Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 225

Chapter 225 Rong Sheng Took Charge
The room was quiet, and no one was willing to speak first.

Chun Lan walked behind Yun Xiao with a pale face and an embarrassed expression, “Miss, what should we do now?” If she was in charge of Imperial Kitchen, how could she get married?

Yun Xiao couldn’t make up her mind for a while, so she had to do what she wanted to do.

Yun Xiao suddenly sat up from her chair with a firm expression. “Let’s go to the Imperial Study to see the Emperor first.” No matter what, she had to try to leave the Imperial Palace.

She had clearly said today that she did not like the palace and that the Jin Emperor wanted to be in charge of Imperial Kitchen himself. Was this the disguised punishment that the Jin Emperor was giving her? Punish yourself for not giving face to the royal family and not marrying the royal family?

No matter what, we must first figure out the Jin Emperor’s intentions!

However, as soon as Yun Xiao and Chun Lan arrived at the door of the house, they were surrounded by a group of people who came to congratulate them. They simply did not give Yun Xiao the chance to leave.

Yun Xiao’s expression was gloomy. With a single glance, she saw that the man in front of everyone, Liu Yu Chef, was the only one with the highest status in Imperial Chef Lu after Imperial Kitchen’s death. Logically speaking, he would naturally be in charge of this position. Regardless of seniority or cooking skills, Liu Yu Chef was the best candidate.

Now that the Jin Emperor had appointed him as the head of Imperial Kitchen, these seniors would naturally not be happy.

I’m afraid there aren’t many people in the Imperial Cuisine Room who really came to congratulate me, but they just wanted to embarrass themselves.

Sure enough, Smiling Tiger took a few steps forward and said with a smile, “Greetings, Manager.”

As soon as he opened his mouth, the people behind him naturally shouted in unison. For a moment, the front of Imperial Kitchen’s house was filled with loud voices.

However, Yun Xiao did not have the slightest bit of joy. She looked at the Smiling Tiger with a gloomy expression and snorted coldly, “May I know what Chef Liu has to teach you?”

“I don’t dare to give you any advice. Logically speaking, the reason why the Fourth Young Lady has ascended to the position of manager today is naturally to cook a meal in front of everyone to convince them. However, I wonder where the Fourth Young Lady is going.” The implication was that when Yun Xiao was in charge, their hearts were unconvinced!

How could Yun Xiao not recognize the hidden meaning in his words? His expression became softer, but his smiling eyes were filled with coldness. “I want to see the Emperor to thank him. Is Chef Liu going to stand in the way?”

“Of course not. Since Fourth Young Lady is going to see Emperor, we naturally won’t dare to stop her. However, I would like to ask Fourth Young Lady to indicate when the meal will be prepared.” The title of the Smiling Tiger was indeed worthy of its reputation. The words it said were clearly gentle and smiling, but every single one of its words hit the nail on the head. No wonder it was able to compete with Imperial Chef Lu.

Yun Xiao sized him up and swept her gaze across the crowd. When the Smiling Tiger spoke, the others did not say anything to disturb him. From the looks of it, these people were all following his lead.

His gaze carried a trace of coldness as he whispered, “Since I’m the one who cooked the meal, I’ll naturally discuss it when I get back.”

After she finished speaking, she brought Chun Lan forward, ignoring the clamor of the people behind her.

However, after taking a few steps, Yun Xiao suddenly stopped and turned to look at the Smiling Tiger with a gentle expression. However, the smile in her eyes was ice-cold. “Liu Yu Chef, I don’t think you want to be the second Lu Yu Chef, right?”

The Smiling Tiger’s body trembled, and its gaze was somewhat panicked as it hurriedly lowered its head to conceal itself.

He had fought with Chef Lu for so many years, but he had never defeated Chef Lu. However, the little girl in front of him, whom he did not care about, had actually used only three days to beat Chef Lu to death and survive. In the end, she had died a miserable death.

He raised his head and looked at Yun Xiao again. His thin figure clearly carried an indescribable deterrence, causing people to unconsciously submit.

He was stunned. Why would he have such an idea?

However, no matter how much he thought about it, he was just talking nonsense at this moment.

“Master, what should we do now? Should we continue with our next plan?” A little chef looked at Imperial Chef Lu with an uneasy expression.

The Smiling Tiger coughed dryly, then abandoned its previous thoughts.

