Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Indulgence

Xie Jingchen put down the book and came over.

Su Jin looked at him.

“Young Master Xie, the new breed of chicken you wanted has been created. It has nothing but legs under its head, a total of ten,” Su Jin said.

“….”

“And duck wings,” Xingxing added.

“….”

“Yes, and it grew two pairs of duck wings. Can you imagine what that chicken looked like when it was alive?” Su Jin asked earnestly.

“….”

Su Jin felt ashamed.

She thought she had a rich imagination.

But she couldn’t possibly figure out how this chicken grew.

She really didn’t know what the kitchen steward was thinking.

Without the chicken head and duck wings, it’s just a plate of braised chicken legs.

Why add unnecessary embellishments?

Xie Jingchen sat down, looked at the plate of chicken legs, and his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

It was a joke, but the kitchen took it seriously.

Su Jin picked up the chicken head and said, “The significance of this chicken head should be to prove to you, Young Master Xie, that this is really just one chicken, and these legs aren’t borrowed from other chickens.”

Xie Jingchen, “….”

Su Jin picked up the duck wing.

“But as for this duck wing, I don’t get it.”

Xingxing cheerfully said, “I know, it must be because the chicken wings were too small. With so many legs, the chicken couldn’t fly, so it needed bigger duck wings.”

Su Jin nodded, “Your explanation is very reasonable.”

Xie Jingchen silently picked up his bowl to eat.

He didn’t want to say.

He just simply liked eating chicken legs and duck wings.

“But this chicken is quite endearing. It would be even better if it didn’t have a head,” Su Jin said.

“….”

Ahem ahem!

Xie Jingchen choked.

He coughed several times, “Can you let me eat in peace?”

“Okay, okay, I won’t say anymore, lest I let this chicken down,” Su Jin said.

“….”

“Wait, let me just say one more thing. I hope the chickens in Agarwood Pavilion will all grow like this in the future,” Su Jin said.

“….”

“Just this one, cherish it,” Xie Jingchen said while eating.

“Why?” Su Jin asked.

“Because the rest of the Duke Mansion won’t agree,” Xie Jingchen said.

“….”

Ancient times are really troublesome.

To eat a plate of braised chicken legs, you even need other chickens… I mean, other people’s consent.

At this moment.

In the South Courtyard.

Third Madam, after eating a chicken leg, searched the plate for a long time and asked, “Why is there only one chicken leg, where’s the other one, who stole it?”

The maid carrying the dish shook her head repeatedly, “I don’t know, even if you gave me several guts, I wouldn’t dare to steal a chicken leg.”

A plate of braised chicken, the Madam can only eat two legs. If she dared to fight the Madam for food, she’s living on the edge.

“If you didn’t steal it, then it was stolen by someone in the kitchen?!” Third Madam slammed her chopsticks on the table.

Without figuring out where the other chicken leg went, she couldn’t eat this meal.

The maid was startled, “I’ll go get the kitchen steward to explain.”

Soon, the kitchen steward came.

Third Madam’s face was displeased.

The steward said, “When the main kitchen sent the chicken, it only had one leg.”

“Chickens can be lame too?” The maid beside Third Madam was surprised.

“….”

“You dare to buy lame chickens into the mansion?!” Third Madam said angrily.

“….”

“Please calm down, Madam. This chicken originally had two legs, but Young Master wanted the chickens at Agarwood Pavilion to grow more legs, so the main kitchen had no choice but to take one from another chicken,” the steward quickly replied.

“….”

“Does a chicken grow legs just because Young Master says to? Has he gone mad?” The maid covered her mouth and said.

“….”

Third Madam frowned, “Was it Young Master’s request or Eldest Young Madam’s request?”

“I asked, it was Young Master’s request,” the steward replied.

“Seeing the way Young Master Xie listens to Eldest Young Madam and obeys her every word, I’m afraid something might really be wrong with his mind. Initially, Mrs. Li from the main kitchen didn’t agree, but Mrs. Liu from Agarwood Pavilion said she didn’t dare to speak with Young Master Xie directly. So, she offered a chicken drumstick to Mrs. Li to ask her to go instead. Mrs. Li was afraid of angering the Young Master and causing him to vomit blood out of rage, so she could only take the drumstick from another chicken.”

“Knowing that the Madam and young ladies enjoy chicken drumsticks, they didn’t dare to take them all. It’s said they were worried there weren’t enough, so they mixed in a pair of duck wings to make up the numbers. If the Young Master gets angry, the upcoming chickens might not have any legs,” sighed the housekeeper.

If the chicken for the soup had no legs, it wouldn’t matter much as the essence is in the broth, but for the red-braised chicken to be without legs is excessive.

