Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 200

Chapter 200 Goodbye, Jing Xu
Gradually, tears began to shine in Gu Jing’s calm eyes.

The first person who noticed Yun Xiao’s strange behavior was naturally Chun Lan, who served beside Yun Xiao. Chun Lan did not know why she would cry even though the food prepared by her family’s girl was liked by several princes. “Miss, what’s wrong with you?”

Only then did Yun Xiao know that the normally unaffected face of joy and anger had actually revealed such a fragile side in public today, and her face was flushed with embarrassment.

He raised his head to look at the sky and swallowed all the tears that had reached the corner of his eyes. Only then did he chuckle and say, “I’m fine. I’m just stunned by the sandstorm.”

The weather today is excellent, there is no sandstorm at all!

Although Chun Lan was worried, seeing that Yun Xiao was unwilling to say anything, she still didn’t ask anything in the end.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s eyes suddenly turned towards Zhou Jingxu’s direction. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat and she hurriedly said, “Chun Lan, I’ve already told you the details of this place. Just keep watching. I’m a little tired and want to go back to rest.”

After saying that, before Chun Lan could react, she turned around and left.

However, she was originally standing at the front of the Imperial Chefs, so if she wanted to leave now, she would naturally have to pass through the formation of the Imperial Chefs.

However, just as she took a step forward, she was blocked by the Imperial Chefs and they all congratulated her.

Chun Lan finally reacted. She had never seen such an important thing since she was young, let alone dealt with it. Even though she knew the specific steps, she was still terrified. She was afraid that she would lose face to Yun Xiao if she didn’t do it well.

She hurriedly grabbed Yun Xiao’s arm and said with a perturbed expression, “Miss, this servant will go with you.” She said she didn’t want to stay alone.

Right now, they were in the palace, and there were people watching their every move, not to mention that she was worried about her family’s girl.

When she left the Cloud Manor, Madam had told her to not let herself leave the girl’s side and promulgate it. She had always remembered Madam’s words and did not dare to forget them at all.

Yun Xiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

With such a delay, Zhou Jingxu had already arrived.

Even if she wanted to leave, she was too embarrassed to leave.

Because Zhou Jingxu was already standing in front of her with a faint smile, he whispered, “Are you the fourth girl from Yun Clan, Yun Xiao, who made the fish ball?”

Hearing his indifferent voice, Yun Xiao’s heart felt a bone-chilling chill. She respectfully bowed and said, “Yes, the maiden greets the ninth prince.”

She lowered her eyebrows and was at a loss as to what kind of face she would use to meet Zhou Jingxu.

If it wasn’t for her, Zhou Jingxu wouldn’t have died in his previous life, but Zhou Jingxu was the only one who truly cared for her.

Zhou Jingxu gave a faint kindness. After a long time, he did not say anything. Because the Ninth Prince was standing beside Yun Xiao, he did not have the Imperial Chef to come forward to congratulate him. Even Chun Lan did not have enough confidence.

Her delicate and pretty face was filled with hesitation. In the end, she stood beside Yun Xiao. Since the girl did not leave, she could not leave.

Although Zhou Jingxu was only eight years old, his bones were very sturdy, and his height also grew very quickly. He had already reached Yun Xiao’s neck.

Although Yun Xiao’s gaze had always been on the long table before the match, and her father-in-law was counting the number of tickets for each person, the corner of her eyes always landed on Zhou Jingxu’s body as if nothing had happened.

Not long after, a group of people squeezed over. These people were dressed in unison and their eyes were gentle, surrounding Yun Xiao in the middle. “Are you Yun Xiao? That pill is really delicious. Can you make another one? I’m not full yet.”

Even though the eighth princess’ words resonated with the other princes, they all nodded to show that they liked the dish.

Yun Xiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. In her previous life, she had been surrounded by these little fellows to cook. However, due to her status, these children didn’t dare to ask too much. Every time, Zhou Jingxu stood in front of her and dismissed the princes and princesses who coveted her cooking skills one by one.

But now, Yun Xiao looked at Yun Xiao, who was not far away from her, but she did not see Zhou Jingxu’s intention to help.

That’s right. Right now, she is different from Zhou Jingxu. She is just the daughter of a merchant, but Zhou Jingxu is the ninth prince that everyone dotes on.

At this moment, she only thought that she was dazzled, and Zhou Jingxu did not do anything to her.

With this thought in mind, Yun Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and felt less guilt in her heart.

In this life, she would not do anything harmful to Zhou Jingxu, nor would she let others use her to poison him.

They can be friends.

Seeing that the children were revolving around her, which had already aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the other Imperial Chefs, Yun Xiao wanted to send these people away.

She was enemies with Chef Lu in the Imperial Cuisine Room because of Zhou Jingyan. She didn’t want everyone to hate her.

So even if he said straightforwardly, “Alright, I’ll do it for you when the results are out.” Fortunately, he had prepared quite a bit before, otherwise, it would be really hard for these sly children to get rid of.

After obtaining Yun Xiao’s promise, the others were very happy. They only waited for the result to appear as soon as possible, so that they could continue to enjoy their meal.

