Hearing that Xuan Ye was waiting for her to go back to Yonghe Palace, Lan Qi was eager to return. But she finally saw her grandma once, and she couldn't bear to part with her. Aunt Sumala pushed her and said with a smile: "How many times do you see me as a slave?"
, Your Majesty has been so busy these days, don’t waste your time.”
Lan Qi said: "Take care of yourself. If you have any inconvenience in Ningshou Palace, you must tell me. There is nothing that the emperor cannot agree to about you."
But Mammy smiled bitterly: "It's the same everywhere, but the emperor clearly doesn't allow slaves to guard the mausoleum, and you still say there's nothing you can't agree to."
"That's different." Lan Qi hurriedly explained, but was pushed by the nanny and turned around and said, "Madam, please go back quickly. Don't keep the emperor waiting. This is what this servant is like. You and the emperor still have a long life."
Lan Qi couldn't resist her grandma, and she really wanted to see Xuan Ye. She dressed up carefully today, and she didn't intend to show it to Xuan Ye. She just wanted to take a walk in the palace, and then come here to make the Queen Mother and Mammy Sumala happy.
, I didn’t expect that Xuan Ye would come in a hurry on the first day of her confinement.
"Mommy, do I look good?" Lan Qi asked as she walked forward, finally showing a smile.
"It looks good, even better than before." Mammy smiled kindly, straightened the bracelet hanging on Lan Qi's chest, and called Huan Chun Yukui to help her, "I'm taking good care of your master."
The group of people rushed back to Yonghe Palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached Yonghe Gate, they saw the imperial chariot slowly leaving. Everyone was stunned. Yu Kui ran up and asked what was going on. The little eunuch in front of the door said: "There is someone in Qianqing Palace."
It's important."
When Lan Qi arrived at the door, she stared blankly at the royal chariot leaving, and listened to Yu Kui asking if the emperor had left any words, but no one inside or outside the door knew, not even Zi Yu, who was serving the tea.
: "Eunuch Liang reported that there was something important, and the emperor left immediately without saying a word to the servants."
Lan Qi felt empty in her heart. She entered the inner hall and sat still, thinking to herself, he came all the way, but he missed it. He finally rushed back by himself, but he left again. I don’t know how long it took for him to miss it. Although he had missed it at the same time.
In the Forbidden City, it is really not possible to see things just because you want to.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty will definitely come again." Huan Chun came in and carefully removed her master's headband. After removing these heavy things from her head, she felt relaxed all over, but she felt even emptier and lost.
He said, "Now even Eunuch Liang is sent to Ningshou Palace to pay his respects. He is too busy to keep his feet on the ground, I know."
"Why don't you go to Qianqing Palace by yourself?" Huan Chun had no choice but to talk randomly, "Anyway, Concubine Yi often goes there by herself, and the emperor doesn't even chase her away, let alone you?"
Lan Qi lowered her head and shook her head, muttering: "I don't even bother to do this. Others are looking at me, as if I'm imitating her."
Huan Chun smiled helplessly: "It doesn't matter whether you study or not. What matters is that you have been preparing for so long. Don't you just hope that the emperor can see you in your most energetic appearance? If you are unhappy about this and have a droopy face, you can
It doesn’t look good.”
Lan Qi patted her gently and said, "Stop teasing me." Suddenly she remembered something and quickly called Ziyu and the others to ask: "How does the emperor look?"
Ziyu responded: "The emperor seems to be in low spirits. He dozed off while leaning here while waiting for you in the room. If Eunuch Liang hadn't come to report something important, I guess the emperor would have been sleeping soundly when you came back."
"Have you lost weight?" Lan Qi was worried.
Ziyu nodded: "That means I have lost a lot of weight. The servant chatted with the young father-in-law who was accompanying me and said that the emperor eats food these days, but he always puts down his chopsticks without moving a few times. Can he not lose weight? ?”
