Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 123 Flattery at the dinner table
When Zheng Xiuning and Zhao Ying walked into the front hall, they found that Jing Ning and Lan Yao were already waiting for them in the front hall.

Lan Yao was sitting on Jingning's side, and Zhao Ying took two quick steps and sat on the other side of Jingning, "Jingning and Miss Lan have been waiting for a long time?"

Lan Yao looked at Zhao Ying with a half-smile, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince and Sister Xiuning are so excited, a small prime minister's mansion can be visited for so long."

Zhao Ying seemed unaware of Lan Yao's sarcasm, "Miss Lan's words are wrong. Although the Prime Minister's Mansion is not as big as the Wang's Mansion, it can't be described in small words. Especially the beautiful scenery in the Prime Minister's Mansion is even more fascinating. in."

Jing Ning kicked Lan Yao under the table who wanted to be sarcastic, signaling that she should stop.And took over the conversation, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince was joking, there is no such thing as beautiful scenery in this mere Prime Minister's Mansion, no matter how beautiful it is, it can't compare to the scenery in the palace and palace that the Third Prince often sees."

Zhao Ying shook his head, "It's boring to be familiar with, and I'm not exaggerating about your mansion, but your mansion has something attractive, such as the Xishu Begonia and the Wang Lianhua, these two are not unusual. Flowers. Especially the Wang Lianhua. Sister Xiu Ning said that the flower only bloomed for three days, and the scenery in the three days was completely different. It's so strange, so strange." Zhao Ying sighed as if feeling emotional, and said, " In other words, today I saw the most dazzling day of the three-day flower in full bloom, which also shows that I and your residence are very destined."

Fate, Jing Ning sneered in her heart, even if there is a fate, I am afraid it is a bad fate.

"The third prince is absurd." Jing Ning replied politely, without saying anything more.

On the other hand, Zheng Xiuning smiled coquettishly and complimented, "Maybe it's not fate, it's because His Royal Highness the Third Prince has great blessings, this flower actually sensed that the Third Prince will come, so I specially want to show my most beautiful moment to you!" Where is His Royal Highness the Third Prince?"

"Hahahahaha." Zhao Ying laughed again and again, and everyone loves to hear compliments on beauty.What's more, Jing Ning's perfunctory has already ignited the anger in Zhao Ying's heart, but Zhao Ying didn't show it on the surface in order to please Jing Ning.

Lan Yao wanted to roll her eyes, but because of etiquette, she felt sick.Afraid that she would not even be able to eat after listening to it, Lan Yao hurriedly interrupted, "Your Highness the Third Prince and Sister Xiuning must be hungry after shopping for so long, let's get someone to serve the food."

Jing Ning obviously couldn't listen anymore, and hurriedly said to Lan Yao, "Grandmother just sent someone to complain to His Highness, but His Highness the Third Prince hasn't returned yet, so I agreed and sent Nanny back to serve Grandmother. I feel a little unwell, so I don't want to disturb His Highness the Third Prince, so he won't have dinner with us. His Highness the Third Prince also knows about his father's situation, so only Jing Ning and sister Xiu Ning are here to entertain His Highness the Third Prince. Don't blame me. This dish is because of my father's illness. Xiu Ning and I have always used it concisely. We didn't know that His Highness the Third Prince was coming, and I returned home late today, so I didn't make any arrangements, so I am afraid that this dish today will wrong His Highness the Third Prince. Please punish the Third Prince," Jing Ning said with a slightly embarrassed expression.After speaking, he gave Wen Xing an order, and Wen Xing walked to the door, beckoning, and a group of maidservants entered lightly with dishes.The dishes were steaming, and it looked like they had been reheated when Zhao Ying and Zheng Xiuning entered the front hall.

Seeing that Jing Ning was a little embarrassed, it was Zhao Ying who said empathetically, "No problem, no problem. I'm used to the delicacies of the king's mansion, so I want to come to the dishes of the prime minister's mansion. It's my fault today, the prime minister is sick in bed , I came to visit the prime minister, but I didn't expect to spend a meal in the prime minister's mansion, but I caused Jingning trouble. Also, what's the matter with the old lady, do you need to pass on the imperial physician?"

