Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 138 Sauce Noodles

Hongdou went to call Xiao Zhao, and no one came to show Huang Ye the way. She was not in a hurry and walked slowly towards the gate. Until she walked out of the gate, no one from the He Mansion came out to try to stop her.

Huang Ye looked up at the two large golden characters "He Mansion" above the gate and shook his head regretfully. No wonder the He Mansion, as the Empress Dowager's in-laws, could not even stand up back then. It was obvious that their behavior did not have the bearing of an aristocratic family. The He family would end here. After the Empress Dowager passed away, it was uncertain whether the He family would still exist in the noble circle of the capital.

Xiao Zhao drove out in the carriage. When Hongdou found him just now, she had already told him the general situation. He was a little worried that it would be very rude to leave without having dinner at the host's house after being invited. It would be bad for the young lady's reputation if it got out.

"Let's go." Huang Ye got on the carriage and told Xiao Zhao: "Don't worry, Xu Rou may have blamed me for her madness, but she is innocent. If others don't date me because of what she said, then they are not worth dating."

The fewer people who know about Xu Rou's drugging, the better. She even kept it a secret from Xiao Zhao. It's much safer for him not to know than to know.

The carriage returned to the mansion, and everyone at home was alarmed, including the old man, the old lady, Chen, and even the pregnant sister-in-law came to Furong Garden. What happened had to be clarified.

Huang Ye asked everyone to sit down and told them everything that happened today in detail without hiding anything.

"The He family is really not decent!" The old man sighed. Others would avoid such tricks that cannot be shown in public, but this family is different. They even let the children act naughty and don't know how to remedy the situation afterwards. There are many sensible people in the capital, and their family's reputation in the capital will be greatly affected from now on.

"Xu Rou is really a lingering ghost. Why does she always come to harm our family?" Chen said hatefully.

"Let her jump around for now. I'm not touching her now because I don't want to be too obvious. I have already planned her ending." Huang Ye still remembered the revenge for his second brother.

When the old lady heard that her granddaughter had not suffered any loss, she let the matter go. Her granddaughter was very capable.

"I was just talking to your mother and your sister-in-law about the eldest son of the Shangguan family. He is handsome, talented, and there is no mess at home. What do you think?" The old lady looked at Huang Ye eagerly. This was the person she was most satisfied with recently.

"No." The old man interrupted her: "His mother is a powerful woman. What should we do if our child is bullied?"

"Our child is not someone who can bear being bullied. Even if she can't deal with a mother-in-law, at worst, she still has our family to support her." The old lady was not convinced.

"If you live in a family with quarrels every day, even the best relationship between husband and wife will be ruined." The old man insisted: "Our children will not suffer from that."

Huang Ye rolled his eyes in his heart: Here they come again, this matter has been brought up several times every day recently. Ever since the eldest brother got married last year, these people have been keeping her lifelong affairs in mind. No, they keep it on their lips. They are very familiar with all the young talents in the capital, but after searching through them, they suddenly feel that none of them is worthy of their baby.

Given the Huang family's tradition and character, there were quite a few matchmakers who came to the door in the beginning, but they were all rejected by the family with one reason or another, especially Huang's father. You couldn't mention this in front of him. He felt uncomfortable when you brought it up, as if your daughter was getting engaged today and was going to get married tomorrow.

However, the reason given to the public was that the child was young and he wanted to stay for another two years and did not want to settle down so early.

This reason was used so many times that people finally understood that the Huang family had high standards, and gradually fewer matchmakers came to visit them.

Huang Ye saw that a few people were discussing this matter again, and he didn't say anything. Anyway, it ended up in nothing. At this time, Green Dou brought the prepared臊子面 over, and Red Dou was already eating in the kitchen.

When they saw the big bowl that Ruyi brought in, the people who were talking stopped talking at the same time. What a smell! It smells so good.

There was a large white porcelain bowl on the tray. The noodles in the bowl were covered with a thick layer of meat sauce. The red chili sauce and meat sauce made the bland noodles look rich. In addition, there were finely chopped green onions sprinkled on it, giving off an enticing aroma.

"What kind of noodles is this? Why have I never eaten it before?" The old man asked Huang Ye with a fierce face. This granddaughter didn't know to offer the new food to her grandfather first. Didn't she know that he liked this kind of food?

"This is called臊子面. The main ingredient is chili pepper. I've never made it because I was afraid you would get a sore throat after eating it. This is the first time today," Huang Ye explained.

"We're used to eating this chili now, so why are we afraid of getting a sore throat?" The old lady was also dissatisfied. Her granddaughter always stopped them from eating more with one reason or another.

"Well...how about tonight? I'll try it. If it tastes good, I'll ask Green Bean to make a portion for each person in the evening." Huang Ye discussed with them.

Although they were still unhappy that they didn't get to have such delicious noodles, they generously forgave her because their children hadn't eaten yet. But as they watched her slurping the臊子面, they wondered why she was so hungry since they had just finished lunch not long ago.

So that night in the dining room of Furong Garden, the seven masters of the Huang Mansion, a century-old aristocratic family in the capital, each held a bowl of臊子面 and ate around the table, slurping it. In the middle of the table was a small bowl filled with fried meat sauce, and everyone scooped out according to their own taste. Even the pregnant bride scooped a small spoonful into the bowl and ate it with gusto.

The old man exclaimed that it was delicious. It is said that simplicity is the best way to live, and isn't that also true when it comes to food? Who could believe that he, the old man of the Huang family, could just have a bowl of noodles for dinner.

Changning Bofu.

In Tingfeng Residence, Xu Rou sat motionless in front of the table after returning from He Mansion. No one dared to disturb her. Even Qiu Die was standing outside the door. She didn't dare to go in without the young lady's call.

It was not until the evening when dinner was delivered from the kitchen that Qiu Die went up to knock on the door and asked Xu Rou if she wanted to come out for dinner.