The Eighth Princess, who was dressed in a pink palace dress, couldn’t help but jump a few times. The others asked curiously, “Eighth sister, what are you doing?”

The Eighth Princess coughed awkwardly twice before saying, “I was too full before. I plan to eat less. I can eat more later.”

Her childish voice caused everyone to chuckle.

The Eighth Princess knew that she was a little embarrassed, so she coughed dryly, “I’ll go out to dissipate first. You guys continue.” After she finished speaking, she left a palace maid waiting here. If Yunxiao quickly made the pill, she would immediately go and call her.

With the Eighth Princess as a precedent, the other princes followed suit. In order to eat more, they could only eat more now.

When the people beside Yun Xiao were about to leave, Yun Xiao was surprised to find that the Ninth Prince, Zhou Jingxu, was still by her side.

He frowned slightly, and even though he had more doubts in his heart, he still swallowed them in the end.

Soon, the results of the statistics were out.

Yun Xiao and Lu Yu Chef had the most votes, tied for first place.

Then came the third place, named Cao Bingrong, who was also said by the Ninth Prince, Zhou Jingxu, to have a decent meal.

He was originally just an unknown little chef in front of him, but he didn’t expect that he would suddenly make such a good dish this time. It was truly surprising.

It was as if a dark stone suddenly shone, emitting a radiance that was as charming as ten thousand feet.

Everyone congratulated him one after another. His expression was extremely calm as he saluted the other party. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, and many people couldn’t help but like him in their hearts.

However, there were still many people who were unhappy and secretly cursed in their hearts.

No matter what others said, Cao Bingrong’s expression was still indifferent.

However, Yun Xiao noticed Cao Bingrong’s appearance.

He had a square face, dark yellow cheeks, and a thin figure. They were all very different from those fat people in Imperial Kitchen. His shriveled figure carried a faint indifference, and his bright eyes carried unconcealable exhaustion.

Yun Xiao looked at this face and felt that it was somewhat familiar. However, she was certain that she had never seen this man before.

Since that was the case, why would she feel familiar?

Soon, someone announced the fourth place. It was Chen Yu, and the remaining six were also announced. Most of these six people were royal chefs in the small kitchen behind them.

As a result, there was no suspense. After arranging everything here properly, there were naturally others who would take care of the aftermath. Yun Xiao brought Chun Lan back.

Not far behind him was a youth dressed in a light green robe. The youth had a picturesque expression, a relaxed expression, and his footsteps followed suit.

At this moment, Yun Xiao felt as if she had returned to her previous life once again. She walked in front, and Zhou Jingxu followed closely behind her.

Not far, not near. Keep your distance.

She turned her head to look back and met her pair of ink-jade-like eyes.

Yun Xiao frowned and quickened her pace into Imperial Kitchen. She put some of the balls she had left behind into the pot.

Thinking about those princes and grandchildren, she had to continue later. These little balls were simply not enough to eat. Yun Xiao looked around and saw that there was steamed rice not far away. She brought it over and let Chun Lan start a fire. She took a few small dishes and prepared to make a fried rice.

Just as Yun Xiao turned around, she saw Zhou Jingxu walk in and casually sit down on a chair. Without waiting for him to speak, a little chef naturally served the best tea in the Imperial Cuisine Room.

The chefs naturally displayed their skills and cooked some delicate snacks for him to eat.

When Imperial Chef Lu saw Zhou Jingxu sitting down in the room, he felt embarrassed and naturally didn’t move forward.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth twitched slightly before she turned around and continued to cook.

Not long after, Yun Xiao felt a burning gaze fall on her, pretending not to see her.

However, Chun Lan felt very pressured. Tianchai’s hand trembled and the firewood landed on the ground. After a dry cough, she said, “Miss, should we go greet the Ninth Prince?” If it weren’t for the ninth prince, they wouldn’t have won so smoothly today.

Yun Xiao only shook her head. She was familiar with Zhou Jingxu’s temperament. He only did things according to his preferences, and what he hated the most in his life was to flatter and please people.

Not to mention, Yun Xiao’s mind was in a mess at this moment, and she still hadn’t figured out how she would get along with Zhou Jingxu.

However, no matter what she thought, she didn’t know how to say it, so she was lucky. Perhaps by the time she turned around, Zhou Jingxu had already turned around and left.

However, before Zhou Jingxu could leave, a group of people came back from outside.

Princes and royal daughters dressed in luxurious clothes rushed into Imperial Kitchen one after another. Normally, the room that they thought was quite big felt crowded in a moment.

But no one dared to say anything to ask them to leave.

The lively eighth princess had just entered Imperial Kitchen when she shouted, “Ninth brother, you’re here too. I said I didn’t see you.” He covered his mouth and sneered, “Ninth brother, I know. You must be looking for food, right? Where’s Yunxiao? Is she ready to eat?”

Yun Xiao was speechless for a moment. With her voice, everyone in the next room could probably hear her voice. She hurriedly turned around and said, “It will be ready soon, Princess.”

She turned around and met a pair of smiling phoenix eyes. Her heart skipped a beat again …