roccoschili Chapter 173 I Remember That Year
Chapter 173 I Remember That Year
Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.
The palace maids had prepared the meal, and Emperor Tianchen had just picked up his chopsticks to eat.
Jiang Baitong suddenly shouted happily: "Your Majesty, look who's here?"
Emperor Tianchen didn't even bat an eyelid. Apart from his son who could piss him off to death, who else could make this old servant so happy?
Looking at how happy he is, someone who doesn't know him would think he is the father of that rebellious son.
"Okay, go get an extra set of dishes and chopsticks."
Emperor Tianchen put his chopsticks on the table, then slowly raised his eyes to look at the figure walking in. His eyes suddenly narrowed. This rebellious son came with bad intentions today!
Gu Beichen was holding a food box in his hand and was about to put it aside and kneel down to pay his respects to Emperor Tianchen. Emperor Tianchen snorted coldly, "I want to see what you have brought this time."
After so many years, he finally remembered that he was his biological father. As a rebellious son, he would only come over with a food box when he really needed help from his father.
Jiang Baitong smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He was not in a hurry to get the bowl and chopsticks. He quickly reached out to take the food box from Gu Beichen's hand.
"It's rare for the King of Qin to be so filial. In your humble opinion, please stop kneeling and quickly sit down to eat with the Emperor. The food is almost getting cold."
As he spoke, he pulled Gu Beichen towards the dining table, not giving Gu Beichen any chance to kneel down.
Gu Beichen's eyes flickered, but he didn't insist and let Jiang Baitong take him to a seat at the dining table.
"Old Madam Mu said that she dreamed of the Queen Mother last night. The Queen Mother told her to make these crystal dumplings today and asked me to bring them to the Emperor."
Gu Beichen's voice was light, implying that these crystal dumplings had nothing to do with my entry into the palace today.
Emperor Tianchen glanced at Gu Beichen deeply, "It's true that I love eating crystal dumplings, but your mother loves them even more than I do. I remember that year..."
"Father, do not talk while eating or sleeping. This is what you taught me. Let's eat first. After dinner, I want to play a game of chess with you."
Emperor Tianchen was slightly stunned. Wasn’t his rebellious son here to cause trouble this time?
Jiang Baitong chuckled as he brought over a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and then chuckled as he took a silver needle to test the crystal dumplings. Anything the emperor eats must first be tested to see if it is poisonous.
Gu Beichen glanced at the silver needle in Jiang Baitong's hand, his eyes flickering, "I've heard that there's a kind of poison in the world that's colorless and odorless, and it can't be detected by ordinary methods."
Jiang Baitong's hand trembled, and he looked at Gu Beichen in surprise, then at Emperor Tianchen. Should he continue to test the poison or not?
"I'm just stating a fact. The poison test still needs to be done. This concerns our father, so we can't be careless."
"Yes, yes, the King of Qin is right."
Emperor Tianchen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Gu Beichen. His rebellious son had a hidden agenda today. The colorless and odorless poison he suddenly mentioned must not be a casual remark. Could it be...
After Jiang Baitong tested the poison, he put away the silver needle and walked out, leaving the father and son to have their meal alone.
"Father, please try it. It's been five years since I last tasted Old Madam Mu's cooking. It's rare that the Queen Mother came to her in a dream last night. It's all thanks to you that I can enjoy this delicious meal."
Gu Beichen used chopsticks to pick up a crystal dumpling for Emperor Tianchen, and then picked up one for his own bowl.
Emperor Tianchen was in no hurry to pick up his chopsticks. He just stared at Gu Beichen, as if he wanted to stare a hole through him.
Gu Beichen ignored Emperor Tianchen's gaze and started moving his chopsticks. Soon, there was only one crystal dumpling left on the plate, and together with the one in Emperor Tianchen's bowl, there were only two left.
When Gu Beichen's chopsticks reached for the last crystal dumpling on the plate, Emperor Tianchen finally moved, "You unfilial son, that's enough. Your mother had someone prepare these dumplings for me, but you ate them all by yourself. What does this mean?"
Gu Beichen's chopsticks hit nothing, so he calmly turned his attention and started picking up food from other plates.
He hadn't eaten the food in the palace for five years. Now that he was eating it again, he couldn't describe the feeling.