After her rebirth, she became the sweetheart of the sickly uncle.

"I don't dare to be humble!"

The chef in charge was sweating profusely, and he knelt down without hesitation, but he kept his head lowered, not knowing what he meant.

Su Qingcheng frowned.

Maybe that girl is pretending to be a cook to confuse the public...

"I think you are quite brave," Ye Tantai's voice was still cold and indifferent to emotions, "When we came in just now, I took a closer look and there was an extra pair of cook's sleeves hanging out to dry. Now, Gone again.”

The head chef's eyes twitched, and his expression changed from natural to extremely unnatural: "I may have made a mistake, sir. There are always six pairs. If there are too many, it will be easy to get dazzled by hanging them together."

"Oh? Really?" Ye Tantai said meaningfully.

Su Qingcheng looked in the direction Ye Tantai said and couldn't help but admire Ye Tantai's carefulness. She also looked around at that time and did not find this problem.

While everyone's attention was on Ye Tantai, she quietly took a few steps towards the drying area.

Maybe the person who just came to collect the sleeves was too anxious and left a clip on the rope.

"Yes, there have always been six cooks on Qingchi Mountain. There are records in the palace books. If you don't believe it, you can ask the imperial master." The steward chef lowered his head and his voice was muffled.

Fu Yi said something in Ye Tantai's ear.

Ye Tantai raised his gaze again and said in a solemn and cold voice: "Xiao Laosan, a family of five, died for some unknown reason a few years ago, leaving behind a half-dead daughter."

The chef, known as Xiao Laosan, felt nervous and held up his sleeves to wipe away a layer of sweat on his forehead.

"I don't understand what the adults are saying."

Ye Tantai did not rush to refute, and continued: "You must have secretly raised your daughter on Qingchi Mountain without telling the people above. This place is far away from Emperor Qiu, and no one has come to check. The chef won’t notice that there is an extra person in the kitchen.”

Xiao Laosan was trembling. The truth was exactly what Ye Tantai said. He could only look up to the sky and sigh: "I didn't expect that it would be exposed in the end."

Su Qingcheng returned to the crowd with a calm expression: "I'm not here to ask questions, I just want to ask you, my daughter, some questions."

"Don't you blame the princess?" Xiao Laosan said slightly surprised.

She shook her head and said calmly: "It is said that the national master is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. The four major families know the world's affairs. I don't think they don't know that your daughter is here."

Xiao Laosan raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, please come this way."

He led Su Qingcheng outside a woodshed, knocked on the door, and said, "Xiu'er, the princess wants to see you."

There was a sound of a teacup breaking on the ground.

Su Qingcheng frowned and said to Xiao Laosan: "You leave first, it's enough for me to stay here alone."

Ye Tantai wanted to say something else, but Su Qingcheng winked at him quietly and whispered in his ear: "Please help me, husband, to check if there is anything wrong with the food at the family banquet."

She managed Ye Tantai just right. Without the words "husband", he would definitely not leave.

For small things like checking the food, just leave it to Fu Yi.

Ye Tantai left first, and Su Qingcheng pushed the door open and entered.

Xiu'er knelt down and said: "Slave...see the princess."

"Get up."

Su Qingcheng looked at him calmly for a moment and determined that this person was the person opposite Yao Zhirou at that time.

"Are you acquainted with Miss Yao from Xining Mansion?" she said straight to the point.

In the past, Su Qingcheng would not have been so direct and had to go through several circles to trick Xiu'er out. However, she is now the princess of Beiyuan.

There are many things that would be much more convenient to suppress with identity.

Xiu'er's voice trembled: "No, I don't know."

"But just now I saw you and Miss Yao chatting happily near Nangong's house. Could it be that you want to say that I saw it wrong?"

Although Su Qingcheng's face was still calm and calm, and she even had a faint smile, her tone was clear and majestic.

"My slave, no... Miss Yao is lost, and my slave will show her the way." Xiu'er shrank her neck and said.

"Xiu'er, your father has been on Qingchi Mountain for a few years. He has brought you up here privately for so long. The empress probably doesn't know that you are bullying the emperor." Su Qingcheng approached step by step.

Xiu'er's face changed greatly when she heard this, she kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare your life. My father feels sorry for Xiu'er, please don't blame him."

"Then let me ask you again, what did Miss Yao say to you?" Su Qingcheng's voice was calm and powerful.

The woman kneeling on the ground tremblingly took out a packet of powder from her pocket and said, "Miss Yao asked me to sprinkle this into Master Xining's wine."

Su Qingcheng was not surprised, as she had guessed, but she didn't understand why Yao Zhirou chose Xiu'er among so many people...

Xiu'er had a special status and could be used by others with just a slight threat. Ye Tantai knew it was because he had taken half of the Xining family's power.

Is there someone behind Yao Zhirou?

Recalling the last time Yao Zhirou was whipped, she felt more and more that it was not an easy matter.

Su Qingcheng handed the powder back to Xiu'er: "I understand, just do as she said."

In Xiu'er's surprised eyes, she walked out.

Ye Tantai was waiting for her outside the door. Since the incident at the inn last time, he did not dare to leave her for too long.

"It's a charm drug. Yao Zhirou plans to drug Xining Jingtian. The elders of the four major families are here. As long as she is discovered, she will enter Xining Mansion." Su Qingcheng said.

Ye Tantai patted the dust on her dress and said, "She is very courageous to do something in front of so many people."

"Humph, as long as I'm here, she can't even think of succeeding." Su Qingcheng said.

Ye Tantai thought of the scene in his dream, where Yao Zhirou, dressed as the empress of the palace, tortured Su Qingcheng in every possible way...

He took Su Qingcheng's hand and left the kitchen.

Family dinner.

Everyone was seated, and all the elders and heirs of the four major families were present.

The National Preceptor will officially announce Su Qingcheng’s identity tonight.

At this time, Su Qingcheng was still in her yard, waiting for the maid to take her there.

She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and almost didn't recognize her.

Flashy but not complicated, luxurious but not vulgar.

From today on, she is the princess of Beiyuan.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door, it was the maid who came to call her.

"Come in." Su Qingcheng stood up and said.

When she turned around and saw the person coming, her eyes were filled with tears.

Wu Ya performed a standard Beiyuan salute and raised a bright smile: "Welcome the return of the princess."

With excitement beyond words, Su Qingcheng responded with a heartfelt smile: "Let's go."

Under the escort of Wu Ya, Su Qingcheng came outside the main hall. She took Ye Tantai's hand and the two of them stepped in together.

Yellow Bixialuo with phoenix embroidered on it, pink smoke gauze skirt that sweeps the floor, arms with soft green gauze of Qiluo, and a peony flower inserted diagonally on the misty temples.