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

Many of the scraps such as chicken feet, chicken heads, duck feet and duck intestines have to be thrown away.

Cheng Yu could also take it away and eat it privately, but since the person in charge of the food in the small kitchen was Mother Wang, it was better to tell her.

After making the request today, she can use any leftovers and other things in the small kitchen in the future, as long as they are not meat.

Even if Mother Wang wanted some herself, she would leave some for Cheng Yu.

How could a shrewd mother like Wang not know what Cheng Yu was thinking?

Madam Li has no need for these things.

When working for her, as long as you don't hold her back, work diligently, have a keen eye and are able to endure hardships, she will not complain.

But if she met someone who was lazy and greedy, and who looked down on others because he had someone at home, Madam Li would not tolerate him.

Seeing that Cheng Yu was low-key and always knew to present good things to her, Madam Li turned a blind eye to Cheng Yu making snacks in the small kitchen.

After greeting the two managers in the small kitchen, Cheng Yu went to work with peace of mind. As for other people, as long as they saw her cooking, Cheng Yu would share some. Everyone worked in the same courtyard and they didn't buy the food with their own money, so it didn't matter if she shared some with everyone.

She wanted to do business in the main courtyard of the mansion, but if she was seen by the mistress, she would be punished.

Cheng Yu felt it was totally unnecessary.

If you want to make money, just think of a way later.

Now, she just needs to stay in the inner house and make good friends. Another thing is to show that she totally dislikes Lu Zhaowen, the scumbag.

It was actually normal for men in ancient times to have three wives and four concubines. For example, Lu Zhaowen's brother Lu Zhaoming had three concubines and two maids. Lu Zhaowen also had two concubines in the backyard, but their identities were not mentioned because they had no place to go.

Zhao Rulan was also worried that Cheng Yu wanted to become Lu Zhaowen's concubine.

Men are afraid of hookers, especially those who are beautiful and good at hooking.

Seeing that Cheng Yu didn't have such intention, Zhao Rulan wouldn't make things difficult for her.

Cheng Yu really guessed this point.

Because of the changes in Zhao Rulan's appetite during pregnancy, she likes to eat sweet and sour food, but she can't eat rice noodles in sour soup every day, after all, it's just a bowl of rice noodles.

Cheng Yu put some thought into his food.

In addition, she had saved up half a basin of chicken feet, chicken heads and other things for two days. After serving the mistress to rest in the evening, Cheng Yu tinkered with the chicken feet, chicken heads and duck feet in the small kitchen, fried them, and then brought them to the room where she and Zhu'er lived to cook them.

There happened to be a broken clay stove in her house, but the pot on the stove was too small, so Cheng Yu picked up a medium-sized but very worn-out pot from the kitchen.

When she was putting the chicken feet, chicken heads, duck feet and duck necks into the pot to stew, Zhu'er came in from outside.

She closed the door as she entered the room.

"Good Yu'er, what are you doing? It smells so good."

Cheng Yu glanced at her and said, "Why did you come back so late? The Second Madam has already gone to bed, and you don't need to serve her in the outer room."

There was no need for Zhu'er, a maid working in the outer courtyard. She was only asked to run errands for the old lady or the first lady, Mrs. Sun.

Zhu'er sat down on the bed, staring at the stove gurgling.

"The Second Master drank some wine, but the Second Madam couldn't stand the smell of alcohol, so she asked me to tell the Second Master that the Second Madam had gone to bed and that the Second Master could sleep in the side room. I ran to the study, but didn't see the Second Master. I asked Changshun who was beside the Second Master, but he just said that he had come back and left again."

"If I ask the Second Master what he did outside again, Changshun won't tell me."

Zhu'er was not a very smart person, so she naturally didn't ask any more questions and turned around and went back. When she returned to the Orchid Garden and was about to reply, Dingxiang said that the mistress had gone to bed, and asked her to leave if she had nothing to do.

Look, Zhu'er came back directly.

I thought there would be nothing to do at night. Even if there was something to do, Dingxiang and Ziwei would take care of it. Ziwei also had several maids under her who were smarter and more clever than them.

Cheng Yu suddenly remembered something.

Could it be that Lu Zhaowen already had a mistress outside at this time?

The time is not right?

According to the plot, the mistress Zhao Rulan's child had an accident. Half a year later, Lu Zhaowen brought two children from outside, saying that they were children of the clan. At that time, the two children were already not young, and the youngest was more than three years old.

Judging from her age, it is possible that Lu Zhaowen had given birth to a child outside of her parents' home at an early age.

This is a big clue, she has to reveal it later.

Cheng Yu asked Zhu'er, "What was Changshun's look like when he was talking to you? He was hesitant and didn't dare to speak, but he seemed to be urging you to leave quickly?"

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Zhu'er looked at her.

"Yu'er, you are amazing. You didn't go with them, so how do you know Changshun is like this?"

That's right.

Changshun is the personal attendant of the Second Master, and the Second Master always takes Changshun with him wherever he goes.

Thinking that the Second Master had left Changshun at home, it was not the first or second time that he would sneak out after returning.

"I just guessed."

Zhu'er was staring at the stewed dishes cooked by Cheng Yu.

"Yu'er, can you eat this? I don't eat much at night."

Zhu'er arrived late when the meal was being eaten in the small kitchen, and the rice there had just been eaten up. She then went to the Lu family's big kitchen. The food in the big kitchen was much worse than that in the small kitchen. Zhu'er saw that the rice was just boiled vegetables without any oil or water, and she couldn't eat it at all, so she just ate a few bites.

After running a few laps, I felt really hungry.

"You can't eat it now. It's best to braise it overnight. If you're really hungry, eat this. This was given to me by Sister Ding Xiang. She said that the mistress took a few bites and found it too sweet."

Dingxiang followed her mistress and ate a lot of the things she gave her.

She got three pieces of lotus cake and gave two to Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu ate one piece herself and there was another piece left. She thought it was for last night's midnight snack. Seeing that Zhu'er was very hungry, she gave it to her.

I have to say that the taste of these ancient pastries is really good, especially those eaten by wealthy families, they are all the best.

Some people say that the life of rich people is ten years more advanced than that of poor people.

Cheng Yu felt that ten years of advancement was considered conservative.

She had seen with her own eyes the high-quality essential oils that Zhao Rulan used, which had the scent of rose, osmanthus, and lily, as well as scented soap with flower petals, as well as Zhao Rulan's clothes and headdresses. In addition, Zhao Rulan also had a shoulder bag, which was also made of genuine leather and inlaid with gems and pearls.

Her shoulder bag would definitely be a trendy item in modern times.

Cheng Yu gave the pastries to Zhu'er, who ate them up in just a few bites. She also wanted to eat braised pork, but Cheng Yu refused to give her any.

Zhu'er thought she often ate for free, and Cheng Yu got angry.

She turned around hurriedly and took out two copper coins from the purse under her pillow.

"Don't think it's too little. Just think of it as the meat I bought from you, okay?"