Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 198

Chapter 198 Qi Injury Vomiting Blood
“What?” Yun Xiao stared blankly at the dishes in the pot. She couldn’t believe what she heard.

She felt like crying without tears.

Chun Lan was originally happy that the princes and princesses had come, but now she really wanted to send those people away.

No one expected that the incense would be so vigorous under the entrance of the princesses!

Just now, a young father-in-law came to report that the incense in front of them was about to burn out, and told them to hurry up.

Chun Lan looked at Yun Xiao with a bitter face, “Miss, what do you think we should do now?”

The incense was almost finished, but their dishes hadn’t been cooked yet.

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s heart was also very speechless and messy. She recalled that in her previous life, these princes and princesses, under the lead of the Ninth Prince, had all cultivated into Chaos Demon Kings. She felt a headache. She was afraid that today’s matter must have something to do with the Ninth Prince.

It was probably because those people wanted Zhou Jingxu to eat earlier that they remembered such a thing.

However, Yun Xiao was wrong. At this moment, Zhou Jingxu was trying to think of a way to stop his sisters from boasting. However, those people did not listen to his orders at all. They even called him “Ninth Brother, you came to the Imperial Study so early and watched eagerly. Isn’t it just to eat? Suddenly, the incense table was burned and you could eat it sooner.”

His Highness the Ninth Prince was speechless. His dishes weren’t cooked yet, and even if you blew all the incense, you wouldn’t be able to eat anything.

Moreover, he didn’t use incense to cook, he just used incense to record the time. “All of you, shut up!”

His fury successfully attracted the attention of everyone and they all asked, “Ninth brother, what’s wrong with you?”

Just as Zhou Jingxu wanted to reprimand him, he sneezed. He was speechless, afraid that someone would speak ill of him behind his back.

The others naturally wanted to gather around and care about him, but Zhou Jingxu stared back at them and said, “Stand there obediently!”

The Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince exchanged a glance before standing obediently at the side. Seeing this, the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess also stood obediently at the side, their heads lowered, as if they admitted their mistakes.

Zhou Jingxu was somewhat satisfied with this. He immediately walked to the table. When he saw that the incense in the incense burner was about to burn and the grey ashes on it fell, he saw that there was only a little incense left. Zhou Jingxu immediately stepped forward and pulled out the incense web.

However, just as he pulled it out, who knew that the incense could not be inserted into the incense burner steadily, so he could only use his own hands to hold it.

Zhou Jingxu chose to ignore everyone’s curious gaze. He held an incense stick in his hand as he silently looked at the nearby building.

Seeing that the last bit of incense was about to burn, Zhou Jingyan finally saw a moonish white figure, and a faint look of joy surged in his eyes.

As she watched the woman walk over step by step with the maidservant, the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but burst into a smile. She heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.

Finally caught up.

It was only because his thoughts had always been on the woman who walked over that he forgot that there was still incense in his hand. The incense touched his hand, causing him a trace of pain. He hurriedly tossed the incense in his hand and silently hid the burnt finger in his sleeve. He said loudly, “Hurry up, it’s time.”

At this time, Yun Xiao also walked to the long table and placed the paper with her name on it beside the dish.

The other imperial chefs were also like Yun Xiao. Only at the end did they serve the dishes they had cooked. Finally, they heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads with their sleeves.

If he was any closer, he wouldn’t be able to catch up.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Yun Xiao took a step forward and whispered, “Invite a few princes and princesses to try the dishes. By the way, if you feel that anyone’s dishes are delicious, then take the paper with the name from the table. One person can only take one.”

At the beginning of the competition, she had already asked everyone to prepare ten pieces of paper with their names written on them. Whoever liked their dishes, they could just take away the paper with their names written on it. Finally, she counted who had the most votes.

Hearing this, the Ninth Prince stepped forward without hesitation. The others naturally followed behind him and began to taste the dishes bit by bit.

They started from the nearest direction to try the dishes. Before eating, one of their parents-in-law would try the dishes first. Only after there was no more poison would they continue to try the dishes.

As the food boxes were opened, the fragrance filled the noses of the crowd, making them feel relaxed and pleasant to smell.

As the princes and princesses walked over, one or two of the notes on the table were taken away. However, what made everyone curious was that the ninth prince stopped slightly when he walked to the side of a dish cooked by a cheap imperial chef and secretly nodded.

Someone naturally saw this tiny movement.

The eyes of the others lit up. Everyone knew how tricky the ninth prince’s mouth was, but this nod was a sign that he had taken a fancy to this dish. This meant that this dish was really well cooked.

The others ate a little and felt that it was very good. They took the note from the side of the food box and continued walking forward.

Following the traces of these princes, many imperial chefs heaved a sigh of relief, and many others heaved a sigh of relief.

When the Ninth Prince paused, everyone’s gaze unconsciously fell on the Imperial Chef.

