Chapter 121 There is no shameless

Deng Haichuan ran to the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion, but was told that the prince had taken Song Qi to Puji Temple to do some business and he didn't know when he would be back.

Deng Haichuan was quite smart. He remembered that the third son of the Marquis' Mansion had a good relationship with Brother Yao, so he asked if the third son was in the mansion.

The doorman replied that the third young master was working in the Zhan Mansion.

Deng Haichuan had no choice but to leave a message, saying that Tianshangju’s chef Li Yao had entered the palace, and asked him to be sure to inform the Crown Prince.

Deng Haichuan felt uneasy because he couldn't find anyone at Marquis Jing'an's Mansion. After thinking about it, he ran to Prince Helian's Mansion, where he was more familiar, and found Butler Liu.

When Manager Liu heard about this, he asked a servant to accompany him to the Ministry of War to find the young prince.

"What? She was summoned into the palace? Who summoned her? When did it happen?" Helian Jing asked nervously.

Deng Haichuan shook his head: "I don't know. I guess Brother Yao himself doesn't know either, otherwise he would have explained it. I've been gone for almost half an hour now!"

Helian Jing was worried. It was really unfortunate today. His eldest brother went to the military camp and Brother Chunyu went to Puji Temple. The two people whose words carried the most weight were not there. What should he do?
By the way, go find the prince. The prince has a good impression of Yaoyao and might be able to help.

Helian Jing said: "You go back first, I will find a way."

Deng Haichuan said, "Then I will go back first." He took two steps and turned back, asking worriedly, "Little Prince, will Brother Yao be okay?"

Helian Jing said: "I won't let anything happen to him."

If he really can't find anyone, he will go alone.

After Deng Haichuan left, Helian Jing immediately entered the palace and asked the guards at the palace gate if any eunuchs had brought people in from outside the palace. The guards said that Eunuch Shi from Concubine Mei's palace had brought a young man into the palace.

Helian Jing was puzzled. Why did Concubine Mei summon Yaoyao? Yaoyao had nothing to do with her!
The palace of the empress and concubines was not a place that ministers like them could barge into, so Helian Jing had no choice but to let Ping An watch outside the Chaohua Palace while he went to the front court to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But the emperor was still discussing state affairs, and it was unknown when the court would be adjourned. Helian Jing was so anxious that he almost got angry.

Ye Jiayao had never seen anyone more shameless than this.

At first, when I heard Concubine Mei praising the snow skin mooncakes, I thought it was a reward for her. But, she called the imperial chef and said that no matter how good the food outside the palace was, it always had many hidden dangers. It would be better to teach the imperial chef how to make it. Once the imperial chef learned it, there wouldn't be so much trouble.

Damn it, this is their way of making money, how can you rob them so blatantly?

Mei Fei, you are a bad concubine. It is true that people with status and position have no bottom line when they are shameless.

Ye Jiayao tried hard to control her anger and said tactfully, "If your Majesty likes to eat, I will bring it to you every day. The food I make is absolutely clean and hygienic."

Concubine Mei thought that if she asked, the little cook would obey her, but he actually refused, which made her unhappy.

"The ladies in the palace will surely like such delicacies. If everyone wants them, can you deliver them every day? Are you afraid that the imperial chef will leak your secret recipe? Haha, you are worrying too much. The palace has strict rules and regulations, who dares to violate them?" Mei Fei raised her orchid finger and casually brushed the tea leaves floating on the surface with the tea lid, and said in a soft voice.

"It's not that I don't trust the imperial chefs in the palace. Every industry has its own rules. The so-called secret recipes are not passed on to outsiders. Even if the palace wants them, they will be collected in the form of tribute. I have never heard of the palace asking people to hand over secret recipes." Ye Jiayao said boldly, "If you give in once, there will be a next time, and a next time."

Mei Fei's face changed slightly, her tone became cold, and she threatened: "I summoned you to the palace today because I think highly of you. Don't refuse my toast and drink the penalty wine."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "I still say the same thing. If you want to eat it, Your Majesty, just send someone to get it. I don't charge a penny. I will just treat it as a show of filial piety. If you want me to hand over the secret recipe, I'm sorry that I can't agree."

Mei Fei's face looked very ugly, and she put the teacup heavily on the tea table.

"Li Yao, I heard that you are quite courageous. You even dared to offend Princess Liuli. Today, it seems that you are really courageous enough."

Ye Jiayao said: "I am very timid. My legs are shaking right now, but I believe that no matter what, we must be reasonable. Life is precious, but love is more precious. If it is for the truth, everything can be abandoned."

"Don't think that I dare not touch you." Concubine Mei was highly favored in the palace and could get whatever she wanted. Today, she was actually contradicted by an ordinary citizen. She was furious and wanted to kill him.

Ye Jiayao showed no fear, and said calmly, "Everyone in Tianshangju knows that I entered the palace at the order of the Queen. If I can't go back, others don't care. But today, the Crown Princess can't eat the yogurt ice cream that she asked me to make, and the old princess of the Helian Palace can't eat the osmanthus cake that I made. There is no wall that is impenetrable in the world. No matter how legitimate the charges that the Queen lists for me are, there will always be people who guess the truth. By then, the Queen's reputation..."

"How dare you threaten me?" Concubine Mei's chest heaved with anger, and her two white jade rabbits trembled, so tempting.

