Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Since Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue had only just arrived at the mansion today, they were unfamiliar with the routes. However, while their masters were napping, the personal maids, Shijian, Sijian, Zhishu, and Shili, had already explored the mansion and gained a general understanding of the route. Therefore, Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue only needed to follow them.

After about a cup of tea, the group arrived at the front hall. Dugu Jingyao was very satisfied with the performance of the four personal maids, so she asked someone around to call the kitchen manager.

Since not all of these people were told that this was the Palace of the Prince of Yunnan when they were arranged to enter the mansion, they were still very surprised when they learned that this mansion belonged to the Palace of the Prince of Yunnan.

Although these people had been trained by Manager Xu, they had never worked in a large household and their experience was limited. Therefore, when the manager learned that his master wanted to summon him, he was filled with excitement and a little trepidation.

The steward followed Shi Jian anxiously, feeling a bit worried, and secretly wondered: Could there be something wrong with the banquet today? Not necessarily, maybe the master thought he prepared good dishes for the banquet and gave him some rewards.

While he was daydreaming, he had already arrived at the door of the front hall. He lowered his head and followed Shi Jian slowly into the front hall.

Seeing Shi Jian bowing to his master, he said, "Princess, the kitchen manager is here."

Seeing the girl leading the way mentioned him, he quickly knelt down and bowed deeply: "Your servant greets the princess! May the princess be blessed with good health!"

Dugu Jingyao was a little surprised. After all, they had not been in Chang'an for long, and the way this man saluted was obviously taught by someone. She did not expect that Xunfeng could actually buy such a servant. It seemed that he had spent a lot of money.

Although he was thinking about it, he remained calm on the surface and said, "Stand up. What should I call this steward?"

The kitchen steward said politely, "My lady, my name is Chang Jiashu, and everyone calls me the steward Chang."

Seeing that he was still kneeling, Dugu Jingyao quickly called out, "Manager Chang, please get up quickly!" After that, Shi Jian beside him stepped forward and gave Manager Chang a light support.

The manager Chang said, "Thank you, young lady." Shi Jian just nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Dugu Jingyao continued, "By the way, this princess asked you to come because she thought your dishes today were good, so in addition to cooking for us masters tonight, you should also make something delicious." She winked at Si Jian. Si Jian understood and stuffed a silver ingot into the hands of the steward Chang.

When Manager Chang learned that he had received a reward from the princess, he was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, princess!" He knew very well that this reward was hard-earned, and his gratitude was beyond words.

Dugu Jingyao was very satisfied with Manager Chang's performance and nodded slightly in approval: "Okay, go and prepare it quickly. This princess and the little princess are already starving." She was looking forward to the delicious dishes being served as soon as possible.

Manager Chang responded quickly, bowed, and hurried to the kitchen with the reward in his arms.

Not long after, Dugu Xin also rushed over from Jinhua Garden. As soon as he entered the door, he looked at his two daughters with a slightly apologetic look and said, "I'm sorry, Yao'er, Yue'er, I kept you waiting for so long."

Liu Jingyue smiled and responded cheerfully: "Dad is not too late, we just arrived not long ago. My sister has just asked the kitchen steward to prepare the meal, but we may have to wait a while before we can eat!" She didn't seem to mind the wait, but instead revealed a joy of looking forward to delicious food.

On the other hand, Dugu Jingyao looked unhappy. Dugu Xin looked at Dugu Jingyao's slightly frowned face and couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong, Yao'er? Are you feeling unwell?"

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "No, I was just wondering, didn't Daddy say he wouldn't host a banquet for anyone? Why are there so many people here today?"

Dugu Xin also sighed: "This is not what my father wants! Originally, I only invited some military families, and the only civil officials were from the Shen family. Who knew that so many people would come after hearing that we were moving today? They all came with gifts. As the host, we can't chase them away, right? In the end, this is what you see..."

Dugu Jingyao also figured it out quickly: Yes, she was the Princess of Guangping appointed by the emperor, her father was one of the few kings of a different surname, and her family had an unmarried sister. These officials were always eager to get involved, so they would naturally not miss such an opportunity.

After figuring this out, Dugu Jingyao said, "So that's how it is!" However, Liu Jingyue, who had been listening at the side, said, "But the upbringing of some of my father's daughters from official families is really not that good. They are not as knowledgeable and well-mannered as those around me!"

Dugu Xin was completely confused and looked at his little daughter suspiciously. Because boys and girls were separated today, he didn't know what happened in the backyard. He only heard that two ladies took their daughters away first. He thought that with Wei Jiayan's help in the backyard, nothing serious should happen, so he didn't take it to heart. Now it seems that something happened in the backyard, which is why the official's wife took her daughter away early.

Seeing Dugu Xin's puzzled look, Liu Jingyue guessed: It seems that this cheap dad of mine doesn't know that those two ignorant guys are speaking rudely to his idol! No, I have to file a complaint!

Dugu Jingyao had intended to stop them, after all, Li Ruo had already spoken out to punish those two, so she let it go. However, Dugu Xin seemed to see through this, and before Dugu Jingyao could speak, he turned to Liu Jingyue and said, "Yu'er, what happened today? Tell me the truth!"

Liu Jingyue thought: Since I have the consent of my cheap father, I won’t be polite! So she recounted the incident of the two young ladies’ rude words in a vivid and moving way, even adding some embellishments.

Dugu Xin was furious after hearing this and slammed the table and stood up: "How dare he look down on my daughter, Dugu Xin? I must go to his house and beat him up!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Jingyao quickly stopped him, "Daddy, calm down. They were just a few sour words. It's nothing. Besides, Ruo'er has already punished them. You don't need to come in person. Otherwise, some civil servants will find evidence against you and report you to the Emperor or the Crown Prince."

After hearing what Dugu Jingyao said, Dugu Xin also reacted: "I am indeed excited for my father. Yao'er is really thoughtful."

Dugu Jingyao added, "If I'm not mistaken, the fathers of those two people might even have to come and apologize! Then father can just embarrass them, since they are in the wrong after all."

Dugu Xin agreed with this, while Liu Jingyue on the side looked at Dugu Jingyao with admiration. Dugu Jingyao couldn't help laughing when she saw Liu Jingyue's expression.

As they were having a pleasant conversation, dinner was prepared and served one after another. They chatted and ate at the same time, and the atmosphere was very warm.