Chapter 161 Jealous Cardamom
Lu Haozhi had no choice but to leave the mother and daughter behind for the time being and put on his shoes to go out.
Meng Yan stood up, tidied his clothes, and sent him straight to the downstairs of Chunze Zhai. She watched the imperial carriage go away before returning.
Lu Haozhi sat on the sedan chair, feeling unhappy. After a while, he suddenly said to Rong An, "Rong An, Princess He'an has always refused to get close to me, and she's been clinging to the imperial concubine. What should I do?"
Rong An didn't catch the emperor's hidden meaning for a moment and smiled, "Your Majesty, the princess is so attached to the imperial concubine, which proves that the imperial concubine treats the princess well. The princess regards the imperial concubine as her own mother, that's why she acts like this."
He was planning to flatter the imperial concubine's kindness, and the emperor would surely be pleased.
Unexpectedly, Lu Haozhi glared at him and said, "The princess regards the imperial concubine as her own mother, but she doesn't want a father! Moreover, if the little girl keeps pestering the imperial concubine like this day and night, how can I recruit the imperial concubine to sleep with me?"
Well, so this is the knot. This is just flattery again.
Rong An mentally slapped himself in the face, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that you are so busy with your affairs that you don't see the princess often enough. It's only natural for a child to not recognize someone. Furthermore, the princess is still young, and with the incident between Prince Yi and the princess, she's unfamiliar with the palace. It's only natural for her to be a little attached to her mother after finally meeting the imperial concubine." At this point, he stole a glance at the emperor and muttered, "If this night won't work, can't you try another time?"
Another time?
Lu Haozhi suddenly felt his mind suddenly clear up, and he smiled, "Well said, I hadn't thought about that! The princess can't leave the imperial concubine at night, but she can't leave the imperial concubine all day! Rong'an, your idea is smarter than the previous ones. I will reward you someday!"
Rong An smiled and thanked the emperor hastily. It was so hard to get the emperor's reward again. Ever since the imperial concubine got angry with the emperor, he had been beaten with a stick.
How wonderful it is! The imperial concubine and the emperor are finally happily married, and his butt is finally at peace.
Rong An was feeling happy when he heard Lu Haozhi mutter to himself, "After this busy period is over, I will also spend some time with Doukou. This child refuses to acknowledge her father, which is not acceptable. The daughter of the imperial concubine is naturally my daughter."
Rong An couldn't help but sigh secretly. If the emperor didn't have his own children, he would probably go crazy.
Meng Yan sent Lu Haozhi away and returned to the room. She saw Ruizhu had already combed Doukou's hair and changed her into an apricot-colored button-down shirt with a treasure gourd pattern. The child's fair skin and bright eyes made her look even more adorable.
She sat on the edge of the bed, her legs tilted up, and she wore little pea green shoes embroidered with parrots and peaches. When she saw Meng Yan coming back, she stretched out her two little hands, "Mom, hold me!"
Meng Yan walked over, but didn't hug her. She just touched her little head and said, "Doukou, why are you so naughty today? Not only did you act like a spoiled child, but you even hit people. You are not allowed to have snacks today. If you do it again, your mother will not love you."
Seeing that her mother refused to hug her, Doukou simply hugged her mother's waist and buried her head in Meng Yan's arms.
Meng Yan sighed softly and coaxed softly, "Good child, the person here just now is the emperor, you can't do this. He loves you very much in his heart, and he will be very sad if you hit him."
She originally wanted to explain the relationship between Lu Haozhi and Doukou, but she thought the child was too young and might not understand, so she changed her words.
Doukou rubbed her hard and hummed twice, seeming very reluctant.
Meng Yan was increasingly baffled and looked at Ruizhu, "What's wrong with this child? Why does she hate the Emperor so much? He has never treated her harshly."
Ruizhu looked at it and smiled, "I'm afraid the little princess is jealous of the emperor!"
"Jealous?"
Meng Yan was surprised and said, "A little girl like this is jealous? Besides, the emperor is her elder, why should she be jealous?"
Ruizhu replied, "The child is quite clever. Your Majesty, don't underestimate her. She actually knows everything. Her Highness's family suffered a great change, and she has been stranded in the palace alone. The Emperor is so busy that it's impossible for him to take care of everything. She is so lucky to have found someone who truly loves her like Your Majesty, so of course she doesn't want her to be taken away by someone else. In fact, I wanted to tell Your Majesty a few times before. Her Highness is too clingy to you. If this continues, I'm afraid it will hurt the relationship between you and the Emperor."
Meng Yan shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is not such a narrow-minded person. However, if this continues, it will do more harm than good to the princess's future."
She lowered her head and looked at the child in her arms, and the child also looked up at her, his bright eyes full of attachment.
Meng Yan's heart suddenly became as warm and soft as a pool of spring water.
Having lost her mother so early, she had no one to confide in, no matter how many things were on her mind. She could only cry in her own bed at night. She knew the feeling all too well.
Doukou was trying hard to act coquettishly, trying to get her attention so that she could occupy her. She understood her feelings.
But she couldn't let her child go on like this, because the child would eventually grow up and leave her mother to walk on her own.
If I just live under the protection of my mother and become a clingy person who never grows up, how will I face all the difficulties in the future?
On the other hand, although Lu Haozhi doesn't care about it at the moment, he may feel resentful in the long run. Doukou is not his biological child after all, and a princess who is not favored by the emperor has no future.
Thinking about her past life, when Lin Yanrong actually wanted to use cardamom as a marriage partner, Meng Yan felt a chill running down her spine and her back went numb!
She bit her lip and pondered for a long time before saying, "Let me think about it for a while."
Nothing happened that day until evening. Meng Yan was hesitating whether to wait for Lu Haozhi to come for dinner. Then news came from Zhonghe Hall that the emperor was busy with government affairs today and would not come to dine with the two officials from the Ministry of Revenue. He just ordered the imperial kitchen to send a dish of peony bird's nest, a dish of preserved snow yellow croaker, and a plate of jujube paste cakes to supplement the dishes for the imperial concubine and the princess.
Meng Yan listened, smiled slightly, ordered a reward for the visitor, and then placed the plate of jujube paste cakes in front of Doukou. "Little girl, you tried your best to chase them away. The emperor still cares about you."
Of course she knew who this snack was for.
For fear of gaining weight, she never had the habit of eating snacks at night.
Ruizhu served the dishes while whispering, "Your Majesty, now is the time to strike while the iron is hot. Why not wait until Zhonghe Hall is cleared and send someone to invite the Emperor to come for lunch tomorrow?"
Meng Yan said calmly, "It's not a good idea to rush. Whether the emperor comes or not is entirely up to him. I won't go out of my way to invite him." As she spoke, she took a bite of the yellow croaker and added, "It's dry weather. Tell the kitchen to cook a bowl of Tremella, Snow Pear and Wolfberry Soup tomorrow morning according to the recipe I wrote earlier. Okay, I'll send it to the emperor."
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