Chapter 114: The old royal chef pretending to be crazy
The old imperial chef was still smiling, not at all ashamed of what he had just experienced. He put his hand into his arms and touched for a while, and he actually pulled out a crumpled book?
Chu Qiao stretched her neck and looked at it. When she saw the name in the lower corner of the book, her eyes suddenly opened brightly. Isn't this the second half of the imperial meal?
"Do you want this?" The old chef held the book and looked at Chu Qiao with squinted eyes. He seemed to be asking, but his tone was very sure.
If he is crazy, no one is sane.
Chu Qiao bit her lip. This book was indeed what she wanted. If she wanted to enter the imperial kitchen and become an imperial chef, she needed more knowledge on imperial cuisine.
But why did the old imperial chef divide the book into two parts and not give them to her together?
Chu Qiao took a few glances and suddenly reached out to grab it, but the old chef raised his wrist.
"Tell me first, why did you enter the imperial dining room? What kind of intrigue are you and Li Zhaoyi playing?"
"If I don't work in the imperial kitchen as a handyman? I will die. I and Li Zhaoyi are cheating? If that's the case, I don't have to get angry because of being the imperial cook. That woman is crazy and wants to kill me. Why?
What's wrong?" Chu Qiao's eyes widened and she stared at the book. It seemed that the old chef would not give it to her easily.
"Do you think I will believe you?" The old chef laughed coldly.
This damn old eunuch, how did he know that Li Chunxiang was Li Zhaoyi's person?
Undoubtedly, although the old imperial chef was locked up in this small room, he knew everything that happened in the palace. I wonder how he got the news? Maybe the big guy told him, right?
"Forget it if you don't pay. I don't believe that I left you. I can no longer be the royal chef. After you die, I won't even look at you."
After saying that, Chu Qiao snorted, turned around and left. Just when she opened the door, the old chef's voice rang again.
"You don't want this half of the book anymore?"
"In no mood!"
Chu Qiao closed the door with a bang and walked out without looking back. She would never beg the old chef to give her the half of the book.
We walked all the way to the door of the imperial dining room and watched from a distance as the big man came back carrying water.
"Sister Chunxiang, have you found my uncle?"
"Still alive." After saying this, Chu Qiao walked into the imperial dining room. The big man scratched his hair, puzzled, then he shook his head and went to pour water.
After returning to her residence, Chu Qiao walked to the cabinet and took out the first half of the palace meal.
"I'll return this book to you tomorrow. Don't think I'm talking to you just because of your crappy book, you fake lunatic who eats shit."
Although she said this, Chu Qiao was still a little reluctant to give up. She sat on the bed and read the book several times again. She could almost recite it by heart before putting it down.
Looking up, the sky had darkened unconsciously, and Liaoyun hadn't come back yet.
In the Yiying Studio of Chonghua Palace, the fragrance of red sandalwood is still lingering. Empress Hui Fei prefers this fresh, calm and elegant style.
"Empress..." Liao Yun's voice came from within the bead curtain.
"We are all members of our own family. Just call me aunt. Didn't I tell you to come to Chonghua Palace less often?"
Concubine Hui's voice was very lazy. At this time of the week, she would take a bath. All the concubines in the harem knew that around the time of Xu, the emperor handled the affairs of the court. If he wanted to favor his concubines, they would appear at this time. But since
After the seventh prince recovered from his illness, the emperor has not been to Chonghua Palace for several days.
When the current emperor was still the prince, Concubine Hui gave birth to a baby girl. The day the baby girl was born, it happened to be a cloudy day with windy weather. I don’t know who said behind her back that Ruan Ningmei (Concubine Hui’s name) was destined to die.
She had no children. Because of this, the emperor became more and more indifferent to her. After Concubine Zhaohua gave birth to Longzi, her room became completely cold.
But because Concubine Hui’s grandfather and father were both meritorious officials, no one could shake her status.
But privately, Concubine Jin Hui had always wanted to know who said the words "I am destined to have no children", but she had no way of finding out. She suspected that it was the current empress, Duan Jiao, but Duan Jiao had given birth to two princes.
She was just trying to live up to her expectations, which made her even more upset.
As the cigarette smoke lingered, and after a moment of silence inside the bead curtain, Lianyun lifted the bead curtain and helped Concubine Hui out.
"When it comes to Xu time, my aunt feels uncomfortable. Being a woman is really tiring." Concubine Jin Hui looked out of the lobby, knowing that the emperor would not come tonight. All the red sandalwood and bergamot she burned were a waste.
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"Auntie has already moved into Chonghua Palace. Are you afraid that the emperor will never come?" Lian Yun said in a low voice.
"Even if you come, why don't you go to Fengyi Tower? Just looking at it makes me angry!"
After saying this, Concubine Jin Hui's face turned gloomy. She thought of Concubine Zhaohua. That woman's natural tenderness made me feel pity for her and attracted the attention of countless emperors.
"Auntie, when Lianyun was a child, I heard someone say that aconite and dried ginger can make people feel hot, causing fever and facial flushing..."
"What do you want to say?" Concubine Jin Hui felt that Lian Yun's words were a bit strange, and then when she mentioned the emperor, she mentioned some Chinese medicine. But in an instant, she turned to look at Lian Yun, and she seemed to understand.
"You want me to..."
"My aunt said that her status is different. She is sick and everyone at home comes to visit. Can the emperor not come and see me? After a few days, the emperor will not just ignore me. At least this month's
Xu Shi, my aunt no longer has to wait in vain." Liao Yun leaned into Concubine Jin Hui's ear and whispered.
"You are really my aunt's good niece. Why didn't I think of it? Speaking of which, you are many times smarter than Lan Hui?" Concubine Jin Hui praised Lianyun, thinking that if she was sick, it would be a good excuse to see the emperor.
When Lan Hui was mentioned, Lianyun's expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, she still asked.
"Aunt, I heard that Lan Hui died last night?"
"Why are you asking this? Isn't it just that a palace maid died? It's not a rare thing to slip and fall into the water. Who told her that she didn't know how to be careful?"
Concubine Jin Hui's voice was obviously unhappy. She didn't expect that her niece came to ask about this?
Lianyun lowered her eyes and stopped talking. Now she was even more convinced that Lan Hui's death was not that simple. Her aunt really did everything without leaving any chance of survival. It seemed that she had to be careful in the future. Even her own aunt, in the face of interests,
He said he would give up on her, so he gave up on her.
"Auntie, you misunderstood. Lianyun came here not to ask about this, but to worry about... would she leave something in the room?"
Lianyun changed his mind excitedly, and the displeasure on Concubine Hui's face immediately disappeared. A smile of praise appeared on her face and she held Lianyun's hand.