Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43 - Saying Goodbye
Chapter 44 - Put One'S Finger Into Another'S Pie
Chapter 45 - Preserved Egg
Chapter 46 - First-Class Helper
Chapter 47 - I Can Do It
Chapter 48 - Is That Possible
Chapter 49 - Caught You
Chapter 50 - Stalk
Chapter 51 - Joining In
Chapter 52 - Are You Messing With Me?
Chapter 53 - Interrogate
Chapter 54 - Gigolo
Chapter 55 - 1.73 Meters
Chapter 56 - Furious
Chapter 57 - Dumb Donkey Wants To See Her
Chapter 58 - You Must Be Mistaken
Chapter 59 - I'M Sorry
Chapter 60 - Promotion
Chapter 61 - Would You Please Leave
Chapter 62 - Bullshit
Chapter 63 - Fall Into The River
Chapter 64 - Keep You Guessing
Chapter 65 - Return Money
Chapter 66 - Intrigue
Chapter 67 - Snitch On Her
Chapter 68 - Seek Confirmation
Chapter 69 - Brothers' Quarrel
Chapter 70 - Who The Hell Are You
Chapter 71 - Who Is Pranking Who
Chapter 72 - Dine And Dash
Chapter 73 - Too Embarrassing
Chapter 74 - Reinforcement
Chapter 75 - Well Done
Chapter 76 - What A Coincidence
Chapter 77 - Crown Prince'S Calligraphy
Chapter 78 - Don'T Forgive Him So Easily
Chapter 79 - I Want To Eat Egg Fried Rice
Chapter 80 - What Rights Do You Have To Kiss Her
Chapter 81 - Chunyu'S Mother
Chapter 82 - Sidelines
Chapter 83 - An Unlucky Person
Chapter 84 - Enemies Meet
Chapter 85 - Taking Advantage Of The Situation
Chapter 86 - None Of Your Business
Chapter 87 - Don'T Call Me Third Madam
Chapter 87.5 - Family Meeting
Chapter 88 - My Brother
Chapter 89 - Two Terrible Friends
Chapter 90 - Homemade Chicken Essence
Chapter 91 - Not Renting
Chapter 92 - Riding Together
Chapter 93 - Interrogate
Chapter 94 - Ruthless Words
Chapter 95 - So That'S Why
Chapter 96 - Apologizing
Chapter 97 - Like It Or Not
Chapter 98 - Arguing Strongly For What Is Right
Chapter 99 - Have We Passed The Ordeal
Chapter 100 - Tell Us Honestly
Chapter 101 - I Will Hug You When You Are Tired
Chapter 102 - Bothered
Chapter 103 - Ice Cream
Chapter 104 - Jealousy
Chapter 105 - I Want Everything
Chapter 106 - 30% And 70%
Chapter 107 - Black-Hearted Boss
Chapter 108 - Sabotage
Chapter 109 - Losing Face
Chapter 110 - Breathtaking
Chapter 111 - Old Ancestress' Reward
Chapter 112 - Lee Is Missing
Chapter 113 - Must Get To The Bottom Of It
Chapter 114 - Sales On Fire
Chapter 115 - Flattering
Chapter 116 - Slip Of The Tongue
Chapter 117 - Do You Want To See Susu?
