Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 194
Chapter 194 I’m Not Short of Money
A cold breath sounded in the room, followed by a deathly silence.
No one wanted to stand out from the crowd at this moment, affecting everyone.
No one expected that at this time, a girl who had just entered the Imperial Cuisine Room would post a battle invitation to the head chef of the Imperial Cuisine Room.
Yun Xiao looked at Imperial Chef Lu like this, her eyebrows slightly raised, her expression indifferent, but deep in her eyes was a mockery that could not be concealed.
She was using Chef Lu Yu to make a name for herself!
Lu Yu Chef Xiang was very proud of himself and didn’t want to enter the palace as an imperial chef. Later, when his family was in despair, he helplessly entered the palace to become an imperial chef. Because of the unique skills of his clan, he quickly gained a foothold in the palace. After seven years in the palace, he had achieved his current status.
These were only superficial scenes.
Yun Xiao would never forget that Lu Yu’s contribution to the Jin Emperor’s death in his previous life was indispensable.
In the later years of the Jin Emperor’s life, his body was very weak, and he was very protective towards the people around him.
Especially his own meals, which were precautionary and precautionary. In the end, it was Chef Lu Yu who said.
When the Jin Emperor ate in his later years, he would let the cook try the dishes. Since Chef Lu had been in charge, he had been in charge of the Emperor’s food. Therefore, the name of the food trial naturally fell on Chef Lu.
The reason why the Jin Emperor vomited blood and died during the last meal was because of the poison in the meal.
When Lu Yu tried the dish, there was no problem at all. It could only be said that Lu Yu had taken the antidote casually earlier.
Such a person had been hidden in the imperial palace for so long and had never been discovered. This endurance skill was something that no one could compare to.
It was also thanks to Zhou Jingyan that she was able to know all of this.
She remembered that she had once stayed up all night to deliver food to Zhou Jingyan. At the entrance of the study, she happened to hear that Zhou Jingyan wanted the secret guard to hand over the poison to the secret guard.
At that time, she was extremely frightened. She unconsciously took a step back, but she missed the stone steps. If it weren’t for the help of the maids, she would have tumbled down the stone steps.
This shocked Zhou Jingyan, who was discussing the matter inside.
Zhou Jingyan opened the door of the study room with an embarrassed expression. He didn’t even look at her injured foot and shouted at Yun Xiao, “Didn’t I tell you not to come to the study room if there wasn’t anything else? Why did you come to the study room?”
Chun Lin, who was standing behind her, supported her. She held the supper that had already been sprinkled with soup in her hand and said respectfully, “Third Emperor Concubine was worried that His Highness would be hungry in the middle of the night. She personally cooked the supper and sent it over to His Highness.” However, the voice was getting softer and softer due to Zhou Jingyan’s gaze at the end of the sentence.
However, Zhou Jingyan did not appreciate it at all. “Send the Third Emperor Concubine back to the courtyard.”
After saying that, he turned around and entered the study. A loud “bang” sound came from the door, blocking her from entering the study.
At that time, she felt wronged. After returning, she waited for Zhou Jingyan for half the night and received news that Zhou Jingyan had gone to Madam Li’s courtyard.
She cried all night and saw him with her swollen eyes, but he didn’t care.
But now, Yun Xiao looked at Imperial Chef Lu in front of her. She did not expect that she would actually meet him!
Since that was the case, she didn’t mind helping Emperor remove the cancer that Zhou Jingyan had been lying in wait for more than ten years!
‘”What? Since Chef Lu is in charge, his culinary skills must be excellent. If so, why don’t you have the guts to compete with me? As long as you win, you can casually order me around in the future. If I win, I’ll be in charge of the Imperial Chef. What do you think?”
She looked at Imperial Chef Lu without blinking, revealing the ridicule in her eyes in front of him.
When Imperial Chef Lu saw the mockery in Yun Xiao’s eyes clearly, he felt depressed. He remembered Zhou Jingyan’s Dundun teachings and could not act impulsively.
He had been able to endure it for so long, why couldn’t he endure the clamor of a woman?
However, Yun Xiao did not give him the chance to think about it. The corner of her mouth lifted again and she waved her wide sleeve downwards. “So it’s just a manager who likes to instigate trouble. What do I think I have? I didn’t expect that I would be a coward when I came to pay my respects. Since that’s the case, I’ll pretend to be the winner myself.”
Her tone was not polite at all, but it carried a little girl’s charm, causing some people in Imperial Kitchen to laugh stiflingly.
Of course, those people didn’t dare to laugh openly, but the magnitude of the shrug on their shoulders showed how happy they were laughing.
That’s right. Those people were used to being oppressed by Lu Yu’s people. Now that someone had come to provoke Lu Yu, they weren’t happy enough. How could they stop him?
They couldn’t wait for this new girl to go to Lu Yu’s kitchen.
The veins on the back of Imperial Chef Lu’s hand jumped up and stared fiercely at Yun Xiao.
Since when had he been ridiculed like this?
This time, if he didn’t accept the challenge, those brats might point at her backbone and say something bad in the future.
Undefeatable? He couldn’t afford such a reputation!
Moreover, he did not believe that Yun Xiao could be competent for him. He had the Lu Clan’s ancestral secret recipe and decades of experience as a chef.
And what did that little girl have? Looks like he hasn’t even reached the hairpin yet, how could he have any experience as a chef?
