There are no earth-shaking changes, big ups and downs. The changes brought about by the years are cumulative and subtle.
Grandma He thought about it carefully and realized that she even used less ingredients when cooking in recent years.
It’s not that the doctors warned me, but it happened unconsciously.
If the princess hadn't come to have dinner today, she wouldn't have become aggravated by recalling the past.
Lin Yunyan asked: "There are many old people in the imperial dining room. Why did grandma leave the palace back then?"
Aunt He sighed.
Now that she talked about those past events, she didn't hide them: "I was engaged in my hometown, and the man was urging me to get married, but I didn't know that after leaving the palace, they would break off the engagement.
I asked people to inquire and found out that the man had different ideas and was still making random arrangements to smear me in my hometown. I was unwilling to go back to my hometown.
It just happened that the Duke's mansion wanted to hire a cook, so I went to try the dishes. My wife, the Grand Duke's grandmother, especially liked my cooking, so I could live in Beijing."
Having gained a foothold, I gradually adapted to the life in the Duke's Mansion.
After several years of doing this, Mrs. Guo died of illness, leaving behind her only daughter, Xu Miao.
"Miss Miao is kind-hearted and gentle. She misses her late mother very much," Aunt He said slowly. "She often comes to the kitchen to learn some of my late mother's favorite dishes, cook them with her own hands, and serve them to her.
Over time, she became familiar with me, and occasionally she would say things that she didn't want to say to the maids and maids.
Mostly it has something to do with her father."
Those are things that children who have lost their mother at a young age will worry about.
"Will my father continue their relationship? What kind of person is my stepmother? Will she treat me well?"
"The mothers around me always advise me that renewing my relationship is a normal thing. If I hold it against my will, it will make things difficult for my father."
"But my father comforted me before and said that he had no intention of continuing our relationship and that he missed his mother very much."
"Am I too stubborn? Even if my father doesn't renew his relationship, he will still have his aunt by his side in the future."
"I'm just a daughter, and my father has no legacy..."
When the He family heard this, of course she felt sorry for Xu Miao. At the same time, she felt that Xu Mang was not easy.
A man who never forgets his dead wife every year is worth comparing to a man who once had a marriage with her and then changed his mind.
"This kind of idea is not good, and I know it myself, but when I looked at Miss Miao, I just wanted to take good care of her." Aunt He lowered her eyes and said, "How could such a shrewd person like Mr. Guo know that?
Not coming out?
He told me once that he thanked me for accompanying Miss Miao, but he didn’t have those thoughts.
At the moment, I am still calm, but if my mood changes in the long run, there may be disputes. He hopes that I will think more about it myself.
I understand what good people say and know what to do best. I resign.
The old man was kind and introduced me to a good marriage. It was with his support that Taohe Restaurant was opened.
I have lived a good life since I got married. My husband is considerate and kind, my son is sensible and my daughter-in-law is filial.
Recalling that in the past, there were times when I was confused, but fortunately I was very obedient and the people I met were all noble people, so I got out of my confusion."
After saying this, Nanny He smiled again, her smile shy and a little shy.
Lin Yunyan looked at her and couldn't help but smile.
Grandma is sincere, so when she is wandering around, she can meet an equally sincere guide.
When she recalled the past, she had no regrets, only emotion. It can be seen that as she said, as she gets older, the future and the past are very ordinary.
And that bit of embarrassment is definitely not because I have any undue thoughts about the old Mr. Guo. It’s just because I feel embarrassed to talk about those old things in front of my grandson.
Thinking of this, Lin Yunyan turned her eyes and glanced at Xu Jian.
It was obviously the first time Xu Jian had heard of it.
Seeing Lin Yunyan looking at him, her eyes full of teasing, he laughed and said, "Grandpa is a very interesting person."
The grandfather he knew was an interesting old man.
Before that, he was an interesting middle-aged man.
It is normal for a woman to admire him.
His grandfather was handsome, held a high position, and had only one daughter. After his grandmother died of illness, Xu Jian thought that there were countless noble girls who were looking forward to becoming his step-grandmother.
Lin Yunyan couldn't help laughing when she heard what Xu Jian said.
She smiled with her eyes bent for a while, and then said: "Naturally, Mammy has been in the imperial kitchen for many years, and she has some knowledge of the affairs of the late emperor's dynasty, right? What kind of people are your highnesses? I heard the Empress Dowager say a lot of things.
She said little about the king's affairs and other matters."
She asked suddenly, and Grandma He didn't think much about it, just taking it as a quick chat.
The conversation had already started, and since the princess was interested in talking, she recalled: "I just stayed in the imperial dining room, and had almost no contact with any of your highnesses. I only heard about it through hearsay.
Your Highness, it is a pity for His Highness Prince Ding. Those of us who work in the palace all like him. He is a kind-hearted person. I have never heard of him punishing people indiscriminately. He is easy to serve.
King Jin, I heard that he has a quiet temper and a good temper.
His Highness the Third is just a little bored and not lively, but His Highnesses are born like this, so it is impossible for them to be as lively as ordinary children, and his mother and concubine are strict.
The character of His Highness the Fourth Highness has been obvious since he was a child, and he is impatient.
His Highness the Fifth Prince died young. I was carved in pink and jade when I was a child, but he was too young at that time..."
Even smaller ones, such as the eighth prince who is now the virtuous king, the eldest princess Derong, and the nun of the He family can't even be mentioned.
As he said this, the dishes on the table were all cold.
Aunt He stood up and said, "It's not good to eat cold dishes. I'll heat them up before bringing them back."
Shen Chen hurriedly came in to help.
Lin Yunyan looked at Nanny He and said, "I feel a little sorry to hear what Nanny said. My mother had already left when she entered the palace, right? She didn't get to taste your craftsmanship."
"There are so many powerful cooks in the imperial kitchen." Nanny of the He family waved her hands hurriedly. She was about to be modest, but suddenly a thought occurred in her mind and she changed the subject, "I really missed it. I was working for the Duke of Guo in the palace at that time.
My mother takes charge.
Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, I can now cook food for the princess. This is also fate.
Your fate with the Duke!"
Shen Chen was closing the lid of the food box, and when he heard this, he paused with his hands, his eyes flashed with surprise, and the rest was admiration.
Grandma is amazing, she really knows how to talk!
With just these few words, they are in a good mood despite their indifferent appearance.
When Nanny He and Shen Chen went out, the smile on Lin Yunyan's face gradually dimmed and became a little heavier.
"Can the doctor please take a look at grandma's body?" She asked Xu Jian softly, "I don't think grandma is sick."
In her previous life, she had never eaten the food cooked by Grandma He.
Before she married Xu Jian, Taohe Zhai changed hands in the early twelfth year of Yongjia.
Because grandma passed away, the shopkeeper He Rui returned to his hometown with his family.
It is now the twelfth lunar month of the eleventh year. Although she is not sure when the "beginning of the year" is, it is only within these few months.
Xu Jian could tell what Lin Yunyan meant and said: "I have been recuperating her body for more than a year. She is not sick or in pain. I checked her pulse two days ago and everything is normal."