Chapter 118 - Stop Susu
Chapter 119 - Caught
Chapter 120 - Palace Invitation
Chapter 121 - No Such Thing As Most Shameless
Chapter 122 - First Time In The Imperial Kitchen
Chapter 123 - Serve
Chapter 124 - Mobile Imperial Chef
Chapter 125 - Jealous
Chapter 126 - Making Up
Chapter 127 - Not Going To Budge
Chapter 128 - First Time In The Chamber Of Commerce
Chapter 129 - Protest
Chapter 130 - Becoming A Monk
Chapter 131 - Get Used To It
Chapter 132 - Long Story Short
Chapter 133 - Birthday Gift
Chapter 134 - The Truth
Chapter 135 - Liu Yiyi
Chapter 136 - Bickering
Chapter 137 - 10 Thousand Silvers Of Anger
Chapter 138 - Heavenly Residence'S New Owner
Chapter 139 - New Rules
Chapter 140 - An Adulterous Pair
Chapter 141 - One Weak Moment
Chapter 142 - It Is Indeed You
Chapter 143 - Give Me Five Hundred Thousand
Chapter 144 - His Majesty Bestows A Marriage
Chapter 145 - The Period Of Three Months
Chapter 146 - Family Members Are Here
Chapter 147 - Liu Li Requests For A Meeting
Chapter 148 - Want To Cancel The Contract
Chapter 149 - Mess It Up
Chapter 150 - Deeply Troubled
Chapter 151 - Who Cares
Chapter 152 - Negotiation
Chapter 152.5 - Make A Deal
Chapter 153 - Just Signed It
Chapter 154 - Son Of A B*Tch
Chapter 157 - Silvertongue
Chapter 158 - Cold-Hearted
Chapter 159 - The Trap
Chapter 160 - Avoid An Accident
Chapter 161 - The Affection Of Ye Binghuai
Chapter 162 - Pick A Fight
Chapter 163 - To Offer Tea
Chapter 164 - Show Us What You Can Do
Chapter 165 - Never Again
Chapter 166 - Mother-In-Law Is The Leader
Chapter 167 - The Best Relative Has Arrived
Chapter 168 - May You Have A Lovely Baby
Chapter 169 - Abortion
Chapter 170 - Eating Without Paying
Chapter 171 - I Call The Shots
Chapter 172 - The Freeloaders Are Back
Chapter 173 - Scram Back
Chapter 174 - The Empress Dowager Makes Things Difficult
Chapter 175 - Come At Me
Chapter 176 - Persuasion
Chapter 177 - The Challenger
Chapter 178 - You Cheated
Chapter 179 - To Win The First War
Chapter 180 - Denial
Chapter 181 - You Are The Petty One
Chapter 182 - Please Apologize
Chapter 183 - Assurance Letter
Chapter 184 - Punishment
Chapter 185 - An Unexpected Favor
Chapter 186 - Finals
Chapter 187 - You Get What You Give
Chapter 188 - Full Marks
Chapter 189 - Stay
Chapter 190 - Troubles
Chapter 191 - Intolerable
Chapter 192 - The Disturbance In Tea Ceremony
Chapter 193 - Controlling The Story
Chapter 194 - What Did They Say About Me?
Chapter 195 - Forming An Alliance
Chapter 196 - How Will This Do?
Chapter 197 - Fake Account Books
Chapter 198 - Evidence
Chapter 199 - Meat Pie That Falls From The Sky
Chapter 200 - You'S Mission
Chapter 201 - Rumours
Chapter 202 - Throw This Shrew Out
Chapter 203 - To Fall Out
Chapter 204 - Being Left Out
Chapter 205 - Take It Back
Chapter 206 - Importance Of Peace
Chapter 207 - Guilty
Chapter 208 - Someone From The Ye Family
Chapter 209 - Agreed
Chapter 210 - Tricked
Chapter 211 - Back To Ye'S Home
Chapter 212 - The Old People
Chapter 213 - When Did You Fall In Love With Me?
Chapter 214 - You Know It Now
Chapter 215 - Who'S Better?
Chapter 216 - Nice Chunyu
Chapter 217 - Liu Li'S Pregnant
Chapter 218 - Complications
Chapter 219 - I Am Here
Chapter 220 - Passing By
Chapter 221 - Hand It Over To Her
Chapter 222 - A Little Confused
Chapter 223 - Princess Ah Ruan
Chapter 224 - Can I Go With You?
Chapter 225 - Happiness And Sorrow
Chapter 226 - The Mysterious Reverend
Chapter 227 - Late Realization
Chapter 228 - Who Kicked Me?
Chapter 229 - : Strange Scent
Chapter 230 - Countryside Fun
Chapter 231 - Ah Ruan Asked For Help
Chapter 232 - Explain The Situation
Chapter 233 - Something Interesting
Chapter 234 - An Unforseen Event
Chapter 235 - Liu Li'S Miscarriage
Chapter 236 - How Can You Explain It
Chapter 237 - Lingering Fear
Chapter 238 - Undercurrent
Chapter 239 - Lucky Egg
Chapter 240 - Stop A Fight
Chapter 241 - Bath Together
Chapter 242 - The Old Cow Eats Young Grass
Chapter 243 - Mad
Chapter 244 - Beg With Tears
Chapter 245 - No Way Out
Chapter 246 - Incite
Chapter 247 - Ning
Chapter 248 - The Contest For President
Chapter 249 - Being Touched
Chapter 250 - Show Off
Chapter 251 - The Queen’S Summons
Chapter 252 - Malicious Slander
Chapter 253 - Missing
Chapter 254 - Escape From Danger
Chapter 255 - Actually Fond Of
Chapter 256 - Class Opening Ceremony
Chapter 257 - Infuriating
Chapter 258 - In The Name Of Gifting
Chapter 259 - Yu Wang
Chapter 260 - Shameless Family
Chapter 261 - Petty And Stubborn
Chapter 262 - Give You A Gift
Chapter 263 - Doubt
Chapter 264 - Weird Note
Chapter 265 - Question Mark
Chapter 266 - Disappointment
Chapter 267 - I Will Let You Go
Chapter 268 - Do You Have Evidence?
