No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

After receiving praise from the Fourth Master, Lin Mingyan felt half relieved.

Just when he mentioned drinking the watermelon juice, Su Peisheng behind him wanted to run up and test the poison himself.

Even now he is still staring at her.

Lin Mingyan pretended not to see it and filled the Fourth Master's glass again.

I felt sorry for Su Peisheng in my heart: There's nothing I can do, it's your master who asked me to fall.

After drinking three cups in a row, the Fourth Master put down the cup.

It's much cooler now.

It wasn't entirely due to the watermelon juice, but mainly because the young eunuch had brought in ice basins and placed them in every corner of the room.

Lin Mingyan also benefited from this and enjoyed the coolness.

She secretly looked at the watermelon juice in front of her. The pot only held four or five cups, but the Fourth Master had already finished most of it.

She worked all afternoon and still hadn't tasted anything.

Seeing that the Fourth Master wasn't as serious as people said, Lin Mingyan boldly said, "Master, I heard that this winter melon juice tastes better when it's chilled."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Su Peisheng's eyes widened even further.

He really didn't expect that this Lin had just knelt down in fear, but now he dared to make demands?

The Fourth Master glanced at her and then glanced at Su Peisheng: "Didn't you hear what your Master Lin said?"

"Why don't you put it on ice?"

Su Peisheng quickly stepped forward, took the pot away, and put it in the ice basin.

I started to look at Lin Mingyan with a different eye.

Apart from anything else, her personality is just what the master likes.

Look at the three women the master currently has. Fujin is dignified and Song Gege is timid, neither of them is liked by the master.

Only Li Gege was pretty and bright, and caught my eye.

Now there comes a woman named Lin, whose family background is not very good, but her cold temperament is better than that of Li Gege.

He'd better be careful in his service.

The watermelon juice was chilled, and Lin Mingyan couldn't find anything to say. The Fourth Master was not a talkative person either, so the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

But the Fourth Master came back early today and had planned to discuss matters with the Lady in the main courtyard, but he was unexpectedly kicked out.

There is still some time before dinner, and Lin Mingyan's place is newly decorated, so there is nothing missing. It's not a good idea to just sit there and do nothing.

After Su Peisheng put the ice in, he came back and looked at the two wooden poles.

I was thinking, should I sell it well and have someone get the books I often read?

Before he could finish his words, Lin Mingyan couldn't bear it any longer and said with a smile, "These two melons were borrowed from Du Juan and I. They're not the best kind. I guess you won't be able to drink them."

hey~

This is interesting. The master's woman spared the maid's things?

Isn't this just a different way of asking for things?

Su Peisheng couldn't utter a word and almost suffocated to death.

The Fourth Master became interested and ordered, "Go get some good varieties of melons so I can try them too."

He happened to have nothing to do, and was so angry that he had no mood to sit down and read.

It's nice to have something new and interesting to kill time.

Su Peisheng arranged for people to move all the melons from the kitchen in the front yard.

Even a lot of good fruits of this season, including melons, were brought in.

It’s all juice anyway, what if I can use it?

Before the melons arrived, Lin Mingyan asked Du Juan and others to clean up the tools they had just used and move them up.

It's just a small stone mortar and a stone pestle. It looks smaller and cuter than the ones used for pounding rice.

This was something Lin Mingyan asked Du Dujuan to borrow from the kitchen.

She had this idea when she first came in to work as a maid. She used a small stone mortar to pound the flower juice and make pure dew to please her master.

Now I don’t have to be a maid, I can just squeeze juice to make myself happy.

The Fourth Master had never seen this before. Although he was not completely ignorant, he had never had the chance to see such a tool.

Now he was really interested. He took the stone pestle to look at it, pounded it a few times in the air, and studied it carefully.

As soon as the fruits came up, Lin Mingyan's eyes lit up.

There are not only four or five watermelons, but also seven or eight cantaloupes.

There are many small baskets at the back, one containing loquats, one containing cherries, and one containing peaches, which are pleasing to the eye.

What's even more amazing is that Su Peisheng brought a plate of lychees: "Master, these are the lychees sent by the Empress from the palace. I brought them here as well."

Oh my god~

Lin Mingyan was ecstatic: She just wanted two watermelons, and here came such a big bunch?

Looking at the large number, it is impossible for the two of them to make them all today. After all, it is almost time for dinner and there is not enough time.

And according to the Fourth Master's character, he would not move the things he took to his woman's yard back.

So, wouldn't it be a bargain for her to use the leftover fruit?

After arriving in ancient times, her family was not well-off and she hadn't eaten fruit for more than a month.

Now the way Lin Mingyan looked at the Fourth Master was one of naked flattery.

She didn't ask the servants to do it for her, but cut the watermelon herself, removed the seeds and put it into the stone mortar.

She reached out to him and asked for the stone pestle: "Master, let me squeeze the juice."

The Fourth Master was in high spirits and refused to give it to him. "What's so difficult about this? Let me try."

After saying that, he smashed it down with a stone pestle.

The splashing watermelon juice instantly covered the lapels of both of their clothes.

Lin Mingyan: Fuck!

This is her best dress, which is 90% new. She only wore it when she entered the mansion today.

No money to buy a new one!

It looks like the lady-in-waiting won't buy anything for them.

It's useless.

The Fourth Master was also stunned, then burst into laughter: "Interesting!"

After saying that, he started to fight again, but this time he paid attention to the intensity.

Lin Mingyan burst into tears: This is so funny!

Watermelon juice is not water-soluble, so it is difficult to wash out. This piece of clothing is useless.

Fortunately, after the Fourth Master mashed all the fruits, he had a lot of fun.

Looking at their messy clothes, I felt a little embarrassed.

She also asked Su Peisheng to go to the warehouse to get some cloth as compensation for her.

Su Peisheng was really convinced this time.

Ouch~

I haven't even gotten close to the Fourth Master yet, but I've already received the reward twice.

If I serve you at night, I don’t know how many good things I will get!

No matter how upset Su Peisheng felt, his movements were still quite agile.

Before dinner, more than a dozen rolls of various colored fabrics were delivered.

There was also a wooden box of hairpins and ornaments. Lin Mingyan was a little shocked when she got it.

Forget about the fabric, but could it be that Su Peisheng deliberately used this jewelry to please her?

Perhaps her expression was too obvious, and even the Fourth Master, who had changed his clothes, laughed: "Is my master so poor? I can't even afford to reward you with some jewelry?"

Lin Mingyan: You are not poor, I am a poor ghost!

She took it joyfully, picked out a hairpin shaped like an agate pomegranate, and inserted it into her bun: "Thank you, Master, for the reward."

I was able to pick up the conversation so quickly thanks to the fact that I had read a lot of Qing Dynasty novels.

Thank you, all the productive ladies!

This reaction made the Fourth Master laugh as well.

Giving something and getting thanks is a win-win situation for both the giver and the receiver.

Su Peisheng gave a thumbs up secretly.

Dujuan and others were even more delighted, feeling that life had hope.