At dinner, roasted pigeons and jade steamed dumplings were placed in front of her. Sheng Xiyan took two bites and stopped eating.

Xuan Ling tasted it and said, "It's delicious. Why don't you eat it?"

Sheng Xiyan frowned: "It's not delicious. When roasting the pigeons, you need to spread honey on them. The jade steamed dumplings have too strong a meaty taste."

Xuan Ling had no choice but to feed her a few mouthfuls of millet and sea cucumber porridge, thinking to himself: Tomorrow I will personally do these two things as she said.

In Jingren Palace, the dinner dishes are simple.

Qingdai reported while serving:

"Your Highness has a poor appetite, and now the entire Imperial Kitchen is revolving around this matter. Your Highness, when you were pregnant with the eldest princess, you also had severe morning sickness, but you were very careful not to show it in front of the Emperor. But Your Highness, you are so different, I heard that the Emperor also suffered from morning sickness."

When Empress Duan heard this, she threw down the jade spoon and sneered:

"At that time, I was afraid that the Emperor would dislike me, so I didn't dare vomit, didn't dare show discomfort, and didn't dare eat too much, for fear of damaging my figure... How dare Concubine Chen cause the Emperor so much worry? Everyone in the court knows how hard she works. She's really made it known to everyone."

Then he asked, “Is there any news about that?”

Qingdai whispered, "It's strange that the emperor didn't order an investigation into the fire."

Empress Duan frowned and said, "This is what I fear the most."

Emperor Xuanwu is a man of deep thoughts, and the quieter he is, the more frightening he becomes.

She clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes:

Noble Concubine Chen, do you think you can rest easy just because you have the Emperor's favor? I want to see how long you can be so proud.

"Your Majesty, although Concubine Chen is favored, she is pregnant with the emperor's heir and cannot serve the emperor..."

Empress Duan said angrily, "Consort Cui is such a nobody. I've urged her several times to go to the Yangxin Palace to meet the Emperor, but she's always said she's sick and hasn't even dared to show her head. I've wasted my high hopes on her."

Qing Dai came closer and said, "My Lady, isn't there a wonderful woman in the palace right now?"

Queen Duan took off her jeweled gold armor, looked at the pink jeweled flowers on it, and smiled.

"Yes, Princess Xueqiong came to marry, but she hasn't been canonized for many days. I'm sure she must be very anxious."