Soon, the Ninth Prince brought everyone to Lu Yu’s food box.

When Chef Lu saw this, his expression was confident. His gaze was filled with unconcealable arrogance, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The father-in-law beside him smiled and said, “Master, at this moment, the Ninth Prince will definitely like the food you cooked.”

Chef Lu snorted coldly. His expression was normal, but there was a trace of pride in his expression, as if he could already predict that he would win.

Unexpectedly, the tasting father-in-law opened the food box and took a bite before nodding his head in satisfaction. However, when he saw the reaction of the ninth prince behind him, he was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

The Ninth Prince sniffed in front of the food box, then turned around and left without the slightest intention of trying.

This action caused the princes and princesses following behind to frown. This dish was made by Father Emperor’s special Imperial Chef. If Father Emperor could accept it as Imperial Chef, his cooking skills would definitely not be bad.

However, why did the Ninth Prince turn around and leave after smelling it?

Many of the royal chefs were puzzled, but many of them were secretly happy.

Imperial Chef Lu’s expression suddenly became very embarrassed. He had been in the Imperial Palace for many years, so he naturally knew the position of the Ninth Prince among these children. If the Ninth Prince did not eat, the others would definitely not like him.

His face was deathly pale, and he wanted to rush forward and stuff the note with his name into the Ninth Prince’s hand.

At this moment, the Ninth Prince seemed to have heard Imperial Chef Lu’s call in his heart. He turned around and walked back. He unintentionally twisted the note on the table and looked at it in his palm. In the end, he threw it on the ground in front of everyone’s eyes. The corner of his mouth smiled and he stepped on it, as if he had stepped on Imperial Chef Lu’s face.

Imperial Chef Lu had never suffered such an insult. His most proud culinary skill was actually ruthlessly trampled on the ground. This was even worse than hitting him in the face in public.

He wanted to rush forward and beat up the person who stepped on his name, but due to his status, he didn’t dare to act strangely in the slightest.

A wisp of sweetness rose in his heart, and his face turned green and white. It was extremely ugly, but he still resisted the urge to vomit blood.

Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince suddenly turned to look at him and said apologetically, “Chef Lu, I seem to have accidentally dropped your name on the ground and even stepped on it. Since that’s the case, then I’ll take this note.”

Taking it away like this made Imperial Chef Lu’s face even paler. However, he had no choice but to thank him. He gasped for breath and swallowed all the sweetness in his mouth. He said with difficulty, “Thank you, Your Highness the ninth prince.”

The Ninth Prince unintentionally waved his hand, “You’re welcome, I didn’t mean to.” After he finished speaking, he smiled and said to the people behind him, “What are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and try. They’re still waiting for the results.”

Everyone looked at each other. In the end, the Ninth Princess went forward and tasted it. Then, she took a piece of paper and threw it on the ground. She walked over and smiled. “Imperial Chef Lu, Ninth Brother took the paper with your name written on it. I’ll take it, right?”

The people behind him naturally stepped on Lu Yu’s feet and continued to walk forward, saying those words to Chef Lu.

Imperial Chef Lu’s face darkened again and again. He was extremely embarrassed. His body trembled with anger, but he didn’t dare to say anything unwilling.

In the end, all the princes used the ninth prince’s method and took all the notes from Imperial Chef Lu’s food box.

Yun Xiao looked at the Ninth Prince’s childish actions. A hint of helplessness flashed across the corner of her mouth. It was still the same as in her previous life. She could do whatever she wanted without caring about other people’s feelings.

Hearing the muffled laughter from the surroundings, Yun Xiao did not sympathize with Imperial Chef Lu at all. He worked for Emperor, but was loyal to Third Prince Zhou Jingyan. At the end, he gave Emperor a bowl of poison.

Such a person did not deserve sympathy.

Chun Lan laughed and said regretfully, “Miss, I don’t know where Imperial Chef Lu offended these princes, but it’s a pity.” She said it was a pity, but her eyes were filled with schadenfreude.

Yun Xiao shook her head and laughed, “Keep a low profile. Otherwise, we might be hated by others at some point.”

Chun Lan immediately looked like she was listening to the instruction, and then she couldn’t help but say, “Miss, how many princes and princesses do you think will take away the note with your name on it?”

Yun Xiao only chuckled. She didn’t know, but she knew that she would definitely make it to the finals.

Yun Xiao suddenly saw that Imperial Chef Lu covered his face with his sleeves and spat out a mouthful of blood into his sleeves. He frowned and then turned his gaze to the long table.

As for Chun Lan, she had already pulled Yun Xiao’s arm and said excitedly, “Miss, the Ninth Prince has come to your food box.”

Yun Xiao naturally saw it as well. Just as she was looking at the Ninth Prince, she saw that the Ninth Prince had also turned to look at her. His eyes blinked and a wisp of cunning flashed past.