The Daily Life of a Concubine

Chapter 25 - Fright

"Replying to Your Majesty, Langyue Pavilion did not experience a fire."

Having finally managed to complete his sentence, De Fu was promptly dismissed by the emperor.

"Useless thing, quickly explain what exactly happened!" The tension in his heart eased, as did the previous discomfort.

Feeling deeply aggrieved, De Fu recounted everything he had learned to the emperor.

After listening, Emperor Rui smiled, "Alright, I will go and see for myself." Although everything seemed fine, he was still a bit uneasy until he saw it with his own eyes.

When the emperor went out, he was accompanied by many people, so the news could not be kept hidden.

The head maid in charge of personnel also did not know what to do at this time and had no way to verify the situation, so she continued to assist Li Changzai in preparing for the evening.

The enticing aroma grew stronger as they got closer.

Emperor Rui couldn't help but laugh.

As they knocked on the palace door, the young eunuch opening it intended to give out a warning to the courtyard's master.

But De Fu was quick to cover the eunuch's mouth with his hand.

At this moment, Bai Jingxian was enjoying the service of Chun Feng and Chun Yu.

After instructing them, she sat back and waited to eat.

When Emperor Rui approached, Bai Jingxian, who was enjoying the beef wrapped in vegetables, saw Chun Feng feeding it to her.

When the eunuch Zhang from the imperial kitchen saw this, he immediately knelt while still holding up a freshly prepared dish, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

With a clatter, everyone knelt, and no one dared to touch the items on the stove.

De Fu took the dish and opened it, and upon seeing its contents, he was startled, "Your Majesty, it's cooked. It contains chili peppers, beef, and some kind of seasoning powder. This servant does not know what it is, but it smells like spices."

He knew about roasted meat but had never seen it prepared in this manner.

Since the emperor's food was always tested for poison, De Fu, without hesitation, took a bite of the dish.

The head eunuch Zhang, seeing his dish being eaten by De Fu, felt a pang of pain. He had waited long to be rewarded with this dish, and now it was gone.

Saliva continuously pooled in his mouth, his eyes full of heartache and reluctance.

As for De Fu, after tasting the dish, his eyes lit up. The spicy flavor hit his brain with such delight that he almost swallowed his tongue.

He had never interfered with Emperor Rui's favors before, but after tasting this dish, he licked his lips, "Your Majesty, wasn't your dinner insufficient? The night is still young, perhaps you would like to have more?"

Such delicious food should not be missed by the emperor.

And he himself wanted more, very much so.

Their eyes met, and Emperor Rui nodded, "Alright."

With that, everyone who had been kneeling stood up and began to get busy.

Emperor Rui approached and helped Bai Jingxian up, "You, having such good food, don't even think of me. That's deserving of punishment."

She shot a glance at the emperor, but it was more playful than hurtful, "Does Your Majesty still need me to think of you?"

Seeing her playful attitude, Emperor Rui laughed heartily.