Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 191
Chapter 191 The Dream of Saving Lives
In the azure sky, white clouds kept changing shape, looking like cotton candy.
Yun Xiao stood outside the Imperial Study Room, her mind still a little dumbfounded. She couldn’t believe what she had just heard.
Working in the imperial study?
Yun Xiao blinked her eyes. She never thought that the Jin Emperor would give such a task.
She just said that she was good at cooking.
Chun Lan even fiercely pinched herself. The pain coming from her fingers made Chun Lan know that she was not dreaming.
Looking at the girl’s disappointed appearance, Chun Lan was also a little worried, “Miss, what should we do now?”
Yun Xiao said with a bitter face, “What else can I do?” Before the Jin Emperor waved his hand to let her come out, he had already told her to prepare a few dishes for him to taste.
Just as Yun Xiao was about to leave the Imperial Study, she looked up and saw a sky-blue robe. The robe was embroidered with golden thread embroidered with the pattern of a warm spring bird. The corners of the robe flew, and the embroidered bird seemed to be flapping its wings and was about to fly.
Yun Xiao’s body was awe-inspiring, and she stopped in her tracks. Sure enough, she met a pair of gentle and doting eyes.
She lowered her eyebrows and restrained her eyes, her gaze carrying a wisp of worry, “Maiden pays her respects to His Highness the Third Prince.”
Zhou Jingyan quickly stepped forward and walked in front of Yun Xiao. He wanted to extend his hand to support Yun Xiao, but Yun Xiao took a step back and skillfully avoided him. “Is His Highness the third prince alright? Be careful when you walk. If you fall, it won’t just be a matter of face.”
He hurriedly walked over. Those who didn’t know that Yun Xiao had dodged the moment he floated in the air would definitely think that Zhou Jingyan was going to fall.
Zhou Jingyan was ridiculed and was not discouraged. He said politely, “Thank you, Fourth Young Lady, for your kind reminder!” In a corner that no one could see, he gritted his teeth and looked at Yun Xiao threateningly, “What did you say to Father Emperor?”
Yun Xiao raised her eyes, her gaze filled with undisguised disgust. “Third Highness has a wide range of eyes and ears. What did I say? Can Third Highness not know?”
She had come to the palace with the intention of not marrying the royal family, but she did not expect that the emperor did not grant her a marriage in person. Instead, he only left her in the Imperial Study. She could not guess what the sacred intent was.
Yun Xiao bowed and said, “Third Highness, be careful when you walk. The maiden will leave.” Don’t think that she didn’t see him talking to a little eunuch not far away. That little eunuch was on duty in the Imperial Study.
After she finished speaking, she saw that Chun Lan was still a little stunned. She pulled her and turned around to leave.
After taking a few steps, a young father-in-law ran over and said, “Fourth Miss, this servant will take you to Imperial Kitchen.”
Yun Xiao nodded and replied, “Please father-in-law.” Although she had lived in the palace for half a year in her previous life and knew every path of the palace, it didn’t mean that everyone would know about her in this life. A woman who had never entered the palace was familiar with the path of the palace? No matter how strange she looked at it, Yun Xiao did not want to be regarded as a lunatic by her people.
As soon as the three of them walked on the road to the Imperial Study, Yunxiao kept guessing what the Jin Emperor meant until they reached a fork in the road. Eunuch said respectfully, “Fourth Young Lady, this way.”
Yun Xiao glanced at the path that her father-in-law was pointing at, and a trace of sarcasm appeared in Gujing Wubo’s eyes. This was bullying her for not knowing the path!
This path clearly led to the harem, and the other was the path to the Imperial Cuisine Room!
Yun Xiao stood there motionlessly, the corner of her mouth holding a faint mockery, “Eunuch, I want to know how much money someone gave you? Do you want to help me pass it over?”
The corners of her mouth curled upwards, and her eyebrows were filled with disdain. Hui Ning had already said that she would wait in Concubine Hua’s palace. Now that this father-in-law was leading her to the harem, it was clear who wanted to see her.
