C15 Mother Zhang Came

Bi Yao muttered unhappily, “Miss, you’re becoming petty.”

Mu Jia didn’t say anything else. She smiled and continued to eat.

Mu Jia was almost done with her meal when Bi Qiao walked in and said excitedly, “Miss, after Mother Zhang returned to the residence, she stayed in her room for a while and didn’t go to the east courtyard. Now, she’s coming to us.”

Mu Jia sipped her tea and smiled mockingly. “She knows Tong Xiuchun well, so she doesn’t dare to report to Tong Xiuchun. She’s afraid that she’ll bring a rock to her own feet. It seems that Mother Zhang is smart, but it’s a pity that she’s going to be fooled by her own cleverness.”

“That’s right. If she’s not smart, how could she fall into Miss’s trap?” Bi Qiao smiled, but she was also puzzled. “How does Miss understand Second Madam’s personality so well?”

Mu Jia had been in the capital for half a year, but she had been recuperating in the west courtyard. Tong Xiuchun had come to visit her several times, but they had only sat for a short while and hadn’t talked much. Therefore, Bi Qiao was surprised by Mu Jia’s understanding of Tong Xiuchun and Mother Zhang.

Mu Jia didn’t know how to explain it when she heard Mother Zhang’s voice outside.

“Lady, this servant is here to deliver a cup of honey and swallow mud. Is it convenient for you to go in?”

“Come in,” Mu Jia said. She put down her chopsticks and smiled at Mother Zhang. “You came just in time, Mother Zhang. I was complaining about Bi Yao’s carelessness that she didn’t prepare a soup for lunch, but you delivered the honey and swallow mud.”

Bi Yao stuck out her tongue and took the honey bird’s nest from Ms. Zhang. She put it in front of Mu Jia.

“That’s right.” Ms. Zhang smiled.

“Ms. Zhang’s cooking is really good.” Mu Jia drank a few mouthfuls of the honey bird’s nest and praised it. She then told Bi Qiao, “Bi Qiao, what are you doing? Show Ms. Zhang the tea on the table.”

“Yes, I will.” Bi Qiao quickly moved a stool over and said politely to Ms. Zhang, “Ms. Zhang, please.”

“Miss is too polite.” Ms. Zhang sat down and took the teacup from Bi Qiao. She wasn’t focusing on drinking the tea. She held the cup with both hands and quietly looked at Mu Jia. She paused for a while and then said, “I see that you are much better than before.”

“With Ms. Zhang taking care of me and making medicine for me every day, how can I not be well?” Mu Jia said. She drank the cup of honey bird’s nest and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. She smiled at Ms. Zhang and said, “I was thinking about how to reward Ms. Zhang when I am better.”

Ms. Zhang hurriedly said, “It is my duty to serve Master. I don’t dare to accept the reward.”

“That’s true. But you have done your best. I should reward you.” Mu Jia slowly said. She took the teacup from Bi Qiao and gently wiped it. She paused for a while and then continued, “But then again, I am not your master. How can I always order you? When I am better, I will send you back to the east courtyard. At that time, I will reward you in front of my aunt.”

Mother Zhang felt her hair stand on end when she heard that. She felt that Mu Jia was implying something, but she saw Mu Jia’s sincere expression and didn’t seem to be lying. Mother Zhang was confused and nervous. After a while, she said in a low voice, “In that case, I thank you, Lady.”

Mu Jia smiled and waved her hand. “You’re too polite, Mother Zhang.”

Mother Zhang should have stood up and left when she said that, but she just sat there. She didn’t come to see Mu Jia just to give her honey and swallow her honey. She didn’t come to ask for a reward.

Mother Zhang paused and hesitated for a while before she said, “It seems that Lady’s food doesn’t come from the kitchen of the house.”

Mu Jia laughed in her heart. Mother Zhang finally got to the point. She smiled and didn’t say anything. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

Bi Yao said, “That’s right. Our Lady has been thinking about the taste of our hometown recently. However, there isn’t a chef from the Shu Lands in the house. It is rare for the Lady to like the Sichuan Fragrance Restaurant. Mother Zhang, is there a problem?”