The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Xia Aiqing, please speak."

"Your Majesty, this game has been deadlocked for too long. I hope to use some strategies to break the deadlock." Xia Yechen said.

The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, what's your strategy?"

Xia Yechen waved to Zhou Xiaoyuan: "Your Majesty, I hope to ask Miss Zhou for help."

A trace of displeasure flashed across the emperor's face: "This seems inappropriate, doesn't it? This is a competition occasion, and Miss Zhou should not participate."

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhou is very smart and can definitely help me." Xia Yechen insisted.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was originally sitting in the audience, watching the match between Xia Yechen and Prince Jing. Her eyes were full of worry and concern for Xia Yechen.

However, when the emperor asked Zhou Xiaoyuan to step forward to help Xia Yechen, she agreed without hesitation.

Zhou Xiaoyuan faced everyone's gaze and stood in the center of the field holding a racket. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

After a moment, she opened her eyes, her eyes shining with confidence and determination. She raised her hand and quickly swung the paddle, accurately turning the opponent's picture over.

The audience gave continuous cheers and the scene was extremely enthusiastic.

"Well done!" The emperor couldn't help but praise.

The next game entered a fierce stage. Zhou Xiaoyuan relied on her superb skills and strategies, and cooperated with Xia Yechen tacitly, constantly turning over each other's pictures.

However, King Jing gradually became unable to cope with Zhou Xiaoyuan's offensive and was defeated.

"Xia Aiqing, your assistant is really amazing." The emperor said to Xia Yechen with a smile.

Xia Yechen also smiled: "Your Majesty is exaggerating. Miss Zhou is the real hero."

When Zhou Xiaoyuan heard this, her face

Yihong: "Your Majesty, thank you very much."

Later, Xia Yehong also stepped forward to challenge Zhou Xiaoyuan. However, he is no match for Zhou Xiaoyuan. After Zhou Xiaoyuan easily defeated Xia Yehong, more and more people began to accept the challenge.

However, neither civil officials nor military generals could defeat Zhou Xiaoyuan. Everyone praised Zhou Xiaoyuan's strength, which made the emperor have a slight change in his view of her.

After the game, the emperor walked up to Zhou Xiaoyuan and said, "Miss Zhou, you are not only powerful, but also clever." After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoyuan lowered her head shyly.

The emperor tasted the longevity noodles made by Zhou Xiaoyuan himself, with a satisfied smile on his face: "This noodles tastes really good, and it suits my appetite very well."

He put down his chopsticks and looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan with a smile, "Miss Zhou, can you tell me how to make this?"

Seeing the emperor's praise, Zhou Xiaoyuan felt happy and replied in detail: "Your Majesty, these noodles are made of refined flour and egg whites, and then simmered slowly over low heat."

“I specifically chose fresh vegetables and minced meat to add texture.”

The emperor nodded after hearing this: "I see. This noodle is both delicious and nutritious, which is really rare."

He looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan, smiled and said, "Miss Zhou, you are really ingenious. I have decided to give you a generous reward."

Zhou Xiaoyuan hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, thank you very much. I just try my best to serve Your Majesty."

At this time, King Jing Xia Yunchi suddenly interrupted: "Your Majesty, the New Year is coming soon, and the palace will hold a dumpling banquet as usual."

"I believe that Miss Zhou's craftsmanship is so outstanding that she should be in charge of this dumpling banquet."

Xia Yechen felt a little unhappy when he heard this. He was about to retort, but the emperor spoke first: "This is a good suggestion. Miss Zhou, what do you think?"

Xia Yechen stood aside, feeling a little confused as he watched Zhou Xiaoyuan accept the emperor's arrangement without being humble or overbearing.

He was a little worried that Zhou Xiaoyuan would be too tired to cope, so he wanted to help her refuse.

However, Zhou Xiaoyuan took the lead and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best to host this dumpling banquet."

Xia Yechen was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Xiaoyuan to agree so firmly. He glanced at Zhou Xiaoyuan with some worry, but seeing the look of confidence and determination on her face, he had to stand aside silently.

Back home, Xia Yechen finally couldn't help but ask Zhou Xiaoyuan, "Why did you agree to host this dumpling banquet? It's really tiring."

Zhou Xiaoyuan smiled and glanced at Xia Yechen: "I know this is very hard, but I want to impress the emperor."

Xia Yechen frowned: "Why do you want the emperor to look at you with admiration?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan said calmly: "Only by doing something that will open the emperor's eyes can he remember me. In this way, my position in the court can be more stable."

After hearing Zhou Xiaoyuan's words, Xia Yechen was silent for a moment. He looked at Zhou Xiaoyuan's firm eyes and knew in his heart that she had made up her mind, so he could only nod his head: "Okay, I will try my best to help you."

He paused, "If you need help, let me know at any time."

Zhou Xiaoyuan looked at Xia Yechen gratefully: "Thank you." She secretly made up her mind that she must

Make some achievements and impress the emperor.

In the following days, Zhou Xiaoyuan began to organize the dumpling feast. She asked the palace maids who had hosted dumpling banquets for advice, carefully asking for details and precautions at every step.

She was shocked when she learned the scale and quantity of the dumpling feast.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was full of grievances, holding her waist with her hands and looking at the maids in front of her angrily.

They were all members of the palace, but none of them were willing to help. They even refused to lend Zhou Xiaoyuan a boy who was doing hard labor.

"I'm really pissed off!" Zhou Xiaoyuan stomped her feet, "Don't you know that His Majesty the Emperor held the dumpling banquet this time to reunite the whole court and make it lively?"

"And His Majesty also specifically asked me to organize this dumpling banquet. Why are you not willing to help?"

The maids looked at me and I looked at you, and they all shook their heads, indicating that they could not help. Zhou Xiaoyuan was so angry that she almost burst into tears.

She knew that if she couldn't find help as soon as possible, the dumpling banquet would definitely be a mess. But now no one in the palace is willing to help, what should we do?

Zhou Xiaoyuan sighed helplessly, turned around and walked towards Xia Yechen's residence. She knew that if Xia Yechen knew that she was in trouble, he would definitely help.

The people in the imperial kitchen reluctantly began preparations. However, their work efficiency was extremely low and they always caused trouble, leaving Zhou Xiaoyuan exhausted both physically and mentally.

"We've run out of flour, and there's no pork. How on earth do these people do anything?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan complained breathlessly. She hasn't had a good rest for several days in a row

, busy with the dumpling feast every day.

Xia Yechen was also very dissatisfied after hearing Zhou Xiaoyuan's complaint. He decided to take matters into his own hands to solve the problem.