Yun Xi's expression instantly turned awkward. She glared angrily at Qi Rong and sneered coldly:
"You win!"
She had known for a long time that the Emerald Tower was bought by Qi Rong for Wushuang, but when did the Full Fortune Restaurant become his too?
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have stepped in today and humiliated herself!
After saying this, Yun Xi didn't even look at Qi Rong. She simply grabbed Yu Zhu and walked straight towards the door.
"Where are you going, Madam?"
Qi Rong followed with a smile. But Yun Xi shot him an angry look:
"I can go wherever I want. I don't need to explain it to you! Don't follow me!"
To prove a point, she must eat meat today!
Looking at Yun Xi's angry appearance, Qi Rong didn't follow any further. He just rode his horse and followed at a distance all the way, watching her carriage stop at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Miss, the prince has been following us from afar. Should we wait for him?"
Yu Zhu helped Yun Xi get off the carriage. Seeing that Yun Xi was about to rush into the mansion in a hurry, she couldn't help but remind her in a low voice.
A young couple walking one in front and the other behind, with such a long distance between them, would surely invite gossips from those who didn't know the situation.
Moreover, Miss had publicly lost her temper with the prince at the Full Fortune Restaurant. Who knew what the others would say!
Hearing Yu Zhu's words, Yun Xi was still extremely angry:
"Let him follow if he wants. Tell the gatekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion to close the gate tightly! Don't let anyone in except those from the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
It was obvious that she was going to shut Qi Rong out!
Hearing Yun Xi's order, Yu Zhu looked embarrassed. And the gatekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion was also too scared to move.
Who didn't know what kind of person the King of Xian was? How dare they shut him out? They'd be courting death!
Yun Xi entered the mansion and saw that the gatekeeper was standing still. But Qi Rong was already riding his horse towards the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She was immediately furious.
"If you don't dare to close it, I'll do it myself!"
Then, Yun Xi glared fiercely at Qi Rong. She pushed the mansion gate with both hands and closed it right in front of his eyes. Finally, she loudly slammed down three bolts.
"None of you are allowed to open it for him!"
After giving the order, Yun Xi looked at the closed gate. Only then did she feel a little relieved.
Although she had been to the Full Fortune Restaurant, she had been waiting to eat meat all the time. So now she was already starving. The first thing she did after entering the mansion was to head straight for the kitchen.
"Eldest Miss, why are you back?"
Cook Li was preparing the lunch for the Prime Minister's Mansion in the kitchen. When she saw Yun Xi come in, her expression was stunned for a moment. Then she immediately greeted her with a big smile.
When Jiang was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cook Li had once followed Jiang's order and served Yun Xi some crude meals several times. She had also bullied Yu Zhu. Since Jiang had gone crazy and been sent away, Cook Li had been trembling with fear, worried that she would be punished by Yun Xi.
However, Yun Xi was not as petty as she thought. She had never bothered to care about it.
Therefore, Cook Li was now extremely respectful and enthusiastic when she saw Yun Xi, for fear that the latter would remember the past and take revenge!
Yun Xi glanced at Cook Li and walked into the kitchen on her own. Her eyes scanned the stoves in the kitchen.
"What delicious food is there in the kitchen?"
It seemed that the Prime Minister's Mansion had just finished breakfast. She was still a step too late.
However, looking at the sand pot still warming on the stove and smelling the fragrant aroma, it seemed that Cook Li was making something delicious.
"What would you like to eat, Miss?"
Seeing that Yun Xi came in and was busy looking for food, Cook Li quickly followed up and asked with a smile.
Yun Xi's eyes were fixed on the sand pot. Smelling the fragrance of the meat, her mouth watered.
"Meat. Any kind of meat will do!"
Whether it was chicken, duck, fish, pork or beef, she would accept them all!
