Just kidding, if not now, when will you eat it? It’s imperial cuisine, what a great honor.

The mother and son ate their meal in this way, adhering to the principle of not wasting food. However, in the end, there was still a lot of food left over because there were too many dishes and they could not finish them alone. Helplessly, they could only watch the palace maids leave with great pain.

If Xiao Guo wasn't afraid of being embarrassed, he really wanted to pack it up. After all, the palace dishes not only look good and have nice names, but also taste delicious. What's more, this is still in his lifetime, enough for him to brag about it for the rest of his life.

Qin Xiaoguo has eaten authentic palace cuisine!

Eunuch Su appeared in the hall on time, and the palace maids had just taken away the food trays.

"Jiang Qinshi, did you enjoy your meal?"

Obviously, Eunuch Su's smile was gentle, but in Xiaoguo's eyes, it had a completely different meaning.

Did you eat well? You wouldn't wait until you were full and then take your life, would you? Isn't the last meal of a death row inmate a good one?

Xiaoguo was shocked by her own imagination. She had no grudge against the royal family and they had no reason to take her life, so Qin Xiaoguo felt relieved.

Xiaoguo had been preparing himself mentally for a long time, but it didn't show on his face. He just continued chatting as usual.

Xiaoguo spoke to coax Eunuch Su, and Eunuch Su also wanted to curry favor with Xiaoguo, so the two of them talked quite happily.

After a while, Xiaoguo tentatively asked his doubts.

"Eunuch Su, may I ask why we are here?"

"Well, someone will explain it to you later, so please go ahead."

Eunuch Su had a mysterious look on his face, leaving Xiaoguo unable to refute. It seemed as if everyone along the way was being mysterious to her. What secret was there?

Xiaoguo suppressed her frantic expression and gently patted Zhuangzhuang in her arms. Zhuangzhuang felt sleepy right after finishing his meal, and fell asleep while holding Xiaoguo in his arms without paying attention to the surroundings.

Xiaoguo supported Zhuangzhuang's butt. Eunuch Su was a sensible man. From the moment Zhuangzhuang started to feel sleepy, he just gave a look and instructed others to prepare a place for him to sleep.

"Please bring the child here to rest."

When Eunuch Su mentioned the child, he paused and almost said "young master", but then he immediately changed it to "child", which did not attract Xiaoguo's attention.

Xiaoguo accepted his kindness, thanked him and followed him to the house separated by a wall.

The bed had been made. Xiaoguo gently put Zhuangzhuang on it, then took off his shoes and pulled the quilt beside him to cover him.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Su quietly left, leaving a message for them to have a good rest and that someone would come to invite her in the evening.

Xiaoguo nodded, knowing his hidden meaning. She would probably know the real significance of her trip that evening.

That’s right, Xiaoguo is definitely considering escorting the Jiang family elders back to the capital as a secondary priority now, and the main purpose is to keep himself strong.

Xiaoguo closed the door and sat on the chair, thinking carefully about the connection with the royal family in his memory. He sorted it out carefully several times and made sure that neither he nor the original owner had any connection with the royal family. That was strange. What was the purpose of this trip? Or what purpose was he using himself to achieve?

At this time, Zhuangzhuang's whimpering sound woke Xiaoguo up. He immediately got up and went to the bed, and found that Zhuangzhuang was just overeating and it was a little uncomfortable for him to sleep lying flat.

Xiaoguo turned him sideways with amusement, then gently rubbed his belly with one hand.

No wonder I feel uncomfortable, my stomach is bloated. This kid, do I ever make him hungry?

Xiaoguo pinched Zhuangzhuang's little face with a mixture of laughter and anger, causing him to grunt, and then fell asleep again.

Yangxin Palace

"emperor."

After leaving Xiaoguo, Eunuch Su returned to the Yangxin Palace next door to report.

Xiaoguo is now arranged to stay in a side hall of the Yangxin Palace. The two halls are separated by only a wall.

"Jiang Qin has finished her lunch and is taking a nap with the young master."

Shao Zhan nodded with satisfaction and put down the chopsticks in his hand. Eunuch Su paused, turned around and immediately asked someone to take away the dishes and chopsticks.

Shao Zhan stood up and walked towards the resting place, and Eunuch Su followed closely behind him.

"Notify Jiang Shanhe and tell him that his family is here with me now. There is no need to say anything else."

Shao Zhan sat on the couch and said to Eunuch Su, "Also, dinner will be served in Yangxin Palace."

"As you wish."

Eunuch Su was about to leave, but when he looked at Shao Zhan, he hesitated to speak.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so talkative. Please eat more. I can't bear to see you eat so little. If you eat less, I will feel pain."

Eunuch Su spoke with a tearful voice, but what he said was the truth, without an ounce of falsehood. He was fifty-six years old this year, and had been serving the late emperor, Shao Zhan's father, since he was a child. Luckily he survived and followed the young Shao Zhan to Yonghai County, where he had served for nearly thirty years. It could be said that he had seen the emperor grow up. Now seeing that he had lost his appetite, he felt so sad.

"Oh, oh, oh, you're really getting older now. You talk too much."

Shao Zhan was not angry either. He knew how Eunuch Su treated him, and he respected Eunuch Su very much.

"Oh, yes, it's my fault for being too talkative."

Eunuch Su acted like a funny boy and slapped himself lightly a few times, which made Shao Zhan laugh out loud.

"Okay, you should rest more now that you are older. Let others take care of other things. I will worry about my own health."

Eunuch Su sighed happily, then bowed and greeted, then left.

Shao Zhan put down the teacup in his hand and put away the smile on his face. He suddenly remembered that Jiang Qinshi came with her son, which was perfect.

"Someone come."

Before Shao Zhan finished speaking, someone heard the sound and came in.

"emperor."

"Let Zhixia from Kunning Palace take the little prince to play with the young master of Jiang Qin's family."

"yes!"

After the guards received the order and left, Shao Zhan smiled. The little bastard in his family was probably getting bored to death, so it was just right for him to find a child of the same age to play with, and win the heart of Jiang Shanhe's son at the same time. It was not enough to just keep Qin Xiaoguo, he also had to look after the child and leave him behind. How could the parents take the child away by force without caring about the child's wishes?

What a great idea! Shao Zhan sipped his tea happily. He achieved three goals with one move. The little prince was no longer bored, and the son of the Jiang family was willing to stay. His parents would definitely stay, too.

Outside the capital

"Oh my god! Jiang Shanhe, you are going too far!"

Li Shouji grabbed the door and accused Jiang Shanhe with his eyes, "How could this be? He doesn't want to be a general, but you force him to be one. Is he still the upright Jiang Shanhe?"

Li Shouji has no shame at all. If Jiang Shanhe forced him to go to the military camp, he would cry and make a fuss. It's just a matter of face. He would just refuse it.

Jiang Shanhe pulled his arm hard at first, and the veins on his forehead popped out when he saw him rolling around in a panic.

He didn't pay attention at first, but when he turned around and saw a group of people gathered at the door, watching the excitement and pointing fingers, his face suddenly turned dark and he gritted his teeth and said the ultimatum.

"Get up."

Just hearing these two words made Li Shouji's hair stand on end. He quickly got up and reached out to wipe the dirt off his body.

Before the two of them could say anything, a horse came like a gust of wind, dispersed the crowd with a shout, and stopped at the gate.

"General, there is a letter from the palace."

Jiang Shanhe turned around, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the person approaching him. Suddenly, a bad feeling came over him.