Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Su Jiao'er was in a good mood.

Having enjoyed the delicious durian mille-feuille, the wicked queen sought her own death, which was truly gratifying.

She had just gone to tell Nangong Yao the good news. Nangong Yao, having avenged her great grudge, held her hand and talked to her for a long time.

I was in a great mood when I got back and ran into Xiaolan.

Seeing Xiaolan reminded him of the Empress, and his mood instantly soured.

However, seeing Pighead Xiaolan made her feel much better.

Pighead Xiaolan is so funny.

"Mother, Your Majesty, I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked nonsense..." Xiao Lan begged for forgiveness, trembling.

She was incredibly unlucky.

Su Jiao'er didn't let the nanny stop; she was thinking about how to deal with Xiao Lan.

With the Empress gone, there was no need for her to keep Xiaolan around any longer.

"If you're wrong, you must be punished. Go, send Xiaolan to the laundry department." Su Jiao'er waved her hand; she didn't want to see Xiaolan again.

The laundry department was full of dirty and tiring work, and Xiao Lan was someone she had driven out. People in the palace were good at changing their tune depending on the wind, so she didn't have to do anything; the servants in the laundry department would take care of making things difficult for Xiao Lan.

"Your Majesty—" Xiao Lan burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, I only misspoke a few words, why are you so upset? Your Majesty, I am the person you trust most. I don't want to ask the laundry department, I beg you..."

Xiao Lan pleaded desperately; she was terrified.

"Your Highness, Xiao Lan just broke your white jade hairpin. This servant dares not lie to Your Highness!" The little palace maid, who had just said a lot of flattering words, shouted while holding the broken hairpin.

Su Jiao'er slowly picked up the broken hairpin, sighed softly, and said, "This is my favorite hairpin."

"Give the laundry department some instructions and tell them to 'take good care' of Xiaolan, so she can experience what it's like to suffer."

Xiao Lan's eyes widened in surprise.

What, her favorite hairpin? She clearly remembered Consort Li saying that white jade hairpins were too plain and not pretty at all.

"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine—"

"That's not how it is, that's not what you said—"

"Your Majesty, please, please don't send me to the laundry department!"

Xiaolan struggled desperately, but to no avail.

The two old women dragged her out without mercy.

The wailing grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared.

Su Jiao'er felt much better.

Finally, I don't have to act in front of Xiaolan anymore.

I wonder where Madam Shen will set up her stall tomorrow, and if she'll have any new products?

I can't wait...

One night passed.

It's another brand new day.

Shen Qing got up early to prepare today's delicious food: grilled cold noodles.

The noodles for the grilled cold noodles were a semi-finished product prepared by the system. Then she mixed some sauce, chopped onions and cilantro, prepared some enoki mushrooms, and took other ingredients with her before pushing the cart out the door.

Today's destination is Baoxiang Tower, which is quite far to be honest.

The Empress Dowager preferred quiet, and the location of Baoxiang Tower was also remote, so it took Shen Qing a long time to arrive.

"Madam Shen, you've finally arrived!"

"Madam Shen, you really came to Baoxiang Tower!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up! You guessed it! You guessed it again!"

"Everyone, let's beat the drums! Congratulations to His Majesty for guessing correctly again!"

"Your Majesty is wise! Long live Your Majesty!!!"

"..."

A commotion ensued.

The emperor rubbed his eyes and got up from the soft couch.

After waiting all night, he finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep at the entrance of Baoxiang Tower.

He was a little annoyed to be woken up suddenly.

But his eyes lit up the moment he saw Shen Qing.

"Madam Shen, you've finally arrived! What are you selling today?" The Emperor rubbed his eyes and asked with a look of delight.

"We're selling grilled cold noodles today."

Shen Qing answered while setting up the stall.

"Roasted noodles? Cold noodles? Roasted cold noodles?" The emperor looked on with curiosity; he had never heard of such a thing before.

"Quickly, quickly, go and invite the Empress Dowager out. The first serving of grilled cold noodles today will be for her!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing smiled and said, "There are eight servings of grilled cold noodles today. Your Majesty may invite a few more consorts or princesses to taste them."

"Ideally, it should be someone who hasn't tried it before..."

The emperor was delighted and nodded repeatedly.

Well, Madam Shen must have thought it wasn't fun with fewer people, which is why she increased the number of items sold.

He wanted to let the beauties have a taste too.

If it's eight portions, he'll call over four more beauties.

"You, go and summon Consort Liu, Consort Su, Consort Zhao, and Consort Wang to me as soon as possible."

He can have the beauty feed him later.

Tsk tsk tsk, the more I think about it, the more beautiful it seems.

Inside the Baoxiang Tower, the Empress Dowager had already gotten up early and was meditating.

The noise outside made her frown.

At that moment, the emperor's men rushed into Baoxiang Tower: "Your Majesty, His Majesty invites you to have the first serving of grilled cold noodles!!"

"I won't go," the Empress Dowager coldly uttered.

"Tell the emperor, it's too noisy, tell them to get lost."

The emperor loved to play, so she didn't want to be bothered by his presence.

She wasn't willing to join in their foolish antics.

The young eunuch dared not say anything and quickly ran outside.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager does not eat."

"Furthermore, Her Majesty also said it was too noisy..."

The emperor frowned and ordered, "Silence! No one is allowed to speak."

If he doesn't want to eat, then he doesn't have to; he can still eat more.

"Madam Shen, please give one to Mr. Zhen first."

Shen Qing nodded and then began making the grilled cold noodles.

Heat the griddle, quickly brush on a thin layer of oil, then take a piece of dough and lay it flat on the griddle.

Sprinkle a little water on the surface of the dough and gently press it down with a spatula.

In an instant, steam rose, and the dough gradually became soft and chewy.

Now, pour the egg mixture evenly onto the dough, spread it with a spatula, then add a layer of torn enoki mushrooms on top of the egg mixture and gently press them down with the spatula.

Before long, the egg mixture began to solidify, and the enoki mushrooms were firmly welded to the surface.

Now you can flip them over. As soon as you flip them over, oil splatters everywhere, and the enoki mushrooms sizzle on the hot plate.

Next, brush the prepared sauce onto the dough, sprinkle with chopped onions and cilantro, add the halved sausage, and drizzle with sweet and sour sauce.

Use a spatula to fold the dough inwards from both sides to cover all the toppings, and press it down firmly with the spatula.

Finally, brush on a thin layer of sauce, sprinkle with white sesame seeds, cut into small pieces with a spatula, and put into a bowl.

And so, a plate of grilled cold noodles is made.

"This, this, this, this is grilled cold noodles?" The emperor exclaimed in surprise, sniffing the air constantly.

He smelled an extremely fragrant aroma, the most prominent of which was the aroma of the sauce after it had been grilled on a hot plate, mixed with the fragrance of eggs, the charred aroma of enoki mushrooms, the sweet and spicy aroma of onions, and so on.

Take a deep breath, and ah, it feels like you're floating on air.

It smells so good, it's intoxicating.

The fragrance permeated the air, gradually spreading into the Baoxiang Tower.