“……”

Gu Yifan was a little speechless, but he also sat down on the stool next to Feng Zi unceremoniously,

Ay!

Her Majesty had spoken to them when he had just arrived, and had been directing the cooks in the Imperial Dining Room to do this and that, and had no time to pay attention to his seductive eyes.

The others, not daring to live up to Her Majesty's hospitality, sat down one after another,

Although, it was the first time they had dined around the fire like this, and they had also sat at the same table with Her Majesty the Empress.

And although Feng Jingchen wanted to refuse in his heart, after all, he was quitting meat now, but he didn't want to sweep Feng Zi's excitement, so he had to sit down.

It's good that she's happy.

"Let's eat"

Feng Zi didn't seem to see everyone's various expressions, and she was the first to move her chopsticks.

Even she refused the maid's help, and stood up and took the lamb flakes into the pot and ate them.

What you eat in hot pot is umami,

The hot and fresh taste was stuffed into her mouth, and Feng Zi looked satisfied.

Ning Ziyan saw that Feng Zi was eating by himself, and he immediately refused the help of Manager Zhu, learned Feng Zi's movements, soaked a piece of mutton, dipped it in a little spice, and then put it in his mouth.

"Uh-huh...... Good...... Delicious! ”

The meat was still wrapped in his mouth, and Ning Ziyan praised vaguely,

It was the first time he had eaten such delicious meat!

"Yes, Xiao Yan is smart"

Feng Zi smiled at Ning Ziyan and said,

How could the mutton shabu not be delicious, and besides, the chef in the imperial dining room did a good job of the base and seasoning.

At this time, Xiang Ling and Yan Ying couldn't sit still, and they all stood up one after another, tasting the 'hot pot' that Her Majesty was full of.

Not bad indeed!

After Xiang Ling and Yan Ying tasted it, they nodded in unison, looked at each other, and both of them thought of a sentence, it would be better to have wine at this time.

And Yi Hao and Gu Yifan, because they were wearing wide-sleeved robes, were a little inconvenient, so they had to let the close-fitting little cloth vegetables, but they also ate them.

All of a sudden, everyone became enthusiastic and active,

"Uncle Huang, you should also eat more"

Feng Zi sandwiched a piece of good beef and put it in Feng Jingchen's bowl, and said to him with a smile,

He quit meat for so long, she didn't believe that he didn't want to eat meat,

Feng Jingchen glanced up at Feng Zi, and then at the beef in the bowl,

Then without hesitation, pick it up and eat it in one bite.

Today she made up her mind to let him open meat, how could he refuse, not to mention, even if he only eats green vegetables, he has already been stained with meat in the pot, and he has broken his vows.

'In front of so many people, Her Majesty really doesn't hide it! ……’

Gu Yifan saw Feng Zi personally serving Feng Jingchen vegetables, and he was so jealous that sparks appeared in his eyes.

The only person who can make Her Majesty the Empress personally pick up the dishes is this Ten Princes!

Hum! Ming called the ten princes the emperor's uncle, and also named the ten princes as the Nianyu mage, but gave him meat in front of everyone.

Isn't this deliberately showing that her intentions are not pure?!

Monks are all abstinent from meat, how can any monk eat meat,

And the Ten Princes actually ate the meat given by Her Majesty the Empress...... This is where Gu Yifan feels the most confused.

"Third prince, give, you also have to eat some vegetarian dishes"

Xiang Ling scalded a few green vegetable leaves and put them in Ning Ziyan's bowl, her movements were very familiar, obviously it was not the first time she had taken care of Ning Ziyan like this.

“…… Hmph, just eat these few sticks, don't clip them over again."

Ning Ziyan glanced at Feng Zi's side, but because of Xiang Ling's words, he just snorted quietly, then withdrew his gaze, and buried his head in nibbling on the green vegetables in the bowl.

Sure enough, the dead woman is a person who likes the new and hates the old,

Hmph, he didn't bother to pay attention to her, and she didn't play with him anyway.

Yan Ying looked thoughtfully at the interaction between Feng Zi and Feng Jingchen, no matter how dull she was, she could see something, and she felt a little more distressed about Gu Yifan in her heart.

And Yi Mao, but he didn't raise his head from beginning to end,

didn't seem to notice this, just concentrated on eating the food that the little maid gave him.

Her Majesty the Empress gathered everyone to dine together this time, probably to show this, although he did not pick out anything, everyone already knew it.

——————-

night

As quiet as usual.

Feng Zi finished her work with government affairs, stepped on the night, and came to Yanshou Palace naturally.

After retiring from the maid beside her, Feng Zi pushed open the door and saw Feng Jingchen sitting alone under a slightly dim candlelight, looking deserted.

"Uncle Huang, I'm here again"

Feng Zi laughed self-deprecatingly, wanting to break this oppressive silence,

She understands his dilemma,

If she thought about it from his point of view, she probably wouldn't have been able to calm down for a long time, and she might even doubt the other party's loyalty.

And he has been silently guarding himself.

Feng Jingchen: "......"

Feng Zi continued: "We have known each other since elementary school, we are in the same class in junior high school and the same school in high school.

When I was in college, we finally confirmed each other's hearts and minds, and we said that we would get married after grad school......"

Speaking of this, Feng Zi suddenly stopped, looking at Feng Jingchen's eyes with a little sadness, "But after you met my father, you suddenly told me that you don't want to marry me, why?" ”

Until the moment of death, she asked this question in her heart,

Although it was also at that moment that she was sure that he was truly in love with her.

However, she still didn't understand why he suddenly didn't want to marry her, obviously for the sake of someone she wasn't even afraid of death.

Today, she must ask clearly.

Feng Jingchen's hand clenched tightly into a fist, and slowly let go, he finally opened his mouth and said, "...... At that time, I just couldn't accept your deception on me...... I just said angry words."

If he had known that so many things would happen later, he would not have said those words to her,

God knows how remorseful he is......

"Huh! I knew it."

As if untying a knot in her heart, Feng Zi happily gently hammered Feng Jingchen's back, as if their relationship was suddenly closer.

"Actually, I didn't mean to lie to you"

Feng Zi moved a stool and sat down next to Feng Jingchen, although this was all in the past, she still wanted to make things clear,

"My mom died when I was very young, because my dad went out early and returned late every day because of his business, so I grew up at my grandmother's house.

That's where I met you, and at that time, Dad was just a small businessman, and then the business got bigger and bigger...... I don't know how to tell you, because it's like showing off my wealth, so I haven't said ......."

“……”

So that's it, it's as simple as that,

Feng Jingchen was even more ashamed of the angry words he said when he was young and vigorous in the past,

At that time, in the final analysis, he was cowardly and withdrawn, and he sprinkled his anger on her.