I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

As the two were talking with their heads down, Dingxiang, dressed in purple, walked over.

"They gathered together to chat again, while Pearl went to trim the flowers in the yard."

Zhu Er hurriedly said, "I understand, Sister Ding Xiang."

After Zhu'er left, only Cheng Yu was left. She stood there, holding the paper bag of dried fruits in her hand, and handed it to Dingxiang without thinking.

"Sister Dingxiang, you eat..."

"You still remember me as your sister? I promised your brother that I would take good care of you. Look at you. You haven't smiled since you came to the Lu family. How did the mistress treat you harshly?"

Cheng Yu immediately shook his head, "No, the mistress has been kind to us all, I remember it all."

"Sister Ding Xiang, don't worry, I've figured it out. I don't have the right identity to be so hypocritical."

Cheng Yu actually wanted to remind Ding Xiang to be careful of strangers who might appear around Zhao Rulan.

Because in that book, Zhao Rulan had an accident in the early stages of her pregnancy, which caused heavy bleeding. Not only did she lose the baby, she also became infertile for life.

But it’s not easy to say this directly. After all, the original owner was unwilling to follow Zhao Rulan to the Lu family.

Zhao Rulan also looked down on the original owner.

After thinking it over, Cheng Yu didn't say anything. She decided to pay more attention herself.

She must save Zhao Rulan's child. In this way, she will have taken the first step to gain a firm foothold in front of Zhao Rulan.

Seeing her like this, Dingxiang felt much more relieved.

"I'm relieved that you think this way. The mistress hasn't had a good appetite these days, and I have to keep an eye on the kitchen. Just focus on your work in the yard. If you have any questions, come to me in private. For your brother's sake, I will take care of you."

As long as she doesn't make any big mistakes, Dingxiang will protect her.

Cheng Yu said thank you obediently. She wanted to give the dried fruits to Dingxiang, but Dingxiang smiled and said, "You'd better keep them for yourself."

Zhu'er went to trim the flowers and plants in the yard, and Cheng Yu also finished the task of cleaning the yard.

Zhao Rulan came with six maids and four old women as a dowry. In addition, the people who managed the farm and shops outside the dowry were not counted separately. In total, there were ten people serving her.

Dingxiang and Ziwei were the ones who served closely.

Ziwei is calm and gentle, and is in charge of the mistress's clothes and jewelry.

Dingxiang is smart and good at speaking to people. She is responsible for dealing with the sisters-in-law of the Lu family, the housekeeper who serves the mother-in-law, the head maid, etc.

Cheng Yu and Zhu'er were maids of low status, specializing in sweeping the yard and tidying up the house.

There were two other low-ranking maids who worked in the small kitchen. Because they had behaved dishonestly in the past, they were punished and sent to guard the farm in the country.

There are only six maids in Yunjinyuan who came with Zhao Rulan as a dowry.

There are also four people arranged by the Lu family, but they are all in the outer courtyard and cannot get close to the mistress.

The two maids, Cheng Yu and Zhu'er, were specially arranged by the princess in the mansion before Zhao Rulan married into the Lu family.

When necessary, they will take over when the mistress is not feeling well.

The purpose is to keep the heart of Mr. Lu for the mistress.

This is also why the original owner did not want to stay in the Lu family. She knew that the mistress had a good relationship with the young master. If she followed the young master, she would not have a good ending.

She has a fiancé in the palace.

The bad thing about this matter is the princess that the prince married later. She deliberately arranged for two beautiful maids to accompany Zhao Rulan as a dowry, which was so disgusting.

The current princess was the prince's wife, not Zhao Rulan's biological mother.

The princess was a girl from a noble family who had fallen on hard times. Apart from her noble status and good looks, she had nothing else.

But Zhao Rulan's mother not only had a noble status, but also had an extremely generous dowry. After Zhao Rulan got married, all of the dowry was taken away, leaving the princess with no benefits, so she was resentful.

He deliberately stuffed two beautiful maids into the room and said some disgusting words.

This also resulted in Zhao Rulan not liking Cheng Yu and Zhu'er.

Especially Cheng Yu, who looked dull and stupid, but had a good-looking face, especially her bulging chest, which swayed three times when she walked, and she looked like a seductive vixen.

It's not that she didn't notice that Lu Lang stared at her several times.

But Cheng Yu was timid and never dared to look up.

Zhao Rulan never deliberately targeted her.

Cheng Yu was also thinking about how to ease the relationship between her and her mistress.

Just as I was daydreaming, I suddenly heard a bang coming from the small kitchen.

"What are you eating? I don't know if this is the bird's nest stewed for the mistress. It has been stewed for several hours. If you overturn it like this, what will you feed the mistress later?"

Dingxiang's anxious voice came.

Cheng Yu stood outside the door and looked in. Seeing Ding Xiang's furious look, he scolded the maid and the old woman.

But beating and scolding is of no use at this point.

Dingxiang was anxious because the bird's nest was no longer usable and it would be too late to stew it now.

"Sister Ding Xiang, what should we do now? I really didn't mean it."

The little maid who knocked over the bird's nest couldn't stop crying.

Even the usually fierce cook didn't dare to breathe loudly, "Miss Dingxiang, how about making some pastries for the mistress?"

"The mistress has had a poor appetite recently and can't eat anything. She can only use bird's nest to whet her appetite. Look at what you have done."

Dingxiang's face was full of anger.

Cheng Yu looked at the crying little maid, the cook who dared not say a word, and the worried-looking Dingxiang, then walked over.

"Sister Dingxiang, how about I give it a try?"

"I can make a few side dishes, but if I stew bird's nest now, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Dingxiang looked at Cheng Yu, but seemed a little unconvinced.

"Can you do it? The mistress is very picky about food during her pregnancy. She eats very little at every meal, so she stews a bowl of bird's nest every day, but it was ruined by this little hoof."

Dingxiang said this and glared at the maid fiercely again.

The little maid just cried and didn't dare to speak.

Cheng Yu said softly: "I'll try. If the mistress doesn't want to eat it, we can talk about it later. Otherwise, it's too late to stew the bird's nest now."

This is the only thing we can do now.

Ding Xiang hurriedly said, "You try first, but be quick, the mistress needs to sleep for a while."

Cheng Yu was thinking about her favorite modern food, Jianbing. She was a food blogger on the Internet. She became famous because of her beautiful appearance and big breasts and had many fans.

Cooking is not a problem for her.

Cheng Yu quickly found some noodles, prepared the side dishes, and first prepared the crispy snacks that would be needed.

Seeing Cheng Yu kneading the dough and frying it, Dingxiang was still worried, wondering if the mistress could eat it.

After half an hour of hard work, the first pancake was completed.

The food the mistress ate was naturally surprising and rich, with everything that was expected. In addition, Cheng Yu also added some crispy pickles.

Cut the pancake into pieces, wrap it with oil paper, and sprinkle a layer of black sesame seeds on the yellow pancake, which looks very appetizing.

Dingxiang was worried at first, but when she saw the pancake, a slight smile appeared on her face.

"I didn't expect you to have such cooking skills. I'll serve it to the mistress to try first."

However, Dingxiang was not sure whether the mistress liked to eat it.

The mistress is the eldest daughter of Prince Jing's family. She has always lived a life of luxury and has had all the delicious food and drinks.