Chapter 6: Chronic Poisonous Flower, Seven Star Grass
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Hearing this, the emperor, who was about to put the pastry into her mouth, immediately trembled.
Then, the pastry in her hand almost fell onto the plate.
At the same time, her brows were tightly furrowed.
Lin Yi's voice continued to sound in her mind.
[I'm definitely not wrong. This has to be the Seven Star Grass, a poisonous grass specially grown on Heaven Mountain.]
[When I traveled to Heaven Mountain last year, I saw this grass. Not only are the flowers fragrant, but they also look very beautiful. It's just that they're very poisonous.]
[I remember the tour guide saying that after eating this flower, one would feel energized and clear-headed. Therefore, for a period of time, many people would eat this flower to stay focused.]
[However, if one eats it for a period of time, it will slowly damage their internal organs.]
[Oh right, the guide also said that if men consumed it, they would slowly lose the ability to reproduce and would even feel a slight numbness in their toes. However, the numbness is not very strong and is usually ignored. I wonder if women will feel numb after eating it~]
[This Seven Star Grass is known as a chronic poisonous grass in the area around Heaven Mountain. Why is someone using it to make pastries for the young emperor now?]
[Is someone trying to harm the emperor, or do they really not know that this thing is poisonous?]
[Sigh, on account of the fact that this woman even showed her cute pet to me, I should remind her when no one is around later.]
With a clang, the exquisite pastry in the young emperor's hand fell onto the plate.
Not only that, but her face also instantly turned livid.
She subconsciously curled her toes.
She did not know if it was a psychological effect, but she actually felt a little numb.
This time, she really believed what Lin Yi was thinking.
However, the clang immediately attracted the attention of Lin Yi and the old eunuch.
Lin Yi also stopped letting his imagination run wild.
Then, he raised his head slightly and glanced at the young emperor from the corner of his eye, wondering what was wrong with this woman.
At the same time, the young emperor's cold voice sounded.
"This pastry is very delicious. Go and bring the chef who made this pastry to me. I want to reward him."
Hearing this, the old eunuch immediately bowed and replied, "Yes."
Then, he retreated with his head lowered.
After the old eunuch left, only the young emperor and Lin Yi were left in the study.
Lin Yi felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, but he didn't know what was going on.
He stole a glance at the young emperor and immediately saw her staring at him.
This gave him a chill run down his spine and he quickly lowered his head.
The emperor said with a snort, "Hmph, dog slave, raise your head."
[Uh, what's wrong with this woman again…]
Hehe looked up helplessly and saw the young emperor suddenly pushing the plate of exquisite pastries in front of him.
This shocked Lin Yi.
[This thing is poisonous. Could it be that this young emperor wants me to eat it??]
[Or does this woman know that this thing is poisonous and want to kill me with it?]
Hearing Lin Yi's thoughts, the young emperor immediately shot him a glare.
At the same time, she couldn't help but think to herself, If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already. Why would I waste my breath?
She said, "Do you recognize this thing?"
Lin Yi, who was afraid that the young emperor would force him to eat it, was caught off guard by the question.
[What does the young emperor mean by this?]
After asking, before Lin Yi could answer, the young emperor continued, "Hehe, this pastry is made of poisonous Seven Star Grass flowers. After eating it, one can focus better. I like it very much and have been eating it once a month."
She seemed to be talking to herself.
At this point, she even let out a sad chuckle.
"Hehe, I've already made a big compromise, but why are they still not satisfied?"
What she said stunned Lin Yi.
[What did the young emperor just say? She knew that this thing was poisonous, but she still ate it??]
[Is there something wrong with her brain?]
For a moment, Lin Yi was lost. He didn't know what the young emperor was doing.
Who would eat something, knowing that it was poisonous?
However, when the emperor, who was feeling sad, heard Lin Yi's thoughts, she almost drew the sword again.
At this moment, the old eunuch's sharp voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, I've brought the chef here…"
This voice made the young emperor release the grip on the sword.
"Bring him in."
As soon as the young emperor gave the order, the old eunuch gently pushed open the door of the study and walked in with a man in a chef's apron.
After sending the chef in, the old eunuch bowed again and left.
The chef lowered his head and carefully came to a spot about three meters away from the desk. Then, he knelt down with a thud and quickly greeted the emperor.
Although he cooked for the emperor every day, it was very rare for him to see the emperor.
Therefore, he was also very nervous. He did not know why the emperor suddenly summoned him.
After the chef knelt down, the young emperor's gloomy expression eased a little. Then, she said to the chef kneeling in front of her,
"Did you make this pastry?"
When the chef heard that, he immediately kowtowed and nodded. Although he did not show much expression on his face, he began to feel uneasy.
He did not know what the young emperor meant by asking this.
Could there be something wrong with the pastry?
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