Chapter 269 - Let’S Break Up
Chapter 270 - Ye Jiayao’S Counterattack
Chapter 271 - What Do You Hate About Her?
Chapter 272 - Xia Chunyu’S Sincerity
Chapter 273 - The One That Deserved It Most
Chapter 274 - Try As You Can
Chapter 275 - I Don'T Agree With You
Chapter 276 - You'S Decision
Chapter 277 - Too Late
Chapter 278 - My Heart Aches
Chapter 279 - Insincerity
Chapter 280 - A Dose Of Fierce Medicine
Chapter 281 - Drink
Chapter 282 - Progress
Chapter 283 - Black And White Upside Down
Chapter 284 - The Ancestor Took Action
Chapter 285 - Knocking Off
Chapter 286 - If Knock, Knock Hard
Chapter 287 - Two Pack To Force Guy
Chapter 288 - The Evils We Bring On Ourselves Are The Hardest To Bear
Chapter 289 - Fortune'S Wheel Is Ever Turning
Chapter 290 - The Abandoned Child
Chapter 291 - Did I Make A Mistake
Chapter 292 - Liu Li Came Back
Chapter 293 - Announced That Take Charge Of
Chapter 294 - : What About Sucking Yours?
Chapter 295 - Where Did You Go
Chapter 296 - Problems With The Cordyceps
Chapter 297 - As Son, I Have No Objection
Chapter 298 - Cowardly And Stupid
Chapter 299 - I Don'T Like People Like You
Chapter 300 - Death Hurriedly
Chapter 301 - They Wanted To Separate
Chapter 302 - How To Divide
Chapter 303 - New Ideas
Chapter 304 - Liu Li Was A Real Pain In The Neck
Chapter 305 - Auspicious Beginning Of A New Enterprise
Chapter 306 - Don'T See The Problem
Chapter 307 - Ask For Advice
Chapter 308 - A Sincere Gift
Chapter 309 - Reward
Chapter 310 - Do You Want To Try New Tricks
Chapter 311 - Dismantled
Chapter 312 - New Ideas
Chapter 313 - Being Scolded
Chapter 314 - Ye Jiayao'S Suggestion
Chapter 315 - With No Good Intentions
Chapter 316 - Stupid Woman
Chapter 317 - Ye Jiayao’S Propaganda Plan
Chapter 318 - Graduation Ceremony
Chapter 319 - Discomposure
Chapter 320 - Predicament
Chapter 321 - Old Friends
Chapter 322 - Food Festival
Chapter 323 - Someone Was Making Trouble
Chapter 324 - Perfect End
Chapter 325 - Begins To Act
Chapter 326 - Assassination
Chapter 327 - Transfer The Misfortune
Chapter 328 - Dividends
Chapter 329 - Someone Set Fire To House
Chapter 330 - The Heart Is Not Ancient
Chapter 331 - Three People Conspired
Chapter 332 - The Party
Chapter 333 - Mourners
Chapter 334 - Little Ya'S Hint
Chapter 335 - Trap
Chapter 336 - Go For Wool And Come Back Shorn
Chapter 337 - Not Ordinary Bad
Chapter 338 - A Ruan‘S Difficulty
Chapter 339 - : The Shameless Couple
Chapter 340 - Here Comes Qiao'S Family
Chapter 341 - Dark People
Chapter 342 - Mother And Child Were Safe
Chapter 343 - Persuasion
Chapter 344 - Dismissal
Chapter 345 - Doubts
Chapter 346 - : Half Road Hijacking
Chapter 347 - To Discuss Countermeasures
Chapter 348 - Suspicion
Chapter 349 - Talk About Conditions
Chapter 350 - Chunyu'S Breakthrough
Chapter 351 - Su Yi Speculation
Chapter 352 - Hint
Chapter 353 - Rescue Matters
Chapter 354 - See The Light Of Day Again
Chapter 355 - Back
Chapter 356 - King Yu'S Anger
Chapter 357 - Private
Chapter 358 - Chunyu Came Back
Chapter 359 - Not See The Wrong Person
Chapter 360 - Is Poisoning
Chapter 361 - Chapter Three Hundred And Seventy-Seven
Chapter 362 - The Highest Treatment
Chapter 363 - Please Cash In
Chapter 364 - What A Pity
Chapter 365 - Rumors
Chapter 366 - A Useless And Abandoned Chess
Chapter 367 - Not Over Yet
Chapter 368 - The Most Powerful Return
Chapter 369 - End Together
Chapter 370 - Confronted Face To Face
Chapter 371 - What Do You Want To Do
Chapter 372 - Lose
Chapter 373 - Talk About
Chapter 374 - The Enemy Is The One Who Knows You Best
Chapter 375 - Have News
Chapter 376 - Do Whatever You Like To Do.
