A Happy Event in a Farming Family: Marrying a Hunter

“It is I, West Wind.”

"Young Marquis!"

"Xiao Zheng, where have you been all these years? When did you return to the capital? How did you enter the palace? How have you been all these years?" After asking, Prince Chen wiped away a tear and smiled, "Look at me, this is not the place to talk. Come with me."

"Your Highness," Qin Zheng grabbed him, "I can't leave now."

"Why?"

Qin Zheng then recounted in detail what had happened during his visit to the palace that day.

Prince Chen was surprised. "You mean, your sister-in-law came with you too? You two are incredibly bold."

"Therefore, no matter what happens in the future, please be sure to protect her, Your Highness."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this. Not only your sister-in-law, but also you." Prince Chen said in a deep voice, "Oh, and Xifeng too. He's been by my side for so long. Now that you're back, it's time for him to go back."

Qin Zheng nodded, and the two remained silent.

Meanwhile, Yunluo waited in the imperial kitchen, and Qin Zheng only returned after the food she had bribed the palace maids for at least three times.

However, when he returned, he was accompanied by two people.

Upon seeing the approaching figure, the palace maids immediately dropped their bowls and knelt on the ground, saying, "This servant greets Your Highness Prince Chen."

Prince Chen?

The prince that Brother Qin is looking for?

So fast?

Just as Yun Luo was about to bow, Prince Chen strode over, lifted the lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. "What is this?"

Claypot rice.

"May I have a bowl?"

Yunlu glanced at Qin Zheng. Her older brother hadn't told her that Prince Chen was a glutton. She quickly ladled out a bowl and handed it to him. Prince Chen ate a few bites and nodded repeatedly. "I heard that you're going to cook for Father Emperor tonight. Here's what you'll do: after you're done, the two of you go to my residence. This is Xifeng, my bodyguard. Just follow him."

"Yes."

Does this mean Brother Qin has accomplished his task?

When he left, Prince Chen was still a little reluctant, but when he thought of what Xiao Zheng had said about his sister-in-law opening a restaurant, he reluctantly put down his bowl.

About an hour later, news finally came that we could begin.

No matter how displeased Yun Luo was, she had to be fully prepared to cook for the emperor, especially her enemy.

A cabbage dish—of course, the cabbage served at the state banquet. Thanks to her curiosity back then, she did some research and is now able to make it. As for the others, what delicacies hasn't the emperor eaten?

Her dishes are not only skillful, but also unique; she serves all the dishes that she has never eaten before and that taste good.

It took a full hour for the dishes to be prepared, and the eunuch brought them over, while the couple waited below.

Of course, they cooked for the emperor; they had no food to eat themselves.

Yunlu took out two tomatoes from her pocket. She had brought them from home and made them for the emperor earlier; there were still two left.

"Xiao Luo, I'm sorry."

"what?"

Qin Zheng gave a wry smile. "I remember the past, but I can't remember what happened between us. Now, I'm asking you to come with me on this adventure."

"What's this? The memory will slowly return. Besides, if it were me, you would be the same, right? If you feel sorry for me, you can arrange for me to become a prince or marquis or something, and let me be a prince's wife or a marquis's wife to have some fun."

"Gentlemen, the Emperor has summoned you."

The couple stood up, and Yunluo asked, "Eunuch Wang, is the Emperor satisfied with my dishes? We're not sure, could you give us a heads-up?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied. Not only satisfied, but the food was also very good. That's why I called you over to collect your food; I wanted to see you all."

What's so good about it?

An emperor can exterminate nine generations of a family with a single decision. Yun Luo has always been protective of his own, and because of the Qin Marquis's affair, he doesn't have much goodwill towards the old emperor. However, he still smiles and says, "Thank you, Eunuch Wang."

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. But ma'am, your cooking skills are so good, if you have time, could you show off your skills for us a couple of times?"

Just watching the emperor eat made him incredibly hungry.

Food from the imperial kitchen becomes mediocre after a while.

Yunlu readily agreed, "Of course, that's no problem. However, Prince Chen knows we're here to cook, so he's already had his guards waiting for us. If you'd like to eat, please come to our restaurant another day. What would you like to eat? I'll cook it for you personally."

These words made Eunuch Wang beam with joy. He naturally wouldn't dare to compete with the prince for the people, so he immediately agreed and took the two of them away.

Before meeting the emperor, Yun Luo had imagined what the emperor, who controlled the fate of so many people, would be like a thousand times. After meeting him, she found that he was actually no different from an ordinary old man, except that he had an aura of imperial power.

The emperor had truly aged; his white beard and the wrinkles on his sides could not conceal the vicissitudes of life he had endured.

"Your Majesty, the dishes you just ate were prepared by these two people."

The emperor glanced at them and noticed a pregnant woman. Just as Yun Luo was about to kneel, he stopped her, saying, "No need for formalities. What are your names? Where are you from?"

“Ms. Xiaoyun, this is my apprentice, Thirteen. She’s learning to cook from me. We come from Xiagou Village. Because we’ve been hunters for generations, life there is hard, so we decided to open a restaurant.”

"Over the past few years, we have traveled to many places and worked hard to save up some money, so we came to the capital to open a restaurant."

"I see." The emperor nodded. "No wonder he could make such excellent dishes."

It's a pity she's a young woman, and a pregnant one at that; otherwise, recruiting her into the palace as a royal chef would have been quite a good thing.

The emperor glanced at Qin Zheng, feeling that his figure resembled someone too much, yet his appearance was too ordinary. He sighed, realizing he was getting old, and asked, "So, has your little apprentice completed his apprenticeship?"

Yunlu knew exactly what the old emperor was thinking, and said, "This disciple is talented, but unfortunately he likes to slack off a little and has a wild nature. He has only learned one or two dishes."

“It’s a good thing that young people are wild. Back in my day, I was a young lad myself.”

The old emperor spoke of the past with some emotion.

For some reason, whenever he saw this young man, he would think of the Qin Marquis's mansion.

For so many years, this matter has remained in his heart, and he has found it difficult to let go.

"Wang Yun, has Qin Zheng of the Qin Marquis's mansion been found?"

Wang Gonggong was stunned and startled. Why was the Emperor discussing this matter in front of two people?

He quickly reminded him, "Your Majesty? Are you tired?"

"I'm tired, but I can't fall asleep."

Yunlu was also startled, but then calmed down. She couldn't sleep; she had done too many bad things, how could she sleep?

Not only could Brother Qin not get over it, but she couldn't get over it either. More than a hundred lives in the Marquis's mansion were at stake, and they wouldn't even let go of the children. How cruel!

"Wang Yun, do you think that if we find the Qin family's child, will he hate me? And those two children from the Qin family, if they were still alive, wouldn't they be quite adorable?"

Eunuch Wang was already terrified. The Emperor had fallen ill again. He quickly told Qin Zheng and Yun Luo to go down and escort the Emperor back to his bedchamber.