When we returned to the mansion, it was already dark.
The bell and drum towers in various cities also beat drums at this time.
Red lanterns were lit in front of Prince Jin's palace. After Jiang Nianjiao returned to the palace, she went to the hall. She originally thought that Queen Min should be in the hall, but when she arrived in the hall, she was the only one in this large palace.
Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but ask the maid next to her, "Why didn't mother come over?"
The maid who clothed the dish only whispered, "Madam said that her confinement has not been lifted yet. If it weren't for special circumstances, she would not come out easily."
"And she also asked the slave to tell the girl that there is no need to go to her place to say hello in the future."
Jiang Nianjiao was still thinking about the old person at this time. She just nodded slightly when she heard the words and saw a table full of dishes.
She was about to stretch out her chopsticks, but she suddenly remembered that she was knocked unconscious by medicine yesterday.
Although it was not a big deal, it made her wary.
So she just stopped her chopsticks and gave Lianying a wink. Lianying understood immediately and put a little of each dish in the bowl. Just hand the things to the maid serving dishes.
The maid naturally knew what this meant.
I didn't expect this new master to be so cautious.
But she didn't think much about it and just tasted all the food in the bowl.
Jiang Nianjiao waited for a moment and saw that the maid had no abnormal reaction after eating the food, then she took out her chopsticks and started eating the food again.
This time, the dishes did not have the previous peculiar smell. It seemed that she was too careless about what happened yesterday, and she did not taste the obvious peculiar smell.
But even though the food had no smell, Jiang Nianjiao didn't eat more. She just put down her chopsticks, and then said to Lianying beside her, "Call everyone in the kitchen."
After hearing the words, Lianying immediately agreed to do it.
Not long after, a dozen or so people in the kitchen appeared in front of Jiang Nianjiao.
Jiang Nianjiao looked at the group of people, and then said slightly, "Today's dishes seem to be a little different from yesterday. I wonder who was the chef yesterday?"
After hearing Jiang Nianjiao's question, a fat woman wiped her apron with her hand and said, "Madam, I am a slave."
Then the man seemed to want to say something else, but Jiang Nianjiao interrupted her and asked casually, "What's your name?"
"My name is Xue Sanniang." The woman replied loudly.
Jiang Nianjiao just nodded, and then wanted to signal the other party to go and stand aside. Unexpectedly, Xue Sanniang just said quickly, "Madam, yesterday's dish was also made by a slave. Doesn't the taste suit you?"
When Jiang Nianjiao saw her jumping out to ask this question, she asked, "Then you come up and try this dish, but it's different from yesterday?"
Xue Sanniang was also unambiguous. She took the chopsticks and took a bite. Then she whispered, "The taste is no different."
After hearing what she said, Jiang Nianjiao waved her hand and said, "Okay, you wait aside. Of course I came to you for other things."
After Xue Sanniang heard this, she had to step aside.
Then Jiang Nianjiao asked again, "Who was it that said you would give me some snacks yesterday?"
This time, a thin old woman came out. She whispered, "Madam, the old slave was afraid that Madam would be hungry, so I discussed with Sanniang to prepare some extra food for Madam."
Jiang Nianjiao only nodded slightly when she heard this, and then said, "I wonder what I call grandma?"
The old woman seemed to hesitate, but after a moment, she still said, "My surname is Chen and my first name is Luo."
As soon as the old woman said her surname was Chen, the atmosphere in the room became a little subtle.
The surname Chen makes people involuntarily think of the old members of the Chen family who were ransacked not long ago.
The old woman also looked at Jiang Nianjiao with some worry. She was able to enter the Jin Palace only because she was a distant relative of the Chen family and relied on the Chen family's connections before anything happened to the Chen family.
It was also because of this relationship that she was assigned to take charge of the kitchen's internal affairs when no one moved into Prince Jin's Mansion.
But now the King of Jin is dead and the Chen Mansion has been raided. After all, the newly appointed Princess Jin was the successor to the officials who overthrew the Chen family.
Therefore, she went from being so prosperous in the beginning to being trembling now. I'm just afraid of the other person
She was unhappy and kicked herself out. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so courteous yesterday.
But now it seems that this diligence may have been patted on the horse's legs.
Although she didn't know what Jiang Nianjiao's purpose was in asking these questions.
But seeing that she looked unclear now, I thought that this matter was probably not settled.
While the old woman looked at Jiang Nianjiao worriedly, Jiang Nianjiao asked again, "Grandma, do you still remember who handled this food yesterday?"
When Jiang Nianjiao asked this question, she didn't have much hope, but she didn't expect that when she didn't have any hope, the old woman identified the people one by one.
"The pastries and vegetables are all made by Xue Sanniang herself. The one who cuts the vegetables is Master He, the one who kneads the dough is Xiao Li, the orders are given by the old slave, and the food boxes and plates are also handled by the old slave..."
