Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 195

Chapter 195 Hot Potato
Under everyone’s gaze, Yun Xiao walked out of the Imperial Study Room and onto the road to the Imperial Study Room.

Her expression was indifferent, as if everything that had happened in the Imperial Cuisine Room had nothing to do with her.

Very quickly, they arrived at the Imperial Study Room.

Yun Xiao and Chun Lan waited outside. Eunuch went in and reported to them before inviting them in.

Chun Lan was a little nervous. “Young lady, you are not allowed to cause trouble in the palace. We have to focus on cooking in the Imperial Cuisine Room. What if the Emperor blames us?”

Yun Xiao only smiled, and her expression was natural, “Don’t worry,” since she dared to do that, she was already completely prepared.

Very quickly, the two of them entered the Imperial Study Room. Their expressions were natural and their footsteps were calm. However, when Yun Xiao saw the others in the Imperial Study Room, she unconsciously frowned, and then returned to her natural state.

She only pretended that she did not know the identities of those people and bowed respectfully, “Civilian girl greets Emperor.”

The Jin Emperor was in a good mood, “Get up.”

After Yun Xiao stood up, she lowered her eyebrows and did not look around, completely ignoring the gaze that Zhou Jingyan and Rong Jin had placed on him.

Even if she felt the passion of those few gazes, Yun Xiao only pretended not to be able to see them.

The Jin Emperor put down the teacup in his hand and whispered, “Did you make all the lunch today?”

Yun Xiao respectfully replied, “Yes.”

“That’s right. It looks and tastes like chicken, duck, fish and meat, but the ingredients are the simplest. It means that it’s going back to basics. Even the cabbage is a little different from before.” He changed his appetite and was in a good mood. He also used half a bowl more for lunch today.

After a few more glances, he didn’t want to let such a good cook go.

“Thank you, Emperor, for your praise. I can’t afford it.” His expression was calm and generous, and he didn’t take credit for it.

“I heard that you’ve only been in the Imperial Cuisine Room for half an hour, yet you’ve already stirred up a huge uproar in the Imperial Cuisine Room. Is there anything wrong with that?” The Jin Emperor’s words changed, and his tone became even sharper.

Along the way, the Imperial Guards captured a father-in-law. At the entrance of the Imperial Cuisine Room, they punished the two guarded father-in-law. The Empress also looked at him differently. However, after staying in the Imperial Cuisine Room for half an hour, she subdued half of the Imperial Cuisine Room. Unexpectedly, she was only a woman with such a wrist.

Yun Xiao was embarrassed. Her face was slightly red. It was likely that Imperial Kitchen had only been bustling with activity for countless years. She quickly knelt down and respectfully said, “Reporting to Emperor, the maiden is guilty.”

“What sin do you have?” The Jin Emperor frowned, his expression unperturbed.

Yun Xiao raised her head and looked at Rong Jin and Rong Xun.

Seeing this, even though Rong Xun was wearing a ebony ghost mask, the part of his chin that leaked out was very similar to Rong Jin’s.

With a light cough, he glared back fiercely and immediately lowered his eyebrows. “Reporting to Your Majesty, the maiden gathered a crowd to gamble in the Imperial Cuisine Room. The imperial chefs of the Imperial Cuisine Room were competing to look after him. If they lost their accusations, the maiden would be guilty again.”

‘”You know yourself very well,” the Jin Emperor snorted coldly, and the cup in his hand fiercely paused on the Imperial Court table.

Yun Xiao saw that the Jin Emperor was angry, but she was not afraid at all, because when she raised her eyes, she clearly saw the extremely good interest concealed by him.

At this time, Chun Lan did not know all of this. She was so frightened that a cold sweat oozed out on the spot. She clicked her head on the ground and said anxiously, “Emperor, spare my life. This servant instigated my girl. This matter has nothing to do with my girl. If Emperor wants to punish me, then punish me.”

Chun Lan was completely fine with Yun Xiao pulling her sleeve. At this moment, she only wanted to blame herself earlier.

Yun Xiao was speechless, but she was happy for Chun Lan and for herself. “Chun Lan, this matter has nothing to do with you. I am the fourth young lady of the Yun Clan. I will not be influenced by others in my work.” She bit the other person’s words very hard, as if she was pointing at something.

