amaotonovel Chapter 457 Get used to being the hostess
Chapter 457 Get used to being the hostess
"Yes, master! The doorman received six invitations early in the morning, and I have brought them here as well. Please make your decision!" The steward of the palace respectfully handed over the visiting card with both hands. The master had just returned to the mansion for one night, and someone heard the news and took action. This person was really well-informed.
"Notify everyone that we won't see any guests today! We'll make arrangements for tomorrow!" Ling Wuxin made up his mind to spend all his time accompanying his children to get familiar with the palace today. He didn't plan to receive any guests, no matter who came.
Xiao Ba stepped forward to take the visiting card and signaled the steward to lead everyone to leave. Their family of six wanted to have breakfast and did not want to be disturbed by too many people.
"My lady, let's go to the dining room for breakfast!" Xiao Qi hugged Yi Yi and walked to the dining room. Yi Yi nodded. As soon as she walked out of the room, she asked someone to kneel down and then watched the male servants rushing to set the table. They looked very busy.
Yiyi felt that she only needed to be serious and wait for the food, and she didn't have to do everything herself, which made her feel less relaxed. Now that they were the only family left, Yiyi relaxed a lot. "Eat it while it's hot! It's different when someone is serving you. There are more varieties, and they are cooked exquisitely."
This breakfast, one dish per plate, is not large in quantity, but beautiful in appearance. It fills up a whole table. Yiyi thinks this is somewhat similar to the various snacks she used to have with her sisters when she had tea.
Suddenly I remembered that when I was in the village, I often had a pot of porridge, a steamer of buns, and some side dishes, which was enough for the whole family to enjoy for breakfast.
What a huge difference! Yiyi observed the expressions of the three men and found that no one was surprised. They were able to eat simple meals and delicacies without any hesitation. Yiyi felt that she had not yet mastered the art of cultivation. She was not good enough at being calm and unperturbed by fame or disgrace.
"The lotus root powder soup with nuts is delicious, but it's a pity that Xinxin and Niannian don't have many teeth and can't chew the nuts." Yiyi said while stirring a bowl of lotus root powder soup with nuts.
"Give Xinxin and Nian Nian the fresh vegetable lotus soup and corn and fish maw soup!" Ling Wuxin distributed. Xinxin and Nian Nian followed their father's eyes and nodded vigorously when they heard the words. They both liked to eat soups because they didn't have many teeth.
"My dear, eat this steamed Poria cocos cake while it's hot!" Xiao Ba pushed a plate of Poria cocos cake in front of Yi Yi.
"Well, you guys eat too. After that I want to walk around the palace. I always feel unsafe in this unfamiliar place!" Yiyi said what she felt in her heart. She knew that men should not have such feelings. They should have lived here in the early years, but later her husband built a villa, which gave people the impression that she was not in the palace all year round.
"Haha, good! We'll take Xinxin and Niannian with us later! Let Xinxin and Niannian get familiar with their own home!" Xiaoqi couldn't help but laugh when he heard his wife say that. The palace was built according to the rules, and there were regulations on the number of entrances and exits. The Ning Palace was built with five entrances, which just met the specifications of the palace, and the area was large enough for his wife and children to enjoy at home.
Nowadays, palaces are generally divided into one, three, five, seven, and nine courtyards. Nine courtyards are exclusive to the emperor, and five courtyards and above are princes' palaces. At the beginning, Ling Wuxin was a low-key person, so he chose a mansion with five courtyards, which just met the specifications of a prince's palace.
"Let the housekeeper take care of her. Sooner or later, my lady will get used to being served!" Ling Wuxin said with a smile.
"I know! You keep saying 'serve me' and 'habit', all of which are hinting to me that wild boars can't eat fine bran!" Yiyi pretended to be angry and humiliated, and started eating the Poria cocos cake one bite at a time.
"Chuckles, chuckles, chuckles..." The mother's wild boar metaphor inexplicably hit the funny spot that they were thinking about, and the two of them couldn't stop giggling.
"..." Ling Wuxin, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Ba watched silently. Kids, you are so brave! Since they got married, they have gradually figured out a set of survival rules. A woman can belittle herself, but her husband cannot have the slightest thought of belittling her!
"Okay, you can't eat while laughing. Stop laughing when you've laughed enough and eat your meal properly!" Yiyi understands children's fun very well. Sometimes a word or an expression can make them laugh for a long time.
After breakfast, Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba held the baby, and Ling Wuxin took Yi Yi to visit the courtyard they stayed in last night. The housekeeper led two male servants to follow not far away, so that the master could use their orders.
"Madam, our family is the only one living in the main courtyard. We live in the main house, Xiaoqi lives in the left side room, and Xiaoba lives in the right side room. Madam, don't go to the wrong room!" Ling Wuxin personally introduced Yiyi to the main courtyard where they lived, and at the end he whispered to remind Yiyi not to go to the wrong room.
"You..." Yiyi was speechless and wanted to grab his arm, but she saw someone following them, so she gave up.
"Look, the side rooms are connected to the main room. There are two on the left and right. They can be used as study rooms. They can also be used by Xinxin and Niannian when they were young and slept alone. In special occasions, Xiaoqi and Xiaoba can also live in the side rooms to take care of the lady closely."
"When Xinxin and Nian Nian grow up and have their own rooms, they can move into the east and west wing rooms! The layout of the wing rooms is similar to that of the main room!"
"This is the layout of our inner courtyard! The inner courtyard is in the third row, in the center, with two more courtyards in the front and back. Madam, do you want to see the front or back courtyard first?"
"Take care of the two back courtyards!" Yiyi thought that the first two courtyards were probably the main areas for men and outsiders, and the back two should be the living and activity areas of the back house. So it should be right for her to choose to familiarize herself with the back house first.
"The two courtyards at the back are empty. You can enjoy the scenery!" As expected, Ling Wuxin said so.
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Because I was put into the black room, I need to revise the whole article and review it before I can release it. Those overly realistic descriptions are definitely gone. The general idea and main line remain unchanged, but the characters should be portrayed more richly, and some conflicts should be created to fill the gap. This process takes time. It is really a bit tiring to move bricks every day for a few pieces of silver. The time I can quietly write is squeezed to very little. Sorry, sorry!