Chapter 33 Pastries
As soon as Chen Fu entered the palace, she felt a cool breeze, and the hot feeling all over her body instantly became much more refreshed.
There was an ice jar in the room, and in the center, there was a gold-inlaid Qilin furnace with fragrant mist rising from its mouth.
Shen Fu stood in the corner, holding the food box in her hands obediently.
His eyes were fixed ahead, not daring to move.
She knew that His Majesty must be looking at her, so Shen Fu stood there obediently since she came in.
Even with a veil on her face, she couldn't help feeling awkward.
Chen Fu stood there obediently and waited for a long time, but the person in the imperial procession did not make a sound.
Apart from his steady and powerful breathing, no other sound could be heard, as if he was asleep.
After a long while, Shen Fu quietly opened her eyes. Looking tentatively towards the ten-foot-long blue curtain, Shen Fu stared at the swaying pearls, her lively eyes curiously exploring the surroundings.
It seemed to be quietly approaching the ice jar in the corner.
She stretched out her hand, and her palm was about to touch the cool air. Through the curtain, a whisper was heard from inside.
The emperor's voice was hoarse and dark, and if you listened carefully you could hear the dryness in it, as if he was drunk and a little tipsy.
When Shen Fu heard this, she panicked and immediately retracted her outstretched hand.
She subconsciously turned her head and looked inside.
Above the tulle, a pair of eyes showed a bit of helplessness. The timidity and cowardice arouse pity for no reason.
Through the swaying bead curtain, Xiao Yu clearly saw this scene.
A smile appeared in his eyes, and he covered his lips and coughed deliberately.
Shen Fu's eyes widened in surprise, then she reacted and immediately lowered her head.
He stood there obediently holding the food box, pretending to be well-behaved.
Xiao Yu stroked the jade ring on his thumb and spoke in a deliberately low voice: "Who asked you to come?"
Chen Fu knew that the Emperor left Changqiu Palace because of what happened that night that made him angry.
Shen Qingru sent her here again at this time just to use her to dispel the Emperor's anger.
She lowered her eyes and her dark eyelashes trembled.
The voice was trembling a little: "Elder...Elder sister." Shen Fu spoke in a soft and innocent voice, and then bit her lip as if in annoyance.
As if she remembered his identity, Chen Fu immediately knelt down and saluted: "Your Highness, I, your servant Chen Fu, pay my respects to you."
She was one of the concubines of this year's imperial concubines, and she must have learned the rules at home before entering the palace. Although his voice was a little nervous when he spoke, his kneeling gesture was smooth and impressive.
Xiao Yu sat diagonally on the couch, his dark eyes cast deeply on Shen Fu's face: "Raise your head."
Chen Fu had a veil on her face, and her palm-sized face was raised little by little. Her drooping eyes did not dare to look into the emperor's eyes at all.
His Majesty looked at her deeply for several times, and his sharp eyes fell on Shen Fu's face. The gaze was clearly empty, yet it seemed to carry a hook.
His sharp eyes fell on the veil on her face, and he remained silent for a long time.
Shen Fu knelt where she was, her cheeks reddening at that look. She turned her face away and tried to avoid it, but just as she moved she bit her lip to stop.
“Your Majesty…Your Majesty…” Shen Fu’s pleading eyes fell into Your Majesty’s eyes.
Those eyes were misty, delicate, lively, and pitiful.
It’s a pity that the person on the other side has a heart of stone. Xiao Yu's eyes fell on Shen Fu's face, and he opened his thin lips slightly and ordered, "Take it down."
There was a distinct smell of alcohol in his hoarse voice.
Shen Fu's fingertips trembled, and when she met that sharp gaze, she finally reached out and put her hand behind her ear.
The veil slid down her face little by little, and then suddenly Shen Fu's face was revealed.
She is charming and exquisite, so charming that you can't take your eyes off her. It is like a carefully crafted ink painting, every detail is beautiful and exquisite.
Every stroke of the character is full of charm.
Perhaps he looked at her for too long, and Shen Fu's trembling eyes gradually opened. The moment his eyes opened, it was as if a drop of ink fell into the painting, and the ink painting was instantly dyed with heavy colors.
It was exquisite, and beneath those slightly trembling eyes was a beauty that went straight into the heart.
There was silence in the house for a moment.
It was not until Chen Fu raised her hand to put the veil back on that Xiao Yu looked away.
A light cough was heard from the imperial staff.
His Majesty looked away and gazed out the window: "You and your elder sister look very much alike."
