Looking at the fake smile on the face of the presiding eunuch, Eunuch Qian, I wanted to cut him up and fry him in a pot. With the support of Eunuch Wang, he almost rushed up, grabbed me by the skirt of my clothes, and dragged me
Now we are in front of the king's father-in-law.
Fourth Miss Chu has seen many such bullies and knows how to deal with them. This is the palace, and she must be careful.
"Is she Li Chunxiang?"
Wang Gonggong squinted his eyes and looked over, pretending as if he had just met me, but he didn't know that the blows he hit me were still hurting.
"Yes, Prince Wang, that's her. She is a sweeper in the imperial dining room or a yard sweeper. I heard before that she was a coolie who carried water. I don't understand. How did she get to the last level?"
Eunuch Qian took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, hoping that Eunuch Wang would punish Li Chunxiang severely so that he could have an explanation in front of Concubine Hui.
What Eunuch Qian said, how did he get to the last level? Chu Qiao was very annoyed.
Chu Qiao's mouth pursed, and her nostrils were about to spit fire. Eunuch Qian had been staring at her since the first level of the cooking competition. Even if Chu Qiao bent down, his eyes would follow. Everyone
It is obvious to all that she got through the last level with her strength, and she is definitely not a bastard?
Eunuch Ping, who had planned not to interrupt, heard the muscles in Eunuch Qian's face trembled. Undoubtedly, he was taken in by Eunuch Qian's words. Everyone in the imperial dining room knew that he cared about Li Chunxiang and Eunuch Qian.
Putting it this way, it seems like he helped Li Chunxiang cheat.
Eunuch Ping frowned and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Every level of this assessment is conducted under the eyes of you and the supervising eunuch. Don't you know whether you are a gangster or not? You have confuse the prince's hearing and hearing. You are derelict in your duty..."
Eunuch Ping didn't need to say more. He smiled slightly and closed his mouth.
Eunuch Qian's face instantly turned pale. If he was eager to frame Li Chunxiang just now, he not only took Eunuch Ping in, but also slapped himself in the face. How could he not be afraid?
"This, this...that's not what I meant..." Eunuch Qian's voice became much more timid.
The atmosphere cooled down because of what Eunuch Qian and Eunuch He said. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, wondering what they were talking about? Did someone cheat in this assessment?
The panicked eyes all around were directed at Eunuch Qian. A serious palace examination was about to turn into a farce, and Eunuch Wang had no choice but to break the deadlock.
"Let Li Chunxiang speak."
Yes, it is better for Li Chunxiang to speak for himself at this time than for two father-in-laws to argue.
Let her speak, what should she say? The rules of the competition are set by them. What can a contestant say? Chu Qiao was stunned.
"I asked you to speak. Are you deaf?"
Eunuch Qian was dissatisfied with Eunuch Ping and did not dare to vent his anger, so he had to vent all his anger on Chu Qiao. He took a step forward and reminded Chu Qiao in a low voice.
Chu Qiao raised her eyes, glanced at Eunuch Qian, then at Eunuch Wang, and then at everyone else. It seemed that if she stayed in the dining room today, she would have to speak and offend this king again.
Father-in-law, otherwise, I would have turned around and walked out of here immediately.
Turning around and leaving? It means that she may never have a chance to be successful in the imperial kitchen. Fetching water and sweeping the floor are not the purpose of her coming to the palace.
Forget it, offend him if he offends him. Before there were any other charges, he didn't dare to take Chu Qiao's head. Thinking of this, Chu Qiao spoke calmly.
"What does father-in-law want Chunxiang to say? Are all the rules in the palace a joke? Or are these rules in vain? Or is this competition meaningless? Can a sweeper like me, who has passed five levels like this, turn around and leave?"
"you!"
Eunuch Wang's face immediately changed. He could not deny the fact that during the assessment, Li Chunxiang was not caught with anything and easily passed the fifth level of the royal meal. He could not think that her status as a handyman maid negated the rules of the competition.
Eunuch Wang's mouth trembled, and Eunuch Qian's face turned gray.
"Li Chunxiang, how brave are you to contradict the prince?"
"Chunxiang didn't dare. Chunxiang just heard that the rules in this palace cannot be changed. The rules of the competition are also set by the palace. If they are changed, can other things be changed? Don't these require the approval of the ministers and even the emperor?
recognition?"
The assessment has reached this point. Does the prince want to overturn the results and drive out Li Chunxiang, who has already entered the dining room?
After saying this, Wang Gonggong's face turned even greener. It was obvious that he had no way to go down.
Eunuch Ping's forehead was already wet, but his expression was no longer as embarrassed as before. He took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat before approaching Eunuch Wang.
"The results of the competition are out. Li Chunxiang was supposed to be a cook apprentice, but since my father-in-law has objections, let's downgrade him a level and become a cook? In fact, there is no difference except for a threshold?"
These words gave the prince a good step up. If he didn't get down, things would not end well.
"Of course the rules in the palace cannot be changed at will, and it is not something that a little palace daughter can discuss and question. My father-in-law came today to listen to people's comments and investigate the truth. Since they all passed the test based on strength,
My father-in-law has nothing to say, but the identity of the contestant cannot be ignored, so I will give her a job as a cook according to your wishes."
After the prince finished speaking, he stood up and hurriedly left with a few eunuchs who followed him. It was not for him, the eunuch who was the deputy general manager, to intervene in what happened next. He had to support his identity.
Seeing that Eunuch Wang was gone, Chu Qiao breathed a long sigh of relief, but vaguely, she felt that after this incident, Eunuch Wang was even more resentful of her, and she would need to be more careful when walking in the palace in the future.
"There is no need to have any objections now. Eunuch Wang has already spoken. Li Chunxiang's original position as a cook's apprentice will be removed. He will be promoted to a cook's apprentice, and Wu Erchuang will be promoted to a cook's apprentice."
That Wu Erchuang was originally supposed to be a cook, but now he suddenly became an apprentice cook. He was so excited that he almost jumped up. Being able to become a cook apprentice, he thought he was not far away from being a chef or even a royal chef.
In the dining room, cooks belong to the tenth level, which is also the lowest position and have little status. However, the cooking apprentice has an eighth-level position. Going up in order, there are seven-level assistant cooks, six-level chefs, five-level senior chefs, and four-level senior chefs.
First-time imperial chef, third-level intermediate imperial chef, second-level senior imperial chef, and finally level one, which is also a special-level imperial chef.
Chu Qiao suddenly fell from the eighth level to the tenth level because of the prince's interference. How could she not feel angry? I wonder if it would be the turn of the tenth level cook to deliver meals to the ministers?