Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 63
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 63: Caught for Stealing Food
Grandma Li vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the third branch these days. She deliberately went to bed late tonight, and she found some clues. She watched the third lady's maid, Bai Zhi, return to her room in a daze. After a while, she hurried to the outer courtyard.
Grandma Li followed her out, and when Bai Zhi was about to call someone under the wall, she caught her. After the dispute, the two went to the east wing, trying to find the masters, but no one was in the east wing.
Where can the young couple go? Thinking that the main kitchen's steward said that the oil tank seemed a little shallow in the past few days, he was afraid that a thief had entered, so Grandma Li thought of the third branch.
Leading a bunch of maids, she took a circle around the main kitchen, and she found Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun on the roof near the small garden.
The moonlight is dim, and cicadas are ringing in the summer night. It is really romantic for the two to climb the roof to admire the moon- if no one is holding a big bowl.
Jiang Shuyao looked at the gazes of the people below and decisively stuffed her bowl into Xie Xun's arms.
Xie Xun, holding two huge bowls, seemed to be extremely silly...
"Third master, third lady, the roof is windy. Let's come down." Grandma Li turned and said to a maid, "Go get the ladder."
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly stopped, "No, we can just climb down." The embarrassment will be doubled if the servants are mobilized.
Bai Zhi was frightened and could not wait to hug Jiang Shuyao. She jumped forward in a hurry, "Miss, be careful!"
Probably because Xie Xun was accustomed to holding his facial paralysis, his expression was quite calm. He stepped on the wall and easily jumped off the roof. He put the bowls down, raised his head, and said to Jiang Shuyao, "Step on my shoulder and come down."
Jiang Shuyao stretched out her feet tentatively and felt everyone's eyes move with her. She was so ashamed that she wanted to bury herself in the ground, "I can't."
Xie Xun thought about it, "Then you jump down, and I will catch you."
It was so high above the ground. Jiang Shuyao felt it was too dangerous and shook her head frantically.
Xie Xun opened his arms and promised patiently, "Trust me, I can catch you."
The maids looked at this scene and sighed that the third master, who had always been cold-faced, had such a gentle side. One is lively and bright, and the other is gentle and pampering. It is a really good match.
Before the dog food was put in their mouth, they heard Jiang Shuyao say, "If you don't catch me, you are dead."
"Hurry up. My arms are sore."
Maids: ...
Jiang Shuyao gritted her teeth and jumped down. Xie Xun quickly stepped forward to catch her.
Xie Xun looked weak as an elegant, handsome, and noble young man, but he had practiced martial arts for many years. With great strength, he steadily caught Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao breathed a sigh of relief in his arms and thanked Xie Xun.
But Xie Xun did not put her down but hugged her, "You are so light." She is also soft and fragrant.
Jiang Shuyao said, "Huh?" and looked up at him.
With fragrant jade-like beauty in his arms and her face so close to himself, Xie Xun's heart trembled. He looked for an excuse indiscriminately, "You can eat more, don't be afraid of gaining weight."
Jiang Shuyao said, "Are you afraid that I won't eat with you in the future?"
Before Xie Xun had time to reply, Grandma Li, who was aggressively arresting them, couldn't bear it anymore, "Third master and third madam, the old madam is still waiting."
Jiang Shuyao was shocked. Why did she forget this? Grandma Li came to stare at her, and she pleaded guilty. However, she sneaked out in the middle of the night and continued to toss and eat. The old madam would blame her.
Xie Xun put Jiang Shuyao down, but Jiang Shuyao didn't push him away immediately. Instead, she grabbed his sleeves and said nervously, "What should I do?"
Such an intimate action made Xie Xun's face burn, and his mind went blank for a moment before he blurted out, "It's all right, leave it to me."
The two of them are like elementary school students who were caught by their parents when they ran out to surf the Internet at night. They were "invited" to the Shouning Hall by Grandma Li.
The old lady wore a formal robe and sat on her chair with a serious expression.
After this happened tonight, someone has told her that Jiang Shuyao would go to the second branch to cook during the daytime, and sealing her small kitchen did not affect her. But that is not it. She agreed to be punished, but she sneaked to the main kitchen in the middle of the night to make supper, and she brought Xie Xun!
