The smarter a person is, the more jealous they will be. Chu Qiao kindly helped Li Yerong once. While this woman knew how to save the situation, she was even more suspicious of Chu Qiao. But now she couldn't protect herself and had no time to take care of it.
Chu Qiao left Bieyuan in a hurry, being cautious all the way, for fear that someone would see her going to see Li Yerong. Fortunately, only a young eunuch passed by along the way, and no one paid special attention to a chef like her.
When Chu Qiao entered the door of the imperial dining room, he found Xiao Haizi anxiously circling back and forth in the yard. As soon as he saw Chu Qiao coming in, he immediately greeted her.
"It's only been a while, but why has the person disappeared? Hurry up, the director of Shangshi is waiting in the Shangshi Bureau. The other chefs have gone over, and I am leaving you."
I heard that the director of Shangshi summoned all the chefs there, probably for the Mongolian state banquet. This Li Yerong almost delayed her important event.
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
Chu Qiao was about to turn around and go out, but after thinking about it, she turned around and looked at Xiao Haizi in embarrassment.
"I don't know the way..."
"Hey, let's go, I'll take you there." Xiao Haizi shook his head and led the way, taking Chu Qiao to Shangshi Bureau.
After arriving at the Shangshi Bureau, Chu Qiao discovered that everyone who was supposed to be here was here, and even those who weren't supposed to be here were here. Eunuch Ping and Eunuch Lan were both there, and the two imperial chefs who were conducting the assessment in the dining room were also among them.
Mao Dasong also came. As for the others, Chu Qiao was not very familiar with them.
When Chu Qiao stepped forward, Mao Dasong's hateful eyes stared straight at him. Just as everyone said, Li Chunxiang did not die in the forest, but she came here safe and sound, seemingly unscathed.
Originally, Mao Dasong was very fond of Li Chunxiang and even wanted to marry her, a beauty. But now it is different. He knows that not only is it impossible for him to get this woman, but he may also be trampled to death by this woman, so he now regards Li Chunxiang as his wife.
opponents, even enemies.
Chu Qiao avoided Mao Dasong's resentful gaze and lowered her head.
"Li Chunxiang, I'm waiting for you." Xue Wanyue's voice was a little unhappy.
"I've kept everyone waiting for a long time."
Chu Qiao felt something said, and then stood aside obediently. Xue Wanyue pointed to the chair and asked her to sit down, and then started to talk about today's topic.
"It's only a few days before the state banquet. Although the schedule there may be delayed, we can't wait like this here. I have discussed it with several father-in-laws and we will come up with a few dishes tomorrow.
Let some decent Mongolian dishes be tasted by several ministers who have lived in Mongolia for many years, and finally decide which royal chef will be in charge of this state banquet."
Eunuch Lan nodded and continued.
"It's rare for the outer imperial dining room and the inner imperial dining room to cooperate, but with so many people, they can't all be put on the state banquet."
"Indeed, so what I mean is that the outer imperial dining room will serve one dish of roasted whole lamb, and the inner imperial dining room will serve two dishes. After all, the imperial chefs in the inner imperial dining room are more skilled in cooking than the chefs in the outer dining room.
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Xue Wanyue looked at Chu Qiao and continued: "I will let Li Chunxiang be in charge of the imperial dining room. As for the imperial kitchen, the old rules are still the same. Sihai and An Ge are in charge. Do you have any opinions?"
As soon as Xue Wanyue finished speaking, Mao Dasong stood up with support.
"I have."
"You have? Just tell me." Xue Wanyue usually came into contact with some royal chefs and knew very little about senior chefs. She looked at Mao Dasong, and she behaved very calmly towards this rebuttal.
Mao Dasong limped a step and expressed his opinion.
"Li Chunxiang was only a cook, and he was promoted to a senior chef. He only cooked a few dishes, so how could he take on such a big responsibility? I have been a senior chef for several years. Not to mention rich experience, but I am also a senior chef here.
One of the best, so for this Mongolian state banquet, I should be in charge of the imperial dining room."
After hearing what Mao Dashong said, Eunuch Ping frowned, stood up, and whispered.
"That's what Mao Dasong said. Chunxiang has too little experience, so why not let Mao Dasong take over?"
Eunuch Ping said this not because he wanted to protect Mao Dasong, but because he had little confidence in Li Chunxiang. He still didn't believe that Chunxiang came up with strength, and he didn't want Chunxiang to mess up this big incident in the imperial dining room.
It has been more than ten years. Eunuch Ping has always wanted to win Eunuch Lan. How could he let go of this opportunity?
"Okay then, let me ask, Mao Dasong, how much do you know about the Mongolian grassland, and how much do you know about the people and sheep on the Mongolian grassland?" Xue Wanyue asked.
Mao Dasong was startled. He did not expect that Xue Wanyue would suddenly ask him this question on such an occasion. In fact, the Mongolian state banquet had not happened once in more than ten years. He had neither experienced it nor studied it, so naturally he could not answer it for a while.
"We'll have to check this when Da Song goes back, but please rest assured, Director Shang Shi, I will definitely do a better job than Li Chunxiang."
Mao Dasong was not convinced at all and asked for orders.
Xue Wanyue nodded, then looked at Eunuch Ping.
"Since you think so, I still believe that Li Chunxiang will surprise me, so my decision is that there will be two roasted whole lamb dishes in the imperial dining room tomorrow. Mao Dasong will be responsible for one, and Chunxiang will be responsible for the other.
Take responsibility, do you two still have any opinions?"
As soon as Xue Wanyue's words fell, Mao Dasong was speechless, but his face was livid. He didn't expect that Mr. Shangshi, the supervisor, thought so highly of Li Chunxiang. Even if he came forward with his father-in-law, he would just ask for an extra portion of roasted whole lamb.
"No objection, just follow your wishes."
Eunuch Ping has no objection at all this time. Originally, the outer imperial dining room could only produce one portion, but now it is two portions, which is equal to the inner imperial dining room. How could he have any objection?
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Xue Wanyue looked at Li Chunxiang.
"You are a newcomer. Although you have your own unique opinions, you must be humble and ask for advice. Don't be arrogant."
"Chunxiang please remember."
Chu Qiao was a little flattered. She didn't expect that Xue Wanyue valued her so much. Even if Mao Dasong and Eunuch Heping said so, Xue Wanyue did not give up on letting her try. It seemed that this was an important opportunity for her, and she must not miss it.
"Okay, let's break up. I haven't slept all day and night. I want to take a rest. If you have something to do, please let me know through Eunuch Lan and Eunuch-in. You must work hard."
After finishing speaking, Xue Wanyue stood up. Her face turned a little pale. It took a long time before she took a step forward. Several palace maids followed her and walked out.
Chu Qiao was still standing aside, waiting for her father-in-law to go out first. During this gap, Mao Dasong came up to her and warned her in a low voice.
"No one in the imperial dining room dares to confront me. Li Chunxiang, I will make you look good."