He was just a newborn calf that wasn’t afraid of tigers!
Since that was the case, he didn’t mind giving Yun Xiao a lesson!
Thinking of this, Imperial Chef Lu was tempted, “Well, since you provoked me first, don’t say that I bullied a little girl of yours and accused her of being old and disrespectful.”
Yun Xiao chuckled, her eyebrows full of ridicule. She said softly, “Absolutely not.” As everyone looked at her, her lips gently opened and she said softly, “Because, you don’t have that chance!”
Her tone was calm and her expression was indescribably confident. At that moment, everyone seemed to see that the little girl in front of them had already won!
“You!” Chef Lu was so angry that his mouth was filled with cold air. He wished he could swallow Yun Xiao alive, but he had to endure it.
Taking a deep breath to calm his mind, he coldly snorted, “Little girl, don’t boast, or else your tongue will flash.”
Yun Xiao only smiled. She raised her voice and said, “Since that’s the case, why don’t we set up a written evidence to prove it? It will also save some people from cheating after they lose.”
Chef Lu’s expression was unsightly. His character had been questioned, and he was furious in his heart. “Alright, since you said so, you won and I gave up the position of manager. I won. You only obeyed my orders. Isn’t it too much of a loss for me?”
Since the girl had angered him so much, he gave her some bitterness.
Yun Xiao snorted coldly in her heart, but her expression did not show. She only whispered, “In order not to let you suffer a loss, I will bet 20,000 silver taels. If I lose, this 20,000 silver taels will be yours, how about it?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Chun Lan took out four five thousand silver notes from her purse and slapped them on the table.
With a “pa” sound, everyone’s gaze was attracted by the banknote. There was a large 5,000 taels of silver stamped on the banknote, and the seal of the Chase Bank was definitely not fake.
Four in a row, everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but turn straight.
Twenty thousand taels of silver. They probably wouldn’t be able to earn so much money in their entire lives. They didn’t expect that a little girl would casually bid for twenty thousand taels of silver.
What kind of irony was this?
Especially when everyone looked at Yun Xiao, they saw that Yun Xiao didn’t care at all, and her face was full of words, “Young lady, I don’t lack money!” A few big words.
When Imperial Chef Lu looked at the twenty thousand taels of silver, his eyes straightened. As long as he won, the twenty thousand taels of silver would be his!
Thinking of this, his eyes flickered and his heart grew even more shocked. It seemed that the Yun Clan was truly the richest man in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Anyone who came out would be able to bid 20,000 taels. He didn’t feel any heartache. “Good, since that’s the case, it’s better to establish the evidence!”
Even if Yun Xiao wasn’t afraid, he was still afraid that the twenty thousand taels of silver in his possession would fly away.
Yun Xiao looked up at Chef Lu Yu and saw him greedily looking at the silver notes on the table. She knew in her heart that the fish had already taken the bait!
Seeing how wealthy he was, the master behind him probably had deeper convictions, right?
Chun Lan gave Chun Lan a look and immediately put the silver note into her purse.
Chef Lu kept staring at the banknotes until they were put away. Only then did he withdraw his gaze. His expression was somewhat embarrassed. In order to conceal the embarrassment, he hurriedly instructed the little chef behind him to fetch the ink, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Not long after, the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone had arrived. Yun Xiao had Chun Lan grind them and wrote down all the bet contracts. She showed them to Imperial Chef Lu. Imperial Chef Lu looked at them and did not find anything wrong, so she agreed.
Yun Xiao signed her name first and pressed her hand seal. So did Lu Yu Chef. Yun Xiao gave one of the dishes to Lu Yu Chef. After the two of them put it away, they looked at the royal chefs who had rushed over after hearing the news.
‘”Since Imperial Chef Lu and I have already wagered, why don’t we increase the stakes a bit? Anyone who thinks they can cook can participate in the competition, but don’t bet. Whoever wins against me will have the twenty thousand taels of silver!” She said calmly.
Her forceful words instantly set off a wave in the Imperial Cuisine Room.
Who wouldn’t be willing to bet on such a good thing?
However, at this moment, everyone was already in high spirits because of this news. They did not notice the loopholes in Yun Xiao’s words at all.
However, Imperial Chef Lu could tell that what Yun Xiao said was that she had already defeated him and directly excluded him. As long as she defeated him, who would own the silver?
Thinking of this, Lu Yu’s anger burst out from his chest.
The veins on the back of his hand bulged out one after another. Just as he was about to retort, he heard someone raise his voice and say, “Where is Fourth Miss Yun Clan?”
Seeing this, he could only swallow the words that had reached his mouth, his fat face flushed red.
The Imperial Cuisine Room had also quieted down.
Yun Xiao took a few steps forward and walked to the door of the Imperial Cuisine Room. She whispered, “I am.”
The man was wearing a navy green robe. He quickly walked over and sized up the situation in Imperial Kitchen. He frowned. He didn’t know why so many people had suddenly surrounded him.
He quickly walked a few steps to Yun Xiao and said with a smile, “Fourth Young Lady, the Emperor has summoned you for an audience!”
Seeing her father-in-law’s smile, Chun Lan knew that it was a good thing. She bowed and said with a respectful smile, “I wonder why the Emperor called my girl?”
Eunuch coughed softly and smiled. “The Emperor said that the fourth young miss cooked a good meal, so he wanted to reward her.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the Imperial Cuisine Room instantly became completely silent …
