He glanced at Tang Youyou, who was sleeping soundly in front of him. Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind. Right in front of her sleeping face, he gently opened the wooden box.
As the box opened, the fragrance of osmanthus cakes instantly filled the entire camp.
At that moment, Tang Youyou, who had been sleeping soundly, sat up involuntarily. She seemed to be in a trance, following the aroma of the food and approaching Rong Xun.
Finally, she reached the middle of the table and slowly opened her eyes.
"Osmanthus cakes!" she blurted out.
At this moment, Tang Youyou was almost pressing her face against the osmanthus cakes in Rong Xun's hand.
A moment later, she realized that she might have acted impulsively. When she looked up, she saw a magnified face in front of her.
Rong Xun just stared at her quietly, the faint sneer on his lips making her even more nervous.
She was afraid that this man would go crazy and drag her out to be beaten to death.
However, after they stared at each other for a while, Rong Xun didn't show any anger. Instead, he said, "What? Do you like this kind of pastry that kids like?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou immediately frowned. "What do you mean by 'kids' pastry'? There's no age limit when it comes to food!"
In a blink of an eye, Rong Xun pushed the pastries on the table towards Tang Youyou. "I don't like this stuff. It's for kids. If you like it, you can have them. I see you've been lazy all day. Have some to replenish your energy."
These words made Tang Youyou blush instantly. This man was clearly mocking her indirectly. However, what she was most proud of was her thick skin.
Such words didn't bother her at all.
The next moment, Tang Youyou reached out and picked up the pastries, then started gobbling them up. Her eating style was really a sight to behold.
In less than an hour, the box that was originally full was now empty. At the end, Tang Youyou even let out a satisfied belch and closed her eyes contentedly.
Seeing that she was full, Rong Xun smiled again. However, this smile seemed strange to Tang Youyou. In a flash, the comfort on her face was now on Rong Xun's.
Rong Xun looked out contentedly, but the words he said shocked Tang Youyou, who was still chewing.
"Someone! There's such an insolent young man in my main hall, stealing food in my palace. From now on, all my daily needs shall be taken care of by this young man!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ningde outside the door heard his order and was about to take Tang Youyou away.
At this moment, Tang Youyou was still holding the last piece of pastry in her hand. She stared blankly at Rong Xun, who had suddenly changed his attitude. Well, she really miscalculated.
She really thought this man had suddenly become kind and wanted to treat her well after her long absence. She didn't expect it to be this guy's scheme.
The pastry in her hand accidentally dropped on the table.
Then, Tang Youyou let the people beside her drag her out of the main hall.
Rong Xun sat high on his seat, quietly watching Tang Youyou's "embarrassment" and the helplessness on her face.
In the end, the smile just shifted from Rong Xun's face to someone else's.
Tang Youyou, who was dragged out, was now arranged by Su Ningde in the laundry room. Looking at the mountain - like pile of clothes, Tang Youyou almost spat out blood on the spot.
"Eunuch Su, do I have to wash all these clothes?"
Hearing this, Su Ningde nodded and gave her a helpless look. "These are all the emperor's personal orders. You have to wash all the emperor's clothes yourself. These are just two days' worth of clothes."
Two days?
How could this man have so many clothes in just two days?
Perhaps because Tang Youyou's expression was too shocked, Su Ningde beside her explained, "The emperor is busy dealing with state affairs every day, so he changes his clothes four times a day. Plus the clothes for the concubine's visit, it's only five sets a day in total."
Hearing this number, Tang Youyou couldn't help but gasp.
She could only bury her head and work hard. Looking at the mountain of clothes, she had to wash them one by one. Even when her hands were rubbed red, she couldn't stop.
Just like this, she washed from night until dawn before finally finishing all the clothes.
Seeing that the work was almost done, Tang Youyou was about to get up and go out to wash up and sleep.
But just as she took her first step, she heard a voice behind her.
She turned around and saw Su Ningde, out of breath, walking towards her. "My lord, please wait!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou stopped and looked at him curiously, tilting her head and asking, "Eunuch Su, why are you in such a hurry? Do you have something to say?"
After Su Ningde bowed, he continued, "My lord, you're right. The emperor invites you to go to him now. I don't know the specific reason."
At this moment, Tang Youyou frowned again. She stood still, regretting why she didn't just leave.
But seeing Su Ningde's appearance, she felt sorry for him. "Alright, I'll go there later. Thank you for coming here, Eunuch."
After saying that, although there was hesitation in Su Ningde's eyes, he still nodded. After hesitating for a moment, he left.
Tang Youyou knew very well that Su Ningde would definitely be scolded by Rong Xun for coming back empty - handed.
However, this man always helped Rong Xun. It wouldn't be a bad thing for him to suffer a bit.
Thinking of this, she slowly returned to her own camp. Seeing that there were seven or eight people in the camp, Tang Youyou just took out her bedding and went to a green grassland outside the tent to take a nap.
The gentle sunlight shone on her body. She used the sky as her quilt and the ground as her bed, quietly enjoying the peace of this moment.
The gentle breeze only blew her long hair.
Just like this, Tang Youyou slept for the whole afternoon. It wasn't until evening that she was caught by the patrolling soldiers.
"Eunuch Su, is this the person you're looking for?" a soldier asked.
Su Ningde recognized Tang Youyou at a glance and quickly replied, "Yes, this is the person. Please let this old servant take this person back."
After saying that, the soldier tried to wake Tang Youyou up. But no matter how he pushed and shoved the sleeping Tang Youyou, there was no sign of her waking up.
The soldier was also puzzled. "Is this person sleeping so soundly that she's dead?"
As he said this, he bent down and put his hand under Tang Youyou's nose. He could feel her even breathing. This person was clearly alive. This was really strange...