Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 845 - 113 Chess piece_3

Zhao Hongsheng chuckled and turned back to personally help Tang Qing, who was still bowing, and said with a profound meaning, "Sir Tang, you are too serious. I have no interest in your head; what I want is your daughter."

It must be said that Zhao Hongsheng really had a knack for winning people over. With just a couple of sentences, he managed to tightly bind Tang Qing to his side, to be used by him.

Between his bow and rising, Tang Qing felt quite differently, his undivided loyalty now tinged with a sense of closeness, "The Second Prince really has divine insight. Young Master Xia indeed did not suspect that person. Even if they find the poisoner, Fragrant Full Building is doomed to collapse. If we take down one, what’s to fear in taking down the other branches? Once the Third Prince loses his economic sources, how can he compete with Your Highness?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

The more Tang Qing spoke, the more excited he became, as if he already saw Zhao Hongsheng ascending the throne and becoming emperor, his daughter distinguished as the Empress. Yet, whether his dream of becoming the father-in-law to the emperor would come true remained uncertain.

Zhao Hongsheng smiled slyly and asked, "Did you see that lady?"

"I did." Though he did not explicitly mention who, Tang Qing understood he was referring to Lin Yuan, who was accompanying Xia Zheng, "She appears very ordinary and unremarkable at first. However, if you look at her, you’ll inexplicably be attracted to her."

He was very annoyed by this feeling, and something he hadn’t mentioned was that this woman seemed very intelligent and decisive, on a par with his own daughter.

"Oh?" Zhao Hongsheng had been curious about Lin Yuan ever since the Capital city, and this trip to Yecheng was largely to see for himself what was so extraordinary about her that Xia Zheng valued her.

Tang Qing smiled awkwardly and said, "The young master is quite fond of this lady. After I arrived, he specifically sent her out, obviously not wanting her to get involved in the royal family’s struggles."

"Royal family’s struggles?" Zhao Hongsheng sneered lightly, wanting to keep her out of the royal family’s struggles, trying to keep her safe? Xia Zheng, Xia Zheng, you may be clever, but you’re being foolish. From the moment you met her, she was already trapped in this vortex.

Seeing Tang Qing hesitating as if he had more to say, Zhao Hongsheng couldn’t help but inquire.

Tang Qing laughed awkwardly, wiped the cold sweat with his sleeve, and said, "Well, the young master also asked me to tell Your Highness that he has prepared your favorite honey bean crisp cakes, with a generous filling, and invites you to taste them."

Although Tang Qing knew that mentioning food was somewhat inappropriate at this time, he couldn’t help but feel that Xia Zheng’s words had an underlying meaning, so he chose to report them to Zhao Hongsheng exactly as they were said.

Sure enough, these words were very important.

Zhao Hongsheng took a deep breath of cold air and suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his stomach, causing his face to pale.

Greatly surprised, Tang Qing quickly stepped forward to support him, asking what was wrong while silently cursing Xia Zheng’s effective means. A single sentence had caused the Second Prince to be poisoned on the spot, and he wondered what kind of potent poison it was!

If Zhao Hongsheng knew what Tang Qing was thinking at that moment, he would be furiously embarrassed, wishing he could slap him into a crack in the ground.

Zhao Hongsheng indeed liked honey bean crisp cakes, but that was in his childhood. Ever since Xia Zheng and Zhao Hongde sneakily put croton seeds into his cakes, causing him days of diarrhea, Zhao Hongsheng had stayed well away from the sweet treats.

How could he know Tang Qing was so cautious that he had to report every word heard from Xia Zheng back to Zhao Hongsheng unchanged, causing him now to feel abdominal pain again.

"Your Highness? Your Highness?" Fearing that Zhao Hongsheng had really been poisoned with something serious, Tang Qing became both anxious and scared, his face turning paler than paper.

Fortunately, this time Zhao Hongsheng didn’t directly hear the words "croton seeds," so his reaction wasn’t as severe as the last time in the Capital city and, although his stomach was truly uncomfortable, he wasn’t in pain to the point of running to the outhouse.

"Your Highness, how do you feel now?" A gentle and clear voice rang in his ears, and Zhao Hongsheng suddenly felt his body unblock and relax.

Seeing his own daughter arrive, Tang Qing smiled to himself, knowing that Zhao Hongsheng was not seriously unwell, and quietly withdrew. As he passed by his daughter, he didn’t forget to give her a strong wink, signaling her to seize the opportunity and take down the Prince!

However, Tang Ruyan didn’t even glance at her father, carrying the tray past him, which infuriated Tang Qing so much he felt like cursing out loud right then and there.