So, taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, she stealthily took a piece of pastry and placed it on her handkerchief, pretending to wipe her mouth with the handkerchief while she let the pastry dissolve in her mouth. After lightly pressing her lips together a few times, she swallowed with her saliva, savoring the sweet taste filling her mouth.
Lian Hua, feeling satisfied, squinted her eyes in delight, indeed the pastries at the Noble Consort's flower-viewing banquet were delicious.
The Emperor's peripheral vision had been on her; glancing over occasionally, he caught this scene and couldn't help but let out a cold smirk, thinking to himself that after he had just treated Little Concubine a bit better, her audacity had grown considerably. Daring to sneak food right under his watch, it seemed that she needed a proper lesson that evening.