kingnovel Chapter 240 The Palace Matron is Here
Chapter 240 The Palace Matron is Here
The housekeeper was so anxious after hearing this that she broke out in a sweat: "Miss Guiyuan, please stop teasing me."
"What's this Overlord Flower? I've never even heard of it. If it's a specialty of southern Fujian, how can it be found in the capital?"
"It's only the beginning of March, the snow has just melted, and there are no fresh peach blossoms to be found in the entire palace..."
Guiyuan snorted lightly, quite arrogantly, "The new concubine Ye said she wanted to eat the special food of Minzhou, and you guys eagerly sent it to her. Now she comes to our concubine and you're complaining that you can't get anything."
"Are you unable to obtain the goods or are you unwilling to do it? Please tell me in detail so that I can go back and report to our concubine."
Xie Run was also curious.
It was expected that Jiang Baobao would take advantage of her pregnancy to cause trouble.
But how did she get such a group of arrogant and ignorant girls around her?
Xie Run turned around and asked Dan Tao, "This group of maids around Concubine Jiang has changed four times, right?"
Dan Tao couldn't hide her surprise and nodded blankly.
Most of the maids in the palace are honest and gentle.
Why are they all more arrogant than the other when it comes to Concubine Jiang? They seem like they were carved from the same mold as Concubine Jiang.
The housekeeper was troubled by Gui Yuan and was thinking about how to get rid of him when she turned around and saw Concubine Xie standing at the door.
The housekeeper was immediately surprised and delighted, and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Concubine. Why did you come to this filthy place?"
"If you have any instructions, please let the girls from Chunshan Court pass them on. However, we have not done our job well, so please thank Concubine for your guidance."
Xie Run glanced at Guiyuan calmly, "I was planning to go visit Concubine Jiang, but when I passed by the kitchen, I heard the noise and came in to take a look."
She smiled and said, "The princess asked Concubine Sun and me to take charge of the affairs of the palace. I originally wanted to come to the main kitchen to take a look, but I didn't expect it to be a coincidence today."
Xie Run glanced at Dan Tao and said, "Dan Tao, please ask Miss Gui Yuan for me if Concubine Jiang has any request that the head kitchen hasn't fulfilled?"
"If it's really not done well, then someone must be punished. I will report it to the princess immediately. If it's deliberately difficult, then it's a lack of understanding on the part of the master."
After saying that, Xie Run took Xiao Shu's hand and left the kitchen.
She was the master, and it was too degrading for her to argue with Guiyuan, a servant, in a place like the big kitchen.
Dan Tao is her personal maid, so it is enough for her to act on her behalf.
When Guiyuan saw Xie Run, she felt a little scared.
She was the one carefully selected by 'Jiang Baobao' to stay by his side. She only knew how to flatter him and was incapable of anything else.
Meeting someone of higher status than her master, she immediately became intimidated and subconsciously explained, "Sister Dantao, you know my master is pregnant, so her appetite is a bit picky and she prefers some special foods."
"The head chef takes the palace's money and fills his stomach all day long, but can't even meet the masters' requests. Isn't he really useless?"
Dan Tao looked at her with a smile, "What you said makes sense."
Guiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Dan Tao: "Concubine Jiang is pregnant, so she can say whatever she wants to eat. This is normal. But you servants don't know how to persuade her. You only indulge your master and make things difficult for others. It's really useless."
Guiyuan was shocked, "I didn't, I have advised the master!"
"So you mean that Concubine Jiang is acting on her own, relying on the child she is expecting to be with her and becoming arrogant?"
"no!"
"It's neither this nor that. You have to tell me what's going on."
Dan Tao smiled from beginning to end: "It just so happens that my master is going to visit Concubine Jiang. Why don't we go back together and compare our statements? Then we'll know if you are lying."
Guiyuan was so scared that she almost cried. She stepped forward and tugged at Dantao's sleeve: "Sister Dantao, I am only following the master's orders. I dare not advise the master on what she wants to eat!"
"Why are you crying? Since Concubine Jiang asked you to pass on a message, I'm sure she won't make things difficult for you."
Guiyuan was so stunned that he couldn't utter a word.
She couldn't say that her master was moody and would not care about the reason when she didn't get the food, and would definitely blame her for everything.
Dan Tao then said to the steward, "The Minzhou food that Concubine Ye eats is made with ingredients she brought from Minzhou. Now that Concubine Jiang wants to eat it, you, the head kitchen, should shamelessly borrow some from Concubine Ye. At least, this will satisfy Concubine Jiang's appetite first."
"It's only March now, and we have plenty of other flowers in our greenhouse, but we just can't grow peach blossoms. There's nothing we can do about it. We can only see if we can use something with a similar scent instead."
Dan Tao said this because she knew that Jiang Baobao was just trying to make trouble and that he definitely couldn't tell the difference between fresh peach blossom cake and dried peach blossom cake.
After all, even fresh peach blossoms have to be dried before they can be made into pastries.
All in all, Baby Jiang was still remembering the past grudges, and now that she was pregnant, she couldn't wait to find an excuse to mess up the kitchen.
The housekeeper could actually handle it, but if she took the initiative to do so, no matter what was sent to Jiang Baobao, it would definitely be criticized in the end.
Now that she had heard Dan Tao's words, someone would vouch for her, and she would immediately say, "The servants will do it right away."
Guiyuan followed Dantao forward reluctantly with tears in her eyes.
After crying quietly for a while, she realized that Xie Run was followed by two old women with solemn and stern faces. They had an indescribable majesty, and they were even more imposing than those old ladies in the palace.
What does it mean that Concubine Xie brought these two maids to visit the master?
When they arrived at Concubine Jiang's courtyard, Xie Runxian said, "Go and tell them that I'm here to visit Concubine Jiang."
Xie Run had learned his lesson from the last incident of smashing things and would never dare to enter anyone's yard again.
In the room, Jiang Baobao was lying there eating fruit out of boredom. When he heard the news that Xie Run had arrived, his expression changed instantly.
"What is she doing here?!"
Xie Run rarely visits anyone on his own initiative.
The last time I waited for Jiang Baobao's door, I brought people to force-feed Jiang Baobao food, and almost made Jiang Baobao's stomach burst.
This incident left a huge shadow on Jiang Baobao.
Now she dare not eat too much, otherwise she will easily vomit.
Yang Tao, the maidservant beside her, whispered, "Master, Concubine Xie is probably here to visit you. After all, you are pregnant, and she is now in charge of the household affairs, so naturally she has to ensure your pregnancy is safe and sound."
When Jiang Baobao heard this, his expression instantly became better.
The fears were suppressed, and the arrogance in my heart began to stir again.
"Please invite Concubine Xie in."
She spoke but her body did not move.
When Xie Run walked in, he heard Jiang Baobao half-lying on the warm kang, complaining in a delicate voice: "I asked Guiyuan to go to the kitchen to pick up the food, but why did it take so long?"
"Useless girl, you can't even handle such a small matter."
He caught a glimpse of Xie Run's smiling face, and felt a little frightened. He sat up timidly, "Concubine Xie is here."
She raised her hand and stroked her inconspicuous belly. "I feel a little unwell today, so it is inconvenient for me to greet Concubine Xie. I hope Concubine Xie will forgive me."
The two palace maids following behind Xie Run frowned at the same time when they saw Jiang Baobao sitting in an unruly manner and showing an arrogant attitude of not greeting the concubine.