The mother of the Hou family eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and went crazy, I won by sucking milk

Old Madam Zhou looked at the bland soup on the table.

A pile of green vegetables, a pile of tofu, and a pile of white porridge.

He couldn't keep the shame on his face anymore and his expression darkened.

She slammed her chopsticks on the table.

He glanced at the maid beside him.

He said with some displeasure: "What's going on in the kitchen these past two days? I can take the bland soup for one or two meals as a change of taste, but this meal is the fourth! There is only white porridge and pickles in the morning, and the street pancakes that I usually like to eat are gone. What's going on?"

The maid lowered her head and explained quickly, "Madam, the kitchen said that the money can only be used to arrange these meals. There is no more."

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, her brows slightly furrowed.

He said unhappily, "What do you mean we can only arrange these meals? The same amount of money used to cost dozens of times more. Are the people in the kitchen being lazy again?"

Before the maid could explain, a complaint was heard from afar.

"Mother, this kitchen is really too much. There has been no oil or meat for two days in a row. Is my Xingchang Marquis Mansion so stingy that they don't even allow us to eat meat?"

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Ziqi and Zhou Ziyan both arrived in front of the Marquis of Xingchang's Mansion.

Zhou Ziqi had a complaining look on his face and was very unhappy.

Zhou Ziyan, on the other hand, calmly bowed to Madam Zhou respectfully and said, "Mother, the food in my courtyard is getting worse day by day. I have been eating vegetable porridge for several meals in a row. This has made people laugh at my Xingchang Marquisate."

Zhou Ziyan is the youngest of the three sisters in the Zhou family.

She, Zhou Ziqi and Old Madam Zhou had their meals separately.

Everyone ate in their own houses, and the food was delivered to them by the kitchen.

Ever since Zhou Zigu left the Marquis of Xingchang's mansion, everyone no longer had the habit of dining together.

Zhou Ziqi was still complaining.

However, Zhou Ziyan pulled Zhou Ziqi's sleeve.

Zhou Ziqi shook off Zhou Ziyan's hand and frowned: "Why are you stopping me?"

Zhou Ziyan pointed at the food on the old lady's table, her eyes flickering, "Second sister, look at what's on mother's table... isn't it the same as what we eat?"

Zhou Ziqi looked in the direction of Zhou Ziyan's hand.

It’s exactly the same food, two dishes and one soup.

They are all vegetarian dishes.

Zhou Ziqi looked at this and laughed.

He said angrily: "Even my mother gave me these foods! How much money did the kitchen take?"

Old Madam Zhou winked at the maid beside her.

After a while, the old lady in charge of the kitchen appeared.

Before Mrs. Zhou could ask any questions.

The nanny knelt directly on the ground.

With a look of pleading on his face, he said, "Old Madam, this matter has nothing to do with me."

Zhou Ziqi on the side frowned: "You are so funny, Madam. We haven't even asked you anything yet, but you already know everything? I think you understand it very well."

Zhou Ziyan, who was standing aside, said, "Second sister, I don't think Mammy has such extraordinary abilities, and she doesn't dare to make things difficult for mother."

Old Madam Zhou listened to everyone talking.

He slammed the table again and looked at the nanny.

"That's enough. Tell me, what's the meaning of this kitchen sending these meals for several meals in a row? Could it be that my Xingchang Marquisate has declined to the point where we can't afford meat? If you can't come up with an explanation, I'll sue you for corruption! Take you away and have you beaten with a stick!"

The nanny suddenly closed her eyes and tears flowed down.

He quickly explained, "Madam, I am innocent. When I was cooking these dishes, I had guessed that this day would come. However, the money that the accountant gave to the kitchen was only enough to buy these dishes. If you don't believe me, you can ask the accountant to confront me face to face."

When Zhou Ziqi heard this, he immediately said in defense: "Bah! The silver in the kitchen has always been enough, how can it only buy these foods!"

Zhou Ziyan, who was standing aside, seemed to have thought of something.

He pulled Zhou Ziqi's sleeve again.

She whispered, "Second sister, it's useless even if you ask the accountant to come. The money in the Xingchang Marquisate is managed by my eldest sister-in-law. If I don't have my eldest sister-in-law's permission, I'm afraid the accountant won't allocate the money."

Zhou Ziyan is the person with the weakest presence in the Zhou family.

When she has nothing to do, she always stays in her own boudoir.

But if you think she is a peaceful person, that is not entirely true.

Both of Zhou Ziyan's sentences directly pointed out the problem.

When Old Madam Zhou and Zhou Ziqi heard this, they looked at each other and understood the problem once it was pointed out.

Zhou Ziqi was furious: "My sister-in-law is getting more and more stingy! Last time, I wanted to ask her for money to buy a piece of clothing, but she refused to give it to me. Now, she has even spent money on mother's food. Mother, you must teach my sister-in-law a lesson and not let her step on your head!"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Zhou snorted and stood up without saying anything.

She has become accustomed to delicacies from land and sea.

Letting her have a completely vegetarian meal once in a while would be a novelty.

But this continued for several days, and she couldn't stand it any longer!

Old Madam Zhou and sister Zhou Ziqi, along with several maids and servants, went to Jiang Wanqing's yard in a grand procession.

When the leading maid pushed open the door.

At a glance, he saw Jiang Wanqing sitting in the hall eating.

And Nanny Su was holding Xiaoxiao beside her.

Zhou Ziqi was just about to question him angrily.

When he saw the food on the table in front of Jiang Wanqing, there were eight or nine exquisite dishes.

After being stunned for a while, he became extremely excited.

She pointed at the food on the table and said to Old Madam Zhou, "Look, mother! This is the Eight Treasure Duck and Hanging Oven Pheasant from Baocui House, the Wanzi Spicy Tripe Shreds and Longjing Bamboo Fungus from Baixiang Pavilion, and the Four Sweet Candied Meals from Ruji!!! Each of these dishes costs several taels of silver. We eat three vegetarian dishes, but she eats eight or nine dishes by herself!"

Old Madam Zhou followed Zhou Ziqi's gaze and looked unhappy.

He sneered and looked at Jiang Wanqing: "Jiang, shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Zhou Ziyan remained silent, just supported Old Madam Zhou and stood behind her.

Jiang Wanqing held an exquisite jade bowl in her hand.

Looking at the large group of people in front of me, some of them are not in the right state.

She swallowed the last bite of food.

She gracefully picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth.

Then he stood up.

He bowed to Madam Zhou and said with a smile, "Mother, I ate early today, so why don't you come to my yard to digest your food?"

Madam Zhou sneered, "Digesting food? I'm afraid my stomach will start to growl again before I even reach your yard."

Can those few bites of vegetables and tofu fill you up?