The Rising Phoenix

"Your Excellency, you are fortunate to discover someone so talented like that."

Bai Xiang glanced at Bai Xifeng and smiled. "Indeed. I am fortunate." Bai Xiang said.

After talking, Bai Xiang asked the servants to serve the food. Some people still wanted to talk to Bai Xifeng about her skills. They tried to recruit Bai Xifeng to join their organisation.

However, they had been interrupted by Liu Longwei. They frowned, but they did not want to see themselves as a petty person who could get angry at someone with a mental health condition like the third prince.

Bai Xifeng did not mind because she also did not want to talk to those people. She was hungry and wanted to eat. She leaned over and whispered to Liu Longwei, saying Thank you. Liu Longwei just grinned like an idiot.

While they had been interacting normally, someone was watching them like a hawk. It was the crown prince.

The crown prince's expression did not show any change. However, he was not paying attention to Zhu Biya, who was excitedly sharing her experience. She just heard a response, 'hmm', from someone. So, he thought the crown prince was responding to her talk. It was actually the seventh prince.

"Your Highness, when are you going to get engaged again?" Zhu Biya asked.

The seventh prince did not respond to Zhu Biya. He thought Zhu Biya was talking to him. When he heard the question, he finally realised it. Turned out, Zhu Biya was talking to his brother. However, his brother did not listen to her at all. His brother was busy looking somewhere else.

When he followed the line of his brother's side, he realised his brother was looking at Bai Xifeng. He did not understand one thing. He heard that it was his brother who went to see their imperial father to break off the engagement, even suggested to the imperial father to assign another man to be engaged to Bai Xifeng and stated that the third brother would be the perfect match to Bai Xifeng.

So, why did the crown prince look resentful toward the couple who seemed to talk intimately to each other?

Zhu Biya was still talking and did not get a response from the crown prince. She looked up and saw that the crown prince was looking at Bai Xifeng. She gritted her teeth. This woman still managed to seduce someone even though they sat separately. She could not let the chance to be the future crown princess slip away just like this.

"Your highness... Your Highness..." Zhu Biya called the crown prince several forcing the crown prince to look at her.

"What is it?" The crown prince turned away and looked at the woman with an annoyed look.

"I am asking you when you are going to get engaged again?" Zhu Biya asked.

"It is not your business. So, stay away from it." The crown prince said.

Zhu Biya was shocked. The crown prince did not care to be respected by her anymore. However, Zhu Biya did not get angry at the crown prince; instead, she poured his flusteration on Bai Xifeng.

Author's thought: What kind of logic is this?

"Lady Bai, a banquet without any entertainment is not a good banquet." Zhu Biya spoke loudly to get Bai Xifeng's attention.

Yes, she indeed got Bai Xifeng's attention. Bai Xifeng looked at Zhu Biya and saw that Zhu Biya was glaring at her. She did not know this girl. Well, she ignored her glare.

"Does the young lady over there feel bored at our banquet?" Bai Tingfeng took over.

He would not allow someone to disturb his sister while she was eating. He knew that his sister was displeased when someone disturbed her while she was eating.

"It seems the young lady does not touch the food? Is there something with the food?" Bai Tingfeng asked again.

Zhu Biya felt embarrassed when Bai Tingfeng asked her again. "No... No... It's nothing." She shook her head.

"General Bai... May I know something?" A guest asked.

"What is it?" Bai Xiang asked back.

"Is it your chef who cooks all of the food here?" The guest asked for confirmation.

"Yes... He and the other kitchen staff." Bai Xiang nodded.

"Can I meet him after this?" The guest asked excitedly.

"Yeah. Sure. But why, though?" Bai Xiang asked.

"These foods are really delicious. I would like to ask him about the dishes." The guest asked.

"Oh... The dishes are my daughter's idea. The chef only cooks according to my daughter's order." Bai Xiang said it. He looked so proud of that.

"What? Lady Bai's idea? The dishes are very delicious. The presentation is also good. It is par with the royal banquet." The guest said.

The guest suddenly realised that he had talked too much. He should not compare it to the royal family banquet. He turned to the crown prince. The crown prince did not react much to this statement. He breathed some relief.

Of course, the crown prince did not react for him. The crown prince was busy paying attention to Bai Xifeng and the third prince. He was jealous seeing Bai Xifeng treat the third prince like that.

Bai Xifeng smiled at Liu Longwei because he peeled the prawns for her. She was too lazy to peel the prawn, even though she liked to eat. So, having someone to peel the skin off the prawns really makes her happy.

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