After looking at everything in the room with her sharp eyes, Zhao Ming finally returns to the table and coolly sat beside Ji Cheng and looked at him, " What were you guys talking about?"

Ji Cheng looked at her and asked her interestingly, " Did you like the study room?"

" Yes. It's so beautiful. Especially the portraits and porcelain. It's very unique and beautifully carved. The vase here is more beautiful than in the lotus pavilion. " she excitedly said while looking at him with her glittery eyes.

A subtle yet pleasing smile appeared on Ji Cheng's mouth and said," Then you can take a few vases with you if you like them that much."

Zhao Ming widened her eyes in surprise and excitedly clasped her hands and said, " Really? I can take a few items from here?"

Ji Cheng nodded.

"Ah. Thank you so much. I will take a few with me then." she coolly waves her hand at him.

Xiao Li tried to control her expressions as she gripped her dress with her hand while making it into a fist.

' This bi*ch. How dare she ask for items in the study. These are high-quality items and very precious treasure. Even Emperor never gave it to the Empress Dowager before, how dare she ask for them?'

Xiao Li gritted her teeth seeing Zhao Ming behaving coy in front of Ji Cheng and Wen Ru.

Wen Ru was surprised to see Zhao Ming smile so brightly just because Ji Cheng allowed her to take some items from the study.

Ji Cheng and Wen Ru was talking about the trip of Wen Ru to country P and was discussing the trade that he went there for.

At that time, a maid came in to serve the tea and some snacks to them.

She placed the tea and snacks on the table and went outside after giving them a bow.

Zhao Ming picked up the tea casually and started drinking without waiting for anyone.

Ji Cheng didn't bothered by it because he was accustomed to her eating and drinking without waiting for anyone.

Wen Ru raised his brows in surprise but didn't say anything.

Xiao Li was annoyed that no one is saying anything to her.

She couldn't hold it in and said, " Sister, what are you doing? How can you start drinking tea before his highness does? Don't you know the manners?"

Zhao Ming paused in her actions and looked at Xiao Li whose face was already sour and couldn't hide her unhappy expression anymore.

She was confused about why she can't drink tea before Ji Cheng? What's there to talk about the etiquettes?

She could consider that she was rude because she was drinking tea alone and didn't wait for anyone. This she can consider it as rude.

But why especially Ji Cheng? Is he some kind of God that they can't eat before him?

Zhao Ming casually looked at Xiao Li and said, " Because I was thirsty. That's why I drank it. Is there any problem with that?" She couldn't understand why Xiao Li has to pick every small thing she does.

Wen Ru was also surprised when he heard Zhao Ming's words.

He glanced at Ji Cheng to see if he was angry but surprisingly he was just smiling lightly and looking at Zhao Ming with interesting expressions.

Xiao Li was also taken aback on Zhao Ming's words. Her blood was boiling because she was expecting some reaction from Ji Cheng but he was not saying anything instead he was smiling.

She tried to calm herself and put a forced smile on her face and said, " Sister, you might not remember it but there is a rule in the palace that you cannot start eating before his highness. I don't want you to embarrass in front of others. That's why I am explaining to you."

When Zhao Ming heard Xiao Li's words, she frowned and said," Oh. "

She didn't like this concept that no one can start eating before the Emperor. If she was hungry she can't start eating if he has not started yet.

But she can't say anything because that's how this place works. They give an extreme level of attention and importance to the king.

She doesn't know much about the palace rules and most of them seem ridiculous to her but she was trying to adapt to it and was trying hard not to say something that may offend them.

First of all, she hated the concept of having an official wife or Empress and a man can have a relationship with other women even get married to them and they were regarded as a concubine.

It creates troubles between women and then these men say that women are troublesome.

She really can't understand why man can have other women but the woman will be beheaded for doing the same.

It was utter nonsense and against human rights. But she can't even talk to these people because they don't even know about human rights.

She came from the time when there was no king or Emperor and man can have only one wife. If a man or wife is in a relationship with another person out of their wedlock, then it can be the reason for divorce and can immediately divorce each other.

But here, women are not allowed to ask for divorce to men but men can leave a woman if he doesn't like her or she couldn't fulfill her duties of a wife or if she can't bore his child.

That's how this society is cruel to women. She wanted to adapt to this place as well because she is here but many things disturb her and hurt her pride as a woman.

She doesn't know why she has to get into a struggle with other women or Xiao Li just for a man, that she doesn't even know properly.

She knows that all these fights and problems started because Ji Cheng married another woman after his marriage with Zhao Ming and Wen Xu was just trying to find benefits out of marriage.

Sometimes, she felt pity for Xiao Li as a woman because though Wen Xu favors Xiao Li more but Zhao Ming is the legitimate consort of Ji Cheng and Xiao Li was his concubine and will be always second to Zhao Ming.

But Xiao Li's meddlesome and annoying behavior makes it inevitable for her to hate her.

She sighed as she glanced at Ji Cheng from the side.

' If I met this man in modern time or he was not the great Emperor than it wouldn't be that bad to date him. He is quite handsome too. But too bad that he is an emperor. I may have to go back someday.'

' So I can't make plans to stay here forever' She believed that she could go back the same way she came in this world but she needs to understand the reason for her to come in this world.

Everyone treats Ji Cheng as the great Emperor and worships him like a god but for her, he was only Ji Cheng. But technically he was the Emperor, that's why he is not an easy man to deal with.

Ji Cheng saw Zhao Ming's dull expression and picked up his teacup and took a sip of it.

" Why aren't you guys drinking? Drink it before it gets cold." he urged Wen Ru to drink the tea.

It seems that he ignored Xiao Li's words and doesn't seem to be bothered by Zhao Ming's attitude of drinking the tea before him.

Zhao Ming smiled seeing his considerate attitude.

' Sometimes, this man is extremely sweet. I wonder why things didn't work between him and Zhao Ming.' she sighed when she thought about the misfortune that Zhao Ming has to suffer.

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