Chapter 445

She looked down and did not look at him, but her heart was filled with doubts. Why would he come here?

Could it be that he heard that Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to make it hard for her, so he came here to support her?

Or did he know that Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to choose an imperial concubine for him from these three girls, so he came to personally pick one?

"Come, let's start the feast." After Empress Dowager Zhou gave the order, the eunuchs and maids took away the snacks and began to pour out delicacies.

The wine was fragrant and the food was delicious, but none of the people present were in the mood to eat. Everyone was filled with worries.

The three girls were sitting beside the emperor and they had never been this close to the emperor before. As long as they looked up, they could see his handsome immortal like appearance. Their hearts were about to jump out of their chests, how could they still have the mood to eat?

They were all sitting very straight, each of them taking a few sips of tea. They did not touch the dishes the maids placed in their bowls at all.

Thinking of how they were going to perform in front of the emperor after the meal, the three of them were filled with nervousness. How could they still eat anything?

Chen Ning's appetite was very good. She knew that she was just here today, so she ate whatever the maids placed in her bowl. Moreover, she ate it very sweetly.

Empress Dowager Zhou and Mo Chuan's eyes unknowingly fell onto her face, especially Mo Chuan. He stared at her without blinking, not even willing to blink.

The way she ate was not refined, but it was very natural. When she ate the delicious food, her large eyes slightly narrowed, looking just like a satisfied and greedy cat.

Mo Chuan's lips slightly curled up and his eyes unknowingly revealed a pampering look.

Every time he saw her eat like this, he had an urge to rub her head.

It was a pity that there was Empress Dowager Zhou between them today. He could only see, but not touch.

Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly felt hungry. She looked away and picked up a piece of crab meatball with her chopsticks, slowly tasting it.

She never liked eating this kind of fatty and oily food, but for some reason, seeing Chen Ning eat it so sweetly, she also had the thought of tasting it.

"Wu, not bad, this crab meatball is very good. Su Jin, pass on this widow's orders, the chef that made this dish will be heavily rewarded."

Empress Dowager Zhou's words shocked Su Jin. She saw that Empress Dowager Zhou had eaten half of the meatball and her mouth was so wide that an egg could almost be stuffed in.

"Mother, this meatball is too oily, it's not good for you to eat too much. How about you eat something lighter?" Mo Chuan placed a piece of dragon well shrimp on Empress Dowager Zhou's plate.

"Alright." Empress Dowager Zhou smiled as she ate a mouthful of shrimp. Her eyes fell onto the plate in front of Mo Chuan and she gave an "yi" sound, "Emperor, this widow remembers that your favourite thing to eat is the rock sugar chestnut cake, why haven't you moved your chopsticks today? Could it be that the chef doesn't suit your taste?"

"Mother has remembered wrongly, your son has never liked this kind of sweet food. Ding Yuan Princess, if you like it, then this one's portion can be given to you."

Mo Chuan had already noticed that Chen Ning's rock sugar chestnut cake was eaten in a few bites, looking like she was still not satisfied.

He picked up the plate and placed it in Xiao Si's hands, looking at Chen Ning with a hint of his lips. Xiao Si immediately took it and respectfully placed it in front of Chen Ning.

Empress Dowager Zhou's face instantly sunk as she stared at Mo Chuan with a severe gaze.