The old madam is getting older, and she pays special attention to the rule. Back then, she was a well-mannered, dignified, restrained daughter-in-law. When she became a mother-in-law herself, and she had the same requirements for her daughters-in-law. She is very satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law. She wanted to arrange a wife like this for her second child, but her second child married the savage and rude Zhou-shi.
Fortunately, Zhou-shi was obedient. After she got married, she immediately left behind her old habits and learned to be a mistress with peace of mind. Although she only knew a little bit, she could handle it.
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She used to be dissatisfied with Zhou-shi. It was not until Jiang Shuyao got married that she changed her opinion and instantly understood how well-behaved Zhou-shi was.
Xie Xun led the way in when the maid opened the curtain.
Jiang Shuyao followed behind him, feeling very nervous.
The old lady was stern, thinking that it would be better to set rules for Jiang Shuyao today.
Xie Xun saluted her, not afraid of the old lady's cold face, "Why hasn't my mother sleep yet?"
The old madam snorted and said straightforwardly, "You know why. So why ask?" She turned to Jiang Shuyao, "Jiang-shi, if you can't accept my punishment, you don't have to accept it. But you accept it, but turn your head and continue to toss and eat. Are you making a joke of the rules?"
It was the first time that Xie Xun saw the old madam scolds Jiang Shuyao, and he subconsciously moved his to block half of Jiang Shuyao's body, "Mother, you misunderstood. It is because I want to eat late-night snacks, Jiang-shi came to accompany me."
The old madam was taken aback when she heard his words and then became even angrier, "Are you protecting her?"
Xie Xun is her most valued son. He is graceful and elegant and has a promising future. He is a gentleman praised by everyone, no one can't fault his behavior. How could he climb up to the roof in the middle of the night to steal food!
Xie Xun helplessly, "I'm not protecting her, but telling the truth. Besides, it is unreasonable for you to punish her by sealing her small kitchen and forbidding her to cook."
Jiang Shuyao took a deep breath behind Xie Xun. Wow, you can really say everything.
Sure enough, the old madam suddenly changed her color when she heard the words, "You actually go against me for her?"
Xie Xun didn't communicate with the old lady very much and didn't know her very well. He didn't expect that she would be so angry and quickly explained, "Mother, you are thinking for our sake, I dare not. Ah Yao fell ill because of eating too much. Jiang-shi is indeed an elder and didn't think about it properly. But if Jiang's cooking is strictly prohibited on this house, it would be too strict."
She was surprised more than angry. The old madam suddenly calmed down. She looked at Xie Xun carefully as if she didn't know him and asked, "You are the one who greedily eats supper?"
"Yes."
"Then who made the idea of going to the main kitchen to steal food?"
"It's me."
The old lady sneered, "Why don't you say that you also came up with the idea of climbing the roof?"
Xie Xun, "...This is indeed what I came up with."
The atmosphere froze, and the old madam was dumbfounded.
At this moment, the maid outside the door suddenly greeted someone, and Xu-shi came.
Xu-shi hurried to the hall when she heard that something happened, but she still didn't know what happened.
When she entered the house, she found Xie Xun and Jiang Shuyao were both there, and the old madam was full of anger.
She hurriedly stepped forward to comfort the old madam, persuading for a while, the old madam finally put out her fire.
The old madam had lost her anger, but she still didn't want to see Jiang Shuyao. She waved her hand and said, "You all get back. Bo Yuan stay, I have something to say."
Xu-shi nodded and pulled Jiang Shuyao out of Shouning Hall.
Jiang Shuyao waited for Xie Xun outside the hall, and Xu-shi planned to return to her room first.
Before she walked far, she saw Zhou-shi limping over with a walking stick, and in a hurry, she almost fell when she crossed the courtyard gate.
She took three steps and quickly grabbed her, "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Zhou-shi steadied her figure and asked, "I heard that third sister-in-law was taken to the Shouning Hall?"
Xu-shi nodded, "Third brother is inside."
"That's good." Zhou-shi said with a sigh of relief, "What the **** is going on? She didn't go to bed at night, and I heard that Grandma Li caught her near the main kitchen?"
