Xiao Yi Chen stood up walking to Ji Ling Xue, raising his hand to fix the hairpin which was about to fall off Ji Ling Xue's hair, seeing Ji Ling Xue's flushed cheeks he couldn't help find it funny, "Did you run over here? This prince could have waited longer for you."
Ji Ling Xue face turned black, when was she concerned about Xiao Yi Chen waiting for her, she wanted to see that scholar who wanted to be the cook, sadly she was a step too late, and didn't say anything about it.
Xiao Yi Chen pulled on Ji Ling Xue's hand walking out, instructing the housekeeper to do as one sees fit, about what? Of course it was whether to keep that scholar in green who had gone to the kitchen to produce a dish.
The housekeeper was an old person in the prince's residence, he knew what Xiao Yi Chen meant the best, he nodded seeing Xiao Yi Chen and Ji Ling Xue off.
In the carriage, Ji Ling Xue yawned, Xiao Yi Chen said: "You look so tired."
Ji Ling Xue said: "Spring fatigue, autumn tiredness, winter hibernation, it's easy to feel sleepy."
Xiao Yi Chen lips twitched, "This prince only heard of snakes hibernating, you are just lazy, this prince has been quite busy recently, once the new year passes and the cooking competition has finished, this prince will take you out to relieve boredom."
Ji Ling Xue's eyes glowed, "Go where?"
Xiao Yi Chen laughed: "Dayan." He was set on going to Dayan, but he couldn't go publicly or in high profile.
Ji Ling Xue gave a mischievous smile, "You wan to find that pervert Yuchi Gong Ru to seek revenge?"
Xiao Yi Chen calmly looked at Ji Ling Xue, "He kidnapped you twice, of course this prince needs this debt repaid with interest."
Xiao Yi Chen raised an eyebrow, looking assertive in supporting her.
Ji Ling Xue pulled on Xiao Yi Chen's sleeve, "Prince, what plan do you have, tell me."
Xiao Yi Chen held Ji Ling Xue's hand, "I haven't thought of a plan yet, when I do I'll tell you"
Ji Ling Xue nodded, very soon they arrived at the palace, Xiao Yi Chen needed to attend morning court, sending a eunuch to take ji Ling Xue to the empress dowager.
Halfway, an elderly maid came to Ji Ling Xue and greeted her: "This servant greets princess Chen, empress heard princess Chen had entered the palace, she deliberately sent this servant to bring princess over for tea and reminisce."
Ji Ling Xue gave a fake smile: "What to do, this princess needs to go pay respect to empress dowager right now."
The elderly maid smiled: "The empress dowager hasn't been too well lately, she doesn't get up so early, why don't princess Chen spend a little time with the empress first, there's no point waiting around, what's more the empress also needs to go pay respect to the empress dowager, she won't delay princess Chen."
The elderly maid spoke to and fro, forcing Ji Ling Xue to go to the empress.
Ji Ling Xue couldn't avoid it, she could only follow the elderly maid.
The elderly maid walked a step in front of Ji Ling Xue leading the way, her pace was neither quick nor slow, it was just so that Ji Ling Xue could follow.
The empress's Fengxi palace, Ji Ling Xue stood waiting at the palace doors, after the old maid went into announce her, Ji Ling Xue was then invited in.
This was the first time Ji Ling Xue had contact with the mother of the nation alone, she was a little cautious when she faced the empress considering she and the imperial uncle had some interactions a few days ago.
Ji Ling Xue properly kowtowed and paid her respects: "This servant greets the empress, bless the empress peace and happiness forever."
The empress gave an en, but had no intention of telling Ji Ling Xue to get up, her long red painted nails rapped against the back of her chair, she smiled saying: "Princess Chen really is blessed."
Ji Ling Xue's forehead was filled with black lines, was the empress really praising her? Her interactions with the imperial uncle wasn't small, the empress probably has the intention to put her to death?
The empress then said: "Recently the capital had been abuzz with the cases of the faceless corpses, even this empress heard of it, I heard the second corpse wore the exact same clothes as princess, this empress thought princess had died so young, fortunately princess is lucky, prince Chen found you, it could be considered a happy ending."
Ji Ling Xue gave an awkward smile: "Thank you empress for worrying, this servant could safely return to the capital because the emperor's good fortune covers the land and empress's concern." Taking this dunce cap off, even if the empress wanted to do something to Ji Ling Xue she couldn't.
