Ye Yunfang glanced at Chu Qiao one last time, and did not forget to repeat those words before leaving.
"I will buy you time, but you must also be careful not to let me down."
This seems to be Ye Yunfang's last bet in the palace, she has no choice.
After Empress Zhaoyi lost her fetus, Li Zhaoyi tried every means, but could no longer attract the emperor's attention. The emperor's footprints disappeared in Jingren Palace, which made Li Zhaoyi like an ant in trouble.
Ye Yunfang watched with cold eyes, knowing that if she continued to follow Li Zhaoyi, her fate would not be as good as that of Li Chunxiang who died peacefully. Ye Yunfang did not dare to count on other empresses. With the things she did to help Li Zhaoyi, other empresses wanted to trample her to death? She felt that she
Life was like walking on thin ice. When she was desperate, she thought of Chu Qiao.
There are three reasons why Ye Yunfang chose Chu Qiao.
First: She is smart enough, and her performance in the assessment competition makes Ye Yunfang dare not look down upon her.
Second: She has a stunning face and a strange fortune. When the fortune teller saw this portrait, he said that this woman is a mountain.
Third: What Ye Yunfang feels most at ease with is that Chu Qiao is kind.
So Ye Yunfang made a decision. She wanted to cultivate a backer for herself, who would help her every step of the way and make her a leader in the harem.
So after Li Zhaoyi revealed his murderous intent, she came in a hurry,
Ye Yunfang has disappeared, and Chu Qiao still hasn't come back to her senses.
"She's not joking, right?"
Chu Qiao looked down at her clothes. This was the lowest level of clothing in the imperial dining room, but Ye Yunfang was a good maid next to Empress Zhaoyi. It seemed that she should rely on Ye Yunfang, but Ye Yunfang said the other way around?
Shaking her head, Chu Qiao didn't want to think about it anymore and just thought it was Ye Yunfang's nonsense.
But one fact has been determined, Chu Qiao must enter the imperial dining room and become the imperial chef within a short period of time, otherwise Li Zhaoyi will definitely attack her.
It seemed that she had to give up on the hospital side for the time being. As for Chong Ximo, Chu Qiao would rather he was the ignorant man on the mountain. This was the best impression Chong Ximo could leave on her.
Thinking of Chong Ximo, Chu Qiao was slightly distracted.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Qiao quickened her pace and hurried eastward.
"I need your help now. Let me become the royal chef. Crazy old man, don't get lost..." Chu Qiao thought to herself, and her steps became faster.
When Chu Qiao approached the dilapidated house of the old imperial chef, she was shocked to find two young eunuchs standing outside the door of the house. Aren't these Eunuch Lan's people?
Chu Qiao turned around quickly and hid in a corner, her heart beating loudly. Could it be that the old imperial chef disappeared at noon and was taken away by Eunuch Lan?
Just when Chu Qiao was suspicious, the door of the broken house opened, and a man walked out, who turned out to be Eunuch Lan.
"I thought he was awake? It seems he is still a lunatic. He talks crazy and even eats shit. Humph!" Eunuch Lan said coldly.
"Father-in-law, would you like me to keep an eye on him here and report any news to you?" A young eunuch nodded and bowed to please him.
"A madman who eats his own shit, is there any need to waste my father-in-law's energy?" Eunuch Lan smiled coldly, and then gently covered his nose with a handkerchief, as if some smell made him feel uncomfortable.
"In this case, why not kill him with one knife?" Another young eunuch made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Eunuch Lan immediately stopped his hand and stared at the little eunuch.
"Although he is a crazy royal chef, he is also the most proud celebrity of the late Emperor. Once he dies, the Queen Mother will still have people investigate thoroughly. Don't cause me this trouble. He is a madman. I have no intention of dealing with him.
It’s fun to waste time on him, seeing him live like this.”
Eunuch Lan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, snorted, and walked forward in big steps. The two young eunuchs quickly followed him, regardless of any slightest hint of neglect.
Only then did Chu Qiao dare to run out from the corner, looking at the retreating figure, guessing that the reason why Eunuch Lan came to trouble the old royal chef was because of the royal brocade and sesame eel? Chu Qiao clearly remembered that when she gave that
When the dishes were served and the flames were lit, Eunuch Lan stood up impulsively. If it hadn't awakened his memory, as the chief eunuch of the imperial kitchen, he wouldn't have been so excited.
With an uneasy heart, Chu Qiao walked towards the door. When she opened the door of the old imperial chef's room and saw the scene inside, she almost shed tears.
The room was very messy, filled with an unpleasant stench. The old chef was sitting on the floor, with yellow and sticky stuff at his feet, on his body, and even in his mouth.
Is there anyone more shameless than this in the world? Chu Qiao was shocked.
"It's delicious, malt and lotus seed soup, it's delicious!" the old imperial chef said with his hair disheveled and his eyes dull.
Others may think he is crazy, but Chu Qiao doesn't think so. The more he looks like this, the more likely he is sane.
Seeing the way the old chef was eating like crazy, Chu Qiao couldn't bear it anymore. She rushed up, opened the old chef's hand, and lifted him up.
"They're all gone, why are you pretending? Spit, spit it out!" She dragged him and walked towards the back.
When Chu Qiao stood behind the dilapidated house, she was very surprised. There were piles of debris here, like a scrap warehouse. Everything was there, and the crazy old chef had made it from nowhere. There were also two buckets of clean water.
"Wash your face, wash your face well for me!"
Chu Qiao pressed the old imperial chef on a bucket and poured water on his face. While doing so, she said angrily.
"You are not crazy, they are crazy!"
"Haha, the emperor is here?" The old chef narrowed his eyes and laughed.
"Since you know that I am the emperor, you must listen to the emperor. I will wait for you outside. After you are clean, come out to see me." Chu Qiao ordered in a low voice.
"My slave obeys your orders."
After saying that, the old imperial chef stood up straight, still smiling.
"It's so disgusting, you still laugh, yuck!"
Chu Qiao covered her mouth and almost vomited, then turned around and got out from behind.
When she got to the room, she saw how messy the room was, and her scalp went crazy. So she rolled up her sleeves, started cleaning the floor, and packed up things. She cleaned everything that could be cleaned, and simply threw out the ones that couldn't be cleaned. Finally, the room
She breathed a sigh of relief when the inside was clean.
"Your Majesty, this servant is fine."
Hearing the voice of the old imperial chef, Chu Qiao turned around and found that the old imperial chef had changed into clean clothes. Although his face was pale, he was clean and tidy. Although he called the emperor, his expression did not mean that he was crazy at all.
She guessed correctly, the old man was pretending to be crazy.
"You, you..."
Chu Qiao stuttered. How could a normal person endure the torture just now? Why did he endure it like this?