C70 Changes in Liu Zhixue

Morning sunlight slowly opened the curtains as the sun rose high in the sky once more. Yan Xiaoxi had been tormented by Nangong Lin to the point that she fell into a deep sleep like a pig.

In the manor of the Prince of Lin, the servants had long started to busy themselves with their duties.

Liu Zhixue had woken up early in the morning and helped out a lot of things, attracting praises from those from the Lin Palace.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for lunch.

Yan Xiaoxi, who had just woken up, impatiently came to the side chamber and sat beside Nangong Lin.

At this moment, Liu Zhixue had just walked in, holding Yan Xiaoxi's favorite plate of Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs in her hand.

"Sister Wangfei must be hungry. The dishes will be served soon." Liu Zhixue placed the plate in her hand on the table, looking like a matriarch.

Yan Xiaoxi did not mind as she smiled foolishly at Liu Zhixue, picking up the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs with the chopsticks by her side. The moment the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs entered her mouth, she couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, Liu Zhixue immediately reacted and asked, "Doesn't it taste good?"

Yan Xiaoxi bit the meat in her mouth and swallowed it down.

This taste was different from the usual ones in the kitchen. It was a little sour, as if he had given it too much vinegar.

The dishes that each of them were in charge of were different. Some were specialized in making pastries, some were specialized in making fish and meat, and some were specialized in making vegetarian dishes. However, each of them had great abilities and had never failed before.

Yan Xiaoxi had eaten sweet and sour pork many times, and it was always delicious.

This time, when the tip of her tongue touched the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs, she knew that this dish didn't originate from behind the chef of Prince Lin's estate.

Looking at Liu Zhixue's nervous expression, Yan Xiaoxi immediately knew that this dish was cooked by her.

"Princess, the dishes are all served. Please enjoy." The maidservants of the manor paid a visit to the tables one by one.

Before she left, the maidservant purposely pointed at the sweet and sour pork on the table and said, "Princess, Miss Liu did this."

Yan Xiaoxi nodded, her expression clearly not looking good.

"Sister Liu can cook?" Yan Xiaoxi extended her chopsticks towards the other dishes on the table. All the dishes on the table had been touched, but she purposely avoided the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs.

"A little." Liu Zhixue had been standing in front of the table the entire time. Since neither Nangong Lin nor Yan Xiaoxi had made her sit down, she had no choice but to stay where she was.

"Don't look at how little Linlin hasn't gone to the morning assembly. After all, he is still a prince of the Southern Water Kingdom and is very rich. I invited big sister Liu to the prince's mansion to be a guest, do you understand?" These words, Yan Xiaoxi said in a casual tone, giving people the illusion that she was teaching her concubine a lesson.

All three of them understood the warning in her words.

The corner of Nangong Lin's mouth lifted slightly. He completely treated Liu Zhixue as a transparent person, eating his own food while occasionally giving food to Yan Xiaoxi.

"Princess, you misunderstand. I just wanted to help the Prince's estate." Yan Xiaoxi's scolding in front of everyone made Liu Zhixue feel like her dignity had been ruined. Everything she had done since she was born, she would only receive praise from others. She had never been scolded like this before.

Immediately, the tears in Liu Zhixue's eyes began to swirl as she looked pitifully at Nangong Lin.

Two rows of maidservants stood on both sides of the side hall, reading everything that had happened.

The few of them looked at each other and thought, how could the wangfei misunderstand Miss Liu's intentions? Perhaps her food was not tasty, but she still went through quite a bit of trouble to make it.

In the time it took for half a cup of tea to be brewing, the hearts of all the maidservants in the mansion had basically been set on Liu Zhixue.

They felt that only a lady from a noble family like Liu Zhixue could be compatible with her own master. Although Princess Lin was also not bad, she had a wild personality and was not suitable for the main wife position at all.

Yan Xiaoxi took a sip of her tea and glanced at the maidservants who were looking at her. Her ice-cold gaze forced a shiver down her spine.

She seemed to see the shadow of the prince in his eyes, and with just a glance, he was able to make people retreat and tremble with fear. In this world, presumably, only the prince and his wife could do such a thing.

"Help?" Yan Xiaoxi muttered.

