Chapter 338 Do You Believe It?

He Yanxiu stayed in Chongyang Palace until dark, when the imperial kitchen delivered dinner.

Eight-treasure crispy duck, sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, braised winter bamboo shoots, stewed ham with mushrooms, stewed tofu with shrimps, and vegetarian three-fresh buns are all very homely dishes.

It was getting late, so Qin Yishu asked He Yanxiu to stay in the imperial kitchen for lunch.

"Your Majesty's grace is great. It is an honor for me that Your Majesty is willing to give me a meal. I should not refuse it. However, Lord Ping'an is a guest at home at this time, and I am also very concerned about the situation of the Third Prince. So I dare to refuse Your Majesty's kindness. I hope Your Majesty will punish me."

He Yanxiu knelt down and bowed.

"You have your reasons, what crime have you committed?" Qin Yishu said, "Take this crispy duck with eight treasures and the braised ham with mushrooms back home, it can be regarded as an additional dish for dinner."

After a brief pause, Qin Yishu said, "Tell You'er when you go back that he should just focus on recuperating. Concubine Shu doesn't need to worry about him. I will take good care of him. When I have time, I will go to see him."

Staying in the He family, even though it is my maternal grandparents' home, I don't feel any sense of restraint.

But in this situation, Qin Peiyou must be very scared.

Although as a prince, he shoulders the responsibility of the country and society, and needs to be able to weather all kinds of storms, but considering Qin Peiyou's age...

He is still a child after all.

Although Qin Yishu is a king, he is also a father, and his love for his children is no less than that of an ordinary person.

"Yes." He Yanxiu said, "I will definitely pass on your message. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to take care of Your Highness."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the meal. I will take my leave."

When He Yanxiu left Chongyang Hall, Minghai had already asked someone to put the two dishes into a food box and handed it to He Yanxiu.

"Master He, this food box has a layer of insulation to keep it warm with hot water. When we get back, these two dishes won't be cold and can be eaten directly."

"Thank you, Eunuch Ming." He Yanxiu bowed to express his gratitude.

"Master He, you are too polite." Minghai smiled and bowed slightly. "It's getting dark, so let me light the lamp for you, Master He."

"There is Uncle Lao Ming."

He Yanxiu followed Ming Hai out of Chongyang Palace. When they were alone, He Yanxiu lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, I'll have to trouble Eunuch Ming to take care of the affairs of the Third Prince's palace."

Just now in Chongyang Palace, Qin Yishu handed this matter over to Minghai.

Ming Hai smiled and said, "The bait has been put out. The fish will probably take the bait soon. It depends on whether the fish is big or small."

Minghai first spread the news that Qin Peiyou had to stay at the He family for a while because of unfavorable stars, and then sent Rongliang to Dexinyuan to ask him to pack some of Qin Peiyou's underwear.

In this case, the person who had been poisoning Qin Peiyou's food would definitely be very panicked, not knowing what to do, and would naturally report to his superiors.

By then we will be able to catch the person red-handed.

"Eunuch Ming is resourceful and resourceful. It is truly admirable." He Yanxiu said with a smile.

Although it was a compliment, Minghai was very pleased with it. He laughed and said, "Master He, you are too kind. However, this matter is of great importance. No matter what the final result is, the emperor will be furious. Although the Third Prince and Master He are the victims of this matter, they should also be careful."

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Many times, it is impossible to guess the emperor's true thoughts.

"Don't be too clever." Minghai reminded.

"Thank you, Eunuch Ming, for your advice." He Yanxiu thanked him again.

Walking further out, they arrived at the outer gate. Minghai no longer saw them off, but only told the eunuchs leading the way to be careful. After He Yanxiu walked away, Minghai hurried to Chongyang Palace.

Qin Yishu had already finished most of his meal by this time.

Although the imperial kitchen provided a few more equally delicious dishes as a reward for He Yanxiu's two dishes, Qin Yishu had a poor appetite and only ate a few of them.

Seeing Minghai coming back, Qin Yishu put down his chopsticks.

Minghai hurriedly ordered his men to remove the remaining items, and walked up to Qin Yishu, "Your Majesty, do you still need to review memorials tonight?"

If he handled government affairs too late at night, he would have to ask someone to prepare midnight snacks in advance.

Qin Yishu rubbed his brows and asked, "What is the queen doing now?"

"Since the eldest prince fell ill, the queen has been worried day and night, and she is also busy taking care of Concubine Wu Zheng, who has an unstable fetus. The other day, she summoned the imperial physician to treat her. The imperial physician said that the queen was overworked and had insufficient qi and blood. He prescribed a prescription for the queen to take three times a day, and told her to get more sleep every day."

Ming Hai said, "The Queen has followed the advice of the imperial physician and has gone to bed early these past two days. But I just heard that Consort Xian is worried about the Queen's condition and has been serving her dinner. She hasn't even left the Queen's palace yet. I guess the Queen hasn't gone to bed yet."

"The virtuous concubine is very concerned about the Queen's health." Qin Yishu tapped his fingers twice on the desk.

"The Concubine Xian is the tutor of the Empress, and they are close friends. Their friendship is naturally extraordinary, as can be seen from the close relationship between the First and Second Princes." Minghai said with a smile, "Brothers are friendly and respectful to each other, which is a beautiful story."

"Yes." Qin Yishu nodded, his eyelids drooped slightly, and after a moment he said, "Since the queen is not in good health, I will go to see her tonight."

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"Send a message to Concubine Shu's palace, saying that I will have lunch there tomorrow at noon."

"Yes." Minghai agreed and left Chongyang Palace.

When He Yanxiu returned home, the moon had risen.

He Yanxiu hurriedly walked into the gate covered in moonlight. When he learned that Qin Peiyou had gone to bed early after dinner and everything was fine, he went straight to Meixiangyuan.

After entering the yard, Ai Cao came to greet him, "Second Master."

"What is your daughter doing?" He Yanxiu asked.

"The young lady is having dinner." Ai Cao lifted the cotton curtain and said with a smile, "The old lady and the lady are also here."

"Um?"

As he was speaking, He Yanxiu had already stepped into the hall. As expected, he saw his grandmother and mother both sitting at the table, eating with Su Yujin.

We had hotpot.

"Are you back?" Madam He asked, "Have you had dinner?"

"No." He Yanxiu said, "The emperor wanted to give me a meal, but I was thinking about the Third Prince, so I declined. The emperor did not blame me, and even gave me two dishes to bring back and share with my family."

Madam He and Mrs. Lu looked at each other.

From the time when the subordinates reported that He Yanxiu had entered the Chuihua Gate to the time when He Yanxiu appeared here now, if we roughly calculate, He Yanxiu had no time to go anywhere else.

So, he went straight to Meixiangyuan.

He Yanxiu saw that Madam He and Mrs. Lu seemed unhappy, so he said, "When I came in just now, the servant said that Grandmother and Mother were having dinner here, so I went straight here and had a meal together."

Madam He and Mrs. Lu exchanged glances again.

Madam He, "Do you believe this?"

(End of this chapter)