After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 115
As if sensing something, Jiang Ning froze slightly while eating. She turned her head, only to find that the screen behind her was still standing alone, without any abnormality.

She exhaled slowly, and turned her head to continue eating. The moment she turned her head, Mu Jingzhao's face was in front of her, and Mu Jingzhao smiled slightly.

"I caught you!"

Panicked, Jiang Ning unconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air. The rice got stuck in her throat unexpectedly, and she lowered her head and coughed violently.

Mu Jingzhao turned pale with shock, and quickly bent down and patted Jiang Ning's back to help her calm down.

As Jiang Ning continued to cough, chewed rice grains spewed out of her mouth continuously, leaving a pickled scene on the ground, and even a few broken rice grains fell on Mu Jingzhao's toes.

The cough was still severe, and Mu Jingzhao turned pale with shock. He quickly took a bowl of soup from the table and poured it down for Jiang Ning. After drinking the soup, Jiang Ning felt a little relieved.

She looked up at Mu Jingzhao, and shook off his hand that was patting her back. The annoyance in her eyes could not be concealed, "You must be sick! Is it interesting to tease me like this?!"

Mu Jingzhao knew that his little thoughts had been seen through, so he smiled awkwardly, but still forced himself to speak, "You are the only woman who dares to talk to me like that."

In a rage, Jiang Ning didn't bother to care about the threat Mu Jingzhao said. She gave Mu Jingzhao a hard look, "So what, you are not allowed to tell people if you are sick?"

Mu Jingzhao's face darkened, and he was about to refute, but he couldn't. Jiang Ning's stomach, which had been hungry all day, rang untimely.

Jiang Ning showed embarrassment, and Mu Jingzhao's aura suddenly dissipated. He supported Jiang Ning's shoulders and invited her to sit on the chair.

His voice was soothing, "If I don't make such a bad move, wouldn't you want to hide from me all the time?"

Jiang Ning kept stuffing food into her mouth with chopsticks in her hands. She had to admit that the emperor's imperial dining room was much better than all the restaurants she ate outside the palace.

If it wasn't for reminding herself not to get lost in the extravagant life of the palace, she might not be able to resist eating four or five meals a day.

The mood gradually calmed down in the comfort of the delicious food in the imperial dining room.

At this moment, Jiang Ning realized Mu Jingzhao's evil intentions. He must have guessed that he could not resist the temptation of Yushanfang's delicious food, so he was in no mood to blame him.

Jiang Ning swallowed a piece of lotus root in his mouth, sighed secretly, not knowing what to say.

She stopped talking and just buried her head in eating the food in the bowl. Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao smiled slightly and sat down beside her, but he didn't have the slightest intention to eat.

Jiang Ning stuffed his mouth full of venison, and while chewing, he fell in love with Mu Jingzhao who was watching her eating, and couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.

Her cheeks were swollen, her voice was vague, "Is the emperor satisfied with the food in the concubine's palace today?"

Mu Jingzhao smacked his mouth, as if he was thinking about something, "To be honest, the taste is mediocre."

Seeing that Jiang Ning was about to throw his eyes away again, Mu Jingzhao hurriedly continued, "I will send some imperial cooks to your palace to take care of your daily meals."

"I think it's still—"

Seeing that Jiang Ning was about to refuse, Mu Jingzhao hurriedly continued, "Anyway, it's my money and my people, so why not do it."

As soon as Mu Jingzhao said this, Jiang Ning had no reason to refuse, so she nodded and agreed.

Probably, he would not be able to eat such delicacies even if he left the palace, so he could only eat one meal now and count it as one meal.

Jiang Ning quietly ate the food on the plate, while Mu Jingzhao looked at her, the two were relatively speechless.

After an unknown amount of time, there was not much food left on the table. Jiang Ning sighed contentedly, and collapsed on the chair while touching his bulging stomach.

"If only I could eat such delicious food every day without worrying about my life." She couldn't help but sigh.

Even after living in the palace for such a long time, Jiang Ning's desire is still purely to have enough food, clothing, warmth and a stable life.

"It's my fault." Mu Jingzhao lowered his brows and lowered his voice.

Jiang Ning was noncommittal, she knew very well in her heart that she had offended the queen's party at the birthday banquet two days ago, and her life in the future might not be easy.

However, she has never been a person who is prepared for danger in times of peace.As early as when she was wandering outside the palace, she was used to the days when there was no next meal.

If you can survive a day, it counts as a day. As for the others, we will talk about it later.

"How did the emperor know the identity of his concubine?"

Mu Jingzhao looked back at her, only to see that Jiang Ning was still slumped on the chair while touching his stomach, with a complacent expression and no embarrassment at all.

"Just pay attention and you will know." Mu Jingzhao looked at her, "For example, the last time you sneaked into my imperial study to read the classics, or the last time you stole my scroll while I was in court, or—"

Mu Jingzhao casually listed a few, and then his voice disappeared, so there was no need to say anything more.

"The emperor is much smarter than the concubine imagined."

"You mean I—" Mu Jingzhao heard Jiang Ning's implication, and was about to refute, but swallowed again.

Mu Jingzhao took a deep breath with difficulty, when had he ever been so angry.

Being contradicted by his words again and again, but he could only swallow his anger.

The two sat relatively silent, without speaking for a long time, Mu Jingzhao looked up at the roof, as if in a daze.

Jiang Ning collapsed on the chair, letting out two satisfied sighs from time to time.

Mu Jingzhao closed his eyes, and his stiff back slowly relaxed.

It was only when he was with Jiang Ning that he could temporarily forget his identity and all the burdens on him, and be himself without distractions.

"Although it seems a bit late to say this now, I will definitely give you an account of what happened back then."

Mu Jingzhao's voice was deep, and it fell into Jiang Ning's ears.

"It is the blessing of the people that the emperor is sympathetic to the people."

"You are also a commoner."

"I am also a commoner."

The two looked at each other, and then a faint smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.

"Be careful in the days to come, and try not to get too far away from me."

The corner of Jiang Ning's mouth twitched, and he secretly cursed in his heart, as if he was by Mu Jingzhao's side every time his life was in danger.

Even so, she still nodded slightly in response, "Okay."

"There are a lot of things involved in the front court and the harem, and the relationship is complicated. You are in the harem, so don't trust anyone." He paused slightly, "Including Zhe Liu and the noble concubine."

"What about you, Your Majesty?"

Mu Jingzhao was slightly taken aback, "No matter what happens in the future, I will stand by your side."

(End of this chapter)