Han Shiyu peered at her reflection in the gold mirror, it was the same face, those charming foxy eyes deep as ocean, the tender pink lips and the silver teeth. The appearance of the original owner and her previous self were quite identical except for those deep iris.
Her watery blue eyes were the most beautiful eyes in the entire heavenly realm, countless people were enchanted by those eyes. 'It's a pity this body has deep black eyes' She mused while carefully studying her new face.
A few hours back she was raiding the tomb of an old fox ancestor. While retrieving an ancient artifact she triggered a heavenly mechanism which caused an earth shattering explosion and she ended up reincarnating into the body of a female empress of Han dynasty.
This was an era of female domination, males were the weaker section of society. Han Shiyu is the current reining empress of this Han dynasty. Her ascension one the throne has lasted for one year before Han Shiyu's soul replaced the current empress' soul. Her reign has yet to stabilize, 'While I have taken up this body I give my word to protect and develop your country' she promised in her mind.
In her previous life she was the clan head of the entire fox clan. She felt it won't be too difficult to manage a country of mortals.
"Your Majesty, shall this servant call for lunch?" a woman with slightly dark complexion and curly hair gently asked.
Han Shiyu turned her attention away from mirror and her deep black eyes watched the lean and tall woman before her. From the memories of the previous owner this woman was called Li Xin, her aide and personal servant. Li Xin was puzzled, her majesty was staring so intensely at her, it caused cold sweat to break out on her back.
"Your Majesty?" she asked confusingly.
The empress who was staring at the servant broke away from her reverie and commanded, "Zhen will use lunch now." She was unexpectedly lost in her thoughts.
Li Xin withdrew to order the servants to bring the food and utensils. Several servants walked into the hall to place various mouth watering delicacies. Each and everyone of them were well mannered and poised in their temperament. These servants were specially selected by Li Xin to serve the empress and take care of her daily needs.
All the servants stood beside the table to serve the meal at the command of the empress. Infact they even thought it would be better if the empress takes liking to themselves so they can immediately raise their statuses to imperial concubine. Amidst their wishful thinking the empress entered the dining hall.
"Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." the chorus echoed in the hall before Han Shiyu asked them to rise. Her eyes circled around those beautiful servants and she thought 'Li Xin has good aesthetics, she really picked good eye candies for her master.'
She picked the silver chopsticks and carefully tasted each dish. These dishes were already tested with silver needles prior to dining for the safety of the empress. All the servants lowered their eyes while the empress savoured the meal.
"Who cooked this fish?" Han Shiyu questioned the servants.
The servants were all terrified, they assumed the empress disliked the dish. Each and everyone of them feared that their heads might drop. One of them went forward to answer, "Answering your Majesty it was imperial chef Liang who cooked the dish and this humble servant was the one who delivered it."
Han Shiyu's eyes fluttered in his direction. The man knelt on the jade floor while his face was laden with worries, his eyes filled with mixture of worry and anxiety. She carefully studied his features. Among all the men servants he could be said to be the most delicate and handsome one. Watching the person kneeling on the ground while his mind jumbled with worries, she found it quite interesting.
Qing Feng was extremely terrified at the thought of the empress' rage. He silently knelt while carefully peeking at her Majesty's reaction and to his horror her expression was like a cold ice. Because of anxiety he failed to catch the flash of amusement that flitted past in her eyes quickly.