Chapter 816 - 817: Birthday Celebration Ceremony (7)
Cai Wei sat down opposite Huo Yuan, her delicate face lifted with an expression of pride and confidence.
Huo Yuan laughed and, raising his eyebrows, said, "Good, let me taste this!"
Having said that, he stretched out the ivory chopsticks, picked up a piece of delicate white fish meat, and began to savor it in his mouth.
When he ate, he did so very elegantly, pursing his lips without making a sound, somewhat similar to Nangong Yi’s way of eating.
Cai Wei, resting her chin in her hand, watched him eat slowly and orderly, and suddenly thought of that man far away in Lingbei. Several days had passed, and she wondered how he was now. When she had left Lingbei, the courier he sent mentioned that he was attacking Kash in the following days. Kash was just a small city like Yushu County with a few inhabitants, so she assumed victory would surely be swift! As long as he could clinch victory in every battle and with the pressure she was putting on Tuoba Kui, there was no worry that Lingbei wouldn’t surrender.
When that time came, she would ensure his glorious return to Great Jin. The Prince was already useless; perhaps this battle could prompt The Emperor to change his mind and appoint him as The New Prince. Although she didn’t want to become the Empress, court affairs were unfathomably intricate. Take Jin Guifei for instance—if she hadn’t killed Nangong Yi, she would have had to harm her whole family. Therefore, to prevent such a situation, Cai Wei felt it better to keep the power in her hands.
"Hmm, it really is good; no wonder Younger Sister was so confident!"
By now, Huo Yuan had finished tasting Cai Wei’s boiled fish and began praising it generously.