Chapter 138: The Wild Geese Express Love

There was nothing remarkable written in the letter.

At first, she was just discussing the palace's recent situation. Meng Yan had only been gone a few days, so what changes could there be? She simply picked out a few small things to discuss. She then mentioned the summer heat and urged her to take care of herself while tending to the empress dowager and the princess, so as not to get too hot. Poria cocos cream can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and its medicinal properties are mild. Taking one cup of it with milk every morning is best for maintaining health.

Seeing this, Meng Yan couldn't help but smile. She was a doctor, but Lu Haozhi was telling her how to take care of herself.

The man's awkward look as he tried to make small talk was vividly portrayed on the paper.

The letter was very short, containing only these words of concern.

Meng Yan finished reading it almost instantly, but she sat for a long time holding the thin piece of letter.

Until Rong An came up again from downstairs and asked, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. I'm hurrying back to the palace to report to the Emperor. May I ask if there is anything you would like to take back with you?"

Meng Yan thought for a while, then stood up and walked to open the box, took out a small green plum celadon jar, and handed it to Rong An.

"Here are some ginseng and antler pills I prepared myself. Take them back to the emperor. When you feel tired, hold one pill in your mouth to calm your mind and invigorate your spirit. It's summer now, and the weather is dry and hot, but remember to remind the emperor not to indulge in coldness by drinking ice water and eating cold fruits, or you may develop gastrointestinal problems. The emperor is busy, so he will inevitably stay up late at night. Heat in the lungs will cause phlegm. Tell the waiter to prepare rock sugar loquat juice. Food supplements are always better than medicine. Also, the days are long and the nights are short these days. No matter how busy you are, you must keep an eye on the time and don't let the emperor stay up too late."

Rong'an listened to the sweet words of the imperial concubine and nodded repeatedly, but thought in his heart, why don't you just go back to the palace and serve the emperor? I guarantee that you can make the emperor more comfortable than us servants, and it will save us servants from running around.

Rong An had a bad feeling that he would have to travel back and forth between the Imperial City and Shanghe Garden in the future.

Forty miles in the hot summer, oh my god!

After taking the medicine bottle, Rong An saw that the imperial concubine had nothing else to say, so he took his leave.

Bai Yuxin brought Doukou back and looked at Meng Yan's sweet smile. She asked softly, "What good news makes you so happy, sister?"

Meng Yan shook her head and didn't answer.

That evening, Empress Dowager Jiang ordered the cook in the garden to prepare some fresh side dishes and invited the three of them over, where they had a good time chatting and laughing.

At the banquet, Empress Dowager Jiang said, "I've been thinking that with the long summer days, it's not a big deal to be idle in the garden. There are also several mansions and villas owned by princes and nobles in this area of ​​the capital. Why not take advantage of this lake of lotus flowers and hold a flower viewing party someday, inviting some ladies of high rank to join in the fun? That would be a very elegant event."

Meng Yan knew that Empress Dowager Jiang was pregnant, loved lively occasions, and enjoyed chatting and laughing with the little girls, so she quickly agreed.

The next day, she took Bai Yuxin to write invitations, choose a place, instruct the palace maids to clean up the house, and decide on the menu, which she then sent to Empress Dowager Jiang for review.

This royal banquet is different from any ordinary one. As it is to entertain the wealthy and noble families, it goes without saying that there are many rules and regulations, and there are also some special details to pay attention to.

Now that we are in the midst of war and the people are suffering from disasters, it is certainly not appropriate to be extravagant. However, if we blindly cut costs and become extremely shabby, it will inevitably make the princes and nobles laugh at us.

This not only avoided giving the imperial censors a chance to criticize her, but also had to maintain the reputation of the royal family. Meng Yan put a lot of effort into this flower-viewing banquet.

Bai Yuxin wasn't born into a noble family, and she'd never hosted such a grand banquet before, so she was inevitably flustered. Fortunately, she was quick-witted and quick-thinking, and with Meng Yan's guidance, she made rapid progress. Within two days, she was already thinking ahead and taking action, saving Meng Yan some effort.

On the other side of the imperial city, Rong An's ominous premonition unfortunately came true.

Ever since the first letter in which Rong An brought back Meng Yan's instructions and the small jar of ginseng and antler pills, Lu Haozhi became very interested and would write a letter every two days and ask Rong An to deliver it. Sometimes he would be so diligent as to write one letter a day.

In the scorching summer heat, Rong An rode his horse back and forth on the uncovered official road, complaining bitterly and sighing that there was no other chief steward in the imperial court as unlucky as him.

Meng Yan was busy during the day and often could not read the letters in time, so she often read under the lamp at night.

At first, the letter only talked about daily trivial matters, but gradually Lu Haozhi started talking about the past life that only the two of them knew about, and what happened after she passed away in the past life.

In those letters, he recounted his longing for her, his endless regret, and the sleepless nights he spent after her passing. In his final moments, his only wish was to be buried with her in the imperial mausoleum.

Under the moonlight and in front of the lamp, Meng Yan seemed to have read the rest of Lu Haozhi's life in page after page of letters.

When she saw him write about drinking and taking drugs at night, she couldn't help but gently scold him, "You don't take care of yourself."

When she saw that he was old but happy to put down his burdens and come to find her, she felt lost.

When he told her in the letter in a very awkward and embarrassed way that there was actually nothing going on between him and Lin Yanrong, she pursed her lips and smiled.

In fact, she had already guessed it when she saw him say that he had chosen a member of the royal family as the crown prince.

She has let go of these things.

As early as that day in the Empress Dowager's bedroom, when he told her that he had never doubted that she would really abort the child, and had never doubted the loyalty of the Meng family, she had already let it go.

To this day, she no longer hates Lu Haozhi in her heart.

When she came out of the palace, it was more like she was afraid of herself than of Lu Haozhi.

She was deeply afraid that she would not be able to control her inner feelings and would turn back into the Meng Yan of her previous life, harming herself and others and dragging down her family.

Furthermore, as a person in the book, does her burning affection for Lu Haozhi come from her heart, or is it instilled in her by the book?

On summer nights, the sound of frogs could occasionally be heard from the pond below Chunzezhai.

Doukou was already fast asleep beside her. She was wearing a silk robe and had her long hair loose, and she watched until late at night.

On the envelope, it was initially written in a serious tone: "From Imperial Concubine Meng", but gradually it became less serious and became "My Beloved Concubine", and later it actually became "My Beloved Yan'er".

Every time she received a letter, Meng Yan felt her cheeks burning and cursed in her heart, thinking that the man was so shameless and not afraid of being laughed at.

Looking at the bed full of letter paper, she should reply.

I have thousands of words in my mind, but I have nothing to say when I put them into writing.

After sitting by the bed for a while, she suddenly remembered what Lu Haozhi had asked her for before the big fight.

Meng Yan called Ruizhu over, "Go see if Miss Bai is asleep. If not, ask her to come over and talk."

Ruizhu left, and Bai Yuxin came back with her soon after.

"Sister, you called me in the middle of the night. Is there something urgent?"

Meng Yan smiled at her, a little embarrassed, "I want to ask you, do you have any embroidery patterns for Baoxianghua?"

ah?

Bai Yuxin was very surprised, because Sister Yan never did needlework.