Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 252 Fighting for Dignity

Ningyuxuan.

Seeing Xiao Xiangzi had gone to look for Manager Sun, Huang Ye called Xiao Chengzi over and said, "Go to the imperial kitchen and buy a few pounds of fresh meat, with more lean meat, and also a bunch of green onions. Bring someone with you, and be quick."

Seeing that Xiao Chengzi had also left, Huang Ye came to the small kitchen. Only Nanny Yang was still busy cleaning the stove. When she saw Huang Ye come in, she bowed shyly and retreated to the back of the stove to burn the fire.

Green Bean brought out her and Red Bean's breakfast. She had two steamed buns and a bowl of green bean porridge, and Red Bean had twice as much, as well as some homemade pickles. However, Huang Ye had no appetite today, so she asked Red Bean to take it to the dining room to eat, and she drank a bowl of porridge in the small kitchen.

"Green Bean, I asked Xiao Chengzi to buy meat from the imperial kitchen. If we have dumplings for lunch, can you make them?" Huang Ye asked. She had just thought about it and decided that it would be best for her to go and give acupuncture to the retired emperor before lunch and bring the food over. Only by conquering the retired emperor's stomach would she make him unwilling to live somewhere else. She had to let him experience the benefits of having her live nearby.

If Huang Ye wanted to bring food that was both delicious and could be made before lunch, the first thing he thought of was dumplings. Didn't he see how popular dumplings were in the mansion?

"I can definitely make it." Green Bean replied happily: "I will go and mix the dough now. The dough needs to be well-rested before it can be rolled out thinly. Mammy, please peel the green onions quickly."

Nanny Yang agreed and hurried out from behind the stove. She took out a bunch of onions from under the counter and started peeling them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ma'am." Huang Ye said gently. Ma'am Yang has been helping Green Bean with the fire in the kitchen since the small kitchen came into use. She is a quiet person and very hardworking, so she keeps the kitchen in tidy order.

Nanny Yang quickly stood up and bowed, muttering, "It's not hard for this servant... This is what this servant should do."

"Ma'am, you don't have to be polite. Our queen is just like this. She is equally kind to the servants. You will know it in the future." Green Bean said while kneading the dough.

Ludou is a child who lacks love. She has suffered a lot since childhood because of her parents' favoritism. When she was a little older, she was sold to a human trafficker. It was not until she came to Huang Ye that she began to live a good life. Although Nanny Yang didn't talk much, she cared about her very much. Ludou naturally treated her as an elder and protected her very much.

Huang Ye nodded with relief. It was still unclear who the accomplice was, but these people were all from Ning Yuxuan. It should be like this, with everyone living in harmony like a family.

Not long after, Xiao Chengzi and the others came back, and with them came the prince who had gone to supervise the emperor's eating and walking in the morning. When he saw Huang Ye, he happily ran over and jumped into her arms, rubbing his head against her neck affectionately.

"Prince is great." Huang Ye praised it, and she remembered something: "I want Xiao Xiangzi to build a small tree house for you in the woods. Are you willing?"

The prince's little green eyes turned around, as if he didn't understand what the yellow leaf meant. The yellow leaf explained to him: "It means building a small house for you on a big tree, so that you won't get wet even if it rains..."

The prince was happy. He liked the grove and the fresh air there. Of course he would be willing to live in the grove.

Huang Ye felt relieved to see that the prince was willing. She had had this idea ever since the prince loved to go into the woods.

Huang Ye felt that Ning Yuxuan was now in the center of the storm, so safety was very important, so she placed the prince on a big tree in the grove. As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. With the prince's eyesight, he would be able to detect any danger in advance.

Also, Huang Ye felt that the prince was her hidden card, which sometimes had unexpected effects, just like... the last time the killer sent by Xu Rou was ambushed by the prince.

Huang Ye asked Hongdou to help Ludou and the others chop the meat filling. She was strong and could chop quickly. Also, Hongdou would have to help roll the dumpling skins later. She had rolled them at home before and was now an expert.

As expected, there is strength in numbers. When it was almost noon, plump white dumplings were placed in a clean winnowing basket. Huang Ye was going to take them to Qiyun Hall. As for the rest, Huang Ye asked Mung Bean to pack more stuffing if there was any so that everyone in Ning Yuxuan could have a taste.

"Empress, it's almost time for lunch, let's go over." Hongdou reminded Huang Ye when she saw that she didn't move.

"No hurry, let's wait for Xiao Xiangzi." Huang Ye wanted to wait for Xiao Xiangzi to come back and see what Manager Sun thought. After all, he was an old man in the palace and had experienced a lot of twists and turns in the palace. He was more experienced than them.

Xiao Xiangzi lived up to expectations and rushed back before Huang Ye left: "Your Majesty, my fifth uncle told me that even asking the emperor emeritus might not help with this matter, and it would be best if the emperor stepped in to save Ning Yuxuan." His fifth uncle had something to do today, and he was getting anxious waiting, so he went to the imperial kitchen to find eunuch Ma, but he didn't expect that he would get to know an important piece of news.

"Your Majesty, this is what's going on. I don't want to sit idle in my fifth uncle's yard, so I went to the imperial kitchen to see if there were any ingredients that Your Majesty might need, and to visit Eunuch Ma as well. Eunuch Ma was very happy to see me, and he pulled me to a secluded place to talk." Xiao Xiangzi said excitedly.

"Eunuch Ma asked me what I was doing wandering around the Imperial Kitchen today. I remembered what Her Majesty said about many hands making light work, so I told him about the Queen Mother's plan to harm Ning Yuxuan."

"Of course Eunuch Ma would be unhappy to hear that the stove he worked so hard to repair was going to have a new owner." Xiao Xiangzi felt that he would not be happy either if he were Eunuch Ma.

"Speaking of the Queen Mother, he told me one thing. The person who went to the Imperial Kitchen every day to get food from the Cining Palace was very familiar with him. Today, he quietly complained to him that the Queen Mother had been startled these past two nights, making so much noise that they couldn't sleep well. It seemed like something unclean had come to them."

"Oh, unclean things?" Huang Ye vaguely felt that she knew how the Queen Mother was going to drive them out. She had seen this trick in a TV drama in her previous life.

"Aunt, do you know which Taoist temple outside is familiar with the palace?" Huang Ye asked Fanghua.

"I really don't know about this, but I will go to Chuxiu Palace to ask later. Old Zhang grew up in this palace and knows more than me." Fanghua replied quickly.

"Okay, let's work together and fight this tough battle to defend Ning Yuxuan. I don't believe that the Queen Mother can really drive us out." Huang Ye said fiercely. To defend Ning Yuxuan is to defend her own dignity. She must fight for her own dignity.