His father-in-law was already a little nervous. When he heard Yun Xiao say this again, his expression stiffened. “What did Fourth Young Lady say? This is the way to Imperial Kitchen. Where would anyone give this servant money?”
Seeing that Eunuch’s eyes flashed, Chun Lan knew that this person had been provoked. She immediately stood in front of Yun Xiao and said, “Are you bullying my lady? There are so many people in the Imperial Palace, I still don’t believe that we can’t find the way to the Imperial Cuisine Room.”
Yun Xiao sized up the father-in-law and just happened to hear a patrol guard not far away pull Chun Lan. After saying a few words in her ear, Chun Lan immediately laughed.
He glared at Eunuch before turning around and leaving.
Eunuch is right. This is the first time Yunxiao enters the palace. Even if she suffers any grievances, she will still hold it in her heart. After all, the water in the palace is deep. If she takes a wrong step, it will be easy for her to never recover.
However, when he saw Chun Lan leave, he had a bad feeling in his heart. Looking at Yun Xiao’s calm expression, he frowned and pretended to be angry, “Fourth Miss, what do you mean?”
Yun Xiao only smiled lightly. Her gaze was filled with mockery that could not be concealed. Since she had already made up her mind to hate Zhou Jingyan, she did not have a good impression of Imperial Concubine Hua. There were countless pairs of eyes staring at her in the palace. She was going to borrow Imperial Concubine Hua’s knife today.
“You’ll know later.”
Eunuch looked at the time getting earlier and earlier, and his heart began to feel uneasy. It was at this moment that a series of uniform footsteps suddenly came over. Eunuch’s expression turned cold. “Fourth Miss, this servant is from the Emperor’s Palace!”
Yun Xiao sneered. This was trying to threaten her! She was in a bad mood and didn’t like other people’s threats. “You also know that you are from the Emperor’s Palace, working in the Imperial Study Room, not loyal to the Emperor. Instead, you were bribed with money and loyal to others?”
When the Imperial Guards approached, they heard these words, “What’s going on?”
Yun Xiao bowed and looked at the imperial guards first. The corner of her mouth was slightly raised, and her eyes were filled with mockery. “Reporting, my lord, this father-in-law took the maiden to the Imperial Cuisine Room on the orders of the Emperor. However, when he came here, he led the maiden to the harem. I also asked the lord to make the decision for the maiden. Capture this person and go to face the emperor together with the maiden!”
Eunuch originally wanted to speak first and climb into a relationship, but who knew that Yun Xiao would be the first to do so? With an embarrassed expression, he hurriedly rushed forward and said, “My lord, don’t listen to her nonsense. She is the one who wrongly accused this servant!”
However, Yun Xiao’s lips curled into a smile, and her expression was filled with disapproval. “Really? The Emperor said that he would give the maiden an hour to cook a table of dishes. Time is so tight. You brought me to the harem because you want me to not finish a table at the appointed time. Do you want the Emperor to vent his anger on me?”
Eunuch’s face was pale. He indeed had such thoughts in mind. He thought that Yun Xiao did not dare to say it. Who knew that the fourth girl from Yun Clan was a bold girl. She looked at her with a vicious expression and said, “You’re lying.”
Yun Xiao pointed at the path that Eunuch pointed out earlier. “Then you said that this path leads to the Imperial Cuisine Room? Why don’t you invite Sir to judge if this path leads to the Imperial Cuisine Room?”
The Commander of the Imperial Guards looked in the direction of Yun Xiao’s finger. That road indeed led to the harem. He looked at Eunuch with a sharp expression, “What else do you have to say? You have also stayed in the Imperial Palace for quite some time. Could it be that you don’t even know the way to Imperial Kitchen?”
Eunuch immediately knelt down, cold sweat dripping down his forehead. “This way, you can go to Imperial Kitchen.” He was just going to go around the harem.
The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled into a smile. “Is that so? It’s true that you can go around Imperial Kitchen once on this road. However, at that time, it will already be half an hour before you arrive in Imperial Kitchen. If you return from that road in another half an hour, it will be exactly two hours. Am I right?”
