Gu Xiaoqiao looked at the clothes scattered everywhere and looked embarrassed.
But then I thought again, it was no big deal, because I would have to face this kind of thing many times in the future anyway.
So she cleared her throat and said, "Come in."
The door creaked open, and two palace maids came in one after another carrying toiletries and changes of clothes, and placed them on the table.
"My lady, please let the servants help you wash up."
"Um."
Gu Xiaoqiao nodded lightly and let the palace maid wipe her body and change her clothes. After she was ready, another palace maid brought her breakfast.
"My lady, the Emperor has instructed you to dine here before returning."
The leading palace maid spoke respectfully, fearing that she would neglect the master in front of her.
You know, apart from Concubine Ning who can sometimes stay here for meals, no one else in the palace has this honor.
"Eating here?"
Gu Xiaoqiao frowned.
She had no appetite at all now. Besides, if she stayed in Chengming Palace for dinner on her first night with the emperor, many people would probably hate her.
"Yes, my lady. The Emperor said that you were overworked last night and asked us servants to take good care of you. He also said that someone would take you home after dinner. If we don't take good care of you, the Emperor will be furious."
The palace maid hurriedly explained.
Gu Xiaoqiao: “…”
Uh, is this because they're afraid that she's not high-profile enough?
She took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I understand. You guys go down first."
The palace maids responded, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly retreated.
Gu Xiaoqiao looked at the table filled with exquisite dishes and sumptuous food. In line with the principle of not wasting food, she had no choice but to pick up the bowl of porridge and feed it into her mouth spoon by spoon.
"Cough cough cough..."
Suddenly, Gu Xiaoqiao was choked, and he kept patting his chest, his face flushed red.
I seem to have eaten too quickly...
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open. Gu Xiaoqiao looked up and saw Di Mian striding in. He then poured a cup of warm tea on the table and handed it to her.
Gu Xiaoqiao was stunned and quickly took the teacup and took a few sips.
That's a little better.
"Someone come here!" Emperor Mian roared.
"emperor."
The two palace maids knelt on the ground trembling with fear.
"I told you to serve me carefully, is this how you serve me?"
Emperor Mian's face turned pale and he kicked a chair beside him. The chair flew out and hit the wall with a dull bang.
The maid was so frightened that she trembled all over and kept shouting, "I know I am wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
Gu Xiaoqiao was so frightened by Di Mian's magical operation that her heart was pounding and she almost choked again.
On the importance of an emotionally stable partner...
He kicked the chair so roughly that it flew away?
However, this also directly confirms Emperor Mian's violent temper, which is something a tyrant can do.
"Come here, drag them out and give them fifty lashes!"
The two palace maids were frightened when they heard this and immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaoqiao also hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter has nothing to do with them. I am not used to having others around when eating, so I asked them to leave. And I choked just now because I wasn't paying attention. It's not that they are not serving you well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
It’s better not to implicate the palace maids in such matters. After all, these palace maids are really innocent.
Emperor Mian looked at Gu Xiaoqiao, his eyes softening slightly. Then he turned around and glanced coldly at the palace maid kneeling on the ground. "I will forgive you today, but if you do it again, I will not let you off easily!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy."
The two palace maids were moved to tears and kowtowed to express their gratitude.
"All of you, go down."
Emperor Mian waved his hand, and the two maids hurriedly stood up, bowed their heads and saluted, "Your servants, take your leave."
What I fear most is the sudden silence in the air.
After the palace maids left, she and Di Mian were the only ones left in the room.
For a moment, it was a little awkward.
But Gu Xiaoqiao didn't let the awkwardness last too long, because she took the initiative to break the silence.
"Your Majesty, do you have any meal?"
"Not yet."
Di Mian spoke lightly. He had no intention of eating. He had tossed and turned all night last night, and the feeling still made him feel scared. How could he eat anything?
For the first time ever, even when he was in court, his mind was filled with her voice, appearance and smile.
She called out to the emperor over and over again, begging for mercy over and over again...
That feeling is really indescribable.
He really wanted her so badly that he wanted to crush her into pieces and swallow her into his stomach.
However, reason still overcame impulse. Her body was too fragile and could not withstand his torment.
Besides, she had been drained by him last night, so she needed to replenish her nutrition and gain some weight.
"Then I will serve the dishes to His Majesty."
"You are too thin, eat more meat!"
Just as Gu Xiaoqiao was speaking, Di Mian also spoke.
Not only did he speak, he even picked up a piece of pork elbow with chopsticks and put it in her bowl.
"These are the Jiangnan dishes I specifically ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare. Try them and see if they suit your taste."
Di Mian looked at Gu Xiaoqiao eagerly, and after he finished speaking, he picked up another piece for himself.
In fact, he rarely ate Jiangnan cuisine before, always feeling that the taste was too sweet or too bland.
But today it seems to taste pretty good.
Gu Xiaoqiao was a little flattered by his behavior.
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. Please let me serve you dinner."
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