I just want to live a good life

Chapter 379 Make something happen

After breakfast, Su Nuan asked the mansion to bring the account book, and specifically turned to the item of kitchen expenses. As expected, the kitchen expenses during this period had doubled than usual.

She immediately called Kang Dahong over.

"Manager Kang, the kitchen expenses have suddenly doubled this month. Do you have anything to say?"

Su Nuan didn't say much and got straight to the point.

"Replying to Concubine Xia, since the masters all want to change their taste and eat some fresh dishes, I have added a few more dishes to each meal. The one I sent to you this morning includes my new dishes. Are you satisfied?"

Kang Dahong said flatteringly.

"The dishes are very good, but tell me who will make up for the extra money I spent?"

"this......"

Su Nuan didn't say anything, but just looked at Kang Dahong quietly, which made Kang Dahong wipe his cold sweat.

"There were times when we spent more money than we should have, but we just had to keep a clear account and show it to Ding, and we never had to make up for the money we spent..."

The more Kang Dahong spoke, the lower his voice became.

"You also said that was in the past. Now we have to follow the rules. The money you spent over the limit this month can be made up next month or the month after that. You can figure out how to make up for it yourself."

"Well, the New Year is coming soon, it's not a good idea to save money on food."

Kang Dahong is a shrewd man. He would never have said the word "inappropriate" to Su Nuan before. The reason he dared to say it now is simply because the Prince's Mansion will soon welcome a real mistress.

Su Nuan said calmly, "It's not your turn to tell me whether it's OK or not. Let me remind you that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will marry his principal wife in six months, and a lot of things will happen in six months. For example, I can hire another cook."

Kang Dahong's face froze, but the next moment he smiled and said, "I will follow Concubine Xia's instructions. You don't need to hire a cook. Just tell me what you want to eat, and I will prepare it for you. If I can't cook any dishes, I will learn to make them. I guarantee that you will enjoy the meal."

"Okay, you go down."

Su Nuan didn't want to say any more nonsense.

Kang Dahong's ability to please the masters in the mansion with food is considered his ability, but his way of pleasing them is not by improving his cooking skills, but by the number of dishes he serves, which is very annoying.

Firstly, Su Nuan hated wasting food, and secondly, she wanted to do something.

Next, she called all the managers in the mansion to talk one by one. The content of the talk was similar to Kang Dahong's, all talking about the recent additional expenses, and the request to them was the same: the extra money spent this month must be made up in the next two months.

If her predictions were correct, the Prince's Mansion would be living a hard and simple life in the next few days.

Because it is already the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year is next month, expenses in all parts of the mansion will increase, but the money allocated to each place is limited. If they don't want the Prince's Mansion to have a bad New Year, they have to find a way to save money.

It was already noon when she finished dealing with these things, and there was still no news from Liao Xinyi. Su Nuan was a little worried. She didn't want to stay in Duiyueju and wait, so she arranged some things for herself to do.

For lunch, the canteen sent four dishes and one soup, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, all of which were Su Nuan's favorite dishes.

She specifically asked Meixiang to go to the kitchen to inquire. Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Concubine Dong, and Miss Xun, who had not yet married but lived in the Crown Prince's Mansion, only had four dishes and one soup. However, everyone's dishes were different and were specially customized according to their tastes. For example, Xun Zheng's meat dish was eight-treasure duck, and Su Nuan's was a steamed sea bass.

After lunch, Su Nuan asked someone to prepare the carriage. She was going back to the general's mansion. Yesterday, when her father entered the palace, she didn't know whether he had told the emperor about her divorce from the prince. Now she couldn't leave. She had to let her father know about this decision.

Xiaobai was not there, and Su Nuan was still wondering which coachman Manager Ding would give her, but when she went out, she saw Zhang Song standing next to her carriage.

This is Mu Yunting's personal coachman, Su Nuan dare not use him.

"Why are you driving the carriage? Aren't there any other drivers in the mansion?"

"Replying to Concubine Xia, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked me to drive the carriage for you."

"Your Highness, are you not going out today?"

Zhang Song didn't answer, but looked at the carriage.

Su Nuan had a bad feeling, so she quickly walked to the carriage, lifted the curtain, and sure enough, Mu Yunting was inside.

"What is your highness doing?"

"My beloved concubine, aren't you going out? It just so happens that I have something to go out for as well."

"Please take your own carriage, Your Highness. It's not on your way."

"You don't know where I'm going, so how do you know it's not on the way?"

Su Nuan asked casually: "Then may I ask where are you going, Your Highness?"

Mu Yunting replied calmly: "It's the same place you are going."

"Do you know where I'm going?"

Su Nuan asked doubtfully.

"I don't know yet, but I will know in a moment."

Mu Yunting answered honestly.

He seems to be relying on me. How can I go back to the general's mansion with him? I can't tell my father about the divorce when I go back!

Did he notice something?

That's impossible. I haven't told anyone about my plan, so there's no way he knows.

"My beloved, won't you get in the car?"

Su Nuan was still thinking about how to get rid of Mu Yunting and go back to the general's mansion alone when a hand reached out to her.

The fingers were slender, with distinct joints, and were very beautiful. She offered her hand without thinking much.

Then she was pulled into the carriage by Mu Yunting.

She felt annoyed, but it was too late. She had no immunity to beautiful things, which was truly a shortcoming!

As soon as Su Nuan sat down, the carriage started slowly.

Su Nuan hasn't decided where to go yet, but since no one is asking her, she can take her time to think about it.