Several people talked a lot. Huan Chun saw that the master's face was not good-looking, so he sent them away quickly. It took him a long time to hear the master say to himself: "After the San Francisco incident, the Empress Dowager will not be here anymore." No matter how he interferes in the government affairs, in the emperor's heart, he has always relied on his grandmother. With the Empress Dowager here, he feels that no matter how old he is, he is still a grandson. When he occasionally wants to rely on or feels lazy, having his grandmother is there will help him. I feel at ease. He doesn't say anything about this dependence, but I understand."
Huan Chun watched silently, and then retreated, letting Ziyu Lvzhu gather a few ingredients in the small kitchen, and took out the food boxes, washed them, and prepared them. Then he returned to his master and accompanied her silently. Taking care of the elder brother and the princesses, the whole day passed slowly. The sun set and the sky became darker and darker. When it was time to serve dinner, Lan Qi stood under the window and looked at the sky, and said to herself: "Qianqing Palace" Eunuch Liang is not as smart as Eunuch Li about when the meal will be passed around. If the emperor doesn't say he is hungry, he may not dare to persuade him to eat."
Huan Chun whispered to the side: "How about we fry some side dishes that the emperor likes to eat? You used the little yellow rice porridge today. It is delicious and fresh. There are some better ones. Send them to the emperor together. The emperor has a bad appetite. Please buy some. Only porridge and soup can satisfy the spleen and stomach."
Lan Qi waved her hand and said, "It's very late. Let's prepare now. When can we send it to Qianqing Palace?"
Huan Chun said with a smile: "I think it will be difficult for you not to see the emperor today. I have prepared the ingredients early. As long as you nod your head, they can be prepared in the small kitchen in a few steps. The yellow rice porridge is also ready-made." Yes, it’s warm.”
Lan Qi looked at her in surprise, but she couldn't help but feel embarrassed when her thoughts were read, and sighed: "That's all, they have said the most unpleasant things anyway, I will imitate Concubine Yi today, what's wrong?"
"That's great." Huan Chun was overjoyed. He rolled up his sleeves and came to prepare the meal. He ordered the others to serve the master and go in a little first. After Lan Qi had eaten and changed into clothes, everything was served neatly in the small kitchen. There are two food boxes, and the aroma can be smelled through the boxes. They are now sent to Qianqing Palace, just in time for Xuan Ye to eat hot food.
A warm sedan was prepared at the door, in case it would get cold all the way outside. I also put the food box inside and walked with Lan Qi. The sedan started here and went to Qianqing Palace. Yikun Palace happened to be sending meals, because Eunuch Liang didn't know when. He reminded the emperor to have a good meal, so he took this opportunity to go to the Nuan Pavilion to report that Concubine Yi had brought dinner and asked the emperor if he could use it.
Xuan Ye raised his head from the desk and realized that it was already dark. He didn't feel hungry, but he could put down what he was doing. No minister came in with a sign at night, so he said: "Prepare the sedan chair."
Eunuch Liang was stunned and quickly asked where he was going. The emperor glanced at him and said, "When will you be able to learn half of your master's skills? I will have to explain everything to you to understand."
Poor Eunuch Liang has just taken office. The eunuchs and maids in the palace are all waiting for the new chief steward to set the rules. But now they can't take care of the things in front of the emperor, so they have no time to greet the people in the palace. He just doesn't understand, why did the master see him in the past? With just a look and a gesture, you can understand what the emperor wants to do. He has been following it for more than a month and is still figuring it out.
"Go to Yonghe Palace." Xuan Ye was not impatient. Eunuch Li had been with him since he was a child. After decades of getting along, Eunuch Liang had only been with him for a month, so he was not in a hurry.
After receiving the order, Eunuch Liang hurriedly left to give instructions. When he was outside, a young eunuch asked what to do with the dinner sent by Concubine Yi. Eunuch Liang said angrily: "Just find a place to put it, and just throw it away when it goes rancid." .”
