Chapter 4 I'm Hungry

Xiao Xia turned pale with fright. She looked at An Jiu for help, and An Jiu moved aside.

She had already done her best by saving Xiao Xia once. Just now, this little girl wanted to betray her. She was not a saint, so she would not accompany her...

Aunt Qu looked at An Jiu and said, "You should come too."

An Jiu “…”

ah?

You have to die, right?

The two walked in tremblingly, and Xiao Xia did not forget to threaten coldly: "You...next time you do something stupid...don't let me get involved."

An Jiu “…”

“Okay, okay…”

The hall was very quiet. The emperor sat behind his desk and began to review memorials. An Jiu and Xiao Xia breathed a sigh of relief and stood beside him. They said nothing and dared not breathe hard, for fear of disturbing the emperor and putting their lives in danger.

[What the hell, it's written like shit. ]

An Jiu heard the voice again.

She was sure it came from the emperor in front of her.

From her angle, she could see the emperor's profile. The emperor was tall and handsome, with perfect profile lines and a noble temperament.

An Jiu took a few secret glances and heard the voice coming again.

[The peach harvest is good, and they are sent to me to eat? The Jiangzhou governor’s brain is full of shit. Last year I said I don’t want to eat peaches, I don’t want to eat peaches, I don’t want to eat peaches!!!]

An Jiu listened to his irritable complaints and complained about every book he read.

[Did you buy your position as the prefect of Lizhou? The memorial you wrote is long and boring, full of nonsense. ]

He threw the memorial down impatiently.

Xiao Xia was so scared that her whole body tensed up. The emperor might have noticed it and turned to look at her. Xiao Xia couldn't help but kneel down.

The emperor's eyes were cold, but he was still complaining in his heart.

[Is this palace maid crazy? Why is she kneeling down for no reason? ]

An Jiu thought, you are still confused, isn’t it because you killed people indiscriminately? Do you know how many Xiao Xias you have sent away this year?

The emperor glanced at him and said impatiently, "Get out."

Xiao Xia ran out as if she had been pardoned, and An Jiu looked at her back with envy...

She wants to go out too...

However, she didn't dare to do so without the emperor's permission.

The emperor continued to read the memorials, most of which were cursing people, cursing officials from all over the country, and all kinds of curses. An Jiu also heard a lot of secrets...

When An Jiu was wondering why she could hear the emperor's inner thoughts, she heard the emperor say: [...I want to eat something sweet...]

An Jiu “…”

No, no, she didn't hear it.

[Are all the people in front of me pigs? They didn’t even give me some snacks. I didn’t even have enough for lunch. I’m starving…]

An Jiu wanted to ignore it, but the emperor's voice was like a flock of ducks, constantly echoing in the hall... echoing... echoing...

And the emperor turned his head and looked at her several times...

An Jiu carefully left the hall. Aunt Qu was still there. When she saw her, she raised her eyelids and asked, "Why did you come out?"

An Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has read the memorial."

Aunt Qu squinted at her and said, "This is not something you should worry about."

An Jiu asked tentatively: "How about sending some food to His Majesty?"

Aunt Qu frowned: "It's past mealtime now, and His Majesty never eats at this time."

An Jiu “…”

OK...

As long as you are happy.

She breathed in the free air outside and found that Aunt Qu seemed to be thinking about something...

An Jiu returned to the main hall again with a plate of pastries in his hand.

The emperor looked up.

[What is this? Is it a snack?]

An Jiu pretended not to hear anything and put the pastries on the table.

The emperor glanced at her.

[Who is this palace maid? I have never seen her before.]

He looked at the plate.

[Whoever promoted him has no sense of propriety at all...]

An Jiu “…”

She looked at the cakes and suddenly remembered what she was doing, a food taster...

A drug tester to be exact...

So An Jiu took a piece of cake and took a bite, and then he heard the emperor's cold complaint.

[This palace maid hasn’t eaten anything in her life. Why is she taking so much? Or my favorite peach blossom cake…]

An Jiu “…”

Don’t you dislike peaches? Why do you like peach cakes?