My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 187 - 188: Give me a Bite

Chapter 187: Chapter 188: Give me a Bite

Chu Nanli looked at them and saw their troubled faces, she knew none of them knew how to do it.

A bold conjecture emerged in her heart.

"Do you know what a fire pot is?"

The servants shook their heads, and the head cook was also completely baffled.

"Why would the Princess Consort trouble us servants like this?"

The steward walked over impatiently, "I have traveled the Four Seas and have never heard of this thing you speak of, how could they possibly know!"

He had just passed by the kitchen when he heard Chu Nanli’s voice.

In his eyes, Chu Nanli was simply here to pick a quarrel.

Having heard that she had been locked up in the dungeon just a few days ago, it was clear that the Prince did not favor her, so he naturally did not need to show her respect.

Stirred by the steward’s words, the cooks also became emotional.

They were meticulous and cautious in preparing meals for the nobility three times a day; yet, Chu Nanli still deliberately came to find fault.

"Princess Consort, please leave and do not cause trouble here!"

"If you cause a stir here and delay the Prince and the Concubine’s dinner, we can’t bear the consequences."

Chu Nanli raised her eyebrows.

"Fine, please prepare two iron pots for me, and some ingredients."

She looked at the steward who spoke earlier, who had been consistently fawning over Lin Fuying, showing disrespect towards his original master.

Secretly favoring one over another was human nature, but this steward had the audacity to overtly disrespect his master in public, utterly grinding her dignity as the Princess Consort into the ground.

She wanted to irk him in return.

"Let the steward prepare these for me."

Upon hearing this, the steward’s face turned sour; he had no intention of dealing with this unfavored and contemptible woman!

"What are you saying, Princess Consort? I have important matters to attend to. Such trivial things can be done by someone else."

The steward turned to leave, completely disregarding Chu Nanli.

Chu Nanli was not annoyed and spoke coldly, "Am I unable to command you anymore? You are welcome to leave and try. As long as the Prince does not divorce me, I am the master of the Prince Residence."

"If you have the ability, convince the Prince to divorce me, then you won’t have to follow my orders."

If Ye Yunting really divorced her because of this, it would still be her gain.

The steward stopped in his tracks, suddenly feeling panicked.

How dare he persuade the Prince to divorce the Princess Consort?

Others might not be aware, but as the steward, he certainly knew.

The day the Noble Consort advised the Prince to divorce, the Prince had given her quite a scolding.

It appeared that Chu Nanli could not be offended for the time being.

"Oh, not at all, Princess Consort was just joking. How could I dare not to listen to you?"

The steward replied with a smile and went to prepare the things Chu Nanli had asked for.

After hearing Chu Nanli’s words, the servants in the kitchen felt a chill run down their spines.

What had they just been doing, defying the Princess Consort, even trying to drive her out?

No matter how hurried they were to cook, they should not disrespect the Princess Consort. It was simply a death wish!

The head cook was the first to react, quickly kneeling down.

"Princess Consort, I’m sorry, I spoke out of turn in my urgency."

With her leading, the other cooks also knelt down to apologize.

"Alright, get up."

Chu Nanli said indifferently.

She had no intention of punishing these cooks; she could see that they were truly in a rush to prepare dinner, and everyone had it tough.

But that didn’t mean they could easily trample upon her.

"Do not easily believe one-sided stories from others and be incited by them; first, seek the truth."

Chu Nanli paused, "For example, the steward says he doesn’t know what a fire pot is; does that mean it doesn’t exist?"

"Declaring something nonexistent simply because you are unaware of it is called not seeing the wood for the trees."

While she was speaking, the steward had already prepared everything that Chu Nanli wanted.

Hearing Chu Nanli’s words, he felt a bit embarrassed but carried the ingredients over to her before retreating.

Chu Nanli hung up one pot, mixed up some spices, and stir-fried a fragrant and spicy base for the fire pot, adding water to bring it to a boil.

The spicy aroma spread quickly through the room, and everyone looked on in amazement.

Chu Nanli then hung up another pot and made a clear soup pot with mushroom chicken broth.

She then instructed the cooks who had challenged her before to help her slice meat and chop vegetables...

Before long, the fire pot was boiling, ingredients were ready, and a delicious fragrance filled the room, almost intoxicating.

Chu Nanli added some meat slices to the spicy pot, and once cooked, dipped them in seasoned oil. The glossy red meat, dripping with juices, was fragrant and appetizing, making everyone drool.

The head cook worked hard to remember how the Princess Consort had done it.

It was remarkable how such simple ingredients could be turned into something so delicious.

She was also trying hard to remember that she hadn’t contradicted the Princess Consort just before.

She leaned forward slightly, "Your Highness... may I have a taste?"