Chapter 18 Seventeen: The Childless Middle-Aged Man



Jiang Jingyue knows exactly how to provoke someone's anger.

As soon as she finished speaking, it was clear that Zhao Furong's expression turned ferocious, and she stared at Jiang Jingyue with a vicious look.

Seeing the Imperial Noble Consort's expression, the other concubines realized they had flattered the wrong person and felt somewhat embarrassed.

The most important thing now is to remember the Thirty-Six Stratagems: running away is the best option.

Otherwise, they won't be able to withstand the Imperial Noble Consort's anger.

"Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that I still have matters to attend to in the palace, so I will take my leave now."

"Your Majesty, I also take my leave."

In no time, the Furong Palace, which had been packed with people just moments before, was completely empty.

The thing the servant was holding was clearly meant to mock her.

She was so smug just moments ago, but in the end, the Emperor's reward wasn't even for her.

She was truly slapping herself in the face, and in front of so many concubines no less! How could she possibly maintain her standing in the palace after this?

Thinking of this, Zhao Furong wore a chilling smile.

"Jiang Jingyue, I will not let you get away with this. You have disgraced me. I will make you know the consequences of offending me."

At this moment, Jiang Jingyue's eyes sparkled as she looked at the dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry in front of her.

Where she used to live, gold was sold by the gram, and it was ridiculously expensive.

She worked hard for a long time before she got her first gold bracelet, but today, she suddenly has so many.

"Your Highness, since you like all of these, this servant will go back and report."

Jiang Jingyue nodded, and seeing that Su Changde had already led his men away, she immediately picked out a few items and handed them to Qiu Hua next to her.

"My lady, no, these were all bestowed upon you by the Emperor, I cannot take them."

Qiu Hua didn't dare to accept it at all, but finally took it under Jiang Jingyue's forceful hand.

"Qiuhua, let's go to the imperial kitchen!"

Seeing that Jiang Jingyue had already stood up and was about to leave, Qiu Hua was filled with doubts.

She was a little confused as to why her master was going to the imperial kitchen at this time.

"Master, are you hungry? If you are, what would you like to eat? Just tell me and I'll get it for you."

Jiang Jingyue shook her head. She realized that they weren't going to get something to eat, but rather to make something, and make it by hand.

As the saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

Although the older man seems completely infatuated with her now, he still has to do what needs to be done.

"Tongzi, come out. Is there any way to make someone's cooking skills suddenly improve dramatically? I'm a complete novice when it comes to cooking."

Fortunately, the system is just a system; otherwise, upon hearing Jiang Jingyue say that, everyone would have been unable to resist giving her a good scolding.

If you can't cook, but you think you can win a man's heart through his stomach, you're just delusional.

[Host, this system has limited capabilities and cannot provide what you need. Please wait for an update.]

Well, now that the system said that, Jiang Jingyue immediately understood: there was no hope.

Who knows when it will be updated?

Now we can only rely on her. She doesn't know how to make those kinds of soups or anything, so she can only make some simple dishes that don't require fire.

When they arrived at the Imperial Kitchen, the staff there were very welcoming and immediately ushered them in. When they learned of Jiang Jingyue's purpose for coming, the Imperial Chef was somewhat bewildered.

"Your Highness, is there anything you would like to do? Tell me and I will do it for you."

When Jiang Jingyue heard the imperial chef say that, she immediately shook her head.

She came here in person, so she definitely doesn't want anyone else to do it for her.

"No need, you all go about your business! I can handle it myself."

Jiang Jingyue was busy running around, having a great time, but the dish she ended up making was a bit of a mess.

You might think it's just vegetables, but it actually contains rice.

You might call it soup, but there's only a little bit of broth in it.

Anyway, it was the kind of thing that no one would be interested in, but Jiang Jingyue was extremely satisfied with what she made. She thought she was incredibly talented.

Although the food didn't look very appealing, she could guarantee it would taste delicious.

"Master, are you sure this is safe to eat? Should I try it first?"

Qiu Hua looked at this thing and was really worried. If she gave it to the Emperor to eat, he might get an upset stomach.

Jiang Jingyue shook her head. She was sure it would taste good; she had confidence in herself.

"Tongzi, you see, even without you, I can manage on my own. You can step down now."

The system looked at the large bowl of indescribable stuff in front of it, and then at its smug host, and chose to shut up.

Since she didn't hear the system speak, Jiang Jingyue assumed that the system was also unable to say anything.

"Alright, let's go find the Emperor!"

Qiu Hua hesitated, seeing that her mistress was really preparing to serve the food she had made to the Emperor.

However, she didn't speak in the end. She felt that the emperor must have his own judgment. This kind of food didn't look appetizing at all, and the emperor probably wouldn't eat it.

"My lady, let me take you there! His Majesty should be in the Imperial Study dealing with matters at this time. If we go there to find His Majesty, we should be able to find him."

The Imperial Study was a very important place in the palace, and under normal circumstances, concubines were not allowed to go there unless there were special circumstances.

When Jiang Jingyue arrived at the door, she was stopped and had no way to go in.

But actually, she didn't really want to go in. She just came to deliver something, and she didn't care if she could just bring it in.

"Then I would like to trouble you to deliver this to the Emperor and tell him that I made it myself, so that he can try it."

The servant at the door took it, nodded, and then did nothing else.

Jiang Jingyue didn't seem to care; she kept staring at the little servant in front of her, who felt somewhat helpless being stared at like that.

She originally planned to put the things away after Consort Jing left, because the Emperor had ordered that no matter who sent him anything, it was not allowed to be delivered. So he always handled it this way.

Seeing that Consort Jing was staring at him, the servant had no choice but to push open the door and go inside, intending to make a show of it.

Anyway, as long as he moves quietly, the emperor won't notice.

As soon as the young servant pushed open the door, he was spotted by the sharp-eyed Su Changde, who immediately walked over to him.

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