As for Zhou Jingyan, who was sitting at the bottom of the left, when he heard the word’others’, a trace of ruthlessness flashed across his eyebrows, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The Jin Emperor looked coldly at the pair of masters and servants who were fighting for their sins. A strange look flashed through his eyes. It was rare for this Yun Si to have a trustworthy maidservant beside him.

However, his gaze towards Yun Si was filled with interest. This Yun Si was clearly certain that he would not be guilty! “Alright, stop earning! Since you want to take the blame, I will give you a chance!”

Yun Xiao and Chun Lan both knelt on the ground and landed on the ground with their foreheads.

Chun Lan’s face was ashen. This time, it was over. She could no longer protect the girl.

However, he didn’t expect that the road would turn around.

The Jin Emperor said sternly, “Since you want to punish me, then punish me together. You have only been in the palace for a long time, and you have caused a mess in my Imperial Cuisine Room. I will punish you to work in the Imperial Cuisine Room until December 22. Also, you will be responsible for the cooking competition this time. Prepare a good meal for Prince Xi Yue.”

What?

Neither Yun Xiao nor Chun Lan expected the punishment to be so simple! The two of them were stunned.

Originally, Yun Xiao was only able to obtain the Jin Emperor’s approval and would not punish her easily. At worst, she would drive her out of the palace. She was looking forward to it.

Who would have thought that the Jin Emperor would be so treacherous that he would let her stay in the palace until the day before the new year, and even call this provocation a cooking contest for her to take responsibility for? He truly wanted to cry but not cry!

“What? Aren’t you thanking me? Do you think the punishment is too light? Since that’s the case, then stay in the palace for a while …” Before the last year could be said, Yun Xiao and Chun Lan immediately knelt down. “Thank you, Emperor, for your kindness.”

“His Majesty the Jin Emperor is benevolent and righteous. He has fulfilled his promise to me again.” Rong Xun sneered. His voice came from under the ebony ghost mask, carrying a trace of dullness.

Hearing this, Yun Xiao widened her eyes, and then a wisp of incredulity could not be concealed in her eyes.

It turned out that Rong Xun had begged for mercy early in the morning. No wonder the Jin Emperor acted like this.

After listening to their compliments, Yun Xiao said, “Your Majesty, the maiden has something to ask of you.”

“Oh? What is it?” The Jin Emperor originally thought that Yun Xiao would honestly not say anything, but just as he was about to wave his hand to make her retreat, he heard Yun Xiao say this.

“In order to ensure fairness in the cooking competition, can the maiden borrow a few people from the Emperor?” Yun Xiao also knew that she was a bit bold to borrow people from the Emperor, but she did not have the authority or influence, nor did she have a backer in the Imperial Palace, but she could not invite those people.

Perhaps he would offend a lot of people if he went to invite them himself.

Someone borrowed someone from the Jin Emperor. This was borrowing courage from the heavens!

Everyone in the room looked sideways at Yun Xiao. This was the first time that the Jin Emperor had encountered such an interesting person who was not afraid of him. He was used to seeing people who respectfully obeyed. Yun Xiao was so bold, but he felt that it was very interesting. “Speak,” he said.

Yun Xiao blushed slightly and cleared her voice, “The maiden wants to borrow the eighth prince, the ninth prince, the fifth princess, the seventh princess, and the eighth princess.” The only characteristic of these people was that they were no older than ten years old.

“Why did you borrow them?” The Jin Emperor frowned tightly, his expression slightly unhappy. The people she was talking about were all his sons, and it would be strange for anyone who was a father to be happy when their sons were being plotted against by others.

Only then did Yun Xiao speak loudly. Her green voice echoed in the sky above the Imperial Study. “Compared to adults, children are always a bit more innocent. In addition to the prince and princess mentioned by the maids, their status makes them feel that even if they are not fraudulent, on the contrary, if they are chosen in Imperial Kitchen, the maids will feel that it is unfair.”

She spoke tactfully, but she clearly expressed her meaning. She did not trust the people in the Imperial Cuisine Room.

