Chapter 54 No Bad Intentions
Huipin ate delicious food and praised Song Zhao's cooking skills.
"Sister Song's cakes are much more delicious than those in the imperial kitchen. If you make delicious cakes in the future, can you ask me to go to the palace to taste them?"
Song Zhao smiled and said: "Of course." "It is my blessing that Concubine Hui is willing to come to my palace and visit more often."
The two of them were talking and laughing.
But Concubine Yun's face turned pale with fright.
She kept winking at the Concubine Chen and her eyelids became tired from lifting them.
After thinking for a while, Concubine Chen came up with an idea and said, "I have tasted this cake before. It is sweet but not greasy. It is very good."
She raised her eyebrows at Yingxiang and said, "Go and help Song Changzai distribute the cakes and pastries so that the sisters can taste her cooking skills."
Yingxiang responded and quickly snatched the food boxes from Yunshan and Zhihua.
She walked towards the queen, holding a food box in each hand. But after taking two steps, she tripped over her left foot and fell on the ground as if she had seen a ghost.
The food box was knocked over and the cakes rolled all over the floor.
The concubines all looked towards Yingxiang.
With a look of panic on her face, she crawled up from the ground and kowtowed to the queen:
"Please forgive me, Queen, I didn't mean it..."
"Stupid thing!" The concubine was angry and pointed at Yingxiang and scolded loudly, "Song Changzai had good intentions, but you, a bitch, ruined it like this!"
"Please calm down, Empress Chen. I didn't mean it!"
"You still dare to argue? Slap me!"
Immediately afterwards, crisp slapping sounds rang out in the hall.
Yingxiang cried while her hands slapped her cheeks with all her might. She did not dare to stop even when the corners of her mouth were bleeding.
This scene frightened Huipin so much that she shrank back in her seat and said something in a trembling voice:
"Sister Chen Fei, please forgive her. She didn't do it on purpose..."
Hearing this, Concubine Chen stroked her temples and said something with a hint of meaning:
"If the Empress and Consort Song refuse to forgive you today, I will send you to the Xinzheku, and you will not be allowed to serve me in the future."
Song Zhao also advised: "I made the cakes to honor you sisters. If the harmony is damaged, it will be my fault. Yingxiang was also careless for a moment, so your majesty should not be angry with her."
Yingxiang thanked Song Zhao for not making a fuss with her, and then kowtowed to the Queen to apologize.
The queen heard her crying loudly and said in a cold voice: "Concubine Chen, if you want to discipline your maid, you can go back to your own palace and discipline her slowly. Don't make my Fengluan Palace a mess."
Concubine Chen glared at Yingxiang and said, "Useless thing, I will teach you the rules when we return to the palace."
As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Song Zhao and said lightly:
"Song Chang has worked so hard for nothing. How about this? I have just made some tuckahoe glutinous rice and date cakes in the palace. They are light and tasty and will suit the Queen's taste. Yingxiang, take someone to get them. This will give the sisters something to talk about when they discuss things."
Among the concubines present, except Song Zhao, Chen Fei and Yun Fei, only Liu Changzai knew what secret was hidden in the brown sugar gardenia cake.
She knew that the Concubine Chen didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so she thought quickly and stood up and said:
"Sister Song made cakes for everyone, and Sister Xiao always brought some seasonal fruits to share with the sisters. But I am the most unruly. Now let me pour tea for everyone, so that I can show that I am not an idler."
She took the teapot and ran around the hall, diligently refilling tea for everyone.
The brown sugar gardenia cake that fell on the ground was stepped on by her and turned into a paste. It was unrecognizable.
Concubine Yun had always been afraid that the Queen would suspect Gao Bing, so she hurriedly said:
"This cake is dirty and cannot be eaten. It also makes the Queen's palace dirty. Zhilan, Tinglan, you two should be quick and help the Queen clean up the floor."
As she said this, the queen glanced at her deliberately.
There was some hesitation in the queen's eyes. After Concubine Yun's wandering gaze met hers, she smiled and nodded.
Song Zhao noticed the subtle change in the queen's expression, but she just smiled and said nothing.
In fact, there was no problem with the cakes and pastries that Song Zhao brought today.
She did this just to let the Queen notice the guilty conscience of Concubine Chen and Concubine Yun.
No matter how good a person is at disguising himself on a daily basis, once he becomes upset, his true colors will inevitably be revealed.
Today, when Concubine Yun saw the cakes and pastries, she kept winking at Concubine Chen. This action was not only seen by Song Zhao, but also by the Queen.
Moreover, on normal days, Concubine Yun and Concubine Chen were incompatible with each other. Concubine Yun would retort to almost anything Concubine Chen said.
But today, instead of scolding Concubine Chen when she made a mistake, Concubine Yun even rushed to ask her own palace maids to help Concubine Chen clean up the mess?
All these clues are indicating one thing.
That is, the previous disagreements between Concubine Yun and Concubine Chen were just a show.
That night, Yunshan asked Song Zhao while she was bathing her.
"My dear, do you think the Queen can see what happened today?"
Song Zhao closed her beautiful eyes slightly, and the steam rising from the water surface enveloped her porcelain-like skin, making her look even more beautiful.
"If the Queen can see it, the unlucky person will be Concubine Yun. If she can't see it, the unlucky person will be herself. No matter who is unlucky, their open and secret struggles are beneficial to me."
Yunshan smiled: "The more they fight, the less likely they are to keep staring at you. Your move is really brilliant."
Song Zhao scooped up a handful of water, poured it on his collarbone, and said with a smile:
"I just like to watch the fun. What bad intentions do I have?"
Yunshan took the towel and said, "My lady, it's time to get out of the bath. I will help you wipe your body."
"No hurry." Song Zhao stayed in the bathtub and did not get up. "Wait a little longer."
Just when Yunshan was wondering what Song Zhao was waiting for, he suddenly heard three awkward cuckoo calls coming from outside the door.
Then Song Zhao said, "The water is a little cold. Go out and get me some hot water."
After Yunshan left, Song Zhao started playing with the petals floating on the water.
She gathered the petals to her chest, scooped up a handful of water and threw it into the air.
The petals with water drops fell on her body.
She was just like a child who had never experienced the world, laughing foolishly.
While playing with water, I suddenly felt new hot water being slowly poured into my body.
Song Zhao closed his eyes, leaned comfortably against the wall of the barrel, and whispered:
"Yunshan, do you think my back injury has healed completely? If it hasn't healed completely, can you use gouache to cover it up for me next time when I sleep with you?"
As she spoke, her tone became somewhat depressed: "If the emperor saw this, he would inevitably remember how I protected him that day. I don't want the emperor to always think of this, and I don't want the emperor...to favor me because of this."
"Spruce? Are you listening?"
No one responded behind me.
Instead, a broad palm covered her back.
Song Zhao was so scared that he jumped in the water, splashing water everywhere.
She turned back suddenly, and after seeing the face of the person standing behind her, her pupils trembled violently.
"Your Majesty?"
(Ps: I will update once today because I am celebrating the holiday. I will update three times tomorrow~ I am a humble little r, doing splits online ^_^. I wish you all a happy Valentine's Day~)
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