The arms agent concubine takes the RV to raise a baby

As the saying goes, experience brings wisdom. Steward Lin could tell at a glance that this was a woman, but Pian Yiqi and the guards could not tell.

Hua Xiyu was led by Lian Niang into the big room where the lower-ranking maids lived. Looking at the large bunk bed where people were sleeping in a mess, he left without staying even a second longer: "Um, Sister Lian Niang, can we change to another room?"

"Hey, girl 'Nani', since the prince has not married a queen in our mansion, I am temporarily in charge of the backyard. Except for a few girls and concubines who have their own small courtyards, only a few elderly maids can live on their own."

"The maids are all here. The prince never cares about the affairs of the mansion, and I dare not make decisions on my own. As long as I don't make any mistakes, it will be considered a merit. If the young lady wants to live somewhere else, I'm afraid you have to ask the prince for permission." Lian Niang said a lot, and Hua Xiyu understood 70% of it. If she wanted to get a single room, she had to get the prince's consent.

What Lian Niang didn't say was that the people who serve the master usually live in the master's courtyard and don't have to squeeze with everyone else here. For example, Chun Liu and several maids and servants who take care of the prince and the princess live in Chengyu Courtyard. But at present, there is only one female master, the princess, in the palace, so there is no need for too many servants, so everyone else has to squeeze here.

Hua Xiyu was stunned, but now, she still hadn't figured out which prince was in this mansion, nor did she understand how to get along with him. Seeing that Guard Cheng seemed to have great power, it would be okay to ask him for a favor.

Liu Jingcheng and Gu Wuhuan were sitting in the pavilion in the garden. The summer night breeze was cool, blowing across their cheeks with a slight chill. Caiping and Kou'er couldn't help but shiver. They both looked at the two gentlemen in the pavilion at the same time, wondering why they had to come here to drink so late at night.

Not far away, Yiqi was looking around vigilantly. Although the prince would always be followed by the secret guards led by Zuo Shan and You Bai, Zuo Shan was injured, and You Bai and Jie'an were still chasing Liu Xuanzhang and had not returned. He led the other guards to be on guard all around to make sure that no one could eavesdrop on the prince's conversation.

Housekeeper Lin ordered the nanny on duty in the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack for the prince, and then he saw Lian Niang leading Hua Xiyu over again.

The master ordered to hand it over to Qi Bao, so just go to the stable. Steward Lin came forward, a little annoyed, what's wrong with this "carrying" girl? Since the prince asked her to go to the stable, it shows that he doesn't pay much attention to her. She is really good at finding trouble.

So, Hua Xiyu was handed over to the steward Lin again, and steward Lin ignored him and took him directly to the stable. Qi Bao had been pulled out of the bed a long time ago. He had just fallen asleep and was still drowsy when he was called up again. He was a little unhappy, but at this time, no one would dare to wake him up unless the master of the mansion needed a horse. If he needed a horse, there would be someone on duty. It must be a big deal to wake him up. He was unhappy, but did not dare to show it, so he came over with sleepy eyes.

"Qi Tou, this one, um, um..." Butler Lin paused for a moment, unable to pronounce Linda correctly, and thought the name was really weird: "This newcomer is called 'Lian De', I'll leave it to you."

Is this considered reporting?

"Hello, my name is..." Hua Xiyu originally wanted to say her real name, but since she had already said her English name, she decided to continue calling her Linda.

"My name is Linda, please take care of me in the future." She extended her hand politely, but felt that something was wrong, so she saluted with her fists.

Qi Bao glanced at her and said unhappily, "Follow me." His tone was quite unfriendly.

Hua Xiyu didn't care and followed him. In addition to the stable, there was a place to store horse feed and a residence for the horse keeper.

"Here, just find a bed for yourself." Qi Bao pushed open the door, raised his chin, and motioned Hua Xiyu to go in.

When Hua Xiyu stepped into the room, she was shocked by the scene in front of her. There were several men sleeping on the same large bunk bed, some covered and some naked. The whole room was filled with the stench of sweat and horse manure, which made Hua Xiyu want to vomit. She quickly covered her mouth and got out of the room. It took her a while to recover.

I wanted to find Qi Bao and ask if we could move to another place, but there was no sign of Qi Bao. He had already left.

Damn, it's not as good as the girls' room. At least the girls' room is much cleaner and doesn't have any odor. Besides, sleeping in a bunk with a bunch of men? Not to mention, it's so dirty and smelly, it's killing me.

