Harsh Diet

He had said that in an unusually indifferent tone.

Liang Guangwen nodded his head in satisfaction. He liked the decisiveness of his disciple.

Neither wavered by beauty nor trapped by lust. Calm, self-restrained and smart.

At noon, it was time for lunch. Shuang Man came to Yalan residence to invite Miss Mingyu to Liu Xu Pavilion for a meal.

Yue Luo and Shuang Man were Shen Juncheng's maidservants, and they were on good terms with Liang Mingyu.

Liang Mingyu often came over when she was young. It was always the two of them and Chao Sheng who played with her. Therefore, she also treated the two of them as her older sisters and was very close to them.

When Mingyu saw the blooming peonies, her mood became much better. Seeing that Shuang Man had also come, she pulled her to pick the flowers.

 Shuang Man had a sweet tongue and was used to praising people. The three of them talked and laughed before Liang Mingyu got up to eat.

She passed by the Raindrop Pavilion and saw that the kitchen was also sending food to the Young Mistress in the East Garden.

Liang Mingyu stopped the servant and lifted the lid to look at the dishes. There were three dishes and a soup, all home-cooked.

However, three dishes and one soup were all extravagant for a stupid spy. She ordered, "Go, change it to cabbage and tofu soup, and don't add meat to the meal in the future."

"If she asks, just say that the village is short of money, and that it's the same for the Young Master's food. If she can't eat it, there's a special stove in the East Garden, and she can use her own dowry to cook food."

Yue Luo and Shuang Man looked at each other. Yue Luo was about to say something, but Shuang Man gave the servant girl who brought the food a look. "Didn't you hear Miss Mingyu's orders? Go quickly."

The maidservant immediately understood and went to change the dishes.

Once they reached the Flowing Goblin Pavilion, Liang Mingyu's taste buds were hooked. There were plenty of dishes such as Hall of Gold and Jade, crystal shrimp dumplings, double-rolled wings, Eight Treasure crispy duck, and so on. Those were all her favorite dishes.

Liang Guangwen laughed at her."That's enough, stop being so greedy. Go wash your hands and eat. Your cousin asked the kitchen to prepare this according to your taste."

Liang Mingyu smiled brightly. "Thank you, Cousin. You're the best."

Shen Juncheng smiled slightly, his eyes gentle. Mingyu had grown up with him, and because of the help from his master, Shen Juncheng treated her like family.

The atmosphere was harmonious, and they had a good chat. Liang Mingyu looked at her kind cousin and suddenly asked, "Oh right, cousin, will you be going to the East Garden tonight?"

Shen Juncheng glanced at her."Why do you ask?"

Liang Mingyu pouted. "I was just asking."

Although Su Anan was sent by Mrs Liu, her cousin was not actually blind, so how could he not see that she was really beautiful?

 "I won't go. Last night, it was just a show put on by Mrs Liu," Shen Juncheng said lightly.

He would not go there in the future and leave her to her own devices.

When Liang Mingyu heard that he wasn't going, her mood soared again. Tsk tsk, so what if she's pretty? Her cousin didn't like her.

While the atmosphere at this side of the dining hall was joyous and harmonious, the East courtyard could be described as miserable.

Cui Yan looked at the boiled Chinese cabbage and tofu, as well as the egg soup that was as light as water. She was so angry that she wanted to argue with the servant girl who delivered the vegetables.

No matter how poor the Shen Villa was, it was impossible for them to be poorer than ordinary families. She glanced at the servants' dishes. They all had a piece of meat each, but when it came to the Young Lady, there was only cabbage and tofu left. They were clearly bullying her Young Lady.

The maidservant explained faintly, saying that Shen Villa was already short of money. In addition to the excessive expenses at the wedding, they had overdrawn the limit given by the Marquis' wife, so the villa really had no money and only had these dishes.