It's a pity, though, that what he sees as "being forced to cook" is not at all the case, as Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng didn't take his words to heart at all.
Xia Zheng chuckled, holding Lin Yuan's hand affectionately, and looked up at the Old Emperor, saying, "Isn't it just cooking a dish? That's a simple matter. Besides, Yuanyuan has always told me that she wanted to properly express her gratitude for Your Majesty's favor. So she might as well take this opportunity to cook a dish that Your Majesty likes as a token of her filial piety."
Cough, cough, cough!
Zhao Hongsheng would never forget the look Xia Zheng gave him today, as if he were looking at an idiot.
And indeed, he was an idiot, painstakingly trying to get Lin Yuan to cook and then hoping the Emperor would keep her in the palace, so he could find a chance to frame Lin Yuan and the General Mansion.
Now, he realized they didn't take him seriously at all!
Truly, he's brought humiliation upon himself!
