snort!

I will never fall for that!

Murong Yue endured the rumbling in her stomach and remained motionless.

Li Xuanji felt that His Majesty, probably due to his illness, had lost some of his usual majesty and gained a touch of childlike willfulness.

My heart softened involuntarily.

He used the same tricks he used when he was a child to coax the emperor into reading.

"Your Majesty, please have some. After you eat, I will take you out to play."

Upon hearing the word "go out," Murong Yue's eyes darted around.

Once we get out, we can leave this place and finally enjoy eating brains to our hearts' content.

It's not impossible to eat a few bites, even if it's a bit of a struggle.

She reached for the plate of fish, but just as her hand was about to touch it, Li Xuanji quickly stuffed the chopsticks into her hand.

Li Xuanji felt bitter at this moment. His Majesty had truly suffered too much from this illness and had become so hungry.

Murong Yue scratched her head, her pretty face furrowed in worry; she really wanted to scratch it with her hands.

She didn't want to use those chopsticks; she'd only touched them once, and using them was a waste of energy.

But in a human base, she had to put on an act no matter what, so she reluctantly picked up her chopsticks.

Although it was done crookedly, it only took a few tries to get the food into his mouth.

Um?

? ? ?

Murong Yue was taken aback. This smell...?

As expected of a human base, they have so many tricks up their sleeves, even brains can taste this good?

Moreover, eating with chopsticks does seem much more elegant than eating with your hands.

Murong Yue felt she could eat a few more bites.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please slow down."

Li Xuanji disregarded her presumption and quickly picked out the fish bones with the chopsticks beside her.

He was afraid that Murong Yue's way of eating would prick him.

How many years has it been since a national advisor had a fishbone removed?

But since the other party is His Majesty, it doesn't matter.

After showing off a plate of fish, Murong Yue was already able to use chopsticks to precisely pick up her prey and put it into her mouth.

She tilted her head and stared at her stomach.

That's pretty impressive, but I don't feel like I can't digest it yet.

This feeling is so wonderful...

Her chopsticks involuntarily reached for another plate of animals: chicken.

She knows this person.

The chicken's brain is very small, but the meat is still decent.

Li Xuanji, who had been watching her closely, immediately placed the plate of braised chicken in front of her. "Your Majesty, the braised chicken is delicious, but you have only just recovered..."

Before he could finish speaking, half a plate of braised chicken was devoured in no time.

? ? ?

Li Xuanji couldn't help but rub his eyes.

Even at a young age, Your Majesty possessed unparalleled grace and poise, always elegant and dignified. When she heard that the Emperor Emeritus had abdicated in her favor and that she was leaving the palace with the Empress, Your Majesty did not show the slightest impoliteness.

Not to mention eating like that.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that His Majesty has been acting a little strange ever since he woke up.

Aside from a slightly hoarse voice, a slightly sluggish reaction, and a change in temperament, he also seems to have changed somewhat.

He has always been guarding His Majesty; there is no possibility that he was switched with someone else.

That's the aftereffect of this illness.

This has left the Empress of Qing Kingdom so helpless!

The despicable people of Yue!

"Your Majesty, please have some porridge."

Murong Yue felt the sensation of being full more and more clearly.

This new body is good-looking and well-coordinated; its only drawback seems to be its small appetite.

Eating too little will result in insufficient energy, causing you to lose when fighting humans or other zombies.

I can't lose!

Driven by instinct, Murong Yue finished another bowl of porridge.

It was all white, like a brain that had been smashed.

However, it wasn't as delicious as the steamed brain dish mentioned earlier.

Anyway, the world is just a giant brain.

After the zombies have eaten their fill, they should rest.

She imitated Li Xuanji, putting down her chopsticks properly, not letting herself give away any flaws.

He got up and walked towards the bed.

Several palace maids immediately stepped forward, one carrying a basin of water and a towel, and another carrying tea for rinsing the mouth.

Murong Yue tilted her head and looked at it.

A cute little face was reflected in the clear water.

"I...can't drink that much water."

Yes, zombies have almost no need for water, so drinking so much water would cause them to swell.

She refused.

(*?ω?)

The palace maid was also very nervous and turned to Li Xuanji for help.

What's wrong with His Majesty?

Li Xuanji sighed again; in just one day, he had sighed more than he had in the past ten years.

His Majesty is not yet fully recovered; he is weak and helpless.

And it seems there are some things that have been forgotten.

He shook his sleeves and put his hands in the basin. "Your Majesty, wash your hands and rinse your mouth."

He picked up the teacup again, took a sip, gulped it down, and spat it into the basin next to him.

Oh oh oh oh.

I understand!

Murong Yue is very clean; she knows how to take a bath, wash her face, wash her hands, and brush her teeth.

She used to use a small river as her bathhouse.

I haven't used a basin yet.

The palace maid brought her a fresh basin of water and mouthwash, and she washed herself thoroughly before returning to her bed to rest.

Huh?

No, how could I have been corrupted by the human base?

I am a free-spirited, unrestrained zombie, and I want to leave this place.

As soon as she sat down, she remembered what the old man had said: he would take her out to play after she ate something.

"You, stop right there."

Li Xuanji originally saw that she was going to rest, and waved to leave, thinking that if the morning court session couldn't be held today, then it would be canceled.

I was unexpectedly stopped again.

He turned and bowed. "Your Majesty, is there anything else you require?"

"Let's play, let's go out and play."

A rare hint of dissatisfaction flickered in Murong Yue's eyes.

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