The Embroidered Guard Commander's Little Chef

Serial: A Socially Anxious Guide to Palace Intrigue. Synopsis at the end. Synopsis: Qi Yingyue's mother died when she was little, and she grew up relying on her father. Sweet, sensible, and gentle, she was also engaged to Shuisheng, her childhood sweetheart. They lived a peaceful and happy life. Their family was poor, so she learned to cook well from a young age. Even the simplest ingredients could become delicious dishes in her hands. She could take the chinquapin fruits that rotted all over the ground and patiently turn them into chinquapin tofu and dried chinquapin. Rosa laevigata fruit paste, osmanthus-marinated fish, sorghum-stalk candy... Her peaceful life was turned upside down after she met Xiao Wen. She and her father were forcibly taken to the capital, where she became his personal cook. The Imperial Guard's subordinates often saw their fearsome commander being ordered around like a servant by the soft-spoken little cook. “The dried eggplants are ready. Go bring them in.” “You're strong. Come grind the rice for me.” “Your knife is sharp. It's perfect for chopping vegetables.” Xiao Wen: “...” “She dares to order me around. Does she think I don't know how to do it myself?” This is a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick the historical details. The story follows the seasons and seasonal foods. Recipes are drawn from regional traditions and the internet. This is not a conventional food story. Taste is highly personal, and the romance isn't based on food. No transmigration or rebirth. A sweet, healing story about food and redemption. Gentle, sweet-natured cook with a steadfast heart x arrogant Imperial Guard who is not what he seems New serial: A Socially Anxious Guide to Palace Intrigue. Synopsis: 1. Jiang Ling transmigrates into a novel about palace intrigue as a minor concubine who barely appears in the original story. In the original, the concubines are all sharper than anyone could imagine. Every word conceals a hidden barb; every scheme lays a trap. They practically win without drawing blood. People are constantly promoted, while others have their titles stripped away and are sent to the Cold Palace. Jiang Ling, a severe social anxiety sufferer who gets nervous whenever she has to speak in front of others: “How terrifying. I surrender. I'll just keep being a background character.” Who could have guessed that Jiang Ling, who simply lay flat, would rise from a minor concubine to empress with no effort at all, and eventually reach the highest position as empress dowager? 2. One day, Emperor Yuanming heard a voice say, “So many beauties! What a shame they're flowers stuck in cow dung.” Cow dung Emperor Yuanming: “...” He had planned to punish the audacious little concubine, but then realized that the voice he'd heard was her inner voice. “Whoever benefits is the culprit.” “Being sincere isn't enough. You need to offer power and riches too. Buy her a bag!” Emperor Yuanming understood her nonsensical remarks. The closer he got to her, the more interested he became. Later, when he had fallen deeply for her, he could no longer hear her thoughts. Thinking he would lose interest in her, Emperor Yuanming instead became distracted all day, desperate to know her true feelings. Before he died, Emperor Yuanming finally understood. His Empress Jiang said, “I don't love you, I don't love you, I don't love you. You're crazy. Who'd fall in love with an emperor in a palace intrigue drama? I'm not Consort Hua!” Empress Jiang happily added, “Nobody loves you!!!” Reader's Guide: The setting is very fictional. Please don't nitpick the details. The heroine is socially anxious, likes living alone, and makes snide comments to herself. Her thoughts are wildly imaginative, and she's a big fan of Florida videos. The emperor's love is unrequited; he loves her, but she doesn't love him. Unconventional palace intrigue, over-the-top wish fulfillment. Theme: Live positively and be kind to others.