Song Cheng, holding the list, stepped out of the side hall and ran into the Four Arts. He told them about Yuan Yuan's plans to renovate the small kitchen.
When the five of them looked at the list, Shishu was the first to speak in a hushed tone, "Isn't there a rumor that our Lady doesn't even recognize big characters? But look at this writing. How many in the harem could match it?"
The others, having all come from Cining Palace, had seen less of the world over the years than even Yuan Yuan could boast of. If they could give such high praise, it proved that the handwriting was indeed good. In conclusion, Song Cheng instructed, "It seems rumors can't be trusted, but let's just keep this amongst ourselves and not mention it to others."
"Alright, we get it. You go take care of this. Although we don't know what the Lady went through these past three days, looking at the situation, she seems to really want to lose weight now, which is a good thing for her,"
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