He did not seem to be enemies with Yun Xiao. It was just that he had fought with Imperial Chef Lu for so many years for the position of manager. Now, Yun Xiao was just a little girl who had just emerged from her childhood. She had actually snatched away the position of manager that she was about to obtain. How could he be willing to accept this?

“Continue. Prepare well! It’s done. I can’t do without your benefits.”

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Yun Xiao was asked by the Jin Emperor to take charge and spread throughout the entire palace at the fastest speed. Even the palace maids were slightly more respectful when they saw Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao frowned when she saw this. Because of the words of the Jin Emperor, the people of the entire palace began to change their view of her.

Even if they saw Yun Xiao, they would take the initiative to greet him.

Yun Xiao knew that these people were all spies sent over by someone, so if someone asked, she would reply.

Not long after, Yun Xiao arrived outside the Imperial Study Room.

Yun Xiao stepped forward and bowed to Eunuch Wei, who was guarding the door. She said warmly, “Eunuch Wei, please report this to me. The maiden wishes to see Emperor.”

Eunuch Wei also saluted, “I didn’t expect the manager to take such a quick step. This servant has just returned to the Imperial Study to be on duty, and you chased after him.”

Yun Xiao was also speechless. She laughed dryly, “Eunuch is joking. Please report it to me.”

Eunuch Wei shook his head and sighed with a regretful expression. “Fourth Young Lady, it’s not that this servant is unwilling to report to you. It’s really because the Emperor just summoned a few ministers to discuss important matters. No one is allowed to interrupt. This servant only found out when he returned. Otherwise, he would have told the manager that he didn’t need to come today.”

Yun Xiao’s eyes darkened slightly. She had been the Third Princess for seven years in her previous life, and had also become the Empress. How could she not understand that this was a pretext that the Jin Emperor did not want to see her? It was also the punishment that the Jin Emperor wanted to punish him!

However, she had already made up her mind to see the Jin Emperor today. She immediately chuckled at Eunuch Wei and said loudly, “Since the Emperor has an important military matter to discuss, the maiden will just wait here.”

Eunuch Wei was slightly stunned. He thought that Yun Xiao would turn around and leave. How could such an exquisite woman not know that the Jin Emperor did not want to see her?

“Since Fourth Young Lady is willing to wait, this servant will not stop you.”

Yun Xiao thanked him, then walked to the door and waited with Chun Lan.

After entering Imperial Kitchen today, Yun Xiao took off her cloak. She came out in a hurry and forgot to wear it.

A gust of cold wind blew over, and Yun Xiao couldn’t help but tremble. It was really cold.

However, no matter how cold it was, it was not as cold as his heart.

Two days later, there would be hail. Three days later, Rong Jin was leaving. Even his second brother had to leave. It was unknown how long it would take for the second brother to meet again.

Even if she stayed in the palace according to Emperor’s orders, she didn’t want to stay in the palace forever.

The cold wind blew, and the faint sunlight shone on his body. It was inevitable that he still felt cold, but Yun Xiao did not feel cold. She only looked at the door of the Imperial Study.

Two hours passed, and the sky slowly darkened.

Eunuch Wei didn’t expect that Yun Xiao would actually be able to stand outside for an hour. “Fourth Miss, why don’t you go back first? After Emperor and the ministers have discussed the matter formally, this servant will let someone call you?”

Yun Xiao shook her head. If she missed this opportunity today, she would probably never be able to leave the palace again. “Thank you for your kindness, Eunuch. I’m fine.”

She felt as if her entire body had stiffened, but she did not turn around to leave. She said to Chun Lan behind her, “Chun Lan, you can go back first. I’ll just wait here.”

At this time, Chun Lan was unwilling to leave her own girl’s side, “Young lady, I won’t leave.”

Yun Xiao frowned. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she heard a burst of hurried footsteps from outside and hurriedly shut her mouth.

Who knew that Zhou Jingxu, who was dressed in a pale green robe, would come in.

Zhou Jingxu strode over and his pair of ink-jade-like eyes landed on Yun Xiao’s body, unable to move to another place. “Wood, what are you doing here?”

Yun Xiao only smiled at him and then stopped talking. Standing in the cold wind for an hour, her body was somewhat unable to take it anymore.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingxu felt heartache in his heart. He removed the cloak from his body and handed it to Yun Xiao. “Put it on first and warm it up a little.” After he finished speaking, he directly instructed Chun Lan, “You go back first and boil a bowl of ginger water for your girl. I will send your girl back later.”

