But how could she go back on her promise? Mingxiu could only begin her studies with tears in her eyes.
Spring is the season of rejuvenation, and naturally, it's also the season with the most delicious food.
Mingxiu's courtyard is mostly planted with fruit trees, but she is currently favored by the emperor. People spend half of the month visiting her, and the rest of the time is spent with others. The people in the palace are furious about this, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Firstly, Mingxiu was very careful. She stayed in her own palace every day and never went out unless necessary. Even when she did go out, she was always with a lot of people and never got close to other concubines, so that no one could find a way to harm her.
Another reason is that her palace was like an impregnable fortress, and the people assigned to serve her could only serve on the outside and could not get close to Mingxiu at all.
It's a good thing she's not pregnant right now, otherwise she might have infuriated a lot of people.
But none of this concerned Mingxiu. She was currently enjoying her meal in the courtyard and had no time to care about anyone else.
The imperial kitchen has recently received a lot of fresh vegetables. These are from a greenhouse that the Emperor built based on the glass room in Mingxiu's courtyard. Fresh vegetables and fruits are grown inside for everyone to eat. Although there aren't many, Mingxiu won't be missing out if anyone else is gone.
Deep-fried, purplish-red eggplants, cut into chunks and fried in oil, then seasoned, make dry-pot eggplant. Steamed with potatoes, mashed, and served with cucumber shreds, scallion shreds, and meat sauce, it becomes a delicious dish.
The small kitchen made spring pancakes, topped with shredded cucumber, wood ear mushrooms, meat, and carrots. The most important ingredient was fresh shepherd's purse. You dip your favorite ingredients in minced garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., stuff them into the spring pancakes, drizzle with sesame oil, roll them up, and take a bite. The taste is absolutely amazing.
Mingxiu was very happy with her food, and when Yinreng came over, he also liked Mingxiu's food. The two of them sat together every day and ate heartily for a long time.
After Mingxiu's new clothes were finished, they began to try them on. When the three of them saw that her waist was obviously tighter, they looked at each other in surprise. Mingxiu was the first to react.
She's gained weight!
The Emperor has been busy lately, and Yinreng has been busy with classes every day, so they can only come over for dinner in the evenings. There's no way to do anything else.
For the rest of the time, Mingxiu ate and drank by herself, and the maids around her seemed to be blind and didn't notice. So it wasn't until now that everyone realized that their lady had gained weight.
Mingxiu was saddened, looking at her waist which had thickened by an inch. She couldn't understand how she could have gained weight. She ate very healthily every day, including vegetables, meat, and whole grains. Moreover, she ate with Yinreng. Why didn't he gain weight, but she did?
So when Yinreng brought Yinti over for dinner that evening, he noticed Mingxiu's resentful gaze and the overly bland food in front of her.
Yinreng looked at the food in front of Mingxiu with some curiosity. "Mother Ming, are you sick?" He only ate those things when he was sick, and they were very bland.
Mingxiu shook her head, looking at the two people across from her eating with relish, and then at her own food, she felt even more upset. But she still answered, "No, Mother Ming just suddenly wanted to change her appetite and eat something light. You two hurry up and eat, then go back and do your homework." She really didn't expect that such young children would have homework.
The two children didn't say anything after hearing this and started eating diligently. He was at the age where he was growing and had a lot of exercise, so he got hungry quickly and ate a lot. In addition, Mingxiu had so many fresh dishes here that Yinti always ate happily every time he came.
The same was true for Yinreng, who was next to him, but he was small and had a small appetite, so he couldn't eat too much.
Mingxiu ate with a bitter face while watching their food, treating it like a mukbang to accompany her meal.
Green Bamboo looked helplessly at her mistress. Ever since she noticed she had gained weight, she had started to reduce her food intake, even giving up all the snacks she used to enjoy.
They could have chosen not to dine with His Highness the Crown Prince and the others, but they insisted on doing so, only to suffer watching others eat while they couldn't.
I don't know what they were thinking, and none of the servants seemed to think their mistress had gained weight. She used to be a little thin, but now she looks just right.
However, this is their aesthetic standard. Mingxiu, who has long been accustomed to the modern ideal of thinness as beauty, simply cannot accept that she has suddenly become fat.
However, she doesn't like to exercise, so she can only eat less. Before she started, she only ate one meal a day, which was low in oil and salt, in order to lose weight.
So when Emperor Kangxi finally had time to enter the inner palace after finishing his business, he received news that Consort Ming felt she had gained weight and was now only eating one meal a day to lose weight.
Upon hearing the news, Emperor Kangxi was speechless and immediately set off for Yonghe Palace to see what was going on.
Inside Yonghe Palace, Mingxiu, dressed in a moon-white nightgown, sat on a chair, seemingly doing nothing.
When Kangxi walked over, he saw Mingxiu holding a needle and poking at something he didn't know.
What are you doing?
Mingxiu was concentrating on poking wool felt when she suddenly heard a sound coming from behind her, which startled her and almost made her prick her hand.
She turned to look at Kangxi, then stood up and threw herself into his arms. "Your Majesty, when did you arrive? You startled me."
Holding the person in his arms, he had naturally witnessed the dangerous scene just now, and he patted Mingxiu's back to comfort her.
Sitting on the bed with Mingxiu by his side, Kangxi asked, touching Mingxiu's waist, "What are you doing?"
To be honest, she felt quite nice to the touch, even though she was a little chubby. Kangxi stroked Mingxiu's back with great affection.
Mingxiu stepped out of Kangxi's arms. "It's a little trinket that I made to pass the time. What brings Your Majesty to my palace today?"
"I'm not busy anymore, and I thought it's been a long time since I've seen you, so I came to visit."
Upon hearing this, Mingxiu squinted her eyes and said, "I am so happy that Your Majesty remembers me."
Kangxi glanced at her, pulled her closer, and then spoke, "I've heard you've been eating only one meal a day lately."
Hearing this, Mingxiu pouted and leaned against Kangxi's chest, feeling somewhat aggrieved: "I've already gained weight, so I'm thinking of eating less to lose some weight. I can't get any fatter, otherwise I'll become a fat pig."
Kangxi glared at her, annoyed. Who would describe themselves as a fat pig?
"I don't think you're fat. You look just right now. You don't need to lose weight."
Mingxiu frowned. "No, I'm just very fat. I need to lose weight, but I'm so hungry. Does Your Majesty have any way to help me lose weight without exercising and without feeling hungry?"
Kangxi looked at Mingxiu with some helplessness. He had just touched her and found that she was indeed not fat. In fact, because she was a bit plump, some parts of her body had become larger and softer, and they felt very comfortable to touch. He thought that was fine.
But seeing the pitiful little one in my arms, I had no choice but to think of a solution.
"Since you don't want to be hungry or move, then I'll do the moving myself. I'm sure my beloved concubine will successfully lose weight."
As he spoke, Kangxi flipped over and pinned Mingxiu beneath him, covering her on top of him.
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