Yan Xiu didn't pay any attention to the departing Yan Zixuan; all his focus was on Li Yuyu, who was tugging at his Dragon Robe beside him.
How long had it been since he last saw Yu'er like this?
Gazing into the slightly red yet lively Willow Leaf Eyes of the woman, Yan Xiu heard himself agree with a single "Alright."
Li Yuyu's eyes instantly lit up, and the sadness and grievance on her face vanished completely in an instant: "Then it's settled! The past is the past!"
"What's being settled?" Yan Xiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, not understanding.
"It's just..." Li Yuyu remembered that Yan Xiu was from ancient times and didn't understand her modern language, so she haphazardly explained, "It means turning the page, leaving the past behind, not mentioning it anymore, and just looking towards the future from this moment on."
Yan Xiu frowned again: "We..."
"We means you and me." This time, before Yan Xiu could ask, Li Yuyu answered first.
"You, with Me, We?" Yan Xiu repeated.
"Yes indeed."
Receiving a definite answer, Yan Xiu stared blankly at Li Yuyu.
Yu'er wanted to look towards the future with him?
Seeing the change in Yan Xiu's gaze, Li Yuyu hurriedly explained: "I only answered because you asked, don't accuse me of being disrespectful. If nothing else, just take it as a term, I... grumble grumble..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Yuyu's stomach growled.
Yan Xiu lowered his gaze to her stomach as well.
"Ahem," Li Yuyu, somewhat embarrassed, covered her stomach: "I haven't eaten yet, I'm so hungry. Have you eaten... has the Emperor had his meal yet?"
"Not yet."
"Then it's perfect, it seems Feng Yin has brought back the meal, let's go eat." Li Yuyu took the opportunity to pull Yan Xiu by the wrist and walked towards Luaxin Pavilion.
Again, with the 'we'.
Yan Xiu looked at the wrist Li Yuyu held, unable to help the smile that spread across his lips.
As long as Yu'er had a change of heart, he was willing, just as Yu'er said, to turn the... page on the past. But if Yu'er was acting again, he was also willing to play along with her, hoping she could pretend for longer.
Shen Quan wanted to remind the Emperor that today he was supposed to dine at the Empress Dowager's palace, and someone from the other side had already inquired about it once. But he was stopped by a single look from Yan Xiu.
He respectfully bowed, waited until Yan Xiu and Li Yuyu entered Luaxin Pavilion, and then hurried to send someone to Cining Palace to report to the Empress Dowager, before following them into Luaxin Pavilion.
"Sister Feng Yin, we should take away this food and order anew from the kitchen."
Hua Yin looked anxiously at the dishes Feng Yin arranged on the table.
The Emperor was dining with the Noble, but what were these things laid out on the table?
Feng Yin looked at the three dishes, one soup, and a portion of snacks, along with two servings of white rice, and said unhurriedly: "The eunuch from the kitchen said the Noble is no longer a Beauty, and meals should be provided according to the status of a Noble now."
Three dishes and one soup were the standard for a Noble.
The three dishes had both meat and vegetables, but the meat dish was just a few slices of fatty meat, greasy and unappetizing even to look at.
The vegetable dishes, not to mention lacking color and fragrance, how could they have good texture?
Feng Yin, afraid the Noble wasn't used to the food, begged a familiar little eunuch from the kitchen for a portion of decent snacks, so the Noble could at least have something to fill her stomach.
"But today is different; the Noble has finally soothed the Emperor, and if the Emperor gets upset over the meal again, won't the Noble be punished once more?" Hua Yin was on the verge of tears.