The Queen Mother jumped from the tower, and His Majesty was reborn with fear

Jiayu Palace

Just as Yu Jinzhi's dumplings came out of the pot, she heard someone coming in to report that Xie Yuxiu had arrived.

She didn't care too much, and personally carried her own dumplings and prepared to go out to greet them. Xie Yuxiu had already arrived at the main hall, and as soon as she entered, she found that everyone was seated.

"Your Majesty!" Yu Jinzhi shouted, then put the dumplings in her hand aside.

Xie Yuxiu frowned as he looked at what she was carrying. They had just told him that Yu Jinzhi was going to make dumplings, right? Then what was she carrying now? Was she sure it was dumplings?

and……

"Did you go to the war?" Xie Yuxiu asked with a frown.

After hearing the voice, Yu Jinzhi looked at Xie Yuxiu, but her face was still confused.

"Come here." Xie Yuxiu said.

Yu Jinzhi pursed her lips, then took two steps forward and stood in front of Xie Yuxiu. She was making dumplings just now, so it was inevitable that some things would get on her body, and now even her face was covered in flour.

Of course...it's not ruled out that someone did it on purpose.

Xie Yuxiu raised his hand to wipe the flour off her face: "You are so dirty, even a kitten is cleaner than you."

Yu Jinzhi: "..." These don't sound like words that would come out of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, have you had breakfast? These are the dumplings I made myself today. Would you like to try them?" Yu Jinzhi avoided his actions calmly.

Xie Yuxiu's attention returned to the bowl of dumplings.

"Is this dumplings?" Xie Yuxiu still didn't want to admit it.

"Yes, I just wrapped it." Yu Jinzhi didn't know where her confidence came from.

Xie Yuxiu's expression was hard to describe, but he didn't say anything to hurt her. He just said that this bowl of dumplings...it might as well be a bowl of dumpling soup.

"Qingyu, serve the meal." Yu Jinzhi shouted outside, and then the palace servants brought today's meals over.

Xie Yuxiu's disdain was genuine, but seeing that Yu Jinzhi was in such a good mood, he did not suppress her enthusiasm.

"Your Majesty, would you like to try some dumplings?" Yu Jinzhi really strongly recommended her dumplings.

Xie Yuxiu didn't refuse, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up one. This dumpling that looked like a steamed bun... Never mind, Xie Yuxiu stuffed it directly into his mouth.

He didn't feel anything when he took the first bite, but after he ate the filling inside the second one, Xie Yuxiu's expression became interesting.

What does this taste like? I took a bite and really tasted all the sour, sweet, bitter and spicy flavors. There are peppercorns, which are really numbing after biting. And this stuffing... why is it a little sweet? How much sugar is added? Who added sugar to the dumpling stuffing?

"Is it delicious, Your Majesty?" Yu Jinzhi looked at Xie Yuxiu in front of him with anticipation, looking like a child who wanted to be praised.

Seeing Yu Jinzhi like this, Xie Yuxiu swallowed the word "unpalatable" that was already on the tip of his tongue along with the dumplings.

"Very creative." This was all Xie Yuxiu said.

But Yu Jinzhi was very satisfied and immediately asked Xie Yuxiu to finish the bowl of dumplings, saying that there would be more to come.

Xie Yuxiu really couldn't eat it. He wasn't a person who liked sweets very much, especially since the dumpling filling was sweet...

"Did someone bother you again today?" Xie Yuxiu seemed to be asking about something serious, but in fact, his hands had already silently pushed the dumplings aside.

When Yu Jinzhi heard him say this, she knew it was about Shu Zhaoyi coming to her place this morning.

"It's Shu Zhaoyi." Yu Jinzhi had no intention of hiding it, and it was impossible to hide it.

Xie Yuxiu kept paying attention to Yu Jinzhi's expression while speaking. When she said this, her mood obviously dropped.

"You had an argument. Why?" Xie Yuxiu asked even though he knew the answer. On his way here today, he had already heard the secret guard tell him everything that happened with Yu Jinzhi.

"Shu Zhaoyi mentioned this winter hunting and said she wanted to go with me, but I didn't agree, so Shu Zhaoyi was unhappy about it." Yu Jinzhi, you said it very directly.

There was nothing wrong with this answer. Xie Yuxiu looked into Yu Jinzhi's eyes and asked, "So why didn't you agree?"

Yu Jinzhi fell silent and did not answer.

Xie Yuxiu was not in a hurry, but just asked again: "What is the reason for not agreeing?"

"I... just don't want to be with her." Yu Jinzhi replied.

Anyone can tell there is something wrong with such an answer, let alone Xie Yuxiu?

"I don't like you lying. Tell me, why don't you want to?" Xie Yuxiu asked.

"...I'm afraid you will be unhappy." Yu Jinzhi replied.

Xie Yuxiu was slightly stunned. Although the secret guard said today that she had moved herself out to reject Shu Zhaoyi, but now when she heard Yu Jinzhi say it herself, she still felt a little different in her heart.

"Is this really the reason? Why am I unhappy?" Xie Yuxiu was determined to get to the bottom of the matter.

Yu Jinzhi twirled her fingers nervously: "Because... you said you didn't want me to get too close to others."

"Besides, I didn't want to agree in the first place... She clearly had bad intentions." Yu Jinzhi's voice became smaller and smaller.

Xie Yuxiu became interested when he heard this: "Why does she have bad intentions?"

"She wants to be with me because she wants to see His Majesty through me. So she has ill intentions and I don't like it." Yu Jinzhi replied.

Could she have thought of this? Xie Yuxiu was indeed a little surprised, but: "Then are you unhappy because he has bad intentions, or because she wants to see you and I am unhappy?"

"I don't want her to see you." Yu Jinzhi answered directly.

Xie Yuxiu's heart moved slightly. Yu Jinzhi saw his expression and knew that what she said was useful. So she mustered up her courage and took the initiative to pull up his sleeve: "I don't want them to get too close to you."

Xie Yuxiu looked down at Yu Jinzhi's hand: "Why not?"

"I'm afraid that you will fall in love with someone else, and that you will completely ignore me, just like you ignore them now." Yu Jinzhi did not hide her feelings. Such emotions should be expressed out loud.

Xie Yuxiu fell silent after hearing this. After a long time, he finally looked up at Yu Jinzhi, but his dark pupils were a little scary.

"Didn't you dislike me controlling you before? If I had the chance to stop controlling you, shouldn't you be happy?" Xie Yuxiu said.

Although Yu Jinzhi was nervous, he managed to calm down. It was normal for him to be suspicious, after all, his behavior was somewhat abnormal.

"Because I'm scared... Daddy is gone, and if you don't care about me, I'll be alone." Yu Jinzhi lowered his head when he said this, like an abandoned little pet.