C41 (1/2)

”This little hoof wants her to go get some ice cubes, but she dares to be so lazy. Let's see how she will deal with her when she comes back.” Madame Zhou angrily threw the fan she was holding onto the table, then headed back to the icehouse.

In the side hall, Li Die was accompanied by several young ladies from noble families. They were chatting and laughing merrily.

Hou Xuzhu's father was the current prime minister, so his official position was naturally higher than Li Xiangnan's. Now that he saw Li Shuangtong, a mere concubine, reluctantly befriending them, he naturally looked down on her in his heart.

”I've long heard that the Li Residence has a natural ice cellar. It would be the best time to use it in the summer.” Hou Xue Zhu looked at Li Rou Ping with a smile as he spoke. His snow-white fingertips drummed on the table.

”It's not really that rare of a thing. It's just that it's convenient to use it during the summer, so the plum soup was used on that block of ice. It's best to drink it during the summer, why don't you try it, Miss Hou?” Li Rou Ping naturally knew that Hou Xue Zhu looked down on the daughter of another family's concubine the most. As a good person this time, she specially brought Li Shuangtong over to accompany her.

”This plum soup is so appetizing. It's also good to eat in summer.” Hou Xue Zhu said with a smile as he glanced at the bowl of red plum soup that Li Rou and Ping had pushed over.

”If Miss Hou likes it, I'll tell the kitchen to prepare more.” Li Rou and Ping said as they talked.

”Sister Xuezhu, Miss Li specially prepared this plum soup for you!” We only have such blessings because of Sister Xuezhu. ” The little girl from the Right Prime Minister's house looked at Hou Xuzhu innocently as she spoke. Her round face, coupled with a pair of long eyelashes, blinked from time to time. It was quite a pleasing sight.

”You're the only ghost.” Hou Xuewu tapped the tip of her nose as she spoke with a doting expression.

Seeing her stick out her tongue, he turned his head to look at Li Shuangtong with a hint of contempt in his eyes. ”So you're the three daughters of the Li Clan's concubines, right?”

”Yes.” Li Shuangtong was not sure what she wanted to do, so she could only nod, replying with a cautious expression on her face.

”It's nothing.” Even though Li Shuangtong was a daughter of the Shu Family, she had never been humiliated like this. Now that she heard her words, the color of her face instantly faded away.

She looked at Hou Xuzhu with a complicated expression, then said to Li Shuangtong in a soft voice, ”Third Sister, don't stand there anymore, sit down quickly!”

Li Shuangtong did not have any good intentions towards her. Seeing her say that with such a stiff neck, she nodded and chose a seat next to Li Rou Ping.

In her heart, she had always wanted to please Li Rou and Ping. She was just a concubine, and her entire marriage was in the hands of Wang Shi's mother. If she could get the direct daughter's care, then maybe she would get a good marriage in the future.

”This pavilion is also very hot and stuffy, it makes people a bit more irritated.” After Hou Xuzhu finished speaking, she intentionally looked at Li Shuangtong and said: ”How about I trouble Miss Li to fetch some ice cubes? I believe that it will no longer be this hot and stuffy. ”

”Me?” Li Shuangtong had not expected her to be so flamboyant in ordering him to get the ice cubes. No matter what, she was still a young miss.

”Could it be that Miss Li disagrees?” Li Shuangtong's slightly squinting eyes were filled with a stifling aura, causing her to not dare to say anything else. She could only place all her hopes on Li Rou Ping, this direct daughter of hers.