"Emperor!" Noble Lady Ying raised her voice again.
Yan Xiu frowned, "Noisy."
Noble Lady Ying quickly closed her mouth and dared not make a sound.
"Does it still hurt?" Yan Xiu’s phoenix eyes held a faint concern, his gaze falling on Li Yuyu’s shoulder.
Li Yuyu let out a confused "Ah" before realizing that Yan Xiu had seen Noble Lady Ying bump into her.
"It doesn’t hurt." Li Yuyu shook her head. "Are you hungry? I’ve been waiting for you without breakfast after waking up. Shall we go eat now?"
The softness of her voice blew away the fatigue Yan Xiu had brought from the court, and he subtly curved his lips, replying with a simple word, "Alright."
Li Yuyu’s beautiful willow leaf eyes curved as she let Yan Xiu take her hand and lead her to the Luaxin Pavilion.
The round table had already been set for breakfast.
Of course, the breakfast the Imperial Kitchen prepared for the Emperor was exquisite. Since Lady Li’s breakfast also had to be prepared by the Imperial Kitchen, they had specially prepared several dishes for Li Yuyu according to her rank.
Thus, the breakfast on the table looked very sumptuous.
Li Yuyu couldn’t help but swallow. "It looks delicious, but with so much of it, just the two of us, can we finish it?"
"Beloved concubine, what do you mean?" Yan Xiu could tell Li Yuyu was implying something.
"I was thinking that in the future, we should simply have the Imperial Kitchen make whatever we like to eat. Otherwise, if they bring so much and we can’t finish it, it’d be such a waste." Li Yuyu said, biting her chopsticks and tilting her head.
Shen Quan couldn’t help but say, "Lady Li, it’s a great blessing for the Emperor to eat, so how could it be considered wasteful extravagance?"
"Mr. Shen is right; it was my words that were misleading. Emperor, don’t overthink, here, have a piece of mushroom." Li Yuyu used her chopsticks to serve Yan Xiu some food, smiling playfully.
Shen Quan: ?
Lady Li, those are the chopsticks you were just biting casually!
Looking again at the Emperor’s expression, Shen Quan: Forget it, he was momentarily blind and didn’t see anything.
The little eunuch who needed to taste the dishes behind them was left awkwardly standing there without purpose.
Yan Xiu ate quite a bit of what he found agreeable and would still try a bite of what he didn’t like. Yet, he noticed that when Li Yuyu served him, for the dishes he disliked, she never served them twice, whereas for those he liked, she repeated the action.
Shen Quan: ...
Having served the Emperor since childhood, Shen Quan thought he understood the Emperor’s tastes best, but it seemed Lady Li surpassed him.
No wonder among the harem concubines, only Lady Li caught the Emperor’s eye.
Inside the pavilion, the dining atmosphere was harmonious, whereas outside it felt somewhat lonely.
"Noble, let’s go back," Yin Cheng whispered.
"No," Noble Lady Ying gritted her teeth, "The Si hour hasn’t passed yet, the Emperor won’t rest after the meal; he will come out. Then I’ll tell him how Lady Li didn’t want to wait for the Emperor. Once the Emperor sees Lady Li’s true nature, he’ll naturally understand who truly cares for him."
Seeing Noble Lady Ying determined, Yin Cheng dared not persuade her further and had to honestly stay with her outside the Luaxin Pavilion.
"What true nature does Lady Li have?" A nearby man’s gentle voice sounded.
Noble Lady Ying and Yin Cheng were both startled and turned to see Yan Zixuan, dressed in a dark robe with his long hair tied at the nape by a jade crown, standing close.
"Prince Xuan?" Noble Lady Ying exclaimed in surprise.
"Your servant greets Prince Xuan." Yin Cheng hurriedly knelt.