Chapter 227
The man wore a black dragon robe and exuded immense power. For the first time, she realized so clearly that he was now the emperor, the most noble man in the world.
She rose and bowed: "Your Majesty."
Although Shen Qingnian had been away for three years, the etiquette she had learned from the nanny was still etched in her mind. The nanny that Shen Zheng had hired was always extremely strict, scolding her at the very least and punishing her at worst.
Song Xuan glanced at the round table in the hall and said, "Rise."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Zi stepped forward with a smile and said, "Your Majesty has not yet had dinner. Why don't you dine with Miss Liu?"
Upon hearing this, Song Xuan neither refused nor agreed, but instead walked directly to the stool and sat down, which clearly indicated his consent.
Seeing this, Shen Qingnian wisely swallowed her words about having already eaten dinner and went to the table to pour tea for the other person.
This tea isn't the absolute best, but it's still quite good. It was chosen and sent by Xiaxiazi after careful consideration.
It can express His Majesty's importance without being too ostentatious.
Song Xuan picked up the tea that Shen Qingnian had poured for him, took a sip, and found the tea to be light and sweet with a pleasant aftertaste.
The woman in front of me had a pale face and a slightly thin figure, which was caused by the strong drugs she took three years ago. To heal, she could only rely on expensive tonics.
Thinking of this, ripples appeared in Song Xuan's dark eyes.
The palace servants who were serving the dishes had entered the hall, and exquisite dishes were placed on the table, including fish, meat, and also precious abalone and bird's nest.
The blood swallow was not placed in front of Song Xuan, but was instead taken by Xia Xiazi to an empty seat next to him.
Song Xuan glanced at Shen Qingnian standing beside him and said, "Go sit down."
"His Majesty will attend to state affairs after returning to the palace. Please, Miss Liu, sit down quickly," Xia Zi said with a smile.
Shen Qingnian agreed and sat down in the empty seat opposite Song Xuan. Looking at the blood swallow in front of her, a pang of sorrow welled up in her heart.
Three years ago, after she entered the Eastern Palace, the blood swallows never stopped, and now that she has returned to the palace, the other party is still doing the same thing.
The man claimed it was to atone for his sins, but his actions, one after another, didn't resemble atonement at all...
Shen Qingnian was lost in thought, staring blankly at the bowl of bird's nest soup in front of her.
Can he truly forgive and forget? Or is this treatment simply because she saved him in Jiangnan, when he clearly risked his life to save her...?
Seeing the woman in front of him in a daze, Song Xuan simply said, "Let's eat first, and have some bird's nest soup."
Her body was depleted from childbirth, so she had to eat bird's nest soup every day.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian suppressed her thoughts, picked up her spoon and ate slowly. She had already eaten dinner, so she didn't eat much. She finished the bird's nest and ate a few pieces of asparagus before putting down her chopsticks.
Seeing her put down her chopsticks, Song Xuan gestured, "Come and serve me the dishes."
He had actually eaten almost all of it.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian stood up, took the serving chopsticks from the palace servant, and picked up some beef from the asparagus for the man.
Asparagus has a mild flavor, and when stir-fried with beef, it retains the beef's aroma to the greatest extent. She remembered that this was a dish the other person liked.
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