Chapter 377 - Worse Than A Dog
Chapter 378 - Listen To My Arrangement
Chapter 379 - Unreasonable Woman
Chapter 380 - Confrontation In Court
Chapter 381 - Stupid Teammates
Chapter 382 - What Qualifications Do You Have To Go Back With Me
Chapter 383 - A Person
Chapter 384 - Can'T Go Back Any More
Chapter 385 - Naya Is Coming
Chapter 386 - Female Heroes
Chapter 387 - Disagreeable Trick
Chapter 388 - Countermeasures
Chapter 389 - Divide And Rule
Chapter 390 - Is Base?
Chapter 391 - Truth Years Ago
Chapter 392 - Was She Pregnant?
Chapter 393 - Miserable Life
Chapter 394 - Strange Taste
Chapter 395 - Being A Dad Is Not Easy
Chapter 396 - Why Do You Want To Say One Hundred Pieces?
Chapter 397 - Not To Be Taunted
Chapter 398 - It’S Going To Change
Chapter 399 - Counterattack
Chapter 400 - Backroom
Chapter 401 - Outbreak
Chapter 402 - Battle
Chapter 403 - Struggle
Chapter 404 - Finally Came
Chapter 405 - The Golden Cicada
Chapter 406 - Good News
Chapter 407 - How Dare He Leaves Me
Chapter 408 - Won'T Die
Chapter 409 - The Fate Of Schadenfreude
Chapter 410 - It Is Really An Ass
Chapter 411 - Suffering
Chapter 412 - Baby Is Coming
Chapter 413 - Sorry
Chapter 414 - Name Dispute
Chapter 415 - Providence To Decide
Chapter 416 - Fear Is Often Greater Than The Danger
Chapter 417 - From The Eyes
Chapter 418 - Zhao’S Revenge
Chapter 419 - Final Results ( 1 )
Chapter 420 - Final Results ( 2 )
Chapter 421 - Announcer I ( Liuli )
Chapter 422 - Announcer Ii ( Little Jing )
Chapter 423 - Extraneous(Ⅲ) Zhao Qixuan And Su Yi
Chapter 424 - Extra Story Four ( Xia Chunfeng )
Chapter 425 - Additional Novel Five Parenting
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Fantasy, Josei, Mature, Ongoing, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Adorable Goddess, AFG, Cinderella Chef (Drama), 萌妻食神, ______
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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Chapter 120: Palace Invitation
Translator:
Kats
Editor:
Perriemix
Zhong Xiang and the others waited outside the room and listened. They didn’t know how Li Yao would deal with Liu Qisheng.
Ye Jiayao continued, “We found a 20 silver-note in your bag. Let me guess where it came from.”
Liu Qisheng blinked.
“The sale of ice cream mooncakes is quite good so it’s not surprising that other restaurants would want to ruin it because they can’t replicate it. They would figure that everyone in Heavenly Residence would know how to make it. What they also know is the staff of the restaurant. They know who needs money the most and can be bought easily. Am I right?
Ye Jiayao spoke casually but she was observing every micro change in Liu Qisheng’s expression.
