C16 – Hypocrisy

Tang Yue had a obscure reminiscence of the best way to the prefecture, however he was sure that he shouldn’t have gotten misplaced in his own residence.

Lunch was served in every particular person’s room, versus dinner, which was a gathering for under the Marquis’s household. Tang Yue found this solely after inquiring about it. The maids had been chargeable for guaranteeing the well timed supply of meals from the kitchen to the rooms.

Tang Yue had misplaced all hope within the high quality of the meals. Regardless of this, he completed his meal and determined to inquire about the potential of establishing a small kitchen in his yard.

The butler on the Marquis’s Mansion thought-about his request and requested cautiously, “Does the younger grasp really feel dissatisfied with the meals from the primary kitchen?”

Naturally, Tang Yue couldn’t admit to his dissatisfaction. “No, he simply felt that his yard was too removed from the primary kitchen, making it inconvenient to retrieve meals, notably throughout inclement climate when the meals could get chilly on the best way.”

The butler breathed a sigh of aid in non-public and replied, “I take full accountability for not taking into consideration your wants. This matter shall be delivered to Madam’s consideration, and I’ll help in resolving it.”

“Then I’ve to hassle you.”

Tang Yue was intrigued by the butler referring to himself as a subordinate. Initially, he believed the butler was simply one other servant within the family. After searching for clarification from Shan, he found that the butler was, in actual fact, a private guard of the Yueyang Marquis who had been appointed as a butler following the conflict.

Upon listening to the butler’s report, the Marquis’s Spouse grew to become furious with anger. The truth that this newcomer to the family requested a small kitchen instantly made her really feel uneasy. She mirrored on the truth that she solely obtained such particular remedy when she was pregnant. She believed that this particular person didn’t perceive their place within the family.

On the time, the Marquis’s Spouse neither accepted nor disapproved of the request. Nonetheless, throughout dinner that night, she introduced up the subject in an informal method, asking the Marquis’s husband for his opinion on the matter. “Immediately, Yue’er expressed a need to have a small kitchen in his courtyard. I believe it’s a good suggestion. He can have his meals ready there. What do you suppose?”

The Yueyang Marquis didn’t share the identical opinion. He was not inclined to grant such a request, particularly since not even the outdated madam’s yard had a small kitchen. Why ought to they make an exception for his or her son?

Regardless of his reservations, the Yueyang Marquis didn’t reject the request outright. He felt responsible for neglecting his son and wished to make amends.

Upon listening to the Marquis’s Spouse’s proposal, Tang Yue sensed that it was a entice. He rapidly stood up and clarified that he didn’t request a small kitchen as a result of he discovered the meals from the massive kitchen insufficient. Nor did he need to have particular remedy. His main motive was that it might be extra handy for him.

“If it’s an excessive amount of bother, then I’ll overlook about it. Nonetheless, if a small kitchen is constructed, I’ll cook dinner as a lot as I want. This fashion, there shall be much less meals waste. In addition to, the meals from the massive kitchen is simply too fancy for my style.”

The Marquis’s Spouse giggled and lined her mouth. “Youngster, we come from a noble household within the Yueyang Marquis’s Mansion. Our meals can’t be too shoddy. If folks hear about it, they’ll suppose I, the matriarch, mistreat my son.”

Tang Yue thought to himself, “This lady is kind of eloquent. It’s no surprise she’s well-respected regardless of not having given start to a son.”

However who doesn’t know easy methods to faux to be “light”?

Tang Yue humbly lowered his gaze by 45 levels and replied, “You’re completely proper. At any time when I get the prospect, I need to cook dinner some scrumptious meals for my household so that everybody can savor the distinctive flavors of our hometown. I don’t take with no consideration how properly everybody treats me.”

The outdated madam and Yueyang Marquis had been deeply moved by Tang Yue’s filial piety. Though they didn’t maintain excessive hopes for the meals he talked about. What sort of distinctive style may there be within the countryside?

Marquis’s Spouse furrowed her forehead and expressed her disapproval, “Yue’er’s filial piety is admirable, however you’re nonetheless a person. It’s not acceptable for a gentleman to enter the kitchen. Let’s not discuss this anymore.”

“Ever since my start mom handed away, I’ve been cooking for myself,” Tang Yue defined. At the moment, he had no different selection. If he didn’t cook dinner for himself, he would have starved.

Tang Yue’s phrases revealed the hardships he had confronted prior to now.

Yueyang Marquis waved his hand and decided. “We’ll hold the small kitchen open. You don’t have to cook dinner for your self. Simply ask the maids to carry the meals to you and warmth it up, so that you received’t must eat chilly meals.”

Marquis’s Spouse wished to object, however Yueyang Marquis spoke first. “The opposite courtyards may have the identical association. All the youngsters are rising up, and it’s extra handy to have scorching meals at night time.”

Tang Yue had achieved his purpose. He didn’t thoughts if Yueyang Marquis handled everybody equally. He may inform that everybody was happy, and he wasn’t the one one who had points with the massive kitchen.

The aged Yueyang Marquis had real fatherly love for his youngsters.