At first glance, it's almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
Twin sisters aren't that alike.
Shen Ronghua's appearance ranks among the best in the entire harem. There are many beauties in the harem. Shen Qingru's appearance is also stunning in the harem full of beauties. You can imagine how beautiful she is.
But Shen Fu is even more outstanding.
Although they are very similar faces, Chen Fu's is much more delicate, as if someone had carefully carved it bit by bit. The beauty of that face is so great that you can't take your eyes off it.
Xiao Yu exhaled: "What do you want to see me for?"
Shen Fu noticed the look in His Majesty's eyes and knew that he liked her appearance. Even though she was prepared in her heart, she still felt relieved.
Treating people with your beauty may not last long, but if the Emperor doesn't even have the chance to look at you, there's no need to talk about the future.
Seeing His Majesty like this now, even Chen Fu, who is a goddess, felt relieved.
"Eldest sister..." Shen Qingru gave her an opportunity to approach the Emperor openly.
Chen Fu bit her lip while holding the food box in her hand, and a bit of shyness appeared on her palm-sized face: "My elder sister said that Your Majesty has been very busy handling the affairs of the court these days, so she asked Chen Fu to bring you some soup."
The woman was holding the food box in both hands, looking at a loss. The palm-sized face looked intently in his eyes, innocent and extremely moving.
Xiao Yu tapped the armrest with his fingertips.
My gaze fell into those innocent eyes, and I felt quite a bit of headache and helplessness.
Does she even know what this means?
For the concubines in the harem, sending cakes and soup was nothing more than a way to win favor.
What was sent was cakes and soup, but in reality it was just the name of sending soup in order to win the emperor's favor.
It's just a new name that sounds better.
Such means are almost openly displayed in the harem, and both the servants and the masters know about it.
Does this little girl in front of me know or not?
His Majesty's fingertips gradually tapped the table. Shen Fu held the food box and waited for a long time. Seeing that His Majesty did not respond, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please try it. This is made by my eldest sister for you."
Chen Fu blinked her eyes with an innocent look on her face, and tried her best to speak well of her elder sister in front of His Majesty.
"My eldest sister started preparing for these early in the morning. She made the soup and the cakes herself."
As if she was afraid that he wouldn't eat, Shen Fu bit her lip and walked straight towards him with the food box.
"Your Majesty, please do me the honor of trying it."
Xiao Yu had never seen such a courageous woman. Which concubine in the harem was not cautious and trembling with fear when seeing him?
Only her.
I don’t know if it’s because she’s brave or because she’s never been in the harem, but Shen Fu hasn’t been that cautious every time she’s seen him.
Xiao Yu subconsciously wanted to scold her, but when he looked up at the woman's face, the look on her palm-sized face was timid and innocent, and her crystal clear eyes were looking at him expectantly.
For some reason the words in my throat just wouldn't come out.
Xiao Yu raised his hand and knocked on the table, saying calmly: "Let me try it."
The woman's eyes beside him suddenly lit up, and her dark pupils gradually brightened.
The whole person becomes visibly cheerful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Fu hurriedly put the food box up and opened it carefully.
Shen Qingru's preparations were really good.
In the hot summer, she specially prepared some pastries that are refreshing and not greasy, including icy cold bird's nest cake, sweet and sour appetizing eight-treasure cake, freshly-out-of-the-pot pearl jade rice balls, and even a large bowl of rock sugar calla lily seeds.
Chen Fu was stunned when she saw the table full of things.
At his side, Xiao Yu saw the woman next to him with a surprised look on her face and almost shook his head and laughed.
I was just saying how bold you are, but now, looking at this table full of things, I am panicking.
His calloused fingertips tapped the tabletop a few times, and Xiao Yu deliberately asked, "Which one should I use first?"
Shen Fu's eyes widened instantly.
His eyes were on the table, then he glanced back and forth at His Majesty, his hesitant face full of confusion.
Xiao Yu looked at her with a smile on his face.
The tapping fingertips urged silently. Shen Fu hesitated for a long time, then pointed to the plate of bird's nest cake tentatively: "Your Majesty, would you like to try that?"
To be honest, Chen Fu really didn't know which one His Majesty liked.
After all, she only served on the bed, and at other times Shen Qingru wouldn't even let her get close.
Shen Fu had no idea about His Majesty's preferences.
But she could see the expression on His Majesty's face. When His Majesty was in a good mood, his eyebrows would subconsciously raise slightly when he liked something.
On the contrary, if he is unhappy, he will frown slightly.
