Hearing this voice, the master and servant looked at each other and couldn't help but smile helplessly.
Aunt Lan was about to go out, Xie Songhua waved her hand and said with a smile: "Let her go, I'm afraid there will be more of this kind of thing in the future!"
"Can……"
After saying one word, he saw that Xie Songhua had already picked up the registration book on the table, and swallowed the words that were on his lips, saying no more.
After a while, Xiao Yu came in with a look of surprise on his face.
Aunt Lan was very discerning and took the others down.
"Have you had your meal?"
It was already dark outside, and according to the rules, he had to rest at Xie Songhua's side during this month.
I don't know what the rules are. In fact, according to the situation of the two of them, it doesn't need to be like this.
Xiao Yu sat down opposite her, minding his own business, and his eyes fell on her clothes.
I had already put away my outfit when I went out in the morning, and it was hard to keep wearing the men's clothes when I came back.
At this time, Xie Songhua changed into a long coat in imperial concubine color embroidered with begonia pattern, a pair of soft-soled shoes on her feet, a handful of blue silk hair tied up in a bun, and only a plain hairpin pinned to the back of her head, looking very casual and homely.
Following his line of sight, Xie Songhua looked at himself and didn't feel anything inappropriate.
Then he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you think I am too unkempt?"
Xiao Yu had some embarrassment on his face, but before he could speak, Xie Songhua explained: "I was about to talk to the prince about this, but I don't like to be restrained.
Although my marriage to the prince is just an empty shell, theoretically speaking, our relationship is at most friends, so logically, I should show some respect in front of the prince.
But I really can’t bear those red tapes. In the next few decades, if nothing happens, this place will be my home. I’m really tired at home like that. Can you understand, Your Majesty?”
Seeing her looking at him so earnestly, Xiao Yu responded softly, "I don't think there's anything wrong with you doing this."
"That's good," Xie Songhua leaned back again after hearing this, "But it's not a big problem. Anyway, it's only for this month."
Having said this, it seems like there is nothing more to say.
Xiao Yu looked at the woman sitting at the other end. The other woman's attention was obviously focused on the book in her hand.
What was he doing back in the main courtyard?
Sitting here now, he felt inexplicably embarrassed.
Fortunately, someone came down to ask about dinner, which somewhat relieved some of the embarrassment.
He took this opportunity to have someone send a few books over quickly.
Just now, she was thinking of leaving Xie Songhua in the room in the outer courtyard. She was afraid that the people below would be disrespectful to her, so she said she would not go to the study after dinner tomorrow.
It seemed like he had nothing to do in the main courtyard at the moment.
Xie Songhua handed over and raised his eyebrows when he saw the dishes on the table, "Did you order that?"
The dishes on the table include boiled meat slices, saliva chicken, spicy fish pieces...
Half of the dishes are spicy.
It stands to reason that Xiao Yu was the only master in this house in the past, so the cook in the palace should know his taste very well.
Xiao Yu looked a little surprised, and then said calmly: "Butler Huo always does things properly. I came here to ask a few days ago. It was probably him who arranged it."
Xie Songhua raised his eyebrows and was in a good mood. For a large family like this, the most important internal management is sometimes not the owner, but the housekeeper.
The most important thing for the owner of the house is to control a general direction, and it is the people below who do the specific work. If the housekeeper is strong, it will be much easier for the owner to manage the inner house.
It seems that Butler Huo is quite good. Looking at Xiao Yu, he doesn't look like a person who can manage those trivial internal affairs.
The biggest disadvantage of eating with this person is that it's too boring.
Probably because of the good upbringing he received since childhood, Xiao Yu was very quiet when eating, and his every move was elegant and calm, as if he was not eating, but performing some kind of ritual.
Moreover, no matter what this person eats, there is no reaction. Looking at it this way, it is impossible to tell which dishes he likes to eat and which ones he does not like to eat.
Even for the few non-spicy dishes, he didn't show any bias, like an emperor who is equally exposed to rain and dew.
Xie Songhua inexplicably remembered the way he ate stinky tofu when he was in Dengzhou.
Obviously, Xiao Yu at that time looked more like a real person than the person in front of him.
Not knowing what his mentality was, Xie Songhua suddenly took the serving chopsticks next to him, picked up a piece of spicy and sour lotus root slices and put it in his bowl, "Your Majesty, would you like to try this?"
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and before he could react, the maid who was waiting behind him suddenly rushed over and said with a look of surprise on his face: "Your Majesty, you can't eat spicy food!"
Then he quickly picked up the chopsticks on the side and took out the piece of lotus root from Xiao Yu's bowl.
This happened so quickly and suddenly that even Xie Songhua, not to mention Xiao Yu, didn't react.
Xie Songhua's eyes fell on the maid, then he put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at the person opposite with a half-smile.
When the maid saw Xie Songhua like this, she suddenly realized that she had done something wrong.
Dangjie immediately knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, Princess, I'm here for the first time, so I might not know something. Our prince can't eat spicy food. If you eat spicy food, you'll easily get rashes. This slave... I'm just in a hurry. I definitely didn't mean to offend the Princess."
"
Xiao Yu's face didn't look very good, but he didn't speak. Instead, he took a piece of lotus root and put it into his mouth, still abiding by the rule of not saying anything when eating.
The maid's eyes widened when she saw this, but she murmured not knowing how to speak.
Xie Songhua smiled and said: "Get up! Don't be too nervous. I just came to the palace, and there are indeed many things I don't know."
The maid saw the smile on her face, but she really didn't look angry.
Looking at Xiao Yu over there, he didn't pay attention to this matter at all. Then he felt a little relieved and finally stood up.
Xie Songhua then continued: "But! If these things that I don't know about involve the prince, I can ask him directly. If it involves the house, I can also ask Butler Huo.
If you think there's something I didn't do well or something I did wrong, you can give me your opinion or share your thoughts.
but……"
The smile on her face slowly faded, and her expression showed a bit of majesty, "I don't like others to teach me how to do things, and I don't like people who don't know the importance of things regardless of the situation."
The dining room is not small, and there are several maids waiting around.
Xie Songhua was beating her in public, and the maid's eyes were filled with tears. She gritted her teeth but did not make a sound.
Is this dissatisfaction?
Xie Songhua also sat still, his eyes only falling on the maid, to see if she knew what to do.
Unexpectedly, the other party turned his attention to Xiao Yu.
However, Xiao Yu did not look at her. Instead, he turned his attention to Xie Songhua and smiled: "Is it more important to eat or to reprimand the maid? Just kick her out if you are ignorant. The food will be cold and you will feel sick to your stomach after eating it.
"
He just said an ordinary word, and the maid's expression suddenly changed. This time she knelt down much more sincerely than before, "Your Majesty, atone for your sins! My slave... I'm just worried about Your Majesty's health. I'm loyal..."
The other two maids came over immediately and without any explanation, they picked her up and dragged her out, "It's becoming more and more unruly. The prince and the princess are eating, and you dare to make such a noise."