An Jiu was still distracted, but the emperor had already turned his head. He stared at An Jiu for a long time. If you didn't know, you would think he was planning something.

But An Jiu knew that he had no plans.

His mind was empty and he wasn't looking at Anjiu at all. He was just in a daze.

The people around had known that the emperor had come to the Imperial Garden. It was late autumn, and it was difficult for the concubines to come out in thin clothes. They could only watch from afar and dared not get close.

An Jiu sighed. It seemed that in this palace, not only the servants had a hard life, but the masters were the same.

If these concubines accidentally fell in love with the emperor, they would have to endure the pain of missing him.

"Go back."

The unruly emperor poured all the fish food in the jar into the lake...

An Jiu looked at the fish that was as fat as a ball but still scrambling for food with sympathy...

At that moment, An Jiu seemed to see himself.

The emperor was walking briskly in front. Eunuch Li, who was usually so slow, walked exceptionally slowly today. An Jiu looked at him several times.

"Eunuch Li, what's wrong with you?"

Eunuch Li had a painful expression on his face, and whispered, "I twisted my ankle when I was going downhill just now, it's nothing...it's nothing..."

An Jiu looked at the emperor who was walking so fast without caring about other people's lives, and then looked at Eunuch Li who was obviously in so much pain but insisted on running forward...

History books really do not lie; feudal rulers are completely inhumane.

"Xiaojiu, hurry up and follow him." Eunuch Li completely ignored himself and only had eyes for the emperor.

An Jiu could only run over quickly, only to find that the emperor was standing at the corner, as if waiting for her.

An Jiu explained: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Li has sprained his foot."

The emperor responded calmly and continued walking forward.

An Jiu: "..."

After finally arriving at Guanghua Hall, An Jiu saw Xiao Qiu coming towards him. When passing by him, Xiao Qiu deliberately stepped on An Jiu's foot.

Looking at the black footprints on his feet, An Jiu frowned slightly, but Xiao Qiu walked away provocatively.

Xiao 늳 also came over and said, "Xiao Jiu, you've been busy all afternoon, go out first, we are here."

An Jiu looked at the sky and it was indeed time to get off work. Besides, she still had to make sugar cakes for the emperor, so she turned around and went out.

As soon as she went out, she saw Li Ji. Li Ji was on duty tonight. He winked at her, and An Jiu understood. She walked over, and Li Ji said, "I'll give it to you later."

An Jiu thought of the two unlucky guys who were hacked to death when they were caught cheating. She didn't want to commit a crime against the wind. It would not be worth it if she was misunderstood and hacked to death.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll come find you."

Li Ji thought about it and nodded: "Okay."

Li Ji has to work the whole night, so it would be perfect for him to come and get it when he gets off work tomorrow morning.

So An Jiu left. As soon as she left, Li Ji sensed something, but when he looked up, there was nothing.

"What are you looking at?" a colleague came over and asked.

Li Ji shook his head: "Nothing."

The colleague laughed and said, "I saw it all. You just talked to that palace maid. What were you talking about?"

Li Ji's face darkened: "Nothing, just a few words."

His colleagues reminded him: "Let me tell you, there are so many beautiful girls out there. The women in this palace are not the ones we can afford to mess with, so..."

He looked at Zhou and when no one noticed, he said, "Do you still remember Zhang Ming? He said he went back to his hometown to visit relatives, but that wasn't the case at all."

Li Ji frowned: "Didn't you go back to your hometown?"

"I heard that he was caught having an affair with a palace maid and was killed on the spot."

Li Ji looked at him: "How could that be? Even if he is guilty, you can't kill him on the spot. He..."

Before he finished speaking, his colleague shook his head and said, "That was the one who killed him..."

He secretly pointed in the direction of Guanghua Palace.

The guards all knew more or less about the emperor's faults, otherwise there wouldn't be rumors that he was a tyrant.

I just didn’t expect…

"Really?" Li Ji had met Zhang Ming before. He was a quiet man who looked very honest. But he didn't expect...