“Since you are so good at guessing, why don’t you just become an advisor to the governor?” Liu Qisheng said calmly.
Ye Jiayao pretended to laugh. “Was that a compliment? Or were you just mocking me? Hmmm… I think that was a compliment.”
Liu Qisheng rolled his eyes to express his disdain.
“I don’t really care who gave you the silvers nor your purpose. You did things that would harm the restaurant and that automatically kicks you out of Heavenly Residence. You know that, and yet you still went through with it. That makes me think that you’re prepared to leave. Someone must’ve promised to take you in if you get caught,” Ye Jiayao said softly. She cajoled in a different voice, “Just do it, Liu Qisheng. If anything happens, you can come to us. We won’t treat you as bad as Heavenly Residence…”
Liu Qisheng’s mouth twitched.
Ye Jiayao laughed. “Betrayal is the worst thing to do in any industry. I will suggest to Shopkeeper Li to make an official notice to tell people about what you did. Do you think anyone will still take you then? Do you think that the person who got you into this mess will still keep his promise?”
“Do you think that the 20 silvers in your hands can guarantee your family’s life in the future? What will you do when you’ve used them all up? What if you can’t find a job?”
Liu Qisheng’s bravado began to crumble. His family was his weakness and Li Yao’s words struck a fear in his heart.
He didn’t think that the consequences would be so serious. Before, he held the idea that he could move to somewhere else and start over. He thought that he had a safety net to fall back on.
Zhong Xiang wanted to go in and beg forgiveness for Liu Qisheng. If Li Yao does what he said, Liu Qisheng was as good as done and that would include his family, too.
Wang Mingde pulled him back and shook his head at him.
“Brother Yao always knew how to deal with things. Just wait for what Brother Yao would say,” he whispered.
“I am very kind, Liu Qisheng, and I think that despite your hatred of me, you know that. I will give you a chance. If you tell me who put you up to this, I will persuade Shopkeeper Li to just let you resign and we’ll pretend that this has never happened. If you refuse to admit your mistake…” Ye Jiayao said.
Liu Qisheng said with difficulty, “I will tell Brother Xiang.”
Ye Jiayao sneered, “I am the manager in the kitchen now and you will report to me. If you want to see Brother Xiang after, that’s okay. However, you have to tell me everything first or I’m not sure if your best friend would ever want to see you again.”
This assh*ole has the nerve to bargain with me? Hey, buddy, you’re the one at fault here. You should be groveling at my feet, not making stupid demands.
“I don’t have time to let you think this over. Shopkeeper Li will come soon and everyone will start to work,” Ye Jiayao said impatiently. “My offer expires at the count of five.”
“1.”
“2.”
“3.”
“Okay, okay!” Liu Qisheng rushed.
“Who is it?” Ye Jiayao demanded.
“The first time I did it was because of my jealousy. The second time… it was Master Chef Niu. When I went to the drugstore yesterday to get some medicine, their people found me and it was just like what you said. I told them the way to extract agar and cream and they gave me a 20 silver-note. If I could create problems for Heavenly Residence, they will give me 30 more. That is it,” Liu Qisheng confessed.
“What do you think now?” Ye Jiayao asked.
Liu Qisheng lowered his head and said weakly, “I was wrong. I thought it was the best course since everyone here hates me anyway because I offended you. Even Brother Xiang was alienated from me! I didn’t think that I have a future here and I really need the money.”
Ye Jiayao was torn between sympathy and hatred.
“It was your self-abasement. They don’t hate you. They are avoiding you because you walk around looking as if someone owes you five hundred silvers. Liu Qisheng, if you want others to like you, you should show them that you are worthy of their kindness and affection. How could they befriend you when you act so arrogantly? Also, friends are made by heart, not by mouth.”
Liu Qisheng blinked a few times and his tears fell down.
Ye Jiayao got up and opened the door and saw the staff waiting for her. She asked Zhong Xiang to go in.
“All of you, go to work with me,” Ye Jiayao ordered, taking everyone else away.
When Shopkeeper Li arrived, Ye Jiayao relayed to him what happened and convinced him to allow Liu Qisheng to just resign.
When Liu Qisheng left, only Zhong Xiang sent him away.
“I saved 20 silvers for you and the other 20 silvers are from Brother Yao. Don’t go to Master Chef Niu, he’s not a good man. We have seen that before. Just find another place to work!” Zhong Xiang pleaded. “And… you shouldn’t hate Brother Yao. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have left you just like that.”
