Although Chuanwen accepted it, he wondered to himself: "Why do I have this vague impression that some of the pastries at a flower-viewing banquet are inedible?"
The Empress was startled by these words, thinking that the pastry had been poisoned or something, and quickly took the pastry that the little dumpling was about to put into her mouth.
The delicious food that was about to be eaten was taken away, and the little dumpling immediately burst into tears. She looked at the queen, pouted, and suddenly started crying loudly.
Chuanwen also looked at the Empress, his eyes filled with even greater confusion. "Your Majesty, why are you taking food from a child?"
The Empress was reprimanded by Chuanwen, but she didn't know how to explain. Then she heard Chuanwen's inner voice continue: "[Oh, I remember now, the pastries at the flower-viewing banquet hosted by Consort Shu were particularly awful!]"
The Queen's lips twitched; it tasted awful, so she couldn't eat it. Hmm, no problem!
But Wen, can you please finish your sentence at once?
Half a year later, the Empress and Chuanwen's first meeting was ruined by her.
Inside the pavilion, the little princess was wailing. Chuanwen looked at her with reproach, while the young men and women admiring the flowers all looked at the pavilion in confusion. Meanwhile, the queen, the one who caused the trouble, was holding a piece of pastry that she had snatched from the little princess's mouth.
Ugh! Would you believe me if I said I stole the pastry because I was afraid it was poisonous?
The Empress suddenly felt a sense of helplessness, unable to defend herself. Actually, she didn't particularly miss Chuanwen and somewhat regretted letting him enter the palace.
"Ahem, this pastry is dirty. I'm afraid it will give the children diarrhea if they eat it. Here, have this clean one."
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