Yuwen Lan was just surprised, but she started to cry in her heart again, [I want to eat braised chicken, salted noodles, donkey meat, and big pancakes...]

"What's wrong with you?"

He finally couldn't help asking.

Why is your mind full of food? ? ?

Yan Shu was startled and stammered, "I'm fine..."

Before she finished her words, her stomach growled in a special way.

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Yan Shu, "..."

Then he looked her over and suddenly said with a smile, "Didn't you have dinner?"

Yan Shu was a little embarrassed, but even more wronged, "I did eat..."

It's just too plain!

She was a vegetarian from morning till night today, and even had only two bowls of white porridge at night. Although there were four dishes on the table, they were bitter melon soup, crispy fried lotus root, vinegar cabbage and golden tofu.

Damn, she had to be a monk after getting angry, and there was not even a bit of meat. How could she, a carnivore, live?

Yuwen Lan already understood, and could only persuade her with a smile, "The kitchen is also prepared for you according to the doctor's instructions. For the sake of your body, you should bear it and eat what you want after you get better."

Yan Shu hummed wilfully, "...Yes."

The two closed their eyes again.

Yuwen Lan's breathing gradually became longer, but Yan Shu still couldn't sleep.

After thinking about it, she tried to call the system, [Everyone, is there any food broadcast? ]

The system, [? ? ? What the hell? It's beyond the scope of business. 】

Yan Shu,【I'm starving. Why don't you tell me who's eating what delicious food, so I can comfort myself.】

System,【…This is the first time I heard that someone would use this to satisfy their hunger. But it's just right, let me tell you about the family dinner of the Minister of Revenue tonight, fresh from the oven.】

Yan Shu,【? Is there anything special about their family?】

System,【Have you heard of fish brain tofu? It takes five hundred carp brains to make a plate.】

Yan Shu,【What? Tofu made from five hundred carp brains? That old man doesn't mind cooking it!】

The king, who was sleeping, was awakened by this scream.

——That old man? Which old man?

Just when he was confused, he heard her say,【Braised bear paws with peony sauce? Too cruel! How painful it must be for Xiongxiong!】

【What? Thousands of yellow croakers from the East China Sea, but only one piece of meat from the gills is taken and steamed into fish cake? Tsk, this Minister of Revenue is more powerful than the emperor. How many lives must be sacrificed for his birthday! 】

Yuwen Lan knew that she was talking about the Minister of Revenue Qi Weizhai.

Yes, Qi Weizhai did celebrate his birthday today.

But what about the fish brain tofu, peony bear paw, and large yellow croaker cake?

If it is true as she said, this meal will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver?

But this old man was crying to him about poverty when he was doing disaster relief a few days ago.

No, it seems that we have to ask someone to check out the Qi Mansion.

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized, how did she know?

Of course, there were so many mysteries about her that he couldn't even solve them all, and some of them were even... used to it.

Yuwen Lan was in a complicated mood, and said, "Are you still hungry? Do you want to ask the kitchen to prepare some midnight snacks?"

But she smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I'm not hungry, let's go to sleep."

You know, the purpose of eating broadcasts is that when you see others eat, it's like eating into your own stomach, and you get a sense of satisfaction. When she was seriously ill and couldn't eat in her last life, she enjoyed watching eating broadcasts.

Of course, these things like fish brains, tofu, and bear paws, although they are expensive, she doesn't want to eat them at all. It's too sinful!

So she should go to bed quickly, and she can have breakfast tomorrow morning.

After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Yuwen Lan was left, "???"

What's all this?

And what was he doing here tonight?

Seeing that she was still sleeping soundly, he couldn't sleep anymore, and his mind was full of investigating corrupt officials...

~~

At this time in Zhongcui Palace, Madam Zhuang beside the Queen Mother was talking to Concubine Zhou.

"Don't worry, Concubine, there are so many women in this palace. Even if it's not Li Guiyi, it will be someone else. So don't keep your eyes on what's in front of you. Grasp the most important thing." Concubine

Zhou pouted and said, "But how can I grasp it? His Majesty doesn't give me a chance, and he never mentions the matter of establishing a queen. Are you going to let me wait for death?"

Anyway, Madam Zhuang is the Queen Mother's confidant, and she said this to the Queen Mother.

But she saw Madam Zhuang smiled and said, "You are of noble birth, not to mention that the Queen Mother is in charge of the palace, so why worry about not having opportunities? As long as you don't offend His Majesty, the rest will come naturally."

These words... Could it be that what she was waiting for was hopeful?

Concubine Zhou rolled her eyes and quickly responded with a "yes".

~~

Ganlu Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, the king finally fell asleep.

Gradually, he had another dream.

In the dream, there was a vast wilderness, with blue sky and white clouds above his head. He lay on the soft grass, with the fragrance of wild flowers on his nose and the breeze caressing his ears, making him relax for no reason.

This night passed like this, and the next day, when it was dawn, Yuwen Lan woke up as usual.

He was thinking about something important, and hurried to check, only to see that the scene from yesterday had indeed reappeared.

And it seemed to be a little better than yesterday.

He was sure that there was hope in his heart.

If one time was a coincidence, then the successive turn of events was definitely not a coincidence, and he had hope.

Turning his head, he saw that the girl was still sleeping, with rosy cheeks and a lazy look, like a crabapple woven on the tent.

