Chapter 2221 - 2129: Burned the House to Please the Wife (Part 1)
Chapter 2221: Chapter 2129: Burned the House to Please the Wife (Part 1)
The two palace maids exchanged a look, thought of His Majesty’s instructions before leaving, and both shook their heads.
Xia Weibao couldn’t quite tell what she was feeling.
She didn’t want to see him, but when she heard he hadn’t come at all, she felt a bit disappointed.
Feeling the room was chilly, she was a little puzzled. It was already summer and the weather was rather stuffy, so how could there be such an icy-cold sensation.
Her gaze fell on the cage in the middle that was emitting cold air, and she walked over curiously.
She stretched out her hand and touched it. "Is this ice?"
"Yes, these are ice blocks to relieve the summer heat."
"Where did they come from?"
Xia Weibao reached in, grabbed a small piece of ice. It was cool and felt very comfortable to the touch.
"Replying to you, miss, they were bestowed by His Majesty."
Xia Weibao’s face instantly fell. She casually tossed the ice back in. "Who cares. I’m hungry. Serve the meal."
Seeing her turn around and head out, one of the palace maids looked a bit worried. "Is the young miss angry?"
"Probably not. I saw the young miss seem to smile; it didn’t feel like she was angry."
When the food was being brought, Xia Weibao sat in the courtyard the whole time, constantly glancing toward the Palace Gate of Snowflake Palace. The passing palace maids and eunuchs all turned their heads to look, exchanging confused glances.
Who is the young miss waiting for?
No idea. Could she be waiting for His Majesty?
Impossible, didn’t His Majesty get driven away by her today?
Then who knows...
Not until someone came over to say the evening meal was ready and still no one stepped in through the door did Xia Weibao’s expression darken again.
All that talk about coming to keep her company from now on—nothing but lies!
If she believes him again, she’s a pig!
She waited quite a while longer, and still no one came. Huffing in anger, she went back inside. Facing a large table full of delicacies, she didn’t have the slightest appetite.
Seeing that she wouldn’t eat, the palace maid standing by her side trembled with fear, worried His Majesty would blame them.
"Miss, do these dishes not suit your taste?"
"No, the dishes are fine. I just don’t feel like eating."
"Miss, these were specially ordered to be sent over by His Majesty. Would you like to try a little?"
Xia Weibao raised a brow. "He had these sent over?"
"Yes. His Majesty said he was worried the small kitchen’s dishes might not suit your taste, so he specially had these delivered. The small kitchen has been keeping everything warm, waiting for you to wake up."
"Then why doesn’t he come over himself?"
The palace maid, "..."
"Perhaps His Majesty is busy..."
Actually, what she really wanted to say was: maybe he’s afraid of being driven out by you.
She very much wanted to gently remind her that His Majesty was still His Majesty; the concubines in the palace could be willful once in a while, but they couldn’t rely too much on favor and become arrogant. If they truly angered His Majesty and were thrown into the Cold Palace, that would be miserable.
But looking at Xia Weibao’s cold face, the words that had reached her lips were swallowed back down.
"Busy, busy, busy—what’s there to be so busy about? Every single day he says he’s busy." Xia Weibao complained.
"Miss, His Majesty is indeed very busy on a daily basis. All major state affairs have to be handled by him. Memorials to the Throne often pile up like a mountain, and with His Majesty having been away from the palace for so long, recently the Imperial Court..."
Realizing that her words seemed to be overstepping, the palace maid hurriedly shut her mouth. "Anyway, His Majesty is extremely busy. Miss, you should also be considerate of His Majesty."
Xia Weibao froze for a moment. "He handles all of it by himself? Aren’t there ministers?"
She had thought being an emperor was just like being the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch: the Hierarch was pretty idle, just going wherever there was a fight to intervene, helping out with a few battles or something, and didn’t seem to have much else to do.
She hadn’t expected being emperor to be that exhausting.
In that case, Lu Hualiang saying he hadn’t slept a wink last night was probably true.
"The ministers only assist and offer suggestions, but the major decisions all have to be made by His Majesty."
Xia Weibao fell silent for a while, then picked up her chopsticks and quietly started eating.