Chu Qiao hated this bastard to death. Based on his shameless behavior in the warehouse, she also wanted to make him understand that the imperial dining room was not his place where Mao Dasong was domineering.
"Thank you, Chef Mao, for reminding me. Chunxiang will not give in to the chef just because he is a senior."
After Chu Qiao finished speaking, her eyes slightly raised with a slight smile.
"you!"
Mao Dasong was so irritated by Chu Qiao's smile that his eyes almost burst out with fire, and his fists actually turned. This stinky girl, who was just a servant in the imperial kitchen, dared to speak to him like this.
I really don’t know whether to live or die.
But just after Mao Dasong raised his fist like this, someone suddenly slapped him hard on the shoulder.
"Mao Dashong, what's wrong with your legs?"
"Well……"
Mao Dasong quickly turned around and saw that it was Ange, the imperial chef in the imperial dining room. He immediately stopped his hand and explained with a smile.
"Wolf, bitten by a wolf."
"If it was bitten by a wolf, you have to have a good rest, otherwise you won't be able to cook a whole roasted lamb tomorrow."
An Ge smiled and glanced at Chu Qiao with his handsome eyes. Chu Qiao knew this imperial chef. He was the young imperial chef who participated in the assistant chef assessment competition. He came up like this, which could be regarded as a rescue for him.
Mao Dasong touched his leg and twitched it with a smile, then turned back and glared at Chu Qiao, walked around her and limped out.
Seeing Mao Dasong leaving, Chu Qiao whispered.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. It seems that your promotion so quickly has really annoyed some people, but it doesn't matter. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. This is the badge to enter the inner imperial dining room."
An Ge handed a waist badge to Chu Qiao, and then walked out quickly with the other royal chefs.
He actually gave her the badge of the imperial dining room, and asked her to ask him if she didn't understand something. This man was really open-minded. In a sense, she and he were competitors at this state banquet.
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After looking at the badge in her hand, Chu Qiao carefully put it away and then walked out.
Although this day was busy and tense, Chu Qiao had no time to rest. Things happened one after another. When she came back from the Shangshi Bureau, Xiao Haizi sent her the badge for leaving the palace.
"I sent two guards and two palace maids to accompany you. The soup has been delivered, but you must come back soon."
After Xiao Haizi reminded her like this, Chu Qiao remembered that Lord Chong had asked her to make soup herself and send it to the Chong Mansion, but she had not made the soup yet despite her busy schedule.
After taking the badge, Chu Qiao thanked Eunuch Hai and hurried into the dining room.
Regarding soup making, Chu Qiao had read a lot about the palace dishes, but she had never practiced it herself, and there was no time. The most familiar thing was watching the soups her mother had made. In order to save time, she simply followed her mother's instructions.
After making the preparation, I got busy in the dining room.
I made this soup at least five times and poured it out four times before it tasted like mother.
"Well, it's better this time."
Chu Qiao made the soup and took a look at the sky. It seemed that it was dinner time just now, so it was not too late to deliver it now. She carefully put the soup in a jar and hurried out of the imperial dining room.
Two young eunuchs and palace maids were already waiting outside. They followed Chu Qiao and walked out of the palace gate on the side. A small sedan was already waiting there. After getting up from the sedan, Chu Qiao opened the curtain of the sedan.
, saw the imperial palace wandering away, and soon reached the streets of Kyoto.
All in all, it had been a while since I had been in the palace, but I didn't have much chance to come out for some air. Although it was almost dusk, the streets of Kyoto were still very lively. Chu Qiao was dazzled by the sight. It was much more lively than Yueyao Town in Qingzhou.
The shops on the street were all open, and there was an endless stream of guests coming in and out. Many of them came to Kyoto to do business. At this time, they just stayed in the store and came out to hang out. There were also some foreigners in strange clothes, and of course those who were showing off.
People who are looking for a living, spitting out streams of fire, are really scary.
"I bought this for Brother Ximo."
A very familiar voice came from the street. Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows and saw that it was Princess Xuening. Unexpectedly, she had also left the palace. She was followed by several guards in casual clothes. She was standing in front of a clothing store.
Look at each piece of clothing.
Bought for Chong Ximo?
Chu Qiao frowned. For a woman to buy clothes for a man, of course the relationship was not ordinary. It seemed that Princess Xuening really fell in love with Chong Ximo.
The sedan passed by Princess Xuening, who was still choosing clothes, concentrating on it.
Chu Qiao put down the curtain of the sedan chair and couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Chong Ximo had good staff in the palace and many people liked him. However, she had become the target of public criticism. Those who hated her should beware of her.
Quite a few, maybe this is the difference between the world of men and the world of women?
Soon, the sedan stopped at the door of Chong's house. After Chu Qiao got off the sedan, she ordered two guards to wait outside the door, then led two maids into the door of Chong's house and showed her palace badge.
The housekeeper looked Chu Qiao up and down before saying something in a low voice.
"Madam, I have been waiting for you for a while. Come with me."
Chu Qiao followed the housekeeper with the soup can. As she walked, she looked around the place. The Chong Mansion was indeed very large and luxurious. Opposite the door was a frozen lotus pond, with a section of white jade erected on the pond.
There is a small bridge with blue and white stones. There are many rockeries on both sides of the bridge. Even in winter, there are still a few dwarf cypresses green. In the east is the moon gate leading to the garden, and in the west is a large private garden, facing the small bridge.
It is the main house of Chong Mansion.
Chu Qiao looked at the Chong family in front of her and felt deeply in her heart. She was supposed to enter this door as the bride of the Chong family, but she didn't expect that more than a month later, she would be delivering soup meals on behalf of the cooks in the palace.
"Master Chong, do you always ask the palace to bring soup and meals?" Chu Qiao asked casually.
"This is the first time..."
The official replied, slowed down and whispered: "Madam is not in good health, please be careful what you say."
"I'll be careful."
Chu Qiao nodded, she just gave the soup and left, maybe without saying a word.
Just as Chu Qiao walked onto the small white jade and bluestone bridge, in the corridor on the right front, a man wearing a black brocade robe strode out with two followers. This man was Chong Ximo.
, followed by Liu Zhang and Xu Jin.
Chong Ximo obviously didn't expect to see Chu Qiao in Chong Mansion. He was stunned for a moment, then strode over.
When the officials saw Chong Ximo approaching, Mang greeted him respectfully.
"Young Master, why are you going out so late at night?"
Chong Ximo did not answer the official's question. He looked at Chu Qiao with sharp eyes and asked doubtfully.