Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed! Chapter 99 - 98: Yet Still Inferior to Liu Miaoying!

[Anyway, I don’t understand the old Emperor’s intentions. He can’t possibly force , right?]

[That would be totally unbecoming of a king’s deanor.]

The people around listened, wiped a bit of sweat for Su Juan; originally, it was impossible, but now it’s hard to say.

The old Emperor acted like he didn’t hear Su Juan’s words. Deanor—can you eat that?

He sighed and said, "The Imperial Chef’s skills are sowhat outdated and lack innovation. I thought Minister Su’s roast last night was quite good; why not show us your skills again today?"

Su Juan’s expression froze on her face, [Old thing, you really have thick skin!?]

The old Emperor’s face didn’t turn red nor did his heart race; having thicker skin is better, it prevents wind and cold.

Su Juan imdiately said, "Absolutely not! Your Majesty, I’m just a humble servant, fearing it would harm Your Majesty’s health..."

The old Emperor waved his big hand, "No worries, I trust Minister Su’s skills, surely she won’t disappoint ."

Su Juan was speechless, cursing in her heart, "To be appreciated and trusted by Your Majesty is my honor."

[Show your skills, show your skills... I’ll show your big mouth!]

Soone coughed intensely, clearly choking on their own saliva; the Vice Director’s words were too vulgar, really a disgrace to civility.

"So, I shall wait." said the old Emperor, with a smile on his face, hands behind his back, as he walked away.

Leaving Su Juan alone going crazy, [Ahhhhhh! So frustrating!]

Everyone looked at Su Juan with sympathy; what the Emperor tastes, is not easy to handle.

But then they thought, being able to cook for the Emperor, isn’t that also a kind of honor, a kind of blessing?

...

Since that evening, Minister Su’s complaints kept echoing in the ears of attendees, scolding everyone from fathers to mothers, greeting all the officials.

Many officials wiped imaginary sweat, no one dared provoke her at this ti, afraid of being stripped bare by her.

Duke Ping watched from afar, seemingly seeing a trace of the young Empress in Su Juan. There was a ti when his sister had a similar temperant to Su Juan.

Once the Emperor finds out his bloodline still exists, he won’t adopt from the Imperial Family.

But being female in those tis, the forr Emperor faced many doubts on her path to the throne, putting in far more effort than usual n, even after assuming power courtiers remained unconvinced.

Now what he saw was a girl not yet twenty, even still holding a bit of girlish innocence.

Duke Ping found it hard to imagine if it were Su Juan, whether she could bear such a burden.

At this ti, Su Juan was unaware of Duke Ping’s thoughts, glaring at the skewers in front of her as if flowers could bloom from them.

Beside her, Xie Xun sneakily reached out his hand, wanting to snatch one for a taste. But as soon as he reached out, he got slapped by Su Juan without her even glancing at him, "Don’t steal."

The crowd’s gaze imdiately landed on Xie Xun, clear disdain showing on their faces: the princely heir of Duke Mansion, stealing food?

But Xie Xun had always been shaless, "What stealing, I’m just helping you taste!"

Saying this, he reached out again.

This ti Su Juan didn’t stop him, [Go ahead, eat up, when the old Emperor asks about it, I’ll say the princely heir of Duke Mansion was eager to taste-test for him.]

Xie Xun silently withdrew his hand again.

The surrounding courtiers were drooling from the aroma, wanting to ask for a skewer or two, but hearing this, hesitated to step forward; that was for the Emperor, they didn’t have Su Juan’s boldness to handle it.

In the tent, the old Emperor squinted, this girl was sensible, knowing the Emperor’s things shouldn’t be tainted by others.

Suddenly, Su Juan’s voice rang from afar...

[Send these roast ones to the old Emperor first.]

The old Emperor: This girl finally rembers my goodness.

He waved a big hand, ordered the eunuch to quickly fetch two more jugs of wine; you can’t eat at without wine.

The courtiers were envious, slling the aroma, wondering where this Vice Director learned to make the at crunchy outside and tender inside, sprinkling those bottles and jars, making them salivate till tears almost flowed from their mouths.

Su Juan handed the skewers to the eunuch who ca to serve food.

As soon as the eunuch carried the at inside, the delicious aroma captivated the old Emperor, "Minister Su’s skills are truly remarkable, hard on her to roast so many for ..."

Marquis Ping felt envious; the newly arrived Duke Ping realized the Emperor’s words were all about flaunting.

After the eunuch left, Su Juan finally put the twenty remaining skewers on the grill, listening to the sizzle, licking her lips, [The at with fatty and lean parts tastes the best, giving it to the old Emperor would be a waste; save it for enjoying with Miaoqing later.]

The old Emperor: "..."

Marquis Ping stifled a laugh; lots were roasted but not a single good piece was given.

Looking at the skewers just brought, the old Emperor laughed bitterly, good, very good, the Emperor himself not even as worthy as Liu Miaoying!

The Emperor felt that her position as Sixth Rank Official was about to end!

Liu Miaoying sighed, looking at Su Juan; sotis being always rembered wasn’t such a good thing, like now, feeling like her future promotion prospects were bleak.

...

At night, Su Juan and Liu Miaoying found a secluded spot to drink, Xie Xun and a few others tagged along; the mountain night wind was refreshing and comfortable.

Song Qianhang sat by a tree, watching Su Juan, faintly smiling.

Xie Xun lay on a tree, his red hair ribbon fluttering in the mountain breeze, wine flowing, dripping onto Song Qianhang’s head, soon they started bickering.

Liu Xuan didn’t lie down, just stood leaning against the tree, observing them, the night wind lifted the hem of his white robe, giving the appearance of an other-worldly immortal.

All three were rare beauties; this kind of scene was hardly seen.

Amidst the beauty, Su Juan and Liu Miaoying simply squinted at the stars, sighed, [Actually, days like this where you have leisure are quite nice.]

She recalled of her past self, growing up in an orphanage, no family, friends had their own lives, growing more lonely after becoming an adult; her bank savings weren’t enough for her confidence, the biggest goal was having a ho of her own.

At first coming here, she felt very uneasy, only wanting to leave quickly, without deep connections to anyone.

Until now, as things slowed, she suddenly felt that having two or three friends to drink and chat whenever like this was quite nice, not worrying about being kicked out by the landlord, nor about losing a job and going hungry the next day.

Su Juan turned to Liu Miaoying seriously, "Miaoying, having you as a friend is enough comfort for a lifeti."

Liu Miaoying paused, instinctively turned away, avoiding Su Juan’s gaze, " too."

Only Liu Miaoying herself knew that Su Juan considered her a dear friend, yet just being able to hear her thoughts made her feel guilty.

A thought quietly took root in Su Juan’s heart... if the world were at peace, why couldn’t she stay here?

"Zi... zi..." the faint sound of electric current arose.

Before Su Juan could capture the system’s faint movents, Xie Xun’s voice rang out, "What?"

He imdiately jumped down from the tree, tossing his head’s red ribbon, "You two are lifelong comfort, does that an we three are just props?"