After talking about the person who handled each process, the old woman didn't speak again.
However, the people whose names were called by her were reluctant, especially Xue Sanniang. The boss was even more unhappy and said, "I don't know whether to praise you for your good memory or your bad memory. You have not missed any of us unrelated people." , but you never mentioned the food that your granddaughter went to deliver. You tried so hard to get your granddaughter to show her face in front of the new master, what’s the matter? Now that you have failed to please, you still want us to take the blame? "
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao's eyes couldn't help but fall on Chen Luo. She only asked softly, "Grandma, is what Sanniang said the truth?"
The old woman sighed, "It's the truth, but girl..."
The old woman wanted to defend herself, but Jiang Nianjiao didn't give her the chance. She just asked, "Where is grandma's granddaughter?"
After the words fell, a girl who looked to be no more than eleven or twelve years old stood up timidly.
Jiang Nianjiao asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"
The girl whispered, "My name is Ni Zhenzhu."
Jiang Nianjiao didn't ask anything else. She just waved her hand and said to other unrelated people, "You guys can go down first."
As for those who had nothing to do with it, they naturally just dispersed as if they were escaping from a disaster.
In the end, it was Xue Sanniang who spoke first and asked, "What happened to the girl yesterday? We are just following Granny Chen's instructions to make something for you. If you feel that the food is not to your liking, tell me and I will change it immediately. But if If it’s something else, it has nothing to do with me.”
Jiang Nianjiao did not answer Xue Sanniang's words. She only looked at Ni Zhenzhen and said, "Zhenzhu, let me ask you, was it you who sent the food yesterday?"
Ni Pearl nodded. ..
"Then you came to collect the food at the end?" Jiang Nianjiao asked again.
Ni Pearl nodded again.
"What did you do with the food in the end?" Jiang Nianjiao asked.
When asked by Jiang Nianjiao, Ni Zhenzhu was immediately dumbfounded. She couldn't help but glance at the old woman.
But the old woman obviously couldn't give her a reference answer. She could only whisper, "I...I poured all those things to the cat."
"What was the cat's reaction after eating it?" Jiang Nianjiao continued to ask.
"No... no reaction." Ni Pearl rubbed her little fingers, looking very nervous.
Jiang Nianjiao could tell from her reaction that she was lying.
She then turned to Xue Sanniang and said, "I just heard you say that today's food is no different from yesterday's. So, you have to taste the food every time before cooking?"
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's question, Xue Sanniang immediately felt embarrassed and said, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to determine the saltiness of the taste, so I do taste the food every time I put it on the pot, but I definitely don't taste it with the spatula."
"Sanniang, I can see clearly that you tasted every dish directly with the spatula. You even had to taste some raw food. I asked you to get rid of this habit before. You But she always doesn't take it seriously. There is no reason for the master to taste your saliva." When the old woman saw that Xue Sanniang had demolished her just now and pulled out her own granddaughters, she naturally did not miss the opportunity to attack Xue Sanniang.
Xue Sanniang was a little embarrassed for a moment, "Isn't this an old habit of more than ten years?"
But when she looked at Jiang Nianjiao, she immediately said, "But habits can be changed. I promise I will never
If I do this again, girl, I can change whatever you say, just...can you please not drive me away then. "
"When do you usually taste food?" Jiang Nianjiao asked again.
Xue Sanniang said awkwardly, "It's all before it comes out of the pot."
Jiang Nianjiao turned to look at the old woman again and said, "Grandma, is what Sanniang said true?"
The old woman shook her head.
Jiang Nianjiao stopped asking Xue Sanniang any more questions.
Judging from Xue Sanniang's reaction, it was obvious that she really didn't know what was going on, and she kept saying that today's dish tasted the same as yesterday's dish. She could taste the food's faults at that time, and she, a cook, should not have such a problem. kind of problem.
And if *** had already been in the pot at that time, it was impossible for her to have no reaction since she tasted the food.
Therefore, she only said to Xue Sanniang and the previous craftsmen, "You all go down."
After hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, this group of people suddenly felt like they were being amnesty.
However, Jiang Nianjiao then said, "Wait!"
Those people turned around in fear, "Miss, do you have any other instructions?"
Jiang Nianjiao said to Xue Sanniang, "It's not impossible for you to want to taste the food in the future, but can you find another bowl to taste it? I don't like eating from the same pot with others. If you can't do this, I I can only transfer you to do other things."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao just talk about this, Xue Sanniang nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, girl, I can definitely get rid of this habit."
After receiving Xue Sanniang's promise, Jiang Nianjiao waved to her and motioned for her to go down directly.
After Xue Sanniang and his party left, only Chen Luo and his granddaughter Ni Zhenzhu were left in the room.
When the old woman saw that everyone else had left, but she and her granddaughter were left alone, her expression became even more panicked.
