The emperor looked at Yu Yiluo who was in a daze, stood up, walked to her side, and put his big hand on her head.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"
“Thinking about how delicious these are.”
Yu Yiluo grinned and walked to her seat at the table.
"Why haven't the Crown Prince and his brothers come yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince's clear voice sounded not far away.
"Is Luo'er hungry from waiting?"
The prince came over with Feng Hongyu and bowed to the emperor.
"No need to be so polite, everyone just sit down and have your family dinner as you please."
"Okay, the dishes are all here."
Concubine Shu came over with a smile, "The dishes are all here, and everyone is almost here too."
As she spoke, she waved to Concubine Xian and the others, "Sister Defei, Sister Xianfei, Sister Roupin, come and sit down."
"It's almost time, pick up your chopsticks, don't let our little Luoer go hungry."
The emperor laughed out loud.
Empress Xian sat next to Yu Yiluo and picked up some food for her.
"It's because I've been waiting for my brother, the Crown Prince, for too long," the Sixth Princess curled her lips and peeled a shrimp and handed it to Yu Yiluo, "Look how hungry Luo'er is."
"It's my royal brother's fault. Luo'er can order me around to eat whatever I want."
The prince smiled and lifted his sleeves, as if waiting for Yu Yiluo to give him orders.
"Come on, Crown Prince, you are so far away from Luo'er."
The Fourth Prince held up the shrimp he had peeled. "Luo'er, look at what I peeled. Isn't it very clean?"
Concubine Shu glanced at him and said, "Please pick up some food for Qianqian. I will take care of Luo'er."
"That's right, Luo'er has me."
The Sixth Princess snorted complacently, "Qin Qianqian, don't be shy. Father said that tonight is a family dinner, and you and Fourth Brother will be married sooner or later, so just eat as much as you want."
"Come on, come on, eat more."
The Fourth Prince took a piece of food with his chopsticks and placed it in Qin Qianqian's bowl. He lowered his voice and whispered, "This is your favorite. Eat it quickly."
No matter how thick-skinned Qin Qianqian was, her face turned red at this moment and she pushed the Fourth Prince.
"You should pay attention, the emperor and the others are still here."
"It's okay, look, isn't Second Brother biting his ear too?"
The Fifth Princess sat next to Feng Hongyu and asked in confusion, "Why isn't Concubine Feng eating? Is it because Tianqi cuisine doesn't suit your taste?"
Feng Hongyu quickly shook her head and picked up a dish closest to her, "No, the food is delicious."
But she had something on her mind.
The harmonious atmosphere among everyone made her so envious that she forgot she was having dinner with the king of a country.
They were clearly a king and his subject, but the warmth was so great that even an outsider like her felt that at this moment they were not just a king and his subject, but a real family.
She actually didn't understand why there was no hostility between these princes and princesses, who were divided into legitimate and illegitimate.
The favored little princess was not envied.
If it were Feng Qingqing, she would be tortured beyond recognition if the Queen Mother spoke to her.
Not to mention preference and concern.
Putting away the envy in her heart, Feng Hongyu ate the food slowly, her eyes falling on the two empty chairs.
The Third Prince and his wife didn’t come. Could it be that the sick person was the Third Prince?
Feng Hongyu's heart beat rapidly after glancing at the other people who hadn't mentioned the two of them at all.
If he really is the Third Prince, then this must be a bargaining chip.
The Third Prince is a man of equal strength to the Crown Prince. If the Third Prince is critically ill, the Li Kingdom will lose a strong enemy, and she won't have to actively harm others and feel guilty.
"Hua Rui, bring those two Li Kingdom dishes to Concubine Feng."
Empress Xian's voice brought Feng Hongyu back to her senses, and she quickly began to express her gratitude.
"Thank you, Empress Xian."
"It's okay. Seeing you keep picking at the food in front of you, I specially had someone prepare two dishes from the Li Kingdom. I wonder if they're authentic."
Facing Empress Xian's gentle smile, Feng Hongyu sincerely thanked her again.
[Why is Feng Hongyu staring at the empty seat of the Third Emperor? Is the Third Emperor his target this time?]
"That shouldn't be the case. Given Feng Qingqing's simple and rough personality, she should have ordered Feng Hongyu to kill the Crown Prince directly."
[It seems Feng Hongyu secretly doesn't want to touch the Crown Prince.]
"Why haven't Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law come yet? Soon all the delicious food will be eaten up."
Yu Yiluo said this while observing Feng Hongyu unnoticeably.
Seeing Feng Hongyu pause in picking up the food, she thought to herself.
[The target is really the Third Prince. Well, the Third Prince hasn't been out lately. While he's still healthy, it might be helpful to show up and allay suspicions.]
"So you're planning to leave some leftovers for your royal brother?"
The third prince, dressed in purple, came with Mu Xue, teasing Yu Yiluo with a smile.
"Father, I am late."
The third prince walked up to the emperor and bowed.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and sit down. If you come later, you will only be able to eat leftovers."
The two of them sat down hand in hand. The Third Prince exchanged a glance with the Crown Prince without leaving a trace, then slowly withdrew his gaze.
Feng Hongyu's mind was already in a mess when the third prince appeared.
From her observation, the Third Prince looked very healthy and didn't look sick at all.
So she guessed wrong?
"Third brother, the smell of medicine on you is too strong."
Yu Yiluo smiled slyly, her eyes moving between him and Mu Xue.
"Third Emperor's wife, have you researched some interesting medicine and want to test it on Third Emperor?"
The two received a message from the prince before entering the palace. Mu Xue understood what he meant and remained silent in shame.
It was the Third Prince who answered for her.
"Luo'er, why do I feel like you're gloating? Last time you and the Crown Prince went there, you should have let the Crown Prince try it too."
Feng Hongyu lowered her head.
So that's how the smell of medicine came from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She had overlooked the fact that the Third Prince's wife knew medicine.
"Tsk tsk, testing medicine for love, Third Brother..."
Before the Sixth Princess could finish her words, she felt the red dress behind her tug at her. She didn't understand what this meant, but didn't continue.
The second prince was also planning to make a joke, but before he could open his mouth, Du Shuyan stepped on his foot under the table.
He endured the pain and spoke in a low voice.
"Ayan, you stepped on me and hurt me."
Du Shuyan kept smiling and whispered in the same low voice: "Eat more and talk less."
After saying that, he lifted his legs.
Defei was very satisfied when she saw the couple being so affectionate with each other.
The son and daughter-in-law love each other very much, and the niece and her husband also have a good relationship. It's a perfect life.
…
After dinner.
Empress Xian ordered the food to be taken away and asked everyone to go into the bedroom and sit down.
The emperor picked up Yu Yiluo and said, "Let's go in and rest."
Suddenly, a sharp sound of breaking through the air rang out in the silent night.
Yu Yiluo shouted, "Everyone be careful, there are arrows."
Before everyone could react, they saw an arrow flashing with a cold light shooting straight towards them, pointing towards the emperor and Yu Yiluo.
Empress Xian's pupils shrank. The arrow shot towards them flashed coldly in the moonlight, and she could no longer care about anything else.
The nimble body moved in front of the emperor as fast as a shadow.
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