Chapter 414: The Temptations of the Yuhua Garden
There was something familiar about the gray-skinned Emperor Brother, but Zi Shang couldn’t remember when or where he had met him before. Yun Jiuge glanced at the approaching man again, but she had no such impression.
The Emperor Brother thought Yun Jiuge was shy, as he reached out to help her up, he said, “My Beloved Concubine, please rise.”
Yun Jiuge could not help herself but shuddered when she heard him uttered the greeting. She quickly got up before Emperor Brother could touch her.
Emperor Brother did not seem to mind. With a gentle smile on his handsome face, he said, “I have made my Beloved Concubine wait for too long. Let us have a meal together.”
“Yes!” Eunuch Li quickly responded. A table full of delicious dishes, exotic delicacies, and everything else was quickly set up by the palace maids under his supervision.
“Beloved Concubine, sit!” said the Emperor Brother. Yun Jiuge chose a seat that was farthest from the Emperor Brother.
Eunuch Li and the head palace maid waited beside them respectively.
“Beloved Concubine, this iced abalone is good, try it,” the Emperor Brother said to Yun Jiuge as he looked at her intently. She felt as if she was a piece of treasure that was being scrutinized.
“Thank you for the gifts, Your Majesty,” Yun Jiuge said as she pretended to be shy. She took a small bite and pretended to taste the dish that was pointed out by the Emperor Brother.