"Yes."
"I heard it was on the roof?"
"Yes."
Zhou-shi's face was puzzled, "What was she doing there?"
Xu-shi's expression was a little strange, "What about it? Third brother was also there."
"Huh?" Zhou-shi's brain made up a lot in an instant, "That's irrational. What's wrong with a couple on the roof admiring the moon and talk about love?"
Xu-shi understood her depression and said, "They are not talking about love on the roof. They were stealing food."
Zhou-shi: "...?"
"They sneaked into the main kitchen to make supper, and it started two days ago. I heard that when Grandma Li caught them, they were sitting on the roof with big bowls in their hands."
Zhou-shi: "...I think I'd better go back to sleep."
Xu-shi: "...I think so too. Oh, be careful, look at the threshold."
"I know."
"Forget it, let me help you go back. How come you came out without a maid?"
"You haven't brought a maid yourself. Eh, don't, don't touch me, who wants you to help? I am not lame."
Zhou-shi sticking to her crutches. She was not flexible enough and was grabbed by Xu-shi then held to the second branch with disgust.
The atmosphere in Shouning Hall was not so relaxed anymore.
The old madam has lived for so many years, and she could see some things clearly at a glance.
She said solemnly, "What is your attitude towards Jiang-shi?"
Xie Xun just said, "She is my wife."
"Wife?" The old lady snorted, "On that day, the Xiangyang Mansion asked the queen to let you marry, and we can't let the emperor give the marriage edict. We pretended not to know, rushing to propose marriage, isn't it just to have a way to divorce later? Now, are you saying that you were asking for marriage sincerely?"
Xie Xun was silent for a few seconds before earnestly saying, "At that time, I definitely was not sincere to marry her, but now I really treat her sincerely."
The old madam didn't expect him to answer this way. She was looking at him in astonishment, unable to accept it for a long time.
"Do you like her?"
"Yes."
"Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Naturally." Xie Xun did not tell the old lady about Jiang Shuyao saved Xie Pei because he was afraid that the old lady would dislike her. However, Xie Xun felt uncomfortable when he saw her thinking that Jiang Shuyao did not fit him.
The old madam heard him answer shortly, her heart was cold, and her words were sharp, "A wife should settle the house, the husband and the children, can she do it? You have a bright future. Not only is she not beneficial to your official career, but on the contrary, she tainted your reputation. Are you sure you want such a wife?"
Xie Xun disagreed with the requirements of the "wife" in the older generation, but he knew that he was the same before. He just said, "Yes, I am sure. I am happy with her, and this one reason is enough."
The old madam looked at him silently and then slowly uttered a few words, "I hope you won't regret it."
The conversation between the mother and the son broke them up. The old madam didn't sleep well all night and scolded Xie Xun countlessly. She never understood why Xie Xun fell in love with Jiang Shuyao.
The next day, the more she thought about it, the more depressed she felt. She felt that she had fed a dog with great pains. Xie Xun was young and frivolous. He didn't understand how important his wife was to his career, and he would regret it in a few years.
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Thinking of this, not only did she not comfort herself, but she felt even more uncomfortable. She was trying to find her nanny to complain but was interrupted by the maid who rushed in.
"Old madam, old madam." The maid hurriedly panicked, panting for breath.
The old madam frowned, and the nanny next to her quickly yelled.
The maid did not constrain herself at all. Her expression was flustered, her voice trembled, "Old madam, His Royal Highness is here."
"Boom—"
The old madam stood up abruptly and overturned the low table.
"His Royal Highness?" She widened her eyes and panicked as well, "Quick! Go and invite Master!"
She hurriedly walked into the house, preparing to visit the crown prince, "Come on, help me clean up."
In the chaos, the maid raised her voice, "Old madam, the crown prince said that there is no need to mobilize the elders. He just came here to get together with his subordinates in private."
The old madam stopped, with a dazed expression, "What? Get together?"
The maid nodded with a weird expression, "His Royal Highness and the officials from the East Palace are here! It looks like they are going to the third branch together. The large group of people went directly to the third branch!"
The noisy Shouning hall was instantly silent, everyone was dumbfounded, and it took a long time to recover.
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