Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 153 A Colorful Day 1

The two had just finished writing a memorial when they heard a gentle knock on the door. Dugu Xin frowned, but still said, "Come in."

The door slowly opened, and a servant walked in with his head bowed. He respectfully greeted the two men, "I pay my respects to the King of Yunnan and the Marquis of Zhennan."

Dugu Xin waved his hand to let him stand up, then asked, "What do you want from me?"

The eunuch straightened up and replied in a serious tone, "Your Highness, I am the kitchen manager. Since Your Highness is not here, I have come to ask if you two would like to have a meal."

Dugu Xin then realized that he was starving and his stomach was empty. He turned his head to look at the clock next to him and found that it was already noon. No wonder he was so hungry. He nodded and said, "Then prepare the meal."

The steward was about to go down and serve the meal when he suddenly thought of something and turned back to ask, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I wonder what you two plan to do with your lunch?"

Dugu Xin thought about it and decided that if they went to the main hall, it would be boring with just the two grown men, so he said, "Well... let's set it up in the flower hall of Qingfeng Pavilion!"

After hearing this, the manager immediately took the order and went down to prepare.

After the steward left, Dugu Xin collected the memorials on the table and then went to the flower hall with Chu Xiaoyi.

Arriving at the flower hall, the two sat down to drink a cup of tea, and then the steward returned with a group of maids. They were seen entering one after another, each holding a dish in their hands.

Soon, the table was filled with a dazzling array of dishes. Dugu Xin looked at the table with a frown. He couldn't believe that such a large table would be set up for just the two of them. There were a total of 12 dishes, large and small. They couldn't finish all the dishes, what a waste.

So Dugu Xin discussed with Chu Xiaoyi: "Brother Chu, we can't eat that much just the two of us. It would be a waste to leave some leftovers. Why don't you take a look at the dishes you like and keep a few for us. We can share the rest with the servants and maids?"

Chu Xiaoyi deeply agreed. After all, they had been staying in the military camp for a long time, or had been accustomed to seeing the separation and death of life and death and the displaced civilians on the battlefield. Naturally, they knew that this was a luxury...

So he smiled and said to Dugu Xin, "Okay, then I'll follow Brother Dugu's arrangements!" After that, he pointed to two dishes on the table, one was Suzhou-style pork and the other was stir-fried beans, and added, "Brother Dugu, these two dishes are my favorites, please be sure to keep them."

Dugu Xin smiled and nodded in agreement. He then carefully surveyed the dishes on the table and selected a braised lion's head, a dish of cold-mixed enoki mushrooms, a pot of lotus and vegetable soup, and a serving of rice. He felt these dishes were more than enough to satisfy their needs...

Then, he called the servant outside the door in. When the servant heard Dugu Xin's serious call at first, he couldn't help but startled and trembled slightly, but he still walked into the flower hall quickly and asked Dugu Xin respectfully, "I wonder what instructions the prince has?"

Dugu Xin said, "Call a few more people in and take away all the dishes except the Su Zao pork, stir-fried beans, braised lion's head, cold-mixed enoki mushrooms, lotus and fresh vegetable soup, and the rice!"

The young eunuch was stunned when he heard Dugu Xin's words, as if he had misheard. After all, common sense would have you try the food first, even if it didn't suit your taste. But Dugu Xin directly demanded that the food be removed. This was truly unprecedented. Could it be that the food was truly too unpalatable?

With an uneasy mood, the young eunuch asked cautiously: "Your Highness, are these dishes not to your taste? How about I go find the kitchen manager and ask them to prepare some new dishes?" After saying that, he looked at Dugu Xin nervously, waiting for his reply.

Seeing the young eunuch so nervous, Dugu Xin couldn't help but laugh. He quickly explained, "Don't be nervous. It's not that the food isn't tasty. It's just that it's such a waste for only the two of us to eat so many dishes. So, you should have them removed and let the others enjoy them!"

The young eunuch heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Dugu Xin's words. It turned out the food wasn't rejected due to his negligence, but rather because Dugu Xin couldn't bear to waste it. He nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. I'll send someone down to distribute the food to the other servants." With that, he turned and left the room, preparing to have the food removed.

After saying that, the young eunuch went out and called three people in. The young eunuch told them the whole story. The other three were also happy. In the palace, although the salary was higher than outside, and to be honest, the food was better than other palaces, it was just a courtyard. Except for the head maid and the head steward, everyone else was only given four dishes and one soup, and the ingredients were all the leftovers of the masters.

To put it nicely, the dishes are given by the masters, which is a great honor!

Then several people entered the flower hall together. They did not go to serve the dishes directly, but first knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to the two of them, thanking them profusely, and then took the dishes and left to the servants' room to enjoy the food.

"The King of Yunnan and the Marquis of Zhennan are such kind-hearted people that they actually rewarded such delicious food to us servants." One of them sighed.

"Yes, I've been in the palace for so many years and have never seen such a reward." Another person echoed.

"Look at the dishes and the taste, they are worthy of being the food for the prince and princess." The third person praised while eating.

As the four of them ate and chatted, their hearts were filled with gratitude towards the prince and princess. They knew that in this world, there were not many hosts as kind and generous as the two nobles. They were undoubtedly lucky to have such hosts.

The four people over there were eating happily. Although the two people over here didn't have much food, they also enjoyed it very much. They also felt very grateful for the many thanks from the young eunuchs just now.

When they finished their meal, the four of them had also finished theirs. Seeing that their two masters had finished their meal, they tactfully came in and took away the leftovers...

Since they had just finished their meal, they went for a stroll in the garden together to help digest their food. After walking for about two incense sticks, they each went back to their rooms for a nap...