The little Emperor had never thought that a four-and-a-half-year-old child could lie. Especially when that child was so adamant in front of him.
"Co! Didn’t you just say that you wanted to feed the fish?"
The little Emperor waved at Xiaosuisui, and a Shadow Guard brought so fish food over.
Xiaosuisui looked at Madam Ji, who murmured, "Go ahead. Don’t talk nonsense."
A four-and-a-half-year-old child had no idea what "talking nonsense" ant. And off she went, cheerfully.
However, when she got to the edge of the Lotus Pond, what she saw were several Flower Carp that had been struck dead by lightning.
"Why are all the fish dead?"
The little Girl blinked. They had all been fine just a mont ago!
She rembered that there seed to have been thunder when she knelt and paid respects earlier.
Since lightning could severely injure Uncle Er, it seed possible that it could also kill fish.
"Since these fish are dead, can I ask Aunt to cook them for a al?"
She had never eaten fish before in her life!
The little Emperor was speechless. For so reason, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse.
"You want to eat fish?"
Xiaosuisui nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
The little Emperor looked at the little Girl. Her face was veiled, so he could not see her expressions, but her eyes were very clear. She seed to have no idea why the fish in the Lotus Pond had died.
"Granted!" said the little Emperor, then he spoke into the air, "Bring up the fish from the pond, send them to the Inn for Madam Ji to cook, and send one to too. Let taste what thunder-stricken fish taste like."
Xiaosuisui clapped her hands.
"Great! Great! My Aunt’s cooking is the best! Brother Emperor, you’ll get to eat lots and lots of fish!"
The little Emperor thought, Brother Emperor? Even his own sister didn’t dare to call him that. Forget it. She’s just a four-and-a-half-year-old child; let her be.
While the Shadow Guards were scooping up fish, the little Emperor reached out and took Xiaosuisui’s hand.
"Let’s go to the Pavilion over there to feed the fish!"
"Okay! Feeding fish, feeding fish, Suisui loves feeding fish the most."
Xiaosuisui was overjoyed and went to the Pavilion with the little Emperor.
The Shadow Guards wisely moved the Emperor’s food and the fish food to the Pavilion. Xiaosuisui sprinkled so fish food there, but she soon lost interest.
She sat down at the stone table and ate her fill of the seasonal fruits: grapes as big as her thumb, bright red waterlon, peaches the size of a fist, and more.
The little Emperor sat aside and watched. He inexplicably wondered, should he consider taking an Empress? If he had such a cheerful little Girl by his side, eating and drinking without a care in the world, perhaps the icy cold Palace wouldn’t feel so desolate?
"Emperor, the fish have been sent to Madam Ji." A Shadow Guard whispered into the little Emperor’s ear.
"What was her reaction?"
"At first, she reacted normally. But when we said that the Emperor would also like to taste what a fish struck by lightning tasted like, Madam Ji casually asked, ’What has her Suisui done again?’"
The little Emperor was speechless. Heh, heh!
She hadn’t done much, really. She had just knelt before His Majesty, and as a result, a few fish had taken the fall for him.
He waved his hand to dismiss the Shadow Guard.
"Eat slower, no one’s going to steal it from you."
The little Girl was munching on the waterlon in big bites, its juice dripping onto her clothes. Her cheeks, the corners of her mouth, and her chin were all covered in waterlon juice.
The little Emperor took out a handkerchief and, without thinking, started wiping her face.
The Shadow Guards were all flabbergasted. So, their Emperor could be this tender.
"Brother Emperor! Why is my Seventh Uncle still kneeling? And Granny is standing over there motionless as well? The sun is so strong. If they keep standing there, they’ll get heatstroke!"
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