Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

The small kitchen was bustling with activity, and I could hear the chattering of people before I even entered the room. But as soon as I entered, everyone fell silent, and only Jingui greeted me.

I returned to Jingui and then looked around. I saw Lan Mei sitting at the head of the table, looking unhappy. Next to her sat Sen Ying, looking at me apologetically. The maids on both sides were usually quiet, but now they were all eating their food without saying a word. I went to get the rice and sat beside her with my bowl.

As soon as she picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with chopsticks, Lan Mei said sarcastically to the one next to her who seemed to be called Mansheng: "Hey~ This servant is different from other servants! Some people come late and leave early, do not do any work all day, and just know how to eat good food! There is some use in fawning on the master!"

Mansheng was stared at by her, so he couldn't help but reply, so he could only say awkwardly: "Ah..."

I picked up another piece of scrambled eggs with chopsticks and ate it with great relish.

Lan Mei threw down her chopsticks and said loudly, "Some people should not look down on others! We are all servants, so who is nobler than who? They rely on their cleverness and get a few errands, and they are so proud of themselves! They don't care about people like us who only know how to do hard labor!"

I really hate her for being so noisy, slapping and yelling, stop scaring me and choking me. I glanced at her and said, "Miss Lan Mei, why are you so angry so early in the morning? Don't be angry, just eat your meal."

She was just worried that I wouldn't respond, but as soon as I did, she was immediately ignited: "Oh! Miss Lanxiang is so arrogant, you're meddling in my affairs?!"

I didn't want to argue with her, so I said, "No, no, I just want to have a quiet meal. If Miss Lan Mei has finished eating, why don't you eat some fruit to cool down? Look at you, you're throwing things around. If you throw food into other people's bowls, how are they going to eat?"

After she finished speaking, a maidservant at the table covered her mouth and laughed out loud. Lan Mei glanced at her and she was so scared that she immediately shut up, her eyes on the nose and her nose on the heart.

I slurped the porridge. Jingui seemed to come to my rescue and put half a juicy salted duck egg on my plate: "Miss Lanxiang, this duck egg is delicious."

I smiled at her: "Thank you~"

Lan Mei stood up quickly, pulled Sen Ying up and said, "Let's go to work! Unlike some people, who never get enough to eat and can't even work as well as half a person."

Senying staggered as she pulled him, and looked at me helplessly, looking back every few steps as she was dragged away.

A maidservant next to me whispered to me, "Young lady, why don't you say something back? What she said is a bit too much."

I said "Huh?", picked up the yolk of the salted duck egg and stuffed it into my mouth, swallowed it and replied, "Is she talking about me? I don't know! She didn't mention any names, I don't have the problems she said, and she's planning to talk about others! Whoever feels guilty should take it!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a bang outside the door, something was kicked over, and then there was the sound of heavy footsteps striding away.

I said to the maids who were looking at each other in bewilderment, "It's time to eat. Filling your stomach is the first priority~"

Only then did some people pick up their bowls and continue eating.

After eating and drinking, I wiped my mouth and asked the cook in the small kitchen for a bucket of sea bass, then strolled off to look for Lili.

After feeding the civet cats, the sun was already hanging on the treetops, making people feel warm. I took the bucket back to the small kitchen and was about to go back to my room to take a break and then go to the housekeeper to learn the rules, but I ran into a man in the yard wearing dark green clothes with gold edges and a golden crown on his head. He looked a little dusty. He had thick eyebrows and a straight nose. When he saw me, he smiled with his mouth tilted and stared at me.

I saw that he was unfamiliar, and I didn't know which guest he was from, so I was secretly making a plan. Then I saw him stride forward and said, "Lanxiang, long time no see, how are you?"

I bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lanxiang is fine. Are you here to see the Second Young Master? I'll send someone in to inform him."

He raised his eyebrows: "Are you so distant with me?"

I was a little confused. Maybe it was because they were people I knew before and they didn’t know about my “amnesia”?

Seeing that I didn't say anything, he smiled again: "Yes, you are still blaming me..." Then he walked closer, so close that it made me feel uncomfortable, and whispered: "I didn't recognize you that day, it was subconscious, I didn't take it seriously, please forgive me. I will ask the Yunjin shop at home to send you two pieces of good cloth to make clothes, okay?"

After saying that, he actually reached out to pull me, and I quickly dodged. My heart was pounding. I couldn't tell what was wrong but it felt weird. My head felt like it was filled with paste and was in a mess. I just had a hunch that it was a little dangerous.

When he saw me avoiding him, his smile disappeared and he became a little angry, but he restrained himself, looking like he was enduring it.

At this moment, I heard a slight "click" sound behind me. I was startled and looked back. I saw the forest warbler holding a small food box, half of its body hiding behind the pillar of the corridor, looking at this side timidly.

Seeing that there was someone else, the man smiled again: "Oh, I was wondering who it was, isn't this Miss Senying from Aunt Zhao's side? How come you play the zither so well that Jing wanted you to come?"

Sen Ying replied timidly: "Master, it was the old lady who saw that the second master's house was short of manpower, so she sent me here to serve..."

I was struck by lightning. This man turned out to be Tushan Hou! I have never seen him since I entered the mansion. I don't know what he has been doing. He has forgotten about this person! Neither I nor Jing has gotten any good results from him. I have to be extra careful.

After hearing what Senying said, Tushanhou sneered: "Yes, he is the most precious. All the good things are sent to him!" After that, he opened the food box that Senying was holding, took out a big crispy date and threw it into his mouth.

Sen Ying murmured, "This is what Aunt Zhao gave to the Second Young Master..."

Tu Shan Hou raised his eyebrows and said: "What?! I am a young master, and you won't let me eat your dates?! What is it that he can eat but I can't?!" After saying that, he knocked over a box of dates to the ground.

Mori Ying was so frightened that his face turned pale and he dared not say a word. I wanted to protect him but I was afraid of making him angry, so I kept silent.

He walked forward a few steps angrily, turned back and pointed at me: "I'll come to you when I'm free!" Then he walked away.

I saw him walking fast, and he disappeared in a moment, so I approached Mori Ying silently. She was crying non-stop, holding the food box and standing among the dates, not knowing what to do.

I sighed, squatted down and silently picked up the dates, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, he's gone. I'll report it to the Second Young Master, he's kind-hearted, he won't punish you anyway."

Sen Ying also squatted down to pick it up, then wiped away her tears: "Thank you, Miss. I just hate that I have a conflict with the kitchen, and I can never get it done."

I felt pity for him and said, "Just bear with it. When the young master comes back tomorrow, I will tell him to find you a new place."

Sen Ying raised her tearful eyes to look at me and said, "I'm counting on you, young lady. I won't tell anyone else about your relationship with the young master."

I waved my hands repeatedly: "There's nothing wrong between us! Don't get me wrong. Be good and don't be sad. I'll go to the housekeeper to learn, and by the way, ask her what job is suitable for you."

Senying stood up, holding the food box, and bowed deeply to me. I hurriedly helped her up, said a few words of comfort, and then rushed to the housekeeper.