So this was the second time everyone had met Xiao Yi.
Yunxin placed a plate of pastries in front of Xiao Yi and asked, "Can I ask you for a favor?"
Xiao Yi looked at her cautiously, puzzled, without saying a word.
Yunxin pointed to the pastries in front of him, her tone sincere, "I'd like to ask you to taste these pastries for me and see how they taste. Could you do me this favor?"
Xiao Yi glanced around at the people around him, his voice devoid of emotion, "With so many people, why don't we just let them try it?"
Although that's what she said, Xiao Yi's eyes kept glancing at the pastries in front of her.
It looks rather delicious?
Yunxin glared at everyone present with some annoyance before answering Xiao Yi's question, "They're all afraid of embarrassing me, so they say it's delicious before they've even eaten it. Asking them is pointless; we're not that familiar with each other and don't have much of a relationship. Your evaluation after you finish eating will definitely be the most objective, since our Empress trusts you the most. You are her brother."
Xiao Yi was initially hesitant and wanted to refuse, but when he heard Yun Xin flatter him, he immediately got excited and agreed.
"Hmph, of course, I'm... well, the person my sister trusts the most. So I won't be polite, I'll eat it!" Xiao Yi said, pointing to the pastries.
With Yunxin nodding in response, he picked up a piece of pastry, took a couple of bites, and then his eyes lit up as he ate the whole pastry.
After finishing her meal, she reached for the pastries on the plate. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Yunxin's gaze, and her expression stiffened slightly, becoming somewhat unnatural. "Ahem, they're quite delicious, the taste is good."
After saying that, he withdrew his hand, turned around, and ran away.
After running out, Xiao Yi walked towards his tent, patting his hands in annoyance. "Ugh, how embarrassing! I looked like a clueless little kid. It's so annoying. I should have just stayed home."
Yunxin patted her head in annoyance, "Oh dear, it's all my fault for staring at him so much that I made him shy."
Xiao Jue chuckled, "So what if he looks? It won't hurt him to look twice. When we get back to the capital and go to the Yun residence, he'll be able to be looked at to his heart's content. He needs to get used to it early. It won't do for him to be so easily embarrassed."
Yunju pulled Yunxin outside, saying, "You might have been even worse than him when you were little. Come on, Yunxin, let's help pack our luggage. The Emperor and Empress will be setting off soon, so we need to prepare more things."
Murong Zirui picked up a piece of pastry and pulled Eunuch Wu away ahead of time.
"Eunuch Wu, the Emperor and Empress will certainly need soldiers to escort them back to the capital. Let's go and select some capable men."
The generals who had been playing a supporting role quickly made excuses to leave.
Xiao Jue was dumbfounded: Am I really that disliked?
Xuanming was quite angry when he learned that Mo Beichen and Yun Qingluo had left Xuancang Continent, which even overshadowed his joy at winning the battle.
"I treated him like a brother, but he treated me like a stranger. Even if he left, he could at least say something. He just ran away without a word. He's really something else. It makes me so angry." Xuanming angrily slammed down the teacup in his hand.
The shadow, standing to the side, was somewhat confused by its master's actions.
But he still explained, "General Long said that King Sumeru left you a letter, which he will present to you personally when he returns to the capital. King Sumeru and the Queen must be missing their child terribly."
Xuanming snorted coldly, "Children? Who doesn't have children?"
The shadow shut its mouth and fell silent.
Since Mu Zhi became pregnant, Xuan Ming was so happy that he didn't seem like a monarch at all, but rather like a three-year-old child.
After court sessions, he would often gather with the old ministers who had previously promised to select a successor for him, using the pretext of discussing state affairs to boast that he had a worthy successor.
"The Empress truly understands my heart. Knowing that my ministers are concerned about my lack of offspring, she has already given birth to a prince just over a month after entering the palace. My dear ministers, tell me, what more could a husband ask for than a wife like this?"
"Ah, my dear minister, you left the capital some time ago. You must not know that Her Majesty the Empress is already carrying a prince."
"Oh, the Ghost Continent and the Void Continent have been destroyed. That's truly my dragon son's blessing. It's a blessing from heaven. My child has arrived at just the right time."
"Our nation is now so powerful, and my son deserves much credit for that. Don't you all agree, my beloved ministers?"
When they first learned that the Empress was pregnant, during those morning court sessions, no matter what the topic was, they would always bring up the Empress's pregnancy. Their boastful manner was simply unbearable to watch.
Even several senior officials secretly asked him if the emperor was so happy he had gone mad.
Later, those ministers who wanted the emperor to select concubines couldn't stand the emperor's nagging and would avoid him whenever they saw him, not daring to approach him at all.
Grand Tutor Mu was overjoyed to hear that the Empress was pregnant, but his joy was gradually dampened by the immature Emperor.
He simply sent all the memorials into the palace and used the excuse of poor health to recuperate at home, but he still could not escape the emperor's nagging.
The Grand Tutor, unable to bear the disturbance any longer, complained to the Empress several times. Only then did the Empress intervene and stop the Emperor from going to play chess with Grand Tutor Mu, giving Grand Tutor Mu a few days of peace and quiet.
"Xuanming, you're not a child anymore, why are you being so childish? Father has come to me several times, asking me to advise you to be more mature. You don't look like a ruler of a country at all." At this moment, Xuanming was helping Muzhi take a walk in the garden, and Muzhi took this opportunity to scold him.
Xuanming said matter-of-factly, "This is my first child. It's only natural to be happy to become a father for the first time."
Mu Zhi glared at him and said with a playful smile, "You just found out you were pregnant and you immediately issued an edict to carry out large-scale water conservancy projects. The ministers in the court have a point. We helped the Holy Sky Continent and dealt with the Void Continent and the Ghost Continent. We need to recuperate and rebuild."
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