5 There's Something Wrong With This Pastry

At this moment, Lin Yi's reaction was exactly what she wanted to see the most.

"Hehe, dog slave, you're really bold.

First, you pretended to be a eunuch to sneak into the palace, and now, you looked at something you shouldn't be looking at.

I should have taken your life on the spot, but I'm benevolent and only wanted to gouge out your eyes.

Why? Are you still not satisfied with this punishment?"

[Satisfied?? Satisfy your ass! From what you're saying, am I supposed to thank you for gouging my eyes?]

Of course, although Lin Yi thought so, he didn't say so. He immediately revealed a terrified expression.

This was not to say that he was acting like he was terrified. In fact, he was indeed terrified.

After all, this was a feudal society. If the emperor said that he would gouge out your eyes, who would dare to say no?

At this moment, a thought flashed across Lin Yi's mind.

[A man should be flexible. I'm a eunuch now doesn't mean I'll remain a eunuch forever. So what if you're the emperor? If you have balls, fight me. Even if you are the emperor, I'll still make you pregnant.]

Of course, although he thought so, he didn't say it. Instead, he got down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down. I won't complain if you gouge out my eyes, but without eyes, how can I serve you well in the future?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll definitely keep what happened today to myself. Even if someone puts a knife to my throat, I won't utter a word."

The young emperor did not hear what Lin Yi was saying at all.

At this moment, the words 'Even if you are the emperor, I'll still make you pregnant' kept echoing in her mind.

Without her knowing, a blush appeared on her face.

This year, she was already 18 years old. If she were in an ordinary family, she would have long been married and become a mother.

However, in the palace, she was surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs almost all day. This made her feel frustrated.

Although she would see male officials and guards, they all treated her as a man.

Looking at this fake eunuch, who looked not much older than her and had such a handsome face, how could she not be tempted?

In all honesty, for a moment, she actually wanted to keep him by her side.

However, when she thought of the trouble she desperately needed to solve now, she quickly forced herself to calm down.

She used the tip of the sword to raise Lin Yi's handsome face up.

"Hmph, do you think I will believe you just because you said so? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

The moment Lin Yi looked up, the young emperor's heart skipped a beat.

This fake eunuch was simply unreasonably handsome.

However, very quickly, the young emperor calmed down.

At the same time, she did not dare to look the fake eunuch in the eye lest she be distracted.

On the other hand, Lin Yi, who had no clue what was on the emperor's mind, was scared out of his wits.

"Your Majesty, the pastries for today are here…"

Just as the atmosphere was a little awkward, the old eunuch's sharp voice suddenly came from outside the door.

With that, the tension in the room relaxed a little.

The young emperor quickly put the sword back.

However, before Lin Yi could heave a sigh of relief, the young emperor whispered fiercely into his ear,

"Hmph, this matter is not over yet. Wait here. I'll settle the score with you later!"

With that, she ignored Lin Yi, who was kneeling in front of the desk, and flicked her sleeve. She turned around and walked back to the desk. Then, she put the sword into the scabbard.

Then, she shouted at the door without looking up,

"Send the pastries in."

As soon as the young emperor finished speaking, the wooden door of the hall was immediately pushed open.

Then, the old eunuch walked in with a food box carved with clouds and dragon patterns.

However, after walking in, he raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Lin Yi, who was kneeling in front of the desk.

No one noticed that when he glanced at Lin Yi from the corner of his eye, he frowned slightly.

He was very puzzled. He did not know why His Majesty specially asked this insignificant palace eunuch to stay.

It seemed that he had to investigate this eunuch in private.

Soon, the old eunuch carried the food box to the desk and carefully opened it.

During this process, the old eunuch ignored Lin Yi as if he did not exist at all.

As the food box was opened, a very strong fragrance immediately spread out.

Lin Yi, who was kneeling not far away, naturally smelled the fragrance.

However, the moment this smell entered his nose, he frowned deeply.

At the same time, he began to feel puzzled.

[Why is this smell so familiar? Where have I smelled it before??]

After the old eunuch brought out a plate of exquisite pastries, the young emperor immediately reached out to touch one.

However, before she could put it into her mouth, Lin Yi's voice sounded in her mind.

This stunned her and her hand subconsciously stopped in mid-air.

At the same time, she could not help but be puzzled.

Why did he find this smell familiar?

The flowers used to make this pastry were not from within the Dayou Dynasty, but from the distant Heaven Mountain.

The journey to Heaven Mountain was long and the terrain was dangerous. Even the emperor could only eat it once a month. There was no way that this fake eunuch had tasted it. Could it be that he had also been to Heaven Mountain?"

However, just as the young emperor was puzzled, Lin Yi's voice suddenly sounded in her mind.

[I remember now! This is the fragrance of the Seven Star Grass! This is a famous chronic poisonous grass!]