Night deepened, and the palace fell silent. The palace lanterns flickered on and off. As Helian Nie emerged from the dungeon…
The sinister and cold aura on his handsome face dissipated slightly, and his black five-clawed dragon robe was stained with the bloody smell of the dungeon.
Changying followed behind Helian Nie, and the two walked all the way to the Wolong Palace. The emperor had not yet returned, but the Wolong Palace was brightly lit, and they could see the emperor's figure.
Xiao Linzi, carrying a palace lantern, greeted them with a beaming smile.
"Your Majesty, you've finally returned. If you had come any later, the soup that the princess personally brought you would have been cold."
Helian Nie paused slightly as he stepped onto the jade steps, glancing at Xiao Linzi. "This ugly thing personally brought over the soup?"
"Yes, it's just unfortunate that the princess left a while ago and I haven't been able to see Your Majesty. However, Her Highness specifically instructed me..."
She said she personally stood in the kitchen watching Yue'er prepare the soup, explaining that she wanted to nourish Your Majesty, who had been so busy with state affairs lately.
Having served the Emperor for so long, Xiao Linzi's shrewdness has grown day by day. The princess has been greatly favored by the Emperor since childhood.
He could tell from afar that the Emperor was in a bad mood tonight, so he brought up the princess in front of the Emperor. There was no doubt about it.
Helian Nie scoffed coldly. "You ugly thing, you're good at saying nice things. This was specially prepared for him, not for Nanrong Jinghua."
Who knows, what might be sent over is what Nanrong Jinghua left over. It's such a waste of all the pampering this ugly thing. Though that's what he thought to himself...
However, Helian Nie quickened his pace, and the fierceness that had lingered in his peach blossom eyes dissipated.
Behind them, Changying and Xiaolinzi exchanged a knowing glance. They understood perfectly well that the Emperor was ruthless towards anyone even remotely connected to the princess.
Inside the hall, on a sandalwood table, sat an exquisitely crafted food box, three layers high. Opening it...
Inside the food box were a steaming bowl of soup, several side dishes, and tender meat. Underneath the meat...
There was also a note underneath, the handwriting of which was hardly beautiful, barely passable, but Helian Nie could recognize it at a glance.
Picking up the note, which contained Helian Si's playful words:
I specially chose the soft and easy-to-digest kind, Father, isn't she your most, most, most thoughtful little darling?
"Tch, how old are you? Still acting like a kid."
Despite their outward disdain, Changying and Xiaolinzi watched helplessly as their wise and mighty emperor...
He neatly folded the note left by the princess and placed it in a military manual that the emperor loved most.
Then, he personally closed the food box, ordered hot water for bathing and changing clothes, and then sat down to reopen the food box, slowly and deliberately tasting it, bite by bite, as if he were savoring some delicacy.
Long Eagle: "…………"
Xiaolinzi: "…………"
Your Majesty, could you be any more honest in what you do?
**
Yongqing Palace.
A cool autumn breeze blew, and Nanrong Jinghua settled into the room she had previously occupied in Yongqing Palace. It was late at night, and most of the palace servants had already gone to sleep.
Ever since Helian Si turned ten, Yue'er had stopped sleeping in the outer palace to keep watch, which made it even more convenient for Helian Si now.
As the saying goes, "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature." This chubby little boy could be the cunning and ruthless flower thief, Helian Sisi!
Today he could become Helian Si, the Great Flower Thief. Helian Si crouched low, tiptoed off the bed, and went to the outer hall.
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