"Also, thanks to the mistress today, mistress, thank you! If it weren't for you, I would have been tricked by Chef Miao. She is cunning and vicious. I don't know how she would add fuel to the fire in front of Manager Fu to confuse the public.

!" Su Su smiled softly and bowed her knees to the mistress.

Su Su's formal thanks made the mistress feel a little overwhelmed for a moment, and she waved her hands hurriedly, "It's nothing. How can you salute me now that you are the chef? Say goodbye! I can't bear it!"

Su Su stood up and looked at him with a smile, "I have to thank you, mistress. I didn't expect you to be very good at facing Mr. Fu, calmly, articulate, and well-reasoned."

"Ouch! Stop praising me. It's nothing. It's what I should do!" Although he said this, the mistress certainly had his own considerations in helping Su Su.

In less than a few days, Su Su made the emperor happy twice and awarded him promotions. Thinking about it, he could guess that Su Su should not be underestimated. Helping her was also helping himself.

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Su Su was promoted to the assistant cook of the imperial chef. From then on, there was no longer the deposed empress Su Su in the harem, only Su Xiaoxiao, the only female assistant cook of the imperial chef.

Because as a female chef, Su Su could no longer live in the cold palace and was assigned a single-person palace in order to hide her identity.

After packing her things, Su Su unconsciously smiled happily. She finally gained a foothold in the imperial kitchen and had her own little world.

Because he was rewarded with one thousand taels of silver, Su Suming was considered a wealthy man.

Thinking of the scarred Zhanjie, Su Su took a few taels of silver and went to the imperial hospital to ask the imperial doctor to get several excellent trauma medicines for treating bruises and scars.

After returning to the imperial dining room, I specially made chicken soup for Zhan Jie and fried two side dishes.

Su Su is now the chef and can cook freely.

Taking advantage of this little time before the emperor's wedding, she wanted to make some delicious food for Zhan Qi and give him a good supplement. He was too thin and severely malnourished.

The alluring aroma attracted the attention of Chef Xu, who was standing beside him. "I made so many delicious things on the first day of work. Who are they making them for? Let's try them for the master..."

As he spoke, Xu Yuchu picked up the chopsticks and reached for the dish, but Su Su knocked them away without hesitation.

Xu Yuchu looked aggrieved and said, "I am so pitiful as a teacher. I have never tasted the food cooked by my apprentice. I finally saw it and I don't even want to take a bite!"

"If you want to eat, I will make a big table in two days to honor you. But these are for my brother, so don't have any illusions."

Su Su said as she put the vegetables in the food box.

Carrying the food box and the medicine, Su Su happily went to the service room to look for Zhan Qiu with a smile on her face.

Zhan Qi was not found in the service room. Under the guidance of several palace servants, Su Su found him by a remote well.

The thin and short body was buried among a large number of gong buckets. He seemed completely unaffected by the foul smell of gong buckets. He washed a gong bucket in his hand with an expressionless face. He just narrowed his thin lips slightly, which seemed to express that he still had something to eat.

The last bit of unyielding stubbornness.

His sleeves were all rolled up to his shoulders, and the exposed arms were frighteningly thin, with pale, bloodless skin sticking to his frame, and not a few ounces of flesh visible.

This was really severe malnutrition, and Su Su was afraid that he would faint the next second while doing it.

Seeing this scene, she instantly felt distressed.

Why is he, a young boy, doing all this?

Isn't this another job done by the handyman, the old palace nin?

But he obviously didn't just do this.

He had to chop wood in the imperial kitchen, carry water, and clean all parts of the imperial kitchen. It seemed that he was doing all the dirtiest and most tiring work.

Why is this happening?

It's unreasonable. Even for handymen and eunuchs, there are rules for allocating things. How can one person do all the dirty and tiring work and not get food?

Could it be that Zhan Jie offended some powerful person?

Su Su looked solemn and walked slowly towards Zhan Qiu.

She swore that she would be responsible for the future and would raise him until he was white and fat.

She will gradually figure these things out.

Su Su's footsteps caught Zhan Qi's attention. He glanced up expressionlessly, and when he saw it was Su Su, he raised his lips and revealed a smile.

Simple and beautiful...

It instantly lit up that handsome face.

Su Su was stunned!

Hey! Why is such a beautiful person suffering here?

Seeing Zhan Qi looking over, Su Su also had a gentle smile on her face.

"Are you tired? Come on! I made delicious food for you. Let's eat first!"

Su Su put the food box aside and prepared to walk over...

"Don't come here! It's too dirty and stinky here. You will be disgusted and can't bear it." Zhan Qiu said quickly, his tone was urgent, and he didn't want Su Su to be contaminated by the filth.

"Then come here, let's eat first!" Su Su obeyed without walking over, and waved to him with a soft smile.

Zhanqiu shook his head, lowered his head and continued to brush the bucket.

"No, I can't eat until I finish brushing. Someone will come to monitor later. If they see me eating, they will definitely beat me to death."

Su Su was a little angry for a moment. Who would treat a child so harshly and viciously? As long as she was here, she didn't believe anyone would dare to do anything to Zhan Qi!

Thinking of Su Su, she took two quick steps and came to Zhan Qi's side. She was not afraid of getting dirty. She took the brush out of Zhan Qi's hand with one hand and held his wrist with the other to pull him up. "Don't be afraid. Just fill your stomach. I'm here."

If anyone dares to touch you, just tell me if anyone dares to touch you, and I will definitely make him walk around without food!"

There was a trace of ferocity between Su Su's brows, and she said firmly to Zhan Qi.

Her expression and words seemed to give Zhan Qi great strength. He looked at Su Su blankly and nodded slowly.

Su Su raised her lips lightly, and pulled Zhan Qi to the well to help him wash his hands, and then washed his own hands. She pulled him away from carrying the food box. The two walked a short distance and stopped under a big tree.

, Su Su opened the food boxes and placed them one by one, and first gave Zhan Jie a bowl of chicken soup, "Come on, let's warm your stomach with Hekou soup first. You are too weak, so drink more!"

Su Su smiled softly, her tone was soft, and she was as serious and considerate as taking care of a little brother.

Zhan Qiu stared at Su Su seriously from beginning to end, without even blinking, for fear of missing something.

"Why are you looking at me like this? Drink it quickly! This is what I worked so hard for, so I must drink it all!" Su Su coaxed with a smile.

Zhanqiu took the bowl, nodded obediently, and drank the entire bowl of soup in one go.

"Why are you drinking in such a hurry? Slow down!" Su Su gently patted Zhan Qi on the shoulder.

Zhan Qiao suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Su, "Will you always be kind to me like this?"

Because he is too thin, even his red eyes look big when he raises his head to look at people.

He looked straight at Su Su, his eyes wet with hope, as pitiful and heartbreaking as a little puppy...

Su Su's heart almost melted in that moment!
Chapter completed!