The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1823 Wan Qian Wants to Settle Accounts with the Han Family

This man is called Mi Tun. He has been working in the kitchen since he was a child, and now at sixteen, he can cook quite a few dishes. He is mostly on duty during the day. "Your Highness, Steward, what are your instructions? Should I make soup, porridge, or decoct medicine?"

Yu Hua said, "Fry some small yellow croakers for the Emperor!"

"What?" The man panicked. Asking him, a half-baked cook, to prepare food for the Emperor was out of the question; his culinary skills simply weren't up to par. "I can't fry yellow croaker for the Emperor. I'll go ask my master, and while I'm at it, I'll call everyone in the kitchen!"

Shang Xi waved her hand and said, "Let them rest. Yu Hua and I will take charge of the cooking. You can help us out!"

Upon hearing that someone was in charge of cooking, the man calmed down and said, "Alright! Your Highness, just tell me what dishes you want to make, and I'll go prepare them!"

Yu Hua had already rolled up her sleeves and said in a serious tone, "I'll fry the fish, but I'll handle the ingredients myself. When preparing food for the Emperor, one cannot be careless!"

Mi Tun nodded repeatedly as he listened. He looked at Shang tide and said, "Your Highness, what dishes would you like to make? I'll go prepare the food for you!"

Are there still crabs in the river?

"Yes, they're kept in buckets!"

Shang tide said, "Steam a whole tray!"

Upon hearing that they were going to steam river crabs, Da Yan immediately raised his hand, "I know how to clean crabs, and I can clean them very well!"

Shang tide said, "Then I'll send you to clean the crabs!"

"Yes, sir!" The bucket for holding the crabs was in the storage room next door, and Big Eyes happily grabbed a basin and ran off!

She had just stepped out when she ran back with a basin in her hand. "Your Highness, how many crabs can be steamed in one steamer? How many should I catch?"

Shang tide pointed to a steamer basket and said, "Look for yourself, steam more, we still need to eat!"

Upon hearing that he also had a share, Da Yan grabbed the basin and ran off again. Soon after, Da Yan's singing voice echoed from the kitchen yard. He was humming a popular street tune. When the boy was begging on the street, Cheng Feng had suggested that he sing! Learn a skill to make a living!

Shang tide praised Cheng Feng for his good taste; this child indeed has a beautiful voice, humming a tune just like a lark!

Mi Tun wasn't idle either. He went to a large vat in the yard, picked up a net, and caught two big fish. Shang tide said she wanted to stew the fish.

Just then, a voice sounded from behind: "Two more networks, I'll be eating here later!"

Mi Tun turned around and saw Wan Baiqian: "Grandma, what brings you to the kitchen!"

Wan Baiqian said, "I came from my mother's courtyard. She's asleep, so I came. I heard that your princess and Steward Yuhua are showing off their culinary skills?"

Mi Tun said, "That's right, they're preparing food in the kitchen!"

When Da Yan saw that it was Wan Baiqian, he stopped singing, threw the basin on the ground, and ran forward, saying, "Grandma! Let me show you the way!"

Wan Baiqian looked at Da Yan and smiled, "Da Yan has grown taller! Didn't you go to school today?"

With his big eyes and wide grin, he loved it when people complimented his height! To grow taller, he ate an extra half bowl of rice every day! "Reporting to Grandma, I don't have class today!"

The kitchen door was right in front of him, so there was no need for Da Yan to lead the way. As soon as he opened the door, Wan Baiqian saw the two people inside the kitchen.

"What delicious food are you going to make?"

"elder sister!"

"Grandma! You've come at the perfect time! I'll fry some daylilies for the Emperor; you can try some later!"

Wan Baiqian smiled and said, "I'll eat here in a bit! Make plenty of food. Oh, and Shang tide, make some eight-treasure rice too. I've been craving your eight-treasure rice lately!"

Shang tide was speechless: "When did my eight-treasure rice become so popular?"

Wan Baiqian said, "The eight-treasure rice you made has a taste of returning to simplicity! The more meticulous the cooks in our homes are, the further they get from the taste of yours!"

Upon hearing this, Shang tide immediately laughed, "Sister, are you praising me or scolding me? If you're going to belittle me like this, I won't do it anymore!"

"Hurry up and make it, my eldest sister loves the taste of your cooking!"

Shang tide didn't waste any words, picked up a basin to wash rice, and asked, "Sister, have you gone to see my mother?"

"I came from her courtyard!"

"You know about Han Nianxia, ​​right?"

Wan Baiqian showed no worry on his face. "I just learned that as long as he's not dead, it's not a big deal."

Shang tide truly admired Wan Baiqian's insightful observations. If Wan Baiqian had been there, Old Madam Wan wouldn't have fainted today!

Shang tide then asked, "Sister, Mother asked me to go see Han Nianxia. Shall we go together?"

Shang tide didn't want to face the Han family; she was disgusted by their hypocritical faces! That's why she wanted to go with Wan Baiqian!

Wan Baiqian's words shocked Shang tide even more: "I'm too lazy to go, and you don't need to listen to my mother! None of us are going! Without the Han family, my mother wouldn't have fainted from worry!"

"Sister, Han Nianxia is your cousin! Aren't you going to go see her?!"

Wan Baiqian picked up a chestnut that Shang tide had just peeled and stuffed it into her mouth. "I'm not in the mood to go. I'll just send someone to the Han family to ask later. That'll save face! Go in person?" Wan Baiqian shook her head. "Let's skip it!"

"Sister, you haven't heard anything, have you?"

Wan Baiqian scoffed, "The rumors started as soon as Han Yuanqiao embarked on his official career, and now they're impossible to quell!"

"Sister, so you knew everything!"

"Everyone in the circle is in an uproar. The Han family has completely disgraced our Wan family. I've even considered severing ties with them. If my mother weren't alive, I would never acknowledge the Han family again!" As he spoke, Wan Baiqian stuffed another chestnut into his mouth.

Upon hearing that Wan Baiqian knew everything, Yu Hua became excited and recounted to Wan Baiqian what she had seen at Tingfeng Nunnery that day!

The story was only half told when Wan Baiqian grew increasingly angry. Finally, he grabbed a knife from the chopping board and angrily said, "How dare they use my brother's name to amass wealth! I'm going to find the Han family!"

Yu Hua reacted swiftly, snatching the knife from Wan Baiqian's hand. Her heart pounding, she said, "Grandma, this matter has already alarmed the Emperor. You mustn't act rashly!"

"Only the Han family would do something so dirty. I'm going to find them!"

Wan Baiqian was tall and strong, and also skilled in martial arts. Shang tide and Yu Hua tried to stop him! The group stumbled, tore, and pulled at each other! They had already walked quite a distance from the kitchen when Cheng Feng stopped them. Cheng Feng was accompanied by Da Yan, who was obviously the one who had delivered the message!

Cheng Feng stood in front of Wan Baiqian. "Sis, why are you acting impulsively!"

Wan Baiqian roared menacingly, "I'm going to settle accounts with the Han family!"

Cheng Feng said, "Our mother is still lying in bed. If this were easy to settle, I would have already done it!"

Shang tide swung her arms and said, "Cheng Feng, why don't you take your sister to the yard for a cup of tea to calm down? The fire's still burning in the kitchen!"

Cheng Feng nodded. He wasn't home today, so Wan Baiqian went to the Han family with a knife to settle accounts!

Shang tide and Yu Hua walked towards the kitchen with lingering fear. Shang tide sighed, "Never mess with the matriarch of the family, she'll really pull a knife if you disagree with her!"