The empress said: "Hehe, princess Chen can really talk, oh right, why are you still on the floor, the floor is cold on such a wintery day, kneeling will affect your health, your prince would blame this empress, someone come, give a seat to princess Chen."
Ji Ling Xue almost rolled her eyes, the women in this palace were probably blind even with their eyes opened, she had knelt for so long, and only just now did the old woman notice.
The empress thought about it in her heart then asked: "Princess Chen, this empress is very curious, what happened after you were kidnapped by that murderer?"
Ji Ling Xue thought: Empress, your urge for gossip is so strong?
Ji Ling Xue narrated what happened when she was kidnapped, of course she added some details to make it more interesting, making Yuchi Gong Ru extremely perverted, if he didn't drink human blood he would rave like a beast.
At first the empress listened with excitement, but when she heard the strange scene of Yuchi Gong Ru drink human blood in front of Ji Ling Xue, a layer of chill appeared on her back, but she couldn't help continue to question the rest of the story from Ji Ling Xue.
When she heard the lie Ji Ling Xue said to Yuchi Gong Ru about knowing how to treat the poison, her heart thumped, she had summoned Ji Ling Xue over today, on one hand to warn her about her powers, on the other hand to take revenge for her younger brother, she heard this Ji Ling Xue was very mischevious, was very lucky winning a lot of money from her younger brother's underground casino, then had gotten in an argument with some people in the casino, prince Chen protecting his wife, immediately brought people over to raid the casino, yet this wasn't enough, what was even more irritating was Ji Ling Xue smashed up the Deqing restaurant her younger brother had just bought.
She had originally ordered the elderly maid to add some poison into her tea , it wouldn't take her life but would torment Ji Ling Xue for a while and make her exercise restraint, she needed to know how high this sky was, it was best not to offend her.
However hearing Ji Ling Xue say she knew how to treat poison, poisoning her to teach her a lesson couldn't happen, if prince Chen and the emperor found out, she would not have an easy time.
Recently the emperor talked about Ji Ling Xue often in front of her, and it wasn't clear what powers Ji Ling Xue had to make the emperor think of her in such a way.
Thinking about this, the empress squeezed the hand by her side tightly and took in a deep breath, she continued to ask: "Then, princess Chen how did you escape?"
Ji Ling Xue continued to tell her tale, when she spoke of the group of wolves and the fight, the brutal scene where Yuchi Gong Ru attacked the alpha with a blade, the empress couldn't help turn pale.
This princess Chen was doing it deliberately, did she need to describe it in so much detail, listening, her nerves were taut and excited?
"Prince Chen found you?" The empress's eyes shone, she had heard the part where the person in white had appeared from nowhere and used a branch to kill the wolf which was about to attack Ji Ling Xue, it was a great crime for Xiao Yi Chen to secretly leave the capital, she could use this information.
Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Empress, I didn't say it was the prince, I said it was the prince's friend, wearing a white outfit just like prince Chen, making me think it was the prince, in the end I found out it was the wrong person."
Empress, there's no way you can get information to use against me?
The empress was frustrated, raising her hand to massage her temple, she was no longer in the mood to listen to Ji Ling Xue, she waved her hand, she said: "This empress is tired, ai, it's already no longer early, princess Chen should go to pay respects to empress dowager, the old lady has been thinking about you, this empress won't see you off."
Ji Ling Xue stood up respectfully bowing before quickly leaving.
As soon as Ji Ling Xue left, the elderly maid who bought Ji Ling Xue over, couldn't help ask: "Empress, didn't you want to teach her a lesson? Why did you let her easily leave?"
The empress coldly snorted: "This woman is very clever, she knew this empress wanted to act against her, so she made her story long and detailed to evoke this empress's curiosity, make this empress unable to make a move, let it be, poison can't be used, we'll think of another way to deal with her."
Empress dowager's palace, the empress dowager leisurely leaned on the chair, Ji Ling Xue massaged her legs, the pressure was just right, the empress dowager closed her eyes in comfort.
The empress dowager said: "Xue Er, you went to see the empress just now?"
Ji Ling Xue gave an en, it wasn't strange for the empress dowager to ask this, there were so many spies all over this large palace, who sneezed, someone would know.
The empress dowager nodded, then said: "The empress gave you tea to drink?"
