Fractious Legitimate Daughter - C148
He had already intimate with the Madame Ye just now. If he did not pay attention to the Concubine Fang now, wouldn’t that mean that Xie Wanqing’s wisdom was flattering him?
From the corner of his eyes, he saw Madame Ye’s expression change and knew that it was definitely time for him to act.
Xie Wanqing took a step forward and ran in front of Concubine Fang, “Aunt, this dish of yours was specially chosen from the plum blossoms in Qing Ye’s room. If it was pickled with plum blossoms at night, it would definitely be more fragrant after a while.
Xie Wanqing specifically emphasized the word “room”, as she saw that the Concubine Fang wanted to say goodbye but couldn’t think of an excuse in a short amount of time.
“Esteemed wangfei, you ate too much at noon. You’ve already accumulated enough food, why don’t you let the maidservant bring the pastries back to your room. When Aunt gets better, you’ll definitely have a taste!”
She did not care what Concubine Fang said, that small hand had already placed a piece of cake next to her mouth, the moment Concubine Fang finished speaking, Xie Wanqing looked a little depressed.
“But this was specially made by Nightingale. It won’t taste good when it gets cold!”
How long had it been since they had lunch? In another two hours, it would almost be time for dinner, and even said that Xie Wanqing would definitely make Concubine Fang eat today.
“Shaofang, in the end, this was personally made by Yanqing. If her body doesn’t feel well, Madame Ye should have a bite to eat. We can’t let Yanqing be sad!” When Madame Ye opened her mouth, she could not bear to see Xie Wanqing’s pitiful looking clothes with a drooping head.
As he said that, he picked up a piece of Dark Fragrance Cake and tasted it, “Xianqing’s cooking skills are getting better and better. This pastry is no longer as sweet as before. It’s quite refreshing!”
Good craftsmanship? Why did Xie Wanqing send all of them to her room?
However, Xie Wanqing was still holding up the pastries, pouting with her small mouth, making it hard for people to refuse, “Does Aunt really not want to eat it? “How about Xianqing make another bowl of soup for your concubine? It would be great if you could find the plum blossoms in the soup when you were making the pastries!”
With that, Xie Wanqing ran off, causing Concubine Fang’s heart to tremble.
“Why does it feel like the gift from my own daughter has been poisoned? I don’t dare to eat it anymore!” A crafty voice sounded from the side. It was the voice of another concubine.
In the past, Concubine Fang had monopolized favors, and as a person who was selfish and petty, she naturally did not get along with her other concubines. The reason why she could survive in this huge Marquis Anyang’s Mansion was entirely because of her unfailing grace and meticulous planning.
While they were talking, the main house Madame Ye had already eaten everyone else, how could there still be a reason to not eat? Everyone who was sitting all ate a piece, all of them nodding, praising Xie Wanqing’s cooking skills were not bad.
Not only would Xie Wanqing be unhappy, she would also be called disrespectful by the bunch of people who liked to talk about the main house. At that time, among the people who had been sent to Xie Kai, it was hard to say whether or not Xie Kai would take it to heart.
Just when she was in a dilemma, Xie Wanqing suddenly jumped down and walked to the center of the Inner Palace with her head lowered, looking extremely unhappy.
“Auntie doesn’t want to eat it. It must be because Esteemed Empress got angry. Esteemed wangfei has to leave!” This made his life even more pitiful.
Concubine Fang glared at Xie Wanqing fiercely. How did this look like a coincidence, it was clearly Xie Wanqing’s doing, if she did not eat it, then wouldn’t it be better to smash herself to death with a taunt?
“Don’t be like that, Auntie is just touched! Auntie’s going to eat immediately after cooking so much!” Xie Wanqing immediately turned and look, her eyes releasing light rays.
As Concubine Fang spoke, she picked up a piece of pastry and took one last look. Her eyes shone with a bloodthirsty light.
The corner of Xie Wanqing’s mouth twitched, and looked at Concubine Fang as she placed the pastry into her mouth, her eyes even trembling.
