Eunuch Fu trudged out of the Imperial Study with heavy steps.
From a distance, he saw Su Jin sitting on a stone under a big tree.
Eunuch Fu’s heart sank a little.
He lifted his foot and walked over.
Seeing him approach, Xingxing happily said, "Miss, Eunuch Fu is here."
Su Jin stood up.
Xingxing went up to et him and said to Eunuch Fu, "Didn’t the little eunuch say you had diarrhea, stuck in the latrine and couldn’t get up? Why doesn’t your stomachache show on your face?"
Su Jin, "...."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
They’ve heard of people getting flushed from drinking, but getting flushed from diarrhea?
Yet soone with diarrhea wouldn’t have a complexion as rosy as Eunuch Fu’s.
Eunuch Fu felt a bit guilty.
He thought the words "unwilling to help" were written across his face.
Su Jin took another look at Eunuch Fu and smiled, "Maybe it’s the aftereffect."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
Hearing this, he felt a bit nervous inside.
He cleared his throat and asked, "I wonder if the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion has any major matter for this servant?"
"It’s not a big matter," Su Jin smiled and said.
Eunuch Fu was slightly relieved, only to hear Su Jin continue, "I need an Imperial Chef."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
She wants an Imperial Chef?
Eunuch Fu was overwheld with tears.
Is the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion trying to rob the Emperor and drag him into it?
He really didn’t have the guts for that.
Eunuch Fu didn’t know how to refuse Su Jin.
Xingxing said, "My lady doesn’t have ti to enter the palace every day to pick Imperial Chefs the Emperor doesn’t want. She asks Eunuch Fu to pick one for her."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
"Imperial Chefs not wanted?" Eunuch Fu was baffled.
Are there unwanted Imperial Chefs in this palace?
Xingxing nodded, "Exactly, the chefs who cooked dishes that didn’t suit the Emperor’s taste, the ones the Emperor would want to behead. Pick one or two for my lady."
Eunuch Fu’s face was full of black lines.
They really intend to pick unwanted Imperial Chefs, but the Emperor wouldn’t behead Imperial Chefs for no reason, it must be out of extre anger.
Rescuing Imperial Chefs in the Emperor’s anger looks like opposing him, and the chefs might not be saved; he himself might suffer instead.
This help, he cannot offer.
Eunuch Fu’s face showed difficulty.
"Really can’t help?" Su Jin asked.
"Eldest Young Madam, please don’t make it difficult for this servant. I dare not promise you imdiately, afraid of speaking but failing to deliver, delaying your matters, but I’ll definitely try to help if I can," Eunuch Fu said diplomatically.
After saying this, he exclaid in pretended stomach pain and left in a hurry.
Xingxing wanted to call after him but feared he was really in a hurry and could only look at Su Jin and say, "Eunuch Fu won’t help, what should we do now?"
"Let’s wait a bit longer," Su Jin said.
She turned around and sat back on the stone.
Xingxing squatted down beside her and said, "Miss, do you want to eat so braised beef?"
Su Jin, "...."
"You eat it, I’m not hungry," Su Jin said.
Xingxing picked up the braised beef, eating it joyfully.
Eunuch Fu returned to the Imperial Study, where the Emperor was discussing state matters with the ministers.
Eunuch Fu quietly walked to the side to attend to the Emperor.
After the discussions were over, two hours had passed.
Eunuch Fu served tea to the Emperor to quench his thirst; the Emperor casually asked, "Has she left?"
"She should have left," Eunuch Fu replied.
The little eunuch replied, "She hasn’t left; the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion is still waiting there."
"Hasn’t left?" Eunuch Fu was surprised.
The little eunuch nodded.
The Emperor looked towards Eunuch Fu and asked, "What did she want with you?"
Eunuch Fu looked at the Emperor and said, "The Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion needs an Imperial Chef. She asked to pick one for her."