Jing Ning echoed Zhao Ying's polite "causing trouble" in his heart, knowing that he was causing trouble and staying in the prime minister's mansion, why didn't he know how to correct himself if he was self-aware?

But there was a just right smile on his face, "His Royal Highness Xie the third prince is concerned. Grandma just committed a common problem that the elderly will have. It's not a problem." She didn't respond to the previous trouble.

Over there, Xiu Ning spoke again, "Your Highness the Third Prince has said it before, it is an honor for the Prime Minister's Mansion for His Highness to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for meals, why bother to explain it, right, sister."

Jing Ning just looked at Xiu Ning with a smile on his face, without speaking or nodding.

Zhao Ying was instantly annoyed at Jing Ning's ignorance, but he had no choice but to smooth things over to please Jing Ning, "Hahahahaha, sister Xiuning's mouth is really sweet, come and eat." He took a chopstick of the dish in front of him, and the rest of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Chewing the drunk pork ribs in front of him, and tasted some ordinary dishes, Zhao Ying was thoughtful. Although the dishes were a bit simple compared to other officials' homes, the two dishes in front of him were his favorites, and In terms of taste, it is even comparable to the imperial chef. Except for the two dishes I like, the other dishes taste mediocre, which means that it is not because the chefs in the Prime Minister’s Mansion are good at cooking, but because my favorite two dishes were specially ordered. practice.Seeing that these two dishes are specially placed in front of me, I think that if I have time to prepare, my favorite stewed crab noodles and lion head will definitely be prepared.

Zhao Ying said with a smile, "The dishes of the Prime Minister's Mansion are really delicious, especially my two favorite dishes, which are really delicious in the world. I don't know how Jingning knows that I love these two dishes."

Jing Ning was slightly taken aback. In his previous life, he had devoted all his attention to Zhao Ying, so he naturally knew what his favorite food was and what kind of cooking method he liked the most.It’s really stupid to think of myself in the previous life, and I will never do it again in this life. I will take back all the debts owed by all of you in the previous life in this life.

Looking at Jing Ning in a daze, Lan Yao said, "Of course I heard about it in Zuixianju. Jingning and I often go out to play, and it's not that His Highness the Third Prince doesn't know that when we eat in Zuixianju, we often listen to that Xiaoer boasted about Zuixianju, saying that His Highness the Third Prince loves these two dishes in their shop very much."

Zhao Ying had a clear look on his face, "The food at Zuixianju is delicious. Next time, I will invite Jing Ning and Miss Lan to go together."

"Then I don't know if His Royal Highness the Third Prince will bring Xiu Ning? Xiu Ning is not Ruo's sister, but she often goes out and hears others praise Zui Xianju, but she doesn't have the opportunity to go to taste it, but she is very envious."

"I missed it, so I will bring sister Xiu Ning with me."

Lan Yao frowned, Zheng Xiuning is mocking Jing Ning as a lady who often goes out?

Afterwards, the four of them had no communication anymore, Lan Yao felt depressed, although she was taught not to eat or sleep, but after all, she couldn't stand the atmosphere because of her escaped nature, if she only had meals with Jingning, she wouldn't have to worry about these things Think outside the box.

After eating, seeing that it was getting late, Jing Ning and Zheng Xiuning sent Zhao Ying and Lan Yao to the gate and watched their carriage leave.

"Little sister, let's go back to the house first. I'm not in the mansion during the day. It's still early. I'll go see my father."

Zheng Xiuning naturally didn't want Jingning to go alone, "Let's go with my sister, I just finished eating, so it can be regarded as digestion."

Jing Ning looked indifferent, "My younger sister has been taking care of my father for a day, and in the afternoon I took the third prince to the garden again. I must be tired, so I should rest earlier. There is no need to go, and my father will not blame me. Take the second young lady down to rest."

Zheng Xiuning wanted to say something else, but the maid at the side responded, "Yes, eldest miss. Second miss, let's go back to the room and rest."

Zheng Xiuning looked at Jing Ning's disappearing figure bitterly, and then stared at the maidservant for a while, "Go back."

(End of this chapter)