Chen Fu looked at His Majesty carefully and saw that his brows were furrowed.
"Your Majesty, do you not like it?" Just as Shen Fu was about to put it down, there were a few more knocking sounds on the table.
His Majesty's eyes fell on her red lips, and he said directly with a blank expression: "If you guess wrong, you will have to eat it."
He never liked sticky pastries, but he never revealed his emotions easily.
As for the things in front of him, they were the ones he had used recently in Changqiu Palace. Shen Ronghua was careful and remembered them immediately after seeing him use them twice.
Realizing this, Xiao Yu was not moved at all. It is not necessarily a good thing for women in the harem to be too smart.
Chen Fu didn't know what the emperor was thinking, but since he asked her to use it, she didn't dare to disobey.
Holding the silver chopsticks, he carefully picked out a piece of bird's nest cake. Her eyes met His Majesty's, and she asked coquettishly, "Do you really want to eat it?"
The woman's eyes were full of expectation, and she looked at him pleadingly.
Xiao Yu had a heart of stone. He tapped the tabletop with his fingertips faster and urged silently, "You guessed wrong, so you will be punished."
This was not a punishment at all; it was clearly His Majesty deliberately teasing her.
Shen Fu was angry but dared not say anything. She opened her lips carefully and ate the pastry in one bite.
Shen Qingru has some talent for art.
The bird's nest cake is sweet and soft when you bite it. The outer layer is so soft that it seems to melt in your mouth, but when you eat it, the bird's nest will flow out inside.
Shen Fu's eyes widened instantly, and then she ate the rest in one go without hesitation: "Delicious."
She ate without any affectation and her face showed a look of enjoyment.
Xiao Yu was just drunk, and seeing how deliciously she ate, he actually felt a little hungry.
But he didn't say anything, tapping the table with his fingertips. He pointed at the remaining few and said calmly, "Continue."
I guessed wrong last time.
This time Shen Fu became much more cautious. She glanced at the sweet pastries and then picked out the only salty beef pastry.
"Your Majesty, please try this."
The little girl was indeed smart. She knew after trying it once that she couldn't pick the sweet one. Xiao Yu had a smile in his eyes. Facing her slightly smug look, he shook his head and said, "I just drank a lot of wine. My throat is dry and I can't eat this."
"ah."
The pride in the little girl's eyes disappeared in an instant.
She opened her eyes wide and looked at the Emperor eagerly for a few times. When she saw no movement on his face, she bit into the ball reluctantly.
It’s just that Shen Qingru’s craftsmanship is really good.
Compared to the bird's nest cake just now, this beef patty is also very good. Chen Fu was also a person who didn’t like eating pastries, so she was in a good mood eating these two pastries.
Xiao Yu watched her finish her meal without any affectation, then looked back at the table.
"Your Majesty, what else would you like to try?" Compared to her previous reluctance, Shen Fu was obviously much more willing this time.
She first looked around the table, and her bright eyes looked at everything, and it was obvious that she was interested in the water chestnut lotus seed soup.
Xiao Yu looked into her eyes and guessed what she was thinking with 100% accuracy.
Sure enough, she scooped a small bowl of rock sugar lotus seed soup with her own hands: "Your Majesty..."
Shen Fu didn't even raise her hands to him.
He picked up the spoon before he finished speaking, but he just lowered his head and the spoon didn't even touch his lips.
A hand stretched out in front of her and took the bowl from her palm.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu's palms were empty, but when she looked again, she saw that the small bowl of calla lily heart soup was already in His Majesty's palms.
Xiao Yu looked at her dazed expression and felt funny.
He lowered his head and gently stirred the spoon in the bowl: "You guessed it right, I love this."
Xiao Yu was just teasing her on purpose.
He held the bowl in one hand and had no intention of really drinking it, but just as he moved, the imperial staff suddenly trembled, and Chen Fu, who was standing opposite him, could not help but exclaimed in surprise.
He twisted his ankle and subconsciously rushed towards His Majesty.
Xiao Yu looked at the person coming and subconsciously reached out to take it. The full bowl of soup was poured directly onto the two of them.
The empty bowl fell and rolled several times on the ground.
Outside the imperial procession, Lin An knelt on the ground in fear. He lifted the curtain and looked inside. Seeing the commotion inside, he turned pale with fear: "This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."
Chen Fu seemed to come back to her senses at this moment. She stared blankly at His Majesty, then lowered her head to glance at herself.
His eyes turned black, his knees went weak, and he fell to his knees in fear.
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