Especially her slightly pouting lips, pink and tender, as tempting as a cherry.

There was no court meeting this morning, and he was not in a hurry to leave. At this moment, his heart moved, and he lowered his head.

However, before he could touch her, she was kicked unexpectedly.

In a flash, he stretched out his hand to hold the foot, and the girl gradually opened her eyes.

Yuwen Lan frowned and asked, "Why did you kick me?"

Yan Shu was still a little confused after waking up, and said in a trance, "I didn't kick Your Majesty, I kicked the lecher..."

Yuwen Lan, "Lecher?"

Yan Shu nodded, "I dreamed that I was walking on the road, and suddenly someone pulled me into the bushes. The man wanted to molest me, so I stretched out my legs and kicked him..." Damn

, this time is considered a light dream. If I have such a dream again next time, I will beat him to death.

Yuwen Lan, "..."

he tried to ask, "What did that lecher look like?"

But she said, "I didn't see clearly, but I vaguely remember that he had a face full of stubble, very wretched."

Yuwen Lan touched his chin silently, fortunately, he didn't have a face full of stubble, it must not be him.

After saying this, Yan Shu also woke up.

After finally getting through the night, today's breakfast was beckoning, she hurriedly got up and said, "Your Majesty, get up."

[Hurry up and eat! ]

Yuwen Lan's previous mood had disappeared, so he also grunted and got out of bed.

After the two finished washing up, breakfast was already on the table.

Hey, he was here this morning, so she could have another breakfast. Yan Shu came to the table excitedly, but was dumbfounded.

There were more than a dozen bowls and plates on the table, with side dishes, soups and porridge, and staple foods, but they were all vegetarian.

"Why is your majesty eating vegetarian food?"

She looked surprised.

Fu Hai bowed to explain, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The day after tomorrow, there will be a sacrifice ceremony in the Fengxian Temple. From today on, the palace will fast for three days."

Yan Shu, "..."

Oh my God, she actually forgot about this.

The three most terrifying days of the year are finally here.

You know, these three days are not just as simple as not being able to eat meat, but also fried foods with a lot of oil are not allowed to appear, and only steamed and boiled food can be on the table.

It can be said that after three days, you can lose two or three pounds even if you don't want to lose weight.

She was just feeling depressed, but Yuwen Lan had already picked up the chopsticks and deliberately said, "Today's meal is light and refreshing, just right for you."

Yan Shu, "..."

There was no other way. If she didn't eat now, even this would be gone.

She had no choice but to pick up the chopsticks.

Shao Qing saw that breakfast was about to be finished and Yuwen Lan had to go back to Qianming Palace.

Yan Shu sent him to the door, but saw that he suddenly turned around and said to her, "I can't come here for the next three days."

The so-called fasting, first of all, is to eat vegetarian food, and secondly, even the king cannot visit the concubines, and all banquets and entertainment activities must be suspended.

He wanted to see how he would react.

But he heard her shouting in her heart, [Great! I can finally sleep in my own bed! ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

He knew it, haha.

~~

After returning to Qianming Palace, Yuwen Lan immediately sent out Jinyiwei to investigate the matter of the Minister of Revenue Qi celebrating the birthday of the fast.

Meanwhile, in Zhongcui Palace, Concubine Zhou was about to leave with a food box.

The maid Xiuyun hesitated and could not help but call out, "Madam, is it really appropriate?"

Xiuyun knew that the master had put something that should not be put in the snacks, and she was worried that if His Majesty found out...

Concubine Zhou glanced at her and said, "What's inappropriate? This opportunity was hard to come by for me."

Now that the fasting period lasts for three days, most people cannot bear to eat vegetarian food, and usually have to add some snacks in the morning and afternoon, so the Queen Mother specially arranged this opportunity for her.

His Majesty will definitely not refuse it.

She had finally gotten this medicine. It was said to work every time. If she didn't seize the opportunity, who knew when it would work next time?

~~

At the same time, in Ganlu Palace, Yan Shu, who was writing a story, received a message from the system, [Big melon, Concubine Zhou is planning to give the emperor a pure medicine.]

What the hell? ? ?

Yan Shu almost made a mistake in writing, [Pure medicine? ? ?]

System, [Yes, she has already left with chestnut cakes. Tsk, she is almost at Qianming Palace.]

Yan Shu, [... Wait a minute, she went to deliver snacks unexpectedly. Can the emperor ask her to come in?]

System, [She will definitely come in under the name of the empress dowager. Otherwise, wouldn't the emperor be disrespectful to the empress dowager? 】

Yan Shu,【…That’s what she said, but the emperor can’t do it. It’s estimated that it won’t have any effect if he takes the pure medicine. So, forget it.】

System,【That’s not necessarily true. This time, Concubine Zhou used the Love Suspension, which is one of the top three drugs in the world. Normal men can just do that, but the emperor’s defective one can’t produce it. It is very likely to cause menstrual disorders and obsession.】

Yan Shu,【!!! The hell, it’s so poisonous?】

Just imagine, that’s her golden thigh. If he goes crazy...

At this moment, the system said again,【Concubine Zhou has already entered the study.】

Yan Shu couldn’t sit still any longer. After thinking about it, she grabbed something from the palace and hurried out.

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