Saying so, Yun Xi walked towards the sand pot step by step. Just as she was about to open the lid to see what was stewed inside, Cook Li said embarrassedly:
"Eldest Miss, you've come at a bad time. Our Prime Minister's Mansion hasn't cooked any meat for several days."
Hearing Cook Li's words, Yun Xi suddenly smelled a familiar conspiracy. Her eyes suddenly sharpened and she shouted at Cook Li coldly:
"Cook Li, do you still think it's the time when Jiang was in the Prime Minister's Mansion? How dare you tell such a blatant lie? If the Prime Minister's Mansion hasn't cooked any meat for several days, then what's in this sand pot?!"
Did she think she had bad eyes or a bad nose?!
What was stewed in this sand pot was clearly meat!!
"Eldest Miss, you've wronged me! Even if you gave me ten guts, I wouldn't dare to deceive you!"
Seeing Yun Xi getting angry and hearing her mention Jiang, Cook Li immediately went limp on her knees and knelt in front of Yun Xi.
Although she was just a cook, she had signed a contract of sale with the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even her children were born into the mansion. She didn't dare to offend this great Buddha!
Who didn't know that the most authoritative person in the Prime Minister's Mansion now was not only their master but also the eldest miss!
Even though she had entered the King of Xian's Mansion and become the king's concubine, no one in the Prime Minister's Mansion dared to slight her.
It was because when the Prime Minister's Mansion was in trouble, the only one who could shoulder the responsibility was not someone else but the eldest miss!
To prove her innocence, Cook Li immediately got up and walked to the sand pot. Without even bothering to wrap a cloth around the lid, she opened it regardless of the scalding temperature:
"Eldest Miss, look. There's no meat in it. It's just some spices that I've specially boiled to study the method of making vegetarian dishes taste like meat."
Yun Xi looked skeptical. And Yu Zhu also came over at this time. The mistress and the maid both looked into the sand pot. Sure enough, they saw all kinds of spices boiling in the sand pot. There was not a trace of meat, not even a bone!
"This... Why does the Prime Minister's Mansion bother to study this? Isn't it delicious to eat meat?!"
Seeing what was in the sand pot and knowing that Cook Li wasn't lying, Yun Xi suddenly felt a sense of despair in her heart.
She knew that some Buddhists would eat vegetarian food. But because the taste of vegetarian food was not good, they would make vegetarian dishes taste like meat to satisfy their appetites.
But there was no one in the Prime Minister's Mansion who believed in Buddhism. Why did they learn to eat vegetarian food?
Moreover, Cook Li's cooking skills were not usually very good. Why could she make the spices so lifelike that she thought she could finally eat meat?
Sure enough, the greater the hope, the deeper the disappointment!
She was almost beginning to doubt life!
Facing Yun Xi's frustration, Cook Li also looked helpless and explained:
"This matter is really strange. A Taoist priest suddenly came to the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago. At first, we thought he was here to beg for alms, so the steward asked someone to give him a few steamed buns. But unexpectedly, the Taoist priest specifically asked to see our old lady. He said that there was a bad omen hanging over the Prime Minister's Mansion recently. If it wasn't resolved in time, there might be a bloody disaster!"
"The steward was skeptical at first, but then he thought of all the misfortunes that had happened to the Prime Minister's Mansion this year. He didn't dare to be negligent, so he introduced the Taoist priest to the old lady. The old lady believed his words without a doubt and immediately asked him to resolve the disaster for the Prime Minister's Mansion. And the only way he proposed to resolve it was..."
Listening to Cook Li's words, Yun Xi frowned tighter and tighter. Before she could finish speaking, Yun Xi immediately interrupted:
"That is, no meat is allowed, right? And it's for three months!"
Cook Li was stunned for a moment and then quickly nodded:
"Eldest Miss, how do you know everything?"
Facing Cook Li's shock, Yun Xi gritted her teeth. What didn't she know?
"Yu Zhu, let's go!"
Yun Xi didn't answer Cook Li's question. She turned around and walked towards the mansion gate with heavy steps.