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

Cheng Yu gave the braised pork to Zhang, the delivery man, and went to the eldest lady's room.

The Madam had finished her breakfast. Xiangling was cleaning up. When she saw Cheng Yu coming, she said, "The Madam is sitting in the courtyard. The sun is shining brightly today, so she went to bask in the sun. Just now, the Madam asked why Yu'er didn't come."

Cheng Yu: "Then I'll go over and take a look."

"Go ahead. The lady really likes you now." Xiangling said jokingly.

Cheng Yu said: "Look at what you said. The Madam doesn't care about anyone. She cares about everyone in our Lan Garden."

Cheng Yu walked towards the courtyard with a smile. The courtyard was developed after Zhao Rulan moved into the orchid garden. Various roses, peonies and chrysanthemums were planted in it, and there were flowers to see all year round.

The chrysanthemums have faded in this season, but some of the late-blooming ones can still be seen with some remaining flowers.

When Cheng Yu arrived, Ding Xiang was serving tea to the lady.

Zhao Rulan only drinks scented tea now.

All the green tea, black tea, etc. that I had drunk before were collected. Some of them were kept, and those that could not be kept were given to the people below.

"My lady, how are you?"

Cheng Yu walked over and looked at the rose tea on the small round table.

"I should have prepared some cakes and fruits for the lady."

"No problem, but the taro balls you prepared that day were indeed good. Yu'er, let me ask you, can these taro balls be made with our local taro?"

The price of local taro is cheaper than that shipped from Lingnan.

If this is done, the interest that can be generated will be very considerable.

Although Zhao Rulan is a little bit love-sick, she will still think about this job that can make money.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to manage the shop that came as a dowry well.

At least they won't be like the Lu family, who just sells the shop when they have no money to spend.

When Cheng Yu heard Zhao Rulan ask this, he vaguely thought of something in his mind, but still said truthfully: "It's OK, but it may not be as delicate, but it will taste good."

"Mrs. Li also knows how to make pastries, did you know that?"

Zhao Rulan asked.

"I know a little bit, but Madam Li never said much. When she taught me, she only taught me about meat and vegetables."

"I want to open a pastry shop. How about letting you and Madam Li take charge of it?"

Cheng Yu stared in amazement. She had never thought that the lady would ask her to do these things.

"I'm not chasing you out. I'm thinking of asking you to bring out two pastry cooks. Don't worry, I'll pay you if you bring out one. You name the price. I know you're smart. If I only let you cook for me, I'll be wronging you."

"I'll pay for this shop, you can go back and look for it outside. Also, report it to the government and write the name of the prince."

This was indeed something Cheng Yu had not expected.

She only knew that when the eldest lady married into the Lu family, the prince gave almost all of their mother's dowry to the eldest lady.

What I didn't expect was that the eldest lady would also care about the young master like this.

"This is also a small token of my appreciation for my brother. When I first married into the Lu family, my brother gave me all of my mother's dowry."

In fact, Zhao Rulan had some other ideas.

She was afraid that Lu Zhaowen and even the Lu family were eyeing her dowry.

She wanted to transfer the dowry to her brother's name, but she didn't want to give it out so directly. On the one hand, she was worried that the Lu family would find out and make a fuss. She was also mentally exhausted, and most importantly, she was afraid that her brother would not want it.

If you give it too directly, my brother will definitely not want it.

"Yu'er, do you think my idea is good?"

"Mrs. Madam's idea is naturally good. I will do whatever you say."

Zhao Rulan is rich, and that is enough. No matter what she wants to do, she can’t do it.

Now it’s just a pastry shop.

Zhao Rulan chuckled, looking much better than before.

During lunch, Zhao Rulan specially called Lu Zhaowen's two concubines over.

The two men before Lu Zhaowen's wedding were not of the same mind as Zhao Rulan. In addition, they were older, in their twenties, and their looks were not as good as before. Naturally, they could not compare with the delicate girls of sixteen or seventeen years old.

Zhao Rulan was shouting that she was the one who opened her face.

Xianglian has a soft personality and is not as eloquent as Sujuan.

Sujuan may not be as pretty as Xianglian, but her flattering words can touch people's hearts.

Zhao Rulan divided the steamed fish into two pieces, and Dingxiang held it, giving one piece to Xianglian and one piece to Sujuan. She also gave each of them a piece of braised pork, a few vegetables, a steamed bun for each person, and a bowl of Codonopsis pilosula and black chicken soup for each person.

Separate the food and serve.

Having these two concubines accompany the Madam for dinner today is already giving her enough face.

How could they be allowed to sit at the same table with the lady?

"Thank you, madam, for the meal."

The food a maid eats is only slightly better than that of a servant girl. How can she eat such exquisite food?

Xianglian and Sujuan looked at the dishes that had been served. Each one was exquisite and tasted so delicious that it made them salivate.

They were so greedy that they almost drooled.

"Sit down and eat. I called you here today because I wanted to talk to you. Even though I gave you guys a chance, you couldn't seize it. It's been so long, and your stomachs aren't responding at all?"

After being suddenly told this, the two girls dared not speak any more.

Su Juan boldly said, "Madam, two days ago, I brought a bowl of soup to the Second Master, and he took pity on me. I don't know if I can get pregnant this month."

"Yes, if you are really pregnant, I will reward you."

Zhao Rulan had a mistress's smile on her face, but her hands were clenched tightly under her sleeves.

She was really stupid. Since she had already given the two maids face, why did she still think that Lu Zhaowen would not touch them?

However, this also made Zhao Rulan understand that Lu Zhaowen would not be a loyal husband.

She and Lu Zhaowen lived in this estranged relationship.

"Thank you, madam." Su Juan had a bit of pride on her face.

She felt that she was very capable, as she could make the Second Master sleep with her twice.

Xianglian, who had never been able to seduce the Second Master, was so worried that her eyes turned red.

"I am incapable of keeping the Second Master for the Madam."

Zhao Rulan glanced at Xianglian and said, "You two should know clearly why I gave you a chance. It was to let you stay with the Second Master so that he wouldn't be seduced by some vixen outside."

"I promise you, no matter who gives birth to the child, I will provide you with status, and you can raise your child yourself."

Zhao Rulan was unwilling to raise a child for someone else, nor would she raise one under her own name.

Once the child is raised under her name, he or she will have to share her dowry.

Her dowry, no matter whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl in the future, can only be given to her own child and will never be shared with others.

When Sujuan and Xianglian heard what the eldest lady said, and also took advantage of the lunch they had received as a reward today, they knew in their hearts that they had to quickly conceive for the Second Master's child. The eldest lady would allow it, so what did they have to be afraid of?

"Okay, eat first. After dinner, go find Dingxiang to get your monthly salary. I'll give you two more taels this month. Dress yourself up and let the Second Master pay more attention to you."

Zhao Rulan asked Sujuan and Xianglian to take care of herself, firstly because she relied on them to hook up with Lu Zhaowen so that he would have no time to go to the house of his mistress outside.

Secondly, she didn't want to see Lu Zhaowen.

It's disgusting to see him.

If Sujuan and Xianglian didn’t have the ability to hook up with Lu Zhaowen.

She even thought about bringing someone back from outside. As long as she could hook Lu Zhaowen and stop him from coming to her, there was nothing she couldn't do.