"It's true." The colleague sighed, "I heard that the bodies were unrecognizable. I'm reminding you because we have a good relationship. No matter how good the women in the palace are, they are not what we can get rid of."

Li Ji nodded: "I know, I don't have it either..."

A colleague patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's good. Just be yourself. Think about your family."

Li Ji was silent.

An Jiu went to the kitchen again. She didn't know if Aunt Qu had given any special instructions, but now she was the one using this kitchen.

An Jiu’s mother is a hardworking and capable rural woman. She has a magical power that allows her to make simple home-cooked meals delicious.

An Jiu inherited this advantage from her mother. They are from the north and are particularly good at making pasta, so making sugar pancakes is very easy for An Jiu.

Taking the emperor's appetite into consideration, An Jiu baked several sugar cakes, kept two for himself, and cut the rest into pieces and sent them to the emperor.

The freshly-made sugar cake was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and was especially delicious. An Jiu was full after eating just one.

I don’t know if it suits the emperor’s taste. If it doesn’t, that’s great. I won’t have to make it anymore.

After all, she was just an ordinary little palace maid.

The work done in this kitchen is not even a finger's work better than that done by the chef in the imperial kitchen.

At this time, Guanghua Palace.

An Jiu was not around, and Eunuch Li had gone to the imperial physician to get medicine for his injured foot, so the only people serving the emperor were Xiao Qiu, Xiao 늳, and Eunuch Li's apprentice Xiao Fuzi.

Xiaoqiu took a piece of cake to help the emperor test the poison. She thought the cake looked very ordinary and was not as attractive as the exquisite cakes in the imperial kitchen. However, the emperor seemed to be enjoying the cake. Anjiu was afraid that he would get sick of it, so she prepared two side dishes and soup for him. The taste was ordinary, just like ordinary food, but the emperor was very happy eating it.

Xiao Qiu got excited and said, "Your Majesty, I can also make this kind of cake."

Xiao Fuzi's face changed, he glared at Xiao Qiu, and then looked at the emperor.

The emperor really stopped what he was doing. Just when Xiao Qiu regretted saying this impulsively, the emperor said, "Really? Then go do it now."

Xiaoqiu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting this.

The emperor looked at her and frowned slightly, looking unhappy.

Xiao Fuzi hurriedly said, "What are you still standing there for? Go quickly."

Xiao Qiu came out and found Aunt Qu. She explained the situation to her. Aunt Qu looked at her and sneered: "Come with me."

Aunt Qu took her to the small kitchen where An Jiu cooked. Seeing the traces of uncleanness, Xiao Qiu was surprised. Sure enough, the food was not sent from the imperial kitchen, but was cooked for the emperor in this small kitchen.

Who is it?

Xiaoqiu thought of Anjiu.

Could it be her?

"Be quick and don't keep His Majesty waiting."

“Yes.” Xiao Qiu entered the palace early and saw her mother making it when she was a child, so she started to make it according to her memory. However, she was not good at it and failed several times. In the end, the surface of the cake was a little burnt because she did not control the heat well.

She wanted to redo it, but Aunt Qu came over and took a look at the cake on the plate. Although it was a little burnt, it looked good and was quite appetizing.

I don't know what your majesty is trying to say.

"Let's go."

Aunt Qu brought cakes and went to Guanghua Hall with Xiaoqiu. They also met Anjiu at the door.

An Jiu looked at the cake in Aunt Qu's hand, and then looked at Xiao Qiu.

His eyes were filled with doubt.

What does this mean?

Looking for someone new?

Why?

Did the emperor dislike her and want to kill her and then find someone to replace her?

An Jiu's face looked very ugly.

Xiao Qiu saw it, looked at her provocatively, and went into Guanghua Hall with Aunt Qu.

An Jiu hurriedly followed.

Just now she hoped that her cake would not suit the emperor's taste, but now An Jiu wanted to beat her past self to death. Her only wish now was that the emperor would like the cake she made.