# Survival Menu: Palace Poison

Author: Mara Whitmore
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/survival-menu-palace-poison
Genre: MENA-Royal-Revenge

## World
Serve the poison, expose the killer, or take your mother's place at the execution block.

## Tropes
- Billionaire Romance
- Dark Romance
- Revenge Romance
- MENA Royal & Desert Tycoon
- Western Fantasy & Magic
- Mafia & Dark Romance
- System & LitRPG
- MENA-Royal-Revenge
- Western-Fantasy-Magic
- Mafia-Dark-Romance
- System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## FAQ
### What is Survival Menu: Palace Poison about?
Serve the poison, expose the killer, or take your mother's place at the execution block.

### Who is the author of Survival Menu: Palace Poison?
Survival Menu: Palace Poison is written by Mara Whitmore. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Survival Menu: Palace Poison a Billionaire Romance story?
Yes. Survival Menu: Palace Poison is tagged for Billionaire Romance, Dark Romance, Revenge Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Survival Menu: Palace Poison Chapter 1 for free?
Yes. Chapter 1-5 Free. Chapter 6+ unlocked via Ads or a $0.00 trial. Start Survival Menu: Palace Poison on ReadNovelHub.

### What happens at the start of Survival Menu: Palace Poison?
The water's cold enough to hurt. I keep my hands in it anyway, scrubbing the same clay pot for the third time. If I look busy, maybe no one will notice I'm new. Maybe no one will notice I'm here at all. That's the plan.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Survival Menu - Chapter 1: One Taste of the Scaffold

The water's cold enough to hurt. I keep my hands in it anyway, scrubbing the same clay pot for the third time. If I look busy, maybe no one will notice I'm new. Maybe no one will notice I'm here at all. That's the plan. Stay quiet. Stay small. Don't let them see the girl who used to run through these kitchens five years ago, back when my mom was head chef and I thought the palace was the safest place in the world. Stupid kid. "You. Mute girl." I don't look up right away. Can't seem too eager. Can't seem like I understand too fast. I count to three, then lift my head. Nanny Liu's standing over me, hands on her hips. She's got the kind of face that's forgotten how to smile. Sixty years in the imperial kitchen will do that. Her eyes are sharp, cataloging me like I'm a cut of meat that might've gone bad. "The soup cauldron needs scrubbing before the noon bell. Think you can manage that without breaking something?" I nod. Don't let my face move. Mom used to say the palace had more spies than rats, and the rats here could fill a granary. Nanny Liu huffs and walks off. I wait until her footsteps fade before I let myself breathe. Five years. Five years since they dragged my mother to the execution platform in the courtyard behind the eastern kitchen. Five years since I watched from behind a supply cart, ten years old and too scared to scream. Five years since the imperial guard read out her crime. Poisoning the empress. The soup had been perfect. I'd tasted it myself that morning. My mom let me taste everything back then, said I had the gift. She'd ladle a spoonful, blow on it, and hold it out. "Tell me what you taste, Jin-er." And I could. Not just the ingredients. I could taste her. Her focus when she was working on something new. Her satisfaction when a dish came together. H

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