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

Chapter 9 The book was destroyed, and they were invited to dine together.
"Filled it out? Why?"

Song Yi was stunned.

The palace maid explained, "Because three years ago someone said that Consort Yun disappeared by the pond, His Majesty rushed over and, ignoring everyone's advice, jumped in, but found no trace of her."

Song Yi hadn't expected it to be because of her, and her feelings suddenly became extremely complicated.

Especially when she heard that Jiang Lanye had jumped down to try and find her.
"Then, what happened next?"

"Later, His Majesty sent several guards who were good swimmers down there, but they all said there was no one inside. After all, the pond wasn't very big. His Majesty refused to believe that the Imperial Concubine would drown in such a small pond. But later, he would be unhappy whenever he saw the pond, so he simply ordered people to fill it in with sand. This happened a long time ago."

"Cai Nu, why are you asking this?"

Song Yi snapped out of her reverie and said, "Ah, I just enjoy watching fish, so I wanted to ask if there are any ponds left."

The palace maid shook her head helplessly: "The former Imperial Concubine also liked to admire fish, so there were several ponds in the harem, but they are all gone now."

"Then, where is the pond that used to be in the Imperial Garden now?"

The palace maid pointed.

That was a spot where tulips were planted.

Three years have passed, and there is no trace left of what was once a pond.

Song Yi circled around twice but couldn't find anything unusual. Worried that the palace maids would find her behavior strange, she had no choice but to return to Xianyue Pavilion first.

Unexpectedly, when she returned, she bumped into Consort Xiao, who was walking back from the Golden Palace.

Xiao Jieyu noticed that she seemed a little guilty, but there was also a hint of undisguised schadenfreude in her eyes.

Song Yi was too lazy to talk to her and went straight back to her room.

As soon as she entered the room, she discovered a scene that horrified her.

Before she left, she made a special effort to flatten Jiang Lanye's two books, but now they've all been soaked in water!
Next to it was a teacup that had been tilted over; the water in the teacup had been completely absorbed by two books.

Song Yi: "."

She felt like she might be doomed.

Given this tyrant's personality, wouldn't he just drag her away and kill her?
If that happens, what are the chances of her surviving if she tears off her veil and shouts, "I am Consort Yun"?
Recalling last night, Jiang Lanye said in a sinister tone that he would tear her to pieces and grind her bones to ashes.
It seems like there's no way to survive.

With a pained expression, Song Yi quickly wiped all the water off her hands, and taking advantage of the bright sunshine outside, she spread the book out and placed it in the sun.

If we return it tonight, it should dry in the sun for half a day.

She looked at the two soaked books with a worried expression, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Qiu Chan and Xi Chun.

She called out directly, "Qiu Chan, come here."

Qiu Chan put down the broom and asked, "Cai Nu, what's wrong?"

She remained calm and composed, as if she knew nothing about it.

Song Yi chuckled and pointed at the book, asking, "What's going on here?"

Qiu Chan paused for a moment, then said directly, "This servant doesn't know, but Xi Chun went in and poured a cup of tea, saying that you might be thirsty when you come back. You should go and ask her, Lady."

Hearing the commotion, Xichun came over and quickly explained, "I did pour water, but I didn't knock over the teacup."

Qiu Chan said irritably, "If it wasn't you, then who else could it be? Maybe you accidentally bumped into the table before you left, but you just didn't realize it."

Xichun wanted to argue further, but Song Yi said in a deep voice, "That's enough."

She knew that Qiu Chan must have done it; how could Xi Chun do such a thing for no reason?

Xichun was naive and spent the whole day doing odd jobs outside with Qiuchan. She didn't see when Qiuchan went in and knocked over the teacup, so she couldn't directly say that it was Qiuchan's doing.

Without evidence, Qiu Chan would never admit it.

However, after this incident, she had completely seen through Qiu Chan and would never allow her into her room again.

As the sun gradually set, Song Yi picked up the two books and began to read.

Very well, it's even more wrinkled now.

Moreover, the paper had become extremely brittle, making a rustling sound when turned. Most importantly, Jiang Lanye's handwriting inside had become blurred and smudged.

Song Yi held two books, waiting for the King of Hell to summon him.

Before it was completely dark, Jiang Lanye's entourage arrived.

"Lady Song, His Majesty invites you to dine with him."

Song Yi sighed softly and resignedly followed.

Inside the Jinluan Hall.

Jiang Lanye is an extremely picky eater. He doesn't like greasy or fried food, but he also can't stand food that's too bland, because he'll think the people in the imperial kitchen are useless. If the food is too salty, he'll drink more tea. He also doesn't like the sour taste of vinegar, and he can't stand anything that's even slightly spicy, because that will make him angry.

Therefore, the people in the Imperial Kitchen were the most hardworking servants in the entire harem.

Song Yi was quite tormented by him back then, and he couldn't eat sour or spicy food. It wasn't just that he was picky about food; if he ate even a little bit of spicy food, he would feel uncomfortable.

It's really delicate.

Song Yi walked in and found Jiang Lanye sitting at the table, which was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes, steaming hot. However, with his icy face, it was really unappetizing.

Song Yi bowed with an awkward smile and secretly slipped the two books into the hands of Eunuch Cao, who was standing to the side.

Eunuch Cao looked down and exclaimed, "!"

Jiang Lanye said calmly, "Sit down."

As soon as Song Yi sat down, he said again, "Serve me the dishes."

She immediately stood up again.

Neuropathy!
Song Yi looked at the table full of delicacies and hesitated for a moment.

She knew perfectly well what Jiang Lanye liked to eat and what he didn't like to eat.

For example, the shrimp meat closest to him is what he likes to eat; it has a sweet taste, so he can accept it.

But the roasted mutton dish that was far away from him was not his favorite.

So Song Yi decisively crossed the entire table and put some mutton in his bowl.

Jiang Lanye: "."

He gently lifted his eyelids, looked at the mutton in the bowl, and said, "Change it."

"it is good!"

So Song Yi picked up some pigeon meat, which was still very greasy.

Jiang Lanye put down his chopsticks this time and looked at her coldly, clearly somewhat angry.

"I don't like to eat meat."

Song Yi felt that was enough; if he continued pretending, he would really get angry, so she immediately picked up a piece of shrimp for him.

"Does Your Majesty like to eat this?"

Jiang Lanye then condescended to take a bite and said, "It's barely acceptable."

Next, as if she had suddenly realized something, Song Yi started serving him all the dishes he liked.

Even the temperature of the tea was just right.

Jiang Lanye was in a good mood, so he took pity on her and allowed her to sit down.

Song Yi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the bowl, and was about to pick up something with her chopsticks when she suddenly remembered something, and her hand froze.

She's wearing a veil, how is she supposed to eat?

Jiang Lanye had obviously thought of this as well, and suddenly frowned unhappily, saying, "Eat quickly."

After that, he turned and left.

Song Yi pursed her lips. How much did she not want to see her take off her veil?
(End of this chapter)