If he were to enter the palace, wouldn't he go mad?
Now that he has finally gotten along well with the prince, he doesn't want to go back to the palace and into a new environment.
But it's not up to him to decide this matter.
Fortunately, the prince did not agree.
Feng Muting also glanced at Su Fuliu and said, "Father also saw it. With his dull and clueless appearance, won't he break the palace rules every day after entering the palace?"
Su Fuliu, who was playing with her fingers, was startled when she heard Feng Muting talking badly about her again, and then silently put her hands down.
He had originally planned to comfort Feng Muting when he got back, but it seems there's no need for that now! Hmph!
The Emperor withdrew his gaze, glanced at Feng Muting, and remained silent.
Feng Muting subconsciously touched the tip of his nose without saying a word.
After finishing his meal, the Emperor stood up and said, "I'm going to your mother's room for a while. You... can wander around by yourself."
With that, he left.
After watching the Emperor leave, Feng Muting immediately looked at Su Fuliu and said, "Come here."
Su Fuliu was taken aback, then walked over: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Feng Muting pushed a bowl of fish soup and a bowl of lotus root balls in front of him: "This is something I saved especially for you. Eat it."
Su Fuliu's eyes lit up when he saw the food. He hadn't expected the prince to leave it for him; he thought he would have to go back hungry. "Thank you, Your Highness!"
He was deeply moved.
"Do you want to heat it up?" Feng Muting asked.
"No need, it's too much trouble. It's still warm, let's eat it like this." Su Fuliu didn't want to go through the trouble. If he took it to be heated up, it would waste time going back and forth. He was already very hungry, so it was fine to eat it like this.
"Alright, eat up." Feng Muting said.
Su Fuliu quickly sat down, but after sitting down, he was stunned for a moment.
Feng Muting asked, "What's wrong?"
"I... don't have chopsticks." With that, Su Fuliu prepared to get up and go to the kitchen. In the end, he still had to make a trip to the kitchen.
"No need for that. If you don't mind, please use my chopsticks."
"Ah...this..." Su Fuliu was extremely surprised.
Feng Muting immediately frowned: "You actually look down on me?"
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A note from the author:
Prince: Hmph, I'm really angry!
Chapter 107 I Don't Want to Mention
Seeing that Feng Muting was about to lose his temper again, Su Fuliu immediately soothed him, "No, I don't look disgusted at all. I'm actually flattered!"
Another storm almost swept through, but his words instantly calmed it down.
Feng Muting's brows relaxed: "Then let's eat quickly, or it will get really cold."
Su Fuliu didn't dare say anything and immediately picked up Feng Muting's chopsticks to eat.
Needless to say, the fish soup he made himself was incredibly delicious.
The main purpose was to see how the emperor made the lotus root balls.
Speaking of which, he was actually fortunate enough to eat dishes cooked by the Emperor himself!
For someone of his status to receive such treatment is simply incredible!
Su Fuliu picked up a lotus root ball and ate it in one bite.
Feng Muting stared at him, his cheeks puffed up from the lotus root balls, making him look quite adorable.
While eating, Su Fuliu turned to look at Feng Muting sitting next to her and said, "Why is Your Highness staring at me like that? Is it because you left the food for me, so Your Highness is not full?"
Feng Muting was taken aback.
Then Su Fuliu picked up a lotus root ball and held it to his lips: "Ah—"
Feng Muting was stunned again.
Su Fuliu blinked and said, "Your Highness, open your mouth!"
Feng Muting then opened his mouth and ate the lotus root balls that Su Fuliu fed him.
Su Fuliu counted the lotus root balls in the bowl: "One for the prince, one for me, one for the prince, one for me, it's a perfect even number!"
Then he started eating one himself and feeding Feng Muting one.
The bowl of lotus root balls was quickly finished.
Su Fuliu asked, "Is Your Highness full?"
Feng Muting nodded.
"Then the little one can drink the fish soup by himself?"
"Um……"
Then, Su Fuliu picked up the fish soup and gulped it down.
After finishing his drink, he put down the bowl with satisfaction, finally feeling full.
At this moment, Feng Muting suddenly reached out and gently wiped the soup stains from the corner of Su Fuliu's mouth with the pad of his thumb: "Are you full?"
Su Fuliu stared at him blankly, then nodded woodenly: "Mm..."
