"Empress, let me serve you some food. These Four-Happiness Meatballs are quite delicious, please have a taste."
Ji Yanhong, able to bend and flex, put on a smile and picked up a meatball, placing it in Empress Chen Miaotong's bowl.
The Empress's eyes were cold and deep, "How dare you! Don't you know that I am currently worshiping the Buddha and cannot touch meat? Are you trying to sabotage my spiritual practice?"
"Empress, please quell your anger! I thought today was a family feast with Princess Ru's return, and eating these Four-Happiness Meatballs symbolizes blessings, prosperity, longevity, and happiness in life, intended to convey auspiciousness. It's entirely my fault; please punish me."
Ji Yanhong kneeled once more to beg for forgiveness.
Ruyan coldly observed from the side; indeed, Ji Yanhong was quite something, no wonder she had caused such a rift between the Emperor and Empress, their relationship nearly indistinguishable from separation.
