Bonus Chapter - Fried Fish

The man who fried fish had a dream: to become an emperor.

He wasn't the kind of miserable emperor who sat on the dragon throne reviewing memorials.

Instead, he was the kind of happy emperor who could eat candied hawthorns whenever he wanted and draw turtles on other people's faces whenever he wanted.

So one morning, she solemnly announced.

"From today onwards, I am the Little Emperor of Fried Fish of the Hundred Birds Gang!"

The eldest brother was eating a steamed bun when he heard this and almost choked.

"What?"

Pan-frying fish with hands on hips, looking very serious.

"I have decided that the eldest son will be the Imperial Bodyguard, Chenze will be the Cold-Faced Prime Minister, Zui Qingfeng will be the Military Advisor, Shiyun and Xijiang will be the Court Musicians, and Gou Dan..."

She glanced at the bald chicken stealing millet and said seriously.

"To be the general who curses in front of the emperor!"

Dog Egg: "???"

Drunk Breeze, a cigarette dangling from his lips, casually uttered a sentence.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that salaries be paid first."

With a flick of her wrist, she fried the fish.

"Granted! Each person will receive a skewer of candied hawthorns!"

Everyone: "..."

The first imperial edict issued by the young emperor after his ascension to the throne.

"My imperial kitchen must serve pastries all day long!"

However, soon after, her favorite osmanthus cake mysteriously disappeared.

The man who was frying fish was furious and slammed his fist on the table.

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly for me!"

Chen Ze handed over the sword with a blank expression.

"Will you use torture?"

"Drunk in the gentle breeze, I slowly said?"

"Your Majesty, I have a plan."

A moment later, in the corner of the kitchen, Gou Dan was caught red-handed, with crumbs of pastry still stuck to his beak.

Fried Fish lamented, "Great General, you have disappointed me greatly!"

Gou Dan retorted confidently, "Shouldn't an emperor share joy with his people?"

Fried fish: "..."

That seems to make sense?

Therefore, the imperial edict was amended.

"You can steal food from now on, but you must share half with me!"

As a benevolent young emperor, Jianyu decided to travel incognito to observe the lives of ordinary people.

She changed into coarse cloth clothes, picked up a small bamboo basket, and skipped and hopped to the market.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a child crying.

"What's wrong?"

He squatted down to ask while frying the fish.

The child was sobbing.

"My sugar figurine was stolen..."

The fish-fryer was furious.

"Outrageous! I... no, I will get it back for you!"

She charged over with great fanfare, only to find that the one who snatched the candy was a sturdy boy two heads taller than her.

Fried fish: "..."

The next second, she turned and ran, shouting as she ran.

"Boss! Protect him!!!"

In the end, the eldest brother returned with the boy by the collar, and the sugar figurine was returned to its rightful owner.

The child stopped crying and started laughing, frying fish with great pride.

"Look, this is my empire!"

Boss: "...Could you please not run so fast next time?"

As night fell, the emperor encountered a crisis in his rule.

"Why are there so many memorials?!"

She stared in despair at the mountain of notes piled on the table.

[Boss: Your Majesty, the guild's roof is leaking. Should we fix it or not?]

[Chenze: The wooden stakes in the sword training ground are broken, who should we cut down?]

[Drunken Breeze: I'm out of money for cigarettes, can I get a raise?]

[Dog Egg: Who am I cursing today?]

He slumped in his chair, utterly dejected, as if he had no will to live.

"I...I want to abdicate..."

Drunk Breeze smiled slightly.

"Your Majesty, a ruler's word is law."

Tears welled up in her eyes as she fried the fish.

"Then I will pass the throne to Gou Dan!"

Dog Egg: "???"

Finally, the Little Emperor of Fried Fish made his announcement.

"I have decided to restore the democratic system, and the eldest brother will continue to be the leader."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Gou Dan was indignant.

"Why shouldn't the position be passed to me?!"

While frying the fish, I touched its bald head.

"Because I'm afraid your rule will be too noisy."

Although he abdicated, Jianyu still insisted on referring to himself as "朕" (Zhen, meaning "I, the Imperial Emperor").

And from time to time, they issue some strange "imperial edicts".

"Imperial decree today: Everyone must play hide-and-seek with me!"

"Imperial decree today: Your Highness is forbidden from stealing my candied hawthorns!"

"Imperial decree today: Gou Dan is forbidden to lay eggs in my bed!"

(Dog Egg: "I'm a rooster!!!")

Life at the Hundred Birds Gang was still chaotic and lively.

Meanwhile, our little emperor of fried fish remains carefree, living her life as the most carefree little sun in her own world.