Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Lu Ziren glanced at Eunuch Gui and knew what he was planning. He did not give Eunuch Gui a chance and rejected him: "Eunuch Gui, I am really sorry. I believe the emperor will understand us. This world is the emperor's people. The emperor loves his people like his own children. He will definitely not treat his people like this."

After hearing what Lu Ziren said, Eunuch Gui's face wrinkled into a rotten chrysanthemum.

Because Lu Ziren refused to help him, Eunuch Gui had no choice but to return to the teahouse in a lack of interest and order another bowl of tea.

Lu Ziren and Xia Yingying returned to the pastry shop.

Xia Yingying realized belatedly that the voice of the person she was talking to was a little strange. Jianjian looked at her age carefully and it didn't seem like the characteristics of her age. Could it be?

Lu Ziren had always been by Xia Yingying's side and was familiar with her little expressions and movements. As soon as Xia Yingying showed her expression, Lu Ziren immediately said, "You guessed right, he is a eunuch, and he is the chief eunuch beside the emperor."

When Xia Yingying heard Lu Ziren's words, she felt completely chilled.

It’s over. I accidentally offended an important person.

She knew that this dynasty was a feudal dynasty.

The emperor's family is the only powerful one, and all the subjects and territories belong to him.

The emperor had the power to decide a person's life and death. If the emperor knew about her remarks, would he kill her immediately?

She didn't know what role the emperor played in this story. A foolish ruler? A tyrant? A wise ruler?

But Xia Yingying knew that people who could become emperors were generally not good people.

Moreover, Lu Ziren was walking on the edge of a knife when he walked in the Forbidden Palace. If the people around the emperor tried to make things difficult for Lu Ziren and he was framed for a small matter, what would she do then?

She just blurted out the words without thinking, like an angry young man who only knew how to shout slogans. Perhaps with Lu Ziren by her side, she lost all her wisdom.

Thinking of this, Xia Yingying's heart suddenly rose up and turned cold, as if a sickle was very close to her neck.

Xia Yingying was so frightened that she was at a loss for a moment. She immediately grabbed Lu Ziren's sleeve nervously, "Lu Ziren, did I offend that eunuch just now? He said bad things about you in front of the emperor. What should I do to retaliate against you?"

Xia Yingying felt like crying but had no tears for a moment.

A huge fear enveloped her and entangled her to the point where she lost her mind.

Why has she been so unlucky recently? Not only has her true identity been discovered by Lu Ziren, but now she has offended the emperor because of a verbal dispute. Her life is firmly in the hands of others. She will never be the first to stand up again. It is really too painful. But, is there a future?

Lu Ziren held Xia Yingying's frightened little hand with his backhand, "Don't be afraid, the emperor won't care about such a small matter."

When Xia Yingying heard Lu Ziren's words, her heart, which had fallen to the bottom of the valley, slowly climbed up again. It was as if she had grabbed the last straw to save her life. She tightly held Lu Ziren's fingers and asked, "Really?"

"It's true. Besides, even if the sky falls, I will hold it up for you. Don't worry, nothing will happen. The eunuch is close to the emperor. He naturally knows what to say and what not to say. He will tell the emperor what happened today, but he will not blame me, but praise me." Lu Ziren said to Xia Yingying in a decisive tone. Xia Yingying originally still had doubts in her heart, but when she heard Lu Ziren's firm tone, her heart slowly came back to her.

Lu Ziren was a minister in the court. He had worked in the court and understood the emperor's temper and some of his taboos. Since Lu Ziren said that, it meant that nothing would really happen.

After Lu Ziren comforted Xia Yingying, he took Xia Yingying's hand and walked towards the pastry shop.

When Xia Yingying saw the busy crowds of people in front of the pastry shop, the gloom she had just felt seemed to be swept away.

The pastries that were made early this morning must have been sold out by now. If someone wanted to buy them in the afternoon, they might not be able to buy them. But Xia Yingying didn't want to be idle, so she went to the kitchen and made some more cakes.

Because this is the capital, there are quite a lot of people who are hostile to Lu Ziren. Xia Yingying is afraid that someone might do something bad and something might go wrong with the food she sells, so she specifically asks Lu Ziren to order the raw materials from someone he is familiar with and can confide in.

Xia Yingying went up to the second floor of the shop and found that all the cakes were gone, so she dragged Lu Ziren to the kitchen to make new cakes together. The business was so good that it exceeded her expectations.

"Ping An, was that durian cake bought by someone just now?"

According to Xia Yingying's speculation, people who buy durian cakes don't necessarily like durian cakes, they just have to buy them because of a specific task. But before, durian cakes were always sold out when the store was about to close every night, but today it was sold too early.

"Yes, ma'am. It was a while ago. The old man had a shrill voice and looked quite wealthy. I let him taste it before he bought it."

The reason for the tasting was that Xia Yingying was afraid that those people would waste the cakes after buying them. She specifically asked them to taste them and decide whether they were delicious before buying them. But she didn't expect that the old man would buy them after eating them. This was really unexpected.

The old man with the shrill voice, isn't that the old eunuch I just met in the teahouse? Is this the same person?

"The old man just now was wearing blue clothes. Did he have a mustache?" Xia Yingying asked Ping An.

Ping An saw Xia Yingying asking anxiously, and recalled the appearance of the man just now. Seeing that Xia Yingying was right, he nodded immediately: "Yes, madam, that's it, it's right."

Xia Yingying was also a little confused and immediately looked at Lu Ziren.

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Look, this doesn't prove that he came here to buy cakes. At that time, he could queue up to buy cakes, and he wouldn't cause trouble for us later."

After hearing what Lu Ziren said, Xia Yingying immediately felt relieved. As long as they didn't encounter any big troubles, it would be fine. The emperor is also a human being, and food is the most important thing for the people.

"Did the old man say anything else just now?" Xia Yingying asked Ping'an again, worried.

"The guest just now said that if there are new pastries tomorrow, please leave some for him and he will send someone to pick them up then." Ping An replied.

"Oh, okay." Xia Yingying understood the general idea and found it was pretty much the same as what Lu Ziren said, so she didn't feel any burden in her heart and went to make the pastries to be sold in the afternoon. Lu Ziren helped her considerately beside her.

The mousse cake is the most strenuous part for Lu Ziren to help Xia Yingying.

Lu Ziren didn't find it troublesome at all. Instead, he felt that being with Xia Yingying, a very fierce aura in his heart was slowly soothed by Xia Yingying's gentleness and concentration.

"Why don't you teach someone how to make this pastry? That way, you don't have to be busy in the store every day. Sometimes when you are needed to do something, you can only take care of the store and can't take care of other things at all."

Lu Ziren didn't want Xia Yingying to be so busy, even though he knew that this was Xia Yingying's favorite career.

Which man, when he is capable of earning money, would want his wife to be busy like a top? It is obviously not necessary.

"We have to take it slow. Now they haven't learned how to make some of the Ping An Xi Le and Ji Xiang Ru Yi pastries yet. Making cakes is the most complicated. I will do it for a while. After they have learned how to make other pastries, I will slowly teach them these pastries. At that time, I will make pastries when I want to, and lie down at home when I don't want to." Xia Yingying knew that Lu Ziren cared about her, so she didn't resist.

"Well, okay." Seeing Xia Yingying agree, Lu Ziren softened his tone.