Zu An smiled in embarrassment. “You’ve misunderstood me, eunuch. I have utmost respect for the empress. Why would I do anything that offends her?”

Eunuch Lu smirked. “Heh.” 

Zu An wasn’t keen to converse with this old creep. After exchanging a few more words, he bid him farewell.

He returned to the main chamber, where the crown prince was stuffing his face, his mouth and fingers covered in grease.

The crown princess was looking on with an icy expression. She clearly wanted to lecture the crown prince, but she was worried about how that would affect others’ perception of them, since they were in the Palace of Peace. She had no choice but to hold it all in, but the more she endured, the angrier she felt. Finally, she said with a sneer, “Crown prince, have you finished your meal? It is time for us to go back.”

The fatty shook his head. “They said that there’s still a lot of food coming! There’s steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail,...