Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 360 Extra Chapter: First Encounter 3
Jiang Lanye returned to his previous state, lowering his eyes to review the memorials. After reviewing several, he subconsciously raised his hand to pick up a teacup to drink tea, when he suddenly recalled Song Yi's words from earlier.

If she drinks it too, then the two of them will have indirectly kissed.
He immediately looked somewhat uncomfortable: "Someone come here."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Let's have a different cup of tea."

"Yes."

Eunuch Cao glared at Song Yi, then hurriedly went to fetch a cup of fresh tea. Just as he was about to go inside, Song Yi forcibly took it from him, saying, "Eunuch, you should rest. Let me handle this little thing!"

"Oh no"

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

When Song Yi's voice rang in his ears, Jiang Lanye stared blankly at the two cups of tea on the table.

"This servant really didn't drink it, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Jiang Lanye: "."

He eventually gave in and, under Song Yi's watchful gaze, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.

"I've drunk it, you may leave."

Song Yi pursed her lips: "This servant is capable of serving Your Majesty."

After saying that, she noticed that there wasn't enough ink left, so she quickly rolled up her sleeves and said, "This servant will grind the ink for you."

She didn't know how to grind ink, so she picked up the ink stick, examined it carefully, then stuck it in, and spun it around a few times with great force, making an exceptionally loud sound, and a few drops of ink splashed out.

She painstakingly ground the ink for a while, and when Jiang Lanye looked down, he found a drop of ink on the sleeve of his dragon robe. He immediately felt a headache coming on: "That's enough, go stand aside."

"Ok."

After putting down the ink stick, Song Yi looked at the color on his fingertips with some disgust. He searched for a while but couldn't find anything to wipe it off, so he had to stand next to Jiang Lanye.

However, it was so boring that after standing for a while, Song Yi felt her legs getting sore. She couldn't help but bend her knees and stomp her feet. Realizing that Jiang Lanye didn't seem to be finishing anytime soon, she quietly moved back and leaned her back against a stone pillar, barely managing to get some support.

For a moment, the only sound in the hall was the soft rustling of Jiang Lanye writing. Song Yi yawned silently, tilted his head back, and simply closed his eyes.

After Jiang Lanye finished reviewing all the memorials piled up on the table, he noticed that Song Yi was not standing beside him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that she had been leaning against a stone pillar at some point, her head nodding, her whole body standing crookedly, just like a willow branch hanging from the treetop, swaying in the wind.

He stood up, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, and walked up to Song Yi.

Song Yi was really sleepy. She closed her eyes tightly, and as she nodded again, she suddenly stumbled, her body became unsteady, and she abruptly opened her eyes.

"what!"

She stumbled forward and fell into Jiang Lanye's arms, clutching his dragon robe tightly with both hands to barely regain her balance. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Lanye standing quietly in place, not offering her any help.

She felt a little embarrassed and straightened up: "Your Majesty, have you finished reviewing them?"

"I want to have a meal. You serve me."

"it is good."

Is it already noon?

Immediately afterwards, Song Yi stared wide-eyed as the palace servants carrying food filed in, quickly filling the entire table. There was so much food that Jiang Lanye certainly couldn't finish it all by himself.

Unfortunately, she was just a palace maid and couldn't sit and eat with Jiang Lanye.

"come over."

Seeing that Song Yi was still standing there dumbfounded, he couldn't help but urge her on.

Song Yi snapped out of her daze and quickly went over.

Fortunately, she had experience serving tea and water to leaders, and she very skillfully set out the bowls and plates for Jiang Lanye, poured him a cup of tea, and adopted an exceptionally humble posture: "Your Majesty, what would you like to eat?"

Jiang Lanye glanced at it casually, "This one."

Song Yi immediately reached out with her chopsticks, secretly cursing in her heart.

With so many delicious dishes, he insisted on eating a vegetable first.

Watching Jiang Lanye eat it, she couldn't help but swallow hard and asked timidly, "Is it good?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her trying her best to endure it and felt a sudden urge to tease her: "So-so."

"Then Your Majesty, please try this."

Song Yi picked up a piece she really wanted to eat, looked at him expectantly, and asked, "Is it good?" "Not bad."

Didn't you eat anything this morning?

he asked suddenly.

Song Yi thought to herself that she had clearly been working overtime before she came, and hadn't even had time to eat instant noodles. Her stomach was already empty.

"Nope."

"then you--"

Song Yi's eyes lit up.

"After you've finished serving me, go back and have something to eat before you come back."

Song Yi: "."

She thought Jiang Lanye would invite her to stay and eat with him.

Just then, outside the palace, Eunuch Cao suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is looking for you."

Jiang Lanye frowned slightly, stood up, and walked out.

Song Yi glanced at it discreetly, then immediately picked up another pair of chopsticks, took a bite of pigeon meat, chewed it vigorously for a long time, and swallowed it with satisfaction.

After she finished eating, she turned to look outside the door and found that Jiang Lanye had not returned yet. She immediately frantically picked up a bite of almost every dish and stuffed it into her mouth, eating for a long time, almost choking.

When Jiang Lanye returned, Song Yi was standing by the table with a serious expression.

They didn't steal any food?
He sat back down, looked Song Yi up and down, and his gaze fell on her lips.

Song Yi felt a little guilty under his gaze: "Your Majesty, what are you looking at?"

There was oil around his mouth.

Song Yi chuckled twice: "This."

Jiang Lanye casually handed her a handkerchief: "I'll give you one chance. Did you sneak a bite?"

"...sneaked some food."

"Okay, go and accept your punishment."

"what?"

She only ate a couple more bites of food, yet she still has to be punished?

"No, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Lanye had punished countless palace servants, and their way of begging for mercy was nothing more than kneeling on the ground and shouting things like "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Only Song Yi, knowing she was about to be punished, didn't kneel down and even tried to act cute towards him.

Instead of kneeling down, she took a small step forward, stretched out two fingers, and carefully pinched a tiny corner of Jiang Lanye's dragon robe sleeve, gently and ingratiatingly shaking it.

"Your Majesty, these dishes smelled so good, I couldn't resist!"

Her voice was soft and drawn out, with a hint of aggrieved nasal tone, "Just two bites, really just two bites! Please, for the sake of my honesty, forgive me this time!"

Jiang Lanye really didn't expect her to be so bold, chattering away in his ear without finding it noisy, and even daring to act coquettishly towards him.

This was the first time someone had dared to act coquettishly towards him.

Jiang Lanye narrowed his eyes.

She doesn't look like a palace maid from the laundry department at all.

Song Yi clasped her hands together and said, "Please."

"Go get your own bowl, pick something up, and eat over there. Don't bother me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Song Yi picked up her bowl and chopsticks, and with a clear purpose, took the chicken leg away.

Noticing Jiang Lanye looking at her, she chuckled and said, "This servant can tell that Your Majesty doesn't really like eating meat. This servant will eat it for Your Majesty."

Jiang Lanye scoffed softly.

(End of this chapter)