But in the end, she still ate it. Xie Wanqing looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction, and after that, she spoke a few more words to Concubine Fang before leaving.
It seemed like her guess was not wrong, eating that thing was even more effective. As for the reason why Yue Xin was fine, it was because Xie Wanqing was coughing and did not want to be disturbed, so she would often wait outside, it was rare to see that she was still healthy, so naturally she would be fine.
In the next few days, Xie Wanqing did not send any more La Mei to Xie Wanqing’s room, but once again lit up a faint sandalwood, and because she was drinking the medicine, she slowly recovered day by day.
It was just that Han Hao still did not show himself even after half a month of his illness, and after hearing Yue Xin’s explanation, Han Hao’s lessons in the academy had also plummeted, and he was successively reprimanded by his teacher.
Xie Wanqing was a little worried when she heard it, truly anxious. She did not know what was on Han Hao’s mind, how did she manage to calm down originally, and it was not like Xie Wanqing did not know what hours Han Hao had learned every night so that he could be by Xie Wanqing’s side.
When she thought about Han Hao’s efforts, Xie Wanqing could not help but feel pity for Han Hao. After thinking about it, the rumors outside started to spread and Xie Wanqing’s body was not completely recovered yet. She did not need to go to the academy, she only had time to rest on her left and right.
“Let’s go and see Han Hao!” Xie Wanqing was initially drawing, but when she heard that Yue Xin had asked him about the homework, and came back to talk about Han Hao, Xie Wanqing’s thoughts wandered, and unexpectedly, the painting did not stop for a long time.
As he said that, he threw down the brush, which surprised Yue Xin, who knew about the gossip outside, and it was only recently that Xie Wanqing had become depressed, so as she tidied up the closet, she started talking about it, hoping that Xie Wanqing could remember some news about the people outside, or at least be happy.
Although the rumours were not enough to be believed, but it was possible that Xie Wanqing did not realise that Zhao Yuqi had not been here for a few days, and most of the messages were probably sent to Zhao Yuqi’s ears. She could not say that she believed them completely, but at the very least, she should have already believed half of it!
“Miss, people are saying …” Yue Xin went forward and wanted to stop him, but Xie Wanqing squinted at him, causing him to not know what to say.
Xie Wanqing had never cared about what others said, but now that she had distanced herself from them, she could no longer be Xie Wanqing!
“Miss, I’m afraid this isn’t a good idea!” After a long while, Yue Xin finally spoke in a much softer voice. Although she knew that Xie Wanqing was not willing to listen, Yue Xin, as her servant, still had to consider it for her master’s good name.
“What’s wrong, I don’t care what others say, as long as I know what’s wrong, and if I really alienate Han Hao because of that, wouldn’t that be the truth?!”
As Xie Wanqing spoke, she had another idea in her heart. The best way to break these messages was to spread the word to the extreme, allowing others to have a good sense of what was being said, and then use facts to turn things around in one go.
~ Who else can this message be, thinking about it, Concubine Fang is disdainful to waste time on such a small family, it should be done by Xie Wanyun.
“But young miss going to Young Master Han’s room for no reason is also rude!” Xie Wanqing had already stood up, with Yue Xin following closely behind, wanting to advise him.
“Who said it was for no reason? Since Han Hao saved me that day, can’t I go and thank him for it? I remembered what you said, so I still need to prepare some gifts!”
Yue Xin really could not understand what Xie Wanqing was trying to do. She was extremely anxious at the back, but Xie Wanqing was still so stubborn.
How could there be a Young Noble who was neither related nor related to the young lady in the room that wanted to eat the dishes personally made by her? However, no matter how Yue Xin tried to persuade him, Xie Wanqing refused to listen.
Xie Wanqing thought that in a few days, she would reach the New Year’s Eve. At that time, when most people would be present, there would also be outsiders outside of the Marquis Anyang’s Mansion.
Not long after, Xie Wanqing made a plate of chestnut cake and put it in a box, giving it to Yue Xin, who had no other choice. She shook her head helplessly and took the food from Xie Wanqing.