Little did the Empress Dowager know that Chen Nian had started dieting because of a compliment she had given. If she had known, she would probably have regretted it.
Ertai felt that his feeding was ineffective because he looked at Chen Nian every day and spent most of his time with Chen Nian, plus he was wearing a strong filter.
He was so focused on the slightest change that he couldn't see it at all, or rather, even if he could see it, he didn't think there was any change at all.
"You haven't gained any weight at all. Want some food? You haven't been eating much lately, is it because you don't like these? I'll bring you something else next time, okay?"
During this period, even when he fed her, Chen Nian didn't eat much and went back to how she was when they first met. Besides regular meals, she would only eat two snacks in the morning and afternoon, and sometimes she wouldn't even eat snacks in the morning. He felt that she had lost weight again.
"No, Ertai, you're not allowed to feed me when I'm not looking this time."
Chen Nian has a problem: when her attention is drawn to other things, she pays almost no attention to what's around her.
Because of this flaw of hers, those who can stand by her side are either people she trusts or people she is relatively familiar with; otherwise, no one can stand by her side.
The moment a stranger approaches her, she is stopped by hidden guards.
The Empress Dowager was extremely worried, fearing that she would be betrayed because of this trait. She investigated the people around her repeatedly, fearing that someone with ulterior motives would infiltrate her circle and eliminate her. The secret guards around her were also personally selected by the Empress Dowager.
The reason the imperial kitchen guards didn't appear that day was because it was a training day, and Xuan'er was with her, so the guards all left.
Otherwise, the moment Fu Erkang approached her and uttered his first words, he would have already been taken to the Cining Palace and handed over to the Empress Dowager for disposal. How could she tolerate his insolence?
"Chen Nian, you haven't eaten much lately, can you eat something, okay?"
Seeing the man's face full of rejection, Ertai gently coaxed him.
He wouldn't refuse her request. Seeing Shen Nian's face full of rejection, he didn't dare to force her to eat him. He could only try to negotiate with her.
"No, Ertai, if you eat any more, you'll get as fat as a ball. Look, my face is all round and chubby."
As Chen Nian spoke, she pinched her own cheek. Although it was chubby and felt nice to the touch, too much chubby cheeks didn't look good.
Hearing Shen Nian's words, Ertai stopped insisting on feeding her. He bent down, looked at Shen Nian at eye level, and carefully examined her delicate, fairy-like face. Every time he was so angry that he wanted to hit her head hard, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
The little princess in front of me had delicate features and a flawless, porcelain-white face. Perhaps because she was angry, her face was a little chubby, her red lips were slightly pouting, her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, her eyelashes were curled like fan feathers, and her peach blossom eyes were mesmerizing and captivating, making it hard to look away.
However, her face has indeed gained some weight.
That's enough.
"Ertai?"
Seeing someone staring at him for a long time without looking away, even though they often looked at each other, Shen Nian still felt a little uncomfortable being stared at for so long.
"Um."
Ertai responded softly and looked away.
"If you don't want to eat, then don't. You can eat when you're hungry."
Ertai chose to compromise. If she didn't want to eat, then she wouldn't eat. He would feed her when she was hungry, as long as he could not let her get any thinner.
"Uh-huh."
Ertai compromised, and Chen Nian also chose to back down, knowing that Ertai was doing it for her own good.
But she really wanted to be a pretty little girl.
...
(There's a reason why Nian Nian loves beauty, which will be explained later.)
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