Gu Yingxia held a handful of melon seeds in her hand and ran excitedly to tell Gu Yinwei the news.
"Third sister, it's so lively, a fight is about to break out outside, go out and take a look."
The early morning sunlight streamed into the inner hall through the small window, and a pot of red flowers on the table was in full bloom.
Gu Yinwei raised her eyes, frowned slightly, stood up and walked away from the table, "The concubine who came to pay her respects has come early today."
"Then we have to hurry." Chuchu immediately stepped forward to help Gu Yinwei change clothes.
Seeing that Gu Yinwei didn't respond, Gu Yingxia began to narrate what had happened.
"Last night, Concubine Mei was in bed with Jiang Zhaoyi, and she was as jealous as a raisin. The moment they met, tensions boiled over. Concubine Mei ordered Jiang Zhaoyi to kneel down and listen to her lecture. Tsk tsk, Concubine Mei may seem inconspicuous, but she's actually quite capable."
Gu Yingxia was crackling the melon seeds in her hand. Gu Yinwei said, "If you want to laugh at others, take care of yourself first. How is the matter of the ginseng doll being handled?"
"Don't worry, Third Sister. After all my efforts, Concubine Jiang has admitted that she has hysteria. She won't suspect me."
"Are you sure?"
"Yesterday, she was frightened by the sight of the ginseng doll. The imperial physician prescribed her a prescription to calm her nerves and help her sleep. I sent a message to the emperor, and he personally gave her the medicine. Because of her illness, she had the opportunity to see the emperor. If she dares to say she's not suffering from hysteria, she would be guilty of deceiving the emperor."
"Pay more attention and don't let the ginseng doll run around."
"Don't worry, Third Sister. I will take good care of them."
In the medicine garden in the backyard, two ginseng dolls were fighting with Polygonatum odoratum. If they were not restrained by the formation, the three of them could have overturned the roof.
Gu Yinwei changed her clothes again, and Bian Tao went out to serve tea to the concubines.
Concubine Zhen greeted everyone warmly: "Good morning, everyone."
"Good morning, Concubine Zhen."
Xiaoyu helped Concubine Zhen sit down.
Sun Shurong lowered her head like an ostrich. After two days of special training, she knew very well how terrifying Concubine Zhen was and did not dare to confront her head-on.
Gu Yinwei walked out from behind the screen in a red dress. She had a little makeup on and looked dignified.
Zhu Bifeng was not crowned as queen, and the concubines' clothes were not in bright red, but only in pink, light red, peach red and the like.
Just by sitting there, she attracted everyone's attention.
"Mei Fei, I heard that you punished Jiang Zhaoyi in public. What did Jiang Zhaoyi do wrong?"
"Replying to the Queen Mother, Concubine Jiang is committing an insubordination."
"Tell me about it."
Everyone looked like they were listening attentively. Qi Yuer took a sip of tea and then picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth. She never got tired of the tea and snacks in the Cining Palace, and she loved coming to the Cining Palace to eat and drink for free.
Xi Jiaorong's heart was in her throat. Sister Mei Fei was very fierce today, and Chen Zhaoyi was also very serious. It seemed like they had a quarrel.
Concubine Chen raised her eyebrows slightly. How dare Guo Zhaoyi provoke Concubine Mei? It was like an egg hitting a stone.
Sun Shurong was looking forward to leaving the Cining Palace as soon as possible. She had to run fast so as not to be caught by Concubine Zhen.
Gu Yingxia continued to eat melon seeds with an excited look on her face. Wherever there was injustice, she would be there to watch the fun.
It's really boring to just bicker, let's fight, fight.
Gu Yinwei turned around and gave Gu Yingxia a warning look. Gu Yingxia immediately restrained her expression and sat up straight.
Ah Qing and Xiao Yu looked at each other and laughed secretly. They believed that only the Queen Mother could control the virtuous concubine.
Concubine Mei roughly recounted what had happened, and Gu Yinwei mediated a few words, and the two sat down immediately.
Concubine Zhen ordered the palace maids to bring freshly cooked mung bean soup to relieve the summer heat for everyone to drink. Qi Yuer drank two bowls in a row.
Seeing that she really liked it, Concubine Zhen gave her a small cup to take home and drink.
Qi Yuer is a greedy little cat. She has to eat good things as soon as she sees them.
She found a pavilion to sit in, took out the mung bean soup and drank it in small sips.
The surrounding area was full of flowers. Qi Yuer finished drinking the mung bean soup and paced back and forth.
"The flowers are blooming beautifully. Picking them and making them into flower cakes will surely be delicious."
The palace maid reminded: "Empress Qi, you can't pick flowers randomly near the Cining Palace."
"But I seem to like flower cakes."
Xi Jiaorong happened to meet Qi Yuer. "Empress Qi, I have some flower cakes in my palace. Would you like to try some?"
Qi Yuer was about to agree without thinking, but then she remembered her mother's advice before she entered the palace, which told her not to get close to other concubines in the palace.
"Thank you for your kindness, Sister Xifei. I have something to do, so I'll have to excuse myself."
Qi Yuer fled in panic. If she was a second slower, she would have regretted it.
"Empress Qi, I can make pickled fish, flower cakes, and lotus cakes."
Concubine Qi came back and took Xi Jiaorong's arm.
"My sister's palace is to the north, right? Let's go quickly. I didn't have breakfast and I'm very hungry."
"You're still hungry? You just drank two bowls of mung bean soup, and Concubine Zhen gave you another bowl, which you drank up. Why are you still hungry?"
"I don't know why, but I just get hungry quickly."
The two chatted and laughed as they rushed to Concubine Xi's bedroom for a gathering.
"Xi Fei, what delicious food will you make for me later?"
"First, let's have a bowl of pickled fish to whet our appetite."
Xi Jiaorong ordered the palace maids to catch a big, lively black fish, scrape off the scales, gills and internal organs, wash it with clean water, and cut it into thin slices.
Qi Yuer is good at eating but not good at cooking fish. The three cooking methods she is familiar with are steaming, baking and frying.
The pickled fish made by Concubine Xi today was a bit new to her, so she set the table and waited for the meal to start.
The steaming pickled fish came out of the pot and Qi Yuer ate it with relish.
The emperor was originally going to visit Concubine Mei, but when he passed by Xi Jiaorong's bedroom, he decided to visit Xi Jiaorong on the way.
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