This is so fucking ridiculous. This is a royal palace, but they couldn't even build dormitories for the staff. Everyone is crammed into one room, with no privacy at all.

Complaining is useless. Is there no place to sleep tonight? She returned to the West Flower Hall with her bag on her back. The tea on the table had long gone cold. After tossing and turning, she was hungry again. The snacks and a bowl of soup she had eaten were not enough. There was no place to sleep, so she would just go to sleep on Guard Cheng's bed. She should make herself feel better first before talking about other things. Such a small thing would not be a problem for Hua Xiyu.

Hua Xiyu turned around briefly and identified the location of the kitchen. He stepped into the kitchen and was shocked at the first moment: "MY GOD, you are really a prince. Such a big kitchen is almost as big as the teachers' cafeteria in the school." The kitchen of an ordinary restaurant might not be this big.

There was a row of stoves, with more than a dozen stoves with their charcoal fires covered. Some were large, some were small, the largest was nearly a meter in diameter, and the smallest was only 10 centimeters. In the middle of the kitchen was an operating table, estimated to be about 3*5 meters in size, and behind it was a row of shelves against the wall with all kinds of vegetables.

There was an old lady busy in the kitchen. She glanced at Hua Xiyu but ignored her and continued to work on her own. Hua Xiyu thought that since she was a newcomer, she should just say hello, but the other person ignored her, so she didn't say anything polite.

I first took a look at the vegetable rack to see if there was anything to eat. It was early autumn and there were all kinds of vegetables. There was rice and noodles in the jar, but there was no meat, which made me unhappy.

Ancient people didn’t have refrigerators, so of course they couldn’t store meat in the kitchen, otherwise it would become a canteen for rats.

The lack of meat doesn't bother her.

I turned on the fire, put the clay pot on the stove, added water, took out the ham sausage instant noodles from the bag, hesitated for a moment, and decided to eat fresh noodles. Forget instant noodles, they make me want to vomit. Fresh noodles need to be kneaded and rolled, which is too troublesome and time-consuming. It's not delicious, so I can only eat instant noodles.

Cut the ham into shreds, wash and cut the vegetables, and soon, a clay pot of fragrant ham and vegetable noodles is cooked.

There seemed to be no seasoning in the kitchen, and the salt was coarse salt with a bitter taste, like industrial salt. There was no choice but to use the instant noodle seasoning packets.

She was drooling over the noodles, but they were too hot to eat, so she could only smell them over and over again, looking greedy and obsessed, as if she was appreciating a work of art. The cooking auntie was drooling over the smell, having been a cook all her life, and had never made noodles that smelled so good.

Liu Jingcheng had dinner in the palace. Because of Concubine Ming's incident, he pretended to be sick again and was already hungry.

Snacks and soup, haha, of course he wouldn't eat them, and they were eaten by Hua Xiyu. Now he chatted with Gu Wuhuan for a while and waited for the midnight snack from the kitchen, but it never came. Now he really felt hungry and called Yiqi to urge him over.

The smell of instant noodles from the kitchen had drifted far away. For modern people, instant noodles are their train partners and travel companions, but the ancients had never smelled such a fragrant smell. He was wondering who was still cooking in the kitchen and it smelled so good. From a distance, he saw Hua Xiyu with his eyes closed, greedily smelling the noodles and staring blankly.

She heard someone coming, turned around, and saw it was Yiqi, and quickly gave him a seat: "Hi, didn't you have dinner either?"

"It's you, I'm here to get my midnight snack." Yiqi said, turning to ask the cook who was making the midnight snack: "Why isn't it ready yet, I'm waiting for you"

"I'm coming, I'm coming," the cook responded hurriedly. The busier she was, the more mistakes she made. She was just about to pour the food in the casserole into a bowl, but because it was too hot, she let go, and the pot of meat porridge spilled onto the ground, and even the pot broke into pieces.

"You..." Yiqi threw his hands angrily, not knowing what to do, and then looked at Hua Xiyu.

Hua Xiyu covered his noodles with a handful of his hands, and his expression was like a dog guarding its food, not wanting to be looked at. I'm telling you clearly, don't think about my noodles.

In this palace, what does not belong to the prince? He is the only owner. Oh, no, there are also the prince and the princess, but the young master is asleep now.

Yiqi cannot be taken away by force, right? Generally, servants in a mansion are eager to please their masters and try every means to show off in front of their masters. Let alone a bowl of noodles, even if it is a person or a life, if the master wants to take it, who can keep it?

Hua Xiyu didn’t understand. Someone cooked your noodles for you, but I brought mine myself. Haha, don’t think about taking my noodles. I’m hungry too.

