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"The eldest master and the eldest lady have three children, the eldest master Mo Yong, the third lady Mo Xiao and the fourth master Mo Xun."

"The eldest young master, Mo Yong, is just like his name. He is brave and good at fighting. He is also a great general, very impressive. He is now stationed at the border to defend the border. The third young lady, Mo Xiao, has a name that sounds a bit like a man's. Her personality is also very masculine, generous and generous. Although her martial arts skills are a little worse than the eldest young master, she likes to travel around and do good deeds. The fourth young master, Mo Xun, was born to the second wife of the eldest master, but she died of heavy bleeding after giving birth to the young master, so the fourth young master has been raised by the eldest lady since he was a child. It happened that the third young lady was born the day before, and the two were like twins since they were young. Wherever the third young lady went, the fourth young master followed."

"The fourth young master is very talented in writing, so the second master often sends him to manage the Mo family's assets in other towns, so he and the third young lady are often not at home."

"Let's talk about the Second Master..." Zhu'er paused here and lowered her voice, "The Second Master can be called the Prince Consort, and the Second Madam is the Princess Yonghe of the current dynasty, and her status is extremely noble!"

Ningxu frowned, "Why are you suddenly speaking so quietly?"

Zhu'er: "Now that we are talking about royal relatives, I am a little scared... hehe." Zhu'er smiled uncomfortably and continued, "The Second Master also has three children, the Second Miss Mo Sheng, the Fifth Miss Mo Xi and the Young Master Mo Tang."

Hearing the name Mo Sheng, Ning Xu couldn't help but hold her breath. Mo Sheng...

Zhu'er: "Second Miss Mo Sheng, 20 years old this year, was chosen when the emperor selected concubines a year ago and became the Concubine Ping. But there is one thing that is very strange. Second Miss, who had a good foundation in martial arts in the Mo Mansion, has been in poor health since entering the palace. She has never recovered from a serious illness."

"Fifth Miss Mo Xi, the one we met before. She is especially favored by the Second Master, so she bullies others in the mansion by taking advantage of her power. She doesn't even take the First Madam seriously. She is proud by nature and always looks down on others. She is very different from the Second Madam. Alas..."

"I'm not exaggerating! These are all what the First Madam told me. She also told me to stay as far away from the Fifth Miss as possible. The young master, Mo Tang, is only seven years old this year. He is a very cute and polite little handsome boy! Even when talking to us servants, his voice is soft and tender. It's so funny! But Sister Rumeng, you can't see him recently. The Second Madam took the young master out to play, and the young master is a little shy. He won't pay attention to anyone who is not particularly close to him."

Ningxu wrote down everything Zhu'er said, just in case these relationships would be useful in the future. Then she remembered something, "Since the Second Madam is Princess Yonghe, why did the Fifth Miss say that she would be a princess in the future? And a concubine?" This is the Yonghe Continent. A princess who can use the name of the entire continent must be extremely noble. But isn't the Second Madam a member of the royal family? Then Concubine Ping and Mo Xi will also enter the palace? Close relatives.

Zhu'er: "Oh, that's just what she said. The second wife is not actually a member of the royal family. Her father was very important to the late emperor. At that time, the late emperor was only 28 years old. The princess's father was an old general who died to quell the war at the border. Therefore, the late emperor named the second wife Princess Yonghe and promised to make her daughter a princess as well."

"But the Second Miss hasn't been named yet, so the Fifth Miss thinks that this position is reserved for her and has been thinking about it all the time."

Ningxu: "No wonder she can be so arrogant in this backyard, it turns out she has such strong connections."

If I had a princess mother, I would be even more arrogant than her. Princess Yonghe! The aunt of the current emperor, the princess named after the entire continent!

Zhu'er: "Hmm... Come to think of it, the Fifth Miss's identity is not something that commoners like us can imagine. Alas..." Zhu'er lay flat on her side, looking at the ceiling with her eyes open.

There was too much information entering Ningxu's brain and she felt like her head was going to explode. She didn't know when she fell asleep.

The next morning, Zhu Er got up early, woke Ning Xu up, and rushed to serve the eldest lady. As a professional senior high school student, Ning Xu had no problem getting up early. When she came to the kitchen, the woman in charge arranged for her to do the simplest work of washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, and washing dishes because she was new.

Ningxu got the hang of it very quickly. She was very outgoing and adaptable, so she basically got to know everyone in the kitchen in just one morning. Ningxu thought that the main reason was that people in the capital were easier to talk to and respected other people's ideas and actions.

As for washing dishes, Ningxu thought that she washed them in the way that suited her best. But the housekeeper stood beside her for a long time, and after making sure that she had finished washing, she recommended another way to wash dishes and asked Ningxu to try it herself to see which one was more convenient. She didn't interrupt her when she was doing something seriously, and directly asked her to do it in her way. This made Ningxu feel very comfortable, and the things she was worried about before were no longer so stressful.

Ningxu was worried that this place would be as feudal and rigid as in ancient times, where she would have to kneel and kowtow at every turn, and would have to act according to people's moods. But in these days, whether it was the neighbors or the people in Prince Mo's mansion, no one did anything to embarrass others. Everyone was smiling and friendly, full of happiness.

Oh, except for that Mo Xi, who acts like a big shot.

In the following days, Ningxu was doing very well in the kitchen, which was like her second home in Yonghe Continent. Every morning, she would wash vegetables, cut meat slices, and wash dishes after the eldest lady and others finished their meal. Then she would be free until noon when it was time to prepare the side dishes.

Ningxu would also help others with work in her spare time, such as helping the guys carry vegetables to the back door and chopping wood. She was finally able to use the martial arts she had learned before, and now she was extremely grateful to her adoptive parents. Sometimes she would follow the housekeeper to inspect the kitchen, and her life was very comfortable.

On this day, the kitchen was busy early in the morning. Ningxu asked and found out that the second lady and the young master would be returning home at noon today. The eldest master ordered a welcome banquet for them, so the amount of food was larger than usual and everyone paid more attention to it.

Ningxu was cutting vegetables on the chopping board when the housekeeper came over to her and asked, "Rumeng, can you make a dish for lunch today?"

"Hmm?" Ningxu's eyes lit up, "Am I qualified to cook?" She usually saw the chefs cooking, the fire was so hot that it almost burned people's faces. The chefs also flipped the wok very domineeringly. Seeing their relaxed expressions, Ningxu felt that she could also flip it. She had coveted that wok for a long time.

The steward smiled and said, "Just one! The Second Madam is coming home today, and there are many dishes prepared on the table. Even if you fail, there are dishes they made to back you up, so don't worry!"

Ningxu patted her chest with her right hand, "Don't worry! Auntie, I will never embarrass you!"