The people in the Imperial Cuisine Room were more or less familiar with Chef Lu Yu. If they didn’t look at the monk and look at the Buddha’s noodles, it would be unfair to say that Chef Lu Yu won.

When the Jin Emperor heard Yun Xiao’s reason, he suddenly laughed loudly. He did not expect that this Yun Si girl was really interesting! He was actually able to come up with such a method, but he didn’t lose a good one.

Since that’s the case, “Yes!”

Yun Xiao listened nervously to the Jin Emperor’s words and heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. Fortunately, she agreed. Otherwise, she could not guarantee that the Jin Emperor would think that she would kick her nose and kill her.

Now, with the Emperor’s words, she felt that her chances of victory were getting higher and higher.

The corner of his mouth rose slightly. However, this smile hadn’t reached his eyes yet. He heard the Jin Emperor’s voice continue to ring, ‘”As the saying goes, Dulele is inferior to everyone else. Since that’s the case, we will hold a banquet the day after tomorrow to invite the ministers of the fourth rank officials to the palace together with their families. We also invited the children of the ministers to participate in the cooking competition. Since the Yun Family’s four young ladies have such good cooking skills, I believe that everyone’s delicate cooking skills will not be inferior. I will make this judgment more impartial.”

After he finished speaking, he continued to look at Rong Xun and Rong Jin, “May I know if you two want to participate?”

Rong Xun sneered. Seeing that Yun Xiao’s eyes were filled with prayer, he wanted him to help extinguish the attention of the Jin Emperor. He would definitely participate in such a fun matter. Even if he nodded his head.

The crowd did not ask Yun Xiao what she meant. They saw the Jin Emperor waving his hand very casually to let Yun Xiao leave. They did not notice Yun Xiao’s bitter face at all.

Of course, even if he saw it, he would treat it as if he hadn’t seen it.

Letting Yun Xiao leave was not giving Yun Xiao a chance to refute.

Yun Xiao did not know how she walked out of the Imperial Cuisine Room.

Just as she walked out of the door of the Imperial Cuisine Room, Yun Xiao’s legs went soft and she almost fell down. She felt like crying without tears.

His empty eyes had no charm as he stared blankly at the sky.

Chun Lan supported Yun Xiao’s body in time and asked worriedly, “Miss, Miss, what happened to you? Don’t scare this servant.”

When Yun Xiao heard Chun Lan’s voice, she finally regained her senses and forced out a bitter smile.

Chun Lan said worriedly, “Miss, what should we do now?” She still couldn’t believe that the Jin Emperor would leave such a big matter to her family’s girl.

Although the young lady had helped manage the Yun Family’s property for a period of time, she had never taken over such an important banquet. If she did not do well, she would have left someone with a handle. No matter how she looked at this matter, she felt that it was a hot potato in her hand.

Smelling the fragrance, he couldn’t bear it, it was so hot!

The bitter smile on Yun Xiao’s face became even worse. She coughed dryly and said, “What else can we do? Let’s go back early and prepare for it.” The banquet was just the day after tomorrow. This was not giving her any chance to prepare!

Not only that, but at this moment, the door of the Imperial Study behind him closed and closed, producing a creaking sound.

Then, Yun Xiao saw the father-in-law serving in front of the Jin Emperor chasing after him and said with a smile, “Fourth Miss, the Emperor just said that since you wanted to invite a few princes and princesses to judge, then you have to invite them yourself.”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao felt a buzzing sound in her mind. The Emperor had clearly agreed to his invitation, but why did it land on her in the blink of an eye?

Seeing Yun Xiao’s dazed expression, Eunuch also smiled. “If Fourth Young Lady has any difficulties in the palace, you can call someone to invite the miscellaneous family.” After saying that, he turned around and went back.

The sound of footsteps behind her sounded. Yun Xiao was about to sober up without tears. Sure enough, everything was up to her. No one could plot against the Emperor.

Yun Xiao broke free from Chun Lan’s support and stood up. Her expression was calm and generous. She walked out lightly with lotus steps. There were countless pairs of eyes staring at her in the Imperial Study. How could she admit defeat so easily?

Because Yun Xiao was in a hurry to leave, she naturally did not see Rong Jin walking out from behind her. She had a faint smile on her face.