It's just that I didn't eat much yesterday, so I was hungry.
Even if An Hongshao could pretend that he wasn't hungry, his mother, Mrs. Li, would still hear the noise from his stomach from time to time.
An Hongshao thought for a moment and decided to let Dongqing go to the kitchen to order some food.
This courtyard was not the place where An Hongshao lived before. Because his grandfather was reinstated as an official, his grandmother specially arranged to live in the courtyard of the main house, with her mother in the front and her in the back.
It's just that there have been many things going on recently. My grandfather has returned to Beijing and he has a royal matchmaker. No need to mention it to outsiders. Naturally, my mother can't be a concubine, so my grandmother makes the decision. I just say that my mother has been respectful and cautious in these years, and she has given birth to an only daughter, and she has contributed to the An family. Only then was she promoted to the head wife.
Since then, it has been extremely difficult for concubines to raise their first wives. It requires no objection from the elders, so they have to open an ancestral hall, enter the family tree, and hold a family banquet. These things are all gathered together, and the affairs of the inner house must not be neglected.
In addition, although the An family is granted the title of Baron, it is said that he has a title, but in the end he paid for his father's life. No one in the family can support the appearance and is not as wealthy as others, so the small kitchen in the long room has not been renovated. When enabled, you can eat in the large kitchen every day.
But looking at the time, it wouldn't be too difficult to order rice porridge in advance. The kitchen should have already prepared it.
Dongqing opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she swallowed it back.
Dongqing walked very quickly and did not let An Hongshao wait for long before the curtain was lifted. Dongqing put the food box on the table with a smile on her face and took out a plate of pastries from it, "The porridge is still a little warm. You need to pacify your belly first, and I’ll help you in a while.”
Hearing what Dongqing said, An Hongshao didn't think much about it. After all, it's late now, so it's not a big deal in the kitchen at night.
However, An Hongshao couldn't help but frown as soon as he put the cake in his mouth and ate it.
She wouldn't have been able to eat it before, but after being raised by Lian's family for five years, her mouth was poisonous.
The pastry was old and had been there for at least three days.
The An family's Dafang at this moment is definitely not comparable to the Lian family. Even if he eats yesterday's leftovers, An Hongshao won't care.
This thing was most likely kept by the cooks for themselves. After all, the mother had been promoted to the head wife, so they didn't want to embarrass the eldest son too much. They just took the pastries as if they were sending away beggars.
Thinking about it, An Hongshao suddenly laughed. In the past, she only cared about Pan Zeyu, but she never felt sorry for herself or her mother.
An Hongshao put the pastry down and wiped the crumbs from his fingers, "Put it in front and feed it to the dog."
This baronial mansion was the foundation laid by his father. Now that he is the legitimate daughter, why should he still accept this idleness?
In the past, there was no serious master in the big house, and the aunt took care of everything inside and outside the house. Now that there are people in the big house, how can it be their turn to occupy the magpie's nest and continue to waste time here?
In the last life, An Hongshao was not angry with her aunt, but she was Pan Zeyu's aunt after all. He was living under someone else's roof, and his life was difficult. If he made his aunt unhappy, her aunt would definitely vent her anger on others, and Pan Zeyu would have to suffer. Angry.
Not only did he swallow his anger, but he also advised his mother to be merciful and to be merciful and not to argue with her aunt.
But now that I think about it, I have really blinded myself.
At this time, everyone was up. The news about An Hongshao feeding the cakes to the dogs would not be long before the cook in the kitchen got the news.
She was curious, would these people recognize clearly who the master of this mansion was?
An Hongshao was no longer in a hurry now. He sat upright on the chair, propped up his head, and peered through the window at the scenery outside.
After a while, someone from the kitchen brought food, a few plates of pickles, a bowl of white porridge, and two meat buns.
The meal was not sumptuous, and the time was just a matter of time before a cup of tea was delivered earlier than usual. I think those who came to the kitchen were extremely unwilling to do so, and this was to express their dissatisfaction.
An Hongshao smiled and said, "If it's later, I'll be really hungry and go to the kitchen to ask for food myself." Then he picked up the spoon and joked with Dongqing as if nothing was wrong.
Perhaps I was used to it in the Lian family. The moment my hand touched the spoon, I naturally sat upright and took small sips.
Dongqing watched with fascination and thought her girl was really pretty.
Waiting for An Hongshao to finish eating, Dongqing could not hide the smile on her face when she was clearing the bowl, "That's right, girl. If you want to have a meal at home, how can you be so particular about it?"
Do you still have to look at the expressions of the people in the kitchen?
Dongqing is a servant with no big hope, so she just wants to serve a respectable master so that her life will be easier.
After a long time, she was looking forward to An Hongshao becoming a legitimate daughter, but she still had to be timid in the house, and she felt very suffocated in her heart.
Just like today, the wife in the kitchen is still pushing back on such a trivial matter. Isn't it because the eldest brother has not established his authority? Now that An Hongshao went up and fed the cakes to the dog, no matter how bold the kitchen woman was, would she still dare to openly oppose her master?
The second wife is the head of the family, but she doesn't want to come to ask questions just because of a bowl of porridge.
After all, things are different now, so why should I be angry at them?
"Okay, that's what I said." An Hongshao replied with a smile, as if he never cared about the kitchen affairs.
Seeing that the time was almost up, An Hongshao got up and prepared to go to the front yard.
Dongqing quickly picked up the stove and took a few steps to An Hongshao.
This winter has always been difficult, especially when I was a concubine. What I fear most is winter, when my hands and feet are frozen. Now he was holding the hand stove in his hand, but the chilblains would not disappear immediately. They were itchy and painful. Even so, An Hongshao did not let go of the hand stove.
An Hongshao knew what kind of day was a good day.
Chilblains will always get better one day, but you can't soak yourself in the ice forever just because of the frostbites in the past.
Just like people, some people are not worthy, why should you let yourself be stuck in the quagmire with them forever?
No matter how strong the wind is, if you tighten your collar, the coldness won't get in.
When we arrived at the front yard, the green bricks on the ground had been replaced. The pebbles of the same size were paved with the texture of blue clouds, which was beautiful and noble.
The curtain hanging on the door had tassels sewn on the edge. The wind blew and disturbed the tassels, but it dispelled the coldness. I always felt that the strong wind was out of place with this delicacy.
When I was in the Lian family, I once heard Lian's mother mention how graceful the daughter of the Li family was when she was born. The more she was like this, the more it showed how miserable her mother would be if she became a concubine in the An family.
And she only cared about pity for a wolf-hearted thing and surrendered, which disappointed her mother.
"Is the girl here?" Grandma lifted the curtain and invited An Hongshao in, with an uncontrollable smile on her face.
