Let me be a concubine? I turned to someone else's arms

Xie Yun and Luo Qin stood up and walked to the door, where they saw an elegant woman walking towards them with a graceful smile.

She was wearing a brown-red half-sleeve gown with an ivory-colored wide-sleeved jacket underneath and a brown-red cross-skirt. A purse and jade pendant hung around her waist. She had her hair in a bun, and her golden leaf hairpins swayed gracefully. Her jade and pearl hairpins complemented each other, and her makeup was elegant and dignified. Wherever she stood, her whole demeanor showed the grace and luxury of a mistress of the house.

"My son greets my mother." Xie Yun bowed.

"Junior greets Madam." Luo Qin also hurriedly followed suit and saluted.

Wang's eyes rolled and fell on the pretty girl beside her son. She smiled and said, "Oh, what a coincidence! Anu actually has a pretty guest here today! Everyone, get up. No need to be so polite."

Then Xie Yun smiled and said, "Mother, please come in." After that, he personally welcomed Wang into the house. Seeing this, the servants immediately set up the mat and couch quickly and orderly.

As soon as Wang came in, she saw the food on the low table for the two of them, especially the dishes of stir-fried vegetables, which attracted her attention. So she asked in confusion, "What... is this?"

Xie Yun answered for Luo Qin: "Mother, this is a stir-fry. This is a recipe that A Qin came up with."

"Ah!" Wang was even more surprised, and there was a hint of strangeness in her expression as she looked at Luo Qin.

During this era, the gentry paid great attention to food and cooking, but the conditions were limited, so some families would even pass down their unique cooking methods as a family secret recipe from generation to generation.

In the history of Luo Qin's previous life, Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, once said in an edict: "The elders of the third generation know about clothing, and the elders of the fifth generation know about food and drink. This means that clothing and food are difficult to understand."

Some people in later generations still said: "Three generations have been officials, wearing clothes and eating."

Whether or not one is proficient in food preparation and evaluation has become one of the criteria for measuring the status of a family during the Wei and Jin dynasties.

There is an example. Before the Han people moved south, Shi Chong got angry and killed someone because his subordinates leaked his kitchen secrets. This shows the importance of cooking skills in that era.

When Wang saw that Luo Qin had figured out a recipe for a dish on his own, her eyes suddenly changed.

This girl is really good. Even though she doesn't come from a high-class family, she has achieved the best through her own efforts. Most importantly, her son likes her too.

Wang nodded secretly. The more she observed Luo Qin, the more satisfied she became.

The three of them sat around the low table. Xie Yun wanted to make Luo Qin leave a good impression in front of Wang. He introduced the stir-fried dish to Wang, "Mother, today's meal was prepared by Qin herself. She named it stir-fried dish and even ordered the blacksmith to specially create a new kitchen utensil called an iron pot."

Wang had never heard of these. When she heard her son say that Luo Qin had people make new cookware, Wang was also curious. Luo Qin was a woman from a noble family. Although she was at the bottom of the noble family, she was still a girl with servants serving her. How did she come up with all these ideas?

"This dish has a unique flavor. Mother, you will definitely praise it after trying it." Xie Yun said again.

Wang had already smelled the aroma of the food and was even more curious about this so-called stir-fry.

Xie Yun took the chopsticks handed to him by Wu Yan and presented them to his mother, saying, "Mother, you came at the right time. We are so lucky. Let's try Ah Qin's cooking today."

"Good, mother will have to taste it well."

Wang took the chopsticks and her eyes fell on the man and woman opposite the low table. She saw her son looking at the girl next to him. His eyes were like water, staring at the girl quietly.

It was a look full of love and tenderness, as if he had found all the beauty of the world in the girl. Her every frown and smile could trigger endless tenderness in his eyes.

There was a kind of concentration in his eyes, as if the woman in front of him was the only person in the world who could attract all his attention.

There was also a desire to protect in his eyes, as if he was willing to block all wind and rain for her and protect her safety and happiness.

There was no possessiveness in his eyes, only sincere emotion and deep love.

Wang saw this and felt a different emotion in her heart. For the first time, she felt that her son had grown up and found the girl he longed for...

Wang looked at the couple in front of her, with a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

However, when the three were preparing to eat, another servant came to announce, "Lady, Master, the Master is here."

The three of them paused. Luo Qin looked up and saw that Wang's smile had disappeared. Instead, she was impatient and said with a pout: "Why did you come at this time instead of earlier or later?"

Seeing that she obviously hated her husband, Luo Qin also became curious about the male protagonist who chased his wife to the crematorium.

Xie Yun's expression became a little solemn when he heard that. He looked at Luo Qin, and seeing that the girl was looking at him with a smile and seemed nervous, he calmed down a little and gave her a comforting look in return.

Wang didn't want to pay any attention to Master Xie, but Xie Yun and Luo Qin, as the younger generations, still stood up to greet him.

At the door, Luo Qin saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe with wide sleeves and straight hem, a knee-length robe tied in front, and a wide belt. He had an upright posture and an elegant temperament, as if he had walked out of a painting.

His long hair was meticulously combed to the top of his head, and he wore a three-beam Jinxian crown. His eyes showed deep wisdom and restrained light. He had a shallow moustache, but it did not affect his handsomeness at all. The years had left faint traces on his face, but it added to his mature charm.

The man had a faint smile on his face, friendly yet dignified, as if he contained thousands of stories in the world, and as if he was a witness of time, making people fall in love with him.

For the first time, Luo Qin felt that the "Man with Beautiful Beard" had become concrete.

This man is really handsome. He is worthy of being the father of the first of the four beauties in Jiankang. Once upon a time, he was also a famous and handsome man in Jiankang.

Xie Yun stepped forward respectfully and bowed, saying in a calm voice, "Sir."

Luo Qin almost followed suit and called out "Sir"!

Fortunately, her 16 years of time travel were not in vain! She was not misled by the novels and TV shows of later times, and she still remembered that the "adult" in this period meant father!

She quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She was so anxious that she almost bit her tongue. She still saluted calmly and politely: "My daughter greets the Master."

When Master Xie saw the girl beside his son, his eyes flashed to the girl's face, slightly surprised, and thought to himself, no wonder Dalang was dating her, she turned out to be so beautiful, no wonder, no wonder.

Master Xie waved his hand: "No need to be polite."

"Thank you, sir."

"Thank you, Master."

"Who is this...?" Master Xie turned his gaze towards Luo Qin and asked Xie Jun.

"My Lord, this is a student of our clan school, Aqin, a girl from the Luo family."

After hearing this, Master Xie nodded and said, "So you are this year's flower god. You are indeed very good-looking."

"Taifu, you are too kind. I am ashamed."

"You are a good girl." Master Xie nodded.

The little girl was always calm and composed in front of him, not panicking or timid. She was a quiet and introverted person. She was also the flower goddess of this year, so she was naturally both talented and beautiful. No wonder Dalang treated her differently.

Then he heard Master Xie ask, "Da Lang, is your mother in there?"

"Yes, father."

After hearing what his son said, Master Xie smiled a little more and walked into the house.

Luo Qin thought secretly that since Xie Yun called Master Xie "Sir", the father and son relationship would not be too close, just like her brother was close to her and Luo Ji, both calling him "Aye".