Seeing her so excited, Zhao Junyao just uttered a faint "hmm."
Actually, as far as he was concerned, he could eat anything. He could stomach things with or without flavor. Born into the Royal Family and adhering to the way of the gentleman, where was there really such a craving for the pleasures of the palate?
Seeing his indifferent expression, Xia Ruqing didn't persist. After all, she was hungry.
One after another, she finished the bowl of small wontons, then wiped her mouth with a napkin.
"Emperor, your concubine has finished eating. Let's go back."
Zhao Junyao asked, "Are you full?"
"Full!"
Once she was full, Zhao Junyao took her and returned to the palace by imperial carriage.
「The next day was the first day of the lunar month.」
Xia Ruqing had gone to bed early the night before, so she woke up early. It was the day to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, so Xia Ruqing dutifully went to Jiaofang Hall.
