The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Many court officials were used to following the empress's lead, and when they saw that the empress was actually trying to favor the Sixth Prince, they put away their previous contempt.

However, Shaodian Haolan's jealousy grew stronger and stronger, and she began to want to seize power and usurp the throne. This voice became louder and louder, tempting her to plot against Shaodian Sishui.

And she really wanted to do this next step.

Why not, let's start with today's banquet.

Everyone knew that the reason why the empress was not worried about Shaodian Sishui poisoning her was because it happened at the banquet in full view of everyone.

Even if Shaodian Sishui was extremely bold, he could not have poisoned her.

Furthermore, even if it is a chronic poison, it will take years to accumulate, and the next time will not be enough.

There are only three kinds of poisons with triggers in the world, and the antidotes for these three poisons are all in the hands of the Great Witch, so she naturally doesn't need to worry.

The chief eunuch brought the dumplings and placed them on the table. Emperor Feng looked at the white and tender things.

First, pick up a dumpling with chopsticks.

"Sixth Brother, what is this?"

"Jiao Er." Shaodian Si said.

"Jiao Er?"

Emperor Feng pondered over and over again, looking at the Jiao'er in front of him, well, it really looked like Jiao'er, white and tender like an ear.

However, she did not eat it, but looked at Shaodian Sishui in confusion and asked.

"What is Jiao Er? I have never seen it, let alone heard of it."

Shao Dian Si Shui stood up and bowed, "Replying to the Queen Mother, this is the food I found in the home of a family when I was setting out to the north."

"It's called Jiao Er, and it means reunion and happiness. I think it's interesting, so I specially learned some from that family, thinking of making it for the mother to try out as a new thing."

Shao Dian Si Shui paused for a moment and then continued, "I feel that the filling inside is like the entire Great Zhou, and the outer skin is like the tolerance of the mother emperor."

"As long as the Mother Empress is tolerant, this world will always belong to her."

"This stuffing will never escape from this skin."

Unless the skin is too thin and sticks to the pan.

She said so much, to put it bluntly, just to ask Emperor Feng to spare the fourth sister. How could Emperor Feng not hear it?

She had never intended to punish the fourth child. No matter how stupid she was, she was still the daughter of Shao Dian Ruixue.

What's more, the fourth brother was just raised wrongly. He has no bad intentions and no desire to seize the throne.

There was no way she would punish her innocent biological daughter because of a fake daughter. She was not old enough to be incompetent.

She hummed and nodded with satisfaction. "Well said, Lao Liu is really thoughtful!"

This sentence is enough to show that she has no intention of pursuing the matter of the fourth brother deceiving the emperor.

She looked at the other princesses, including Shaodian and Haolan.

"You guys need to learn more from Lao Liu. Only Lao Liu knows how to be a minister and how to make me happy."

This one sentence about how to be a good official completely destroyed Shaodian Sishui's chances of ascending to the throne.

Although it was obscure, who at this banquet was not a smart person? Except for Shaodian Sheyu, of course.

Everyone's expression is different, and even the thoughts in their hearts are the same.

Shaodian Haolan raised his eyebrows arrogantly and looked at Shaodian Sishui with disdain. There was no embarrassment on his face and he even showed a sincere smile.

Shaodian Chun'e frowned slightly. Although a strong competitor was eliminated, if the second and sixth brothers could no longer fight, wouldn't Shaodian Haolan be the only one in power?

She had to think of a way to make them continue fighting, and all she had to do was sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers. Only when the snipe and the clam fight each other can the fisherman benefit.

Shaodian Sheyu sighed secretly and his expression became solemn.

No matter how dumb she was, she could tell that the empress was taking the opportunity to warn them, asking them to learn how to cook from her sixth sister. But she was a woman, and she really couldn't do these little things that men do to please the empress!

What should I do!

Shaodian Ziqing looked indifferent and didn't take the empress's words to heart at all.

In her opinion, it doesn’t matter whether the Empress chooses Sixth Sister or not. She will definitely stand on Sixth Sister’s side and get what Sixth Sister wants.

Even Shaodian Jiaping was very determined in her heart when she first entered the Sixth Princess's Mansion, when she was given a gold hairpin by Shaodian Sishui, and when she ate Yingchun's family banquet for the first time.

She made up her mind to help Sixth Sister take the position no matter what. Only if Sixth Sister took the position would she have a chance to survive.

Although Sixth Sister is also scheming and calculating, she can cook in the kitchen. For this reason alone, she is better than any other woman in the world.

My father once said that if you want to know whether a woman’s heart is good or bad, first see whether she would go into the kitchen. If she disdains to go into the kitchen, then this person is not worth making close friends with.

On the contrary, they can become close friends.

Because the woman my father loved once gave up her pen and apron and went into the kitchen for him, but in the end the woman died, and my father accidentally entered the palace and was favored by the empress.

Considering that Sixth Sister is an excellent cook, it is inevitable that I will become close friends with her.

Emperor Feng glanced around, looked at a few people, picked up the Jiao'er and took a bite. The delicious taste of the fresh meat blended well with the dish, and the saltiness was just right. There was no trace of peculiar smell and it left a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.

Emperor Feng's eyes lit up, he nodded continuously, and put the whole ear into his mouth and chewed it.

Upon seeing this, Shaodian Sishui walked over to the chief eunuch and handed the paper in his hand to her.

"Sixth Prince, what is this?"

The chief eunuch was a little surprised. What did the Sixth Prince mean by this? How dare he have a secret relationship with her in front of His Majesty?

Shaodian Sishui said softly, "I think the Queen Mother seems to like eating Jiao'er very much. This is how Jiao'er is made."

"Oh!" The chief eunuch was relieved and stopped coquettishly.

Emperor Feng didn't pay attention to this side, he was always thinking about Jiao'er.

After eating one, I still felt unsatisfied and really wanted to eat a second one.

But everyone was looking at her, and she couldn't just sit there and do it alone, as that would be unbecoming and against her status.

Emperor Feng was forced to put down his ears and look at Shaodian Sishui.

"Take some time to tell the chief eunuch about Jiao'er's actions."

This way she can eat it every day from now on.

Shaodian Sishui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mother Queen, I have given the method to the Grand Eunuch."

"Ok?"

Emperor Feng raised his head slightly and looked towards the chief eunuch.

His eyes asked, when was it given to her and why she didn't know.

Then the chief eunuch smiled and nodded at her flatteringly.

"Your Majesty, His Highness just gave the secret recipe to this old servant."

Emperor Feng raised his eyebrows, looked back and forth between Shaodian Sishui and the chief eunuch, and a trace of solemnity flashed across his eyes.

When did this old slave become so familiar with Lao Liu?

Between them, could it be that... this old slave was bribed by Lao Liu?

Emperor Feng was very suspicious, but no one would ever notice that she was suspicious.

She smiled and nodded.

"Well, that's good. Lao Liu is thoughtful. I will reward Lao Liu with ten pieces of Nanyu silk, a jade coral tribute from Loulan, and ten top-grade shell coins."

"Your son thanks the Queen Mother."

Shaodian Si Shui stood up, lifted her skirt, and knelt down to salute, but because of her injuries, she moved very slowly.

"Get up. You are not fully recovered yet. Don't worry about these etiquettes."

"Thank you, mother, for your kindness."

Shaodian Sishui was helped up by Shao Jincong and sat back in his original seat.