DOOMED TO BE CANNON FODDER -1

CHAPTER-14

Jungkook had been invited by the old madame to look at the present his fiancé had supposedly sent. He wasn’t someone who liked paintings, so he didn’t think much of it after glancing at it. He wasn’t sure what his fiancé was like, but by looking at this painting, he thought her to be a talented woman.

Taehyung also complimented the painting before smiling and retreating to one side. Although the painting was good, it wasn’t as stunning as the wooden sculpture from before.

Eh? It seemed like the events had diverged from the story.

It seemed like her arrival had indeed made a few ripples, but she had no idea whether the changes were for the better or worse. She also didn’t know that the old madame had started to take note of her after she had offered up her present.

If Bai Lisa was going to start acting above her station after that meagre offering of her skills, the old madame was fully prepared to suppress her spirit.

What the old madame hadn’t expected was for Lisa to remain well-behaved. She didn’t even try to insert herself into the conversations of those madames and misses. Even when her son made an appearance, she didn’t try to squeeze in to gain his favour; it seemed she was an honest one.

The old madame had gotten rather tired of managing the rear court and wanted to find an assistant to help her after her daughter-in-law married in. However, if she found a troublemaker, then the rear court would hardly remain peaceful.

Amongst the four Noble Concubines, only Bai Lalisa looked like the most appealing candidate today.

Jungkook followed his mother’s gaze and also took a look at the girl who had just captured the limelight in presenting that impressive present. Eh…

She sat far away and was even hidden under the shadow of a pillar. She just watched the guests mill around as she drank tea, seemingly without any intention of joining them. Most importantly, those eyes were as calm as water, without any sort of desire. He couldn’t help but find it strange. A girl with eyes free of desire was rather rare.

After each guest had presented their gifts, it was time to start the banquet. When the start of the banquet was called, Lisa grew even more despondent. She had grown up with her grandparents, both devout Buddhists. As a result, they would only eat vegetarian on the first and fifteenth of each month. After so many years, it was an ingrained habit, and even her transmigration hadn’t broken it. Coincidentally, the banquet was on the fifteenth of the month.

Xiao Shi knew of her habits after two months of serving her mistress. She couldn’t help but whisper, “Mistress Lisa, should I mention it to the servants?”

Lisa shook her head and said, “Don’t. It would do no good to stand out now. I’ll just pick out some vegetarian dishes to eat.”

In this dynasty, banquets were held with small square tables instead of large ones. A small table would be placed in front of each guest. Roughly four or five dishes would be placed on the table at a time. The guests would then pick out the ones they liked and place them on a small plate. When it was time for the next round of dishes, the previous round would be removed.

This was the so-called free-flowing banquet. It was extremely wasteful but was very mindful of hygiene. Unlike the esteemed guests, the concubines had a different seating system, sitting two to a table.

Lisa shared a table with the mistress of the Autumn Garden. She was a gorgeous beauty, but her looks still paled in comparison to Lisa’s. Thus, she wasn’t very friendly to Lisa.

The dishes were quickly served. She didn’t get Xiao Shi to place the food in her bowl. Instead, she just picked some items like Chinese cabbage and tofu and placed them on her plate.