A necklace inlaid with red gold and rubies, a jade pendant, and agate beads...
After turning everything out in the same way, He Yanxiu asked Xing'an to pack up the things one by one.
"Send it to the residence of Ping'an County Lord." He Yanxiu said.
Xing'an, "..."
Reciprocity is common.
But in your current situation, do you still need to exchange gifts? Just don't make the servants run back and forth to take money from one pocket and put it in another pocket, okay...
Quite tiring.
I feel full too. ——It’s the summer solstice, and the weather is getting hotter.
The Concubine Shu was about to give birth, and with her big belly she could not stand the heat. In addition, she had difficulty moving, so she stayed in the palace all day.
Qin Yishu was afraid that Concubine Shu would be bored, so he would visit her often whenever he had time.
After finishing government affairs early today, Qin Yishu came to Concubine Shu's palace to have lunch with her.
When he came, he asked people to bring a lot of fresh southern fruits, and also instructed people to use ice in Concubine Shu's palace to reduce the summer heat.
Lychees, loquats, mangosteens...all of them are rare and difficult to preserve, so they can only be placed on ice.
On a summer day like this, these things, displayed like this, make people feel comfortable and cool just by looking at them.
Seeing this, Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Your Majesty's reward, I should be grateful, but I really can't eat these. Once I eat them, my stomach will turn sour and I will feel nauseous and want to vomit."
"So..." Qin Yishu was a little embarrassed, "I was inconsiderate. I just thought that you were pregnant and afraid of the heat, so you probably liked to eat some cool fruits."
"What do you want to eat? I'll have someone prepare it."
"What I want to eat..."
When Concubine Shu was halfway through her words, the maid brought the bowl to her and said, "Your Majesty, the red oil cold noodles are ready."
Here it comes, her favorite food is here!
Shufei took the bowl and chopsticks, looked at the red in the bowl and couldn't help swallowing her saliva, then put the chewy and refreshing cold skin into her mouth.
He smacked his lips while eating, "It seems not spicy enough, add some more red oil."
"Oh, yeah, put out some of the dishes that I usually eat."
"Yes." After receiving the order, the maid quickly brought the things that Concubine Shu wanted.
Spicy shredded chicken, pickled pepper chicken feet, spicy bean curd, spicy braised lotus root slices...
Afraid that Concubine Shu would not have enough cold noodles, the maid brought over some roujiamo, but she did not forget to put a few fragrant red peppers in it.
When Concubine Shu saw these, she immediately ate heartily with great satisfaction, but she did not forget to call Qin Yishu, "Your Majesty, would you like to have a taste too?"
Seeing that Concubine Shu was eating happily, Qin Yishu also felt hungry, so he ordered some roujiamo and red oil cold noodles, and ate those spicy dishes with Concubine Shu.
But just after taking a bite, Qin Yishu's brows knitted together, and he hurriedly picked up the teacup beside him and poured tea into his mouth, "This is too spicy..."
It was so spicy that his mouth felt like it was burning.
Qin Yishu really couldn't understand how Concubine Shu could eat such spicy food.
"This is what I like right now." Concubine Shu smiled and told the maid to prepare some normal and light meat sandwiches, cold noodles, and scallion oil noodles for Qin Yishu.
"The emperor couldn't get used to the taste, so he ate something else. But it's a pity that the emperor didn't have the pleasure of enjoying such delicious food."
"Indeed." Qin Yishu nodded, "I really don't have the fortune to enjoy them, but these foods smell really delicious and make people quite hungry. It shows that the cooking skills of the chef in your small kitchen are getting better and better."
"It's not that the chef in the small kitchen is good at cooking, it's just that Yu Jin is a filial child. She was thinking about my love of spicy food during pregnancy, so she made these things specially and asked Yan Xiu to send them in."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, Yujin is really an amazing child. She remembers things like this very clearly and is willing to take the trouble to do it."
"Ping'an County Lady is filial." Qin Yishu nodded.
"Yes." Concubine Shu agreed, "My mother is old and in poor health, and Yujin is always taking care of her. She is a very filial child."
"But Yujin is becoming more and more filial, and I am becoming more and more uneasy."
"Why?" Qin Yishu was puzzled. "Ping'an County Lady is your future niece-in-law. You are the elder, and it is only natural for you to receive such filial piety. You should not feel uneasy."
"That's how it should be, but it's just a matter between the two of them. Although I'm happy to see it happen, they haven't gotten married yet." Concubine Shu looked at Qin Yishu thoughtfully.
Qin Yishu immediately understood, "After talking in a roundabout way for so long, my beloved concubine is talking about this?"
"It's for this matter. The emperor personally promised Yan Xiu about this matter. Now the time has come. Yan Xiu is a minister and a junior. Naturally, I am embarrassed to urge the emperor. Only I, a concubine, can have the audacity to say a word to the emperor." Concubine Shu said with a smile.
Qin Yishu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Is He Yanxiu still embarrassed? I've never seen it before!
I guess this brat was afraid to talk to him in person, and he mentioned a lot of requests, so I just let Concubine Shu talk to him.
No wonder I heard Youer complaining about his good calculations a few days ago.
Now the beads on the abacus have all fallen on the face of the king of a country! "Well, since I have promised, I will not break my promise." Qin Yishu smiled, "Minghai, ask the Hanlin Academy to draft an order to grant marriage to Minister He and Princess Ping'an, and put it on my desk this afternoon."
"Yes." Ming Hai responded with a smile, saying, "I'm afraid the Queen Mother will be very happy with the decree of marriage."
The Empress Dowager had a close relationship with Old Madam Lu and Old Madam He, and treated Concubine Shu as her own daughter. He Yanxiu was a younger generation that both families paid close attention to, and He Yanxiu's marriage was especially of great concern to the two old ladies.
The two old ladies were happy about this arranged marriage, and the empress dowager was naturally happy as well.
"But I'm sure you'll be thinking about You'er's marriage." Qin Yishu looked at Concubine Shu, "You'er is old enough to move out. I've asked the Ministry of Rites to choose a place, and the Ministry of Works has already begun supervising the construction of the mansion. It's time to put this important matter of marriage on the agenda."
"Do you have a favorite candidate?"
Qin Yishu did not allow the Queen to interfere in the Third Prince's marriage and let Concubine Shu handle it herself.
"I do have some plans, but You'er doesn't care. From the look on his face, I think he has some plans, but he just won't tell me."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "After I give birth safely, I will ask you about it in detail when I have time, and it will be decided as soon as possible."
"Yes." Qin Yishu nodded. "In marriage, the most important thing is that both parties love each other."
"That's what I meant." Concubine Shu said as she stuffed a pickled chicken foot into her mouth.
The chicken feet were boneless and tasted crispy and had a spicy taste of pickled peppers. After taking a bite of the chicken feet, Concubine Shu felt that her entire mouth came alive.
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