Based on the experience gained from previous collaborations and the confidence he had in Yongshou Palace, Xirui did not think that Yuan Kangshou would be afraid of this challenge.

If he had no ambition and just wanted to stay in this small kitchen, he would not have brought Yuan Erhai to her in the first place.

Therefore, Xirui didn't even bother to waste his words. He just picked up a corn with full confidence and shook it in front of Yuan Kangshou.

There was something meaningful in his lowered eyes.

"At your disposal, Princess." Yuan Kangshou did not keep Xirui waiting for long and quickly made a decision.

Just a few words were like rain falling into a frying pan, causing the originally silent little kitchen to explode in an instant.

"Eunuch Yuan?"

"General Manager Yuan..." A series of questioning voices kept pouring towards Yuan Kangshou.

Most of them don't want to be involved in the storm.

"The princess is young, and she took on this matter because she trusted Steward Yuan. But we can't be ignorant. What if we offend him... what should we do then?" Some of the braver ones hid in the corner and began whispering.

His companion obviously agreed with this view and immediately replied, "That's right, it's fine that the princess doesn't know the ins and outs of this, but why did Eunuch Yuan not only not try to dissuade her, but instead jumped right into the trap?"

"Alas, I don't know what the Imperial Concubine means, but we can't let the princess do whatever she wants."

……

The voices of doubt grew louder and louder until finally, there was no need to concentrate and listen carefully, as those words automatically entered Xirui and Yuan Kangshou's ears.

But they remained unmoved.

Yuan Kangshou even started to call on his disciples to take action.

"Erhai, come and help the master." There is not much time left before dinner, so they have to hurry.

We must not delay the meal in the Qianqing Palace.

"...Hey! Here I come." Yuan Erhai slowly came back to his senses from his daze until he heard his master calling him.

He hurried forward and took the corn from Xirui's hand.

"This..." Seeing that the master and disciple were still stubborn, the others finally couldn't sit still anymore.

Another deputy steward who had been silent for a long time stepped forward and said, "The princess likes to eat some novel food, and we will naturally do our best to serve it. However, the food sent to the emperor must not be sloppy. We have served in the imperial kitchen for many years and our experience is richer than ours. The princess is not as good as..."

His words were filled with the hope that Xirui would take back his decision.

Unfortunately, Xirui was not familiar with him and was impatient to listen to his advice, so she interrupted him directly, "This corn was given to me by the Emperor. If the Imperial Kitchen is not satisfied, go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to seek an explanation."

"As for you..." In fact, in Xirui's heart, this matter had nothing to do with them from beginning to end.

The only person she was looking for was Yuan Kangshou.

However, since this person has come to her to advise her, it would be impolite not to respond.

So Xirui generously gave him a few more glances, "Do you think, mother, do you know that I asked someone to bring all these corns back?"

The scene of moving these baskets of corn in from outside couldn't be small at all.

How could the imperial concubine, as the mistress of Yongshou Palace, not know anything about this?

What Xirui meant was that this matter had been made clear to her royal father and mother, and if even they had no objection, who else could have an objection?

Who dares to have an opinion?

The deputy general manager's words of advice were immediately choked back.

His whole face turned the color of liver, and he almost got internal injuries.

Since Xirui had already brought these two masters out, he certainly didn't dare to have any more opinions.

The talkative demeanor at the beginning quickly faded away, and in the blink of an eye he turned into a taciturn person.

After knowing that it was useless to say more, he did not bother to argue any further. He just retreated while speaking, "Princess... ahem~ Manager Yuan, please do as you please."

Soon, he was out of Xirui's sight.

Even the young eunuchs who had been standing behind him and following his lead all took a few steps back, fearing that if they were not fast enough they would be spotted by Xirui.

Xirui reasonably suspected that if a hole suddenly appeared on the ground, they would probably be eager to get in.

With a "puff~" sound, Xirui couldn't help but laugh at his own imagination.

Although it was only a short sound, it attracted the attention of Qingque and others in an instant, "Princess, what is this?"

Why did you laugh suddenly?

"Hehe~ I'm fine." Xirui, who was caught, shook his head repeatedly, trying to get rid of all the messy thoughts in his head.

Right now, she has more important things to do.

"Don't just stand there, just do what you should do." Xirui said.

When everyone heard this, they seemed to wake up from a dream, and returned to their posts to continue working.

After learning from the deputy manager's previous experience, the voices of protest in the small kitchen were completely suppressed.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least on the surface, they didn't dare to show anything unusual.

Xirui looked at it and finally nodded with satisfaction.

He raised his hand and called on the eunuchs surrounding Yuan Kangshou, who were obviously in his group, to get busy.

First, complete the steps required to process the corn kernels before putting them into the pot.

"Eunuch Yuan, take a look at these." Afraid that his explanation as a layman in the kitchen might be wrong, Xirui prepared sufficiently detailed diagrams in advance.

Various cooking methods such as frying, deep-frying, stewing and boiling are all recorded clearly.

There were only a few areas that might need improvement. Xirui would make suggestions, and Yuan Kangshou would then consider them and make more or less changes.

This is more than the first or second time they have collaborated with each other, and a tacit understanding has already been formed, so some things can be done with twice the result with half the effort.

After being peeled, desilted and threshed, several baskets of corn berries finally become delicious dishes.

Xirui was sitting next to him, and just by smelling the aroma, he couldn't help but drooling.

"Hurry, hurry, pack the boxes." In order to prevent herself from ruining her work, she had to turn her head away and urged Qingque and the others to speed up.

There's nothing she can do about it. She can only keep her mind clear if she doesn't see it.

In this situation, it is better not to challenge her patience easily.

Otherwise, if she looked at them a few more times, no one could predict what would happen next.


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