The royal chariot here hurriedly set off to go to the Yonghe Palace, and the warm sedan chair of the Concubine De was also swaying over there. However, the two places took different roads, and they passed by each other unknowingly. Eunuch Liang followed the sedan chair and was heartbroken. I thought that the Emperor would be happy to see Empress De Concubine later, and when I was feeling relaxed, the young apprentice who went to deliver the message came running out of breath and said: "Eunuch, please come back, Concubine De Concubine has gone to Qianqing Palace, and she has been walking for a long time. .”
"Ah?" Eunuch Liang was so surprised. He didn't meet him during the day. He missed it again at night. In case the emperor had any court affairs to be busy with later, he just stayed in the palace. It's nothing to miss him. , I thought for a moment, followed the imperial chariot a few steps, leaned towards the window and said, "Long live my lord, Concubine De is on her way to Qianqing Palace. Do you think we should go back to Qianqing Palace, or send someone to ask Concubine De to go back?" Yonghe Palace?"
Xuan Ye was sitting and taking a nap. When he heard this, he felt inexplicably warm in his heart. After thinking about it for a moment, he asked the chariot to turn around and go to the road where Concubine De was walking. The two places were not far apart, so he hurriedly caught up with her. A group of people from Yonghe Palace also got the news, and Huan Chun hurriedly ran to stop the sedan chair and help his master down.
"What's wrong? The sedan is broken?" Lan Qi, who didn't know anything at all, followed Huan Chun out of the sedan in confusion. She also turned around to look at the food box placed in the warm sedan. When she looked up again, she saw the chariot following behind. After Dangdang stopped steadily, a familiar figure appeared in front of her eyes. The emperor walked towards her slowly and slowly. Just as Huan Chun was about to speak to Lan Qi, the people around him suddenly ran out, only to see his master stepping on the flowers. Pendi ran towards the emperor, everyone was dumbfounded.
Xuan Ye looked at the person in front of him running towards him, and was stunned himself. He couldn't help but stop at his feet, waiting for her to rush over and hit her heavily in his arms. Eunuch Liang, who was next to him, finally got smart and shouted to Tai Jian. The maids and guards all turned their backs.
Under the illumination of the orange lantern, Lan Qi's face became more and more beautiful, her heart was pounding, and she couldn't help but panting after running a few steps, "I won't miss it now."
"What should I do if I sprain my foot while running in such a hurry?" Xuan Ye said softly. The two of them had been apart for more than a month. He still remembered the hard work of the pregnant woman on the bed late at night. In the blink of an eye, she had become slim and energetic. People are really magical. The woman who exists and gives birth to life is even more magical.
"Where are you going, your Majesty? How did you meet him by such a chance?" Lan Qi didn't know that Xuan Ye was here to chase her, so she said frankly, "I'm afraid that you won't have enough for dinner, so I made a few side dishes to send to you. Palace of the Qing Dynasty, if you have somewhere to go, go ahead and I will come see you tomorrow. Anyway..."
"What does your body smell like?" Xuan Ye suddenly asked.
Lan Qi was startled. Xuan Ye came closer to her and sniffed her again. He heard a low laughter in his ears: "Is there my favorite fried beans and stir-fried pork?"
"Yes...it was prepared by Huan Chun." Lan Qi was so embarrassed that she just came over with the food box and put it in the warm sedan. No wonder the aroma of the food was stained on her clothes. Because the emperor had a bad appetite, Huan Chun What was prepared were all home-cooked side dishes that would not be served on the royal meal. Xuan Ye occasionally tasted Huan Chun's cooking in the Yonghe Palace in the past, so he naturally remembered it.
Lan Qi stepped back unconsciously, fearing that Xuan Ye would smell her breath, but she didn't know how serious it was to step back. When her shoes got loose under her feet, she was about to fall down. Xuan Ye quickly pulled her up, frowned and scolded:
"What are you hiding from?"
Lan Qi's face turned red from holding it back. She worked so hard to take care of her body and dressed up so carefully to make him happy. Why did she smell like fried beans when they finally met her?