The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Chunju was waiting at the door early. When she saw the three people coming, she waved her hands anxiously.

"Come on!"

"Today, the number of guests is double what we expected. We originally thought six or seven tables would be enough, but we didn't expect over 100 people to show up. This time, we have to prepare food for 15 tables!"

"It's too late to make an appointment with Tianfulou now. The kitchen staff has gone out to buy things. Do you have enough? Is there anything else you need? Do you want the kitchen staff to buy it for you?"

Yu Ruyue looked at Chunju's anxious expression and could guess that if the eldest young lady didn't organize the banquet well today, she would probably lose her position in the Li Mansion in the future. After all, as a woman in the inner house, she was also the legitimate wife of the eldest son. If she wanted to be in charge of the household, all matters, big and small, had to be arranged perfectly. There couldn't be any mistakes, otherwise she would lose the trust of her elders...

But fortunately, no matter what she makes, she will make some extra and store it in the space. It won’t go bad anyway, just in case she needs it someday!

"Don't worry, I've prepared more than enough. Tell your young lady that I have plenty of spare dishes. If you need anything, you can come to me."

Chunju heaved a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, there's no problem here, otherwise today's banquet would be ruined."

Soon they went through layers of inspection and were then taken to the kitchen again. To her surprise, the people in the kitchen were just sitting there motionless, not looking anxious at all.

When Manager Fei saw Yu Ruyue coming, a calculating look flashed in his eyes.

"Hey, Miss Chunju, have you brought this peasant here again?"

"It's no use bringing people here. The food in our kitchen is only enough for the ladies in the mansion. We can't entertain so many people at all."

"Even if you go buy it now, it might not be in time. Besides, no one can make dishes exactly like Tianfulou. When the guests come and see that the dishes on the two tables are different, wouldn't that be a joke?"

"If you ask me, you should just talk to the eldest young lady and ask them to cancel the dishes from Tianfulou and book 20 tables at Qingzhu Restaurant instead!"

"Why bother?"

Chunju was very angry when she saw Manager Fei's gloating look.

"Just do whatever my eldest young lady tells you to do, and don't give me orders."

"If I find out you're slacking off, I'll definitely report it to the master and mistress after the guests leave! I'll teach you a lesson!"

Manager Fei sneered, "I want to see who the old lady teaches a lesson after those guests leave!"

Chunju understood the meaning of his words and was shaking with anger, but she couldn't refute him.

After all, the guests being entertained this time are not ordinary guests. If something goes wrong, the entire Li Mansion will suffer.

She told Yu Ruyue to prepare the side dishes quickly and start cooking as soon as she got the news from the front.

Yu Ruyue nodded immediately, and Chunju left.

As a result, as soon as Chunju left, Manager Fei also led his people away, leaving only the three of them in the kitchen.

Yu Ruyue frowned and suddenly had a bad feeling that something was going to happen today.

Sure enough, just as they finished preparing the dishes, Chunju came hurriedly over with the steward she had just bought. "Where are they? Where are Steward Fei and the others!?"

Yu Ruyue shook her head. "As soon as you left, they left too."

Chunju was just about to send someone to look for her when a little maid came hurriedly over, holding her stomach.

"Sister Chunju, something's wrong! Manager Fei and the others seem to have eaten something bad, and now they're in so much pain they can't get out of bed. Ouch! I think I have a stomachache too. Sister Chunju, I have to go to the toilet now, so I won't talk to you for now."

The little maidservant came in a hurry, holding her belly, and left in a hurry.

Chunju was left standing there anxiously.

"How could this be such a coincidence? The chef in the outer courtyard also had something bad to eat, and someone is coming right away. Where can I find a reliable chef in such a short time?!"

Yu Ruyue was about to speak and suggest that they go to the restaurant outside to find a reliable chef, but Chunju grabbed Yu Ruyue's hand tightly as if she had grabbed the last life-saving straw, "Oh, right! You! Ruyue! You wait here, I'll go back and tell the lady to let you cook the rest of the meal."

Yu Ruyue quickly waved her hands and refused, "No, I only know how to cook those few dishes. I've never even seen the dishes at Tianfulou. You'd better go look outside!"

Chunju quickly shook her head.

"No! We can't go outside to look for her. If this matter gets to know about it, the master and the mistress will definitely not forgive my young lady. The young lady's mistake today cannot be made any bigger. Please help me!"

"do not worry!"

"The food at Tianfulou tastes just so-so, it's seriously not as good as yours! Take that braised pork, for example. They say it's their signature dish, but it's not even close to your braised pork!"

"And once this matter is over, my young lady will definitely need you."

Yu Ruyue thought of Qin Wanrou's generosity. She gave her 300 taels for a table of food. Now there are 15 tables. Adding these, she must have given her several thousand taels of silver!

Although she knew that such a thing could not be accepted, the sudden illness of these people was definitely not a coincidence. It must be a power struggle within the Li Mansion. That was a lot of money! Thousands of taels of silver!

In the end, money triumphed over reason, and she ignored her parents' objections and accepted this unpleasant job.

He also rejected Chunju's suggestion to find someone to help, and just like before, he asked two people to watch over them and supervise them throughout the cooking process to prevent them from extorting money!

Chunju agreed immediately and quickly assigned two maids to stay here.

The dishes that Yu Ruyue's family of three needed to cook had already been prepared. Now they each took a pot and started cooking!

Everyone was busy here, but Manager Fei, who was supposed to be lying in bed, appeared in the kitchen of the outer courtyard. He was frying braised pork.