Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

But what my husband said was not without reason. Under the circumstances at that time, it didn't matter who the bride was. The key lay in the emperor's intention.

Now, the same logic applies. It doesn’t matter whether they are satisfied or not. What matters is Chu Ci’s intentions.

She has finally figured it out these days. Chu Ci is different from all of them. "Satisfied, how can I not be satisfied?"

But our satisfaction can never replace the lives of Rui Ge'er and his family! Mrs. Fan did not say this, and the young aunt just thought that her sister-in-law was worrying too much.

After laughing and joking for a few times, he changed the subject.

This scene made Chu Linger, who had been watching the two secretly, furious. "Why, why?" If she married him, she would be ignored. But Chu Ci, that bitch, could thrive in any situation.

"So, your prediction is totally inaccurate." Li Yanran stared at Chu Ling'er like a ghost.

"No, no. It's all the fault of that bitch Chu Ci. If it weren't for her, the Fan family would definitely not be what it is now. Yes, the Fan family, they must have hidden the silver long ago? Yes, it must be like that." Chu Ling'er tried to use this reason to convince Li Yanran and herself.

Li Yanran was indeed convinced, but she blamed Chu Ling'er instead of Chu Ci. "So, why did you go to such lengths in the first place?"

“I…” Chu Ling’er didn’t dare to tell the truth. She hesitated for a long time and finally put the blame on the Second Prince: “It was the Second Prince. He didn’t want Chu Ci to marry the Fourth Prince and become the Third Prince’s helper.”

"The Third Prince?" Li Yanran didn't know much about the situation in the previous dynasty, but since the Crown Prince had fallen, the most likely heir to the throne was the Second Prince. Although she was dissatisfied, she could only swallow her anger since it involved the Second Prince.

But when it comes to Chu Ling'er, Li Yanran has a natural advantage. No matter what, she is also Chu Ling'er's mother, and she has to respect her until her death.

Thinking of this, the cruelty in Li Yanran's eyes flashed away. She asked leisurely: "So, as long as Chu Ci is willing, she can be a helper to anyone?"

Hearing this, Chu Linger was really panicked. Father Chu's attitude had changed, and she might be abandoned for any benefit. If Mother Chu also... She didn't dare to think about it anymore. "But, but, my sister hates us to the core."

"Then use other means." Li Yanran didn't want to be dependent on others like this anymore. "As long as I can make Chu Ci work for me, the Chu family will be able to make a comeback in no time. By then, I will still be the high and mighty Marquis' wife. Only then can you, Chu Ling'er, become a famous lady in the capital. Ling'er, only then can you and the second prince be legitimate. Do you understand?"

"Can I... do this? Isn't it too cruel to my sister?" Chu Ling'er showed fear on her face and her body trembled slightly, but she was actually extremely excited.

Yes, that's it. Help me get rid of that bitch, as long as that bitch is gone, everything will be back to normal.

And Chu's mother did not disappoint her expectations, "Cruel? Isn't our current situation cruel? Or do you really want to go to the one in Yazhou?"

"No, I don't want to." Hearing Chu Ling'er's answer, Chu's mother smiled. "So, we can only give up Chu Ci. This is a helpless move, do you understand?"

Is this even human language? Fortunately, Xing'er turned off the detection function to save energy. Otherwise, Chu Ci would have to give these shameless mother and daughter two big slaps.

However, there is no such thing as "if" in this world.

Chu Ci had no idea that Chu Ling'er had become resentful just because of a few jokes from her mother-in-law and aunt. Li Yanran even thought of imprisoning and torturing Chu Ling'er because of a few lies she told.

After repeated discussions, Chu's mother and Chu Ling'er confirmed the feasibility of kidnapping Chu Ci. They then used the Second Prince's name to persuade Chu's father and son to participate in the operation.

Chu Ci was completely unaware of the danger that was approaching. With new ingredients, Chu Ci's cooking urge came back. He borrowed Xiao Zhu'er's kitchen and casually found a few recipes for pickled fish and dried fish in the space.

So she took Qianxue and Qianyan and found her eldest sister Fan Qianxi and said, "Sister, I haven't eaten dishes made with pickled fish and dried fish. Why don't we try it? Let's change everyone's taste."

"I think, sister-in-law, you want to change your taste? Tell me, what are you going to do?" Fan Qianxi had long been accustomed to Chu Ci's tossing along the way, and thus fell in love with the wonderful process of turning various ingredients into delicious food in his hands.

"Big sister still understands me. Big sister treats me the best." Chu Ci held Fan Qianxi's arm and said coquettishly. Unfortunately, Fan Qianxi was unmoved and urged: "Hurry up and tell me."

Chu Ci was not annoyed, but smiled. "The first dish is steamed eggs with salted fish. Wash and chop the salted fish, beat in the eggs, add salt and stir. Yes, yes, yes, that's it. Okay, add water and stir. Okay, okay. That's it. Put it in the steamer and steam until cooked, sprinkle with chopped green onions and it's done."

"The second dish is steamed meat patties with pickled fish. Wash and chop the pickled fish, mince the ginger, and mince the green onions. The rabbit that my elder sister bought is still there, right? Kill one and chop the meat. Mix it with the pickled fish, minced ginger, chopped green onions, light soy sauce, cooking wine, starch, and cooking oil and stir well. Place on a plate and steam in a steamer until cooked."

In this era, pork was not yet popular, so Chu Ci could only use rabbit meat instead. He didn't know if the taste would be good. Chu Ci was really unsure.

But Chu Ci was too embarrassed to say it, so he could only comfort himself in his heart. After all, this was his first attempt, and it was inevitable that he would make mistakes occasionally, wasn't it?

"Hmm." Chu Ci coughed to cover up his embarrassment, and then continued to direct: "The third dish, dried fish and radish soup. Wash the dried fish and cut it into pieces, cut the radish into shreds, slice the ginger, and cut the green onions into sections. Heat the pan with cold oil, fry the dried fish pieces until both sides are golden brown, add the ginger slices and green onions and stir-fry until fragrant. Add water, put in the shredded radish, and cook until the shredded radish is soft. The last step is to add salt and pepper to taste."

"For the fourth dish, we have the side dish and the soup. Let's make a different staple food, such as fried rice with pickled fish. Xiao Zhuer, what vegetables do you have at home? Lend me some." Chu Ci had no idea what politeness was.

But this time, not only Xiao Zhuer came in, but also Xiao Zhuer's mother.

The onions, carrots, and peas from the previous life were definitely out of the question. But the local wild rice stems, mushrooms, and Yongcai were also good. Xiao Zhuer's mother brought a lot.

Seeing this, Chu Ci's confidence returned. "Big sister, wash and chop the pickled fish, dice the vegetables, and beat the eggs for later use. Then, as usual, heat the pan with cold oil, add the egg liquid and stir-fry. Leave some oil in the pan, add the pickled fish and diced vegetables and stir-fry until fragrant. Now, big sister, add the rice, and season with salt and pepper. Also add the eggs that you just fried. Perfect, perfect."

The whole kitchen was filled with the sound of Chu Ci.