My Devil Emperor
Green Tea

The sun came up with a bird song that sounded like natural music, but the room seemed very busy. A girl standing stretched her stiff muscles.

"Finally done too!" he murmured while staring at some food that was still billowing on the table. Yuan had just finished his final menu for Zi Xuan's breakfast.

The girl's hand reached out to pick up the spoon and began to taste the gravy from the small bowl there.

His lips tasted a few times, before long a smile of satisfaction was framed on his lips. "It's not bad."

"Sister, come here." Jingli who had just noticed approached Yuan.

"Try this," Yuan said as he extended the spoon in his hand to Jingli's lips.

Jingli blew on it for a while before putting the spoon into his mouth. "It's so delicious!" praise him with sparkling eyes.

Yuan raised his eyebrows. "I am very talented! Shouldn't Emperor Xuan be lucky to have me as a wife?" said arrogant.

"Yes, yes, yes. Whatever you want."

Yuan laughed and shook his head. "That's enough. Sister, please put this food in the basket. I'm going to clean myself up first" he said, patting some of his dirty-looking clothes. His feet stepped away leaving the palace kitchen and back into his room.

The sound of knocking on the door made Yuan turn his gaze. He rushed to open the door and saw Jingli already standing there with the basket in hand.

"The Queen wants to be accompanied or go alone?" jingli asked as Yuan was already in front of him.

"No need to be accompanied, I'll go alone."

Yuan took over the basket from Jingli's hands. And he also covered from his residence with joyous steps.

His smile faded when he saw someone who had already been in front of the door of Emperor Xuan's residence.

"What are you doing here?" tanya Yuan interrupted the woman who was seen arguing with the doorkeeper.

That person turned his body and stared lazily at Yuan. "What's the matter with you?"

Yuan took a deep breath. His hands clasped tightly onto the basket he was carrying. "You're making a fuss at my husband's residence, can't I ask?"

From within the Qin palace, ZiXuan who heard the commotion came out. "What's this?" his interruption looked at the two women.

"Brother Xuan, Brother-in-law scolded me! I just want to see you for a moment! This guard also forbids me from meeting you!" His sister walked closer. He was about to grab the handsome man's arm, but ZiXuan brushed him off.

"Miss Ying, I don't like to be touched, you know that. What did you just want to do? These few years, you've become even bolder, huh?" tanya ZiXuan quipped.

Qiu Ying looked aware of his mistake and lowered his head deeply. "Sorry, Brother. I—I'm too afraid of the Empress."

Yuan glared at the two-faced girl. "Hey? When did I scare you? Obviously a while ago, you didn't even have the slightest respect for me!" he said not accept.

ZiXuan sighed softly and said, "Go!"

Hearing that, Ying'er secretly smiled. His face turned dejected and said, "Brother Xuan, don't be mad at brother-in-law. That, Ying'er's just—"

"All I mean is you, Ying'er," ZiXuan interrupted.

Now it was Yuan's turn to smile triumphantly. He looked at Ying'er with a mocking look.

ZiXuan now fully looked at Yuan and said, "Come in."

"I won!" yuan said softly as he was breathing with Qiu Ying.

Yuan returned the door still with a mocking smile in front of Qiu Ying. Next time he should punish that little boy! Give it a deterrent effect.

"Why are you here?" asked Zi Xuan.

Yuan approached Zi Xuan who was already sitting on a chair. "I made you breakfast brother."

"Bring it here."

Submissively, Yuan sat down beside Zi Xuan. He opened the basket and took out his food.

"Aiya, my hand hurt all night after writing some documents," he said slowly.

Yuan looked at her for a while before finally picking up one of the dishes and feeding the man beside her.

"Hows it? This time it's gonna be right, right?" ask with confidence.

"Not bad. You learn pretty fast."

Finished accompanying ZiXuan breakfast, Yuan tidied up the dirty container, putting it back into the basket.

She turned around, eyes as beautiful as peaches were watching every corner of the room. Very neat. Even the bed is neat. Such men are rare in the modern world, or are men of antiquity all diligent?

"Brother, I'll be back. Ouch!" The girl stepped back as her forehead hit something in front.

"Why are you there?"

"I've been here since. You're the one who doesn't realize it."

"Brother, is your room always this neat?"

ZiXuan raised his brows in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. It's just, you're really my type!"

"Aah?"

It happened very fast. Yuan landed his red lips on the man's right cheek and walked quickly to the death of ZiXuan who was still unmoved.

Elsewhere, Ying'er walked while stomping her feet. He was still annoyed with Yanli.

"Miss, why do you look upset?" ask someone who made Ying'er stop her steps. He looked back and found Xiao Tao - his personal servant - already there.

"When have you been behind me?"

"Hamba just arrived, Miss."

Ying'er walked back followed by Xiao Tao behind her.

He did not heed Xiao Tao's question a moment ago. His mind was still raging about not accepting what Yanli had done to him, moreover ZiXuan who continued to ignore him. Ying'er felt a loss of face in front of Yanli. And at the same time, he realized that it was not easy to suppress Yanli.

A thin grin appeared on his lips. "If I can't get it, then nobody can have it!" ying'er muttered loudly.

"Eh, Xiao Tao, won't Brother Rong be here tomorrow?"

"That's right, Miss. He said Princess Rong had just finished her education in the western part of the kingdom, because the journey to her kingdom was so far away, Her Majesty allowed her to stay a few days in the palace."

"That's good," he said with a faint smile.

"Miss, you have to be careful. Don't be impulsive, however you are in the imperial palace."

"What are you afraid of? What am I going to do? Xiao Tao, your worry is too excessive. After all Brother Xuan couldn't possibly be mad at me, he and father would be so close."

Xiao Tao only sighed resignedly. It was already used to facing Qiu Ying's vices.

***

"The Empress, just now, the maid from the Queen Mother said that the Queen Mother called you to her palace" Jingli said as Yuan had just arrived.

"really? do I have to change clothes first?" Yuan turned to look at Jingli with a bit of nervousness. Although Queen Mother Lian Chun was quite good when they first met, but still she was not her mother.

Jingli laughed softly. "Your clothes are good, what do you want to replace again? Didn't you say that time, Empress Dowager Lian Chun was good? Then what are you afraid of?"

"But— Alright. Sister, you accompany me!"

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