Although she really wanted to know who was behind Li He, she didn't want to meet that person alone, as she knew it was no good.

As for the person who ordered Li He to do it, she could guess roughly in her mind. It could be the Ninth Prince who came to vent Cheng Jiayao's anger, or her brother, or her childhood sweetheart.

Today is Dragon Boat Festival.

The kitchen in the mansion made rice dumplings.

Wash the white glutinous rice with clean water. Take one or two pieces of zong leaves and fold them into a funnel shape, make sure the bottom seam is tight, use a spoon to scoop a spoonful of rice, and stuff two red dates, candied dates, or round red bean balls into it.

It also stuffed two slices of marinated pork belly.

Lin Qianqian asked the kitchen to cook a few of her favorite rice dumplings.

When she has nothing to do on weekdays, Lin Qianqian likes to go into the kitchen and study food. She especially misses modern snacks and desserts, takeout, and fried chicken.

The advantage of living in Ziyunxuan is that there is a small kitchen set up by the heroine Cheng Jiayao for herself.

There were few servants on her side, and on weekdays, Mother Wu had to sweep and wash clothes, plus the kitchen chores, so she was a little overwhelmed. Lin Qianqian would come over from time to time to help her beat eggs, or help watch the fire at the stove, and Mother Wu was more than happy to cook the modern food she wanted for her.

Gu Huai was originally reluctant to get involved in these kitchen chores, but when he saw Lin Qianqian and Mother Wu Taozhi sitting together wrapping rice dumplings, talking and laughing, he washed his hands and came over to join in the fun.

There were three plates on the table, namely red bean paste and osmanthus rice dumplings, yellow rice and candied date rice dumplings, and pork and salted egg rice dumplings.

Gu Huai picked up the scissors and cut off one end of the string that tied the rice dumplings. "In previous years, I only ate plain white rice dumplings, which were delicious enough when dipped in honey. I didn't expect there would be so many varieties this year. Qianqian, let's make more."

Lin Qianqian said to him, "Of course there is enough food. I asked Taozhi to calculate the number of people in the courtyard. Each person has one flavor, and each person gets three. Don't make more or less, because too much will be a waste."

Gu Huai, "Then don't forget me."

Lin Qianqian glanced at him and said deliberately, "You are not from our courtyard. You are just staying here temporarily. In terms of individuality, Taozhi Wu's mother and I are a family. We live and eat together."

Gu Huai was so angry that he stretched out his hand to scratch her armpits, "You are bullying me."

"Why don't I live and eat with you?"

Taozhi saw the two people bickering and found it funny because of their relationship.

The advantage of following Aunt Lin is that she can ask her subordinates to cook whatever she wants to eat. It is not just for the master, everyone can have a share.

She had been eating the same dishes every day for more than ten years, following the old lady's cooking methods. When she came, she taught Mother Wu a variety of cooking methods and how to combine food with other food, thus enriching the menu of the courtyard.

She just hoped that Aunt Lin would make more fresh food, but Aunt Lin said that she missed the taste of her hometown.

Despite this plan, I still made too many dumplings. I made too much stuffing and had to soak another bowl of glutinous rice.

Taozhi inserted a long branch of mugwort and a calamus in the house.

One of them wore a colorful rope and a triangular sachet on his hand.

When Gu Huai saw Lin Qianqian put the colorful rope around his neck with her own hands, he happily put it on her too.

As she made too many rice dumplings and was afraid they would go bad, Lin Qianqian packed six and went to see Mrs. Yu carrying the food box.

Seeing Lin Qianqian coming to see her and bringing out the wrapped rice dumplings to Madam Hong, Yu said, "I thought you were still angry with me?"

"You actually came to see me today."

Lin Qianqian looked at Yu's face and found that she was happy. She pretended to be arrogant and said, "I was angry at that time. It would be a lie to say I wasn't angry. But after that, I wasn't angry anymore."

"Why aren't you angry anymore?" Yu asked.

"I must have felt too wronged at the time, and I was really afraid that Madam would punish me like that. Then I thought again, Madam is my elder, and she was also deceived for a while. That person was too hateful. If she gets sick from anger, I have to bear it myself. Isn't this punishing myself for someone else's mistake?"

Yu looked at Lin Qianqian's makeup today.

She found that she was even more plain than her old woman. She didn't like pearls and jade, and she didn't wear makeup. She only tied her long hair with a hairband.

If it was Jiayao, she would definitely say on the spot that she was not angry.

Such words sounded pleasing to her ears, but they made her ponder her true thoughts.

Aunt Lin expressed her anger openly so that everyone could see it clearly.

This was the first time she had seen a woman who dared to do this to her mother-in-law, and she was not afraid of offending her mother-in-law.

Now she comes over again, acting like a little girl acting coquettishly and sulking with others, which is very likable.

"Madam, these are the rice dumplings that the prince and I made by hand. Please try them."

The knot in Yu's heart was relieved, and she smiled and said, "But what about plain white rice dumplings? Jiayao has already sent me some rice dumplings that she made herself. I ate one and it was delicious."

Lin Qianqian said, "The prince and I made three kinds of stuffings, red bean paste and osmanthus rice dumplings, yellow rice and candied dates rice dumplings, and pork and salted egg rice dumplings. We accidentally made too many."

She turned to Madam Hong and said, "I was afraid that if I brought too much, Madam would laugh at me, so I only brought these few for Madam to try. I'll ask someone to send some more to Madam later."

When she heard that Gu Huai was involved, Yu asked angrily, "Huai'er also made zongzi? How can a man like him do rough work in the kitchen if he doesn't study hard?"

"The prince wants to honor you and wants you to eat different rice dumplings this year."

Yu smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, since Huai'er made it for me, I will definitely try it. When the Marquis comes back, I will ask him to eat it together."

For the first time, Yu found Lin Qianqian pleasing to the eye.

She has changed and is no longer the trouble-making person she used to be.

That's enough. The concubine should stay quietly in the backyard.

Lin Qianqian left. Yu watched her figure gradually disappear into the distance and sighed, "They are all Huai'er's women. It is best for wives and concubines to live in harmony."

"This Aunt Lin isn't as annoying as before."

"Look at her. She walks with her back straight, like a poplar tree. Her waist is strong."

"No wonder you took so long to come back the day before yesterday. Huai'er must have suffered a lot if a woman like this pestered him. No wonder he can't think of other women."

"It's just that this is really unfair to Jiayao. Alas, poor child."

Madam Hong said, "One is happy and cheerful with you, laughing and joking with you. The other is cold and indifferent to you. The prince probably wants someone who understands his feelings, so it's understandable that he likes to go to Aunt Lin."

Yu stretched out her hand and pinched her forehead, "Jiayao is a bit arrogant, I didn't see it before."

"The Cheng family was able to raise such a daughter. She must have inherited her father's noble character. She doesn't even take the initiative to serve her husband. Sigh... You said she was devoted to serving me, and I don't lack maids to serve me. She is also stubborn, not worse than Aunt Lin."

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