"Your Highness, this is a specialty from my hometown that I brought back from my visit to my parents' home. I am half a month late in returning it to the palace. I am responsible for the delay. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Helian Yu ate a lot but had no appetite. He took two symbolic bites and then asked Chang An to put it down. Xingchun Cidong helped him to go to bed.

[Wait for the money!] [We are about to go to Jiangnan, it is time to prepare things for the journey~] [How can I cheat Helian Chi out of money? Why not start with Marquis Lu!] [By the way, Marquis Lu is old enough to be Miss Huayang's father, an old cow eating young grass! No wonder Miss Huayang is so cold!]

[However, Marquis Lu seems to have handled the Hua family's case. If he goes to seduce someone's daughter, isn't he worried about being stabbed to death in bed? What a great opportunity to attack!] [By the way, the crown prince, he is such a love-minded person. I heard that he was kicked out by Helian Su again. So miserable~] [I haven't heard about the second prince and his chivalrous girl for several days. Are they breaking up? Alas~ what a miserable couple~ If Helian Sheng was not a prince, he would probably become a couple with the chivalrous girl. I don't understand. Helian Su knows that Helian Sheng doesn't want to fight for the throne, so why doesn't he let him marry the girl he likes!]

[Helian Chi’s birthday is next month. He will probably still be in Jiangnan by then. What should I give him? He likes the throne. Why not give him a dragon robe? Wear it secretly! He will definitely like it!]

[Good night!] Helian Yu closed the diary and added silently: Everyone.

The next morning.

After Helian Yu had his meal and taken some medicine, he took Chang'an and Xingchun to Yiku Palace.

At that time, he ran into a group of concubines who were paying their respects to the Imperial Noble Consort and leaving.

Chang An reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, the one wearing the green flowing cloud pattern palace dress is Concubine Zhao, the biological mother of Princess Yongle."

Helian Yu looked over and saw Concubine Zhao in the middle. She had a face as rosy as a peach, black hair like a waterfall, a noble and exquisite bun with a few golden hairpins and flowers, and wore a green palace dress. She said gently and solemnly: "Zhaoyang greets Concubine Zhao."

Concubine Zhao hurriedly helped her up, and retracted her armored fingers as much as possible to avoid hurting her: "No need to be so polite. I was thinking about you two days ago and wanted to let Yaer go to play with you, but you were so busy that Yaer never found the time."

"Is Zhaoyang going to leave the palace today? Ya'er would be bored if she has nothing to do, why not come with her?"

Concubine Zhao has been complaining about Helian Ya these past few days, blaming her for not being able to find a chance to get close to Helian Yu. Fortunately, she met Helian Yu when she paid her respects today, so she decided to hurry up and make arrangements for her daughter.

Helian Yu was not impressed by Helian Ya. He vaguely remembered that she died in a foreign country after being married to her. Helian Su used this as an excuse to flatten that small country.

"Okay, I'll go to Queen Zhao's palace to look for Sister Ya later."

"No need to be so troublesome. I will let her know later and ask her to pick you up at Yikun Palace. She can also bring some orange juice that she made recently. It's sour and sweet. How do you think?"

Concubine Zhao's attitude was gentle and friendly, and Helian Yu did not mind it. He smiled and agreed and entered the Yikun Palace.

Only after watching Helian Yu enter Yiku Palace did Concubine Zhao breathe a sigh of relief. When she came to her senses, her hands were already cold.

"Why is your majesty rushing to please Princess Zhaoyang? I see that her popularity has faded in the past few days. Your Majesty is worried about the Crown Prince these days, so how can he care about a useless princess?"

The one who was speaking was Concubine Bai, who entered the palace through the selection this year. After entering the palace, Concubine Bai and Concubine Lan were in the limelight for two days, and then faded away.

"Your Majesty, Sister Bai is right. Zhaoyang's glory has passed. I haven't heard Your Majesty mention it in the past few days. I guess the novelty has worn off."

Concubine Zhao raised her hand and turned sideways, glancing at the two of them before walking back to Qixiang Palace: "It is a crime of great disrespect to speculate on the emperor's intentions."

Concubine Zhao couldn't bear to hear that Princess Zhaoyang had fallen out of favor, and she even wanted to involve her Yaer in Helian Yu's efforts in order to have a chance to avoid the marriage.