"I dare not. I am just analyzing the facts for you. You are a phoenix, and I am just a humble ant. Why should you bother with me?" Ye Jiayao said, sweat oozing from her palms. She was secretly anxious: Why hasn't the stupid donkey come yet? If he doesn't come, I can't hold on any longer.

Mei Fei snorted coldly: "You sharp-tongued thing, do you think that your eloquence will make me forgive you? Come, drag him away and slap him in the face."

She just didn't believe it. She wanted to get rid of a cook, so is there anyone who dares to oppose it?
Ye Jiayao cursed inwardly: Damn you unlucky concubine, you are very pretty, with fair bones and icy skin, but inside you are filled with black and smelly water.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiaochuan from the East Palace requests to see you." A palace maid came in and delivered the message.

Concubine Mei's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the person coming from the Eastern Palace was here for this guy?

"Take the person away first." Mei Fei said. Ye Jiayao was covered with her mouth by two eunuchs and taken away.

Xiaochuan entered the Chaohua Palace and saluted Mei Fei. After the ceremony, Xiaochuan said, "Your Majesty, I am here on the orders of the Crown Prince to summon Li Yao."

Mei Fei was secretly surprised: Sure enough, he came here for Li Yao. How could this guy alarm the prince? I really underestimated him.

Mei Fei smiled gently: "Li Yao left a long time ago. I summoned him here to give him a reward. He took the reward and left the palace."

Xiaochuan knew that things were getting troublesome. Prince Jing had been sending people to guard outside Chaohua Palace, but he had not seen Li Yao leave the palace. However, Concubine Mei refused to admit it and was afraid that Li Yao was in great danger.

Xiaochuan asked, "I wonder how long he has been gone?"

Mei Fei thought for a moment and said, "It's been at least a quarter of an hour. If you go to Tianshangju now, you might be able to find him."

Xiao Chuan had no choice but to bring up Helian Jing: "But Young Prince Jing is outside. We have been waiting for more than half an hour, but Li Yao has not come out. Did the Queen remember it wrongly?"

Mei Fei was shocked. Little Prince Jing was waiting outside? Just for this Li Yao? What was going on? He was just a cook, but he belonged to the Crown Prince and the Helian Palace.

She didn't know what happened in the Queen Mother's palace that night. The four most prestigious new generation forces dared to refute the Queen Mother for Li Yao. If she knew, she would not act so rashly today. Because the Queen Mother felt that this matter was very embarrassing, she issued a gag order, so the people in the palace only heard some rumors and knew that Princess Liuli suffered a loss at the hands of a cook named Li Yao.

However, she had already said it, and it was hard to take it back, so she had to bite the bullet and said, "Then I don't know, Master Xiaochuan, how about you search for it?"

Ogawa was sweating profusely and said quickly that he dared not.

"Since Li Yao has already left the palace, I will go to Tianshangju to look for him again."

Xiaochuan took his leave and came to the Imperial Garden, where he told Helian Jing about the situation. Helian Jing became furious.

"You're lying. Li Yao must still be in Chaohua Palace."

"Even if we know she is inside, what can we do if Concubine Mei denies it? Do we have to go in and search? I don't have the courage to do that." Xiaochuan said. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not dare to do that.

Helian Jing rubbed his hands anxiously and knocked his head. Why was he so stupid? Why couldn't he think of a solution? Mei Fei lied, which meant that Yao Yao was in danger.

"What on earth is Concubine Mei planning? Li Yao hasn't offended her." Helian Jing was so anxious that he was like an ant on fire.

Xiao Chuan thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid Concubine Mei has set her eyes on the secret recipe of snowy mooncakes."

Helian Jing was stunned: "What does she want the secret recipe for?"

Xiaochuan said: "I heard that the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai seems to be a relative of Minister Mei."

"Damn it, do you still have any shame?" Helian Jing roared and turned around to rush into Chaohua Palace.

Xiao Chuan quickly stopped him and said, "Young Prince Jing, this is not possible. You should go find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first and ask for his advice."

"Who is making noise here?" A majestic voice sounded.

Helian Jing and Xiaochuan were shocked and knelt down quickly. They saw the emperor and several followers slowly walking towards the rockery.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."

"Your servant pays respects to His Majesty..."

The emperor saw that it was Xiao Jing and Xiao Chuan beside the prince, and frowned and said, "Xiao Jing, why are you still so rough-tempered? Didn't I ask you to go to the Ministry of War to hone your skills? The Ministry of War is not very busy."

Helian Jing's head was hot, his blood was boiling, and he said without caring, "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm reckless, it's just that this matter is too infuriating."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Helian Jing told the whole story of how Li Yao was summoned into Chaohua Palace by Concubine Mei, and how Concubine Mei wanted to steal Li Yao's secret recipe of snow skin mooncakes and lied that Li Yao was not in the palace.

The emperor frowned. Why is it Li Yao again?

Mei Fei is also like this, how can you force someone to give you their secret recipe? If this gets out, even he will lose face, it's just nonsense.

Last time, he had seen how the Helian brothers and the Jing'an Hou brothers were willing to risk their lives for Li Yao. If Li Yao really met with an accident in Chaohua Palace, Xiao Jing, the big mouth, would definitely complain everywhere.

The emperor thought for a moment and said to the eunuch Gao beside him: "Go to Chaohua Palace and tell me my order. I want to eat the food made by Li Yao at noon today. Ask Concubine Mei to release the people."

　Thank you for the reward from Xiaoxian and you alone:)
　　
　
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