C70 Changes in Liu Zhixue (1/2)

Morning sunlight slowly opened the curtains as the sun rose high in the sky once more. Yan Xiaoxi had been tormented by Nangong Lin to the point that she fell into a deep sleep like a pig.

In the manor of the Prince of Lin, the servants had long started to busy themselves with their duties.

Liu Zhixue had woken up early in the morning and helped out a lot of things, attracting praises from those from the Lin Palace.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for lunch.

Yan Xiaoxi, who had just woken up, impatiently came to the side chamber and sat beside Nangong Lin.

At this moment, Liu Zhixue had just walked in, holding Yan Xiaoxi's favorite plate of Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs in her hand.

”Sister Wangfei must be hungry. The dishes will be served soon.” Liu Zhixue placed the plate in her hand on the table, looking like a matriarch.

Yan Xiaoxi did not mind as she smiled foolishly at Liu Zhixue, picking up the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs with the chopsticks by her side. The moment the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs entered her mouth, she couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, Liu Zhixue immediately reacted and asked, ”Doesn't it taste good?”

Yan Xiaoxi bit the meat in her mouth and swallowed it down.

This taste was different from the usual ones in the kitchen. It was a little sour, as if he had given it too much vinegar.

The dishes that each of them were in charge of were different. Some were specialized in making pastries, some were specialized in making fish and meat, and some were specialized in making vegetarian dishes. However, each of them had great abilities and had never failed before.

Yan Xiaoxi had eaten sweet and sour pork many times, and it was always delicious.

This time, when the tip of her tongue touched the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs, she knew that this dish didn't originate from behind the chef of Prince Lin's estate.

Looking at Liu Zhixue's nervous expression, Yan Xiaoxi immediately knew that this dish was cooked by her.

”Princess, the dishes are all served. Please enjoy.” The maidservants of the manor paid a visit to the tables one by one.

Before she left, the maidservant purposely pointed at the sweet and sour pork on the table and said, ”Princess, Miss Liu did this.”

Yan Xiaoxi nodded, her expression clearly not looking good.

”Sister Liu can cook?” Yan Xiaoxi extended her chopsticks towards the other dishes on the table. All the dishes on the table had been touched, but she purposely avoided the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs.

”A little.” Liu Zhixue had been standing in front of the table the entire time. Since neither Nangong Lin nor Yan Xiaoxi had made her sit down, she had no choice but to stay where she was.

”Don't look at how little Linlin hasn't gone to the morning assembly. After all, he is still a prince of the Southern Water Kingdom and is very rich. I invited big sister Liu to the prince's mansion to be a guest, do you understand?” These words, Yan Xiaoxi said in a casual tone, giving people the illusion that she was teaching her concubine a lesson.

All three of them understood the warning in her words.

The corner of Nangong Lin's mouth lifted slightly. He completely treated Liu Zhixue as a transparent person, eating his own food while occasionally giving food to Yan Xiaoxi.

”Princess, you misunderstand. I just wanted to help the Prince's estate.” Yan Xiaoxi's scolding in front of everyone made Liu Zhixue feel like her dignity had been ruined. Everything she had done since she was born, she would only receive praise from others. She had never been scolded like this before.

Immediately, the tears in Liu Zhixue's eyes began to swirl as she looked pitifully at Nangong Lin.

Two rows of maidservants stood on both sides of the side hall, reading everything that had happened.

The few of them looked at each other and thought, how could the wangfei misunderstand Miss Liu's intentions? Perhaps her food was not tasty, but she still went through quite a bit of trouble to make it.

In the time it took for half a cup of tea to be brewing, the hearts of all the maidservants in the mansion had basically been set on Liu Zhixue.

They felt that only a lady from a noble family like Liu Zhixue could be compatible with her own master. Although Princess Lin was also not bad, she had a wild personality and was not suitable for the main wife position at all.

Yan Xiaoxi took a sip of her tea and glanced at the maidservants who were looking at her. Her ice-cold gaze forced a shiver down her spine.