Long Live the Empress

Chapter 177: Dinner at the Royal Palace

When Dai Yue Jinghao was teaching the maid how to take care of the flowers, Princess Rong winked at her personal maid, and the maid held back her laughter and retreated.

"Prince, the princess asks you to go back for dinner!" The servant from Prince Rong's mansion rode a fast horse to Yuningxiang.

Rong Cheng was counting money upstairs, and said without raising his head: "Just say that I'm too busy to leave, so I won't go back..."

"Yes! It just so happens that the prince is not in the mansion, so the princess can dine alone with Miss Yue..." the servant muttered as he walked downstairs.

"Miss Yue? Which Miss Yue?" Rong Cheng widened his eyes and looked at the servant.

Could it be the Miss Yue that I was thinking of?

No way……

The servant turned his head and replied, "It's Miss Yue Jinghao from the Yue Mansion..."

"pat..."

The silver in Rong Cheng's hand fell to the ground. He didn't even bother to pick it up and hurried back to the palace.

On the way, Rong Cheng imagined many scenes of Princess Rong making things difficult for Yue Jinghao, but he didn't expect to see the two of them smiling brightly in the mansion hall.

Princess Rong was putting food into Yue Jinghao's bowl. "Jing'er, have this. This is stewed papaya with milk and blood clams. It's the best for us girls! The chef in the palace was specially invited back from Shu by the prince. This dish is also very authentic! Come and try it!"

Yue Jinghao scooped a spoonful into her mouth, and her eyes lit up. It tasted really good. "Could it be that there is honey in it? Why is it so sweet?"

"..."

The two of them were talking to each other and didn't notice Rong Cheng standing at the door at all.

"Princess, the prince is back..." The personal maid reminded Princess Rong softly in her ear, and then Princess Rong and Yue Jinghao looked towards the door together.

"Why didn't you say a word when you came back? Come and have dinner!" In the past, if Rong Cheng came back, Princess Rong would have stood up and asked Rong Cheng all sorts of questions. But this time, Princess Rong was not like before to Rong Cheng. Instead, she was very intimate with Yue Jing.

"Greetings, Prince Rong!" Yue Jinghao put down the spoon in her hand, stood up and saluted.

"Yue...Miss Yue...why are you here?" When Rong Cheng saw Yue Jinghao, his face suddenly turned red and he couldn't even speak clearly.

Princess Rong looked at her disappointing son and burst out laughing, "I was the one who invited Jing'er here! Why, it's not possible?"

Jing'er? When did his mother become so familiar with Yue Jinghao? Rong Cheng ignored Princess Rong's teasing and sat opposite Yue Jinghao, "Miss Yue, please sit down, the food is getting cold!"

Yue Jinghao thanked him again before sitting down again.

Princess Rong drank her soup and looked at Rong Cheng's shy look. She rolled her eyes in her heart: her son used to hang out with women, so why did he become so reserved now? Looking at Yue Jinghao's indifferent look, Princess Rong came up with a plan.

After the three of them finished lunch, Princess Rong spoke. "It's time for me to take a nap. Cheng'er, take Jing'er around the palace!" As she spoke, she winked at Rong Cheng.

Rong Cheng twitched his lips. When did his mother have the habit of taking a nap? But he didn't want to refuse Princess Rong's proposal, so he took Yue Jinghao to walk around the garden.

As soon as the two of them left, Princess Rong followed them secretly.

Rong Cheng racked his brains but couldn't think of where to take Yue Jing, and as he was thinking, he came to his own yard.