The Third Madam’s face darkened, “Is everyone’s chicken missing a leg?”

“Except for the Old Madam’s, all the others are missing one,” the housekeeper replied.

The cloud over the Third Madam’s face dissipated a bit, “I understand, you may leave now.”

After the housekeeper left, the maid said, “Madam, are you just going to let this go?”

“Why make a fuss over a chicken drumstick in front of the Old Madam? It’s foolish to argue with an idiot. Let others handle this matter.”

“Madam is right.”

Although no one mentioned it, the matter still reached the Old Madam’s ears.

The Old Madam frowned deeply.

She also felt that ever since the Young Master was brought back from the Marquis Dongxiang Mansion and woke up, he seemed different from before. Could there really be something wrong?

The Old Madam looked at Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang said, “Why not call for an Imperial Physician to check on the Young Master? After all, he’s the Duke’s most beloved grandson. It would be hard to explain if the illness worsens and the Duke returns.”

After thinking it over, the Old Madam said, “Send a maid to inform Princess Nanzhang and ask her to invite an Imperial Physician for the Young Master.”

Princess Nanzhang was still angry, and since she didn’t eat dinner, she didn’t notice that the chicken drumstick was missing.

Earlier, a maid brought dishes from the main kitchen and intended to report to Princess Nanzhang, but it happened that she was in a bad mood, so the maid didn’t dare to mention it.

The maid hurried to Peony Garden to deliver the message.

Princess Nanzhang was fuming, and Mrs. Zhao said, “The Young Master hasn’t had an episode. Why call an Imperial Physician?”

The Princess was so angry she passed out and didn’t even call for an Imperial Physician!

A young maid approached and whispered a few words.

Mrs. Zhao was taken aback.

She looked at Princess Nanzhang and said, “I remember a doctor saying that if the poison in the Young Master’s body accumulates too much, it could affect his mind. Could it be…?”

“Why are you still standing here dazed? Hurry up and get the Imperial Physician,” urged Princess Nanzhang.

“Yes, I will immediately send someone to call for an Imperial Physician.”

After a slightly overeaten dinner, Su Jin took Xie Jingchen out for a walk to aid digestion.

Just as they were about to leave, they saw a maid leading an Imperial Physician over.

Su Jin was taken aback.

Xie Jingchen frowned slightly.

Why bring an Imperial Physician for him out of nowhere?

The maid stepped forward and said, “The Princess has called for an Imperial Physician to check the peaceful pulse for the Young Master and Eldest Young Madam.”

“Come in,” Xie Jingchen said.

Su Jin looked at him.

This person was invited by Princess Nanzhang. The poison in his body was reducing, which could be detected.

Noticing Xie Jingchen’s unchanged expression.

Su Jin realized this Imperial Physician was one of his own.

“I’m neither sick nor in pain, there’s no need to check my pulse,” Su Jin said, “My stomach feels uncomfortable from being too full, I’m going to the garden for a walk.”

Su Jin went to the garden, while Xie Jingchen returned to the room and asked the Imperial Physician to check his pulse.

After feeling the pulse, the Imperial Physician was a little surprised.

“Young Master, your pulse…?”

“You know what to say when you meet Princess Nanzhang, right?”

“I know.”

The Imperial Physician wrote a prescription, and the maid led him to Peony Garden.

When he met Princess Nanzhang, just as the Imperial Physician was about to report Young Master’s condition hadn’t improved, Mrs. Zhao asked, “Is the Young Master’s mind really not normal?”

The Imperial Physician, “…”.

The doctor was a little dumbfounded.

Why would they say the Young Master’s mind is not normal?

“The Young Master’s pulse is chaotic, and I can’t quite make it out at the moment. Why do you think the Young Master is not normal?” the Imperial Physician asked cautiously.

Mrs. Zhao explained truthfully, “The Young Master actually wants a chicken to grow more legs, does that sound like something a normal person would say?”

The Imperial Physician, “…”.

How could Young Master Xie possibly have said that? Was there a mistake?

Could it be that as his poison was gradually being cleared, he was pretending to be a fool for safety?

It must be so.

The Imperial Physician believed the Young Master was smart, he cautiously replied, “Nothing unusual can be detected from the Young Master’s pulse, but such unreasonable demands must not be indulged. Otherwise, even if there’s no issue, one will develop sooner or later.”

Princess Nanzhang nodded.

The maid escorted the Imperial Physician out.

After the Imperial Physician left, Princess Nanzhang said, “You know what to do, right?”

Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, “I will inform the main kitchen right away that in the future, whatever the Young Master requests, he will get.”

“Also, spread the word to the servants of the mansion, they are not allowed to gossip about this matter.”

“I understand.”

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