Chen Ning thought that Mo Chuan would be back soon, so she changed into a simple set of clothes in the room . She took off the complicated and heavy empress robes and felt her body becoming much lighter .

Even after she waited for a while, Mo Chuan didn't come back . She thought that he must have gone to the royal study to take care of some business .

Being busy with the wedding and coronation, as well as her being poisoned, Mo Chuan hadn't gotten a good rest lately . He hadn't even taken a step into the royal study, so there must be many matters that had acc.u.mulated over this period .

She had nothing to do, so she remembered Mo Chuan telling her to cultivate her inner strength . She sat down cross legged and practiced her inner strength according to the technique Mo Chuan taught her .

But after breathing for a while, she felt her eyelids become heavy and she was filled with tiredness . Without knowing it, she fell over on the couch and fell into a deep sleep .

This feeling lasted all the way until it became dark . When she opened her eyes, she found the dusk sunlight pouring into her room and everything was blurry .

There wasn't a single candle in the room and it was completely empty .

She saw that she was covered with a thin blanket . It must have been Xiao Ru who quietly came in while she was sleeping, causing her heart to fill with warmth .

“Xiao Ru!” She shouted .

“Young miss, you're awake?” Xiao Ru immediately came in . She had been guarding outside the door, not daring to go in and disturb Chen Ning's rest .

“Un, is Mo Chuan back?” She asked .

Xiao Ru shook her head, “The emperor isn't back yet . ”

She lit the candles and the room began to light up, as the warm candlelight bathed the room .

“Younn miss, are you hungry? This servant will immediately bring some food in . ” Xiao Ru said this and then said in an embarra.s.sed voice, “Then, should this servant call you empress from now on?”

Chen Ning pinched her nose with a smile and said, “Whatever you want to call me is up to you . ”

“Then this servant will call you young miss like before . Calling you empress sounds ugly . ” Xiao Ru stuck out her tongue and walked out . After a while, she came back with a tray and there were four different maids following behind her with boxes of food in their hands .

Xiao Ru directed the maids on placing the dishes on the table and the fragrance of the food spread out .

Chen Ning was indeed hungry and she became even more hungry smelling this food .

The dishes were finely made, it could be said that it was the work of the finest chefs of the royal kitchen . It was filled with colour and flavour .

There were congees and sweets, fruits and candied treats, it was all very rich .

Chen Ning looked over the dishes and she couldn't help knitting her brows .

“Young miss, do you not like the taste of these dishes?” Xiao Ru asked in a worried voice .

“No, it's that there's too much . How could I finish all this food by myself? Is there always this much food with each meal in the palace?”

Chen Ning looked up at a maid beside her .

The maid respectfully replied, “Reporting to the empress, this was sent by the royal kitchen according to the example . ”

“Example?” Chen Ning thought about it and understood .

“From this day forth, my Guan Yu Palace only needs two dishes per meal . Give the order to the royal palace, this is the new example . ”

“Yes, empress . ” The maid replied .

“I can't finish all these dishes, I only need four of them . You can eat the rest of them . ” Chen Ning said .

The maids didn't dare move, like she didn't dare believe Chen Ning's words .