Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 102 The Emperor's Flattery

When Yin Ji came back from the court, Xie Yun was handling palace affairs. She looked like she was doing the same as usual. She also discussed the gift for the empress dowager with Cai Tianxi, and then handed over the list.

The gift list was handed over by Cai Tianxi, who tactfully withdrew after handing it over. Xie Yun stood far away, a little further away than in the past few days.

Yin Ji looked at the distance between the two of them, feeling a little depressed, but still subconsciously glanced at her wrist. Although he knew that he had stopped her in time and she could not hurt herself, he was relieved when he saw that there was no scar on her wrist.

"You have always handled these things properly, just send it according to this list."

"Yes."

Xie Yun responded, but did not come forward to take back the gift list, but just withdrew.

Yin Ji's outstretched hand froze in midair. When Cai Tianxi came in, he looked at him strangely: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Yin Ji ignored him and turned his head to look out the window. Xie Yun seemed to be more distant from him.

"This Miss Xie is more distant..."

The words in his heart were suddenly spoken out. Yin Ji paused and looked at Cai Tianxi coldly. Cai Tianxi came back to his senses from his sighs and saw Yin Ji staring at him. He looked down at him in confusion, but didn't see anything wrong. He was quite confused: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Yin Ji turned his head and snorted. He didn't know if it was his illusion. He always felt that he had become more unbridled since he laughed at Cai Tianxi that day.

Especially the sentence just now, how could it sound like a mockery? He messed up the matter, but so what? It's not impossible to remedy it!

"You don't need to serve me, go down."

Cai Tianxi didn't know what he had done to offend him. In the past, he would go down when he was disliked, and he was happy to be idle, but now he couldn't.

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. This is the menu handed over by the imperial kitchen..."

Yin Ji didn't want to eat much, and waved his hand to send him down, but the moment he opened his mouth, he suddenly thought of something and changed his words: "What are all?"

Yin Ji rarely asked these questions, and it was rare for him to open his mouth. Cai Tianxi hurriedly reported the names of the dishes: "Your Majesty, the fragrant tea is Junshan Yinzhen, the dried fruit is milk white jujube treasure, and the steamed bun is pea cake..."

Yin Ji was a little impatient. The royal family's extravagance was not a day or two. Before he had not reduced the expenses, there were eight kinds of dried fruits alone.

"What are the dishes?"

"Braised mushrooms, duck in red oil, crab meat and bamboo shoots, chicken slices in lotus sauce..."

Yin Ji coughed and interrupted him: "I don't want to eat chicken today, give me that dish."

Cai Tianxi realized why the emperor was suddenly interested in the dishes, it turned out to be for this.

"Yes, I will give it to Miss Xie Yun right away."

Yin Ji's thoughts were exposed, and his face was a little embarrassed, but he rarely said it stubbornly, and expressed his agreement with silence.

The imperial meals were served one after another, and the aromas mixed together and went straight into his nose. However, Yin Ji didn't even look at them. He pretended to pick up the cup and sip tea, but his ears were perked up, listening carefully to the noise outside--