The Foodie Online Chapter 8

Inside the Changle Palace, a young child was lying beside the table, listlessly writing with a pen in his hand.

Her hair was a little messy because she had pulled it herself, and there was a barely visible mark of ink on her face. She looked very disheveled, yet somewhat childish and cute.

This is Princess Changle, the tenth princess Emily.

She had been locked up in Changle Palace for more than three days, copying the "Rules for Being a Good Pupil and Child" all day long. She had wasted a thick stack of paper, which she tore into pieces and threw on the table. No one dared to pick them up.

Not only could she not go out to play, she also had to copy books. She lay on the table with a gloomy face, poking the paper hard with her pen, splashing out ink dots.

At this moment, someone happened to bump into the entrance of her wooden warehouse.

A young eunuch came in trembling, knelt down a few steps away from her, and presented a piece of paper with both hands, "Tenth Princess, this... This is what the Eighth Prince asked me to pass on to you."

The Tenth Princess lazily lifted her eyelids, glanced at him, and uttered a few words, "Present it."

The young eunuch took a few steps forward, handed the things to Emily, and then knelt at her feet.

Emily took the small box he handed over, opened it, and saw a blood-stained bandage on the top. She threw it aside in disgust, muttering to herself, "What the hell is this?" as she opened the paper underneath.

[I went to play with my Sixth Brother yesterday. I wanted to show you the bandage that he personally bandaged for me.]

The handwriting was crooked and twisted like a worm crawling, and there was a smiley face so ugly that it was unbearable to look at it at the back, as if mocking her for still staying in the palace to copy books.

Emily's face darkened and he kicked the low table over in anger.

She turned her eyes and saw the young eunuch still kneeling at her feet. She kicked him over and said, "Get out of here and tell your master that he is finished."

The young eunuch rolled away, crawling all the way.

Xiuxiu hurried over, glanced at the eunuch, and whispered in her ear, "Your Highness, His Majesty is here, and he has already arrived at the front hall."

Emily rolled his eyes a few times and smiled wickedly, "You came just in time."

She got up and bent over to pick up the messy papers on the ground. "Hurry, hurry, help me clean up here and put the well-written ones on top. Yes, yes, yes."

This was the scene Chu Aotian saw when he came in.

The little princess sat upright with her back straight, her eyes focused on the paper in her hands, copying it carefully. There was a stack of papers neatly placed beside her, and Xiuxiu was half-kneeling beside her to help her grind it.

But because of the rush of time, there were still a lot of papers scattered on the ground that had not been cleaned up in time.

Chu Aotian picked up a piece of paper from the ground, looked at the flamboyant words on it, smiled and shook his head helplessly.

This little girl only pretends to be good when she needs something from him, and she pretends to be so indifferent. There is really no way to deal with her.

Emily had already stood up and trotted into his arms, "Father!"

Chu Aotian half squatted down, took her into his arms, lifted her up and shook her, "My little princess, have you been copying books obediently in the palace today?"

Emily hugged his neck and nodded vigorously, "Emily'er, copy the book well. Look at my hands, they are almost covered with calluses."

After that, she pitifully stuffed her little hand into his big hand.

Chu Aotian wiped the ink off her face with a smile and tapped her nose with his finger. "You, dare to fight with Xiao Ba again in the future? Really, you don't act like a princess at all, nonsense."

Emily stuck out her tongue, put her little face against his neck, and played with the tassel hanging on his chest. "Emily'er knows I was wrong, but this can't be blamed entirely on Emily'er. It was all because of my eighth brother who bullied me, humph!"

Chu Aotian knew what was going on, so he didn't fall for her trick of making the first move. "You and Jiao'er are the same, so don't say anything about each other."

Emily snorted and poked his chest, "Father, Emily'er has something to ask of you."

Chu Aotian lowered his head, looked at her erratic eyes, and smiled dotingly, "I knew that you must have bad intentions when you were so close to me today. Now, tell me, what do you want?"

Emily climbed up with her arms around his neck, sat on his lap and looked into his eyes, "Father, I met my sixth brother a few days ago."

"oh?"

Chu Aotian's mind suddenly turned and he remembered who this Sixth Brother was. He remained calm and asked, "What's wrong?"

Emily sniffed, "Emily'er knows that Sixth Brother's mother did something wrong, but Sixth Brother is innocent. You don't know how miserable Sixth Brother's life is. He is hungry every day and the house he lives in is leaking."

She lied without changing her expression and even wiped away her tears in a hypocritical manner.

Chu Aotian lowered his eyes, "Emily'er, who taught you these? Was it your sixth brother?"

Emily quickly shook her head, "No, these are what Emily'er saw with her own eyes. If Emily'er hadn't gone to pick up the ball that day, she wouldn't have seen the Sixth Brother."

Chu Aotian was still wondering when there would be a leaky house in Daming Palace. After hearing what she said, he asked, "What does Emily'er mean?"

Seeing an opportunity, Emily smiled and waved his arms, "Father, I think the Tingzhu Tower next to Changle Palace is good. It's empty anyway, why not let Sixth Brother move in?"

