Chapter 4 Everyone Wants to Conquer Me
"Chief Steward, you've worked in the Imperial Kitchen for so many years, I never expected you to make a mistake today. Don't you know how important the Emperor's food is?"
The manager's forehead began to sweat, and he nodded and bowed, indicating that he would definitely teach his subordinates well.
Eunuch Chen continued, "You know the Emperor's temper. It was lucky that the people in the Imperial Kitchen didn't lose their lives this time. While you're cooking, you also need to teach your subordinates well."
The steward lowered his body even further: "Your Excellency is right."
Lu Haitang covered her shoulder and looked up at their frightened expressions, feeling a pang of sadness.
She almost caused a major disaster.
Eunuch Chen glanced at her and said, "Let's go."
When Lu Haitang was brought to the Qianqing Palace, she was extremely flustered, but when she saw the Emperor's face, her flustered heart turned into a heart-pounding flutter.
Ji Huaizhi's eyes lit up when he saw her. She had a space on her body, which was full of pre-made dishes. In her previous life, she ran a pre-made dish company.
Isn't she now like a living granary?
How did you cook that dish?
Lu Haitang lowered her head: "Your Majesty, I just like to experiment with cooking, so I just made whatever came to mind."
"Oh?" Ji Huaizhi's tone was meaningful: "Then make it again. If the taste is even slightly different, then you shall be sentenced to suicide."
Lu Haitang was so frightened that her body went limp: "Your Majesty..."
Looking at her face, Ji Huaizhi's tone was malicious: "Not only that, everyone in the imperial kitchen will be executed for you!"
Lu Haitang's face turned pale upon hearing his words.
"The Emperor and the others don't know... You can't do this."
Eunuch Chen: "Miss Haitang, the Emperor can do whatever he wants. If you change the Emperor's dishes, it proves that the Imperial Kitchen is not safe at all."
"If you can change the ingredients, then others can poison them too."
"so……"
Eunuch Chen's smile was chilling.
Lu Haitang burst into tears upon seeing his face: "I want to go home! I want to go home!"
"Waaaaaah!"
Ji Huaizhi: "Guards, cut out her tongue."
Lu Haitang quickly covered her mouth, looking terrified as she shook her head vigorously.
Ji Huaizhi picked up the teacup and tasted the pre-rain Longjing tea that had been served.
Hmm, I can't taste anything.
Several people came and pried Lu Haitang's hand off her mouth, causing her to cry out in pain. Unexpectedly, someone took advantage of this moment to grab her chin and bring the knife in their hand closer.
Startled by this display, he suddenly mustered his strength and shook off the group.
Eunuch Chen stood in front of the Emperor, shouting, "Guards, protect His Majesty!"
The guards who entered immediately pinned Lu Haitang to the ground, and her contorted expression showed that she was in considerable pain.
"Waaaaah, help! I want to go home! Liar! Mom!" Lu Haitang came into this world by accident.
The system said she could go back as long as she gained the tyrant's favor.
She had actually been in this world for a long time, and had been hiding in the imperial kitchen.
I finally mustered up the courage to start the task, but unexpectedly I collapsed.
Eunuch Chen frowned, his heart softening at her tearful appearance: "Your Majesty, this person's words and actions certainly don't seem like those of a palace maid. I've investigated, and it appears she suddenly appeared in the palace."
"I unexpectedly ended up working in the imperial kitchen."
Ji Huaizhi looked at the girl's fear with a blank expression, but inwardly he was about to burst out laughing.
She's so timid. If I'm not mistaken, she probably can't cook at all.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be using pre-made meals.
"Can this dish be made?"
Lu Haitang was crying so hard she couldn't speak, and could only shake her head.
How did you do it?
Hearing this question, she shut up and dared not speak again.
Did she say she wouldn't be burned to death?
"Fine, grant him the privilege of suicide." Ji Huaizhi waved his hand impatiently.
Lu Haitang was dragged to the door and cried even harder: "I'll talk, I'll talk."
"Your Majesty, I will speak."
She was suddenly dragged back immediately.
She knelt on the ground, crying as she said, "I confess, I'm not from here."
"I know."
Hearing the man's reply, she forgot to cry. Then, when she heard someone next to her say that she was staring directly at the emperor's face, she quickly lowered her head. Damn feudalism.
"I was teleported here, and they said I need to gain your favor before I can go home."
Eunuch Chen glanced at the Emperor.
This person seems to be the same as that palace maid Mingyue.
"Is this what I asked you?" Ji Huaizhi asked impatiently.
"What my father-in-law is holding is a pre-cooked meal from my hometown. It's very simple. If you want to eat it, I can give you a lot." Lu Haitang cried in fright.
Ji Huaizhi stroked his chin and suddenly made a decision: "Guards, I wish to leave the palace."
"Your Majesty, you mustn't!" Eunuch Chen tried to dissuade him, but was intimidated by a single look from the other party.
Lu Haitang didn't know how she had inexplicably left the palace.
The emperor even sent her a royal physician.
Eunuch Chen glanced at the two men who had suddenly appeared behind him. If he wasn't mistaken, these were the Emperor's secret guards, right?
Upon arriving at a mansion, Ji Huaizhi beckoned to Lu Haitang with his finger:
"Come here."
Lu Haitang felt like a dog at that moment.
"Your Majesty..." she said cautiously, not daring to speak too loudly.
"This house is yours. You'll do something for me here." Ji Huaizhi smiled shrewdly.
Looking at his expression, Lu Haitang felt like she was being burned: "I might not be able to do it."
"Guards, grant him the power to commit suicide."
Lu Haitang's face contorted for a moment before she immediately said, "I can do it."
Ji Huaizhi had anticipated this outcome: "These are Lin Yi and Lin Er. They will follow you from now on. I will also send you more people later. I want you to deliver grain to the people who are starving."
"Your Majesty, I can't do it." Lu Haitang didn't understand what the Emperor meant.
Should we have her deliver the grain?
It would be more like sending her away as food.
Ji Huaizhi drew a sharp sword from the guard's waist, staring at the cold glint in his eyes.
A faint light flickered.
Lu Haitang felt a blur before her eyes and said tremblingly:
"How about... I give it a try?"
Ji Huaizhi threw the sword at Eunuch Chen.
He was so frightened that his face turned pale: "Your Majesty, this thing is dangerous."
"How did you make that dish today? Make it the same way you would use the people's grain. They are all my subjects, and I will not treat you unfairly."
Lu Haitang was on the verge of tears; what a huge pie!
I think I heard it before when I was at work.
Ji Huaizhi thought he was very clever. Many people were starving and dying, and Lu Haitang was a walking granary.
He suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for other players.
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