Chapter 98 Pampering for the sake of pampering
[Just reading the text is very interesting. This pair of onyx earrings had been soaked in bird droppings. No wonder the tyrant refused to reach for them. 】
[After the tyrant found out, he wanted to order people to take them away and throw them away. However, Wen Meiren didn't know the inside story and thought the pair of red agate earrings were beautiful, so she just kept them coquettishly. 】
[Tsk tsk, the tyrant would look weird every time he saw Wen Meiren wearing this pair of red agate earrings. Wen Meiren thought that the tyrant didn't like seeing her wearing this pair of earrings, and someone brought the matter to her about the clothes, and she got angry. He then ordered people to send the pair of earrings to Gao Concubine, and humiliated her in a weird way. 】
[Being favored means having confidence. In terms of rank, the concubine was of the fifth rank, and the beauty was only of the sixth rank. Someone was specially sent to humiliate her. Beauty Wen was really pampered by the tyrant at that time. 】
Chu Liuzheng sighed, and suddenly discovered a problem that she had always ignored.
[Wen Meiren is the first person who has successfully climbed onto the dragon's bed as a tea palace maid. She was suddenly favored and suddenly fell out of favor within a few months. Is the tyrant so fond of the new and dislikes the old? 】
[Although the emperor is willful, he has never seen a tyrant treat other concubines like this. 】
[Now that I think about it carefully, the tyrant felt as if he had lost his mind during those few months when he only pampered Wen Meiren. He couldn't even listen to the Queen Mother's persuasion. It was very much like... pampering for the sake of pampering. 】
Chu Liuzheng sniffed and felt that he smelled the smell of big melon.
She cheered up, mentally rolled up her sleeves, charged into the melon field, and started turning over!
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At night, Wanshou Palace.
The maids filed in carrying dishes and arranged them properly.
The Queen Mother and the Emperor sat across the round table.
"The Aijia asked the little kitchen to make a full jar of incense that you like. You can try it."
Zhou Yuande stepped forward to serve the dishes.
Xiao Jingfan picked it up and ate it, nodding: "The incense made in my mother's harem is the best for me."
"You loved eating this when you were a child." The Queen Mother smiled, with a look of reminiscence on her face. "Your father also loved eating it. You and your son have the same taste."
Hearing this, Xiao Jingfan also remembered the time when father and son had meals together, and a hint of smile appeared in his eyes.
The Queen Mother looked at him carefully and said, "Aijia sees that you have lost weight again. No matter how busy you are in the future, you should take care of yourself first."
"My son knows." Xiao Jingfan picked up the soup bowl and took a sip, trying to change the subject, "This fish soup tastes good."
The Queen Mother did not follow his words and turned her head to glare at Zhou Yuande, "The fact that the emperor is so thin shows that he has not eaten well. Zhou Yuande, what did the Ai family tell you?"
Zhou Yuande complained secretly in his heart, His Majesty didn't want to eat, so he couldn't open His Majesty's mouth and stuff it in.
He bent his knees and knelt down, "I have neglected my duty. Please punish me, the Queen Mother."
"Mother." Xiao Jingfan glanced at Zhou Yuande, "This slave has persuaded me a lot. My son can't eat it himself. Don't blame the wrong person."
The Queen Mother snorted softly, but did not continue to get angry. Zhou Yuande said, "That's it this time. If the emperor loses weight again, the Ai family will not spare you."
Zhou Yuande quickly promised: "I will serve your Majesty with all my heart."
The Queen Mother then asked him to get up and turned to look at Xiao Jingfan: "The Yi Ai family sees that the emperor is in need of someone who is considerate and understanding of both cold and hot."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
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The Queen Mother finally began to talk about the main topic of tonight: "The Ai family heard that the emperor always went to Nongyunyuan to visit an injured palace maid recently?"
Xiao Jingfan frowned, "Who is talking nonsense in front of my mother?"
With a cold gaze, she glanced at Aunt Zhao who was standing aside. Aunt Zhao was so excited that she lowered her head and knelt down.
