"Only Zhenzhen is left. Although Zhenzhen is just a maid responsible for sweeping and cleaning, as long as she can take root in Lingxi Palace, she will eventually be useful!"
The little palace maid beside her immediately reported back.
I am afraid that if I am slow, the punishment will fall on me.
Hearing this, Concubine De's expression brightened a little. "It's really a waste of my time and effort. Well, change my clothes and go pay my respects to my aunt."
Lin Chunhuan was receiving instructions from the Empress Dowager. This was an essential step for a new concubine entering the palace, and she should have come yesterday.
However, since such an incident had happened in Lingxi Palace, the emperor exempted her from paying her respects and allowed her to focus on handling the affairs of Lingxi Palace. Lin Chunhuan also took the opportunity to ask Nanny Jiang to come to her side.
In the past, Nanny Jiang did not serve the master.
Because she had no background and no one to speak for her, even though she was an efficient worker, she could never get in front of her master.
After being reminded by Nanny Jiang, Lin Chunhuan arrived at the Cining Palace early this morning.
At this moment, he was holding the white porridge, blowing it bit by bit until it was warm, and then brought it to the empress dowager's lips.
"You are a filial child. The emperor has exempted you from paying your respects, so why did you still come today?" The empress dowager looked at Lin Chunhuan with gentle eyes and satisfaction.
With such a pure and innocent face, she doesn't look like someone who would seduce others.
Of course...it would be even better if she could give birth to another son or daughter for the royal family!
The Queen Mother had such expectations, and she became a little more friendly towards Lin Chunhuan.
"Your Majesty, your words are truly humiliating to me." Lin Chunhuan said, handing over the porridge. "If the Central Palace has no master, then Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, is the master of the Harem."
"Although I come from a merchant family, I will never forget the rules I'm supposed to follow."
Lin Chunhuan remained calm. Seeing the Queen Mother nod slightly, she felt a little relieved. Soon, the Queen Mother held her hand and said, "The people under your command are not reliable. They actually admitted their mistake and sent you to the palace."
"You've suffered a lot of grievances these days, haven't you?"
When Lin Chunhuan heard this, she knew that the emperor must have told the empress dowager about her identity. A hint of shyness immediately appeared on her face. "I am not wronged."
"If it weren't for this strange coincidence, how could I have met the Emperor, the most noble man in the world?"
What mother doesn’t like to hear her son being praised?
Hearing this, the smile on the Queen Mother's face became more sincere.
"Your Majesty, Consort De has brought some homemade pastries to pay her respects to you and is already waiting outside."
The nanny beside the Queen Mother came in and spoke.
The Queen Mother, however, frowned slightly without showing any trace.
In response, Lin Chunhuan just lowered his eyebrows and didn't say anything. He was only focused on doing the job at hand.
Try not to show too many marks on your face.
That Defei...she had seen her in her previous life!
Before entering the palace, Concubine De was close friends with Princess Changning. Even Changning's arrest and imprisonment of her was the idea of Concubine De behind the scenes.
When the emperor had decided to adopt Prince Jin, the high-ranking Concubine De had also gone to that dark and damp dungeon, and with a smile blamed Princess Changning for her torture methods, saying they were too common and not new at all.
Memories of the past came flooding back.
Lin Chunhuan used all his strength to keep the smile on his face.
"Now that she's here, let her in."
The empress dowager's tone was a little cold and hard. After all, she was her niece. When she first came to the emperor's side, the empress dowager still had high hopes for this niece.
Even though she did not conceive a royal heir later, the Queen Mother still took good care of her because of their blood relationship.
I don’t know what happened in the meantime. It seems that the current Queen Mother doesn’t like her niece very much.
Not long after, Concubine De came in with her personal maid and bowed to the Empress Dowager with a smile, "Aunt Empress Dowager, this is a snack I made for you personally."
"Try it now."
The palace maid was about to come forward with something, but Lin Chunhuan quickly made way. She looked up and saw Defei's poisonous eyes, and she just bowed quietly.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother didn't even look at the food box.
"With your craftsmanship, don't you think I'm good enough? Okay, put the things down. It's too hot outside. Go home early."
As she spoke, the Queen Mother waved her hand to send the people away. This action made Concubine De look very unhappy, but she soon endured it and sat down beside the Queen Mother affectionately.
She reached out and took the Queen Mother's arm, "I just arrived, why are you sending me away, Aunt?"
"This must be the newly appointed Concubine Rou by His Majesty, right? I haven't met her yet. We are all sisters, so we should borrow your place and have a good chat for a while."
In response, the Queen Mother just snorted coldly.
He turned his head away without saying a word.
De Fei quickly saw the white porridge on the table and immediately acted surprised. "Why is my aunt eating this? Come on, take this away quickly and bring me the golden bird's nest porridge I made for my aunt!"
"yes!"
"oops!"
As soon as he turned around, the bowl of porridge had spilled all over Lin Chunhuan.
The maidservant who brought the porridge quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "It's all my fault for being blind. I didn't even see Concubine Rou. I deserve to die!"
"Alright, alright, my aunt's place is always quiet, why are you making so much noise? And you, Rou Jieyu, you have to block the servants' way when there are so many places to stand."
Concubine De looked very proud, as if she was afraid that others would not notice that this was her suggestion.
Lin Chunhuan had never imagined that the source of everything that happened to him in his previous life would be such a stupid person.
"Okay! The most noisy thing is your mouth!" The Queen Mother was obviously extremely displeased.
Seeing that Concubine De reluctantly shut up, she asked, "How is Concubine Rou? Did it burn you?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine. It's just that my appearance made the Her Majesty laugh. I'll take my leave now."
Lin Chunhuan bowed and saluted, and only withdrew after receiving the Queen Mother's approval.
Compared to her gentleness and composure, the Queen Mother was increasingly disgusted with De Fei's petty tricks. She looked at De Fei with a hint of anger, "Look at what you look like!"
"Even though Concubine Rou is a merchant girl, she knows more about etiquette than you!"
"Aunt! I am your niece. Do you really expect such a lowly woman to give birth to a child for the Emperor?"
When Lin Chunhuan walked out of the Cining Palace, she heard these words. A faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and her palm gently stroked her lower abdomen.
Have a baby?
It's time to let the emperor know about this matter.
I wonder what expressions Changning and Jianghe would have when they found out that Prince Jin had no hope of being adopted?
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