บท 130: Protest

"Oh, so that is why."

Shopkeeper Li, who was sitting in the first row, heard what Zheng Sanduo said and felt extremely annoyed. He wanted to rebut him but it was inappropriate for a senior to argue with the younger ones.

Lu Xiaotian laughed. "Brother Sanduo, you have underestimated him. I heard that His Majesty summoned him to the palace yesterday to prepare his royal meals - 18 dishes and a soup. His Majesty even personally bestowed a name for his dish and conferred him as a Mobile Imperial Chef."

Everyone gasped.

"Surely not?"

"What kind of official is a Mobile Imperial Chef?"

"Even imperial chefs are not officials! What kind of official is a Mobile Imperial Chef? It is just a servant in the palace," Zheng Sanduo said, feeling salty. He could not believe that the new chef actually became a Mobile Imperial Chef.