She already knew this trick of the empress, last time there was a zhaoyi who caught the eyes of the emperor, in a fit of jealousy the empress poisoned her to death with a cup of tea.
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, "No, the empress was very interested in how Xue Er was kidnapped, so Xue Er told her the story."
The empress dowager gave a yi, opening her eyes she looked at Ji Ling Xue, this girl was very lucky to escape this calamity.
The empress dowager said: "Xue Er girl, you really are a lucky person, for so many years, this empress dowager has never seen prince Chen treat anyone as good as you, you didn't know as you weren't in the capital, at that time even the emperor thought something had happened to you, in order to comfort prince Chen he deliberately conferred a marriage, now you've returned, prince Chen has two imperial concubines, aren't you unhappy?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, "One more person to look after prince, I think it's very good."
The empress dowager gave a knowing smile, she changed the topic, "The cooking competition is in a few days, this empress dowager is looking forward to it a lot, the capital hasn't been this lively in a while, I heard chefs from all over have rushed to the capital, Xue Er girl, it's somewhat a pity for you to not participate in the competition."
Ji Ling Xue laughed: "There are many people in the world, empress dowager you might see the most outstanding cooking god."
The empress dowager smiled, thinking that's right.
Not long after, prince Chen who was done with morning court, came directly to the empress dowager's palace to take Ji Ling Xue away, the two walked side by side out of the palace, after getting into the carriage, Xiao Yi Chen asked: "Did anyone make things difficult for you in the palace?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, her status wasn't like paper, if someone wanted to make things awkward for you it wasn't possible.
Ji Ling Xue said: "Prince, is the prince's residence lacking a chef? Why are you hiring so many chefs?"
Xiao Yi Chen smiled: "It's not the prince's residence who is lacking a chef, rather prince's Wangshan restaurant."
Ji Ling Xue wordlessly looked at Xiao Yi Chen: "My Qingfengyashe is also lacking a chef, why doesn't prince pick one for me."
Prince Chen nodded: "Can do, go take a look in the kitchen later, whichever chef you want this prince will give them to you."
He spoke like those chefs were like vegetables and radishes.
The carriage came to a sudden stop...
Xiao Yi Chen stood up walking to Ji Ling Xue, raising his hand to fix the hairpin which was about to fall off Ji Ling Xue's hair, seeing Ji Ling Xue's flushed cheeks he couldn't help find it funny, "Did you run over here? This prince could have waited longer for you."
Ji Ling Xue face turned black, when was she concerned about Xiao Yi Chen waiting for her, she wanted to see that scholar who wanted to be the cook, sadly she was a step too late, and didn't say anything about it.
Xiao Yi Chen pulled on Ji Ling Xue's hand walking out, instructing the housekeeper to do as one sees fit, about what? Of course it was whether to keep that scholar in green who had gone to the kitchen to produce a dish.
The housekeeper was an old person in the prince's residence, he knew what Xiao Yi Chen meant the best, he nodded seeing Xiao Yi Chen and Ji Ling Xue off.
In the carriage, Ji Ling Xue yawned, Xiao Yi Chen said: "You look so tired."
Ji Ling Xue said: "Spring fatigue, autumn tiredness, winter hibernation, it's easy to feel sleepy."
Xiao Yi Chen lips twitched, "This prince only heard of snakes hibernating, you are just lazy, this prince has been quite busy recently, once the new year passes and the cooking competition has finished, this prince will take you out to relieve boredom."
Ji Ling Xue's eyes glowed, "Go where?"
Xiao Yi Chen laughed: "Dayan." He was set on going to Dayan, but he couldn't go publicly or in high profile.
Ji Ling Xue gave a mischievous smile, "You wan to find that pervert Yuchi Gong Ru to seek revenge?"
Xiao Yi Chen calmly looked at Ji Ling Xue, "He kidnapped you twice, of course this prince needs this debt repaid with interest."
Xiao Yi Chen raised an eyebrow, looking assertive in supporting her.
Ji Ling Xue pulled on Xiao Yi Chen's sleeve, "Prince, what plan do you have, tell me."
Xiao Yi Chen held Ji Ling Xue's hand, "I haven't thought of a plan yet, when I do I'll tell you"
Ji Ling Xue nodded, very soon they arrived at the palace, Xiao Yi Chen needed to attend morning court, sending a eunuch to take ji Ling Xue to the empress dowager.
