mtl008 Chapter 142 Lively
Chapter 142 Lively
As soon as An Lingrong opened her eyes, she saw a big face appear above her, which scared her so much that she stepped back repeatedly.
When he looked again, he found that it was Concubine Hua whom he had met just yesterday.
She patted her chest in fear.
"Sister Hua Fei, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"
"I..."
Hua Fei, with her eyes shining, was about to share the news she had just received when a dissatisfied female voice came from behind her.
"Empress Hua, shouldn't you be waiting outside for me to bring you breakfast? Why did you go into the inner room?"
"Bao Que, well...I miss your queen so much that I'm here to call her out of bed."
Concubine Hua didn't expect that An Lingrong opened her eyes as soon as she leaned over.
She was completely unprepared and was shocked.
"Your queen is awake, come and serve her."
"Don't worry, sister Shufei. I'm waiting for you outside."
Knowing that she was in the wrong, Concubine Hua quickly left a few words and trotted out.
Baoque complained quietly while serving his master.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua came to Shangxia Tianguang early this morning and said she had great news to share with you."
"The servant said you didn't sleep for long last night, so she was waiting outside."
"Who knew that while I was getting breakfast, she had already sneaked into the inner room."
An Lingrong looked at the angry Baoque and comforted him softly.
"Sister Hua Fei is a bit of a jerk. Don't bother with her."
"From now on, no matter who comes to visit, one of you three must stay behind to guard them."
Fortunately, she is in good health. If it were someone else, they might be scared to death by Concubine Hua.
An Lingrong was washing up in the inner room, while Concubine Hua sat obediently at the table and ate under Song Zhi's disapproving gaze.
A simple bowl of cold noodles with shredded chicken and rice wine dumplings whetted her appetite.
"Songzhi, go to the kitchen and see if there's anything else to eat."
She didn't know why, but she always felt that the food served from An Lingrong's small kitchen was particularly delicious.
It's not just crab cakes, other foods are the same.
Maybe, as Songzhi said, the food in other people’s pots smells better.
As soon as Song Zhi left, the restless Concubine Hua frequently looked towards An Lingrong's bedroom.
Baoli offered her a cup of tea when she was about to take action.
"Empress Hua, please have some tea."
"My master has been rather sleepy lately, so please bear with me."
After she finished speaking, she stood at the door of the dormitory with a smile, looking like she was ready to be ordered at any time.
Concubine Hua felt that this palace maid seemed to be very wary of her.
She just wanted to talk to An Lingrong and had no bad intentions.
When An Lingrong came out, Concubine Hua was eating crystal osmanthus cake.
"Sister Shufei, come and try it, this osmanthus cake is delicious."
"If you like it, eat more."
She couldn't bear to eat any meat, so Bao Ge tried several times before she successfully made crystal osmanthus cake suitable for summer.
An Lingrong could eat four or five plates of the slightly cool osmanthus cake at a time, accompanied by fruits soaked in well water.
Hua Fei's hearty eating made An Lingrong's appetite increase greatly, and she drank an extra bowl of white porridge for the first time.
Le Debaoge served the freshly cooked minced meat porridge.
But before the porridge was even placed on the table, An Lingrong felt her stomach and throat churning.
"Take it away! I can't stand the smell."
She stood in the yard for a long time to cool down the wind before she suppressed the nausea in her throat, but she didn't want to go back to where she had just been.
The two of them came to the water pavilion on the side.
"Sister Shufei, you really suffered during this pregnancy."
Concubine Hua didn't have such a hard time when she was pregnant.
According to her observation, An Lingrong had not had any meat for at least half a month.
"How can the baby in your belly grow up if you don't eat meat?"
An Lingrong swallowed the crisp cucumber and explained with a smile.
"Sister Hua Fei, you don't have to worry. My sister ate well when she was pregnant."
"Imperial Doctor Wei said that the twins will grow larger in the later stages, so he asked me to control my food intake."
"Being a vegetarian now makes childbirth easier."
Seeing Concubine Hua looking at her belly with worry, An Lingrong took the initiative to ask.
"Sister, are you here to help so early in the morning?"
"Oh my! I'm so stupid! I actually forgot the important thing."
Concubine Hua clapped her hands hard.
"Sister Shufei, the news from the Qinzheng Palace is that the Emperor ordered Jianqiu to sleep with him last night."
An Lingrong's first reaction was that the emperor had discovered the queen's evil deeds, and favoring Jianqiu was a warning.
But she couldn't tell it to Hua Fei, whose eyes were shining across from her.
The two of them had been in contact for some time, and Concubine Hua showed her true nature in front of her without any scruples.
This person has another big problem, which is his curiosity.
An Lingrong cooperated by making a surprised expression.
"Sister Hua Fei, you are indeed well-informed."
"Many palace servants saw Jianqiu riding in a sedan chair back to Taohuawu. I took advantage of being close by."
Hua Fei was telling the truth, and she estimated that all the masters in the garden, big and small, should know about this matter by now.
"Sister Shufei, tell me why the Emperor would want to favor Jianqiu?"
"I think Jianqiu is far inferior to Songzhi."
An Lingrong's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
In his previous life, the emperor was annoyed by Nian Gengyao's tyranny. In order to express his dissatisfaction, he used the same method to favor Songzhi, who was by Concubine Hua's side.
An Lingrong glanced at the person standing in the distance and handed a cucumber to Concubine Hua.
"Sister, as the Emperor, his thoughts are naturally beyond our control."
"Maybe it's just like this cucumber. The elder sister finds it bland and tasteless, but the younger sister likes its crispness and sweetness."
"Sister, do you mean that different people have different tastes?"
Hua Fei leaned closer and whispered.
"Isn't it because the Emperor is getting older and his eyesight is not so good?"
"Sister Hua Fei, Miss Qiu does have her own unique qualities. Perhaps she was promoted by the Queen to solidify her favor."
"The Queen is standing behind her. Don't be so desperate as to run off to Taohuawu to watch the fun."
As the weather got hotter, the Queen, out of sympathy for everyone, exempted everyone from paying respects to her husband for the past few days.
Seeing Hua Fei's guilty look, An Lingrong knew what this guy was planning.
Maybe this person even wants to take her to Taohuawu to watch the fun.
While she was trying her best to persuade the restless Concubine Hua, Huanbi was complaining to Zhen Huan at the Bitong Academy.
"Sister Wan, Aunt Jianqiu is already quite old, how could the Emperor be interested in her?"
When Zhen Huan heard the news, she felt uncomfortable for a while.
However, she still persuaded Huanbi softly.