Yu Se thought for a moment, then smiled, "When this servant and Mistress Xiu mentioned that this monk was different from ordinary people, she said: 'If you don't talk about worldly matters, then you're a person who has nothing to do with worldly matters.'
Young master, don't you think that's a good thing? "
Song Jiaoyue's eyes lit up, "Is there more?"
Yu Se thought for a moment, then said, "There's more. She told us a story."
"What story?"
Song Jiaoyue got up and sat on the bed, smiling as he listened to her talk about Bai Xiangxiu. He was increasingly attracted to her inner self.
There were many beautiful women in this world, but there were very few who were both beautiful and talented. Those who were both talented and interesting were as rare as the golden toad.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiangxiu was such a woman.
Because the story she told Yu Se and Bai He was that the woman at the foot of the mountain was a tiger!
Song Jiaoyue laughed, "She … where did she hear this from? It's really … really …"
Thinking of those little monks who didn't know anything but pretended to be prim and proper, he felt that this story was both reasonable and interesting.
Yu Se also said, "Compared to her, this servant's story isn't that interesting."
"Is that so?" Song Jiaoyue had already heard and laughed, so he waved his hand and said, "You should go to sleep too."
"Young master, don't you need someone to serve you tonight?"
Yu Se's face reddened. It wasn't that she wanted to accompany the young master, but she was afraid that he was young and impetuous. If this continued, it would harm his body.
Song Jiaoyue's expression became serious, "You may leave!" She was in the manor right now, so how could he have the mood to have fun with other women?
She was the tiger at the foot of the mountain, and now she had already entered his heart.
Meanwhile, Li Of Gojoseon, who was still ignorant about love, was pacing back and forth in his room. She had been gone for two days.
Apart from when he was attending court, he didn't think about her as soon as he returned to the manor.
But she wasn't there.
Ye-mama came back every day to report to the Old Madame about her situation in the Song mansion.
When she came back, she was showered with praises. She said that Madame Song Jiaoyue liked her, that the people around Song Jiaoyue appreciated her, and that she had done her best for the Song family. She didn't lose face for the Wang family at all.
Long Heng didn't care about any of this at all. Even if she caused a huge ruckus in the Song Residence, it didn't matter as long as she returned quickly.
However, after Ye-mama came back today, she actually said that she was living quite well in the Song Mansion. She told Old Madame and the Prince not to worry.
Long Heng frowned. Did this mean that he didn't want to come back?
Coincidentally, the Old Madame was not feeling well and did not want to go to the vegetarian gathering, so he said from the side, "Then let me go!"
"What?"
Old Madame almost threw the tea out. Fortunately, the nanny at the side helped to straighten it, so it didn't burn anyone.
She coughed softly and looked at her son blankly. The corners of her mouth twitched and she almost couldn't smile.
He, who was covered in Death Qi, was going to attend the vegetarian gathering. Wouldn't the jaws of everyone in the capital drop?
"Why are you so surprised? I'm going in your place. They won't be able to say anything."
Long Heng didn't feel that he had lost face at all. The main reason was that his goal was too strong. He had overlooked some other situations.
Old Madame became serious and said, "Heng 'er, no matter how bad Miss Lin is, she will be the official wife after marrying.
Bai shi will always be a concubine.
You have to remember, a concubine is a slave, while a wife is … "
Long Heng stood up with a shout before she could finish speaking. His face was flushed with anger as he spoke.
"If she is to be someone else's official wife, she needs to act like one. Her conduct … forget it, you should recuperate well and not get angry over nothing."
He almost revealed the matter of Miss Lin being under another man's body that day. He didn't know if they had done it before, but if the matter of that day was spread out, she probably wouldn't be able to get married again.
He left a way out for everything. He just wanted to follow the imperial order and marry her as a decoration. If he was forced, he wasn't afraid of making this matter known to everyone.
Old Madame realized that her son had something he hadn't told her, and this was the key to his decision to not marry Miss Lin.
It must be something he knew when he went to save her, but she couldn't get anything out of him if he didn't tell her.
Forget it, since the matter of marrying Miss Lin has made him so angry, why not just follow his heart!
He could like whoever he liked. There was no shortage of rival couples in a large residence.
It was just that this di son had to come from the official wife's womb, but this kind of situation …
Old Madame didn't say anything else. Her son could be considered smooth and sly in handling matters. She never worried about this.
Putting this matter aside, just talking about the Song family, Bai Xiangxiu didn't have to gather ingredients and go to the kitchen to teach them how to cook.
Although the dishes were served at noon, at least two large kitchens were needed to make a hundred dishes.
Ever since she woke up in the morning, she had been pacing back and forth between the two kitchens with a slight headache. Sometimes, she could sit in the room in the middle to rest for a while, but she couldn't drink more than two mouthfuls of tea before someone came to call for her.
Bai Xiangxiu had always been serious about her work, so when someone came to ask for her, she would personally take a look.
"Madame Xiu, please slow down. Be careful not to fall." There were many people in the kitchen, and she had almost been knocked over by the manservant carrying the firewood.
Yu Se was so scared that her face turned pale. If the eldest young master was hurt, she would die of anxiety.
She had been ordered to help this Madame Xiu with kitchen matters in the morning, but she hadn't expected her to be such a diligent person. She did everything herself.
"It's fine, it's fine. There's something wrong with the taste of this dish. You have to put less salt in vegetarian dishes, but not too little either. There's too little salt in this dish."
Bai Xiangxiu waved her hand to indicate that Yu Se didn't need to worry. She put one hand on Xiao Shi's hand and pointed at a dish with the other and smelled it.
"Yes, Madame Xiu. Let's cook another dish. When it's to your liking, we'll switch to the big pot." The cook nodded.
"It's good to be careful." Bai Xiangxiu nodded and praised the cook's serious attitude, which made him blush.
Could the feeling of being praised by a beauty not be so good?
After finishing her work here, Bai Xiangxiu rushed to the monk's kitchen without stopping to rest. Everyone in this kitchen was a master, and all of them were calm and composed.
After Bai Xiangxiu entered, someone even greeted her with the name of Buddha. She was so busy that she didn't have the time to think about these things. She was indeed a monk.
"Master, do you need help here?" Would she really be able to make it in time if she was so calm and composed?
"It's fine, there's no need. Benefactress, you can go ahead with your work!" The master chuckled and sent her off. The monk wasn't used to dealing with women.
"Yes, yes. Master, you can go ahead with your work. If there's anything you need, just let us know." Bai Xiangxiu also chanted the name of Buddha. She was really busy today!
Some people liked her being so busy, while others were depressed. The depressed one was the Song family's kitchen manager, Manager Fang.
Nothing had happened since he took over the kitchen, so everyone treated him with great respect.
But ever since Bai Xiangxiu had arrived, he'd become someone who stood to the side. He didn't know why, but other people didn't ask him anything anymore. They even asked Madame Xiu about Chai He, as if she was the one in charge.
She was just someone who was invited to help. Did she really think she was the boss here?
He came over with a smile and said, "Madame Xiu, you don't seem very familiar with this place. Why don't you rest inside? I'll take care of everything."