Chapter 752: Everyone has their own thoughts.
"Mother, I'm relieved to see that you're alright."
The Empress Dowager smiled and patted the Emperor's hand, then suddenly said, "Emperor, why don't you go to the front court at this hour? Why are you guarding me? I'm fine."
Emperor Kangxi personally helped the Empress Dowager sit up and brought her medicine. "The Empress Dowager is not feeling well. How can I be in the mood to do anything else? Naturally, I have to stay here to watch over her. Are you feeling better?"
"Much better," the Empress Dowager gently pushed Emperor Kangxi's hand away. "This medicine is very bitter. It tastes tasteless in my mouth. Actually, I feel much better today. The wine and food I've been drinking these past two days have made me feel more refreshed. It's been ages since I've had a good night's sleep."
Nanny Fang laughed as she heard this: "The Empress Dowager hasn't slept well in days. She woke up several times in the last few nights with nightmares. Even the medicine didn't help. Today was the longest she's slept yet, and it scared the Emperor, the Concubine Dowager, and all the other Empresses and Consorts."
The Queen Mother was stunned: "How long have I been sleeping?"
"Sister, it's getting dark now. You have been sleeping since last night." Empress Dowager Shuhui said with a smile.
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment: "No wonder, I feel a little lighter."
Then he laughed again: "And you all are really making a fuss out of nothing. I slept a little longer, and you all come to block my bed. It's really outrageous."
Naturally, no one would tell the Empress Dowager about the scene that Concubine Hui had just caused in the Cining Palace in a nice way. For a while, they surrounded the Empress Dowager and tried to make her laugh.
"Today is the first day of the new year, and the sun is about to set. Hurry up, hurry up! How can you, as the king of a country, stay here with me forever? Go and do your work, and let Jiuer stay with me."
As the Queen Mother spoke, she waved to Wenjiu and said, "This girl's cooking skills are amazing. When I see her, my stomach starts to growl."
Wenjiu took two steps forward at the right moment, and the Queen Mother grabbed her hand and patted it, saying, "Make me that beef brisket hotpot from yesterday. I dreamed about it, but never got to eat it."
Wen Jiu immediately responded with a smile: "Then I will borrow your small kitchen for use."
"Use them, just use them. You can do whatever you want with the people in this yard."
The Empress Dowager Huabi waved her hand at the Emperor and the others, "Hurry up, hurry up, get busy. Just let Princess Jiuer and the Dowager take care of me, okay?"
The Queen Mother sent everyone away like this.
Concubine De felt a little relieved at that time, while Concubine Rong and Concubine Yi also had their own thoughts for a while.
The other princes' wives couldn't help but feel envious at this moment.
It is normal for the Crown Princess to stay with the Empress Dowager.
But Wenjiu's status was still one level lower than theirs, but in the blink of an eye he became a big shot in the eyes of the empress dowager.
Now seeing this scene, she always felt that the way Concubine Hui had embarrassed her just now was like a joke.
The fat man was fine, but the eldest lady blushed so much that she even kept her head down, not daring to look at others. As soon as she walked out of the door, she felt as if she had been pardoned and walked straight out.
"What does Sister Rongfei think?"
Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong walked towards the palace leisurely and asked with a smile.
"What is it, Sister Yi?" Rong Fei said, "Well, seeing that the Empress Dowager is in good health, I feel relieved."
"That's right, sister." Concubine Yi raised her eyebrows slightly. "It's true that Concubine Wen has suffered a lot of grievances. Sister Huifei is really something. The last time Sister Huifei and Sister Defei had a disagreement, were you there?"
"Indeed, Sister Huifei has always been outspoken and her words are not pleasant to the ears, which has upset Sister Defei. The Emperor was fair today after all. I hope Sister Huifei can learn a lesson this time and never hurt our sisters' feelings like this in the future."
Concubine Yi stared at Concubine Rong for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Sister, I've arrived at Yikun Palace. It's getting late today, so I won't invite you in for tea. Take care, sister."
After saying this, he smiled and bowed, then turned around and went into his palace.
As they walked a little further, the nanny behind them couldn't help but glance in Rong Fei's direction and said in a low voice, "This Rong Fei is so cunning, she's trying to fool us with all these nonsense."
Concubine Yi: "She's always like this. Does she think she can avoid offending anyone this way? Oh, in two years, I wonder if she can still be so smooth-talking."
"The Third Master has always been like this. He has a good relationship not only with our Fifth Master and Ninth Master, but also with the Prince of Zhi and the Fourth Master."
Concubine Yi: "The son she raised naturally has the same temperament as her."
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"Your Majesty, is Concubine Yi angry?" The nanny beside Concubine Rong couldn't help but whisper this.
"She's angry with her, what does it have to do with me?" Rong Fei glanced at her casually and said bluntly, "The emperor and the prince are both in good health. They are not afraid of being burned by hot tofu."
Then she waved her handkerchief and let the nanny help her go back to the palace like a willow in the wind.
This side of the Cining Palace.
Wenjiu had already written down the meal recipes and asked the servants to prepare them.
The Queen Mother had just woken up, so she was not given anything with a strong flavor.
A pot of shredded chicken congee was boiled, followed by a pot of seafood congee, and a pot of tomato beef brisket stewed in an iron pot. In it were chopped corn, potatoes, bean curd, vegetables, and wide noodles, making a thick pot. On top of it was still a layer of buns.
Stew over high heat until soft and the sauce is absorbed, then you can serve.
"If you want to go and have a look, go ahead."
The Queen Mother saw the Crown Princess looking outside from time to time and immediately sent her away.
The Crown Princess' eyes lit up: "Thank you, Queen Mother. I'll go help Jiu'er prepare your meal right away."
Then, in the blink of an eye, she disappeared. The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing: "They seem to get along very well with each other."
Concubine Shuhui looked over in surprise, and the Queen Mother patted her hands again: "Wait a minute, you're in for a treat. The food this girl makes is so delicious that you'll remember it even in your dreams."
Empress Dowager Shuhui couldn't help but laugh: "It's rare for my eldest sister to love a child so much."
At that moment, he couldn't help but glance towards the kitchen.
She knew that her eldest sister usually liked the Crown Princess more.
However, Concubine Shuhui had never expected that the Empress Dowager would like warm wine so much.
She had heard of Wen Jiu before. She'd heard that she was a maid who had climbed up the social ladder. She had some talent and was also quite pretty, but Empress Dowager Shuhui didn't find her anything special.
On the contrary, before, she felt that this person had a bad character.
Everyone in the palace said that the Queen Mother loved this warm wine very much.
When she heard this, she just scoffed at it, because it was just a little trick of women who wanted to use the name of their elder sister.
Only now did I realize that my elder sister really liked her very much.
Empress Dowager Shuhui also wanted to see what kind of person Wenjiu was and why he was so capable.
But a little later, the concubine felt that it was true and seemed to have overestimated the girl.
"You...really don't feel overwhelmed?"
Looking at the bowls already piled in front of her, still eating voraciously with her head down and her cheeks bulging with warm wine, Empress Dowager Shuhui couldn't help but ask a question. She even hesitated about whether to find a royal physician for her.
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