Chapter 854 Let''s Have Breakfast (Part Two)
"I asked her to go to Harper''s residence and take care of everything. She, after all, is her personal
maid, and knows her job well. It will be easier for the servants to arrange the ce if she is there with
them," replied Rndo with ease.
As soon as Lilian''s doubts disappeared, Harper walked in and saw them sitting down. "I''m sorry to
keep you waiting!" she said apologetically.
"Aunt, I didn''t expect you to sleep as peacefully as you did in a ce you haven''t been to," Lilian
remarked. "Come join us. Let''s have breakfast." Lilian then asked the servants to pick dishes for
Harper. Before they were able to, however, Rndo had already grabbed some food for her and put
them on her te. "Eat well," he said invitingly.
A hint of surprise shed across Lilian''s eyes. There was a tacit understanding between Rndo and
Harper, the one thing she couldn''t foster with him. She had married into the royal family of the Great
Jade Kingdom for some time now, and while Rndo often ate with her, he never picked food for her or
allowed anyone to grab food for him. As the emperor, Rndo couldn''t just have everything he wanted,
so his eating had always been restrained. For example, he couldn''t eat the same dish more than three
times, or else he wouldn''t be able to eat that dish in a month. But then he would eat anything that
Harper picked for him!
The eunuch was busy with distributing dishes for Rndo. He wanted to say something to remind
Harper to observe proper protocol, but he was stopped by Rndo''s death stare. Harper clearly felt
that the atmosphere was a little tense, so she raised her head to look at Lilian. When she saw her
shocked face, she realized what was happening: Rndo, seated beside his wife Lilian, was happily
munching away the food she had picked for him.
She was so used to the way Matthew ate with her. He liked to grab food for her. Initially, she didn''t like
to pick food for others but whenever Matthew picked up food for her, he would demand that she do it
for him too. If she didn''t, he would get angry. Because of that, now, whenever others pick food for her,
she would unconsciously also do it for them. The only thing different this time around was that she
forgot the man sitting next to her was not her husband Matthew!
"Aunt, His Majesty is..."
"Don''t, Lilian. Harper is not always here. She is a guest, and because of that, I don''t want her to be
constrained by our rules. But have more. You are carrying a baby now, so you''re eating for two now,"
Rndo said with a smile.
Right after that, Rndo picked a piece of cake for Lilian, which ttered her. This was the first time he
had ever picked up food for her, and she immediately reciprocated it by giving him a piece of peach
blossom cake. She was so excited, but then she noticed that Rndo frowned and seemed not to like
it. Only then did Lilian realize that he didn''t like this kind of cake: the person who liked it was Harper,
and that was the reason why they had this food on the table today.
Despite that, Rndo didn''t outwardly reject the peach blossom cake. He still ate it, but disgust was
evident on his face. Seeing that, Lilian stopped worrying and felt happy inside. A joyful smile even
appeared on her face. Harper was relieved that the tension seemed to be deescting and thought, ''I
just formed this habit. I am so used to eating with Matthew that I did start picking food for Rndo
without even thinking about it. It just came to me!''
"By the way, Harper, your residence has been tidied up. I''ve sent your maid there to see if there''s
anything dissatisfying, so that we can change it as soon as possible. Today''s government affairs have
been solved, soter I''ll take you to a walk around the pce. Although it is not as luxurious as the
Imperial Pce of the Bright Dynasty, it''s still beautiful. Lilian, since you are pregnant, you shouldn''t
walk too much. I suggest you have a good rest in the pce. If you feel bored, go to the Imperial
Garden and have a walk. But be careful and don''t fall again. Also, bring more people with you,"
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"Okay," answered Lilian obediently.
With this interaction, Harper couldn''t help but think that Lilian was not as lively as she used to be before
she got married. ''On second thought, however, now that she is pregnant, maybe she couldn''t be as
carefree as she was before. She is a mother now, and it is understandable if she wants to be more
mature about certain things,'' she thought.
"Just ask the servants to show me around. As an emperor, you can''t ck off," Harper said. "Also I thi
—"
"My friend came here, but I''m not able to keep herpany. Wouldn''t it be bad for my reputation as a
host if the news gets out? Besides that, it''s just for today. I can''t walk with you tomorrow even if you
want me to," Rndo insisted.
"That makes sense. Well then, let''s go!" Harper was a forthright person, so she wouldn''t overthink it.
Besides, she was married now, so there was no way she should overthink this too much.
"Are you done? If you are full, we can take a walk outside now."
"Yes, I''m done. Let''s go." Harper stood up. "Lilian, remember to take one pill of that medicine I gave
you every day."
"Don''t worry, Aunt. I''ll keep that in mind," Lilian replied at once. She then asked a servant to bring a
cloak and put it on Rndo. "The frost is getting heavier in the morning. Your Majesty, please take care
of yourself so that you don''t catch a cold."
"You too. You should wear thicker clothes if you decide to go out for a walk." Rndo looked at the
servants and ordered, "Take good care of Lady Lilian. If there is anything wrong again, I won''t hesitate
to cut your heads off."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Rndo nodded. "Let''s go, Harper."