But for Feng Qingqing, this was a rare delicacy. So, the peaches from the tree became her extra meal.
The peaches were really small, with some small black spots on them, mostly green with only a little bit of red, and they looked rather ugly.
However, Lu Qingyan still picked some, took them all into the house.
Then, Lu Qingyan suddenly slapped her forehead. Oh dear, she had gone mad. How could she have forgotten about her cheat ability? Why didn't she know how to use the perfectly good space she had left there?
With that thought in mind, Lu Qingyan quickly went to check her space and brought out a large pile of delicious food.
Thinking that Xiaxia had gone to catch koi for him, he didn't eat much and threw the rest, along with the trash, back into his space.
Xiazi was quick-witted, and soon returned with the two koi fish and some wrapped-up simple seasonings.
He turned to Lu Qingyan, trying to curry favor, and said, "Third Prince, I happened to run into an acquaintance on this trip and got some seasonings from him." As he spoke, he looked conflicted and asked, "Master, are you really going to grill this fish yourself?"
There's no way a master would do something like this himself. The moment Lu Qingyan started, Xia Zi was terrified and quickly retreated. "How could my master do such a thing?" he thought anxiously.
But Lu Qingyan did exactly that, and even let Xiaxiazi eat some afterward. This moved Xiaxiazi to tears; his mistress was so kind to him, he couldn't resist!
Half a month passed like this, and Lu Qingyan ate two koi fish every day without anyone noticing. Well, no one realized that she was the one stealing the koi.
In the Imperial Garden, the Emperor's favorite concubine, Consort Shu, looked at the koi in the lake and murmured in confusion, "Why does it seem like there are fewer koi in the water? Is something wrong?"
The palace maid beside her laughed and said, "Your Highness, you must be mistaken. These koi in the water were raised by order of the Emperor. If there is any problem, we will definitely know. Even if someone wants to steal them, they may not have the guts."
"That's true. Perhaps I really did misremember. Alas, I'm getting old; I can't remember anything anymore."
Consort Shu was indeed quite old among the women in the harem, already over forty. In her early years, she had not conceived and was not particularly favored. However, as she grew older, the Emperor remembered their past affections, and her life became somewhat easier.
However, she was old and faded, and no longer had the mind to compete for favor with the younger concubines.
The group chatted and laughed as they walked off to another location.
Lu Qingyan, who was being mentioned, couldn't help but sneeze, "Achoo—" She wondered who was talking about her.
"Third Prince," Xia Zi said anxiously as he saw Lu Qingyan sneeze, "Is Your Highness sick from catching a cold? This servant will try to get some medicine from the Imperial Hospital right away." He was about to leave when Lu Qingyan stopped him.
"I'm fine, you don't need to go to so much trouble." Seeing that Xia Zi was still worried, Lu Qingyan added, "Didn't you plant some ginger in the back corner? Dig up a piece for me to chew on and I'll be fine."
Xiazi had no choice but to do as she was told and get Lu Qingyan a piece of ginger.
Perhaps because the conditions here aren't good, the ginger isn't growing very well. Not only is the ginger small, but it also doesn't taste spicy like it should; instead, it's somewhat bitter.
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