Chapter 1816: Chapter 1816

Capítulo 1816: 079: Out-of-Town Young Master (Second Update)_2

“What? The Commandery Princess thinks I’m talking nonsense?”

Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows with amusement, “What? Isn’t it?”

Cheng Haoxuan spoke righteously, “Of course not! My master has been in the Imperial kitchen for almost twenty years. He says it can be done, so it can be done!”

Lin Yuan’s eyebrows raised even higher, looking at Cheng Haoxuan suspiciously.

Being stared at by Lin Yuan, Cheng Haoxuan became alert, covering his mouth and regretfully pounding his leg, obviously regretting the truth slipping out.

“So, you didn’t come up with this idea yourself!”

With a certain tone, Lin Yuan rolled her eyes silently, feeling that the master-disciple pair of Lu Chong and Cheng Haoxuan were quite unfair, teaming up to deceive her!

Cheng Haoxuan quickly explained, “No, no, well, actually, it was indeed my master who brought it up. But today, it wasn’t him who asked me to persuade you, it was my own idea. I see my master worried daily about the bad atmosphere in the Imperial kitchen, and I thought of doing something to help him. Later, I heard him mumbling that if someone could teach these wayward palace chefs properly, it would be great, and then, then I thought of you.”

The more Cheng Haoxuan spoke, the softer his voice became, embarrassed at having his little scheme exposed.

Seeing him , Lin Yuan knew he was telling the truth.

Although she hadn’t interacted much with Lu Chong, Lin Yuan had a good impression of his character.

“I understand your intentions, but this matter is quite significant, and you need to give me some time to think it over. After all, I’m a woman; it’s acceptable for me to cook for the Emperor occasionally, but if I were to instruct the palace chefs, I’m afraid Your Majesty would be displeased.”

After all, having paid a hefty sum to maintain chefs, it would be humiliating for the Emperor to acknowledge that a rural girl from outside the palace cooks better. If the Emperor were petty, he would certainly resent Lin Yuan. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩

So, Lin Yuan needed to consider this matter carefully, at least discussing it with Xia Zheng.

They say accompanying a sovereign is like accompanying a tiger; how many times had she met the old Emperor? It was better to consult someone trustworthy.

Seeing Lin Yuan not rejecting him as firmly as before, Cheng Haoxuan was delighted, nodding in agreement immediately.

After chatting with Lin Yuan for a bit, Cheng Haoxuan hurriedly left. He still needed to go back and have lunch with Madam Cheng!

Watching Cheng Haoxuan’s hasty retreating figure, Lin Yuan felt relieved. At least this child knew how to care for others.

Before the first month was over, Xia Zheng was still busy socializing with young gentlemen in the Capital city, only having time to meet and chat with Lin Yuan at night.

At noon, Lin Yuan had a simple lunch at Dong Tian.

After the meal, she recalled the jewelry sketches she had drawn for her wedding, and took them out, dispatching Yin Xing to deliver them to Han Huijuan’s jewelry shop.

Since Han Huijuan opened the jewelry shop, Lin Yuan publicly claimed that she had asked Han Huijuan to look after the shop for her.

Her stepmother, Lady Bai, wary of Lin Yuan’s identity and the backing of the General Mansion, naturally dared not treat Han Huijuan as she did before with abuse and neglect.

Seeing the jewelry shop’s business thriving, Lady Bai initially thought of using Han Huijuan to gain a foothold, but Han Huijuan, having grown shrewder, outrightly used Lin Yuan’s name to refuse her.

After running into a few dead ends with Han Huijuan, Lady Bai, though very angry, found herself powerless against Han Huijuan and eventually gave up.

As for Han Huijuan’s half-brother, Han Chaosheng, his dream of securing a position in the court was completely shattered after losing the use of his hands.

Since then, he had become decadent, rarely leaving his courtyard, causing trouble with his maids day and night.

Later, somehow, Han Chaosheng’s interest shifted from young girls to young boys, and he moved his antics from his courtyard to the Actor’s Pavilion and Nanfeng Pavilion in the Capital city.

Not to mention every few days, it wasn’t unusual for him not to return home for ten or fifteen days at a time.

Initially, Han Taining and Lady Bai, furious, tried to discipline him, but no amount of beating or scolding worked, and even when locked indoors, Han Chaosheng didn’t shake off his vice, eventually resorting to hunger strikes in protest.

Lady Bai, ultimately feeling pity for her son who had lost the use of his hands, let him be.

Han Taining was incensed, originally hoping that if his son couldn’t pursue a governmental career, he would at least go into business.