Gu Rongjin returned from delivering the wedding gifts and took a seat. Seeing two new plates of pastries on the table, he picked one up to eat without a second thought. His actions caught the attention of a nearby palace maid who had not yet walked away; she glanced back at him twice.
Catching this out of the corner of his eye, he quickly spat out what was in his mouth and asked Mu Yuanzhi, "Little Yuanzhi, you haven't eaten any of these, have you?"
Mu Yuanzhi shook her head. "What’s wrong?"
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