allonlinenovel Chapter 267 The Duck Was Killed in vain
Chapter 267 The Duck Was Killed in vain
"Well, after sitting here for so long, it's time for me to go back to the Yangxin Palace to review memorials." The emperor put down the book, stood up and was about to leave.
"Your Majesty is leaving now?"
The Queen stood up with the Emperor, her eyes full of reluctance. The Emperor had been away for half a month, and before leaving the palace, she had not had a meal with the Emperor for a long time.
"Didn't the emperor say yesterday that he would come to Jingren Palace for dinner?"
The Queen had asked the chef in the small kitchen to kill a duck and stew sour bamboo shoots and duck soup while waiting for the Emperor to have his meal at noon today, but the Emperor did not come.
Right now, the chef in the small kitchen is probably killing ducks again.
"No need. There are many things to do in Yangxin Palace. I will come to see you another day."
The emperor walked out of the main hall of Jingren Palace without looking back, and Su Peisheng, who was standing at the door, followed him closely.
The queen couldn't keep him even if she wanted to.
That’s it, the two ducks were killed in vain.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you keep the Emperor?" Jianqiu felt very distressed when she saw the Queen's lonely back.
"The emperor's heart is not here. What's the point of staying?" There was infinite sadness in the queen's voice.
"Then, Your Majesty, what should we do with the dishes prepared in the small kitchen for lunch and dinner today?" The Your Majesty didn't eat much for lunch because she was waiting for the Emperor. I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't have a good appetite tonight.
"If you can't eat it, just pour it all out. If the emperor doesn't eat it, who will we feed him?" The queen still stood by the door, looking in the direction where the emperor disappeared.
Chun Changzai: Didn’t you ever think of giving me an extra meal? ? ?
Jingren Palace was still deserted, with people writing, reciting scriptures and going to bed.
That night, Jianqiu did not make two quilts.
The queen should also be more sober.
After helping the queen to sleep, Jianqiu walked out of the hall.
"Is the emperor staying in the Yangxin Palace today?" Jianqiu asked Jiang Fuhai who was approaching her.
"The emperor went to Suiyuxuan tonight." Jiang Fuhai said, "It is not appropriate for us servants to interfere in the master's affairs."
Jiang Fuhai felt that Jianqiu was indeed meddling in other people's business. It was their master's business, and the empress had not given any instructions, so how could they, as servants, pry into other people's business without permission?
Doesn't Jianqiu know that the more you know, the faster you die? !
"Humph, the one at Suiyuxuan has never kowtowed to the Empress or offered her tea. Now everyone in the palace is calling her the Empress. Is she worthy of it?"
"Hey, Miss Jianqiu, please speak more quietly." Jiang Fuhai looked around vigilantly.
There was no one in the corridor and it was quiet all around. Jingren Palace was like this all year round.
"Have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?" Jianqiu just couldn't stand Jiang Fuhai's cautious look.
Although they are both eunuchs, Zhou Ninghai from the Yikun Palace seems to be much more manly than Jiang Fuhai.
Jiang Fuhai showed helplessness on his face, but he was not as stubborn as Jianqiu, so he could only take the thing out of his sleeve.
"Should we discuss this matter with the Queen again?"
"Your Majesty's headaches have become more severe recently, and it's time to let those people you trained before do their best to help." Jianqiu didn't listen to Jiang Fuhai's words at all, "Otherwise, they really think that they can sit back and relax by following you."
Jiang Fuhai was speechless. They had worked together for many years, from the palace to the harem, and Jianqiu had always been like this.
Although she is extremely loyal to the Queen, she has a bad temper and is always willing to make decisions on her own. Look at Song Zhi in Yikun Palace. She is also loyal to her master, but she is much calmer.
If only this Miss Jianqiu could be half like Songzhi, then he wouldn't have to worry about losing his head all the time.
Jianqiu left Jingren Palace after harvesting the things, and Huichun is on guard tonight.
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The days after the emperor returned to the palace gradually returned to normal.
Since Concubine Wan could not sleep with the emperor, the emperor often summoned An Lingrong.
According to Zhou Ninghai's report, every time An Changzai returned to the Yanxi Palace in the Fengluan Chun'en carriage, she would close the door and draw a big x on a hour clock.
Apart from An Lingrong, the second person who was often summoned was Chun Changzai.
In the harem, the two masters of the Yanx Palace are in the limelight, attracting the attention of the harem.
The two maids who seemed quiet at ordinary times were able to please the emperor, and the servants also worked more attentively when serving the Yanx Palace.
It's not that Noble Lady Fucha didn't hear the rumors spread by the palace maids and eunuchs outside, but her pregnancy was already somewhat obvious, so she really couldn't serve the emperor in the bed, and Noble Lady Fucha knew it very well.
Moreover, since she recovered, Noble Lady Fucha has become less enthusiastic about vying for favor.
Seeing An Changzai setting up a table full of rouge in the yard and feeling worried, Noble Lady Fucha felt itchy and asked Yingtao to collect all the things that she often used in the boudoir through the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
She started making rouge again in the house.
This is much more interesting than practicing the guzheng or composing poetry.
An Lingrong had no interest in sleeping with the emperor, but after the night was over, Jianqiu would bring her a bowl of black medicine to drink.
Although it was a contraceptive soup, Wei Lin once secretly told himself that the medicine was harmless, it just prevented pregnancy, but who would like to take medicine for no reason?
If you don't need to sleep with me, then you don't need to take the medicine, right?
It was the Emperor who made her suffer these two punishments.
When this thought first popped up in An Lingrong's mind, she felt that she was extremely bold. She dared to have such rebellious thoughts under the imperial power.
But some thoughts are like bamboo shoots that pop up after a rain, and once they start to emerge, they cannot be suppressed.
An Lingrong gradually accepted her contradictory self and felt that what she thought was right.
Sleeping with the emperor takes too much time.
But it was a bit strange, why Jianqiu didn't give Chun Changzai the black medicine after she had sex with him.
Could it be that this Concubine Chun was not the Queen's person? Was it because I was overthinking?
An Lingrong herself knows that she is a highly sensitive person, and she always trusts her intuitive judgment first.
Previously, Chun Changzai and the Queen proposed to move back to Suiyuxuan to live with Sister Wan, and the Queen immediately agreed.
Look at this tolerant queen. If it didn't benefit her, how could she agree so readily?
An example is when Concubine Li asked Ling Xiang to move into Qixiang Palace.
At that time, although she was hurt by Chun Changzai's words, she could still feel in the meeting of greetings with so many people present that Chun Changzai had unconditional trust in the Empress, just like Fucha Guiren before.
Chun Changzai should be the queen's talent.
Why doesn't she take contraceptive medicine?
An Lingrong was puzzled.
However, there were a lot of things to do, so An Lingrong didn't think much about it and went back to her desk to work.