NOVGO.NET Chapter 1114 - Chapter 1114 Chapter 1114 The Plan (Sixth Update)_1
Chapter 1114: Chapter 1114: The Plan (Sixth Update)_1 Chapter 1114: Chapter 1114: The Plan (Sixth Update)_1 “What are you thinking?” Yao Xian asked while sipping her soup.
With such a sensational piece of gossip as a side dish, the lotus seed soup suddenly didn’t taste as bitter as before.
“What I’m thinking is that I definitely can’t swallow this indignity, but Qiao Xiaomai is currently favored by Grandpa Emperor, what can I do to her?” Bai Zhi sighed wistfully as she spoke.
Yao Xian’s eyes swiveled before she asked, “Why don’t you go back and ask that couple for more details about Qiao Xiaomai?”
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi’s eyes lit up, “My lady, do you have any ideas?”
“No particular ideas, just curious how their relationship got so messed up,” Yao Xian replied.
“Ah…” Bai Zhi’s eyes, which had brightened, immediately dimmed upon receiving such an answer from Yao Xian.
Yao Xian glanced at her and with a slight smile curling her lips, she whispered, “Since that couple came to you for help, it must mean they trust you. You know so many people, why not introduce someone to them? It wouldn’t be good to let them leave empty-handed, would it?”
“Ah?” Bai Zhi was stunned by these words. Recalling Tong Xingda’s eager attitude, she scoffed.
“Find him a home-wrecker, make sure he has no peace day in and day out!”
During her last culinary competition with Qiao Xiaomai, it was Tong Xingda who assisted Qiao Xiaomai. Bai Zhi despised him too, and after the earlier conflict at the city gate, her old and new grudges made her determined that Tong Xingda must not come to a good end!
“It seems he really has gotten under your skin,” Yao Xian chuckled.
“Of course, he has!” Bai Zhi huffed.
“All right, if you have grievances in your heart, go ahead and vent them,” Yao Xian comforted.
“But I’m alone, and I’m scared…” Bai Zhi’s face immediately adopted a frail expression upon hearing these words.
She had come to the Palace seeking Yao Xian’s support.
She didn’t dare to act alone.
Upon hearing this, Yao Xian did not respond directly but instead began talking about something else, “I heard that the Prime Minister sent people to various places to search for delicacies during New Year’s. I wonder if those people have returned.”
“Huh?” Bai Zhi tilted her head, not understanding her meaning.
“Qiao Xiaomai is siding with Jiwei House. Now that Jiwei House has overwhelmed Zuixian Building, the Prime Minister sent people to search far and wide for delicacies. If these people return, they could arrange for a competition between Zuixian Building and Jiwei House,” Yao Xian explained.
Bai Zhi was still puzzled, “My lady, I don’t mean to belittle the Prime Minister, but with Qiao Xiaomai’s cooking skills, can those experts found from among the people suppress her?”
“We won’t know until we try.”
Whether they can suppress her isn’t important. What matters is confirming the mysterious origins of Qiao Xiaomai’s culinary skills.
Logically, she should thank Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Xingda since obtaining the Divine Liquid still required the help of their great-grandmother’s disciple.
Yet her suspicion of Qiao Xiaomai never waned.
Previously, she thought Qiao Xiaomai was a demoness, using delicious food to bewitch Yang Wenxiao; now the truth has come to light, revealing that her prior thoughts were mistaken, and it wasn’t Qiao Xiaomai who tampered with the food.
But so what?
Even if the culprit wasn’t Qiao Xiaomai, Xiaomai’s significant changes still easily raised suspicions.
From what she gathered, Xiaomai used to be a village girl who was bullied by everyone, timid and unable to stand up for herself, like a mouse in the gutter that anyone could step on.
Suddenly, one day, Xiaomai changed.
Her appearance was the same, but her temperament and demeanor were entirely different. The reason Xiaomai gave for this change was that Zhuang Luhe had run away, and she had no choice but to hold up the household, hence the change in her character.