Chapter 96: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

After Xue Youli recovered from the shock, he didn't touch the food on the plate.

Seeing this, Chu Xinyue quickly called Banxia over and poured a cup of warm water to her, "Ali, rinse your mouth first. You've become thinner and hungry recently. I'd rather ask the emperor to give you a small kitchen..."

"cough!"

When Xue Youli took the teacup, she coughed deliberately to prevent her from continuing.

Chu Xinyue immediately covered her mouth and exchanged a look with her that showed understanding.

What else could the concubines at the banquet not understand after seeing this?

They all had different expressions and turned their gazes to Xue Youli.

When Chu Xinyue wrote this novel, the setting was that only concubines and above could have their own private kitchen.

Looking at the entire harem, there are three people who now have small kitchens, namely Concubine Li who was once the only favored concubine in the harem, Concubine Chun who has to boil medicine to drink every day, and Concubine Rong who has a daughter.

Xue Youli, a little noblewoman, wanted to break this rule, but she must be pregnant with a dragon seed for her to dare to say such words.

At this time, Xue Youli didn't care about people's gazes at all. She just held the teacup and drank water in small sips.

Guess what, the more outrageous their guesses are, the more ruthless some people will be.

"Mr. Xue, would you like some sour plum soup?"

At this moment, Duan Cainü, who was sitting on the other side of Xue Youli, picked up the pot of sour plum soup beside her and looked at the two of them with a gentle smile.

After a pause, she replied, "This is the sour plum soup I made myself. It doesn't contain hawthorn or licorice. It tastes quite different!"

Friends who are familiar with medicine know that hawthorn and licorice are not suitable for pregnant women.

Recently, there have been rumors in the harem that Xue Youli is pregnant, but as long as the imperial physician fails to confirm this, this news could be a smokescreen released by Xue Youli.

But Duan Cainü lives next door to Xue Youli. If even the sour plum soup she makes is made according to the standards for pregnant women, then it is basically proven that Xue Youli is pregnant.

When Xue Qingyao, who was sitting at the next table, heard Duan Cainü speak, his pupils shrank and his eyes became tense and expectant.

Last time, she secretly asked Lian Xin to find someone to get close to Duan Cainv and encouraged Duan Cainv to befriend Xue Youli.

Been waiting for today!

However, Xue Qingyao did not place all her hopes on Duan Cainü. She made two preparations to ensure that everything would go well.

At this moment, she secretly estimated the distance between Duan Cainv and Xue Youli, and finally glanced at Xue Youli's belly which was not yet visible.

With so many concubines present, no one wanted Xue Youli to give birth to the child smoothly.

Unfortunately, these women have evil intentions but not the courage, so she will have to abort Xue Youli's pregnancy.

A life for a life, just consider it as revenge for her mother!

Xue Youli looked at the pot of sour plum soup in Duan Cainv's hand and picked up the empty cup beside her. "Thank you, Sister Duan. Give me a cup."

"good."

Duan Cainü poured her half a cup of sour plum soup and then sat back in her seat.

"Sister Duan!" Rong Qingyue saw Xue Youli holding up the sour plum soup and about to put it to her mouth, and immediately said to Duan Cainv, "I am thirsty too, how about you share some of your sour plum soup with me?"

Xue Youli saved her daughter's life and enthusiastically treated her daughter's asthma. Rong Qingyue was worried that there was something wrong with Duan Cainü's sour plum soup, so she took the initiative to ask Duan Cainü for sour plum soup.

Firstly, it was to remind Xue Youli to be cautious before drinking sour plum soup.

Secondly, I also wanted to pick Duan Cainü. If the sour plum soup was tampered with, she would be the first one I would not let go.

However, facing Rong Qingyue's initiative to drink sour plum soup, Duan Cainv's expression was frank, "Yes, I also added brown sugar to the sour plum soup, which is sour and sweet and very appetizing."

"Oh? Really?" Rong Qingyue raised her eyebrows and pointed at Murong Xi who was sitting next to her. "Xi'er is also a greedy person. Can she drink?"

Duan Cainv nodded, "Of course."

If children aged four or five can drink it, then there is no problem for pregnant women to drink it.

Rong Qingyue felt relieved and asked Caixia to pour two cups of sour plum soup.

Xue Youli knew Rong Qingyue's good intentions and gave her a grateful look.

She was a doctor, and she treated Murong Xi out of her professional qualities.

But after Rong Qingyue accepted her love, he always took good care of her.

At this dinner, everyone had something on their mind, and most people did not enjoy the food.

But Chu Xinyue ate very happily. Empress Dowager Yin was a vegetarian, and there were not so many delicious dishes in Cining Palace.

In order to maintain her image as someone who suffers from morning sickness, Xue Youli could only watch her eat.

However, seeing her best friend eating so happily, Xue Youli simply put down her chopsticks and focused on watching the food show, thus satisfying her visual craving.

After the dinner, everyone went to the lakeside of the Yu Garden to release lanterns and pray for blessings.

The lanterns were neatly placed on the ground, and on the tables nearby were pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

After choosing a lantern, everyone went to the table, wrote down their wishes, put them in the lantern, and then put them into the lake along with the lantern.

Xue Youli picked a table with the least people and walked over to write her wish.

Xue Qingyao deliberately followed her and watched her write the four big words "one move and a boy" on the note.

What Xue Qingyao didn't know was that while she was focusing all her attention on Xue Youli, Chu Xinyue was secretly following her.

At this moment, they performed the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it to perfection.

When Xue Qingyao saw Xue Youli finish writing her wish and walk towards the river with the lantern in her hand, she quickly winked at Lian Xin beside her.

Lian Xin knew what she meant and walked towards her with a lantern.

While Xue Qingyao was observing Xue Youli's every move, he suddenly caught sight of Duan Cainü standing next to Xue Youli.

Her eyes moved slightly, and she was so happy that she almost laughed out loud.

This position is simply the right time, right place and right people!

It looks like even God is helping her tonight!

Xue Qingyao winked at Lian Xin, and Lian Xin spotted Duan Cainü's position, turned her wrist, and threw the stone in her hand out.

It hit Duan Cainü's knee accurately.

Duan Cainv felt pain, lost her balance and fell towards Xue Youli.

However, Xue Youli seemed to have predicted Duan Cainü's accident in advance, and stepped aside a second before she rushed over.

Xue Qingyao watched Duan Cainv's missed attempt with disdainful eyes, and was so anxious that he wanted to curse.

At this moment, she suddenly felt a hand pushing her waist hard from behind.

Xue Qingyao was caught off guard and was pushed out immediately.

She was originally some distance away from Xue Youli.

However, when Xue Youli just avoided Duan Cainü, he moved a few steps towards her direction without leaving any trace.

By the time Xue Qingyao threw out, Xue Youli was already standing in front of her.

Xue Qingyao watched his hand push towards Xue Youli's waist, but he couldn't stop his feet at all.

What's going on?

She had clearly planned to let Duan Cainü push Xue Youli down, so why did she become the one who rushed to the front in the end?