Chapter 201 What a pity

In the guest house near the back mountain, Bai Qianqian was being helped by a maid to sit up.

Because she was ill, she looked listless.

"You said that even after so many concubines were sick, the Queen Mother only punished her by making her copy scriptures for an hour?"

Her voice was slightly hoarse, but it couldn't hide the anger in her words.

In her opinion, the punishment should be to lock that bitch Si Linglong in a Buddhist temple and make her copy Buddhist scriptures for seven days. How could the punishment be so light? !

Zi Yue was serving on the side and didn't dare to say that this was not the Queen Mother's initiative to punish.

Instead, it was Concubine Lang Gui who took the initiative to apologize, and the empress dowager asked her to copy scriptures to pray for the concubines.

The difference between the two is huge.

One is being punished, the other is actively "praying".

It sounds good if you tell others about it, and the emperor has tacitly approved of it.

But the queen is already ill, and she doesn't want to upset her with these words.

"The Empress Dowager may not impose a heavy punishment for the sake of the Emperor. The more she appears to be like this, the more dissatisfied she must be with Concubine Lang Gui in her heart."

Zi Yue coaxed her softly, and Bai Qianqian's face immediately showed some approval.

That's right, the Queen Mother didn't punish anyone for what happened yesterday, so she must have been feeling resentful towards Si Linglong. Plus, today all the concubines were implicated and fell ill, so the Queen Mother's impression of Si Linglong must have been even worse. It's just the beginning, so she doesn't need to rush.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and Bai Qianqian couldn't help but ask,

"Tell me, if the Queen Mother also fell ill today, what would happen to Concubine Lang Gui?"

Zi Yue listened to her words, her hand holding the tea almost trembled, and she said hurriedly,

"My lady, I dare not even think of this."

Not to mention that they have no manpower in the Huguo Temple. Even if they really succeed, if someone finds out and attacks the Queen Mother, it will be a capital crime!

Are you still not satisfied with the two times of being in the cold palace before?

Bai Qianqian looked at Zi Yue's frightened expression and felt a little embarrassed.

That's what she said.

If not, forget it.

It’s such a pity that so many people are sick, why doesn’t the Queen Mother get sick too?

"Forget it, serve the food first."

Zi Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Bai Qianqian reveal this, thinking that her own queen was becoming increasingly confused. If the prince knew this...

Why.

Someone brought the food over, and it was naturally the same vegetarian meal as the previous two days.

It is good to eat light food when you are sick, but Bai Qianqian felt that her mouth was bland and she didn’t want to eat at all. She wanted to eat meat.

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw the palace maid coming in, bringing a gust of wind into the room. The wind was mixed with the aroma of barbecue. When Bai Qianqian smelled it, her eyes widened instantly.

“Where’s the barbecue?”

Zi Yue obviously smelled it as well and was also surprised.

How come there is a smell of barbecue in the place where the Queen Mother practices Buddhism?

…

Back mountain.

Si Linglong was sitting on a small stool wrapped in a fox fur coat, while Qinglv was helping to add firewood. The two of them hid in a small valley sheltered from the wind and roasted a chicken.

Xue Sha was right next to her. The whole fox was excited at this moment, circling around the roast chicken.

Shuhong came over stealthily holding a package. Her cheeks and ears were a little red, and I don't know if it was because of the cold or because she was embarrassed because it was her first time doing such a sneaky thing.

When I opened the package, I saw bottles and jars inside, which were exactly the seasoning jars from the kitchen.

Shu Hong handed the jar of honey to Si Linglong while she was still watching carefully.

"My dear concubine, if this smell gets out and the monks in the temple come looking for us, it will really be a taboo."

Si Linglong spread honey on the roast chicken and replied casually, "Don't worry, I chose this place specially. It won't be far away. After we finish eating, we can bury the bones in the soil. No one will know that we ate them secretly, right?"

Si Linglong's last words were directed at Xue Sha, and the fat fox narrowed his eyes, raised his chin, and let out a high-pitched "Awooo"~

Seeing this, Si Linglong quickly covered its mouth.

"Shut up, are you afraid that you won't attract anyone?"

Still howling, are you a dog?

Xue Sha had his mouth covered, but he didn't struggle. He just moved his two fox ears and looked at her innocently and excitedly.

Si Linglong was about to tease it when she heard a rustling sound all around. The next second, the originally cute and adorable fat fox narrowed its pupils and stared at a certain spot in the forest with vigilance and alertness, and a low growl came out of its throat...