Yiqi was embarrassed to snatch the bowl, but the cook was not. When she saw Yiqi's eyes fixed on Hua Xiyu, she suddenly came up with an idea. In order to save her job and even her life, she reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to snatch Hua Xiyu's bowl. Hua Xiyu was on high alert, and when she saw the cook's hand reaching out, she shouted, "Don't move."

The cook was shocked by the shout and her hand froze in mid-air.

Yiqi was also stunned. It would be useless to criticize the cook at this time. The key point was that the prince and Master Gu were still waiting, so it was important to solve the current problem first.

"This, I'll take it first." Yiqi was not polite. His duty was to meet all the requirements of his master, no matter what means he used.

In this case, it seems that I can't keep it. It's just a bowl of noodles, and I can't give it for free. I should take this opportunity to show my face in front of the prince so that I can get a better life in the future. I can also ask for a single room. That bowl of noodles is still worth it.

Hua Xiyu turned around and said with a smile: "How about I deliver it to him myself?"

"Okay," Yiqi agreed readily, and led the way without feeling at ease.

Hua Xiyu, holding a bowl of noodles and humming a little tune, happily followed Yiqi to the pavilion. Liu Jingcheng and Gu Wuhuan were sitting upright and waiting.

"Hey, didn't you say it was the prince's midnight snack? Why are it Guard Cheng and Master Gu?" Hua Xiyu asked Yiqi.

Yiqi didn't understand at all and just gestured for her to pass the noodles over.

It would be better to give it to Cheng Huwei, saving a long opening speech.

"Mr. Guard, the noodles you ordered are here." She came over with a smile and put down the bowl of noodles.

Liu Jingcheng didn't say anything, stunned by her word "Mr. Bodyguard". Gu Wuhuan chuckled and looked at Hua Xiyu with burning eyes.

Hua Xiyu pretended not to see it. After all, it was not the first time that a man looked at her like this. As a modern beautiful girl, being stared at like this was not a big deal. She just ignored it.

"Why are you here?" Liu Jingcheng asked in confusion. He remembered that he asked her to go to the stable.

Hua Xiyu walked forward and opened the lid. The smell of instant noodles diffused in the air. Liu Jingcheng, Gu Wuhuan, Jie'an next to them, and Caiping and Kou'er outside the pavilion all turned their heads attracted by the aroma. The two people in the pavilion looked at the winding noodles in the casserole, which were very fresh. Smelling the aroma of the noodles, their hunger became stronger. Liu Jingcheng waved his hand and asked her to leave.

Would Hua Xiyu just leave quietly? No, she retreated outside the pavilion and waited until they finished eating before talking about it. As the saying goes, a man who eats someone's food will be soft-hearted. She didn't believe that she couldn't get herself a single room.

When Gu Wuhuan smelled the aroma of noodles, his appetite had already crawled out. He didn't care about anything else. Ji'an served a small bowl for each of them. After finishing the noodles, they were still not satisfied. They didn't put down their bowls and chopsticks until they drank up all the soup in the casserole. They kept complaining that it was too little.

Hua Xiyu was really glad that he cooked more, otherwise there would not be enough for the two of them to share.

My stomach felt better and my mood was relaxed. I had never eaten such delicious noodles in my life. Looking at Yiqi next to me, I wanted to ask if there was a new cook in the kitchen.

I saw a figure swaying in the distance, but Yiqi was not there.

"Who's there, come here," he shouted.

"It's me, it's me." Hua Xiyu raised his left hand, bent his body, and stepped into the pavilion with a flattering look.

"What are you doing there?" The voice was cold and a little forbearing.

"Well, Guard Cheng, uh, I'm waiting for you to finish your noodles and come here to collect the bowls," she explained in a low voice.

"You're done eating, take it away." Liu Jingcheng spoke in a condescending tone. The distance between them was too far, and Gu Wuhuan stared at her intently.

"Hey, what's with your attitude? As the saying goes, a man who takes something from someone else is grateful, and a man who eats someone else's food is soft-hearted. You've eaten my noodles, so how come you don't even have a good attitude?" Hua Xiyu was immediately unhappy. What's so great about him? He's just a bodyguard. I'm a police officer.

"Guard Cheng?" Gu Wuhuan chuckled. This was interesting. The prince didn't want to be a guard anymore.

Liu Jingcheng rolled his eyes at Gu Wuhuan. This guy was so talkative and annoying.

Looking at Hua Xiyu again, he felt that he was busy, "What else?"