mtl008 Chapter 122 Stirring up the situation
Chapter 122 Stirring up the situation
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang hurried forward to greet him.
The emperor helped Shen Meizhuang up, but his eyes looked at Zhen Huan.
She responded softly with Shen Meizhuang's smiling encouragement.
"This world belongs to the emperor. It's just a cup of tea. I will serve it to you."
"Huan'er is still as gentle as before."
The emperor grasped her soft little hand and led them both towards the couch.
Shen Meizhuang knew that this was an opportunity for the two to reconcile, so she suggested it with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to the kitchen to check out the dinner. How about asking Sister Wan to chat with you?"
"Since Huipin has something to do, go and get busy."
The emperor was very pleased with her tact.
Caixing, who was busy in the kitchen, came over to chase Shen Meizhuang away as soon as she saw her.
"My lady, please don't come in. The kitchen is so fumesy, I don't want to bother you."
"Master, I heard that the emperor has arrived. Why aren't you staying with him in the room?"
Caiyue, who was standing behind Shen Meizhuang, gave a wink to the straightforward Caixing, indicating her not to ask for the time being.
"Cai Xing, the Emperor is going to have dinner at Chuxiu Palace. Master, please come and see what dishes are available."
Caixing suppressed her doubts and reported it quickly.
"Your Majesty, in the small kitchen we still have four and a half pounds of pork, a plate of mutton, half a duck, five pounds of fresh vegetables, one pound and eight ounces of tofu... and two pounds of flour."
Except for mutton and duck which are monthly supplies, the rest are part of the concubines' daily allowance.
Shen Meizhuang thought for a moment and then announced the name of the dish.
"Then I'll have roasted lamb, braised duck soup, top-grade pork, sliced pork with vinegar, braised tofu with white cabbage, and two plates of stir-fried vegetables."
"Add some osmanthus cake and lotus seed soup."
When Caixing heard her master report so many dishes, she knew that Wanpin would stay for dinner again.
She answered reluctantly.
"Yes, slave, go and prepare now."
Caiyue saw that the angry Caixing turned around and went back to the small kitchen, and hurriedly compensated her.
"Master, Caixing has been changing clothes these days and has been a little impatient. Please forgive her this time."
"Caiyue, the emperor will come to Chuxiu Palace at any time. You must keep an eye on Caixing and don't let her lose her composure in front of the emperor."
Shen Meizhuang knew that Caixing had some complaints about Huan'er, but as a servant, she had still overstepped her bounds, so she had to say what she had to say.
He could only use the emperor as an excuse to reprimand Caixing and make her understand the difference between superiors and inferiors.
"Master, I will definitely remind Caixing."
"You are pregnant with a dragon fetus and cannot stand for long. Let's go back to the main hall first?"
When Caixing helped Shen Meizhuang into the main hall, the emperor and Zhen Huan in the room both had smiles on their faces.
The three of them had a happy dinner together. Shen Meizhuang looked up at the sky and saw that it was time for Huan'er to return to Suiyuxuan.
"Your Majesty, I have something I would like to trouble you with."
The emperor, who was accompanied by beauty, tilted his head.
"What does Huipin want from me? Tell me."
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. I'd like to ask Your Majesty to help me see my sister off."
Shen Meizhuang, who is pregnant with the dragon fetus, wants Huan'er to get pregnant as soon as possible to ease the pain of miscarriage.
"If Mei'er asks for something, I will certainly grant it."
Zhen Huan, who was standing by, looked at Shen Meiyu with gratitude and tacitly agreed to the emperor sending her back to Suiyuxuan.
The delighted emperor took the "Hundred Family Surnames" on the low table and read it again to the dragon fetus in Shen Meizhuang's belly.
"Princess Hui, you've been tired all day. Rest early. I'll send Huan'er back to Suiyuxuan first, and I'll come to see you later when I have time."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I respectfully send you off."
Shen Meizhuang took Zhen Huan's hand and winked at her, indicating that she should seize the opportunity.
"Sister Wanpin, take care."
"Sister Mei, take a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow."
The emperor looked at the two people bidding farewell to each other, and his eyes softened.
The sisterhood between Zhen and Shen is unique in the harem.
The emperor, who had been cold towards Zhen Huan for some time, didn't know how to start the conversation as soon as he walked out of the gate of Chuxiu Palace.
He looked at the floor tiles, then looked up at the sky, and was about to use the moon in the sky as a starting point.
An excited cry for help came from behind.
"Those in front, please help stop them!"
When the emperor turned around, he saw a fat, wobbly white duck running towards him from twenty meters away.
Behind the duck followed a group of people, led by the vigorous Concubine Hua.
"Hey! Someone in front, please help stop them!"
It was getting dark, and Hua Fei, who was in a hurry to chase the ducks, seemed unable to distinguish the crowd in front of her for a moment.
The emperor looked at Su Peisheng with a sullen face.
He quickly ordered a few young eunuchs to stand in front of the two masters to block the fat duck that was swaying towards them.
"Young ones, grab the duck in front... the fairy duck, don't hurt it."
That was the reward given to Concubine Hua by the Emperor. You must not capture her by brute force.
Not knowing the inside story, Zhen Huan thought something dangerous was running towards her, so she took a few steps to the emperor's side.
"Your Majesty, is there anything wrong ahead?"
"Huan'er, no..."
Before the word "thing" was uttered, the fat duck had already broken through the defense line and bumped straight into Zhen Huan, leaving a pile of feces on her shoes in an indecent manner.
When Concubine Hua rushed over, she saw the fairy duck struggling and making a "ga ga" sound in the emperor's hand.
Before she could even stand firmly, she screamed.
"Your Majesty, please show mercy."
"I didn't mean to offend Your Majesty. Please forgive me."
Baoge in Yonghe Palace said she could make salted duck eggs that were so yellow they were juicy. She only had one duck in her palace that could lay eggs, and she couldn't let it die in the hands of the emperor.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty Hua Fei."
Zhen Huan, with her heart in turmoil, couldn't help but speak out to show her presence.
"Oh! Sister Wanpin is here too. My fairy duck gave you a gift. You will definitely give birth to a baby girl like you next year."
After Hua Fei finished speaking, she silently added the word "ugly" in her heart.
Zhen Huan followed Shen Meiyu back to Chuxiu Palace every day, and everyone in the palace knew what she was planning.
Only Shen Meizhuang and the emperor carrying the fat fairy duck were bewitched by her.
After Hua Fei finished perfunctorily dealing with Zhen Huan, she stared at the emperor's big hand nervously, fearing that he would not control the strength properly and add another dish to her.
"Your Majesty, the Fairy Duck is a bit heavy. How about letting the servants carry it?"
The emperor did not let go and questioned with a fierce face.
"Hua Fei, you openly lead people to chase a duck, how can you be so shameless?"
"Your Majesty, this duck was given to me by you. I have always taken care of it like a child, but I never thought it would walk out of the palace so brazenly today."
"I was so anxious that I brought people to chase after you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
She released this duck specifically to cause trouble.
But she wouldn't be so stupid as to admit it.
When the emperor heard the word "child", his heart sank and he took a deep breath.
"That's all, it won't happen again."
"Su Peisheng, tie the duck's beak and return it to Concubine Hua."
"I thank you, Your Majesty. Please rest assured, even if I have a child in the future, I will definitely treat the fairy duck you gave me well."
Watching Concubine Hua turn into the Yiku Palace, the emperor, with his hands behind his back, looked apologetically at the person beside him.
"Huan'er, I remember I still have some government affairs to attend to. I will go to Suiyuxuan to see you tomorrow."