Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 67

She slept until noon. When lunch was brought back, Ding Xiang woke Xiao Hua up so she could eat.

Because she was in her own house and she planned on going back to sleep after eating, Xiao Hua didn't care too much about her appearance. She casually put on a small jacket and court dress, left her hair scattered behind her and went to the table.

Today's dish was a clay pot of bamboo shoots mixed with smoked duck, and also included some mushrooms and beansprouts. The two other two stir fried dishes were fresh mushrooms with cabbage stems and stir fried kidneys. Xiao Hua liked eating clay pot style dishes, which made one feel warm in the dead of winter. Furthermore, the bamboo shoots mixed with smoked duck was delicious.

She ate half a bowl of rice in one go, and turned towards the soup.

The soup was sent over by Nana He, and there would be one every day. The person fetching the meals knew to first go to the meal management center, and then over to the Hall of Splendor where Nana He would hand over the packaged soup.

It was just a small jar of soup, but the implications behind it were too heavy. Not only did it bring honor to those that served the western pavilion, even the other palace maids outside would have fawning faces when looking at them.

These servants naturally had no idea the soup was given by Nana He, and assumed that it was bestowed by his highness. They felt even more that the western pavilion's Madam Hua was his highness's newly favored, and decided to be more mindful in the future.

Xiao Hua also understood this, and accepted Nana He's kindness in her heart.

Without even mentioning that the soup was good for body, just Nana He's implicit actions of helping her increase her reputation made Xiao Hua feel deeply grateful.

For someone like her who had no background, this gesture was far too important. At least Xiao Hua had noticed that the four low-ranked palace maids would look at her with eagerly attentive smiles that even contained hints of being inspired.

Only if the mistress was favored would the servant have future prospects. This was something everyone understood.

What the madam said that day, Ding Xiang had also kept in mind.

She polished Chun Cao for several days, beating her into shape with all sorts of methods. She truly spent quite some effort on her.

Being raised and taught by Ding Xiang this way, Chun Chao didn't have any appreciative feelings, but still understood that a servant had her own place, and the mistress would remain the mistress. Only after Ding Xiang pointed it out a few times did she understand why Ding Xiang had this attitude.

She wasn't foolish to begin with, and her mindset was adjusted extremely quickly.

Seeing Chun Cao correcting her attitude, Ding Xiang moved her to serve by Xiao Hua's side.

Therefore, Xiao Hua saw Chun Cao serving by her side. Her appearance wasn't any different from the past, but her attitude seemed to have changed a little.

She felt a little apologetic in her heart, but she knew that she had too many things to deal with recently. She herself didn't have any foundation and Ding Xiang doing what she did truly was for her own good. Only after those around her were organized could she focus all her attention on guarding against outside attacks. After all, those she could trust were really too few.

Xiao Hua didn't have a lot of capacity in her stomach. She drank a jar of soup, ate a bowl of rice, and ate a couple servings per dish before she was full.

After eating, she washed her hands and rinsed her mouth with Ding Lan's help and drank half a cup of tea.

"Share the rest amongst yourselves, let's not waste the food. I'm going to sleep for a while, you guys go eat. Otherwise the food will get cold."