Although she wasn't good at cooking, and although her noodles were terrible, Yiming still ate them with great relish.
Throughout the process, he didn't forget to smile at her and praise her for making delicious noodles.
"Pretty sister, you're not only beautiful, but you also cook delicious food. Your noodle-making skills are only slightly inferior to my grandma's."
She looked at his handsome face and those big, dark eyes, pursed her lips, and nodded.
"Mmm, eat up!"
"What should we do after we're full? Can you take me to find Uncle Chen, pretty lady?"
Rouge shook her head, then nodded.
"Okay, I can take you to him."
"Really?"
Yiming was a little excited, "Then the pretty lady won't kill me?"
Upon hearing this, her heart skipped a beat.
She had spent over twenty days with this child, and he was so adorable and well-behaved. How could she bear to kill him?
But she could not disobey the Empress's orders. Over the years, she had been able to do everything the Empress had asked of her, and this time, she was determined to do it as well.
Thinking of this, she looked at Yiming.
"Yiming, I'm sorry."
She spoke the last three words very softly, so softly that only she could hear them.
"Pretty lady, why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"
She paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Hmm, my head hurts a little. Let me take you back to your room!"
Even if she wanted him to die, she would find a way to die that wouldn't terrify or frighten him.
She had already decided to poison him to death later, which would reduce his suffering. Otherwise, if he really begged her to let him go, she was afraid she would soften her heart.
Yiming, being sensible, came to her side and looked up at her.
"Pretty lady, if you're not feeling well, let me help you back to rest!"
Rouge raised her hand and pinched his cheek, then gave a wry smile.
"Yiming, it would be so nice if you could always stay by my side."
Yiming gave her a big smile.
"Then you should really become good friends with my mother. I'll introduce you two. She'll definitely like you as much as I do."
"do you like me?"
Ever since she was brought back from Miao territory by the Empress, she has always had an icy expression. Everyone who sees her either avoids her like the plague or keeps their distance.
This was the first time she had ever heard someone say they liked her, especially such a cute little child.
She reached out, picked him up, placed him on her lap, and smiled gently at him.
In her memory, she hadn't laughed for many years.
Ever since her entire family was wiped out, she hasn't smiled.
"Sister, you have such a beautiful smile, just like my mother."
Yiming's big eyes blinked as he looked at her, seemingly trying his best to please her.
She knew the child was very clever, and she was afraid she would hurt him, so she kept trying to please him with kind words.
But she didn't dislike his attempts to please her at all; in fact, she... found it quite appealing.
"Yiming, do you believe in reincarnation?"
Yiming shook his head.
"have no idea."
"If there's a next life, I'll be your older sister and protect you, okay?"
Yiming looked up at her, asking curiously,
"Why a next life? You can be my older sister in this life!"
"There's no hope in this lifetime."
As she spoke, a dim light appeared in her eyes, then she gently picked him up.
"Sister will take you to sleep..."
"But I don't want to sleep..."
Before Yiming could finish speaking, Yanzhi waved her hand in front of his eyes. He immediately shook his head weakly, then slumped onto her shoulder and fainted.
"sorry."
She couldn't bear to say those words to him again, and then took him back to his room.
She placed him on the bed, thinking about what kind of death she could give him so that he would suffer less.
However, no matter how he died, she insisted on hanging his body at the execution ground for public display.
The thought of his small body, unable to be properly buried after death, and having to be hung upside down in the execution ground, filled her with a pang of pity.
But the Empress didn't have much time for her. She had to kill him before nightfall, and then hang him at the execution ground under cover of darkness so that everyone in the capital could see it the next morning.
Thinking of this, she bit her lip and slowly walked towards him.
At this moment, Empress Qi, along with Leng Chuchen and the Empress Dowager, arrived at the courtyard where Yan Zhi was. Just as Empress Qi was about to knock on the door, Leng Chuchen stepped forward, kicked the door open, and rushed into the courtyard.
"Rouge, rouge..."
After he entered, he shouted impatiently, and Empress Qi also shouted at that moment.
"Rouge, come out quickly."
Hearing the shouts outside, Rouge paused for a moment, then frowned, got up, and pushed open the door to go out.
The moment Leng Chuchen saw Rouge, she rushed over, her eyes bloodshot, and asked frantically:
"Where's Yiming? Where is Yiming?"
This scene caught Rouge off guard, and Empress Qi stepped forward to greet her.
"Where is the child? Did you kill him?"
Fearing that Empress Qi would blame her for being too soft-hearted, Rouge immediately knelt down and said, "Kill him..."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager was so frightened that she took several steps back, and Empress Qi's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Ignoring everything else, Leng Chuchen rushed into the room like a madwoman and saw Yiming lying quietly on the bed.
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