In the afternoon, Huang Pozi also sent a basket of large and plump chestnuts to the Blue Picking Institute.

also apologized repeatedly, saying that it should have been sent earlier, but because the third lady was busy, she didn't dare to come over to disturb.

Jian Ying asked Xueqin to accept the chestnuts and rewarded her with a silver bracelet weighing more than one or two.

"It's cheap for her, these chestnuts can be bought at the market, and it will only cost one or two hundred dollars, and she will do business." Xue Qin muttered when she sent Huang Pozi away.

Jian Ying reached out and took a chestnut and was about to send it to her mouth, but Xueqin hurriedly stopped her, "Second young lady, you can't eat ......"

"Don't worry, she wouldn't dare to poison so blatantly." Jian Ying bit open the chestnut shell with a "quack", and while gnawing it, the two halves of the chestnut kernel came to her mouth, and the shell was clean, and even the membrane coating was well left inside.

Xueqin was dumbfounded, "Second Young Lady, your way of eating is too ......"

I couldn't find the right words to describe it for a while, if I want to say it's unsightly, she is too fast, she can't tell whether it's elegant or unsightly, she can only say that her skills are too skillful.

Jian Ying's unique job of eating chestnuts can be cooked and cooked, I don't know how many people have been shocked, and I didn't care when I saw Xueqin's reaction, "This chestnut is really sweet and crispy, send it to the kitchen, and make a chestnut chicken at night." ”

Xueqin agreed, personally carried the basket to the kitchen, and handed it to Jiang's mother.

In the evening, the three aunts came to serve Jian Ying and Zhou Shu for dinner, and when they saw a chestnut chicken on the table, Lingruo took the lead and smiled: "The concubine also received some fresh chestnuts today, and I wanted to peel them and then send them over to Mrs. to taste, but I didn't expect Mrs. to move so fast here, and they all entered the dish." ”

Jian Ying didn't look at her either, "Why bother so much?" The cooks are used to doing these rough jobs, and they can be peeled in three or two clicks. ”

Lingruo's eyelids jumped, and she couldn't think about her words that made her misunderstood, but she refused to miss this opportunity to sell well in front of Zhou Shu, and said with a smile: "It's not troublesome, the left and right concubines are also idle, and it's just right to pass the time." ”

"Really?" Jian Ying smiled slightly. "That's really right, just now Jiang's mother also said that she wants to make chestnut powder crisp tea, since you are idle, let's peel some more."

As he spoke, he instructed Xueqin. "Send the remaining chestnuts to Ge Tan Yuan, and let Aunt Ling peel them first to pass the time. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to go to the market to buy a few dozen catties and send them to Aunt Ling.

Winter is coming soon, let's do more to give away. ”

"Yes." Xueqin had already seen that Lingruo was not pleasing to the eye, and pressed the corners of her mouth to respond. "The slave will call someone to buy it early tomorrow morning."

Ling Ruo's smile froze and she looked at Jian Ying in disbelief.

To make chestnut flour crisp tea, you must use raw chestnut powder, which is easy to bitter and affects the taste. It is also to give away, and it is necessary to strive for authenticity.

In other words, when peeling chestnuts, you can't do it in a clever way like boiling and roasting them, you have to peel them little by little.

Second Young Lady, what does this mean? Want to punish her for peeling dozens of pounds of chestnuts with her own hands?

She didn't remember what she had done inappropriately, why did the second young lady rectify her in front of the second young master?

The ups and downs in my heart, the more I think about it, the more I feel wronged. Quietly glanced at Zhou Shu and saw him sipping the soup slowly. His eyes were sour as he looked indifferent to their conversation.

After struggling for a moment, he couldn't help but open his mouth, "Madam, but what did the concubine do wrong?" ”

"What do you think you're doing wrong?" Jian Ying asked lightly.

