Chapter 3418 Why is she willing to eat?
Fan Yingyi came here on imperial orders, stayed in the imperial study for a moment, and then left in a hurry.
The two young eunuchs standing guard outside the imperial study did not dare to look up when he left. Only after Fan Yingyi walked away did they carefully raise their heads and look at his tall back. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
One of them whispered, "I was scared to death."
Before the other one could reply, a tender voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "What are you scared of?"
This time, the two little eunuchs were really scared and almost jumped up. When they turned around, they saw Princess Yongping standing behind them, looking at them with wide eyes.
The setting sun shone on her face, making it red and as cute as a round apple.
The two young eunuchs saluted hurriedly: "Your Highness."
Yongping said, "Come on, tell me what you're afraid of. Who scared you? Father?"
The young eunuch smiled and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Why would the Emperor come to scare this servant? This servant is, is—"
His eyes rolled around, and then he laughed, "That's what the slave said. It's so funny."
"laugh?"
Yongping was even more puzzled and tilted his head to look at him: "What are you laughing at?"
The young eunuch was already confused, but fortunately the young eunuch opposite him was smart and quickly said, "We are happy. The emperor's worries are gone, and he can rest well and take care of his health. We are all happy for the emperor."
"Really?"
When Yongping heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately turned around and ran away happily.
The two young eunuchs finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Shunzi heard the noise and came over to take a look: "What are you two talking about?"
The two young eunuchs immediately said politely, "No, nothing, Shun Eunuch."
Xiao Shunzi coughed lightly and said, "Behave yourself! You're here to do your job, not to gossip. If you have so much to say, go tell the emperor and see if he cuts off your tongues!"
The two young eunuchs stuck out their tongues and didn't dare to be negligent. Xiao Shunzi then walked away humming.
On the other side, outside Yanchun Pavilion, the imperial kitchen had already delivered today's dinner. Dong Hai and the others were almost kneeling on the ground to beg the imprisoned Princess to have her meal.
"Your Highness,"
Dong Hai was once a follower of Eunuch Yu and was now considered an elder in the palace. He had watched Xin Ping grow up since she was a child and naturally felt very sorry for the child. He said earnestly, "You'd better use some. You haven't eaten anything all day."
Xinping turned up his nose: "Humph!"
However, no matter how angry I was, I was still hungry.
Especially the food on the table, now steaming hot and emitting an alluring aroma, made her eyes widen. From childhood to adulthood, except for the period when her mother forbade her to eat more, she had never been hungry for such a long time. She had only eaten a piece of candy given by Yongping in the morning, and at this time, her stomach began to rumble.
But, I'm still angry.
She huffed, "I don't want to eat!"
Dong Haidao: "Princess..."
The East China Sea is in a state of panic.
Although it was the Emperor's order to lock up the princess, everyone knew that she was his most beloved daughter. Even if he locked her up in a moment of anger, who knew if she would be fine in a couple of days? If the princess starved at this moment, the Emperor would definitely hold them accountable.
Just when Dong Hai was about to persuade him again, Yongping's voice came from behind him.
"elder sister!"
Xinping looked up and saw Xiao Yongping lying at the door, sticking his head out to look at her, blinking his big eyes.
Dong Hai was so frightened that he immediately said, "Oh, little prince, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you not to come again? If the emperor finds out, I will be beaten with a stick!"
Yongping said with a smile: "I just want to say a few words to my sister."
After saying that, he ran in despite his obstruction.
Xinping hugged her tightly, but she had no strength left after a day of hunger, and was nearly knocked to the ground by Yongping's chubby body. She reached out and pinched her sister's cheek, saying, "Why are you running around again? You just recovered from your illness."
"I'm fine!"
Yongping said this confidently, then put his two small hands close to Xinping's ears and said warmly, "Sister, I'm going to tell you a secret."
Dong Hai, who was standing by, was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw the two sisters loving each other.
What else can I do? Even if I get beaten, I just have to take it.
However, after hearing Yongping's words, Xinping's eyes lit up and he asked with a happy expression, "Is it true?"
Yongping said: "A liar is a puppy!"
Xinping was so happy that she almost jumped up, but she had been hungry all day, and the moment she moved, she felt dizzy and kept crying out "ouch, ouch". Yongping hurriedly hugged her legs and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Dong Hai hurried over to protect the princess, saying, "Your Highness hasn't eaten all day, how could you not feel dizzy? You'd better eat something quickly, or else you'll starve and the Emperor and His Majesty will be sad."
If he had heard this before, Xinping might have scoffed.
But this time, she was very happy and said proudly: "I knew that my father would not go back on his word."
After saying that, he looked at the food on the table next to him and said, "Leave all this behind, I'll eat it!"
Dong Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up Yong Ping and said, "Okay, you've finished speaking, and the princess is willing to eat. Your Highness, please go back quickly. If the emperor really knows that you came in like this, what if he locks you up too?"
So he bowed to Xinping and walked out holding Yongping.
Xinping stayed in Yanchun Pavilion. Even though she heard the door lock, she felt happy. Thinking back to Yongping's words, saying that the emperor had sent someone to resolve the matter and that he would definitely ensure that the hungry people were well fed, she felt relieved. As she relaxed, her stomach grew even hungrier. She immediately rushed to the table and began to eat with big mouthfuls.
Hearing the noise behind him, Dong Hai felt relieved. After seeing Princess Yongping off, he immediately sent someone to Yiku Palace to report.
Ruoshui heard this and ran into the house happily. She said to Nanyan, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Donghai just sent someone to tell us that our princess is willing to eat now."
Nan Yan was originally in a bad mood, lying on the table copying Buddhist scriptures. When she heard this, she laughed, took the pen and dipped it in ink again, and said, "I knew this girl was greedy. She is really good after enduring it for a whole day."
Ruoshui came over to grind the ink for her and said with a smile, "That's not the case."
"no?"
Nan Yan looked up at her in surprise: "Then why is she willing to eat?"
Ruoshui smiled and said, "I heard that Princess Yongping went over and said a few words to our eldest princess, and she became happy and was willing to eat."
Nan Yan laughed.
But after thinking about it carefully, she slowly frowned.
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