Chun Lan originally did not intend to answer, seeing that Yun Xiaosi had rudely brought Zhou Jingxu’s cape over and draped it over her body, and seeing that Yun Xiao had nodded at her, she turned around. However, she was even more curious in her heart, when did the girl and the Ninth Prince become so familiar?

When Zhou Jingxu saw that Yun Xiao had put on her cape, he looked at Eunuch Wei and said, “Eunuch, why didn’t you let the fourth girl in?”

Eunuch Wei only felt a headache and hurriedly coughed dryly before saying, “It’s not that this servant won’t let me. It’s the Emperor who is discussing important matters with all the ministers. No one is allowed to disturb him.”

Zhou Jingxu frowned. A trace of anger appeared on his exquisite porcelain-white face. The corner of his eyes lit up as he saw Yun Xiao’s red face. It was already cold to the point of turning green. In a moment, his expression darkened. “What’s wrong with not allowing others to enter? It’s just a refusal.” He turned around and grabbed Yun Xiao’s arm and said loudly, “Let’s go in!”

Fortunately, when he left in Imperial Kitchen, he left a father-in-law there to watch. Seeing that Yun Xiao was taking the maidservant to the Imperial Study, he hurriedly came to inform him.

However, when he was called away by his mother, it was already half an hour later.

When he got the news, he went to the Imperial Cuisine Room to look for it. He did not see Yun Xiao return, so he hurriedly chased after her, deeply afraid that Father Emperor would make things difficult for Yun Xiao.

He didn’t expect that Yun Xiao would wait outside for an hour like this.

A burst of anger rose up in his eyes, but there was nowhere to be exploded.

She pulled Yun Xiao and was about to break into the Imperial Study Room.

However, before he could reach the Imperial Study, Eunuch Wei blocked his way. “Ninth Highness, please don’t make things difficult for this servant. The Emperor is really discussing matters with the minister.”

Zhou Jingxu couldn’t care less. A sharp gaze landed on Eunuch Wei like an ice blade. He snorted coldly, “Is that so? If you don’t want me to get angry, you should leave earlier.”

Yun Xiao was caught off guard and was pulled to the door by Zhou Jingxu.

He only felt a headache. If he rushed into the Imperial Study like this, the Jin Emperor would definitely not be angry with the Ninth Prince. In the end, he would only vent all of his anger on himself. He had just stood outside for an hour before standing in vain.

He hurriedly broke free from Zhou Jingxu’s grip and said, “Ninth Highness, calm down!”

Zhou Jingxu looked sideways at Yun Xiao. He was originally helping Yun Xiao, but why would she be angry? “Wait a moment, I will definitely let you see Father Emperor.”

Yun Xiao rolled her eyes at Zhou Jingxu and snorted coldly before saying, “Ninth Highness, I want to see the Emperor, but I don’t want to use this method. If the Jin Emperor wants to see me, he will naturally meet me.”

After she finished speaking, she retreated back to her original spot. Her palm-sized face was ashen, and her gaze was as firm as ice.

Zhou Jingxu was slightly stunned, and then he laughed out loud.

She was still the same as in her previous life, so stubborn, so stubborn that it made one’s heart ache.

Zhou Jingxu turned around and walked to Yun Xiao’s side. He smiled and said, “Since you want to wait, I’ll accompany you.”

Coincidentally, at this time, the door to the Imperial Study finally opened. Five ministers walked out of the Imperial Study, as well as Crown Prince Zhou Jingchen and Third Prince Zhou Jingyan.

“Why are you here?” When Zhou Jingchen saw Yun Xiaozhi, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. However, he was asking about Zhou Jingxu.

Zhou Jingxu spread out his hands indifferently. “Stand up and punish me. Big brother, quickly get out of the way. Don’t block me. Otherwise, Father Emperor won’t be able to see me working so hard.”

These words made Zhou Jing feel like he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Eunuch Wei also wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and hurriedly walked over, “Ninth Highness, Fourth Young Lady, the Emperor wants you to go in.”

The corner of Zhou Jingxu’s mouth curled, “Big brother, you can do as you please. I’ll bring the wood inside first.” As he passed by, a trace of provocation flashed across his eyes.