Chapter 277: The Scheme Failed
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The tears at the corner of her eyes had not fallen yet, and it was very pitiful.
Su Yurou also sobbed softly, “Yes, Rou’er would never blame sister. Sister didn’t mean to mistreat Mother.”
“This Su Yingxue! This marquis has only handed over the management rights to her for a day, and this is how she handles things with me. How is she going to manage the Marquis’s Manor in the future? Someone, call Su Yingxue over. 1 want to take away her right to be the housekeeper and make her scram back to her courtyard!” Su Dingheng roared outside.
Liu Shulan and Su Yurou looked at each other and smiled.
Liu Shulan even held Su Dingheng’s arm very carefully. “Marquis, please calm down. Even if you want to talk to the Eldest Young Miss, you still need to have dinner. You’ve worked hard all day. My heart aches.”
Liu Shulan had originally put a lot of effort into this meal. She had prepared some porridge and side dishes to provoke Su Dingheng’s anger and make him even angrier at Su Yingxue.
Who knew that Zhilan had arrived before the food in her kitchen was served?
Zhilan brought a group of kitchen staff and walked in front of Su Dingheng with a smile. “Miss knows that Marquis is having dinner at Qingxin Court, so she specially instructed me to make a few more dishes. She said that today is the first time Lady Liu is having dinner with Marquis, so we must not be careless.”
“Humph! Su Yingxue did this! I was about to settle the score with her!” Su Dingheng snorted softly.
Zhilan had a puzzled expression. “Miss has just taken over the manor and 1 don’t know how she has offended Marquis. However, Marquis should eat first. Miss said that she would immediately come to pay her respects to Marquis after she is done with her work.”
Zhilan’s crisp voice was like a pearl falling onto a jade plate. She did not give Su Dingheng the chance to flare up and immediately ordered the dishes to be placed on the table.
Su Dingheng was still angry at first, but when he saw the table full of dishes, his anger became less obvious.
“There are twelve dishes in total. Stewed deer tendon in clay pot, shredded chicken and white fungus, arhat prawns, fried beef tenderloin with green onions, fragrant abalone, and so on. There are also various desserts, candied fruits, and fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, Eldest Young Miss also took out two taels of blood swallow’s nest from our courtyard and stewed a cup each for Lady Liu and Second Young Miss. She also made ginseng chicken soup for Marquis.”
“The Eldest Young Miss did not know Lady Liu’s taste, so she had prepared this dinner for Lady Liu out of her pocket. If there was anything unsatisfactory, she asked Lady Liu and the Second Young Miss to forgive her. The Eldest Young Miss said that she would prepare better in the future!”
After Zhilan finished speaking, she lowered her head and stood at the side, waiting for instructions.
Liu Shulan looked at the table full of delicacies, and a dark light flashed across her eyes. She had no choice but to stand up and bow, “I am extremely grateful for Eldest Young Miss’s hospitality.”
“Don’t stand on ceremony! Eldest Young Miss said that she always wants to give you the best. This courtyard is , and so is the dinner. If you have any other requests, tell me, and I will immediately pass them on to young miss.”
Zhilan quickly helped Lady Liu up, not giving her the chance to bend down.
However, Su Yurou couldn’t hold it in any longer. “She’s just pretending to be kind! She was deliberately doing it for Daddy to see! Did she believe that a mere feast could mask the dilapidated state of this courtyard? This courtyard was the most dilapidated one in the Marquis’s Manor!”
“Rou’er! You can’t slander Eldest Young Miss!” Liu Shulan secretly pinched Su Yurou, warning her with her eyes..