Liu Qisheng said with shame, “No, it’s my fault. I can’t accept the money. You live a hard life, too. I just want you to help me apologize to Brother Yao.”
Zhong Xiang forced the money on his hand. “Brother Yao said that the money is not for you. It is for your father and mother. He said that even if you didn’t treat him as a brother, he still thought of everyone in the kitchen as his brother. Just take the money and work hard. Maybe we’ll have a chance to work together in future.”
“Brother Xiang, I don’t know how I will face everyone again,” Liu Qisheng sobbed.
Zhong Xiang patted his back comfortingly. “You know your mistake now, just don’t do it again. I’ll visit your parents when I am free.”
Liu Qisheng left. The traitor inside the team was finally eliminated, but Ye Jiayao felt a bit bad. If she had known Liu Qisheng’s family status earlier, she could’ve pulled him up and he wouldn’t have ended up like this…
Before dinner, Jiang Li came to Heavenly Residence as promised. Ye Jiayao gave him a box of mooncakes and told him to take it to Xia Chunyu in the Jing An Marquis’ mansion.
“Remember to tell Heir-Son Lord that something came up that’s why I missed the date with him.”
Jiang Li nodded.
Ye Jiayao thought that Chunyu would come after he received the mooncakes but she didn’t see him even after work.
Little Jing didn’t come either, and she went back to the small courtyard sullenly.
Xia Chunyu struggled whether he should go to Yaoyao or not. She sent Jiang Li to give him mooncakes and explain about last night so that meant she was apologizing, right?
However, he was wondering why she didn’t tell him that he was with Little Jing. Jiang Li told him that Yaoyao got home last night at 7 PM. Where did Little Jing and Yaoyao go for such a long time? Xia Chuyu thought about it and got angry all over again.
No! I’m going to leave her for a day. I can’t let her know the effect she has on me otherwise, she just might take it for granted.
The day after tomorrow was the third day the of the month and he had to escort the Empress Dowager and Liu Li to an event in Puji Temple that would take seven days. He would just look for Yaoyao tomorrow and say goodbye to her.
Early on the next day, someone invited Ye Jiayao to the palace.
Ye Jiayao was immediately terrified. Liu Li and the Empress Dowager were in the palace, both of which wanted to punish her severely.
“Eunuch, which master in the palace summoned me?” Ye Jiayao asked nervously.
The eunuch smiled and said, “Chef Li, you will know when you go.”
What’s with all this cloak and dagger bullsh*t?
Ye Jiayao sneered, “Please wait for me, Eunuch. I need to arrange something here then I will follow you to the palace.”
The eunuch said gently, “Just don’t let masters wait for too long.”
Ye Jiayao nodded and went back to the kitchen and called for Deng Haichuan.
“Go to the Jing An Marquis’ mansion and look for the Heir-Son Lord. If the Heir-Son Lord is not there, look for someone called Song Qi. Tell him that I was invited to the palace. I don’t know who invited me or if it’s good or bad.”
Chunyu had told her that she should look for him if something happens, so it’s what she was doing.
Deng Haichuan nodded and said seriously, “I’ll go and find him right away.”
Ye Jiayao took off her apron and went to the accounting office to take a few hundred silvers to put in her pocket. She didn’t know how or why she would need it, but it always pays to be prepared.
Along the way, Ye Jiayao asked the eunuch, “How do I call you?”
“My family name is Shi.”
“Oh, so Eunuch Shi,” Ye Jiayao greeted with a gesture and gave him a silver note. “Eunuch Shi, it is my first time to enter the palace and I don’t know the rules there. I need you to guide me.”
Eunuch Shi looked at that silver note and his brows rose in surprise.
100 silver-note? How could this little chef afford to be generous?
Eunuch Shi took it expressionlessly and said, “Just follow me. If there’s anything to be careful with, I’ll tell you.”
“Okay. Thank you so much, Eunuch Shi.”
“You don’t have to be afraid, you know. Concubine Mei asked for you because she wanted some ice cream mooncake,” Eunuch Shi said, his tongue loosening up because of the bribe.
Concubine Mei?
A few days ago, a eunuch came to fetch mooncakes and said that it was for Concubine Mei. Did she want to reward her?
I should’ve brought a few mooncakes with me!
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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