Lose My Heart to the Lovely Kitten Princess - Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Eating her snack
In ancient times, slaves had a low status to begin with. Since this was the palace, she would lose her head if she was careless.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had no choice but to carry her tray and follow the rest of the maids into Qimeng Garden.

After she was some distance from the palace kitchen, she halted and wanted to take off with the food.

However, the maid in front of her seemed to have eyes growing behind her head.

Every time she wanted to attempt something, the palace maid would remind her softly, “Keep up! Do you want to die? If the food arrives late, we will all have to get punished!”

After a few tries, Cheng Xiaoxiao could detect the palace maid losing her patience.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could tell that if she tried anything funny again, the palace maid would probably throw her tray at Cheng Xiaoxiao.

So she finally accepted her fate and gave up escaping.

The moment they entered the hall, the palace maids placed the food on each table.

Just as she was wondering where she should go, the maid beside her glanced over. “Put them on Prince Jing’s table.”

“Okay.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao was so stunned that she almost turned over the tray.

“Watch out! Why are you so careless? Why did the supervisor pick someone like you?” The maid rolled her eyes at Cheng Xiaoxiao as she carried the tray towards Prince Qing’s table.

Cheng Xiaoxiao deeply inhaled as she glanced at Chu Yunshen in the third seat as he drank wine. Since she was in human form now, Chu Yunshen couldn’t recognize her.

Then she walked over with a cat’s gait. Wait a sec! What cat’s gait?

Cheng Xiaoxiao lowered her head and glanced at her feet. She had lived as a cat for too long, so the moment she got anxious, she would conduct herself as a cat.

“Your Highness, enjoy.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao placed her tray of food on Chu Yunshen’s table. Then Chu Yunshen glanced indifferently and nodded.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt as though her heart was thumping so hard it was about to burst from her chest.

Her cheeks flushed crimson.

However, she instantly pouted the moment she thought about Chu Yunshen accepting the woman from Chu Jinshuo!

She wanted to ignore Chu Yunshen, the pig!

Chu Yunshen was surprised to see the palace maid’s thoughts written all over her face. It was the first time he ever encountered a palace maid with such an overwhelming amount of expression.

His lousy mood instantly lifted a little.

“What are you waiting for? Get back to work!”

The palace maid suddenly yanked Cheng Xiaoxiao’s sleeve. “Hurry up! We have a lot more dishes to send!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao contemplated as she walked out of the hall. To begin with, she couldn’t stay as a human for long, so she had two come up with a plan to sneak away from under their eyes.

Just as she was wrapped up in thought, a dark silhouette stood before her. Cheng Xiaoxiao raised her head to see the nanny who had dragged her to the kitchen earlier. She was standing in front of her and saying coldly, “Stay in the hall! If anyone’s table goes empty, bring more food immediately.”

“Yes, Ma’am!” said Cheng Xiaoxiao as she pondered and mimicked how maids bowed in palace dramas.

Cheng Xiaoxiao slumped her head as she headed over to the gold dragon banquet table at the center of the hall. She wrung her sleeves as she wondered how long she could stay human. She couldn’t keep staying in the hall.

The nanny looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao quizzically as she stood at the gold dragon banquet table. Which palace did the maid come from?

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t bow correctly earlier.

Also, Cheng Xiaoxiao procrastinated a lot. The nanny looked at Cheng Xiaoxiao perplexedly before a thought crossed her mind. Maybe this maid bribed someone for the job.

After the victory banquet was over, she had to get to the bottom of this!

The nanny hurried back to the kitchen as she contemplated. If she didn’t keep a close eye, the servants might slack off!

Cheng Xiaoxiao finally relaxed when she saw the nanny leave. She secretly glanced at the guards standing outside the hall entrance before she sighed and said somewhat angrily, “Fine. Time to accept my fate.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced around the hall through the corners of her eyes suddenly and noticed the delicacies sitting on the tables. Her anger instantly dissipated.

The fabric food cover had just gotten removed.

In her hurry, she heard the female cooks saying what the dishes were as they placed the food on her tray in the kitchen.

For example, the plate of cabbage 100 meters away from her was called, ‘Sharkfin Jade Rabbit Cabbage’.

Also, the red-colored red bean snack was, ‘Phoenix Peony and Lotus Pond Fragrant Top-Grade Birds’ Nest Kidney Bean Cake.’

Cheng Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva at the thought.

This piece of snack was still lying in her concealed sleeve.

Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao went into a daze, a guard suddenly walked up to her and pointed at Chu Hongyi’s seat.

“What are you doing? Prince Xuan has almost finished his food.”

“Yup yup, I will get more now!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao hurriedly turned to bring a fresh tray of food over to Chu Hongyi.

“Your Highness!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao bowed to Chu Hongyi with a tray in hand.

“Mhm.” Chu Hongyi waved at the palace maid as he chatted with Chu Yunshen.

“Brother Yunshen, I noticed something interesting. Qianqian has her eyes glued on you ever since she sat down behind you.”

What? Was Princess Qianqian sitting right behind Chu Yunshen?

Of all people, she bumped into an enemy!

She had to leave this place as soon as she could before misfortune befell her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao instantly placed fresh plates of food on the table. In her hurry, her hand slipped, and the plates fell onto the ground.

