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The maid chuckled. âPrincess, youâve never cleaned fish before, so, naturally, youâre not familiar with it. Youâll be fine if you try it a few more times.â
âLetâs begin then,â Zhi Shan pouted.
The maid took the knife and coughed dryly. She cleaned up the fish, but it didnât look too good either. Fortunately, she finally cleaned it up the best she could.
In the afternoon, Zhou Ying thought about it and finally brought two sets of snacks and some tonics into the palace.
First, she went to the Grand Empress Dowagerâs place to stay for a while and left some snacks before heading to Gu Wanningâs Phoenix Palace.
Gu Wanning, who had just received the news and rushed back, saw the mother and daughter and immediately welcomed them with a smile. âYouâre just in time. I was just looking for you.â
âOh, what is it?â Zhou Ying sat down.
At the same time, Guoguo went to play with Yangyang.
âItâs not a big deal. I just want you to help prepare some sea fish.
âAfter the selection, the Emperor will invite the Northern Continent and
Western Continent envoys to a banquet and officially confer the consortâs title.â
âArenât there royal merchants supplying it?â
âThe imperial merchants donât have any more stock this season. This isnât the season for harvesting, so they canât guarantee that theyâll be able to get anything.
âDoes your restaurant have any? A hundred or so fish is enough.â
Zhou Ying nodded. Even if her restaurant didnât have enough, there was still her interspace.
There were all kinds of seafood in her interspace, after all. She nodded and said, âAlright, leave this to me. How big of a fish do you want?â
âAbout two pounds. Itâs hard to find if itâs too big, but it will look bad on us if itâs too small. Is one tael per fish enough?â Gu Wanning asked.
âIt should be. Iâll send it over one to two days in advance. Get someone to prepare the ice cellar.â
âAlright. Just look for me when the time comes. By the way, I heard that Princess Jiarou has gone crazy. Do you know what happened?â Gu Wanning asked softly.
âIâm not too sure about that, either.â Zhou Ying shook her head.
There were no rumors on the streets, so she did not want to reveal how she got her news.
âNo matter what, youâve lost your most powerful opponent.â
âIndeed, one look, and you know Princess Jiarou came with bad intentions.
âOn the other hand, Princess Zhi Shan is very lively and cute.â
âI came to you today, firstly to see you and, secondly, for the sake of Zhi Shan.
âShe came to me this morning to learn how to cook fish and even gave me four ruby gems. Youâd better tell the Emperor, as I donât want to cause any misunderstandings.â
âYou taught her?â
âI did. She came to me and begged me. Since she has a special identity, I really couldnât refuse.
âAs for whether or not to teach, how to teach, and to what extent, I need to confer on the Emperorâs opinion.â
âThatâs true, but I doubt itâs a big problem. Iâll help you ask around later. Iâll give you a reply tomorrow morning.â
âThatâs great.â Zhou Ying then lowered her head and asked, âHow have you been recently? Are you alright?â
âIâm fine. Itâs just that my legs were a little swollen at night, but Iâll be fine the next day after resting for a night.â
âYouâre tiring yourself out. Try to walk less and soak your feet in hot water at night. If you suddenly feel uncomfortable, get Chunxi and the others to massage you.
âIn addition, your belly is getting bigger now. Try to eat something lighter, and youâll feel much better.â
âIâll remember it.â
After that, the two of them chatted for a while. Gu Wanning also told her about the consort selection. The first round was easy. Basically, anyone who is healthy would pass.
The second round was much stricter. Of course, this round was also the cruellest, as the sabotaging among contestants had started..