"Huh?" Chu Aotian was really surprised. "After the bamboo building was built, didn't you make a fuss and not allow anyone to move in? Why did you suddenly change your mind? A few days ago, your second brother said he wanted to turn it into a library, but you didn't want to."

The Tingzhu Building is backed by a rockery and a flowing spring, with a bamboo forest in front. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. Although it is not large, it is very elegant. Henry Chu had thought about it, but he could not overcome Emily's temper.

Emily didn't care about all that. She just wanted her Sixth Brother to live closer to her. And for some reason, she was sure that her Sixth Brother would like the environment of the Tingzhu Tower.

She pouted, "Okay."

"This..." Chu Aotian looked hesitant.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Emily bit her lower lip and started crying again, "Wuwuwu, Father, I just feel that Sixth Brother is just like Emily'er, both of them have lost their mothers, which is very pitiful. So let Sixth Brother move in."

Chu Aotian frowned, and while he was busy wiping her tears, he coaxed her, "Nonsense, Emily'er is spoiled by me, how can she be pitiful?"

Emily looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Emily'er is loved by the emperor, but Sixth Brother is not. Now Emily'er just wants him to live a better life."

Chu Aotian sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay, whatever you say."

"Yeah!" Emily cheered, "Father, you are the best."

She jumped out of Chu Aotian's arms and said, "I'll have someone clean up Tingzhu Tower right now, and have Sixth Brother move in tomorrow, hehehe!"

Chu Aotian, "...Emily'er, you are still under house arrest."

Emily turned around and looked at him pitifully, twisting the corner of his clothes with one hand.

Chu Aotian couldn't bear to see her like this, so he could only wave his hand and said, "Go ahead, let Xiao Fuzi go with you, and find more people to clean up, hurry up."

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Emily cleaned up the place without telling anyone, and it was only when Victor went to ask for help the next day that he learned that he was going to move the palace.

When a group of strong eunuchs broke in, Lily thought they were going to rob things, so she was so scared that she blocked the door with a big broom to prevent them from entering.

A leading eunuch stepped forward with a smile, "Don't be afraid, sister, we are here to welcome your master to a good place."

Lily was surprised and happy. She ran to find Victor and told him about it.

Victor was just surprised when he heard the news, but he quickly reacted and said calmly, "Oh, then you go and watch it, don't let them break anything."

Seeing him so cold, Lan Er asked curiously, "Master, are you unhappy?"

Victor put down his pen, admired the "Humble House Inscription" he had copied for a while, and said absentmindedly, "I am happy, why not?"

Seeing that he showed no sign of joy at all, Lily curled her lips in boredom, and felt more and more that she was at a different level from her master.

My master must have thought longer-term than I did. I only knew that I could finally move out, and I couldn’t think of anything else. I’m so stupid.

Victor raised his head and glanced at her, knowing what she was thinking. He smiled helplessly and said, "I heard the bamboo building has a good environment, remember to clean it up."

Lily responded happily.

The small courtyard where they lived originally had nothing in it, and it was soon emptied out until only a desk was left.

A young eunuch stood beside the unusual table, hesitating.

If they move to a new place, they will certainly buy a much better desk than this one that has been scratched beyond recognition. However, there are many words engraved on it, which shows how much the owner values ​​it.

Victor was standing aside and watching them move things. The eunuch came forward and asked, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince, do you want to move this table over?"

Victor was stunned for a moment, walked to the desk, and ran his fingers over the marks on it.

His movements were gentle, as softly and affectionately as if he was caressing a lover's face.

His fingers passed over the word "Zhao Yi" and paused for a moment. He withdrew his hand and shook his head at the eunuch, "No need, just tear it apart and throw it away."

The young eunuch responded, and after a while, this old wooden table was dismantled into pieces by several young eunuchs and thrown into the firewood pile in the imperial kitchen.

Near noon, a drizzle began to fall.

Victor, wearing a white fox fur cloak and holding a jade-bone dark green umbrella, walked through the long corridor and the winding corridor, and was led to the Tingzhu Tower by several eunuchs.

There is a road made of red bricks and jade tiles in the bamboo forest in front of Tingzhu Tower, as well as a rain pavilion specially opened for people to rest, with a plaque reading "Tingyu Pavilion".

There are a few weeping crabapple trees in front of the rain pavilion, but their flowering period has passed. They are still lush and green among the bamboo trees.

Victor stood under the pavilion, put away his umbrella, took off his cape and handed it to Lily, raised his head and looked at the raindrops on the tips of the bamboo leaves, "This is nice, it's very similar to the original yard."

The raindrops hit the bamboo leaves, making crackling sounds, like a melodious and clear zither music.

"As the name suggests, this will be our new home from now on."

Victor turned his head, glanced at Lily with red eyes, and smiled faintly.

He turned around, took the cloak from Lily's hand, put it on himself again, opened the umbrella, and said, "Let's go, someone is still waiting for us."