Long Heng seemed to have understood a principle overnight. When a woman was angry and nagging, she would do this. In the blink of an eye, she only had two kinds of sounds and was especially quiet.
Bai Xiangxiu was simply defeated by the shamelessness of the male lead. Not only was he shameless, he was also very rogue. He actually used this kind of thing to resolve the grievances in her heart.
In fact, it was a good idea. She was so tired in the second half that she couldn't get angry.
After a while, she felt her mind go blank. In the end, she was directly subdued by the male lead's abuse of power and couldn't move.
The next day, Long Heng woke up early. In order to make up for his wanton behavior yesterday, he had people send her a lot of good things.
Of course, he also ordered the servants not to tell anyone about what happened last night. Otherwise, the old madame would definitely blame them.
Because the current Bai Xiangxiu was a pregnant woman.
Bai Xiangxiu didn't get out of bed for the whole day. She was lazy in bed and didn't get up.
The old madame didn't blame her. She just thought it was the reaction of a pregnant woman.
But because the temperature was too cold yesterday, the old madame caught a cold and fell ill. So when the funeral procession passed by the gate of the prince's residence, she had to take charge.
In fact, the old madame had told her to rest well and not to harm her body because of this matter.
But Bai Xiangxiu knew that she had to take charge. She didn't need to take care of the sheds outside, but she had to make some vegetarian food for the people going to the funeral.
This was the rule of this world. Because it would take a long time to walk out of the imperial city, it would be noon by the time they reached here.
The procession was too long, so there were many food sheds set up in the middle. The purpose was to let these people eat some vegetarian food so that they could travel faster.
This was something she was good at. And she didn't need to do it personally. She just needed to do it well and have someone bring it over.
The prince's residence could only send Long Heng to the funeral. Since the old madame was seriously ill, there was no other hostess.
Long Heng rode the white flower over step by step. He knew that the Wang Fu had prepared a food shed, but he did not expect that Bai Xiangxiu would be in charge.
He brought Prince Rong and Song Jiaoyue over. The shed was divided into two. One was for the female mourners to rest and eat, while the other was for the male mourners to rest and eat.
The women were the two dowager consorts, the wife of a minister, and Madame Song.
The Song family did not live on this street, so they did not prepare a food stall.
The food shed was also a mourning shed, so white cloth and white flowers were hung outside.
These people had cried all the way here and were tired, so they were all very tired after coming in.
Bai Xiangxiu was in the shed at the back. She asked someone to bring in the chrysanthemum tea.
When Long Heng saw the tea, he knew that Bai Xiangxiu was probably in charge behind the scenes. She liked to make these strange teas the most.
And she was the only one who had fresh chrysanthemum petals to put in the tea in this winter.
What a strange woman. Why did she like those colorful things so much?
They had just sat down to drink a cup of hot tea when the vegetarian dishes were served.
There were no cold dishes, only hot dishes.
Moreover, they were very plain and did not have any luxurious decorations.
After all, it was someone else's funeral, so they could not make it too fancy.
The main thing about food was the taste. Therefore, before it was used, everyone thought that the prince's residence did not have anyone in charge, so it was not strange that they did this.
Out of respect for Long Heng, everyone ate a few mouthfuls. After all, not many people could really eat these last-minute dishes at a time like this.
But after taking a bite, everyone felt that something was wrong. Although the dishes were hot, they were very refreshing and removed heat.
"This is …"
Song Jiaoyue was surprised. He did not expect that she would personally cook. Didn't the outside say that she was sick?
How would he know that it was just a false rumor? It was because Bai Xiangxiu was pregnant. However, there was a tradition here. News of a pregnant woman's pregnancy couldn't be spread in the first few months. Otherwise, she might suffer a miscarriage.
Therefore, the rumors in the prince's residence were only that Bai Xiangxiu was sick, not that she was pregnant.
Song Jiaoyue did not expect to be able to eat the food she cooked again. He did not care whether it was suitable to eat more now, but he still ate a lot in silence.
Prince Rong, on the other hand, was a very calm person. He never cared about how others looked at him, so he only cared about himself and ate a lot. After eating, he even nodded and said, "Prince Li, when will you introduce your family's chef to this prince? Haha …"
Long Heng looked at the prince. He could be said to be a very casual person. He was broad and fat, and people had a good impression of him at first sight.
However, he felt that this was all just a facade.
How many people in the imperial family were truly broad and fat?
"If Prince Rong likes it, he will teach this cooking method to the Rong Estate's cook."
The corner of Long Heng's mouth twitched. He wanted to take her away, but there was no way.
Song Jiaoyue coughed lightly and turned his face to the side to continue eating.
He was already very satisfied to be able to eat this much.
On the other side, Madame Song was also the same. She ate while praising Long Heng's concubine's cooking.
Of course, she only mentioned a few words, but she did not expect that it would give Bai Xiangxiu a good reputation.
The mourning shed would be set up until the next morning, when the funeral procession returned.
On this day, there would be many people eating vegetarian food in the shed of the prince's residence. Because of the reputation, there were many people who came to eat vegetarian food.
Bai Xiangxiu could not do the same thing in the morning and afternoon, so she insisted on doing it herself. It was only after midnight that the funeral procession finally stopped.
She was so tired that she almost stopped breathing. As soon as she returned to the residence, she fell asleep on the bed without even taking off her clothes.
Xiao Shi and the others were distressed, but they were also very tired, so they all went to rest.
Because Bai Xiangxiu had instructed them not to mention this to the Old Madame, she did not hear any news.
As for the people outside, they would not make things difficult for her just because she made a few vegetarian dishes. Besides, she was using the Old Madame's name to do this.
They only knew that the person who made these dishes was sent by the Old Madame, but they did not know that it was one of the Prince's concubines, so it did not cause too much of a disturbance.
However, the next day was different. When the funeral procession returned in the morning, they had to return some gifts to the mourning shed where they had eaten. This was the so-called "not eating for free" allusion.
The people in the mourning shed also had to prepare some gifts that they could take away. This was the host's thought.
Bai Xiangxiu had prepared some small bonsai and fresh flowers that could freshen up the air and relieve the stress in one's heart. These were all plants that could survive well in autumn and winter. She had carefully prepared them.
Fortunately, she usually prepared them, which was a great help.
These gifts were very popular. The main reason was that everyone was depressed after the funeral. However, when they brought these plants home, they immediately felt much better.