mtl008 Chapter 550: Lady Qi's Gloating
Chapter 550: Lady Qi's Gloating
She turned back to Zhen Huan and explained softly.
"Huan'er, crab meat buns are Longyue's favorite. But crabs are cold-weather food, and she's so young, so I only let her eat them once or twice a month."
"Today happens to be the day when the kitchen is making crab meat dumplings. You might as well pick one up for her yourself later."
"Okay, thank you for your kindness, Sister Mei."
She was hungry from crying all morning, so it would be nice to have lunch here.
Longyue's behavior today was indeed hurtful, but Zhen Huan understood that she had to take it step by step and find another opportunity to bring the child back.
She and the baby in her womb cannot do without her closest relative, Longyue.
The emperor's cold attitude made Zhen Huan feel uneasy, and their child was the best excuse.
Longyue, who was struggling to cross the threshold with her short legs, was frightened when she saw Zhen Huan looking at her with a smile. She quickly ran to Shen Meizhuang's side with her short legs and held her hand tightly.
Shen Meizhuang gave Zhen Huan an apologetic look and gently shook Longyue's little hand.
"Longyue, mother once told you to greet people when you meet them. Do you remember?"
"Mother, I remember."
Longyue answered in a low voice and bowed to Zhen Huan reluctantly.
"Longyue pays her respects to Empress Zhen!"
After she finished speaking, she shrank back to Shen Meizhuang's side.
"Mother, I have already paid my respects to someone."
"Mother, Aunt Jia said you can't starve since you're pregnant with your brother."
Longyue glanced at Zhen Huan warily, then pulled Shen Meizhuang away.
Shen Meizhuang stood up in agreement, "Huan'er, the meal is ready, come and have your meal."
Zhen Huan sat down behind the two of them and saw that most of the food on the table was easy to digest. She knew that most of the food was prepared for Longyue.
Sister Mei really cares about Longyue.
How should she ask to take the child back?
Zhen Huan was thinking about it when Cui Jinxi, who was standing behind her, reminded her in a low voice.
"Master, Princess Longyue glanced at the crab meat buns several times and is waiting for the two ladies to have their meal."
"It's my fault for making Longyue wait for Empress Zhen to eat."
As Zhen Huan spoke, she took out a steaming crab meat bun from the small steamer.
These buns were specially made by the kitchen staff into long, thin willow-leaf buns that are easy to eat so that the princess can eat them more easily.
Seeing that the small and exquisite willow leaf bag was about to fall into the small bowl in front of her, Longyue suddenly reached out to cover the mouth of the bowl.
"Mother, I don't want to eat crab meat buns today."
"I want to eat that white jade pill."
She looked at Shen Meizhuang with wide eyes, longingly, and stubbornly handed over the bowl.
So a strange scene appeared on the round table. Zhen Huan handed the willow leaf bag to Longyue, while Longyue held the small bowl and extended it to Shen Meiyu.
The palace maids serving in the room didn't dare to speak, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
It was Shen Meizhuang who broke the deadlock. She took the small bowl from Longyue and explained.
"Huan'er, don't take it personally. White Jade Pills are Longyue's favorite too. Maybe it's cold today, and she wants to drink some soup to warm herself up."
Zhen Huan clearly felt Longyue's alienation from her. She suppressed her discomfort in her heart and looked at the little man who had been staring at Shen Meiyu's every move with a smile.
"Longyue is really smart. She knows that it's more suitable to take White Jade Pills when the weather is cold."
"I heard that the White Jade Pills are delicious and easy to digest. Huan'er, please serve a bowl to Sister Mei as well."
Shen Meizhuang naturally nodded in agreement.
Longyue seemed extremely afraid of being taken away by Zhen Huan, and she only ate the food that Shen Meizhuang picked for her.
She never even glanced at the crab meat bun from beginning to end, and even when Shen Meizhuang put it in her bowl, she refused to touch it.
Seeing her own daughter like this, how could Zhen Huan not understand her little thoughts?
Longyue doesn't want to go back to her biological mother!
Zhen Huan couldn't eat this lunch and wanted to get up and leave several times.
However, reason told her that this was an opportunity given to her by Shen Meizhuang to get along with Longyue, and she couldn't waste it.
As soon as Longyue had eaten and drunk her fill, she sat on a chair and instructed Caiyue to put some of Shen Meizhuang's favorite dishes into her bowl.
"Mother, Aunt Jia said you are pregnant with a little brother, so you need to eat more."
"Okay, mother, listen to Longyue."
Shen Meizhuang responded gently.
The mother and daughter get along so well that no one else can interrupt them.
Shen Meizhuang seemed not to notice that Zhen Huan's expression was not right, and she was wholeheartedly taking care of Longyue's emotions.
As soon as lunch was over, Zhen Huan hurriedly left the main hall that suffocated her with the support of Cui Jinxi.
After leaving the gate of Yonghe Palace, she pressed most of her body on Cui Jinxi.
"Why is this so?"
"Aunt Jinxi, I clearly left Xiao Yunzi to look after Longyue, and he has some martial arts skills, so how could he have an accident?"
According to Sister Mei, when she first met Longyue at the banquet hosted by the late Empress Dowager, she was already able to speak.
Could it be that Xiao Yunzi has never mentioned her in front of Longyue?
The heartbroken Zhen Huan suspected that Xiao Yunzi had betrayed her?
Otherwise, why would she never mention her biological mother in front of the young master?
In fact, Xiao Yunzi is loyal to Zhen Huan. Ever since Princess Longyue started to smile, he often mentions her mother in front of the young master.
When Shen Meizhuang first took the child back, she found that Longyue had memories of her biological mother, so she asked the servants to guide her slowly.
So much so that Longyue now has no impression of Zhen Huan.
Ever since Shen Meizhuang discovered that she couldn't get rid of the baby in her womb, she changed her attitude towards Longyue.
She is truly kind to Longyue, and the child can definitely feel it.
Comparing the two, Longyue would naturally choose the adoptive mother with whom she had spent more time.
"Master, the situation in the palace is changing rapidly. No one can predict what will happen in the next moment."
Cui Jinxi sighed in a low voice.
"Xiao Yunzi was unlucky and didn't live to see his master come back."
It was only after Xiao Yunzi went there that she learned from there that he was one of their own.
Seeing that her master was in a low mood, Cui Jinxi comforted him softly.
"My Lady, it's okay if Princess Longyue doesn't want to come back at this time. You're pregnant and can't take care of her."
Zhen Huan understood her implied meaning.
Cui Jinxi had made too many enemies, and was afraid that someone would go crazy and attack Longyue.
"You are talking about the troubles that I am facing..."
However, before she could finish her words, Concubine Qi's gloating voice sounded at an inopportune time.
"Oh! Isn't this Concubine Zhen? You look like you came out of Yonghe Palace. Why didn't Concubine Hui invite you for tea?"
"Sister Zhenpin, our dear mother, has returned. Why hasn't she taken Princess Longyue away?"
"Look at those red eyes. Is it because Concubine Hui can't bear to part with her beloved child?"