The Queen Mother replied: "The Ai family asked her to inquire. If you want to punish the Ai family, then punish the Ai family."
"Mother." Xiao Jingfan called out helplessly, rubbing his eyebrows with a headache. The Queen Mother softened her heart after hearing this, and her expression also softened, "The Ai family knows that you don't like to hear this, but you don't like to go to the harem, and there is no suitable person around you, so how can the Ai family rest assured?"
Although Xiao Jingfan was not her biological child, he was raised from a swaddling baby day by day. Seeing Xiao Jingfan becoming thinner day by day, the Queen Mother felt distressed.
Knowing that his mother would not give up unless she got the right words, Xiao Jingfan could only say: "My son has other plans for her."
The Queen Mother didn't believe it: "Don't fool the Ai family. You were raised by the Ai family. Don't the Ai family know what your temper is?"
"The Ai family has said before that they don't like women like Wen Meiren who come from a small family. They are used to spoiling and arrogantly disturbing the whole harem. But if you really like her, can the Ai family not follow your wishes? ”
"Mother, your son has his own arrangements." Xiao Jingfan personally gave the Queen Mother a chopstick to cook ham, "Eat first, it will hurt your stomach if it gets cold."
Seeing that his expression was not as good as before, and the Queen Mother did not want to have a good meal but make her son unhappy, she had to stop talking and ordered Aunt Zhao to serve Xiao Jingfan.
After the meal, the mother and son moved to the Nuan Pavilion to talk about common things.
While chatting, the Queen Mother suddenly remembered something and asked: "What are your plans for the three princesses? If you want to keep people in the palace, you should ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare."
"It's not urgent." Xiao Jingfan lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
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The tea tastes bitter and I don't like it.
Seeing him frown, a smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face.
"You have been afraid of hardship since you were a child. Even when you take medicine when you are sick, you have to put sugar in it. If you don't put it in, you will not drink it. You have to be coaxed and persuaded by the Aijia every time, and you can't leave at a glance. It's really annoying."
When his mother mentioned the dark history of his childhood, Xiao Jingfan felt a little embarrassed.
The Queen Mother did not tolerate him: "This is the soothing tea that the Ai family specially asked the Imperial Hospital to prescribe. Even if it feels bitter, you should drink more."
Xiao Jingfan frowned, but he still took an extra sip for the Empress Dowager.
The rest was placed on the table, never to be touched again.
Tasting the bitterness in his mouth, he suddenly remembered the various kinds of tea that Chu Liuzheng had made for him, such as those that calmed the nerves, relieved the heat, cleared away heat, reduced internal heat, and warmed the stomach... Although there were many varieties, none of them were the same. The seeds have a bitter taste.
He stared at the tea cup, his eyes glazed over, slightly lost in thought.
It took more than a month to recover, which seemed a bit too long.
"A sneeze!"
Chu Liuzheng, who had just returned from the toilet, suddenly looked up to the sky and sneezed loudly.
"But she's freezing?" Moxiang hurriedly helped her to the bed and wrapped her in a thick quilt, leaving only her head exposed.
Chu Liuzheng sniffed and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'm not cold. Maybe my family is talking about me. This cloak is quite warm."
Mo Xiang added two pieces of charcoal to the brazier. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "You were still unwilling to wear it just now. Now you know it's warm?"
Chu Liuzheng grinned.
Isn't she worried that going to the toilet will make her dirty?
It’s so easy to find a good thing without the royal gift mark. How can you sell it if it’s dirty?
Mo Xiang brought the brazier closer to the bed, "You light the fire first, and I'll get some hot water to wash up."
"Okay."
Mo Xiang opened the door and went out. Chu Liuzheng was wrapped in a quilt. Thinking of the big melon he had eaten in the afternoon, he couldn't help but feel stunned.
[I always thought that Wen Meiren was just an ordinary tea-serving maid who had successfully risen to the throne. I didn’t expect that she was a craftsman carefully cultivated by the fifth prince, who came here to kill the tyrant. 】