San Yi feels the weird stares at him as he walks out of Xi Lan's tent early in the morning.
"Ignore them !"
San Yi looks at the figure standing beside him. "Good morning, Minister Hairuan!"
Hairuan gives San Yi a subtle nod "consort San Yi doesn't need to bow to me. He is the future consort of the Lan kingdom."
"I really don't .."
"His highness ordered you to make breakfast for him. My mother is there to help you."
"mother ?"
"My mother is head chef of lan kingdom. She is the who usually cooks for his highness ! You prepared dinner with her last night."
San Yi remembers the lady who was immersed in cooking beside him. "Oh !"
San Yi excused himself to make breakfast for Xi lan which was not much of a task. San Yi just needed to cut some fruits in a plate. He was really thinking about getting a job as cook or helper. In this way he wouldn't taint Lan harem.
He looks at his side " Aunt, minister Hairuan said that you are head chef of Lan kingdom ?"
The woman who was still busy in preparing breakfast nods without looking up "yes ! I am handling the royal kitchen for twelve years."
"You also travel with his highness ?"
"I insist to come most of the times. I have been to wars too."
San Yi gives a light nod while thinking "how did you get a job in royal kitchen?"
"Former queen gave me this job. She was an angel. A queen by heart."
"She passed away ?"
"Yes and no ! She is on pilgrimage. Left the kingdom two years ago."
San Yi makes an 'o' with his mouth. "Then who recruits for royal kitchen now ?"
"Queen Ruru ! She looks after the internal affairs of Lan harem. Emperor Xi Lan's first wife."
Queen Ruru ! San Yi remembers his target's name clearly "If I ask her , can she give me a job in royal kitchen?"
"You want to work in the kitchen ?" A young maid mocks San Yi before the old lady could reply.
San Yi looks at the maid up and down. This maid is the one who was giving him the most nasty stare a while ago.
The young maid laughs "you do look like a maid even without showing your face. Good for you ! Queen Ruru will be impressed by your maid looks at a glance."
"Ava, have gou finished your assigned task ? If not then go back to your task. You don't get your wages for gossiping."
The young maid walks away with a scoff.
San Yi looks at the Aunt "thank you !"
"Don't mind Ava. She is one of those who entered the palace by oiling queen Ruru's brain."
San Yi nods in understanding .
"Also I don't think you will get any favor from queen Ruru after last night. You spent the night in his highness's tent."
San Yi gasps "but I didn't...."
"Doesn't matter ! All the maids working here are like spy of queen Ruru. It's your words against them."
San Yi feels like hitting his head to a wall. Why his life is so messed up.
"I heard his highness wants to make you a consort of Lan kingdom ?"
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Ugly Slave
Historische fictieHe can do anything for his little sister. If that means replacing her sister in the tiger's cage, he would do it. That's what he did. He wore a veil and replaced his beautiful sister as a slave of one of the arrogant and conceited emperors, the wo...
