Yingying and the Dog - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Xiao Huan casually tossed me into Fengyi Palace.

Trembling with fear, I huddled together with the empress-who had previously been Consort Xian-for warmth.

The next day, a young palace maid came and took the empress away.

Apparently, His Majesty had graciously allowed her to return to her own home and find her parents.

Her father was the Chancellor, and the Chancellor had submitted to the New Emperor.

The empress held me reluctantly.

“Hang in there. If I get the chance, I’ll definitely come back to see you.”

I cried until my face was covered in snot and tears.

I wanted to go home too.

I wanted to find my parents too.

Maybe it was because I looked too miserable, too dazed, too cute, and too pitiful.

That very night, Xiao Huan finally remembered me and graced me with his imperial presence.

When he stepped into Fengyi Palace,

I was curled up on the heated brick bed, gnawing on a steamed bun.

[Heh. You wicked woman. This is what you get for betraying me in your last life.]

[You only deserve to eat ordinary dry steamed buns that choke you going down. You don’t even get pickled mustard greens!]

[Does it hurt? Do you hate me to death?]

[I hate you too!]

I stared at him blankly.

The steamed bun was warm, fragrant, and soft.

What was wrong with eating steamed buns?

During those three years I spent in the cold palace, I could only eat cold rice. Sometimes, it had even gone sour.

When my gaze met his,

Xiao Huan lowered his head impatiently.

[Was that too harsh?]

[Sigh. I was a little too impulsive this time. I really mistreated her.]

[I should apologize.]

[No! That’s too embarrassing. What emperor lowers his head and apologizes to a deposed consort from the previous dynasty?]

Xiao Huan’s left and right brain fought each other.

I swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun and asked cautiously,

“Your Majesty, do you want some?”

I wanted to ingratiate myself with him.

The young palace maid who brought me steamed buns had said

that although His Majesty occasionally did things that were hard to understand, he was actually quite a good person.

He had released all the consorts in the palace.

For some reason, I was the only one he had left behind.

I thought, since he was such a good person,

if I coaxed him a little and waited until he was in a good mood, I could beg him for mercy.

I would ask him not to keep hating me because of what happened in our past life.

Once his anger faded, he would probably forgive me, right?

Then I would be able to leave the palace and go home to find my parents!

I was absolutely thrilled.

Xiao Huan fell silent for a moment.

[She’s asking if I want to eat. She has me in her heart!]

[I’m so moved I could cry. I’m such a damned bastard.]

[Wuwuwu, my wife, I forgive you. You’re the cutest person in the world.]

He tugged at the corners of his lips

and gave me a strange smile.

“I won’t eat. You go ahead. Hehe.”

Xiao Huan casually summoned the young eunuch who had followed him in.

In just a short while, the young eunuch brought back several simple home-style dishes.

I hadn’t eaten such a normal meal in years.

My useless tears flowed from the corners of my mouth.

His Majesty really was a good person.

He had forgiven me.

I could go home too.

I was so delighted that I ate three big steamed buns in a row.

Xiao Huan watched me quietly.

After I let out a full burp, he suddenly spoke.

“How about I make you an Imperial Consort?”

[I have to stick to my bottom line. A man has to have some pride.]

[This time, I absolutely can’t beg her to become my empress.]