Shengjing Noble

The girl nodded and said timidly: "My name is Agui."

Su Lanyin frowned: "Isn't this a man's name?"

"My parents always wanted a boy, but the children before me were all girls, and they were all sold after they were born."

"Why didn't I sell you?"

"My mother was injured when she gave birth to me and could not have any more children, so she kept me and named me Agui. She also hoped that I could become a concubine of a rich family in the future so that they could benefit from my wealth."

"How can there be such parents?" Su Lanyin's eyes flashed with surprise, "Even so, you still want to sell yourself to bury your father?"

"Well...he is my father after all..."

"Forget it, you are too weak. Even if I tell you, you won't change. I am too lazy to say it. How about this, I don't like calling you Agui. How about you change your name in the future?"

"what?"

"Why not call me... Lanxiang?"

"Lan Xiang?"

"What a poetic name. It sounds like a fragrant girl."

A smile bloomed on the girl's face, tears still in her eyes, and she nodded vigorously at her.

"I like this name, thank you, sir!"

"You're welcome, Lanxiang."

"Ok!"

……

Lanxiang followed Su Lanyin back to her residence. As soon as they entered the door, the other three looked at this thin and small girl with suspicion.

"Yinyin, I asked you to find a cook, why did you find a maid?" Su Shengming asked.

Song Huaizhi said: "Actually, there is no need to find a maid. Although I can't cook, I can be responsible for cleaning."

Huo Jingxiao: "Yes, where is my chef? I am waiting to learn how to cook."

Hearing this, Lanxiang shyly hid behind Su Lanyin and retreated a little.

"Don't be afraid."

Su Lanyin pulled her to the front and formally introduced her: "This is the chef I hired."

"What?" The three of them said in unison, obviously not believing it.

Huo Jingxiao curled his lips: "She is just a little girl, how can the food I cook be as delicious as hers?"

Su Lanyin said: "Lanxiang, they don't seem to believe you, how about you cook it yourself and show them?"

Lan Xiang nodded timidly: "Okay, I can cook, but... I don't know how to cook any delicacies. These are just home-cooked dishes. The taste is average, so please don't be disgusted."

Su Lanyin pointed to the kitchen and said, "Don't mind, go ahead and make it. There are some ingredients left in the kitchen."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Lanxiang turned around and trotted to the kitchen.

Three people immediately came over to ask.

"What's going on? Where did this little girl come from? Could she be someone of unknown origin?"

Su Lanyin had no choice but to recount what happened on the street today.

"So that's how it is... I didn't expect Miss Lanxiang to be so pitiful." Song Huaizhi couldn't help but think of her own life experience and couldn't help shedding two tears of empathy.

Su Shengming was particularly alert: "This is not like your style. What if she was arranged by someone to be with us? Don't forget, we offended the officials as soon as we entered the city."

Su Lanyin said: "I also doubted it at first, but when I went out today, I did not disguise myself as I did when we entered the city, so they should not recognize me."

Huo Jingxiao said: "You'd better be careful. You can't judge a person's heart by his appearance. I'll test him carefully later."

As a few people were discussing, white smoke rose from the kitchen chimney.

It was in stark contrast to the black smoke created when Huo Jingxiao cooked.

Not only that, the smell of food came from the kitchen, and several people's stomachs suddenly growled. They swallowed their saliva and looked towards the kitchen door, looking very greedy.

"By the way, we haven't eaten yet..."

"You didn't eat anything after I left?" Su Lanyin asked.

The three nodded.

Su Shengming: "After seeing the food that the prince prepared...how can we still have an appetite?"

Huo Jingxiao frowned: "Hey, what do you mean? At noon, you clearly said that you believed I could do it!"

Song Huaizhi smiled awkwardly: "That's because we are afraid that you will continue to do it...so we comfort you..."

"What? You guys... really disappoint me. I'm going to learn how to cook right now!"

As he said that, Huo Jingxiao was about to go to the kitchen but was stopped by Su Shengming.

"My Lord, you absolutely cannot do this..."

Song Huaizhi also hurried forward to dissuade him: "You are so precious, why do you need to do it yourself? Let me help!"

After saying that, she immediately ran into the kitchen and locked the door. No matter how Huo Jingxiao knocked, she refused to open it.

After a while of fussing, the meal was finally served.

After Xianglan brought the food to the table, everyone stared at the shredded potatoes, green onion tofu, and fried meat with mushrooms, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Are you all right? Is it because the food I cooked is too shabby and you don't like it? I'm sorry, these are all we have in the kitchen. Otherwise, I'll go buy some groceries and cook again..."

As she said that, she went to carry the plates, and the three of them shouted almost at the same time.

"stop!"

"what?"

Xianglan retracted her hand in fear, her face full of shock and anxiety.

Su Lanyin said: "Thank you Xianglan!"

Su Shengming: "Thank you!"

Song Huaizhi: "I haven't seen such delicious food for a long time."

Huo Jingxiao swallowed his saliva and said stubbornly: "It's actually almost the same as what I made...just brighter in color, more fragrant, and better controlled in heat."

"Not even close!" the other three said in unison.

Huo Jingxiao: "..."

Wuuuu... I hate you!

"Let's eat then?" Xianglan asked with a smile.

The four of them didn't have time to answer and just picked up their chopsticks and started to eat voraciously.

I have been busy traveling these days and most of the time I just eat one bite at a time, and often even eat dry buns and drink water on the road.

Now, I can finally enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal.

After eating and drinking, the five people leaned back in their chairs and stared at the beams above their heads in a daze.

Su Lanyin: "I suddenly feel that... people live just for a bite to eat."

Song Huaizhi: "Yes, in the past, when I was wronged, I would always treat myself to a good meal to forget my troubles."

Su Shengming: "Me too. When I was a kid, I made mistakes and was beaten by my mother. I would cry while eating, and the pain went away as I ate."

Huo Jingxiao looked at them, thought for a moment and said, "That's great, you still have your mother to beat you...my mother..."

He stopped talking before he finished, but the others also understood the sense of boundaries and did not ask any further questions.

Xianglan said as she cleared the table, "I didn't think so much when I was a kid, because even having enough to eat was a luxury."

Everyone looked at her with sympathy.

"Sister Xianglan, follow us in the future and I promise you will have enough meals every day." Su Shengming said, patting his chest.

Su Lanyin frowned and glared at him fiercely, wondering who had just said that Xianglan was a spy?

He said he wanted to test it out carefully, but how come he was completely bought over a meal?

Really useless!