Chapter 514 The Story at the Birthday Party
The next day, Mingli received the notice of the second round of interview as expected.
After the first round of interviews, Mingli became more confident.
In order to catch a ride, he had no choice but to follow Ximen out early.
He was running around in front of the palace gate bored, still thinking about what kind of skills he should show today.
Suddenly, a note floated down from the sky, and Mingli picked it up curiously and took a look.
There were only five large Chinese characters on it: "The first bird to stick its head out gets shot."
"What do these five words 'confused' mean?" Mingli muttered to himself.
It sounded more like a warning than an advice, and he couldn't understand why.
Mingli muttered to himself for a long time, and then he made up his mind just in case.
In the second round of interviews, Mingli performed very poorly. Although he did not fail to enter the final, his score was already at the very bottom.
Dongmen didn't look very happy when he returned home that day.
He directly questioned Mingli, "What's wrong with you today? Why did you perform so poorly? It's a world of difference from your performance on the first day. Did you know that? You almost didn't make it to the third round of interviews today!"
Mingli: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
He took out the note he received today and showed it to Dongmen.
After seeing this, Ximen was also thoughtful.
"Isn't this a naked threat? Are you scared?"
"Maybe it's a threat, but I'm not afraid of anyone. It's just that occupying the top spot for so long is indeed too conspicuous. To avoid being framed by those with ulterior motives, it's better to keep a low profile. After all, the result of the final round is what matters most."
Dongmen was not so angry after hearing this.
"You do have a point. Do you know who did it?"
"I don't know." Mingli shook his head. "I'm new here and don't know anything at all. I don't even know how many forces are operating here. Now I can only take things one step at a time."
The conversation was a bit awkward, and soon everyone dispersed with their own thoughts.
On the third day, Mingli appeared at the interview again.
What surprised him this time was that after the second round of interviews, there were already enough people eliminated. Today, even the top three in the second round were gone, and there were only five or six people left on the scene. In this way, they could all be successfully selected without having to participate in the competition.
The interviewer seemed to sense everyone's doubts. He announced loudly, "The previous applicants were unable to attend the third round of interviews due to various personal reasons. I hereby announce that you are all automatically selected and will officially begin your internship training at the palace at 8:00 AM tomorrow. Do you have any questions?"
Everyone present looked at each other, their hearts filled with confusion but no one dared to speak.
Interviewer: "Since you all have no objection, let's disband right here!"
Mingli couldn't imagine what would have happened if she hadn't had that note, fighting them to the death with all her might. Although she didn't know what that person's ultimate intentions were, she felt grateful to him.
After returning, Mingli told Dongmen about this.
Dongmen: "There must be something fishy going on here."
Simon: "Who cares if there's something fishy going on? Less trouble is better these days. Anyway, it's good enough if I can get in with my wits about me."
Dongmen: "Mingli, what do you think about this? Do you want to continue investigating?"
Mingli: "We can check it out, but we can't go too deep into it, otherwise there will be too much trouble and we won't be able to handle it!"
Dongmen nodded to show that he understood.
The next morning, Mingli appeared in the palace kitchen, busy as a whim, while his colleagues were either late or standing outside smoking. It was obvious that they were not cut out for work.
During the lunch break, the interviewer found Mingli to have a "heart-to-heart talk".
"New here, your name is Mingli, right? Are you getting used to it?"
Mingli: "Is that all right? May I ask what is this gentleman's name?"
"What's the big deal? Now that we're here, we're all colleagues. Just call me Teacher Tony from now on."
Mingli thought to herself, "You used to be a hairdresser, didn't you?"
But he said: "After all, you are my senior, so I should call you Master. If you didn't think highly of me this time, I don't know if I could even come in! Please take care of me in the future."
Tony felt that this person was quite obedient, so he felt relieved. He originally thought that if he recruited all his own people this time, it would easily cause gossip. This kid looked good, so it was not a bad idea to let him do the job. Today it seems that he made the right choice.
He asked tentatively, "What do you think of the people who came with you?"
"They are the elites you hand-picked from among us. Of course, they are the best of the best!"
"Haha, you're such a sweet talker, kid. But I might as well be honest with you. How could I not know the character of those people? They're just my relatives who have nothing to do at home. I had no choice but to take this opportunity to lure them into the palace to make a living. If they really offend me in any way, please forgive me."
Mingli smiled and nodded, thinking to himself, "Could this be the note this person wrote to me? Never mind, I'll just keep pretending to be deaf and dumb for a while. Who knows, maybe something else will happen!"
Tony was delighted to see that this newcomer was so "sensible" and went to do other things.
Mingli thought this matter was too trivial and forgot about it, and never mentioned it to anyone.
After interning in the palace for quite some time, Mingli had a rough understanding of the palace's layout and everyone's habits.
Cumin powder's birthday party is approaching, and his and Dongmen's plan is about to be put into action.
Cumin powder birthday party
The palace was bustling with people coming and going, and everyone was immersed in the joy of the banquet.
Most of the dishes have been served, everyone is almost full and drunk, and the highlight of the banquet is about to begin.
The last dish is Eight Dragons Fighting for a Pearl, which is made from the essence of various animals and takes 49 days to prepare. This dish was lost for a long time due to its complicated process.
In order to please Cumin Fan, Teacher Tony spent a lot of effort to learn this dish from the folk, hoping to please him at Cumin Fan's birthday party.
Tony had originally planned to personally bring the dish to Cumin Powder's table. Imagine everyone in the palace eager to see the dish, their eyes fixed on you all the way to the king's table. How much would that satisfy one's vanity? It would be even more exciting than walking the red carpet.
But things went against his wishes. Dongmen would not let him get what he wanted. He confronted Tony and said that he wanted Mingli to serve the last dish. Of course Tony refused. Dongmen seemed to be prepared. He threw the evidence of Tony's corruption and abuse of power over the years in front of him.
Now, Tony couldn't say anything and could only let Dongmen do whatever he wanted.
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