Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace

at the nunnery was true, her mother was just one of the many wives of the emperor.
That was why since a long time ago, she already conditioned herself not to seek him out.

As for the matter of interest and concern, what happened for her to become this way when it came to choosing between manju and the emperor.

“Ah nope, I don’t think there’s something else other than manju.”

Libin looked at her as if she was some kind of exotic animal.

“You are…”

Apparently, Libin wanted to say something, but he ended up swallowing his words.
Yui Mei waved her hands to him.

“I thought it was good luck that we met.
Will there be anything good for tomorrow?”

Libin heaved a deep sigh as he looked at Yui Mei’s carefree appearance.

As for the conclusion, Lady Wang’s maid gave them their share of manju, so she decided to eat it with him.

“It’s really delicious, right.”

“It’s just the ordinary taste of manju, though.”

Yui Mei was chuckled happily as she munched, while Libin woodenly chewed.

The conversation ended.
It was a subtle, calm time suitable for eating snacks.

Afterward, Yui Mei talked to Mei Na as the latter plated food for her during dinner.

“I saw His Majesty today.”

“Oh, you’re lucky, Ah Mei.
Something good will happen, for sure.”

Mei Na replied as she ladled soup into the bowl.

Just like Yui Mei, she treated the emperor as a lucky charm.
However, that was the only thing they could do with regards to the emperor.
His existence for them only amounted to such.
It couldn’t be helped, since their status as emperor and court lady was like heaven and earth.

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T/L Corner:

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Thoughts:

*Lol at Yui Mei’s reasoning.
She always thought it was for food.
First, Libin came for the manju, then the emperor came rushing for tea.
I’m not sure anymore if she’s wise, or she’s naïve lol..
Makes her so adorable.
(Yes, I like the MC, I bet you already notice lol).
The fateful meeting with Father Emperor finally happened! Libin was hell bent on not letting them meet probably, though.
At least, they were able to look at each other’s eyes Can’t blame Yui Mei for callously treating Father Emperor in her heart though.
Though I’m guessing (not a spoiler, pure speculation) Father Emperor’s interest was piqued due to the sanitizer Ming Xian brought him so he went to the inner harem? That, or he just wanted to be soothed by his calm concubine.
Nevertheless, did he recognize her blue eyes? What do you guys think?

**Japanese do not typically use pronouns (even watashi is used sparingly in conversations).
So I took liberties and used ‘this servant’ so it would be appropriate for addressing the emperor to make the reading experience smoother.
Original phrase and translation would be as follows:

は、少々所要でこの宮女を探しておりまして、たまたまこちらに

“Yes, I was looking for this court lady due to some matters, and I accidentally came here.”

Which is, you know, not the way Chinese people addressed their emperor at the time, so please pardon me >,

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