How could Liu Zhixue's so-called help be as simple as helping? That was blatantly trying to win her over, how could Yan Xiaoxi not see that?

"Yeah, I don't want to give you guys any trouble since I'm living in the Prince Lin's mansion, so I'd like to do something that is within my capabilities." Liu Zhixue picked up a silk handkerchief and secretly wiped her tears.

"I think Sister Liu misunderstood. This Concubine told you that you didn't need to do anything to treat this place as your home."

"But …" Noticing the cold expression on Yan Xiaoxi's face, Yan Xiaoxi wanted to say something, but she hesitated.

"There are no buts. If Big Sister Liu feels that you're not well, then this Imperial Concubine can get little Linlin to buy a house. Please grant someone to take care of you."

"No, that's not what I meant."

"Since Sister Liu understands what I mean, then don't enter the kitchen in the future. Do you understand?" After walking around in a circle, Yan Xiaoxi's words were actually the main point that Yan Xiaoxi wanted to express in her heart.

"Hurry up and eat. It's getting cold." Seeing that the time was right, Nangong Lin opened his mouth to speak.

As for the matter of Yan Xiaoxi reprimanding Liu Zhixue, Nangong Lin had not said a single word from the start to the end. As usual, he remained silent. Yan Xiaoxi was very satisfied with his performance, while Liu Zhixue was filled with doubts and was very disappointed.

Big Brother Lin, do you really not love her anymore?

When she saw Yan Xiaoxi teaching her a lesson like this, she did not react at all. She did not even frown.

No, no, she didn't believe it.

Unless it was the last moment, Liu Zhixue would never give up on something she had always been very confident in. Since she had already entered the Lin King's Manor, she refused to believe that she could beat Yan Xiaoxi, who only knew how to eat.

"Little Linlin is still the best to me." Yan Xiaoxi smiled sweetly and glanced at the Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs from the corner of her eyes. She sighed in her heart and thought, What a pity, what a waste of ingredients.

The head chef from the Prince Lin's mansion had truly grasped her stomach. He knew that she wanted to eat this sweet and sour pork today, but the original delicacy had been ruined by Liu Zhixue.

Once the matter of delicious food was brought up, Yan Xiaoxi would definitely pursue it to the end.

The reason why he did not get angry at Nangong Lin the last time was because this place was owned by him. Whatever he wanted to do or wanted to do, she did not care, but Liu Zhixue was different. She had let the wolf in carelessly, so she had to be on guard, otherwise the world would be in chaos.

No one understood Yan Xiaoxi better than him. Wasn't the reason why this woman got angry the moment she got up was simply because of the sweet and sour pork? In the entire world, it was likely that only Yan Xiaoxi would do such a thing as scolding someone for their food. Liu Zhixue was also out of luck and had accidentally hit Yan Xiaoxi's gun.

"Sister Liu, why aren't you talking?" After releasing all the anger in her heart, Yan Xiaoxi felt much better.

"I'm sorry, it was Elder Sister Liu who did the wrong thing. I will definitely stay in the Prince Lin's mansion and do nothing in the future." Only now did Liu Zhixue understand that people had no choice but to lower their heads in front of a house.

Ever since the fall of the Liu Family, she had suffered grievances, rolling her eyes, insults, and obscenities. Now, she still had to endure Yan Xiaoxi's unprovoked accusations.

Everything had changed, and the situation was naturally different.

"Sister Liu, don't be offended. I didn't sleep well last night, so my temper is a bit bad." As she spoke to here, Yan Xiaoxi didn't forget to glare at Nangong Lin. The meaning within her glare was clear.

Nangong Lin ignored Liu Zhixue's presence and asked, "Still painful?"

Yan Xiaoxi shyly turned her head, pouting with her red lips, "Eat something."

The two of them glanced at each other as they spoke. The scene of their deep love for each other reflected in Liu Zhixue's eyes became a blinding ray of light. Her long nails dug into her flesh, and one day, she would let Yan Xiaoxi have a taste of what was called pain.

At this moment, the butler hurriedly walked in and whispered something into Nangong Lin's ear.

When Nangong Lin heard the butler's report, his deep black eyes immediately turned sharp and his handsome face sank.