In the small kitchen, Meixiang and Aunt Zhang were preparing nourishing meals for Sheng Xiyan.

On the stove was stewing a soup of lean lamb with angelica and astragalus.

The general ordered, "Meixiang, move a pot."

"Young Master, what are you doing?"

Just as he couldn't reach the stove by standing on tiptoe, Xiao Zhuozi brought a wooden chair.

He stood up with three small gourds in his hands.

Meixiang had just moved the double-handled casserole away.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! He threw three small gourds into the fire.

Sparks flew.

"Young Master, be careful!"

The orange flames burned fiercely, and Jiang Jiang clapped his hands, "It's all right this time!"

Just as I was about to get off the chair, I heard Xiao Zhuozi shout,

"The little gourd is fine!"

Jiang Jiang turned back suddenly, eyes wide open, mouth open, in disbelief,

"What's going on? It can't be killed even by burning. It must be a monster!"

The three gourds seemed to be unafraid of fire and their color did not change. Xiao Zhuozi picked them out one by one and threw them on the ground.

Reach out and pick it up.

Hey, he remembered that the gourd was a little deflated when it was glowing on the bed just now. How come it became round when it was thrown into the fire?

"Young Master, what should we do?"

Jiang Jiang frowned and thought for a long time.

"Throw the three gourds into the Jade Lake!"

"Young Master is really smart. Jade Lake is flowing water, so they will definitely float away. We won't kill them, which is good."

Xiao Zhuozi picked up three small gourds and went to the Jade Lake beside the Imperial Garden under the cover of night.

He walked with his hands behind his back, looking like a little adult.

"No wonder my mother has been feeling unwell lately. It must be these three monsters who are causing all this trouble. Now, I've eliminated them all! Hahahaha!"

That night, Jiang Jiang will stay by Sheng Xiyan's side all night.

The next morning, Sheng Xiyan turned over and woke up.

Get up quickly,

"Mom, are you awake? Did you sleep well?"

The red marks on Sheng Xiyan's face had gone down after applying the medicine, but her knees still felt a little sore.

"Mother is fine."

"Then I'll ask Hua Xia and the others to bring the meal!"

She put on a brocade dress, jumped off the bed and went outside the hall to greet people.

Sheng Xiyan recalled that it seemed like she was dreaming last night.

In a dream.

I feel unwell and have a severe stomachache.

Looking up, you will see a patch of emerald green gourd vines, just like the scene behind Longlu Temple.

She cried, "My stomach hurts so much, help me..."

She stretched out her hand to take her own pulse and found that it was weak and slippery, which might be a sign of miscarriage.

"Hurry up and save my child!"

She stroked her belly and said helplessly with tears in her eyes:

"You have only been with me for two months, and I can't bear to leave you..."

Just when she was in despair, three small gourds appeared and jumped onto her.

The surroundings were no longer so cold, and the yellow light seemed like sunlight, but not really.

The little gourds were like tumblers, jumping one by one against her face and standing one by one on her belly.

Gradually, my stomach no longer hurt so much, my whole body relaxed, and in the end I didn't feel uncomfortable at all and fell into a deep sleep.

.....

Sheng Xiyan hurriedly turned her head to look at the gourd vine on the bedside niche.

Why are there three missing?

Jiang Jiang and Hua Xia came in.

"My Lady, you're awake. Does your leg still hurt? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Sheng Xiyan stood up and asked nervously:

"Where are the three little gourds?"

Will be smiling happily,

"I threw them away, and they can never come back!"

Sheng Xiyan was shocked.

"Baby, where did you throw it?"

"I threw it into the fire but it didn't burn to death, so Xiao Zhuozi threw it into the Jade Lake!"

Sheng Xiyan was so anxious that she wanted to get off the ground.

"Get them back!"

Hua Xia stopped him,

"Your Majesty is so anxious that she is confused. I will ask Xiao Zhuozi to go find her. You should take a good rest."

Jiangjiang leaned close to Sheng Xiyan's ear and whispered:

"Mother, the three little gourds are monsters!"

"How do you say that?"

"I saw them glowing last night, and they were shining on your belly!"

Sheng Xiyan hugged him and whispered:

"Baby, these are the magic gourds that protect Mother. You can't tell anyone about this, including Le Wen and your father. Can you promise Mother?"

Just thinking about this novel thing would be enough for him to brag about for a while.

"I'll promise my mother that this is a secret between us!"

Sheng Xiyan hooked her finger on his little hand,

"Let's make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years!"

"Mother, they must have drifted away long ago and will never come back!"

Sheng Xiyan thought, if the dream was true, the three little gourds would definitely come back.

On the edge of Jade Lake, Xiao Zhuozi and Shanhu had no hope at first.

The two of them craned their necks to look.

Shanhu said, "It's been a whole night. It might have drifted into the moat. How can we find it?"

Suddenly Xiao Zhuozi shouted, "Here!"

Three small gourds were floating next to the water plants on the shore.

"That's good now. Your Majesty should be happy."

Inside the hall, Meixiang and Ziling were helping Sheng Xiyan wash up when Xiao Zhuozi ran in happily.

"My Lady, I found it!"

Sheng Xiyan took the three small gourds and stroked them gently. After being thrown into the lake for a night, they were not dirty at all and their skin was shiny.

"You must not say a word about the gourd. Remember that?"

"The servants have taken note of this, Your Majesty, rest assured."

After washing and dressing, Meixiang brought out a soup of lean lamb cooked with angelica and astragalus, which was filled with fragrance.

"My Lady, please hurry up and replenish your energy. The lamb chops sent from the imperial kitchen are very tender."

Sheng Xiyan scooped it up, took a look at it, and smelled it. It was the same recipe that Meixiang had made before.

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