Halfway, an elderly maid came to Ji Ling Xue and greeted her: "This servant greets princess Chen, empress heard princess Chen had entered the palace, she deliberately sent this servant to bring princess over for tea and reminisce."
Ji Ling Xue gave a fake smile: "What to do, this princess needs to go pay respect to empress dowager right now."
The elderly maid smiled: "The empress dowager hasn't been too well lately, she doesn't get up so early, why don't princess Chen spend a little time with the empress first, there's no point waiting around, what's more the empress also needs to go pay respect to the empress dowager, she won't delay princess Chen."
The elderly maid spoke to and fro, forcing Ji Ling Xue to go to the empress.
Ji Ling Xue couldn't avoid it, she could only follow the elderly maid.
The elderly maid walked a step in front of Ji Ling Xue leading the way, her pace was neither quick nor slow, it was just so that Ji Ling Xue could follow.
The empress's Fengxi palace, Ji Ling Xue stood waiting at the palace doors, after the old maid went into announce her, Ji Ling Xue was then invited in.
This was the first time Ji Ling Xue had contact with the mother of the nation alone, she was a little cautious when she faced the empress considering she and the imperial uncle had some interactions a few days ago.
Ji Ling Xue properly kowtowed and paid her respects: "This servant greets the empress, bless the empress peace and happiness forever."
The empress gave an en, but had no intention of telling Ji Ling Xue to get up, her long red painted nails rapped against the back of her chair, she smiled saying: "Princess Chen really is blessed."
Ji Ling Xue's forehead was filled with black lines, was the empress really praising her? Her interactions with the imperial uncle wasn't small, the empress probably has the intention to put her to death?
The empress then said: "Recently the capital had been abuzz with the cases of the faceless corpses, even this empress heard of it, I heard the second corpse wore the exact same clothes as princess, this empress thought princess had died so young, fortunately princess is lucky, prince Chen found you, it could be considered a happy ending."
Ji Ling Xue gave an awkward smile: "Thank you empress for worrying, this servant could safely return to the capital because the emperor's good fortune covers the land and empress's concern." Taking this dunce cap off, even if the empress wanted to do something to Ji Ling Xue she couldn't.
The empress said: "Hehe, princess Chen can really talk, oh right, why are you still on the floor, the floor is cold on such a wintery day, kneeling will affect your health, your prince would blame this empress, someone come, give a seat to princess Chen."
Ji Ling Xue almost rolled her eyes, the women in this palace were probably blind even with their eyes opened, she had knelt for so long, and only just now did the old woman notice.
The empress thought about it in her heart then asked: "Princess Chen, this empress is very curious, what happened after you were kidnapped by that murderer?"
Ji Ling Xue thought: Empress, your urge for gossip is so strong?
Ji Ling Xue narrated what happened when she was kidnapped, of course she added some details to make it more interesting, making Yuchi Gong Ru extremely perverted, if he didn't drink human blood he would rave like a beast.
At first the empress listened with excitement, but when she heard the strange scene of Yuchi Gong Ru drink human blood in front of Ji Ling Xue, a layer of chill appeared on her back, but she couldn't help continue to question the rest of the story from Ji Ling Xue.
When she heard the lie Ji Ling Xue said to Yuchi Gong Ru about knowing how to treat the poison, her heart thumped, she had summoned Ji Ling Xue over today, on one hand to warn her about her powers, on the other hand to take revenge for her younger brother, she heard this Ji Ling Xue was very mischevious, was very lucky winning a lot of money from her younger brother's underground casino, then had gotten in an argument with some people in the casino, prince Chen protecting his wife, immediately brought people over to raid the casino, yet this wasn't enough, what was even more irritating was Ji Ling Xue smashed up the Deqing restaurant her younger brother had just bought.
She had originally ordered the elderly maid to add some poison into her tea , it wouldn't take her life but would torment Ji Ling Xue for a while and make her exercise restraint, she needed to know how high this sky was, it was best not to offend her.
However hearing Ji Ling Xue say she knew how to treat poison, poisoning her to teach her a lesson couldn't happen, if prince Chen and the emperor found out, she would not have an easy time.
Recently the emperor talked about Ji Ling Xue often in front of her, and it wasn't clear what powers Ji Ling Xue had to make the emperor think of her in such a way.
