princess Leyang and the emperor, Chun Ning was almost invisible. But no matter how invisible she was, she was still the legitimate daughter of the late emperor and the empress dowager, and the princess's mansion was still full of luxury.

She did not return home, but all the meals in the house were prepared.

Chun Ning was grateful to Qin Yaoguang and asked the kitchen to prepare a table of dishes carefully.

After a while, exquisite dishes were served like flowing water, filling the table.

Peach blossom pickled fish, steamed eggplant with sugar, stuffed tripe, braised pig head, Dongpo pork steamed with autumn oil, diced chicken fried with diced radish and lotus root, a plate of golden-fried Hehua fish, asparagus and turtle soup, braised lamb trotters...

There are so many that it’s almost impossible to count them.

Qin Yaoguang was very satisfied with the meal and said, "The chef in your house is very skilled and deserves a reward."

Chun Ning immediately said, "He was a chef at a restaurant in Beijing a few days ago. The prince consort bought him because he thought he was good. He has a contract. If you think he is good, you can take him away when you leave."

As a cook, she is willing to do anything as long as it can make the imperial sister happy.

Qin Yaoguang frowned slightly when she heard this. She did not refuse, but said, "Bring the cook up here. I want to see him."

Chun Ning nodded immediately and told the maid, "Go and invite him over and tell him that the princess is very satisfied with his cooking skills. Don't scare him."

After the two of them finished their lunch, the servants in the room took the food away and brought up hot water, towels and other things for them to rinse their mouths and wash their faces.

After everything was ready, someone brought the cook into the house to greet them.

Qin Yaoguang looked at the man and had the answer in his heart.

Most chefs, regardless of dynasty, are plump. Even if there are some exceptions, they are all in excellent spirits.

After all, as long as you are guarding the stove, you will never be short of food.

But the person kneeling now looked dull and miserable, his eyes were extremely empty and wooden, his body was frail, and the flesh on his cheeks drooped limply on his sides.

Qin Yaoguang had seen this kind of body shape before. It was the change that would occur when a fat person suddenly lost weight.

"What's your name? Where are you from? When did you enter the mansion? What did you do before?"

Qin Yaoguang asked: "Is there anyone else at home? Where are they now?"

"I am Wan Yu Chai, a native of Jingyang. I was chosen by the prince consort to live in the princess' mansion a year ago." He answered numbly, "I used to be the chef at Wanmin Restaurant. I have seven or eight people in my family, including the elderly and children. I don't know where they are now."

"do not know?"

Chun Ning asked in surprise.

She only knew that there was such a skilled chef in the mansion, and today was the first time she had seen him.

How could she not know where her family was? There was a whole street behind the princess's mansion, and all the servants with bonded employment rights lived there.

The powerful and wealthy families do not use permanent or temporary servants as they do not trust them.

However, Wan Yu Chai had been in the government for more than a year and still called himself a "commoner."

Perhaps, this is the only thing he can do to stick to it.

Qin Yaoguang seemed to have expected this and asked, "Is 'Wanmin Building' your own property? Were you a good citizen before you came to the Princess's Mansion?"

A light suddenly burst out from Wan Yuchai's eyes, and then slowly went out.

Madam Deng saw the clue and said, "Tell the truth. Our master is the current Princess Leyang. If there is any injustice, we will help you."

Chun Ning was stunned.

She had vaguely sensed something, but didn't dare to think about it.

Wan Yuchai had finished his greetings and was standing. When he heard what Madam Deng said, he fell to his knees with a plop and cried out sadly, "Your Highness, please help me!"

Once you get started, the rest will be easy.

"I have been running Wanminlou in Beijing for more than ten years and have supported my family. I believe I have never owed anyone anything because of my honesty. When I see beggars on the street, I will help them from time to time."

"Who would have thought that after the Prince Consort had eaten at Wanmin Restaurant a few times, he insisted that I sell myself to the Princess's residence, saying that Her Royal Highness the Princess liked my cooking skills."

"I have a family, so of course I won't..."

Having said this, he didn't know what he remembered. The big man curled up and started to shed big tears.

"The Prince Consort brought people from Jingzhao Prefecture and bought Wanmin Building and me with fifty taels of silver. From that day on, I have never seen my family again."

The more Chun Ning listened, the more frightened he became, and he didn't even notice that his nails were digging into his flesh.

"The Prince Consort said that I should just work in the palace. If I have other thoughts, I will never see my parents and my young children again in my life."

It seems that Lu Yi was also afraid that there would be problems with eating imported food, so he used his family as a threat.

"That's unreasonable!"

Qin Yaoguang slapped the table, making her palms turn red. The teacup on the table jumped a few times, making a series of clanging sounds.

How many evil things has Lu Yi done under the name of Chunning?

In the evil feudal society, under this strict class system, the privileged class was far superior to the ordinary people.

Even a prince consort who has no real power can bully others to such an extent.

A good citizen was forced to sell herself and separated from her family just because he took a fancy to her cooking skills.

Fifty taels to buy the restaurant and the person?

"elder sister!"

Seeing Qin Yaoguang so angry, Chun Ning said anxiously: "Sister, I really didn't know it was like this."