18 Chapter Seventeen (1/2)

Yu You Lei froze for a moment, then looked down at her stomach.

That's right.

She. . . Hadn't eaten anything but fruits for the whole day, and it was natural she felt hungry.

Yu You Lei resumed her act as a weak and tired young girl, and called for You Ping.

Outside, You Ping was startled awake by her Young Miss's call. She immediately stood up and entered the room, bowing before the weak figure on the bed.

”Yes, Young Miss?” Looking down, You Ping tried to hide her guilt from falling asleep.

”I'm hungry.” Yu You Lei stated simply. As if to back up her statement, her stomach rumbled loudly at that exact moment.

”This servant will go prepare food immediately!” Jumping at the chance to redeem herself, You Ping bowed once more and ran off to get food from the kitchens.

Groaning at the discomfort, Yu You Lei could only hope her food would arrive soon.

A few minutes later, Yu You Lei heard footsteps very close to her door. She furrowed her brows, wondering whether heavy footsteps were common in this world.

However, thinking of her guards, it didn't seem to be the case. Was this a trait of the people in the General's manor, then?

As she was pondering this, a knock on her door accompanied by You Ping's voice reached Yu You Lei's ears.

”Young Miss, this servant is coming in now.”

Yu You Lei nodded, and upon remembering You Ping couldn't see her, said, ”Yes.”

Even before the door opened, a strong smell assaulted Yu You Lei's nose. She could barely hold herself back from gagging the moment the door opened.

You Ping stepped inside the room with a tray in her hands, and bowed slightly before placing the tray on Yu You Lei's table.

The horrible smell seemed to he coming from the food on the tray!

Yu You Lei sat up and forced herself to peer into the bowls.

Some white rice, vegetables and meat sat peacefully inside the bowls, and they were the culprits responsible for the disgusting smell.

Picking up her chopsticks with shaky hands, Yu You Lei took one bite of the rice and meat, then immediately spat it out as elegantly as she could bring herself to.

The rice was not cooked properly, and it tasted bland as could be! Was the meat rotten before it was cooked? How could someone ruin meat to that extent? And the food was cold! It was obviously made much earlier, and was only brought out to eat now.

Yu You Lei was brought up with a silver spoon in her mouth, and still lived luxuriously even when travelling the world. Even if she was training in the wilderness, she would personally make food which was comparable to the best of chefs. When had she ever tasted such terrible food?

”Young Miss?” You Ping was puzzled. Yu You Lei suddenly spit out the food like that, was there something wrong with it? It couldn't be, right?

The Fifth Young Miss had always been eating the same quality food from the same cooks her whole life, and always seemed to enjoy it! These cooks were the best Yu Jiang Jun could hire, and the food they made was inferior only to the royal cooks'.