"Master? What brings you here?" Even though she didn't want to act anymore, Yin Qingyi had no choice but to get up and put on an act for the sake of a better life in the future.

"I heard from Feng Qing that you vomited again. Are you still feeling unwell?" Yinzhen pulled Yin Qingyi's hand over, his fingertips icy cold, and he frowned. He led Yin Qingyi to a chair, and after she sat down, he warmed her hands with his.

"I don't feel bad anymore. I just ate some dried fruit and I'm a little hungry now. Didn't Feng Qing go to get some food? Why did she come back with Master?" Yin Qingyi shook her head and looked at Feng Qing with a puzzled expression.

"Zhao Baolai saw Feng Qing anxiously waiting in the kitchen, so he brought Feng Qing to see you, Your Highness. It was Your Highness's oversight. I just instructed the kitchen to keep food ready for you from now on, so you can get it whenever you want." After warming the hands in his arms, Yinzhen released them and pulled the person into his embrace. With the beauty in his arms, Yinzhen frowned. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the little person was lighter than yesterday.

"Yes, Your Highness is so kind." Yin Qingyi knew immediately that there was no food in the kitchen, which was why Feng Qing was anxious and why this master had come. She hugged Yinzhen's neck and said with a coquettish smile.

"You need to eat more, look how thin you've become." Yinzhen held Yin Qingyi in his arms, preventing her from moving around and getting hurt, his tone filled with concern.

"I didn't have an appetite. I only ate a few bites and then I didn't want to eat anymore. But thinking of the baby, I ate a few more bites and then I threw up. Oh, I feel so awful." Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen with a wronged expression.

"Didn't you say that eating dried fruit would make you feel better? From now on, just eat some dried fruit before meals. If you don't have any dried fruit, just tell me and I'll get you some." Yinzhen couldn't bear to see Yin Qingyi like this, so he coaxed her repeatedly.

"This concubine is hungry right now." Yin Qingyi was still aggrieved, and the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she became, with tears streaming down her face. She had been transmigrated to this world, and being a concubine was bad enough, but she also had to face a group of scheming women. One wrong move and she wouldn't be alive now. And now, being pregnant, she was at least safe. Didn't she want to eat? She did want to eat, but she wanted crayfish, spicy hot pot... Wait, hot pot? Why did it take her so long? Hot pot existed in the Qing Dynasty too.

"The kitchen is already preparing it, and it will be delivered to you shortly. Su Peisheng... Mingyue, you're fast on your feet, go and see if the kitchen has finished preparing it." Yinzhen panicked upon seeing this, almost forgetting that Su Peisheng had been ordered to the kitchen by him, and immediately called for Mingyue.

"My lord, I want to eat... to eat hot pot." Yin Qingyi was crying so hard that her words were choked with sobs, making her look quite pitiful. But what she was saying was that she wanted to eat hot pot, which really made Yinzhen both amused and exasperated.

"Did you hear that?" Yinzhen turned to look at Mingyue beside him.

"This servant will go right away." Mingyue nodded, turned around and left the house. As soon as she left the house, she used her lightness skill to fly out and arrived at the front yard in just a few breaths.

"Oh my goodness, my dear Mingyue, are you trying to scare your father-in-law to death?" Su Peisheng was startled by Mingyue's sudden appearance beside him, clutching his chest and glaring at her.

"Princess wants to eat hot pot, and Master sent me to tell her." Mingyue's face remained expressionless; indeed, Mingyue was expressionless.

"...Old Zhang, did you hear that? Princess Yin wants to eat hot pot, hurry up." Su Peisheng was helpless, but since his master had spoken, the subordinates had no choice but to obey.

"...I heard you." Old Zhang looked at the dish in his hand. It was almost ready, but the presentation had changed. But it didn't matter. It was much better for the master to have something he wanted to eat than for them to rack their brains to come up with something. If the master didn't like what they made, then it was their fault as servants. But if the master wanted something and didn't eat it, then it wasn't their fault.

The pot dishes were prepared much faster than the other dishes, and were ready in no time. Three or five strong eunuchs carried the food boxes towards Luoxue Pavilion. Su Peisheng naturally followed them. As for his master leaving him alone at Luoxue Pavilion again, Su Peisheng thought, "Once or twice, I'll get used to it after a while."

Luoxuexuan

Yin Qingyi watched with shining eyes as each dish was brought out. Once the broth in the pot was boiling, she couldn't wait to put a slice of beef in to cook it. She dipped it in sauce and put it in her mouth without caring whether it was hot or not.

After taking a bite, Yin Qingyi let out a satisfied sigh. Her appetite was instantly stimulated, even more so than with dried fruit.

Yinzhen was initially worried about the way Yin Qingyi ate, fearing she might burn herself, but the little woman seemed unfazed by the heat, taking several bites in a row. Her satisfied expression made Yinzhen, who had already eaten lunch, want to eat some too.

Thinking this, Yinzhen let Su Peisheng lick the bowl and chopsticks clean, and then he and Yin Qingyi started eating together. However, he ate slowly, while Yin Qingyi ate very quickly. This made Yinzhen's eyes gleam with a smile.

Yin Qingyi ate too fast, and by the time she felt full, she was already stuffed. Now she was clutching her stomach and groaning in discomfort.

"...Even if it tastes good, you can't eat it like this. If you like it, just order it when you have dinner." Yinzhen's face was dark, but he gently rubbed Yin Qingyi's stomach.

The old nanny was helpless. She had originally thought it would be good for the princess to eat more, but this indulgence had led to this mess. She wanted to call the palace physician to take a look and prescribe some digestive medicine, but the princess refused, saying it was too embarrassing. In the end, she could only let the master rub the princess's stomach. Normally, with so many servants around, it wouldn't be the master's turn to do this, but since he wanted to do it, what could they say? They could only watch.

"This concubine was wrong." Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen pitifully, her fingertips pinching and waving a bit of Yinzhen's sleeve.

"If you know you're wrong, don't do it again next time. Otherwise, you'll only be the one who suffers." Yinzhen's handsome face couldn't hold back, and he showed helplessness. He really couldn't do anything with this little woman.

Once Yin Qingyi was feeling less uncomfortable, Yinzhen's hands were starting to ache. He quietly put his hands behind his back and turned around.

After staying at Luoxuexuan for a while, Yinzhen left, as he had other matters to attend to.

Yin Qingyi's good appetite didn't last long. After only two or three days, she got tired of the potted food and her appetite returned to that of a kitten, the kind where she would eat two bites and then vomit three.

In just a few days, Yin Qingyi's small face turned pale. Her already small face became even smaller and more frightening after being tormented for the past few days.

After not setting foot in Luoxue Pavilion for several days, Yinzhen almost didn't recognize it when he stepped into it again.