"If you've eaten your fill, come with me for a walk," Feng Muting said, standing up.
Su Fuliu glanced at the bowls and chopsticks on the table: "Shouldn't I tidy up here first?"
"No need, just have someone come in and clean it up later. You are my attendant, and your duty is to follow me," Feng Muting reminded him.
"Alright, let's go then." Su Fuliu also stood up. It was better not to let them pack up; it would save them trouble.
If he can be lazy, of course he wants to be lazy too.
Feng Muting led Su Fuliu around the Jade Pavilion.
"Did Your Highness live here with Consort Yu before, or in the palace?" Su Fuliu couldn't help but ask.
“My mother and I live here, and my father comes to see us every few days,” Feng Muting replied.
“I remember Your Highness said that Consort Yu is a person from the martial arts world. I suppose Consort Yu must be a heroic and valiant woman.” Su Fuliu said, glancing at Feng Muting.
"Hmm." Feng Muting stopped and looked at the small pond in front of him. "When I was a child, I used to catch fish in this pond."
Su Fuliu glanced at the small pond. It was small and not very deep, but it must have been quite deep for Feng Muting when he was a child.
"Didn't Consort Yu mention the Prince?"
“My mother grabbed my ear and dragged me to the shore. She gave me a good scolding, saying I shouldn’t have run to the pond to play.”
Su Fuliu nodded: "Consort Yu is also worried about the Prince. The Prince was still young at that time. What if he had drowned!"
But Feng Muting shook his head: "What Mother Consort said is true. I killed all the koi fish she raised. They were given to her by Father Emperor. When Father Emperor comes, she will make him teach me a lesson."
"..." Su Fuliu was both amused and exasperated. This was truly her mother. "The prince was quite mischievous when he was young. I'm afraid he must have caused Consort Yu to lose her temper quite a bit, right?"
"Who wasn't naughty when they were little? Were you always this well-behaved?" Feng Muting retorted.
Su Fuliu lowered her gaze slightly and fell silent.
Seeing that he hadn't answered for a while, Feng Muting looked at him and found that he was staring at the fish in the small pond.
After a long silence, he finally replied, "Things from my childhood are too distant; I don't remember them..."
Feng Muting frowned slightly. He wasn't blind; Su Fuliu's expression didn't suggest she didn't remember; it was clear she didn't want to mention it.
Just as he was looking at Su Fuliu with a probing gaze, Su Fuliu suddenly turned to look at him and said...
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A note from the author:
It seems that Ting Hu Hu inherited his argumentative nature from his father, while his volatile temper was inherited from his mother...
Chapter 108 Unique
"Your Highness, shall we fold some paper boats and put them on this pond? Although these koi are not the same as they were back then, they were still put in here by the Emperor. Consort Yu still likes them just the same. If we fold paper boats and put them here to keep the koi company, Consort Yu will surely be very happy!"
Su Fuliu said with a serious expression.
Feng Muting withdrew his gaze and then looked at the koi in the pond: "Hmm, your suggestion is good."
“Is that so? I think it’s a good suggestion too! Your Highness, shall we go find some paper?” Su Fuliu asked.
"Alright, I'll take you to find paper." With that, Feng Muting led Su Fuliu to a room filled with books.
"Is this Consort Yu's study?" Su Fuliu couldn't help but ask.
Feng Muting shook his head: "This is my study. My mother is illiterate."
Su Fuliu was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and realized that it made sense. Consort Yu was a woman of the martial world, not concerned with trivial matters. She was probably busy practicing martial arts and would not know how to do things like playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting.
What the Emperor liked was probably Consort Yu's unique frankness and straightforwardness.
As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Even though Consort Yu was illiterate, it did not prevent her from becoming the Emperor's favorite.
"So this is the prince's study. With so many books, has the prince read them all?" Su Fuliu asked again.
"I've seen it. My mother is illiterate, but she didn't want me to be illiterate either. When I was little, she would stand by the table every day with a thorn stick, watching me read. If I dared to lose focus..."
Su Fuliu exclaimed, "Is Consort Yu so strict with the Prince? If the Prince is distracted, she whips him with a thorny branch?"
That's a bramble tree, it has thorns on it.
Wouldn't such a blow to the body cause cuts and bruises? The prince was so young back then; if he had been beaten, how could he have endured it?
Consort Yu is being far too strict.