CLANG!

Chu Yunshen glanced her way with his dark eyes while he was drinking. He spotted the palace maid who was serving Chu Hongyi, putting dishes back in the tray in a panic.

He immediately recalled the same palace maid served him food earlier.

Her bulging pocket accidentally loosened a little to reveal a corner of some kidney bean cake.

Chu Yunshen pursed his lips and found her somewhat intriguing.

Her sleeve was probably filled with food, judging from their size.

Chu Yunshen raised his hand and finished his wine at the thought.

At the same time, Chu Hongyi turned to see the careless palace maid and frowned as he said angrily, “You are excused!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao collected the plates and hurriedly bowed to Prince Xuan before leaving with the tray.

Cheng Xiaoxiao swallowed some saliva as she looked at the 100 dishes of fine food on the table while she put the tray away.

Oh God!

Are you that cruel?

She became human but could do nothing except look at all this delicacy!

Cheng Xiaoxiao turned around sadly with her back to the table. However, the tempting fragrance kept wafting in the air.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help raising her paw… No, correction…. raising her hand to scratch her head. Then she instantly put her hand away when she gathered her thoughts.

Why did she act like a cat again? Phew! Thank God no one noticed it!

She could see the food beside her from the corner of her eye. Just this heavenly scent was making her mouth water.

Cheng Xiaoxiao finally looked left and right to see everyone chatting and drinking. No one seemed to pay any attention to her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao hurriedly held a piece of snack in her sleeve with both hands and pretended to wipe her sweat. She took a large bite of the snack using her sleeve as cover.

The moment she ate the cake, the sweet taste of the kidney bean spread through her mouth.

It was simply delicious!

Cheng Xiaoxiao beamed happily as the sound of chewing came from her mouth.

Someone suddenly slapped her shoulder hard. She was so startled that she swallowed anxiously. “Gulp!”

“What are you doing sneaking around?”

The nanny glared at the audacious palace maid when she checked on her. She suppressed her voice and scolded Cheng Xiaoxiao, “Can’t you see that one of the court officials has finished his food?”

“I’m on it!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao placed the unfinished snack back in her sleeve as she raised her head and checked which official needed more food. Then she placed a few dishes on the tray.

She bowed to the nanny and said, “I’m on my way over.”

Then she walked over to the official sitting on the east side of the table.

She was in luck since the supervisor didn’t notice anything! Or else, she was done for.

Chu Jinshuo happened to catch sight of the entire scene. He narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the maid who had returned with more food.

Since when was there someone as interesting as her?

She had big bright unsullied eyes.

Her eyelashes were long and dark, while the outer corners of her eyes curved upwards slightly. They glinted every now and then as she walked around.

She had long beautiful black hair, a tiny face, cherry-red lips, and two dimples by the corner of her mouth.

Despite wearing the uniform of a lowest rank palace maid, she was stunning.

From the looks of it, he had found himself a new target.

Chu Jinshuo drank some wine as his thin red lips curved up into a sinister smile.

Time went by slowly while Cheng Xiaoxiao stood by the banquet table anxiously. She didn’t have much time. Was she going to put this opportunity to become human to waste?

If she didn’t leave, she might transform into a cat in front of everyone.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help shivering as she thought.

She was feeling conflicted when a palace maid suddenly walked up to her.

“Leave with them. Nanny wants me to take over you.”

Cheng Xiaoxiao glanced at the palace maid before her. She almost wanted to pounce onto her and give her a kiss. Thank the Gods!

The palace maid stood in the same spot as she glanced at Cheng Xiaoxiao leave with the other maids.

How could she laugh? All the dishes have been sent more or less. The nanny had asked to see her in the kitchen so that she could teach her a lesson. There was nothing for her to laugh about.

She was unsure whether Cheng Xiaoxiao was unperturbed or plain stupid.

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at the steps outside the hall and felt delighted. She was only a step away from success.

Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao left the hall entrance, a deep frivolous voice suddenly came from behind.

“Stop right there!”

The palace maids halted when they heard Prince Qing.

They were so startled that they immediately bowed to Chu Jinshuo and said, “Your Highness!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao mimicked the maids and bowed to Chu Jinshuo as she snuck a glance at him.

Alarm bells rang in her heart when she noticed him staring straight at her.

Oh God!

She was dead meat!

“The rest of you can leave,” said Prince Qing deeply.

“Yes, Your Highness!’ replied Cheng Xiaoxiao along with the palace maid. A wave of relief swept over her as they prepared to leave.

“You stay behind.” Chu Jinshuo suddenly hooked her chin and stared fixedly at her.

Her gaze left her skull feeling numb.

What did Prince Qing want with her?

The moment she sensed Prince Qing walking over, she immediately shrunk her almost translucent hands into her sleeves. Then she bowed and said, “Your Highness, the nanny will punish me if I don’t get back in time.”

“Then if the nanny finds out what you did in the hall, she would…”

Chu Jinshuo grabbed Cheng Xiaoxiao’s arm, which was filled with food as he spoke.

Cheng Xiaoxiao instinctively flung Chu Jinshuo’s arm away and shouted, “What are you doing?”

Then the atmosphere fell so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Cheng Xiaoxiao parted her lips slightly as she clenched her hands anxiously!

She was done for!