He rushed Zhang Qing and said, "Why are you hesitating? Serve the meal quickly, so I can send the food box back. We mustn't be late!"
Having Little Concubine personally deliver it would be more unbearable for him than eating quickly. Between two evils, he chose the lesser, especially since he already knew Little Concubine cared deeply for him. For him to care a little for Little Concubine in return, wasn't that only natural?
It would prevent someone from really going to deliver it, lingering and possibly learning something inappropriate!
Da Zhuang and Zhang Qing were both perplexed by how swiftly His Majesty had changed his mind; nonetheless, they dared not delay and hastily arranged all the items from the food box.
As soon as the chopsticks were presented, the Emperor snatched them up and began to eat at an unprecedented speed. A meal that usually took a quarter of an hour to consume was finished in less than fifteen minutes today.
