Chen Luoqing ate the dishes Lin Haihai made with an impassive look on his face. In fact, all four of them wore unnatural expressions. The empress dowager put a piece of beef into Yang Shaolun’s bowl and said, “My son, your mother cares about you! Have more of this!”

Yang Shaolun stared at the charcoaled beef and swallowed it with his eyes closed. He then picked up some choy sum for Chen Luoqing. “Have more of this, Luoqing. It’s really fresh!”

Chen Luoqing quietly put more beef into Yang Shaolun’s bowl in retaliation. “The beef is good. Have some more!”

The empress suppressed her natural repulsion and picked up a piece of choy sum with a trembling hand. Lin Haihai asked worriedly when she noticed, “Are you unwell, Empress?”

The empress gave Yang Shaolun a pitiful look and got a fierce glare in return. Intimidated, she smiled at Lin Haihai and said, “I’m fine. I’m probably just too hungry!”

Lin Haihai chuckled and poured the plate of bamboo shoots into the empress’s bowl until it’s half empty....