Chapter 95: Staying too long is bad for your health
With a loud bang.
The wine glass fell from his hand.
Wen Chuyun lay on the table and slowly closed his eyes.
Cuiwei finally calmed down, her face pale as she stepped forward to support him, "Madam?"
Seeing that she didn't react, Cuiwei patted her chest, and waited until her hands stopped shaking before she started to clean up.
The Queen's idea was so terrible that she absolutely could not agree to it.
Tomorrow, she must persuade the queen that such a thing must never be done.
Early the next morning.
Wen Chuyun opened his eyes. His head hurt a little, but it was bearable. "Cuiwei."
"Madam, I am here." Cuiwei came in quickly and helped Wen Chuyun up. Seeing that she seemed to have no memory of what happened last night, she swallowed the words she had been brewing all night and said, "I will help you wash up."
Basins of hot water were brought out, along with plates of breakfast.
The porridge was cold, the side dishes were simple, and even the only decent noodle dish was so ugly and ugly that it was obvious that it was leftover.
Wen Chuyun was in no mood to eat after seeing this scene. "Come on, Cuiwei, come with me to the imperial kitchen. I want to ask them how dare they treat me to leftovers!"
The two of them came to the imperial kitchen together.
I happened to run into Chan'er, who was packing breakfast into the lunch box. She was holding a bowl of golden bird's nest porridge in her hand, which was served in a silver bowl. She covered it with a handkerchief for fear that it would get cold. Three exquisite appetizers, as well as jade jewel cakes and crab buns.
Wen Chuyun suppressed his anger and took two steps forward, "What's wrong with you? You actually treated the master to leftovers!"
The eunuch in the imperial kitchen laughed, "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood us. How dare we serve you with leftovers? The rules of the imperial kitchen have always been to take care of the superiors and the inferiors. First, the Empress Dowager, then the Empress, then Concubine Zhao, and finally... it is your turn."
Chan'er heard her voice and glanced sideways.
Wen Chuyun felt extremely ashamed, but he suppressed his shame on his face, "Even if that's the case, I've never eaten such bad food since I entered the palace."
She had been living a life of luxury since childhood. As the eldest daughter in the family and the most beautiful woman in the capital, she had never suffered such injustice.
In her opinion, today's breakfast was not as good as what the servants at home had!
Just then Xiyue arrived, and the eunuch greeted her with a smile on his face, "Miss Xiyue is here, come quickly, Concubine Jin's breakfast is ready."
Wen Chuyun thought that although it was not as nutritious as Bai Wutong's, it was not bad either.
She was just left aside.
It was breakfast time.
The palace maids from each palace came one after another.
Chun Xing was the last one to arrive, and she also took away something that was newly made today. The dish was exactly the same as the one when she was first favored!
After finishing his work, the eunuch flicked his sleeves, as if he had just seen Wen Chuyun, "Oh, Madam, you are still here, I thought you left. I am really sorry, it is too busy, the madams of the palaces are waiting for breakfast, and I can't let so many masters wait for you alone."
Wen Chuyun took a deep breath and suppressed the anger that was about to explode, "Give me another one."
"This cannot be changed. Look, this is made according to the quantity. After all the palaces have taken it away, there will be nothing left. Madam, you should go back. This place is full of smoke and fire. If you stay here for too long, it will be bad for your health."
Cuiwei next to her gently pulled Wen Chuyun's sleeve.
It would not be wise to cause trouble in the imperial kitchen at this time.
The Emperor had just begun to favor Concubine Duan when she caused trouble, which might have disgusted the Emperor, who might have thought she was taking this opportunity to win his favor.
Even though the imperial kitchen is full of servants who appear to be low-class people, there are not many people in the harem who dare to offend them, not to mention that Wen Chuyun is only a beauty of the lowest rank. These slaves have plenty of ways to torture people and make it difficult for people to find any fault with them.
Wen Chuyun turned around and left quickly.
The young eunuch looked at her from behind and snorted disdainfully, "According to the rules of the palace in previous years, Lady Wen has come to an end."
Many concubines were only favored for a month, and then became the mascots of the harem, with no chance to serve the emperor in bed again. The Empress Dowager has ordered that no matter who it is, once they fall out of favor, the imperial kitchen must immediately reduce the food supply to avoid wasting money on useless people.
On the way back, the sun was shining brightly.
In mid-February, the temperature warmed up, with only occasional light snow, and the rest of the time was sunny.
The snow scene that was originally arranged also showed signs of melting.
Chan'er quickly stepped into Zhaochun Palace and placed the breakfast in front of Bai Wutong. "Your Majesty, I ran into Lady Wen in the imperial kitchen. It seems that the imperial kitchen sent her some leftovers."
Bai Wutong was not surprised. They had all heard about the unwritten rules in the palace more or less. Apart from the imperial concubine, no one else had ever been favored forever.
Chan'er was very happy, "It should be like this, humph, who made her do evil to you, the queen, this is retribution. But I saw that Lady Duan's breakfast was really good, and I heard that she is also favored recently."
"I understand." Bai Wutong had a poor appetite, so he simply ate a little and put it aside.
She had always wanted to keep the emperor by her side and not touch other women because she thought they were dirty.
But after what happened with Jin Zhi, her idea was completely dashed.
The emperor did favor someone else, and not just one.
Now it all depends on whether Duan Chunrou will really speak up for her. If it really works, maybe she can see the emperor as soon as possible.
It is already mid-February. In another half month, the baby in my belly will be five months old.
There is not much time left for her.
She must reconcile with the emperor before giving birth to the child, otherwise she will end up losing the mother and leaving the child behind.
"Chan'er, I didn't feel so lonely during the New Year thanks to Sister Duan. If you can still meet Sister Duan today, ask her to get the jade carving of a pomegranate with many seeds, and consider it a return gift."
"Yes, I remember."
At lunch time.
Chan'er deliberately left a little later.
Duan Chunrou's personal maid Chun Xing is usually the last one to go to the imperial kitchen, and she also arrives at about the same time.
When we got there, we saw Chun Xing as expected.
"Sister Chun Xing."
Chun Xing looked back at her, "Sister Chan'er, why are you so late today?"
"I wasted some time doing things, and I didn't expect to run into you. Oh, look at my brain, I almost forgot the most important thing. The queen told me a few days ago to ask you to go and get the gift. You also know that I can't run around except to get things, so I always miss you, which is why it has been delayed until today. You must explain it clearly to your queen."
Chun Xing rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, I got it. I'll tell the queen later."
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