Eunuch did not expect that Yun Xiao would actually understand the layout of the palace so well. His expression was extremely embarrassed. His lips trembled for a moment, but he did not say anything.
Yun Xiao looked at the sky and bowed to the Commander of the Imperial Guards. “Please take this person to the Imperial Study. I have to go to Imperial Kitchen to prepare lunch for Emperor.”
The Imperial Guards did not know who Yun Xiao was. Seeing that she had an awe-inspiring expression, a calm expression, and was preparing lunch for the Emperor, they respectfully said, “Young lady, please.”
Yun Xiao saluted and then turned to leave.
On the contrary, his father-in-law looked maliciously at Yun Xiao. He did not believe that Yun Xiao would make any good dishes. He was merely fooling the Emperor. At that time, the charge of bullying the emperor would definitely be heavier than his punishment.
Yun Xiao brought Chun Lan to the Imperial Cuisine Room. Chun Lan followed closely behind Yun Xiao. Seeing that Yun Xiao did not look back, she remembered what had happened before and her heart surged. “Young lady, how did you know that Eunuch was going to deceive us?”
Yun Xiao looked around and saw the corner of a dark blue robe flashing behind a large tree. The corner of her mouth slightly raised, “I had a dream last night that I entered the palace. Someone wanted to harm me. It was at that intersection that someone kidnapped me. Therefore, when I saw that intersection, I became vigilant and tried to test which father-in-law. Who knew who really was tested?”
Chun Lan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this and whispered, “So it’s like this. I was also surprised at how the girl was familiar with the road in the palace.” She curled her lips and said, “Young lady, no one showed us the way. Do you know where the Imperial Cuisine Room is?”
Yun Xiao blinked her eyes. “Of course I know. The gate faces south. It is a three-way courtyard. There are 16 rooms in the courtyard. There is a large sycamore tree in the courtyard. It is said that the sycamore tree has a history of a hundred years. It needs several people to hug it together.” In her previous life, she had often run into Imperial Kitchen, and she knew the delicacy of Imperial Kitchen.
Chun Lan listened strangely, “Young lady’s dreams are really strange. Later, this servant will have to count them properly. Is that what you said to young lady?”
With Yun Xiao taking Dream as an example, she didn’t need to hide the fact that she knew the way, so she brought Chun Lan all the way into the Imperial Cuisine Room.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the Imperial Cuisine Room, they saw two elders guarding there in high spirits.
Looking over the door, one could clearly see a hundred-year-old sycamore tree in the courtyard. The sycamore tree required six or seven people to carry it together. Its branches were luxuriant and there were many branches. It was already able to cover the entire courtyard of the Imperial Cuisine Room.
However, it was winter now. The sycamore tree was bare and had no leaves. If it was spring, the leaves could cover the entire courtyard.
When Chun Lan saw this, she was pleasantly surprised. “Miss, what you said is true. There really is a sycamore tree in this courtyard. Miss, you are really amazing! But why did the Imperial Cuisine Room plant a sycamore tree?”
Yun Xiao only raised the corner of her mouth slightly, “Because this was planted by the previous emperor, no one dared to cut it down, so she could only let this tree grow.”
“How did you know so much?”
Yun Xiao looked at the time and saw that the two eunuchs in front of the Imperial Cuisine Room had been staring at her. Their ears were so high that they knew that they were eavesdropping. “I don’t know if it’s true or false. Let’s go in quickly. There’s not much time left.” He looked at the time and saw that the two eunuchs in front of the Imperial Cuisine Room had been staring at her.
Chun Lan also noticed that there was no worry in her eyes. She said that the imperial palace was good, but there was really no freedom in the imperial palace. It was not as good as the Yun Clan.
However, in the palace, she did not dare to say such words.
Without hesitation, the two hurriedly walked to the door of the Imperial Cuisine Room. However, the eunuch guarding the door stood in front of them, his face full of contempt as he refused to let them in.
