Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 233 A little reserved

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window. Dugu Jingyao rose early as usual to begin her daily martial arts practice. Meanwhile, Liu Jingyue, having finally gotten her wish, slept in for an extra quarter of an hour. Only after Dugu Jingyao's morning practice was complete did she slowly climb out of bed.

Dugu Jingyao did not urge her because she knew her sister's character very well. Although she loved to study cosmetics and read picture books, she was also an absolute lazy bum.

When she heard the noise coming from Liu Jingyue's room, she knew she had just gotten up. At this moment, she was just about to go back to the room to wipe the sweat off her face, change into clean clothes, and comb her hair again.

However, for the female workers, this day's life has undergone some changes, and they are still a little uncomfortable. In the past, they were used to doing housework such as cleaning and cooking by themselves, but now someone suddenly came to serve them, which made them feel a little uncomfortable.

Especially in the morning, Xiaozhuang and Qiqi got up early to prepare breakfast for everyone, but were surprised to find that the kitchen was already bustling with activity and many foods had been cooked and served, which stunned them.

A woman saw the two young girls coming in and came over to greet them. "What would you like to eat? We arrived late yesterday and didn't have time to ask, so we just made a few random dishes."

Xiaozhuang looked surprised: "You still made it ours?"

The old woman nodded and said, "Of course. The princess even specifically instructed us to prepare balanced and easily digestible food since we have two children."

Qiqi was equally surprised: "I thought you were just here to serve the princess!"

The old woman continued, "How could that be? We also cook your meals. Oh, and by the way, everyone calls me Old Lady Wang, you can call me that too."

Qiqi and Xiaozhuang nodded and introduced themselves. Then, Mrs. Wang said, "It's just right. The meal is ready. There aren't many of us here. Why don't you two girls help us serve the meal?"

Qiqi and Xiaozhuang readily agreed, and several people brought breakfast to the main hall.

At that moment, Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue were about to have the meal served. When Qiqi and Xiaozhuang arrived at the main hall, they seemed a little overwhelmed, not knowing whether to bow first or put down the things in their hands.

Dugu Jingyao looked at them and said with a smile, "Put your things down quickly. We can let other people do these things in the future. You should save some energy for other more important things."

After Wang Pozi led the two to arrange the breakfast neatly, she withdrew. However, Xiaozhuang and Qiqi still stood aside, looking a little reserved.

Seeing this, Dugu Jingyao waved to them and said gently, "Why are you standing there? Come and sit down!" Even so, the two still felt a little nervous and uneasy. So, Dugu Jingyao turned to Shi Jian and Si Jian and said, "Go and call Sister Liu and the others over, so that we can enjoy breakfast together."

The two men took the order and left. Not long after, Liu Ruyan and others came to the main hall.

"Greetings, Her Royal Highness!"

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Everyone first greeted Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue.

Dugu Jingyao smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Hurry up and get up. We are all family. There is no need to be so polite."

Liu Ruyan and others stood up upon hearing this, but still stood there somewhat stiffly.

Dugu Jingyao said with a smile: "Stop being so polite. You must be very tired. Please sit down. Shijian and Sijian, please bring some stools."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Everyone hurriedly thanked him, but still didn't dare to sit down rashly.

Dugu Jingyao couldn't bear to watch any longer and could only say to Liu Ruyan, "Sister Liu, please take them with you to sit down. There's no way the two of us can finish all this food. Besides, I've even asked the cook to make food suitable for children."

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Ruyan finally nodded in agreement. She invited everyone to sit down, which finally eased the awkward atmosphere.

Although they sat down, they didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks first, but waited for Dugu Jingyao and the others to pick up their chopsticks.

After all, being able to eat at the same table with the master is a blessing from heaven for these servants.

So Dugu Jingyao started eating, and Liu Jingyue saw this and started eating too. Seeing that they were eating very reservedly, Liu Jingyue even picked up a steamed bun for Xiaojiu and said, "This is delicious, try it!"

Dugu Jingyao did the same. She served a bowl of egg custard to each of Liu Ruyan's children and said, "This egg custard is delicious. Try it."

Children are quick to get to know others. They first glanced at Liu Ruyan, who nodded slightly. The two children said, "Thank you, Princess!" and started eating happily.

In this way, everyone finished a hearty breakfast in a reserved atmosphere.

Then, they got down to business. Xunfeng and Shijian went to the shop to supervise; Dugu Jingyao and Zhishu continued to make cosmetics with the production team; Shili continued to teach the sales team how to better promote the products; and Liu Jingyue continued her makeup class.

As everyone was studying and working hard, time passed quickly and it was lunch time in the blink of an eye. This meal was not as restrained as in the morning. Everyone exchanged ideas about their learning progress while eating. Although they were not completely relaxed, it was much better than in the morning.

Although they were working and studying in Dugu Mansion, they were having a great time. However, there was a man with a gloomy face in front of the Palace of Prince Yunnan. This man was none other than Li Chu.

Ever since Dugu Xin left, he no longer had to sneak around to see Dugu Jingyao in the middle of the night like he did before. He could visit her openly, but he didn't expect that when he finally had some free time, Dugu Jingyao was not at home.

Feng Shengyi, who was standing at the gate of the palace, saw Li Chu's worried look and suddenly seemed to remember something. He said, "Your Highness, didn't you say before that Princess Yi'an was planning to open a shop in the West Market? Could she be going there?"

Hearing Feng Shengyi's reminder, Li Chu's mind brightened. He thought to himself: I have been busy with government affairs recently and have forgotten about this matter. It seems that Jingyao did mention that they wanted to open a shop in Xishi last time. Thinking of this, Li Chu immediately regained his spirits and said to Feng Shengyi: "Let's go and go to Xishi to see what's going on!"