Chapter 177: Chapter 148: Why Not Ask About Your Fish Soup

Fu Xuan looked hurt, slightly lowering his eyes, and had just called out “sister,” but was interrupted by Shen Jingxian casting a spell.

“Mother, just tell me the truth, has Yunyi already changed loyalty? Otherwise, why is there no one to serve in Yi Fen Palace, and you have to have Fu Xuan feed me!”

The Empress looked at Shen Jingxian with indulgence, “Mother was afraid you might not be normal when you woke up, so to not tarnish the Imperial Family’s reputation, no outsiders were allowed to serve you.”

Meeting her gaze confirmed it, she was indeed her mother.

Shen Jingxian glanced at the chicken soup still beside her and began to play along, “You just don’t love me anymore, you won’t even give me chicken soup.”

The Empress smiled silently, just watching Shen Jingxian with a smile.

Shen Jingxian’s demeanor gradually weakened.

Before she fully reacted, a spoon was suddenly shoved into her mouth, and she reflexively opened it, letting the rich chicken soup slide down her throat to her stomach.

Shen Jingxian slightly widened her eyes.

However, Fu Xuan didn’t give her a chance to respond, softly laughing on the side, “Sister, is it delicious? Fu Xuan made it himself.”

The soup had entered her stomach, but the taste lingered on her tongue, so she couldn’t lie and say it wasn’t good.

“Hmm, it’s delicious.”

“Then be a good sister and drink all the soup, and Fu Xuan will leave, okay?”

With that tone, someone might have thought he was coaxing a three-year-old child.

But Shen Jingxian had to admit, she was moved.

She wanted to be alone to calm down; ever since she woke up, neither the Empress, Fu Xuan, nor Wen Ranchen had been quite normal.

So she took the soup from Fu Xuan’s hand and drank it all in one go.

Finally, she placed the empty bowl back in Fu Xuan’s hand, signaling with her eyes: Finished, now go.

Fu Xuan: Sister, you have a hard heart.

Shen Jingxian: Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and leave.

Fu Xuan stood up, saluted the Empress, and finally left, looking back wistfully with every few steps.

As soon as Fu Xuan left, the Empress laughed out loud, “I have to say, Fu Xuan is just like your father was back in the day.”

Shen Jingxian became interested, “What was Father like before?”

She only knew her father was intimidated by the Empress now, could it be that he was once a brave man?

The two chatted for a while, and suddenly the Empress said she was going out.

Shen Jingxian thought the Empress was going to the lavatory, didn’t pay attention; after all, nature calls, even for the Empress.

Shen Jingxian looked at the ceiling and yawned again.

So sleepy.

…

After the Empress left Yi Fen Palace, she asked the Hidden Guard about Wen Ranchen’s whereabouts, and learned that he had gone out of the palace to catch fish.

The Empress was just about to follow and take a look when the Hidden Guard reported back that General Wen had already returned with the fish.

Wen Ranchen, upon catching the fish, immediately chose to report back to the Empress. The Imperial Palace belonged to the Empress and the Emperor, and as an outsider, he couldn’t do anything without the household’s permission.

Wen Ranchen was tall, originally with jade-white skin nurtured in the Capital, which had turned a healthy wheat color after going to the Northern Land. At this moment, he held a back basket that contrasted starkly with the aura he carried, as if an Immortal from the heavens was forced to mingle with mundane life.

The Empress glanced at the back basket, which contained about a dozen fish, perfectly sized, all still lively.

Wen Ranchen had a keen eye; he didn’t touch those that looked out of place and only caught the ones that seemed meant for eating.

“Greetings to the Empress.”

The Empress gestured for him to rise and asked, “Why did you catch so many fish? You can’t use that many to make soup.”

Wen Ranchen stood with the back basket for a moment before saying, “I have never cooked fish soup, so I caught a few extra in case it doesn’t turn out well.”

Wen Ranchen’s expression seemed as indifferent as usual, if it weren’t for his words, one might mistake him for reporting something significant.

“Is there actually something you don’t know? I thought you could do everything.”

Wen Ranchen seemed a bit uneasy, a slight blush at the tips of his ears, though barely noticeable unless looked at closely.

“I am just an ordinary person.”

The Empress didn’t argue, “So, do you plan to figure it out through trial and error with these extra fish?”

Wen Ranchen did not deny it.

The Empress continued, “Why don’t you ask someone who knows how to make fish soup? It would save a lot of time.”

Wen Ranchen lowered his gaze, deep eyes flickering with complex emotions before finally looking up, “Empress, could you teach me?”

The Empress had been waiting for this, “Let’s go then.”

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