My Lady is well

Chapter 139 Choice

Shen Yueyao entered the hall and glanced at the bright yellow box on the imperial desk. Her bright eyes lit up.

I secretly wondered in my heart, maybe... there was an imperial seal inside?

Her eyebrows twitched, she collected her thoughts, and looked at the two people who were having a meal at the dining table.

Wen Xueshu sat gently aside, wearing a light smoky gauze skirt, her jade arms faintly visible under the gauze, and a jade butterfly tassel hairpin inserted diagonally on her hair, making her look delicate and eye-catching.

It was very different from her usual attire. Could it be that she was stimulated by what she saw Princess Mingxuan that day?

She glanced at the person who was looking at her coldly, and understood.

I am thinking that I must capture him today!

Uh...it looks like her hopes are dashed.

Concubine Wen Shu raised her hand to pick up some food for Jing Ruzhang. She glanced at her out of the corner of her eye and a hint of annoyance flashed across her face in the blink of an eye.

Shen Yueyao felt that Concubine Wen Shu looked at her as if she were a piece of dog-skin plaster, but for the sake of freedom, she had to let it be.

Women should be able to bend and stretch!

She shamelessly walked up to the two of them, ignoring the displeasure on Concubine Wen Shu's face, and bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, I greet you, and Your Majesty, Concubine Shu."

Jing Ruzhang raised his dark eyes and glanced at her. Why was she here?

Could it be that he was so grateful for allowing her to leave the palace and had no way to repay her that he actually cooked for her personally?

Guess she has a conscience!

He glanced at the food box in Jin'er's hand, his eyes slightly covered with anticipation. What kind of dishes would she... cook?

I wonder if there will be braised shark fin...

"Get up."

Shen Yueyao stood up and looked at the large table of dishes on the dining table: deep-fried spring goose, glutinous rice lotus root cake with various flowers, honey peach duck, purple bamboo mountain treasure soup...

It's even more exquisite than the one sent by the imperial kitchen. It seems that a lot of thought was put into it. However, the pastries made by Dongxue are not bad either.

She smiled and said, "I didn't expect the emperor to dine here. What a coincidence."

In fact, what she wanted to say was, what a coincidence, they caught up, why not sit down and use it together.

But she couldn't say such shameless words in front of Concubine Wen Shu. She looked at the silent man with his eyes lowered, waiting for him to ask her to stay and have dinner with him.

He glanced at her, glanced at the food box in Jin'er's hand, and said in a calm voice.

"Lady Shen, are you so interested in cooking for me today?"

Cooking? She doesn’t really like cooking.

Shen Yueyao glanced at the delicacies on the table. After comparing them, she wondered if she was being too casual.

However, she didn't really want to have dinner with him, and this thought disappeared from her mind in an instant.

"I remember that the emperor ate lotus seed cakes. Although the emperor said that he would not eat lotus seed cakes made by anyone other than the empress dowager, I supervised Dongxue to make them. They tasted good, so I sent them to the emperor to try."

Humph, no sincerity!

He frowned, looked at her with deep eyes for a while, and said in a cold voice.

"sit down."

Shen Yueyao nodded without hesitation, took the food box from Jin'er, took out two plates of snacks, and placed them in front of him.

But she saw a hint of disdain in his eyes, which made her feel a little sad. She picked up a piece of cake and put it on his plate, then smiled.

"Your Majesty, please try it."

Concubine Wen Shu wondered how she could be so shameless. Didn’t she see the emperor’s expression?

She saw it all. Half of Shen Yueyao's favor was due to her shamelessness!

Wen Xueshu thought to herself that her moral character, speech, skills and appearance were no worse than hers. Since she could do this, there was no need for her to be polite to her. She could not give in to her this time no matter what.

If he lets her go any further, the emperor won't even remember who she is.

It took a lot of effort for her to get in just now, and she insisted on dragging the emperor to Hanxuan Palace today.

She raised her hand, scooped up a bowl of purple bamboo and mountain treasure soup and handed it to the emperor, looking at him lovingly, her voice as gentle as water.

"Your Majesty, the purple bamboo is crispy and tender, please try it."

Shen Yueyao felt a little numb after hearing the voice. She looked at him intently, wondering whether he wanted to eat the cakes she had sent or the purple bamboo soup made by Concubine Wen Shu.

Wen Xueshu also looked at him expectantly.

Jing Ruzhang was caught between their gazes. He looked at the white and glutinous pastries in the bowl with a stern look on his face, frowning slightly.

He wanted to say that he didn't like sweet food, and lotus seed cake was his mother's favorite.

But if I disappoint her, will it dampen her enthusiasm?

From now on, you won’t even have the interest to watch people making cakes?

Maybe...it's not that bad.

He hesitated for a moment, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the pastry and took a bite.

It’s... not that bad.

Concubine Wen Shu's eyes dimmed gradually. It was the first time she wanted to fight for it, but she never thought that she would be defeated so completely.

He clearly didn't like sweet food before!

She felt a little unwilling in her heart. Shen Yueyao, why did she do that?

When Shen Yueyao saw that he used pastries, she secretly measured the wattage of her own light bulb and thought that she had been exposed.

There was a hint of fighting spirit in Wen Xueshu's eyes that she had never had before. She used to think that it was easy to win the emperor's heart, but it seemed that she had let her guard down.

She knew that she had no chance today, as the emperor's eyes never lingered on the Purple Bamboo Soup from beginning to end.

She stared at Shen Yueyao with complicated eyes, a smile on her lips, and stood up and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I remember that I have some things to do in Hanxuan Palace, so I will not accompany Your Majesty for dinner. I will accompany Your Majesty another day."

Jing Ruzhang nodded lightly.

Shen Yueyao stood up and bowed to her, and saw that her eyes were gloomy, full of resentment, hatred, unwillingness, and something else that she couldn't figure out.

I felt a little cold in my heart, but when I get out, who will care what she thinks?

After Concubine Wen Shu left, Jing Ruzhang raised his eyelids and looked at her twice, speaking with a teasing tone.

"Why? Why is Lady Shen in the mood to send cakes here today?"

She is best at climbing up the ladder.

"The emperor said he would stay in the imperial study tonight. I guess he is busy with government affairs. I am worried about the emperor's health, so I thought of coming to check on him."

When he suggested taking her out of the palace, he was stung by the emotions in her eyes and just wanted to find a place to be quiet.

But now, hearing her say the word "worry", I felt very happy, which was much more pleasing than these two plates of pastries that were not sincere enough.

"I am almost done with my work. I will go back to Zelu Palace with you later."

Shen Yueyao was slightly startled, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

I thought to myself, why not... just stay busy for a while.