Lingruo's eyes were filled with tears, and she carried Zhou Shu in the corner of her eyes, and slowly lowered her eyes, "The concubine is stupid, please make it clear to Mrs." ”

"Aunt Ling's words make no sense." Xue Qin saw that her eyes frequently swept to Zhou Shu's side, with a posture of wanting to cry and complain about her grievances. I was very unhappy in my heart, and immediately picked up the conversation, "It was you who proposed to peel chestnuts to honor the second young lady, and the second young lady accepted your heart." You're not happy.

Tell me, what do you have to do to be satisfied? ”

"Don't be rude." Jian Ying drank Xueqin, but she didn't mean to punish her, and glanced at Lingruo, "If you don't want to peel it, forget it." ”

Ling Ruo saw that she asked for help several times, but Zhou Shu didn't even look at her. Not to mention speaking for her. On the one hand, he was desperate, and on the other hand, he was resentful, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and said with low eyebrows: "The concubine is willing." ”

"Then you can go back and peel it now." Jian Ying waved at her.

"Yes." Lingruo endured the humiliation and agreed, blessed her and Zhou Shu with a blessing, and slowly retreated outward.

Things have come to this point, if Jun Ping and Miao Zhi still don't understand, where did Ling Ruo offend Jian Ying and was punished by Jian Ying for finding a reason, then they would have lived for more than ten or twenty years in vain.

Because they are all aunts, they have the same disease, one is punished, and the two of them can't help but tremble.

"Sister...... Madame, why don't we go back and peel chestnuts too." Myoori didn't even dare to shout at her sister, and cautiously asked.

"No, you don't." Jian Ying smiled at them, "Aunt Ling's one is enough, I don't need you to cook vegetables today, you can also sit down and eat together." ”

The two of them were terrified in their hearts, and they had long lost their appetite, but they did not dare to disobey her wishes, and sat down with their bodies obliquely under them. After eating with the two of them, they quickly retired.

"What's the matter, lady?" As soon as the two left, Zhou Shu asked with a smile, "Haven't you always been good to the three of them?" Why did Aunt Ling come suddenly? ”

"What, you're distressed?" Jian Ying looked at him with a smile, "If you feel distressed, go to Ge Tan Courtyard now to comfort Aunt Ling's injured little heart, as soon as she is moved, she will be even more desperate for you." ”

Zhou Shu smiled slightly, and looked at her deeply, "Lady, apart from you, I don't need any woman to die for me." ”

Jian Ying scoffed at this, "Don't you need to take someone else as a concubine?!" ”

"The lady is so forgetful." Zhou Shu said funny, "It's not me who promotes them as concubines, but you, the lady." ”

"Huh?" Jian Ying slapped the table unconvinced, "If you hadn't hooked up with them and become a roommate, I would have promoted them to be concubines?" ”

"Lady, what you said is unfair, I have never hooked up with them, it is the princess who makes her own decisions......"

"Qubble." Jian Ying interrupted him with a cold snort, "If you don't nod your head and don't acquiesce, it's useless for anyone to make their own decisions." ”

Zhou Shu pursed the corners of his lips and fell silent, and after a while, he sighed and said, "The lady is right, I am indeed wrong in this matter."

I knew that if I didn't accept it, my father would not give up and would come up with other ways to force me to correct it.

I confess that I took advantage of them for my own sake.

But what I want to tell the lady is that I have given them the opportunity to find another lover to entrust for life, but some are willing and some are unwilling to ......"

Jian Ying didn't expect him to admit his mistake so humbly, and he was stunned for a moment, and the inexplicable anger dissipated inexplicably.

Avoiding his gaze, he muttered in a low voice: "From the moment you accepted them half-pushed, they are your people, and they can only recognize you as a person according to the three obediences and four virtues."

They're a little dead-eyed, but in the end, it's your fault.

You shouldn't have left people behind in the first place, it's not a preoccupation...... Is it a lifelong mistake? ”

- (To be continued.) )