The Queen Mother came from a noble family and was very particular about etiquette. Even though the Prince of Jin was the only male present, men and women had to sit at separate tables.
The hollow carved screen was moved to the middle, Prince Jin sat outside, and the four women sat inside.
The concubine suddenly glared at Mrs. Qiao, then turned to look at Jiang Changning and frowned.
Jiang Changning and Qiao, who didn't have the ability to read minds, didn't know what was wrong with the concubine, and they both had similar fake smiles on their faces.
The maids came in with food boxes, set the table, and left.
Qiao smiled and said, "Princess Chun'an, if the food doesn't suit your taste, just tell me and I'll have the people below cook it according to your taste."
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but given Qiao's character, Jiang Changning had to think deeply about it.
Was Mrs. Qiao telling her that she was the housekeeper of this mansion and that she was the mistress of the palace
Jiang Changning's eyes turned, "Mother, who is this?"
The Concubine Dowager, Mrs. Qiao and Princess Kangren were all stunned. Is Jiang Changning's memory so bad
They just met more than an hour ago, how could they not recognize each other
However, both the Concubine Dowager and Mrs. Qiao had experienced palace fighting before, and after a moment of hesitation, they understood what Jiang Changning meant.
Mrs. Qiao's face darkened. Jiang Changning was pointing fingers at her. This was Prince Jin's Mansion and she was the Concubine Mourning.
She just entered the house yesterday and wants to seize power today. This Jiang is even more powerful than Park! She is so scheming!
The concubine pursed her lips, "She is your sister-in-law."
"Oh, it's my sister-in-law!" Jiang Changning smiled meaningfully.
It was not wrong for Qiao to call Jiang Changning "Princess of Chun'an County", but her intention in calling Jiang Changning "Princess of Chun'an County" was wrong.
Jiang Changning didn't play dumb and pointed it out directly.
Mrs. Qiao was unwilling to call Jiang Changning her sister-in-law, so she simply ignored Jiang Changning and turned to the imperial concubine and said, "Mother, this is the boiled pork slices made by the kitchen cook. Do you like it?"
The cuisine of Shu County is both mellow and rich, and is famous for its good use of spicy seasoning.
The cuisine of Zhejiang Province is light, fresh, crispy and tender.
Not long ago, the Qiao family spent a large sum of money to hire a chef 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 strongly flavored dishes. For example, she likes spicy mantis shrimp.
Although chili peppers are still in their place of origin and have not been introduced here, there are spicy condiments such as Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, mustard, and dogwood.
The boiled pork slices still taste spicy and numbing. Although the spiciness is a little lacking, the taste is not bad.
Jiang Changning picked up the boiled pork slices and put them into his mouth under Qiao's gaze. The meat slices were tender and smooth. He then picked up other dishes to eat and said with a smile, "The chef in the mansion is really good."
Seeing that she was not afraid of spicy food, Qiao tasted them one by one.
The conspiracy failed and Qiao lost his appetite.
After lunch, everyone returned to their own yard.
Just when Jiang Changning was having a headache about having to spend the whole afternoon with Prince Jin, a servant came to report that the battle report of 800 miles away had arrived in the capital.
"Your Highness, please go and get busy." Jiang Changning said sympathetically.
"I will try my best to come back and have dinner with you." said the King of Jin.
Jiang Changning smiled and said that was not necessary.
Prince Jin entered the palace, and Jiang Changning returned to Rujingyuan, which had no plaque yet.
The maids helped her take off her outer clothes, comb her hair, rinse her mouth and wash her face, and then go to bed for a nap.
While Jiang Changning was taking a nap, Qiao, who had returned to Huaiqing Courtyard, grabbed the teacup that the maid had brought to her and smashed it hard on the ground, "Bitch! Bitch!"
She would never hand over the power of housekeeper, absolutely not!
An hour later, Jiang Changning woke up.
Fu Cui came in with a tray, "Miss, it's..."
"Call me Princess from now on, so that people won't gossip about it." Jiang Changning took the five-flavor Polygonum multiflorum honey water handed to her by Fu Cui.
Fu Cui changed her words and said, "Princess."
Jiang Changning drank a few sips of honey water and asked casually, "Has Madam Cui entered the mansion?"
"The steward said that the servants in the palace were all from the Palace Affairs Department and have clean backgrounds and are on record. He also said that not just anyone can enter the palace." Shu Fei said with a grim expression.
Jiang Changning chuckled, "Xiu Lan, clear out the servants in the yard. If you don't want to serve here, send them away early."
When she married in, she brought four maids, two companions, a dozen serving girls, and Chunlai and others left for her by Prince Jin.
It was enough to put them all in Rujingyuan, and she was too lazy to bother to subdue the people planted by Qiao.
"Got it, Princess." Xiulan went out to do her work.
After a while, Fangju came in holding the dowry book, "Princess, the dowry is piled in the west wing."
"Sort out the ones that are suitable for frequent 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 Shi was taken away by Lord Chang." Fang Ju told the truth that Lu Shi seduced Prince Jin and was ordered to be punished by the Prince.
Jiang Changning's mouth twitched slightly, "She is too impatient."
At least wait until her master marries in before seducing her.
It happened on the day before her wedding. No matter how lustful Prince Jin was, he felt embarrassed to sleep with his wife's maid before she even got married.
"Aunt, Princess." Fang Ju didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was focusing on the wrong thing.
"Fangju, please tell Chun about Madam Cui and the others entering the mansion." Jiang Changning didn't mind taking advantage of others' strengths.
If Chunlai can't handle this matter well, then the Prince of Jin's Mansion will be changed to Concubine Dao's Mansion.
At the beginning of the You hour, the Prince of Jin had not yet returned home, so Jiang Changning had no choice but to take a few maids to Liuxuan Courtyard to pay respects to the Dowager Consort.
The lights were already on in the Liuxuan Courtyard. When the maid saw Jiang Changning, she did not go forward to greet him, nor did she report to the family.
"It seems that the servants who came out of the Palace Affairs Bureau didn't learn the rules very well. The Concubine Dowager is really generous. She keeps this person who can't even do a good job around her." Shu Fei said sarcastically.
"Shu Fei, you have to consider the owner when beating the dog. Even if they are bad people, you don't have to bother about it for the sake of the Concubine Dowager. Go and close the curtain, and we will go in and pay our respects to the Concubine Dowager." Jiang Changning said with a faint smile.
Although the maid in Liuxuan Courtyard followed Qiao's words and neglected Jiang Changning, she did not dare to really stop Jiang Changning. Without waiting for Shu Fei to lift the curtain, she lifted the curtain and reported inside, "Queen Dowager, Princess Jin is here to pay her respects to you."
Jiang Changning took Shu Fei in, and the other four maids stayed outside.
Walking around the screen embroidered with early winter scenery, Jiang Changning saw the concubine sitting on the couch.
Prince Jin was not around, and the Queen Mother looked at Jiang Changning with undisguised disgust.
Not pretentious at all, the Toffee is a person of temperament.
Or maybe he felt that there was no need to pretend in front of her.
Jiang Changning chuckled and bowed, "Greetings to the Concubine Dowager. I pay my respects to the Concubine Dowager."
"Tiffany?" The concubine sneered, "As expected, she grew up relying on her relatives. She has no rules or discipline."
Jiang Changning clenched his fist and asked with a half-smile, "Concubine Dowager, are you questioning the Queen Mother?"
In the imperial decree arranging her marriage, the empress dowager 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 see there is nothing you dare not do!"
Ningning said that I am not the type of person who would swallow my anger.
(End of this chapter)