"Pfft." Wenren Yu chuckled lightly, raising an eyebrow at Helian Nie at the head of the table.

With a playful expression, he teased, "How come I never noticed before that the little princess is so interesting?"

Helian Nie glanced coldly at Wenren Yu, his long, slender fingers rubbing the jade thumb ring, but he didn't speak.

Before? He didn't know what that tiny little ball of a ball could have looked like, or rather, he never cared.

Helian Si, holding a green banana leaf, left the imperial study again, grumbling and looking utterly dejected.

Changying couldn't bear to look at it. He looked down at the three pieces of osmanthus candy lying in his palm, wrapped in a small handkerchief, and pushed open the door to the Imperial Study.

As soon as Changying entered, Wenren Yu looked at Changying's hands with great interest, her phoenix eyes gleaming upwards.

The beauty mark at the corner of her eye seemed to become even more dazzling, reflecting her joyful mood.

"emperor."

Changying knelt on one knee and respectfully presented the handkerchief containing three pieces of osmanthus candy in his palm.

Helian Nie raised his narrow eyebrows slightly. Changying understood and reached out to open the handkerchief. Inside lay three pieces of osmanthus candy.

The pale yellow hue of osmanthus blossoms, the crystal-clear sugar cubes, and the subtle, sweet aroma that wafts through the air when you smell them closely.

"Oh my, this is a real treasure." Wenren Yu had somehow gotten up from the pear wood chair.

He walked to Changying's side, reached out and picked up one of the osmanthus candies, putting it in his mouth.

"It's sweet but not cloying at first taste. Tsk tsk tsk, this flavor is unique to Kyoto. You can't buy it anywhere else except at Tangji Fang."

Prime Minister Wenren Yu was known throughout Bei Yin for his fondness for sweets. The reason was simple: while others accepted bribes of gold and silver, this fellow accepted bribes of sweets that suited his taste, and he did so openly and honestly.

Changying was slightly surprised and looked at the osmanthus candy in his hand. How could the little princess have food from outside the palace?

Wenren Yu was enjoying her meal when suddenly she felt a chill creep up her spine and instinctively rubbed her arm.

"Strange, it's so hot in summer, why do I suddenly feel so cold? Uh... Your Majesty..."

He looked up and met Helian Nie's sinister and terrifying gaze. Judging from his expression, he probably wanted to torture him to death.

Wenren Yu felt her whole body stiffen, not understanding how she had offended this terrifying figure.

The sweet taste slid down her throat. Wenren Yu thought for a moment, then stared at Helian Nie with wide eyes incredulously.

He pointed to the two osmanthus candies that Changying had left in his hand, then pointed to himself.

"Your Majesty, you...you're not angry with me because I ate this osmanthus candy, are you?"

Hasn't His Majesty always disliked sweets?

Helian Nie gave Wenren Yu a cold glance, his handsome face clearly showing displeasure.

Her well-defined fingers took the osmanthus candy, carefully put it away, and then she looked up.

Seeing Wenren Yu still standing there in a daze, he frowned and asked, "Why are you still here?"

The unspoken message is: You can get out now.

Wenren Yu: "..." I've never suffered such an injustice before!

But who can argue with the fact that he is the emperor? Even though Wenren Yu is the powerful prime minister of Bei Yin, he has no choice but to back down.

Even after leaving the imperial study, Wenren Yu still felt a deep sense of injustice and resentment. It was so frustrating, so incredibly frustrating.

He only ate a piece of osmanthus candy, is it really necessary to make him suffer this injustice?!