delicious little cook

Chapter 404 The first day after the new year

On the Lantern Festival, the curfew is lifted in the capital, and the lantern festival will last until dawn. Everyone can play all night long and enjoy the ultimate carnival on the last day of the new year.

After all the guests went out, Bai Kou told the maids to clean up the aftermath. She and Shuizhen sent Gu Hui back to the back building of Jicheng Hall. Aunt Rong learned from Shuizhen that Gu Hui had the opportunity to go out as a guest and contact the outside world. Overjoyed, he hurriedly gave Bai Kou a reward of 100 taels of silver.

Bai Kou thanked her for the reward, resigned, and walked out to the corridor, when she heard Aunt Rong's happy weeping from the room.

There are only two unmarried young masters on the side of the long house. The son can't directly invite the female relatives to visit the mansion in his name. Just like today, he has to borrow his buddies to bring the sisters. If Gu Hui can take care of her well, she will be The eldest lady, if you have anything to do, just ask her to come forward.

Bai Kou went back to the small kitchen, ate something casually, and went back to her room to rest. Tonight, she had agreed to have a holiday, so she boiled hot water, took a comfortable bath, and crawled into bed early.

The Gu Yun brothers didn't come back from playing until midnight, and when they sent the younger brother back to Jicheng Hall, they heard from the girls that the Duke and his wife had just arrived home not long ago, and after dinner, their husband and wife also went to the street to join in the fun, and they guessed right. Several lantern riddles brought back a bunch of prizes.

Instructing the maids to take good care of him, Gu Yun went back to his courtyard to wash and sleep. At dawn, he would go to the government school, and the first day of the new year was the day when the government school had classes.

Bai Kou had a good night's sleep and made a hearty breakfast early in the morning. Everyone busily sent the young master to school.

The Grand Master arrived at the official office and had been busy for half the morning. Suddenly, his subordinate hurried in and presented the official document from the Ministry of Officials with a happy smile. When he unfolded it, it was the long-awaited promotion order. Doctor.

The original old doctor returned to his hometown at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and has been acting as the old man's acting doctor for more than a month. Now that the official document is issued, his wish has finally been fulfilled, and there are no extra problems.

The subordinates in the government office heard the news one after another, and came to congratulate them one after another.

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations to my lord, today's happy event will surely help you to rise up in the future, six servants, six ministers, there must be a place for your lord."

The old man was coaxed by his subordinates and invited them to have a feast at home on their holidays.

None of the officials in this department knew that there was a good cook in Ye State Duke's mansion. They were overjoyed and laughed for a while before they all dispersed.

The room slowly regained its tranquility. The Elder Master rectified his energy and devoted himself to his official duties. Someone else would do the announcing the good news to the family, and he didn't need to order him specially.

When the person who announced the good news rode to Duke Ye's mansion in Tianshuifang, Concubine Zhao Xian also welcomed her granddaughter Shi Tianqi in the warm pavilion in Fuyang Palace in the harem.

"It's really rare. You have to play the Lantern Festival until midnight every year. Today, you can get up early and enter the palace. Are you really grown up and sensible?"

Concubine Zhao Xian was naturally a kind-faced and kind elder in front of her child, holding the child and sitting with her.

"Grandma, I heard an interesting story at the Lantern Festival last night, so I went to the palace and told it to my grandma, so that I won't forget it after a long time." Shi Tianqi acted like a girl, leaning on Concubine Zhao Xian's body and acting like a spoiled child. On weekdays, the momentum of barking teeth and claws has been put away.

"Okay, what's an interesting story? Let me hear it?"

"Grandma, you know the protagonist of the story. On the day the emperor's grandson had an accident, it was Bai Kou who really saved him, not the third emperor's grandson who escaped on his own as the announcement said."

"Bai Kou?!" Concubine Zhao Xian's benevolent eyebrows were instantly wiped away when she heard this name.

"The truth of the whole thing is that Bai Kou faced the enemy head-on alone, and she was responsible for the two dead kidnappers."

"Where did you hear it? The news is reliable?"

"Grandma, you don't even believe it when you say it. Ye Junting said it herself when she watched the lantern last night. All the maids and servants who were present at the time heard it. The content of the notice in the palace was actually written by Bai Kou. She followed the facts The truth adapted a story, and the palace polished up her story and released it."

"As expected of a child of the Bai family." Concubine Zhao Xian showed murderous intent on her brows, "It's really capable, I was still wondering who killed two people in a row and spoiled my good deeds, but I didn't expect it to be such a little girl as Bai Kou."

"Grandma, don't move in the East Palace for the time being, but you can't stay with the prince and child, or you will betray us sooner or later."

"You don't need to say, I've already arranged it, but I didn't expect Bai Kou to interfere with this originally foolproof plan. I can't tell that she is quite powerful. A teenage girl has the ability to face the enemy head-on."

"Grandma, what about Bai Kou? Now, thanks to her, the East Palace and Duke Ye's mansion have been directly connected. We have suffered such a big loss, so we can't forget it."

"If she is a girl who doesn't go out all day, there is really nothing I can do about her, but I heard that she is in charge of Gu Yun's business, since she often has to go out, life and death are up to her."

"This time I send a strong one. I must find a master who is ruthless and ruthless. I can't show mercy just because she is a little girl. Bai Kou is a good talent. If she is my subordinate, I will make good use of her." , It's a pity that she is not, so we can only get rid of her before she causes big troubles, but we can't let her rise to a figure like a staff officer."

"She can be regarded as Gu Yun's right-hand man now. If she is really lost, who will fill her vacancy? It would be great if someone from us can stay by Gu Yun's side."

"Gu Yun is sixteen or seventeen years old this year, and Duke Ye's mansion doesn't care about his marriage at all. Grandma, how about giving him a marriage?"

"Marriage?" Concubine Zhao Xian scratched her granddaughter's straight nose, "Yeah, I forgot, you are only one year younger than Gu Yun, you are going to be old this year, it's time to find you a husband."

"Oh, grandma, you're talking about Gu Yun, why are you mentioning me?" Shi Tianqi twitched.

"Didn't you just say that you are bestowing a marriage? The daughter of our eldest princess and son-in-law is also of the same family status as the prince of the Duke's mansion, and the family is right."

"Grandma~~~~" Shi Tianqi blushed, and went straight into Concubine Zhao Xian's arms.

Concubine Zhao Xian laughed loudly, patted the child lovingly, and her face changed again.

"Don't be too happy too early. If you are willing to marry, others will definitely not want to marry."

"grandmother?!"

"Tell me first, there are so many princes and heirs in the capital, why do you take a fancy to Gu Yun?"

"Among the existing founding princes, Duke Ye's mansion has always kept a low profile, but last year Gu Yunqiuwei ranked third in the top list, but he was the first in the circle of candidates in the capital. How many people are staring at him for marriage, so it's not cheap Others are not as good as myself. He is not ugly, the backyard is quiet and there is no room, and he has let the girl marry him, just because of this, the sisters say he is a rare good man."

"Tch, little hairy girl, you think so much."

Concubine Zhao Xian nodded her granddaughter's forehead and cursed with a smile.

(End of this chapter)