Chapter 61: Painting
"Old slave to the master, eldest lady please be safe!" The Shen mother-in-law stepped forward to give a salute, but she ignored Aunt Li, as if she didn't look at her at all. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Aunt Li suddenly felt that she had been slapped in the face, frowned slightly, pouted, and called aggrievedly: "Master!"
Master Liu glanced up at her, then quickly turned his gaze to Mrs. Shen, who bowed down to give a salute, and scolded in a deep voice: "Don't hurry up and give a gift to the third aunt, there are no rules at all." ”
After being reprimanded by Master Liu, this Mrs. Shen reluctantly came to Aunt Li, bent her legs slightly, and said, "The old slave asks for peace to the third aunt." ”
"Wait, Steward Shen doesn't have to get up in a hurry, Qianqian looks at your extremely beautiful movements, it is very pleasing to the eye, Daddy wants Steward Shen to reply like this, okay?" Before Mrs. Shen got up, Liu Qianqian opened her mouth with interest, this Mrs. Shen must be the second aunt's person, and now she is so disrespectful to Aunt Li, if she is not severely punished, it will be known by other people, how will Aunt Li manage the inner house.
"It's up to you!" said Master Liu.
Seeing that Master Liu agreed, this Mrs. Shen was miserable in her heart, she wanted to know the movement of her knees bent slightly, but she was even more tired than kneeling, she really didn't know what she was doing, so she came to provoke Aunt Li at this time.
"Thank you, Daddy, Meng Yao went to the study to bring me pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and I want to draw a portrait of Steward Shen in person. Liu Qianqian's face was innocent and lively, and she instructed Yun Mengyao beside her.
"Steward Shen is so blessed, the eldest lady has to paint a portrait for you personally, you have to stand firm, don't disturb the eldest lady's Yaxing. Aunt Li said with a light smile.
Mrs. Shen knew that Aunt Li was taking the opportunity to vent her dissatisfaction with her, but she couldn't help it, gritted her teeth, and maintained the posture of bending her knees slightly.
"Qianqian, you draw first, and Dad is also asking here. Master Liu looked at Liu Qianqian and said, the corners of his mouth were smiling, this is his Liu Dahai's daughter, kind and courageous.
"Daddy asked, Steward Shen didn't get in the way. Liu Qianqian said with a light smile, just waiting for Yun Mengyao to prepare the objects used in painting, she has studied Chinese painting with her grandfather for several years, although she has changed her body, it does not affect her skills, after all, the brain holds the control of the entire body.
Master Liu nodded, then turned his gaze to Mrs. Shen, who was standing awkwardly below, and asked in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, the food box on this table and the pastries on the plate are from the small kitchen. ”
When Mrs. Shen first came in, she was thinking about how to make Aunt Li ugly and make her master happy, but she didn't notice the objects on the tea table.
"Can you see clearly, is it from the small kitchen?" Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Master Liu urged again and asked.
Seeing the anger in Master Liu's words, Mrs. Shen trembled all over before she opened her mouth and replied: "It was the old slave who got the order of the eldest lady and ordered the second family of Sun to do it." ”
Mrs. Shen already knew in her heart, I am afraid that the things in the pastry were found out. So, now when it comes to answering questions, I slowly pull myself out.
Master Liu heard Mrs. Shen mention Sun Er's family and called her name again, and a woman in her thirties in the crowd wearing a gray and white knee-length short dress walked out, knelt on the ground and gave a big salute to the three of them, probably because she rarely faced the master of the house, she was slightly nervous at the moment, and her hanging hands trembled slightly. Because she is also surnamed Sun, Liu Qianqian couldn't help but look up at her, but her facial features are also exquisite, but it's a pity that the skin on her face is covered with dark spots, and she looks a lot old-fashioned. Liu Qianqian judged at the moment that Sun Erjia suffered from endocrine disorders, and the small day was not punctual. However, she didn't want to be too troubled.
"You made the pastry?" asked Mr. Liu, pointing to the pastries on the plate.
"It was made by a servant. Sun Erjia replied in a trembling voice.
"What's in there?" asked Master Liu in a low voice.
"Put the osmanthus filling, this osmanthus is picked together by the girls in the house in their spare time. Sun Erjia thought about it, and hurriedly replied, it must not be stupid to be selected to be a cook in the small kitchen, and when he thought about it, he knew that there was something wrong with this pastry, so how could he be willing to take the responsibility alone.
"Is there anything else out of the osmanthus filling?" Mr. Liu suddenly said in a cold voice, and asked at the mention of volume.
"No, no, only osmanthus filling, the master can ask Steward Shen, she watched the maid make it. Sun Er's family was in a panic, and once again pulled the second steward Shen Pozi into the water.
Master Liu turned his gaze again and looked at Mrs. Shen, although it didn't take long, but Mrs. Shen was not young after all, and her legs were already trembling slightly at this time.
"Is what she said true?" asked Master Liu in a deep voice.
Mrs. Shen's soybean eyes purred a few times, and she replied: "Yes, when Sun Er's family was making pastries, the old slave was indeed close, but he was also busy with other work in his hands, and he didn't look so carefully. "This Mrs. Shen obviously wants to push everything onto the second grandson's family.
How could the second family of Sun Er be willing to eat this dumb loss like this, ignoring Mrs. Shen's eyebrows and eyebrows at herself, she retorted repeatedly: "By the way, the maid remembers, the glutinous rice dumplings for the pastry are made by the Shen steward for the maid, and he also said that the eldest lady is in a hurry, and the maid just needs to make the stuffing ready." ”
Mrs. Shen answered: "The old slave saw that only one person from Sun Er's family was busy, so he helped, but the glutinous rice flour and condiments were prepared by Sun Er's family, and the old slave just added a scoop of water and made a effort." ”
"Master, the maid has always used those condiments to make pastries, and there will be no problem. Before coming to the small kitchen, her aunt who was on an errand in the kitchen of King Xian's Mansion reminded herself that the kitchen materials must be kept by herself, so she has always carried those materials with a special basket, even when she goes to the toilet, she is worried that someone will move around, and she will mark the basket.
"How do you prove that there is no problem with your condiment?" saw that she swore an oath, and couldn't help but ask.
Without waiting for the second grandson's family to speak, the chief steward who had been kneeling beside her opened her mouth and said: "Master, the second grandson has always been careful in her work, because she was worried that her pastry ingredients would have problems, so she has always carried the materials on her back. ”
As soon as the chief steward's words fell, a little girl in the crowd walked out, carrying the big bamboo basket commonly used by Sun Er's family.
The little girl stepped forward and walked to the side of Sun Er's house, knelt down, and said, "Master, this basket is the material that my sister-in-law uses on weekdays. The person holding the basket is the sister-in-law of Sun Er's family, Pingzi, who has just been assigned to the small kitchen to do chores.