Eating and eating.

Xie Qianyun’s stomach started to churn a bit.

She gagged a little.

Wu Huahao scoffed, "You’ve only been back as Empress for a few days, and you can’t handle drinking already."

"Ugh." Xie Qianyun dry-heaved again.

Qiu Yin hurriedly stepped forward, "Empress, Empress, what’s wrong? Could it be..."

"Shut up!" Xie Qianyun loudly rebuked Qiu Yin.

Don’t lie to her about being pregnant.

She now knows that pregnancy doesn’t just happen from sleeping overnight.

"I just wanted to say, maybe the Empress ate something that upset her stomach?" Qiu Yin looked aggrieved.

Her eyes glanced at the roast chicken.

It seemed like there was something wrong with that chicken.

Xie Qianyun also looked over.

She raised her head to look at Wu Huahao.

Wu Huahao suddenly gagged as well.

Clearly, he was a bit nauseated too.

They exchanged glances.

"Wu Huahao, did you deliberately give me spoiled roast chicken to eat?" Xie Qianyun scolded.

"... Ugh." Wu Huahao also felt the bodily reaction, "How would I know it’s spoiled? Didn’t I eat it too? Ugh..."

"Your thick skin can handle it without dying... ugh..." The two were arguing as they continued to dry-heave.

Qiu Yin on the side couldn’t bear to watch anymore.

The point is.

Knowing the roast chicken was problematic, they continued eating.

Eating and gagging at the same time.

She just didn’t get it, what grudge or resentment the chicken had against them, that they just had to eat it clean.

"Wu Huahao, are you trying to poison me with roast chicken so you can inherit my title of Young General... ugh..." Xie Qianyun questioned.

"I have no interest in being Young General... ugh..." Wu Huahao said fiercely, "I’m aiming to be the Great General in the future... ugh..."

"You want to be the Great General, but you can’t even beat me..."

"But you’re in the Imperial Palace as Empress now, you can’t fight battles, let alone anyone willing to spar with you!"

"You... ugh..."

The two argued relentlessly.

Qiankun Hall.

Xiao Luming frowned.

The eunuch was also extremely respectful.

When it comes to matters involving the Empress, the Emperor usually doesn’t show a good attitude.

"The Empress is drinking in the palace with Wu Huahao?" Xiao Luming coldly asked.

"Yes." The eunuch whispered.

Recently, the Emperor ordered close monitoring of Jingxiu Palace’s activities, probably to prevent any slip-ups from the Empress, so any abnormalities should be reported.

Xiao Luming put down the memorial, stood up, and left.

The eunuch hurried to follow.

All this while, only the Empress can make the Emperor put everything aside at any moment.

The group reached Jingxiu Palace.

The eunuch wanted to announce their arrival.

Xiao Luming stopped him.

He walked straight in and heard Xie Qianyun and Wu Huahao’s unabashed voices from the courtyard.

He followed the sound.

In the courtyard, Xie Qianyun sat improperly, one foot on the chair.

Wu Huahao wasn’t much better.

They seemed quite close.

But...

What on earth was this scene?

The two were eating, talking, and vomiting all at once.

How much did they dislike each other to be vomiting just at the sight of each other?

Xiao Luming’s face was cold and stern.

The eunuch was also shocked by the scene, unable to react.

This Empress is so unpredictable.

Seeing her every day feels like witnessing a new spectacle that leaves one stunned.

"Ahem!" Xiao Luming suddenly coughed.

The two turned to look.

Seeing Xiao Luming, Wu Huahao quickly stood up from the chair.

Trying hard to suppress his urge to vomit.

Xie Qianyun also stood up from the chair, like a child who had done something wrong, a bit at a loss.

She couldn’t understand how someone as small as Xiao Luming could have such a strong sense of intimidation.

She hurriedly led Wu Huahao to Xiao Luming, "I pay my respects to the Emperor... ugh."

"I pay respects to the Emperor... ugh."

Xiao Luming frowned deeply.

Seeing the two trying to suppress their vomiting, "Who told you to drink during the day!"

"Emperor, Emperor didn’t say I couldn’t drink... ugh..." Xie Qianyun tried to control herself.

"From now on, it’s forbidden." Xiao Luming commanded.

How much did they drink to the point of vomiting?

"Yes." Xie Qianyun obediently agreed.

"When did Wu Huahao return?" Xiao Luming turned his gaze to Wu Huahao.

Wu Huahao endured the stomach discomfort and answered, "Rushed back at midnight yesterday, visiting the Imperial Palace today to see my grandmother, the imperial concubine, and brought some roast chicken from the border for the Empress."