"Lady Bai and Concubine Xu should have been slapped in the face for their inappropriate remarks, but I am concerned about you two not having entered the palace for long, so I will only punish you by copying the Buddhist scriptures ten times."

Noble Lady Bai was not convinced, but her position was not as high as Concubine Zhao's, so she had to swallow her anger and bowed: "I will accept the punishment."

Xu Changzai originally just wanted to follow Noble Lady Bai and flatter Concubine Zhao, but she didn't expect to get into trouble. She hurriedly responded timidly: "I will accept the punishment."

Concubine Zhao glanced at the concubines behind her. Most of them were new faces, full of vigor and ambition, which was very interesting. "Lady Liu, I'm going to take a walk in the Imperial Garden. I heard that you know a lot about flowers and plants. Would you like to come with me?"

Liu Qixia bowed quickly, lowered her eyebrows and eyes, suppressed her ambition and excitement, and replied obediently: "It is my honor and blessing to accompany the queen to visit the imperial garden."

She has been in the palace for nearly half a month, but has not yet served in the emperor's bed. If Concubine Zhao helps her, she may be able to climb up the ladder.

Inside the Yiku Palace, the palace servants were busy, replacing the incense burner with fresh pear blossom spices and preparing unique desserts.

"Why does Zhaoyang think of Yiku Palace today?" The Imperial Concubine picked up a dried fruit and fed it to Helian Yu's mouth.

After chewing the dried fruit, Helian Yu smiled and leaned into the Imperial Concubine's arms: "Your Majesty smells so good~"

"I guess the dried fruit just now is sweet, and our Zhaoyang's little mouth has become sweet too."

The Imperial Noble Consort held Helian Yu awkwardly. She had never been close to a child in this position before, so she was not used to it for a moment. Although she felt awkward, she was filled with joy and her heart was sweet, as if it was wrapped in nectar, which was even sweeter than being rewarded by the Emperor.

"Hehe." Helian Yu bent her eyes, her big black eyes were lively and lovable, "My queen, is the underwear I gave you useful~"

The Imperial Concubine recalled the way Helian Su looked at her when they slept together two days ago. She became more relaxed on the couch and her cheeks became hot.

"You little bastard, you are talking nonsense." The imperial concubine blushed, "Dai Yan, is the Phoenix Dew Nut Soup ready? Bring it to Zhaoyang quickly, this little bastard is so greedy."

"Your Highness is slandering me." Helian Yu had already guessed the effect, and he went a step further to touch the imperial concubine's red cheek, "Your Highness's face is red, so beautiful~"

The Imperial Concubine raised her hand to cover Helian Yu's eyes, and scolded with a smile: "If you tease me again, I will complain to your father! Let's see if he will punish you!"

"Humph." Helian Yu pulled down the Royal Concubine's hand, "He's been very busy lately and has no time to care about me."

The Imperial Concubine hugged her and asked softly, "Are you unhappy that Zhaoyang can't see your father?"

"Ah?" Helian Yu shook his head in confusion. "No, I am very happy every day. I practice calligraphy, martial arts, learn business, and have fun. Oh! That's right!"

"Madam, I'm planning to open a lingerie shop. Do you want to join me?"

"Join us?" The Imperial Concubine was interested. "Is Zhaoyang short of money?"

Helian Yu shook his head frankly, "We are not short of money, because the queen has been very popular recently. The whole capital knows about her favor a few days ago. If this shop can benefit from the queen's fame, the common people and even the wives and concubines of the big families will flock to it and praise it."

Imperial Concubine: ...

A night of favor? If she were to tell the story to the Imperial Household, it would mean that she didn't care about the health of the emperor and was ignorant.

But when outsiders talk about it, they are all envious.

That night, she had originally intended to serve His Majesty once or twice, but then, for some reason, His Majesty suddenly became like a bull, with endless energy, so much so that the whole night...

Now that I think about it, perhaps Your Majesty was so excited because he knew about the spring wheat seeds early on.

The so-called favor is just a coincidence.

As for Zhaoyang's idea, the Imperial Concubine had to admit that when it came to making money, her brain was really good.

(End of this chapter)