Thinking about this, the empress squeezed the hand by her side tightly and took in a deep breath, she continued to ask: "Then, princess Chen how did you escape?"
Ji Ling Xue continued to tell her tale, when she spoke of the group of wolves and the fight, the brutal scene where Yuchi Gong Ru attacked the alpha with a blade, the empress couldn't help turn pale.
This princess Chen was doing it deliberately, did she need to describe it in so much detail, listening, her nerves were taut and excited?
"Prince Chen found you?" The empress's eyes shone, she had heard the part where the person in white had appeared from nowhere and used a branch to kill the wolf which was about to attack Ji Ling Xue, it was a great crime for Xiao Yi Chen to secretly leave the capital, she could use this information.
Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Empress, I didn't say it was the prince, I said it was the prince's friend, wearing a white outfit just like prince Chen, making me think it was the prince, in the end I found out it was the wrong person."
Empress, there's no way you can get information to use against me?
The empress was frustrated, raising her hand to massage her temple, she was no longer in the mood to listen to Ji Ling Xue, she waved her hand, she said: "This empress is tired, ai, it's already no longer early, princess Chen should go to pay respects to empress dowager, the old lady has been thinking about you, this empress won't see you off."
Ji Ling Xue stood up respectfully bowing before quickly leaving.
As soon as Ji Ling Xue left, the elderly maid who bought Ji Ling Xue over, couldn't help ask: "Empress, didn't you want to teach her a lesson? Why did you let her easily leave?"
The empress coldly snorted: "This woman is very clever, she knew this empress wanted to act against her, so she made her story long and detailed to evoke this empress's curiosity, make this empress unable to make a move, let it be, poison can't be used, we'll think of another way to deal with her."
Empress dowager's palace, the empress dowager leisurely leaned on the chair, Ji Ling Xue massaged her legs, the pressure was just right, the empress dowager closed her eyes in comfort.
The empress dowager said: "Xue Er, you went to see the empress just now?"
Ji Ling Xue gave an en, it wasn't strange for the empress dowager to ask this, there were so many spies all over this large palace, who sneezed, someone would know.
The empress dowager nodded, then said: "The empress gave you tea to drink?"
She already knew this trick of the empress, last time there was a zhaoyi who caught the eyes of the emperor, in a fit of jealousy the empress poisoned her to death with a cup of tea.
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, "No, the empress was very interested in how Xue Er was kidnapped, so Xue Er told her the story."
The empress dowager gave a yi, opening her eyes she looked at Ji Ling Xue, this girl was very lucky to escape this calamity.
The empress dowager said: "Xue Er girl, you really are a lucky person, for so many years, this empress dowager has never seen prince Chen treat anyone as good as you, you didn't know as you weren't in the capital, at that time even the emperor thought something had happened to you, in order to comfort prince Chen he deliberately conferred a marriage, now you've returned, prince Chen has two imperial concubines, aren't you unhappy?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, "One more person to look after prince, I think it's very good."
The empress dowager gave a knowing smile, she changed the topic, "The cooking competition is in a few days, this empress dowager is looking forward to it a lot, the capital hasn't been this lively in a while, I heard chefs from all over have rushed to the capital, Xue Er girl, it's somewhat a pity for you to not participate in the competition."
Ji Ling Xue laughed: "There are many people in the world, empress dowager you might see the most outstanding cooking god."
The empress dowager smiled, thinking that's right.
Not long after, prince Chen who was done with morning court, came directly to the empress dowager's palace to take Ji Ling Xue away, the two walked side by side out of the palace, after getting into the carriage, Xiao Yi Chen asked: "Did anyone make things difficult for you in the palace?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, her status wasn't like paper, if someone wanted to make things awkward for you it wasn't possible.
Ji Ling Xue said: "Prince, is the prince's residence lacking a chef? Why are you hiring so many chefs?"
Xiao Yi Chen smiled: "It's not the prince's residence who is lacking a chef, rather prince's Wangshan restaurant."
Ji Ling Xue wordlessly looked at Xiao Yi Chen: "My Qingfengyashe is also lacking a chef, why doesn't prince pick one for me."
Prince Chen nodded: "Can do, go take a look in the kitchen later, whichever chef you want this prince will give them to you."
He spoke like those chefs were like vegetables and radishes.
The carriage came to a sudden stop...
