When the Ninth Prince was not in the Imperial Study, he ate his meals with the Empress in the main hall.
Although the Ninth Prince frowned and said he wasn't hungry, he still went when the head palace maid Chunqin called him. He gave Qi Qi a look and then left.
Qiuju followed behind, and Qiqi quickly asked, "Aunt Dongmei, should I also go and serve the Ninth Prince his meal?"
Qi Qi wasn't exaggerating; he really couldn't reach the table because of his height.
The Ninth Prince's voice came from outside again: "Qi Laibao!"
Dongmei smiled reassuringly and said, "Go ahead, and if you have the chance, let His Highness eat more."
Qi Qi had no choice but to follow behind the Ninth Prince.
"You told me to come with me, didn't you just say you knew?"
Qi Qi said, "This servant is too short to serve Your Highness meals."
The Ninth Prince said, "Of course you don't need to do that. Just stay to the side."
Qi Qi thought to himself, "How cruel! Luckily I'm full, otherwise I'd get hungrier and hungrier the more I watch."
Perhaps because the Ninth Prince had eaten quite a lot that morning, the Empress was in a very good mood as she sat there. Sure enough, a table full of delicious food was laid out in front of her, including several dishes that she had eaten that morning.
"Mother."
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
"Rise."
After Qi Qi and Qiu Ju bowed, the Empress gently called them to their feet. The Ninth Prince was carried to his seat by Chun Qin, and the Empress touched his forehead: "The fever has subsided. Is there anything else that's bothering you, Jue'er?"
The Ninth Prince shook his head: "My son is already better."
The Empress personally served him food again: "That's good, but we can't relax yet. You don't need to go to the Imperial Study for the next two days. Rest more in the palace."
The Empress looked at her youngest son with heartache. Ever since the Ninth Prince entered the Imperial Study, his little face had become increasingly thin. He was only five years old. Although the royal family generally started their princes' education early, saying it was six years old, in fact, they started their education from the age of two or three.
The Empress felt sorry for her sickly young son and originally intended to keep him for two more years. However, the Ninth Prince said he wanted to study, and the imperial physician also said that playing with peers would help him relax. So the Empress had no choice but to agree to let him enter the Imperial Study.
The meals were still very light, with many dishes containing warming and nourishing medicine, which inevitably gave off a slight medicinal smell. Qi Qi knew where the Ninth Prince's medicinal smell came from.
Drinking medicine and taking medication every day, and burning calming incense, how could it not be marinated?
Qi Qi and Qiu Ju stood to the side with several other palace maids. They felt that these older sisters smelled nice and were all very beautiful, even more beautiful than the actresses in period dramas. They had a strong classical temperament. When they saw them looking at them curiously, Qi Qi grinned, revealing two pointed little tiger teeth.
There are few children in the palace, let alone such a kind and sweet-smiling one.
This attracted the attention of several people who kept staring at him.
The palace maids at the table served the food. The Empress ate slowly and gracefully, while the Ninth Prince also ate very slowly, chewing many times at a time. Qi Qi counted the bites out of boredom and discovered that the Ninth Prince had only eaten three small fish balls, a bite of chicken, and a third of a small bowl of steamed egg custard before putting down his chopsticks. The Empress's expression began to turn serious.
Ah, this amount can only be considered Qi Qi's appetizer.
Now that he understood why the Ninth Prince was so thin, Qi Qi felt even more annoyed. He ate so little, yet he was still as tall as him. It seemed that his own height was in serious danger!
Since no one was calling him and he was bored sitting on the side with nothing to do, Qi Qi's thoughts began to wander naturally until Qiu Ju tugged at his sleeve.
They tugged at it again.
Qi Qi snapped out of his daze, and Qiu Ju quickly gave him a wink. Qi Qi then saw the Empress on the opposite table also giving him a look.
What does that mean? Is it an eye twitch?
Qi Qi looked completely bewildered and pointed to himself: "?"
Qiu Ju: "..."
Empress: "..."
At this moment, another pretty palace maid who was serving food to the Ninth Prince suddenly said, "Oh dear, Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness, my hand has suddenly cramped up. It would be better if someone else served Your Highness the meal."
The Empress said with concern, "You must be tired from this morning, Qiuyu, go and rest. And over there... Laibao, right? Come here."
Clearly, they were prepared in advance. Because Qi Qi was not tall enough, someone immediately came over and placed a box of suitable height on the ground next to the Ninth Prince.
Qi Qi: "..." What a fake acting.
Got it. I can feed a disobedient child who won't eat.
Qi Qi rolled up his sleeves: "Yes."
Qi Qi immediately stepped onto the wooden box, grabbed the Ninth Prince's bowl amidst the silent gazes of everyone, and scanned the table with his eyes, taking in all the delicious dishes. Based on his intuition, he picked up a little of the dishes he thought were good.
Then he fed it to the Ninth Prince's mouth: "Your Highness, eat this. It looks delicious."
Everyone: "..."
That's incredibly bold... I feel like this little eunuch is doomed. After the Ninth Prince turned three, he stopped needing his wet nurse to feed him, and he would get angry if you forced him to eat when he showed he didn't want to.
Will this little eunuch be kicked out? He probably will.
The crowd looked on with pity. The Queen's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything and continued eating.
The Ninth Prince's expression was indeed not good, and he turned his head away, refusing, "I won't eat."
Then, Qi Qi's face showed disapproval: "How can you eat so little? Eat more and get stronger."
Seeing that he was about to blurt out something, the Ninth Prince suddenly remembered that he had called him "baby" that morning.
There are still so many people here!
Her face flushed red in the blink of an eye.
The Ninth Prince immediately said, "Shut up!"
Then he ate the meat off his chopsticks in one bite.
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