Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

Who is so audacious as to steal into the palace of the Crown Prince?

"Someone is coming——"

Jiang Xuanyan immediately summoned someone in for questioning.

When he learned that only Shen Ningzhu had come in today, he felt both annoyed and amused.

This seems like something that woman would do.

Fine, the Crown Prince's mansion is not short of a few measly things. If she likes it, let her be.

If this helps you calm down, then it's a good thing.

For three days in a row, Shen Ningzhu did not appear, nor did she come to make a fuss. She was probably waiting for him to coax her.

That's just a habit they've developed.

In the afternoon, the butler hurriedly entered the study and stammered that the abandoned courtyard had not received any food from the kitchen for three days.

He sent someone to deliver it, but the gate was locked from the inside, and no one answered when he knocked.

Left with no other choice, he sought help from Jiang Xuan Yan.

"So, you want me to swallow my pride and ask her to open the door?" Jiang Xuan Yan said coldly.

The butler's beard trembled.

"This...this old servant..."

"Step back. If she wants to go on a hunger strike, let her be. After a while, when she finds that this tactic is useless against me, she will come out on her own."

You won't starve to death if you skip a few meals.

Besides, who knows if they hid food in the house and were deliberately putting on a show of starvation for him?

On the outskirts of Beijing

The two best friends were overjoyed to have finally escaped, and in their excitement, they slept until late morning.

After getting up, we eat breakfast and lunch together.

"I was in a hurry today and didn't prepare anything fancy, just some simple home-cooked dishes. I hope you two sisters won't find them too bad."

Chen Aniu smiled憨憨地.

"It's okay, we're not picky. By the way, who cooked this food? It looks quite appetizing."

Shen Ningzhu looked understanding.

Only Liu Zhiyi knew that she was actually the pickiest eater, but she always hid her true feelings in order to be considerate of other people's feelings.

But it doesn't matter, from now on, she will spoil her.

"She's an aunt from the village; her whole family are farmhands here. They've come all this way, sister, would you like to meet them?"

Shen Ningzhu refused.

"To be on the safe side, it's best not to show up."

This estate is the smallest one owned by Liu Zhiyi, consisting of only a few dozen acres of barren wasteland.

The reason for coming here is twofold: firstly, this place is remote and rarely visited by people.

Secondly, none of the farmhands here are ordinary farmhands; each of them has signed a life-or-death contract.

This reduces the risk of them being found.

"Okay, I'll do whatever my sister says."

The two best friends washed their hands and sat down to eat. After only a few bites, Shen Ningzhu stopped eating and said she was full.

Liu Zhiyi also put down her chopsticks. "Perfect timing, I'm full too. Ah Niu, lead the way."

He then looked at Shen Ningzhu, smiling mysteriously.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

"It's a secret. You'll find out when you get there. It's a surprise I prepared especially for you."

Chen Aniu quickly produced two veils from somewhere, and the two best friends put them on their heads.

The three of them climbed a small hill on the edge of the village.

They encountered several farmhands on the road, and Chen Aniu greeted them one by one. The two best friends remained silent, walking quietly behind Chen Aniu.

After the person walked away, some people curiously peeked out.

Someone nearby pulled him up.

"Don't you want to live? You dare to look at the boss's sister? Be careful your eyes get gouged out."

“That’s right, Stone, I know you’re young and it’s normal to be tempted when you see a beautiful woman. But some people are not for you to touch.”

The young man's tanned face flushed red with embarrassment, his ears turning bright red instantly.

"Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about? I, I wasn't thinking anything."

The two middle-aged men laughed heartily.

"It's good that you didn't think about it, it's good that you didn't think about it."

……

Shen Ningzhu and her group had just reached the halfway point of the mountain when they heard a creaking sound. They paused, then quickened their pace and ran towards the direction of the sound.

Before long, we saw hundreds of snow-white ducks being kept in a pen on the mountainside.

"This……"

"Hehe, are you surprised? Excited? Knowing you love all kinds of duck products, I, your sister, didn't hesitate and arranged it."

Chen Aniu said,

"Sister Zhuzhu, these ducks have been raised for more than two months. Sister Yi specially asked me to buy ducklings from all over the place."

They also found several farm women skilled at hatching chicks and ducklings, and had their entire families sign indentures, so from now on you'll have an endless supply of duck meat.

Shen Ningzhu was deeply moved.

She likes to eat all kinds of duck parts, but not duck meat.

"These... these circled areas are quite large, it must have taken a lot of effort, right?"

Chen Aniu nodded, "Not to mention how hard it is to find these ducklings, just the fact that it took more than half a month to fence off such a large area is a testament to that."

Fortunately, there was a bamboo forest on this mountain not far from here, which saved a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, it would probably take even more time.

"Thank you, Xiaoyi."

Liu Zhiyi waved her hand casually.

"Hey? Why are you being so polite with me? You must have forgotten that all of this was paid for by you. I'm just offering this as a token of my appreciation."

She had no memory of when she transmigrated. After searching around, she found nothing in the house except for a few dresses and simple jewelry. It seemed that the original owner of the body had not kept any private savings.

"That's fine, thank you anyway."

Liu Zhiyi rolled her eyes, touched her arm in a sickeningly sweet manner, and then glanced at her sideways.

My best friend is just too easily moved.

"Ah Niu, find a few people to help us slaughter ducks today, start with 20."

Chen Aniu was shocked. These ducks were just babies! Were they going to be slaughtered so early?

He thought it would take at least a few more months to recover.

Besides, twenty?

"Sister Yi, you two probably can't finish all this duck, right? It's so hot today, it won't be fresh if it's left out for a while."

"It's alright, go and make the arrangements."

Liu Zhiyi insisted on killing 20.

Helpless, Chen Aniu had no choice but to find some farmhands to help him.

Liu Zhiyi directed the group from the side, telling them what she needed and how to clean and process it.

The men who were called in to do the work didn't show it on their faces, but they were secretly wondering about it.

The two older sisters of the landlord were quite strange; they even kept the offal to eat.

It's truly remarkable that someone with such a large estate would be so frugal.

Sigh, I was originally thinking of coming here to work, maybe I could pick up some scraps that the employer didn't want and cook something nice for my family when I got home!

Even if the taste is hard to swallow, it's still meat, and meat is good for your health.

But now it seems there's no chance.

A sense of disappointment flashed through their minds simultaneously.

More than half an hour later, everything was ready.

Liu Zhiyi asked the aunt who had cooked for them before to help blanch and clean all the ingredients to remove the blood and foam.

He then personally prepared the braising spices, wrapped them in clean gauze and tied them up, gave some instructions on the rest, and then tossed them to that aunt.