The vegetables in the garden were still plentiful. Since they couldn't be eaten all at once, they weren't picked and were simply left to grow. Eating them fresh as they're picked is the best!
Seeing that the basket was full, Xiao Zhu Zi hurried forward to take it, afraid of tiring her mistress.
Xia Ruqing dusted the soil off her clothes and instructed, "Take them to the small kitchen first; later we'll make a few good dishes!"
Xiao Zhu Zi quickly agreed and ran off.
Xiao Xizi appeared to have something to say but hesitated.
How could they just eat vegetables? They didn't have any meat.
It wasn't surprising they were craving it so badly. The staff in the Palace Attendants' kitchen were all eunuchs retired from the Imperial Kitchen. They were all of an age where staying there was almost like retiring.
Taste? That was non-existent. They did well just to make the food edible.
Besides, they were just laborers, not chefs, not even kitchen assistants.
