The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1038 - 236: National Husband_2

Chapter 1038: Chapter 236: National Husband_2

"What did I order yesterday?" Emperor Chu Wen asked as he saw her about to eat.

Pei Qin looked up in confusion, "What order?"

Seeing she couldn’t remember, Shi Rui lowered his voice to remind her, "General also said it herself, no eating."

Pei Qin’s face stiffened further. She remembered now; she did say something like that yesterday. But she was only joking!

"A monarch’s words are no jest," Emperor Chu Wen reminded her sternly.

"Then... what did you summon me here for?" Pei Qin deflated in an instant, reluctantly putting down her bowl and chopsticks. This palace’s royal cuisine, could it be that she could only look but not eat?

"To watch me eat," Emperor Chu Wen lightly snorted.

Pei Qin felt like vomiting blood, had it not been for the fact that he was the Emperor, she would have kicked him in the face right then. Damn it! Not allowing me to eat is one thing, but to call me over to watch you eat just to tease me!?

Emperor Chu Wen glanced at her and, in a very good mood, started eating his meal. The people in the harem didn’t dare to overeat, even his sons wouldn’t eat freely in front of him, but her unique approach refreshed his mood. Seeing her voracious appetite usually made him eat more as well. Now seeing her looking resentfully at the table full of dishes she could only see but not touch made him even happier, "Shi Rui! Another bowl of rice for me!"

Shi Rui responded and served him another bowl.

Just the rich and sweet aroma of the rice alone made her stomach growl, let alone the delicious dishes in front of her. Pei Qin felt as if all the dishes were stretching out their arms and calling to her: Come eat me! Come taste me! Hurry and eat!

"Emperor! Can I have some of the leftovers? It would be such a waste to throw them away to feed the pigs," Pei Qin asked in a muffled voice.

"Stay hungry!" Emperor Chu Wen replied airily.

Pei Qin hummed angrily in her heart, Trash Emperor! Not letting me eat and forcing me to watch you eat! Tomorrow if I receive Silver, I won’t share with you!

After coming out from the Emperor’s bedchamber, Pei Qin’s expression was one of deep suffering. She looked at the Forbidden Army Guards outside and asked, "Have you all eaten?"

A few of the guards were taken aback, "Thank you for your concern, General, we have already eaten!"

Pei Qin gave them a gloomy look, then stopped a few Palace Maids and eunuchs to ask, "Have you eaten?"

The group exchanged glances, "Reporting to the General! We, your humble servants, have eaten." They were on shift, so naturally, they ate in a hurry and then quickly tidied up to come over.

With a face full of sorrow and anger, Pei Qin went to the Veranda room to ask Lu Hai and Liu Feng, "Did you two eat?"

Thinking she had enjoyed some excellent royal cuisine, they both nodded. Lu Hai responded, "We’ve eaten."

Pei Qin sat down with a long face, "Any leftovers?"

"None," Lu Hai replied, puzzled. Was the royal cuisine not tasty? Did she not have enough, or was it because of the ten thousand taels that she dared not to eat?

"Any pastries or other snacks?" Pei Qin asked with a beseeching gaze.

Seeing her like this, it was clear she hadn’t had any food, and her stomach was growling. Lu Hai’s eyes flickered, "There’s tea."

Pei Qin glared at the teapot on the table and then poured herself two large cups of tea, "I’m leaving the palace again tomorrow! And the day after too!" She went back to bed to sleep, not in the mood for exercise. Hungry!

Lu Hai, seeing her stomach still growling, wondered if he should find her something to eat. But in the palace, getting food was easier said than done.

Before going to bed, Emperor Chu Wen called Shi Su to inquire, "Did she eat?"

"Not yet, Your Majesty!" Shi Su replied with a smile.

Emperor Chu Wen decided to discipline her, then tomorrow morning he would call her over to eat more.

Pei Qin, who woke up hungry in the middle of the night, poured herself another two cups of tea, but drinking so much tea meant a trip to the latrine!

The changing guard of the Imperial Guards were preparing a midnight snack in the duty room. Tonight, Deputy Commander Yan Dun was on duty. Seeing her head towards the latrine, he called out to her, "General Pei hasn’t slept yet! We have some midnight snacks, would you like some?"

Being directly under the Emperor, Pei Qin did not want to have much interaction with these Imperial Guards, but upon hearing about the midnight snack, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she laughed as she approached, "Deputy Commander Yan is on duty tonight! It’s.... It’s quite hot, isn’t it?"

Yan Dun laughed and let her into the duty room, inviting her to sit down, and the other Imperial Guards also paid their respects.

They were gnawing on roast duck and drinking alcohol.

Pei Qin’s cravings flared, her eyes practically glued to the roast duck. Despite claiming she wasn’t hungry, after being persuaded repeatedly by Yan Dun and the others, she devoured three duck legs, four wings, two necks, and cleaned out half a plate of duck breast.

Yan Dun and the others were somewhat astonished, as she nearly finished off half of the three roast ducks!

After gulping down another cup of tea, Pei Qin finally felt full and content. She wiped her mouth and said, "You all be vigilant on duty, take turns to rest at night, and watch out for mosquito bites. Carry a piece of patchouli, a lavender sachet, or something of the sort, and you won’t get bitten by mosquitoes!" She kindly shared a couple of practical tips with them.