Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 791: The Next Medicine_1

Chapter 791: Chapter 791: The Next Medicine_1

Xiaoqing immediately paid respects to the Emperor, as did Nan Feng: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The Emperor had gone hunting today, thus he was still wearing his black hunting clothes. The fabric was of superior quality, dotted with embroideries of dragon patterns. Coupled with his usually cold and aloof demeanor, he appeared quite dashing.

The Emperor glanced at the pot of porridge Nan Feng was preparing and asked, "Don’t you like the meals provided by the Imperial Dining Hall?"

The Emperor was aware that the cuisine in this world was subpar, but it was an austerity he had requested for.

"It’s not that I don’t like them, but I grew up in the mountains and I miss the days of cooking meals by the fire. I felt nostalgic so I decided to cook this meal myself."

There was no particular expression on the Emperor’s face, but his gaze lingered on the porridge: "The Empress told me that you had a barbeque here yesterday, and it attracted quite a crowd. She praised your cooking skills, so I would like to give it a try. Is that all right?"

So, the Empress was the one who invited the Emperor.

Nan Feng couldn’t help recalling the conversation she had with the Empress this morning and thought that the Empress might be playing a matchmaker.

"Your Majesty, my cooking skills are not good at all," answered Nan Feng, clearly refusing.

The Emperor chuckled, "Good or bad, let’s give it a try."

In her anxiety, Nan Feng suddenly came up with an idea: "Your Majesty, I don’t have enough bowls here, only two."

The Emperor looked at Xiaoqing, intending to send her away, but Xiaoqing only knelt on the ground, obliviously. Hence, the Emperor directed his eunuch: "Go, fetch a bowl."

However, before the eunuch could leave the grove, he saw Jie Geng running towards him, carrying a bowl: "Eunuch, take this. The Empress sent it."

"So quickly?" The eunuch doubted, but then saw the bowl. It was a pure silver bowl, as was the chopstick, both of which the Emperor usually used.

"The Empress is indeed thoughtful. Jie Geng, please thank her for me when you return," said the eunuch.

"It’s nothing, well deserved," Jie Geng replied, a mysterious look in his eyes.

This situation was really....

The eunuch carried the bowl in, but of course, he did not hand it directly to the Emperor but moved to Nan Feng’s side.

Upon seeing the eunuch holding the bowl next to her, Nan Feng was struck by the image of a beggar on the roadside holding a bowl, and she couldn’t help but chuckle.

Well, let the Emperor have a bowl of it.

As Nan Feng took the Emperor’s bowl, she noticed it was quite heavy. But, being meticulous, she also noticed that there seemed to be a faint powder on the surface, invisible unless one paid attention. She took the bowl and washed it carefully in the river before she felt comfortable serving the Emperor his porridge.

From a distance in the dense forest, a person was observing everything very clearly.

He quickly jumped down and returned to give a report.

"What? Nan Feng washed the bowl?" The Empress couldn’t believe it.

"Yes," Lin Zhong replied.

Lin Zhong was the Empress’s brother and a general. He was extremely skilled and initially acquiesced to the Empress’s request to help reluctantly.

The Empress immediately realized that the bowl was drugged, and if Nan Feng washed it, their plan would fail.

She thought for a moment and promptly took out a packet of medicine from her bosom and handed it to Lin Zhong: "Good brother, I beg of you to do me another favor. Can you put this packet of medicine into their cooking pot?"

Lin Zhong: "...."