Chapter 195: Get It For Me (1) (2/2)

Those longevity peach buns had been the cause of the Emperor’s earlier ire. Now that he was reminded of the matter, how could the Emperor be in a good mood?

Princess Leyao had only wanted to cause trouble for Chu Lian somehow. How could she bother to listen to Imperial Concubine Wei’s reprimand? She pushed her way out of Imperial Concubine Wei’s arms and hugged the Emperor’s arm again. “Father, didn’t you say you love Yao’er? Why won’t you agree to such a small request for Yao’er? Yao’er just wants to eat Honoured Lady Jinyi’s longevity peach buns!”

Chu Lian fought hard to keep the calm in her expression. This Imperial Princess Leyao had really been spoiled beyond hope. The Emperor’s mood was clearly sinking lower and lower, but the princess still wasn’t giving up.

Empress Shen looked at Imperial Concubine Wei and her daughter with cold eyes. Her gloom from earlier had completely disappeared; instead, she now looked down upon Imperial Princess Leyao full of disdain. What a narrow-minded girl!

Imperial Princess Leyao was already used to being spoiled. What she wanted was what she would get. Inside the palace, she was pampered by the Emperor and spoiled by the Imperial Concubine. Even Consort De would give in to her demands. There wasn’t a single time when she hadn’t gotten her way. When she saw that the Emperor remained silent, tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks in an effort to seek his attention.

“Father doesn’t love Yao’er anymore… sob sob…”

The Chengping Emperor’s mood had been dismal from the very beginning. It had only been alleviated slightly with the entrance of his daughter. But now, that very same daughter was crying, and her incessant cries were like needles piercing his brain. He was the great and mighty sovereign of this country- even if he was inclined to spoil his children, there needed to be a limit in accordance with his stature.

He looked down at his daughter, who seemed to have grown much taller since the last time he had seen her. She was already ten years old. He had thought that that was still too young, so he had given in to her time and time again. However, now that her personality had been warped to this degree, he could no longer give in to everything she wanted.

The Chengping Emperor abruptly tossed his sleeves, shaking away the little hands that were clutching onto it. In a low voice, he rebuffed her and said, “Leyao, are you finished with this nonsense?”

He had never ever reprimanded the princess before, but now he was scolding her in such a cold tone of voice! Leyao was shocked by the first scolding she had ever received from the Emperor. She stared up at him with wide, disbelieving eyes, as if she couldn’t believe that those words had come out of his mouth.

After what seemed like an eternity, she asked with a trembling voice, “Father… You’re… scolding Yao’er?”

Just as Imperial Princess Leyao was about to say something else, Imperial Concubine Wei covered her mouth in fright.