Chapter 6 — One Bowl of Soup, Two Lives of People

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Before leaving the palace, I organized a spring banquet for the Queen Mother. Tieu Ngan is the emperor, of course he is also a distinguished guest at the banquet. He was indeed not reincarnated, his expression was still as usual. However, he suddenly called me back.

"You are Luc Thao? The queen mother said, the rice and soup I eat in the cold palace are all accidentally made by you."

I'm scared in my heart. Seeing him raise his hand again, he ordered the eunuch to give me a heavy silver chest.

“I heard that your sister's body is not good, I will send a doctor to examine her.

“In addition, you keep this money and use it. Open a shop, or buy some land."

I was stunned on the spot. Tieu Ngan's voice still carried the calmness of the emperor, but with a bit more gentleness. In his previous life, he was actually a very good emperor. He worked hard all his life and loved his people like his own children. But the pain we suffered in previous lives is still deeply engraved in the bottom of our hearts. I bowed my head, unnaturally accepted the money, and offered him thanks. He suddenly asked: "Why are you so afraid of me standing so far away?" The man chuckled softly.

“The other day when I tried the dish, you also wore this light blue silk dress, it suits you very well, I remember.”

The sound of singing and laughter at the banquet came from afar. As for me and him, standing alone under the cool shade of flowers. I didn't know how to respond, so I raised my head and looked over. The young man of heaven had a pair of handsome black eyes, clear as cold jade. In the brief moment of eye contact, Tieu Ngan was slightly stunned. He seemed to be stabbed by something, silently looking at me.

“I suddenly feel like I knew you a long time ago.”

“No.”

Peach blossoms fell all over the ground, like a big snowfall covering the earth. I smiled: "Perhaps your Majesty remembered wrongly." The old mother next to the queen mother promptly stepped forward, said the tea was boiling, and told me to go boil the wine. I bowed to Tieu Ngan. He stood in place for a long time, quietly watching me enter the bustling crowd. Beo holds each person in his own direction, empty the cup in hand. In this life, we will no longer intersect, each person is at peace.

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The spring banquet that day was very exciting. Flowing water, bustling singing and dancing. I took A Ngoc and a group of female chefs to the Imperial Room, so busy that their feet couldn't touch the ground. The Queen Mother invited many noble ladies and princes in the capital. Among them, also included minor general Bui Yen, who had just returned to the capital from Mac Bac. He is the biological grandson of the deceased Concubine Bui, and is also the adopted son personally recognized by the Queen Mother. Bui Thi is famous for many beauties, the rumors are certainly not wrong. No one expected that when that little general Thanh Phong Lang Nguyet ate a bowl of white cabbage tofu soup that I cooked, he cried at the first sip. My heart is pounding, I'm afraid it's something from a previous life. Unexpectedly, Bui Yen hugged the queen mother and cried.

"I've been in Mac Bac for a long time, eating rice mixed with sand, dust, wind and dew every day. I've never had such a delicious bowl of soup in my whole life!"

The Queen Mother smiled until her eyes curved like a new moon.

“This naughty monkey also got lucky today. Luc Thao, quickly do something to chase away this little beggar!”

I smiled and replied yes, then brought out a large pot of pork trotters stewed in old stock, soft and fragrant. In the pot there are also abalone, tendons, and fresh shrimp, sprinkled with clear, sparkling gravy, sprinkled with cinnamon pistil, and served with fragrant green rice. Another bottle of light white wine is refreshing and refreshing. Little General Bui cried while eating, eating twelve bowls in one day. He blinked his sparkling peach blossom eyes, rode his horse down the long street, and turned his head to call out to me.

"Miss Luc Thao, will you open a wine shop after leaving the palace? If you do, you must send me a letter!"

"I come to support every day! There's no shortage of winter, cold, and hot summer!"

I put the cloth bundle on my back, stood outside the palace gate, watching him ride away, smiling and saying yes. Behind me, A Ngoc hugged me, sobbing softly.

"Sister Luc Thao, farewell today, it will be difficult to see you again in the future. Don't forget me a thousand times."

I couldn't bear to caress her face, her face was so tender, it suddenly reminded me of myself in the past. When he was four years old, his hometown was famine and his parents died of starvation one after another. Sister Tran Ngoc Cam begged all the way to take me to the capital. She worked as a concubine, day and night, embroidering almost to the point of blindness. I am very heartbroken for her, trying desperately to win a fortune for my family. When I entered the palace, I was only six years old, and I couldn't even hold a knife to cut vegetables. No matter how much coldness and contempt, I have never let go. After nearly twenty years of rain and wind, I finally became a very good, very good female chef. On the vast and magnificent Truong An Street, there was a thin, delicate woman with a gentle smile standing at the end of the street. It was my sister who came to take me home. I said goodbye to A Ngoc, said goodbye to the sisters of Ngu Thien Room, crying and frantically running towards her.

“Sister, I miss you—”

The Queen Mother is right, living another life, I will absolutely not leave any regrets.