HRPM – Chapter 364 The Emperor Plays a Game with Her (1)

As she ate, Jin Luoluo gradually began to feel that something was off. Why was every man sitting opposite her staring at her while she ate?

She did not mind being the center of attention, but being watched while eating was genuinely uncomfortable. Some of the looks were even lecherous, making her skin crawl. She wasn’t a piece of meat, so why were they all looking at her as though they were drooling?

“Who’s that guy with the beady rat eyes? His gaze is really disgusting,” Jin Luoluo couldn’t help asking Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo’s cold eyes swept over in that direction, as sharp and chilling as an icy arrow.

The deputy commander, who had been staring lustfully at Jin Luoluo moments before, suddenly looked as if he had been punched but dared not complain.

He immediately withdrew his gaze and sat properly, like an elementary school student who had been caught doing something wrong, lowering his head and staring straight at the table without looking around.

Jin Luoluo found it amusing. So the black-bellied prince could kill with nothing more than a glance.

“Stare back at all the ones who are looking at me. They’re making it impossible for me to enjoy my food,” she said, treating him like a human scanning device.

Xiao Luo merely let his gaze travel from one end of the hall to the other, surveying everyone present.

Instantly, Jin Luoluo felt all the eyes that had been fixed upon her disappear.

“His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!” the eunuch announced loudly.

The old Emperor entered the great hall in high spirits, clearly in an excellent mood. Jin Luoluo’s own mood improved immediately as well.

When the Emperor was happy, he tended to be generous, which naturally meant greater rewards for her.

The Emperor looked at Jin Luoluo, a teasing smile on his face.

“This merit awards banquet feels rather refreshing. We even have a heroine among us this time.”

Jin Luoluo immediately grinned and replied, “I’m honored, I’m honored.”

Laughter instantly erupted throughout the hall.

“This campaign against the mountain bandits eliminated a great menace for the people. It was accomplished through all of your hard work, and I have taken everyone’s contributions to heart. Every one of you shall be rewarded.”

The officers and soldiers below joyfully bowed in gratitude.

The ceremonial official then picked up the imperial decree and began announcing the rewards. Starting with Xiao Luo and proceeding according to rank, some received promotions and noble titles, while others were granted generous amounts of gold and silver.

Jin Luoluo stretched her neck, waiting eagerly.

As a commoner without any official rank, she would naturally be called last.

“Liu Jian is awarded two hundred taels of silver. All other soldiers who participated in this operation shall receive thirty taels of silver each. By imperial decree.”

Huh?

Why wasn’t her name mentioned?

Jin Luoluo immediately panicked.