Chapter 59 The Queen's Plan
"Your Majesty, the palace is currently experiencing a series of happy events. Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Shen are both pregnant, and Concubine Hua now has Shuhe as her companion. The flowers in my palace are in full bloom right now. I'm thinking of inviting my sisters to come and walk around my palace together, just to strengthen the sisterhood. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
On this day, the emperor went to the queen's palace as usual.
The queen was thinking about her own plan, so she mentioned the flower viewing to the emperor.
The Emperor didn't have any other opinions on this: "This is a good idea. The imperial physician also said that she can walk around properly after her body stabilizes. However, since they are both pregnant, the Empress doesn't need to stay up too long."
"Of course, I will keep this in mind."
The emperor sat in Jingren Palace for a short time before he said that there were still many memorials that needed to be reviewed and left immediately.
"Jianqiu, the emperor doesn't even want to eat here now."
The queen watched the emperor leave and sighed deeply.
Her eyes were full of loneliness, thinking back to when she first entered the palace, the emperor had held her in his hands and protected her.
Jianqiu looked at the queen with heartache, wanting to comfort her but not knowing where to start.
"Have you arranged the rest?"
Yixiu calmed down and decided that now was not the time to be sad. She had more important things to do.
"My lady, everything is ready."
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"My lady, can't we not go to the flower viewing party that the Queen is holding this time?"
Caiyue looked at Chen Meizhuang worriedly.
"The Queen has made it very clear. This time, the Emperor has also agreed. If we don't go, we will offend the Emperor, which is absolutely unacceptable. Don't worry, everything will be fine."
Chen Meizhuang knew what Caiyue was worried about, and she didn't want to participate either. However, this time even the emperor had promised it, so she couldn't refuse.
However, thinking of what Concubine Hua had asked Songzhi to come over to explain to her some time ago, Shen Meizhuang once again reminded Caiyue: "You must check carefully again. There must not be anything with spices on our clothes. Check your own body carefully too."
"I know."
Looking at Shen Meizhuang's serious expression, Cai Yue checked all the clothes again.
Zhen Huan also received the same instructions from Nian Shilan. Even though she was a little confused about Nian Shilan's instructions, she believed that Nian Shilan would not say such words for no reason, so she also asked Huanbi to check everything carefully, just like Shen Meiyu.
Only after giving instructions to Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang did Nian Shilan feel at ease to choose the clothes she needed to wear.
She had originally forgotten about this matter, but when the queen mentioned holding a flower-viewing banquet, she suddenly remembered that a big event had happened in her previous life.
It was at this flower-viewing banquet that Fucha lost her child, and Zhen Huan was diagnosed with pregnancy due to an injury. She remembered that it seemed to be because of some spice problem, and the black cat raised by the Queen lost its mind and bumped into Fucha. As for the details, she can't remember them clearly now, and can only respond improvisationally when the time comes.
As for Fu Cha, she can only hope for the best.
"My lady, why don't you wear this outfit for the flower viewing banquet? What do you think?"
Fucha's personal maid took out a light purple dress from the closet, and Fucha liked it very much.
"Oh, and the cosmetics the Emperor gave me earlier, I'll take them with me when the time comes. I absolutely cannot let myself be outdone by that Chen Meizhuang."
Now she and Shen Meizhuang are the only two pregnant women in the palace. She must let Shen Meizhuang see how much the emperor values her.
"Yes, I remember it."
At this time, Fu Cha was only thinking about stepping on Shen Meizhuang and didn't notice the unusual expression on her maid's face at all.
The flower viewing party also arrived with different thoughts from everyone.
Nian Shilan arrived early because she was worried about Chen Meizhuang.
“Sister Shen, come here.”
After seeing the figures of Chen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, she immediately called them aside, whispered in their ears and carefully reminded them to stay away from the crowd.
Chen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan looked at each other. They both realized that today would not be a peaceful day, so they walked behind the crowd in tacit understanding.
"The peonies in the Imperial Palace have been blooming beautifully lately. I'm thinking of inviting all of you sisters to come and admire them. This will also allow you to interact with each other more. If the harem is harmonious, the Emperor will feel more at ease. Don't you agree?"
"Yes, the Queen is very considerate."
As the Queen's follower, Concubine Qi would naturally respond to what the Queen said at the first moment.
"The peonies in your Majesty's palace are indeed in full bloom and are truly beautiful. We concubines are truly blessed with such a feast for the eyes."
While everyone was carefully admiring the flowers in front of them, only Fucha had to take out cosmetics from time to time to touch up her makeup, which made Xin Changzai, who was standing next to her, roll her eyes.
"Princess Fucha, your powder smells so good. Where did you find this treasure?"
Wasn't Fucha waiting for this moment to be asked? She immediately looked at Xin Changzai with pride.
"The emperor specially sent this to me a few days ago. He said it's very good for my skin. I also feel that my skin has become particularly fair during this period."
"Then you must use it sparingly. It's exposed to the wind and sun outside. Don't let the emperor's kindness melt away."
When Xin Chang said this, everyone couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, even Nian Shilan looked at Xin Chang twice more.
After interacting with Xin Changzai from a different perspective, Nian Shilan found that this person was becoming more and more to her liking, and even his ability to argue with people was very much to her liking.
Everyone treated it as a joke and didn't pay too much attention to the little incident, continuing to chat casually.
However, no one expected that the black cat Songzi raised by the queen was staring closely at the group of people in front of them in the dark, especially Fucha in the crowd, or it could be said that he was staring at the powder in her hand.
Since coming here, Nian Shilan has been looking at everything around her very carefully, so she noticed the cat the moment it appeared.
She was worried about Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, so while no one was paying attention, she quietly took a few steps back and pulled them both aside, then walked back to her original position.
After a while, the black cat really took action.
Suddenly, Songzi rushed out from the corner and pounced directly on Fucha.
Suddenly, a group of people were in chaos. Chen Meizhuang was not affected by the panicked crowd because she had been reminded by Nian Shilan and Cai Yue was always protecting her. But after she calmed down, she suddenly heard a shouting from the crowd.
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