Chapter 55 Afraid She'd Get Hot
"Then I would like to thank you, Master."
After she said that, Liang An and Liang Fu had no choice but to accept it.
After the two men received the silver, Pei Tingyue praised them a few more times and let them go.
He finished the game of chess with great concentration before slowly walking towards the inner hall.
Tonight is Yunshu's night watch.
After she blew out the candle in the inner hall, she dozed off at the door of the inner hall.
In the silence, she vaguely heard someone calling her.
She put on some clothes, quietly opened the door to the back hall, and saw a familiar face.
"Liang An?"
Liang An smiled: "It's me."
Yun Shu thought that since he came to see her at this hour, there must be something wrong. Her face became serious. After closing the door, she asked, "But what happened?"
Liang An shook his head and said softly: "Don't be nervous, nothing happened, just come with me."
Hearing him say this, Yun Shu felt relieved and followed him to the stone table in the corridor.
Seeing the things on the stone table, Yun Shu looked up in surprise: "Snacks?"
Liang An nodded gently at her, the night covering the tenderness in his eyes: "Well, try it quickly."
Yun Shu sat down at the stone table, took a piece of meat and started eating it whole: "I'm just hungry."
"I guessed it." Liang An's expression softened, and he sat down opposite her. "You're timid, and it's even more obvious when you're about to do something bad. I saw you were restless at dusk. I'm afraid you didn't even eat properly, right?"
Yun Shu swallowed the snack in his mouth and said stubbornly, "What's the point of being timid or restless? I can't eat, it's just me... I just have a poor appetite! Don't talk nonsense!"
"Okay, okay." Liang An followed her words, watched her eat for a while, and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"Delicious!" Yun Shu nodded happily. "This date cake is sweet but not greasy, comparable to the ones made by the beauty. And this little shortbread, the crust is crispy and the inside is soft and fragrant. Where did you get such delicious snacks?"
Liang An said: "The emperor gave it to my father as a reward, and my father sent it to me."
Yun Shu paused while eating, her large black eyes blinking continuously. She pointed at the snacks on the table and said, "This, this is made for the Emperor by the Imperial Kitchen?!"
"Yes." Liang An whispered softly, "It's yours now."
Yun Shu suppressed his surprise and said regretfully, "If I had known the origin of this pastry, I wouldn't have touched the plate of small pastries. I'll give it to my beauty to try tomorrow."
"The Emperor dotes on his beauty so much, what does she want? She certainly needs two plates of snacks." Liang An was somewhat helpless. "Besides, the shortbread won't last long, and by tomorrow it won't taste the same."
Yun Shu thought about it and agreed. She chuckled and continued eating.
Halfway through eating, she became a little confused again.
Why is Liang An so nice to her?
The emperor didn't eat the snacks he gave her as a reward, but saved them for her.
She thought so and asked, "Liang An, why are you so nice to me?"
Liang An said softly, "You were very good to me. At that time, I was beaten, and my former friends all avoided me. They even tried to curry favor with my father, hoping that he would adopt another son and abandon me. Only you came to see me and brought me medicine."
Yun Shu stopped chewing and said seriously, "It was the beauty who asked me to come to see you, and it was the beauty who asked me to bring the medicine, so you should be nice to the beauty."
Liang An said: "I know, that's why I came here to work for you. But I also remember how good you were to me. At that time, Liang Fu was deliberately sent away to do something, and I couldn't even get my medicine by myself. You helped me."
When he said that, Yun Shu recalled the scene at that time and her face flushed slightly. "Don't mention this matter again! I helped you out of pity. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. Even though you're a little eunuch, you're still a man. If this matter gets to know, I won't be able to get married."
Liang An smiled slightly: "Okay, I understand, I won't mention it again."
Yun Shu was finally satisfied and she stopped eating until she felt a little full.
Before leaving, Liang An called her back, handed her a clean handkerchief, and reminded her, "There's some residue on your mouth."
Yun Shu didn't take it. She stared at the handkerchief in the dim moonlight. After confirming that there was a cloud embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief, she looked up at Liang An, then at the handkerchief. Finally, with a strange look on her face, she said, "Isn't this my handkerchief? Where did you get it?"
You won't steal her, will you?
Liang An explained: "That time you applied medicine to me and left it in my room. I washed it clean and never had time to give it to you."
Yun Shu breathed a sigh of relief. She reached out and grabbed the handkerchief, wiping it across her mouth. "Let's go, let's go to bed."
Liang An stood there, his palms burning where he was touched, staring at the figure as he entered the hall. He stood there for a long time before turning around and leaving.
*
By mid-May, the weather had not only become hotter but also stuffy, making it hard to breathe and making me feel irritated.
Pei Tingyue would sweat every day after coming back from paying respects to Fenghe Palace.
When she returned to her palace, the first thing she did was to take a bath, change into clean clothes, and then stay in the palace without coming out.
This day, it’s time to say hello.
Finally, one of the concubines couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Your Majesty, it's too hot today. Aren't we going to the palace this year?"
Empress Cui shook her head and said, "I have already asked the emperor, and he will stay in the palace this summer."
This made the concubines a little disappointed.
Going to the palace is not only cooler, but the scenery is also fresh. If you just stay in the palace, you will get moldy.
Unfortunately, I still can’t go this year.
Concubine Xie sighed, "I heard that during the time of the previous emperor, he would go to the temporary palace every April. But our emperor, in the four years since he ascended the throne, has never been there once."
Empress Cui comforted him gently, "The Emperor said that since the temporary palace is outside the capital, not only can he not attend court, but it would also be inconvenient for the court officials to discuss matters, so he won't go. As concubines, we should be more considerate of the Emperor."
Since the government affairs were being discussed, the concubines had no way to complain.
Empress Cui continued, "Last year, I devised several ways to reduce expenses in the harem. Over the past year, I have saved twenty thousand taels of silver. I have used this money to purchase several ice cellars outside the palace. From today on, the amount of ice in each palace will be doubled."
The concubines in the main position did not think there was anything wrong with this, such as Concubine Xie Xianfei and Lin Zhaorong, their ice rules were always enough.
But the concubines of lower rank were very happy. Their ice allowance was already tight, and doubling it would help them get through the summer. They all hurried to express their gratitude.
Pei Tingyue was also very happy.
She is afraid of cold and heat, and can't stand even the slightest bit of cold or heat.
There weren't many instances of Beauty Ice, so it could only be used in one place. Normally, it was placed in the ice container in front of the couch in the west room. If I tried to go east, I'd start sweating in no time.
If it was double the ice rate, she would be able to move freely in the palace.
Please come and stay.
Pei Tingyue returned to the palace and asked someone to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get today's ice.
Unexpectedly, just after breakfast, someone brought ice. It was the emperor's order.
He said he was worried she would get too hot, so he gave her more.
Pei Tingyue naturally accepted it, gave the eunuch a reward and sent him away. Then she ordered someone to put the ice away.
There was an ice jar placed on each of the east and west sides of the hall, and one was also placed in the bedroom, making it instantly cooler.
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