Dinner Time (2)

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Yue wanted to hold hands with Ye Lang. This seemingly unintentional act was not truly unintentional; it was definitely deliberate.

Ye Lang seemed to notice this, and he noticed the contact between Li Yue's small hand and his own. So, he made a move, putting his hands behind his back and walking with his hands behind his back!

"..."

Li Yue was going crazy. She reached her hands to Ye Lang's neck, feeling an urge to strangle him. However, she restrained herself and walked away in a huff.

And so, the two of them, one with his hands behind his back and the other sulking, created a very funny scene, but it also had a heartwarming quality.

Seeing this, Iron Blood Guard smiled and shook his head. He could tell that Ye Lang was an emotional idiot, not even knowing how to grasp this. Li Yue's hints were quite obvious.

If Cold-Blooded Fifth were there at this moment, he would definitely berate Ye Lang for being an idiot, letting such a good opportunity slip by. He can't be left out of his sight for even a moment!

As she walked, Li Yue suddenly noticed a small problem.

"Huh, where are we going? Ford Fox, are you familiar with this place? You seem quite used to coming here." Li Yue looked at Ye Lang with some curiosity.

At this time, everyone was following Ye Lang, meaning that Ye Lang was their guide. Although they didn't know where Ye Lang was taking them, everyone could sense one thing.

That is, Ye Lang seemed to be very familiar with this place, and he didn't even look around after he came in. He was definitely not someone who had just arrived.

When most people come here for the first time, they will look around, after all, this is the Imperial Palace, and there are many things that attract attention.

"Ah, I'm not familiar with this place. I'm not used to coming here. I don't even know where this is." Only after Li Yue spoke did Ye Lang realize that he shouldn't have acted so calmly.

Fortunately, there is one thing that prevents people from misunderstanding that he is familiar with the place; at most, they will think that this is just his habit, and that he would do the same even in an unfamiliar place.

And the thing is, Ye Lang's old problem resurfaced—he got lost!

Even in this familiar place, he sometimes gets lost, although the chances are much smaller. But he hasn't been here for two years, so the chances have increased!

And it was precisely because Ye Lang got lost that the assumption that he was familiar with this place was immediately refuted!

"You shouldn't wander around if you don't know the way. What if you accidentally enter the forbidden area of the Imperial Palace?" Li Yue was quite helpless about Ye Lang getting lost. She naturally pulled Ye Lang to her side and held his hand as they walked together.

"Are there any forbidden areas in this Imperial Palace?" Ye Lang asked curiously. He had been to every part of this place, so how could he not know that there were any forbidden areas?

"This place wasn't here before, but in the last two years a series of forbidden areas have appeared. These are the palaces where the Imperial Prince and princesses used to live. The emperor has sealed them off. He doesn't want people to go near those places, and he doesn't like anyone living in them," Li Yue replied.

Meanwhile, Li Yue thought to herself that even if someone wanted to live there, there was no one. The royal family now only had three members left. Two of them had already severed ties with the Xiangkong Empire, leaving only the Empress.

The Empress has no children now, so who is qualified to live in those palaces?

"Oh..." Ye Lang responded.

"Ford Fox, Miss Li Yue, please follow me!" After Ye Lang got lost, the Iron Blood Guard took on the responsibility of leading the way, as he didn't want to wander around the Imperial Palace with Ye Lang.

The reason he didn't remind him before was that he wanted to know if Ye Lang was here for the first time, and also to know Ye Lang's destination.

As a result, Ye Lang headed towards the Seventh Princess's palace as usual, but he got lost, which was quite embarrassing. He was genuinely lost, so his expression didn't have that feigned feeling.

After walking for quite a while, Ye Lang and Li Yue arrived at an open space. This seemed to be one of the squares in the Imperial Palace, where outdoor activities were sometimes held.

The banquet dishes and scattered decorations on the table tell Ye Lang that an outdoor banquet is about to take place, and it is undoubtedly Zhao Yarou's birthday party.

Although the banquet was supposed to start in the evening, there were still many people working upstairs, so it wouldn't be a problem to start the banquet now. Therefore, Ye Lang simply ran over and ordered some food.

The staff naturally fulfilled Ye Lang's request, as they didn't want to offend anyone who came here. Soon, a meal was handed to Ye Lang.

However, just as the food was being passed halfway through the air, someone called out to it!

"Take the things back!" Iron Blood Guard shouted, then said to Ye Lang, "Ford Fox, don't eat anything yet! The Emperor said that if you had arrived earlier, you would have dined with her."

"No need!" Ye Lang looked at the food that had been taken back, his eyes sparkling, looking pitiful as if his beloved food had been taken away and forgotten.

"Yes, His Majesty has prepared a great deal of delicacies. You will be very satisfied when you arrive," said Iron Blood Guard.

"Really? Then hurry up, I'm starving." Ye Lang said immediately.

Starving to death? You were perfectly fine just now, you didn't even complain about being hungry. If it weren't for the food you just ate, you probably wouldn't even want to eat anything. Now you're saying you're starving to death? You're moving a bit too fast.

Tie Jing and the other guards shook their heads, but didn't say anything more. They led Ye Lang and Li Yue away, heading towards the Imperial Study where Zhao Yarou was.

Ye Lang had been to this place before. In the past, emperors would call on Ye Lang to solve certain problems, and Ye Lang would come and solve them readily.

When Ye Lang arrived, Zhao Yarou was dealing with various national affairs. Upon hearing that Ye Lang had arrived, she invited Ye Lang in.

"Your Majesty, when shall we begin dinner?" Ye Lang asked Zhao Yarou directly upon seeing her.

"..." Zhao Yarou paused for a moment. She originally wanted to take care of a few more things and asked Ye Lang to sit down for a while, but Ye Lang was so straightforward and asked her directly when to start eating.

"Dinner will be served soon, please sit down for a moment! Someone, bring the food up!" Zhao Yarou immediately called for people to prepare the imperial meal, and she also took the opportunity to approve a few more matters.