Today's breakfast was a nourishing longan, red date, and lotus seed porridge, paired with seasonal vegetables and a rolled pancake. It was delicious, with both meat and vegetables, and the chef's skill made it even better.

However, Mingxiu had a poor appetite. Anyone would find it hard to eat such bland food every day; her mouth was practically tasteless.

After finishing her meal with a blank expression, Mingxiu returned to her bedroom and looked at the drawing paper on the table. For a moment, her face twisted in pain, all because of this piece of paper.

snort!

My son

Yinreng

Bao Cheng

I've done so much for you, so you have to live up to my expectations.

That's right, this little tiger is a schoolbag, which Mingxiu made using modern methods. When Yinreng started school, Mingxiu didn't know what to give him. She just thought of giving him a schoolbag, but she couldn't draw it herself, so she had someone else draw it.

Mingxiu sniffed, then let Yulan and Yuqing in and handed the blueprint to the four of them to start working on it.

Mingxiu's days recuperating in the palace were very peaceful. Not many people came over, and her daily routine consisted of eating and sleeping. She quickly finished making a schoolbag, and the day after it was finished, she received a sweet kiss from Yinreng. After that, she just ate, slept, and played mahjong.

The spring weather was very pleasant, and Mingxiu, along with a few servants, set up a table under the hydrangea tree and started playing mahjong.

"Come on, let's not give way to each other! Whoever wins the most today will receive a month's salary from me. Everyone, you all need to work hard!" Mingxiu sat at the table, playing mahjong with great enthusiasm.

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will definitely not go easy on you for the sake of a month's salary. It is Your Highness who will have to work harder," Green Bamboo said with a light laugh.

The Empress is the type who is both incompetent and loves to play.

Mingxiu retorted, "What are you talking about? I'm telling you, success is the mother of failure. Winning first doesn't mean you've won. Only the one who laughs last wins."

As soon as Mingxiu finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

"Alright, everything's ready, let's begin," Name said, looking at the cards in his hand.

In the previous round, Yu Qing, as the dealer, naturally played the first card: 'One of a Kind'.

Green Bamboo and Zhang "One"

Mingxiu looked at Xiaoxizi and said, "Play a card, follow suit, and Yuqing will lose a card."

Yu Lan didn't participate; instead, she sat with Yu Qing, preparing to work together as sisters, their strength unbreakable.

Hearing Mingxiu's words, she asked curiously, "Why did Yuqing lose a card every time Eunuch Xi played a single card?"

Mingxiu said smugly, "That's the rule. If all four people play the same card in a round, the first person to play that card loses a card. I don't know the exact reason, but that's how I learned it."

"Then this servant will give one, we still need one more," Xiao Xizi said from the side after hearing the explanation.

Mingxiu chuckled, "That's because I have one too! Ta-da!"

Mingxiu held up her own note for everyone to see.

Xiao Xizi smiled sheepishly, and under the hopeful gazes of Mingxiu and Yuqing, she played a "two of circles".

Mingxiu's face froze instantly, while Yu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

Xiao Xizi said with a grin, "I'm so sorry, Your Highness, but this servant really doesn't have one."

Mingxiu silently gave away one of her own.

After playing a few rounds, Yu Qing pushed the cards in her hand away.

"I won! A self-drawn pure suit, a pair of seven dragons, hahaha, pay up, pay up!"

Mingxiu looked at the cards with a wronged expression, not understanding why this was happening. Was this the newbie protection period?

Seeing that the cards played were indeed fine, I had no choice but to reluctantly pay the money.

Mingxiu lost all her money after a few hands, and angrily accused, "Are you guys cheating? Otherwise, why can't I win?"

The others just smiled and didn't explain.

After playing several rounds, Mingxiu became more determined with each setback. His eyes turned red from losing so much, and he refused to believe he couldn't win.

Even when Mingxiu had fully recovered and started removing the bandages from her foot, she still hadn't won.

Mingxiu looked at her feet, which had returned to their previous slender shape, and was very happy. Although she didn't go out much, not wanting to go out and not being able to go out were different things.

After seeing the imperial physician off, Mingxiu couldn't wait to take Lüzhu out for a stroll.

People can be really despicable sometimes; they don't cherish things at all, but then they miss them terribly when they lose them.

Mingxiu is like this now, she just wants to go out for a walk.

Take the green bamboo with you and go to the Imperial Garden.

But just as they were about to reach the Imperial Garden, Mingxiu froze on the spot and asked blankly, "Green Bamboo, when I went out today, did I step out with my left foot or my right foot first?"

Green Bamboo was a little puzzled as to why her mistress would ask such a question, but she still answered cooperatively, "Your Majesty steps out with your left foot first."

"Oh dear, that was a mistake. I should have stepped with my right foot first," Mingxiu said with some regret.

Green Bamboo was still wondering when her mistress had started to know whether she stepped out with her left or right foot when she heard a sound coming from ahead.

"Sister Mingfei, you're finally all better! You can go out for a stroll now."

As soon as Green Bamboo looked up, she saw Consort Yi and her sister, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo, walking towards her.

"Yes, Your Majesty should step out with your right foot today," Green Bamboo replied with a blank face.

But no matter what, they've already come out and are already here, so there's no way to pretend you didn't see them.

Mingxiu greeted them with a forced smile: "My dear Yipin sisters, you're out shopping too! Have a good time, I won't bother you sisters any longer." Then she prepared to leave.

Consort Yi interrupted him, "Sister, you're already here, why the rush to leave? It's rare to run into you, let's sit down together."

Mingxiu was reluctant to go, but seeing the other person's expression, she couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to follow and sit in the pavilion where Consort Yi had rested.

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