Chapter 1083 - Chapter 1083 Chapter 1083 Trembling_1
Chapter 1083: Chapter 1083 Trembling_1 Chapter 1083: Chapter 1083 Trembling_1 The matter clarified, Yang Wenxiao was reluctant to stay in the side hall any longer. He returned to the Main Hall with Qiao Xiaomai and even comforted her, “The queen has been poisoned, which is why she behaved that way. You mustn’t take it to heart.”
“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, no one in the Imperial Palace can frame you.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai smiled, saying it was nothing.
But inside, she felt as bitter as if she had chewed on coptis, an urge to cry welling up within her.
Dammit, she had always thought the royal family loved her cooking skills and had even basked in self-satisfaction, but reality harshly slapped her in the face.
She had been on the queen’s radar even before arriving in Capital City, and as soon as she entered the Imperial Palace, the queen framed her.
What a terrifying Capital City.
Soon enough, Tong Sanlang and Ren Zhong returned.
Ren Zhong handed the Military Order Token to Yang Wenxiao, who instructed him, “Take your men and secretly strengthen the palace’s security. Anyone caught gossiping, deal with them directly.”
He had imposed a gag order regarding today’s events on everyone who knew.
But with so many people involved, there was no guarantee someone wouldn’t let something slip through loose lips.
To avoid alarming the enemy, Ren Zhong had to take on the hard work of managing more people.
Ren Zhong complied and left the Main Hall.
Yang Wenxiao gestured for Tong Sanlang to sit down. “You’ve worked hard too. Have some tea, and I will discuss future arrangements.”
Tong Sanlang consented, sat down, poured a cup of tea, and listened to Yang Wenxiao’s arrangements for him and Qiao Xiaomai to go to the Imperial Kitchen.
Qiao Xiaomai had agreed, so naturally, he had no objections and nodded in agreement.
“Let’s start tonight, just say that you enjoyed the pig-killing meal at noon so much that you two will be managing the Imperial Kitchen.”
Emperor Yongan and the others had been deeply poisoned; they could not ingest any more poison. Qiao Xiaomai had to take charge of the Imperial Kitchen.
“Xiaomai has just been through a scare, you two should go back and rest in the rear hall. Don’t worry about anything else; just be on time at the Imperial Kitchen in the evening,” Yang Wenxiao said.
Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang consented, left the Main Hall, and returned to the rear hall.
When they got back to their room and closed the door, Qiao Xiaomai immediately stretched out her arms and hugged Tong Sanlang tightly, “This place is so frightening!”
“What happened?” Tong Sanlang asked, his left arm holding her while his right hand gently patted her back.
“You don’t know how wicked the queen is!” Qiao Xiaomai’s small face buried in his chest, she rattled on about what had just happened, “It’s a shame that I prepared all sorts of food so carefully before, and she just treated it like dog shit!”
Tong Sanlang, “… She, the queen of a nation, actually pretended to be poisoned to frame you?!”
“Exactly! Can you believe how evil she is? Before, she said the Dried Sweet Potatoes we made looked like mouse droppings, and now she turned around and schemed against us too, such a wicked woman!”
“I want to go back to the manor!”
Tong Sanlang patted her back again, consoling her, “Don’t worry, with the retired emperor around, her schemes won’t succeed.”