The Emperor was bemused, "Where can you pick an Imperial Chef from?"
Eunuch Fu looked at the Emperor, "Pick one from your hands, Your Majesty."
The Emperor, "...."
Eunuch Fu recounted Su Jin’s idea of picking an Imperial Chef to the Emperor.
The Emperor listened with a face full of black lines, "Is she planning to wait outside the Imperial Study every day?"
Eunuch Fu showed a face that did not rule out that possibility.
The Emperor raised his hand to his forehead, waved his hand and said, "Let her go to the Imperial Kitchen to pick one."
Eunuch Fu was overjoyed and was about to thank the Emperor on Su Jin’s behalf.
The Emperor thought for a mont and said, "Let her co back in a couple of days to choose, after all, today the Empress Dowager has been annoyed."
"Your Majesty is always considerate," Eunuch Fu flattered.
The Emperor waved his hand, and Eunuch Fu stepped out of the Imperial Study to bring the good news to Su Jin.
Seeing Eunuch Fu, Xingxing made him break his composure with one sentence, her face full of surprise, "How is it that the more you have diarrhea, the better you look, Eunuch Fu?"
Eunuch Fu, "...."
Can’t this maid speak fewer words?
It made him quite awkward.
Eunuch Fu cleared his throat and said, "The Emperor knows the Eldest Young Madam needs an Imperial Chef, and he’s graciously granting you one, allowing you to choose in the Imperial Kitchen in a couple of days."
Su Jin was pleased at heart.
Xingxing then asked, "Why wait a couple of days to choose?"
Eunuch Fu glanced in the direction of Yongning Palace, Xingxing cheerfully said, "If the Empress Dowager summoned my lady to the palace, and my lady left with a Chef, the Empress Dowager would surely faint with anger."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
This maid really dares to say anything.
Su Jin didn’t want to be too conspicuous and said, "Then I’ll enter the palace in a couple of days to choose."
Eunuch Fu felt relieved, the Eldest Young Madam was indeed more sensible.
After finishing his report, Eunuch Fu turned back to the Imperial Study.
Su Jin walked back with a light step, ready to return to Duke Zhen’s Mansion.
But after walking a short while, a delicate-looking maid ran over, saying, "Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, please wait."
Su Jin stopped in her track, turned around to look.
The maid approached, bowed and said, "Princess Shouning invites you to the Imperial Garden to view flowers."
"Princess Shouning invites to view flowers?" Su Jin thought she had misheard.
The maid nodded.
Su Jin frowned.
The last ti, they had to carry her back to the palace, and now with the intent to get rid of her. Inviting her to view flowers now, it couldn’t be for a good reason.
"I have other matters, I’ll accompany Princess Shouning to view flowers another day," Su Jin refused.
The maid looked at her and said, "Princess Shouning said the Emperor wishes for her and the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion to get along. She sincerely invites you to view flowers to turn hostility into friendship. If you don’t show face, from now on, when eting each other, it will be as enemies."
This was indeed a provocation.
Using the Emperor as a reference, if she didn’t go, it would an she had no intention for reconciliation. In the future, if the Emperor persuades again, she would have an excuse to brush him off.
Su Jin’s mouth curled into a cold smile.
"Lead the way," she said.
"Miss, are you really going?" Xingxing seed a bit frightened.
This is the Imperial Palace, not their domain. Princess Shouning, not afraid of those stings, dared to co looking for trouble, she must be prepared.
Su Jin said, "If you avoid the first, you can’t avoid the fifteenth. If she wants to get along with , and I don’t go, the fault lies solely with ."
"She is so annoying," Xingxing’s little face was full of disdain.
The maid leading the way turned back and glared fiercely at Xingxing.
Xingxing glared back.
Moreover, her eyes were even wider.
The maid was irritated and turned her head away.
It was this maid who knocked over the beehive, stinging Princess Shouning.
Just wait.
There will be so fun for you shortly.
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