"Master, why don't you let Xiao Dezi ask? It's this hour, why hasn't the emperor come yet?"

This was the first time Shen Ruochen stretched his head and looked outside, but Emperor Yuande could not be seen.

No, Little Walnut couldn't wait any longer and was getting anxious.

"It's better not to ask," Shen Ruochen shook his head and said, "The emperor must be delayed by something, and we have nothing to do, so don't disturb the emperor."

"But……"

"There were a lot of things going on in the previous dynasty, and the emperor must have been anxious," Shen Ruochen said. "The emperor has never failed to make an appointment. There must be something going on, so don't go."

"Okay," Little Walnut pouted.

After waiting for a long time, it was almost time to go to bed. Emperor Yuande hadn't come yet. Shen Ruochen hadn't eaten yet, and he was already hungry from the waiting.

"Why aren't you here yet? Something happened, right?"

Little Walnut said, "Master, why don't you send someone to ask?"

Shen Ruochen thought for a while and nodded, but said, "Don't bother the emperor, just take a look from a distance."

Xiao Dezi came back after a while, and Shen Ruochen hurriedly asked, "The emperor is still busy in the Yangxin Palace?"

Xiao Dezi's eyes were a little evasive, "Master, Your Majesty... His Majesty has been busy. Now he is tired and has rested."

"Have a rest?" Shen Ruochen looked at Xiao Dezi in disbelief. Xiao Walnut beside him said angrily, "Why didn't the emperor say a word if he didn't come? Our master keeps waiting and is still hungry!"

Xiao Dezi said with a smile, "The emperor must have worked too hard and finished his work. The master was also negligent for a moment. Master, how about the slave quickly pass the meal to you, and you can take a bite quickly?"

Shen Ruochen shook his head, "It's already past time. I'm not hungry anymore. Go to sleep."

"Master, how can you sleep on an empty stomach? How about you, slave..."

"No, don't worry about it late at night," Shen Ruochen said as he walked into the inner room and turned off the lights.

"Master..." Xiao Hetao wanted to follow up and say something, but was stopped by Xiao Dezi, "Master said no, so don't keep asking, let the master sleep."

"It's not because of your master!" Xiao Walnut glared at Xiao Dezi angrily, "I just wanted to remind the emperor. The emperor forgets a lot of things, and he also..."

"Ancestor!" Xiao Dezi hurriedly covered Xiao Walnut's mouth and whispered, "That's a lie to our master, you don't believe it!"

"Liar to the master? Then the emperor..." Xiao Walnut looked at Xiao Dezi in surprise.

Xiao Dezi sighed, "Your Majesty met a girl, and the girl he went to bed with tonight...has already gone to bed with you."

"What?" Little Walnut took a breath, "This... this... is this?"

Xiao Dezi nodded helplessly, "I was afraid that the master would be sad, so I made up a lie. You took it seriously and kept saying, I was scared just now."

"Why is the emperor like this!" Xiao Walnut frowned, "Sure enough, men are not good at all!"

"Ancestor, please stop talking and be careful! I don't know if my master will know yet!"

The next day, Shen Ruochen sat up with dark eyes, listless.

"Master, didn't you sleep well?" Xiao Walnut said tentatively, "Master, in the morning I have your favorite xiaolongbao and your favorite hot and sour soup."

"Oh, you were very diligent this morning," Shen Ruochen smiled, "Don't worry, I'm fine! There are many people in the palace, can I get jealous? You don't have to hide it from me!"

"Master... what are you talking about? This slave doesn't understand!"

Shen Ruochen smiled miserably, "How can Xiao Dezi's master, Monkey Spirit, forget this? Don't hide it from me, there's no need to do this! Tell me, who did the emperor go to yesterday?"

"This..." Xiao Walnut said honestly, "It is said to be a new girl who has entered the palace. I don't know who she is yet."

"Oh," Shen Ruochen nodded and stopped talking about this topic, "Okay, let's pass the food quickly. By the way, bring up the fish from yesterday and let's eat together!"

Little Walnut hesitated, "Why don't you just stop eating it in the morning?"

"Why don't you eat it? No one is here. It's hard to find that thing. It's a pity not to eat it. Bring it up quickly."

Seeing that Shen Ruochen didn't seem to be able to see things and miss people, Little Walnut obediently went to the kitchen to bring them out.

The fish was heated several times last night, and it was already a bit watery. Although it was still a whole fish, the taste was no longer good.

Shen Ruochen took a bite and put it in his mouth, "Such a delicious fish, if I had known we would have tasted it last night, why bother? It would be such a waste!"

Little Walnut didn't dare to speak.

"You said it tastes good when reheated. This is the second delicious meal. This one has been reheated seven or eight times, but it doesn't taste good at all!" Shen Ruochen sighed and shook his head, "It's all my fault!"

"Master, how can this be your fault, and you..."

"It's my fault!" Shen Ruochen said very soberly, "I was tempted. Seeing that the emperor was so kind to me, I forgot what we said when we first entered the palace. It's my fault!"

"Master..." Xiao Walnut was so distressed that he didn't even know what to say.

"Looking at you like that, I'm fine!" Shen Ruochen took a bite of the steamed bun, "Remind me from now on that the emperor is the emperor, how can we treat him like a poor man and his wife!"

"The Emperor is very kind to you."

"That's good, I'm still serving him," Shen Ruochen pointed at the steamed buns and said, "These steamed dumplings are still delicious, the same as before."

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"Your Majesty, are you awake?"

When Emperor Yuande opened his eyes, the girl beside him had already stood up, with a smile on her face, and knelt down and said, "I will wait for the emperor to change his clothes."

"I slept late last night, why did you get up so early?" Emperor Yuan De sat up on his own. "Stop kneeling, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, be careful of catching a cold and put on your clothes quickly." That girl was A Rui. Emperor Yuande was sent out of the palace when he was a child and lived in A Rui's house. He and A Rui were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Seven or eight years ago.

"I originally wanted to have a nice talk with you, but I didn't expect that..." Emperor Yuan De said with some embarrassment, "Are you not angry?"

Ah Rui lowered her head shyly, and while buttoning Emperor Yuande's buttons, she whispered, "I am lucky to be able to serve the Emperor. How can I be angry? I just hope that the Emperor will not...don't want me anymore one day." "

"How could it be? We have a small friendship, and I will take good care of you," Emperor Yuande thought for a moment and said, "Since you have already gone to bed, let Feng Chang be here and live in..."

Ari rushed to test the ground and said, "Your Majesty, can concubines live in Chuxiu Palace?"

"Chu Xiu Palace?" Emperor Yuande frowned, "Why do you think of that? Do you know Concubine Chen?"