Chapter 123 Playing a Song
"Your Majesty, this is still outside." Chen Fu was still a little embarrassed, she looked around and couldn't help but speak up to remind him.
"This will be seen by others."
Shen Fu's face was full of nervousness. After all, this was not the imperial palace, and there were people coming and going all around.
It would have a bad impact if people saw her and the Emperor hugging each other in such a clingy manner.
Shen Fu pushed Wansuiye hard, trying to get him to stay away. But he did not dare to use any force with his palm, and just placed it lightly on His Majesty's body.
Xiao Yu hated Chen Fu's rejection of him the most, and he naturally disliked this half-hearted attitude even more.
It’s just… obviously I’m in a good mood today.
Xiao Yu pinched Shen Fu's nose affectionately, and patted Shen Fu's waist twice: "Get up."
Shen Fu instantly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up from His Majesty's arms.
"You just got up at this time and haven't had your meal yet." Xiao Yu got up, drank a sip of tea, and said casually:
"I have asked someone to prepare some dishes. Do you like them?"
As soon as His Majesty finished speaking, Lin An, who was guarding outside, immediately waved to the servants behind him to come forward.
A group of palace maids came in one after another, holding trays. In a short while, the stone table in the pavilion was filled with exquisite dishes.
"Your Majesty, the twelve wild delicacies you ordered are ready." The palace maids served the dishes and took them away, but the one in charge, who was standing at the head, stayed behind.
When he said this, he couldn't help but raised his head and glanced at Shen Fu's face secretly.
For more than ten years, His Majesty has lived in Yuquan Mountain, and has come here every year to escape the summer heat since he ascended the throne. But every time, it always comes during the hottest month of the dog days, without exception.
The only difference is that this year it came earlier than in previous years.
And it just so happens that he only has this one person by his side.
The person in charge didn't know which lady in the palace this was, but after a careful glance, he felt that this lady was unfamiliar.
I guess it seems like the first time I've seen it.
"These dishes are hard to find in the palace." The maid stepped forward and opened the lid, and a burst of fragrance instantly filled the air.
The Lord Wansui asked Shen Fu, "Try it."
Lin An saw the Emperor's gaze and quickly picked up a piece of food for Chen Fu with his chopsticks.
He was specifically assigned to serve the Emperor, so naturally he didn't need to serve the concubines. Seeing how attentive Eunuch Lin was, the person in charge standing beside him widened his eyes.
After not seeing him for a year, I realize that Eunuch Lin has become so nimble.
Shen Fu first took a look at it, then glanced at it carefully for a long time but couldn't tell what kind of meat it was.
The Emperor was looking at her with a smile on his face. Shen Fu hesitated for a moment, then put the piece of meat into her mouth in front of the Emperor.
"How is it?" After watching Shen Fu eat it with his own eyes, His Majesty asked her.
"Fresh." When I put it in my mouth, the first thing I felt was the unprecedented freshness.
The meat is tender and the juice almost bursts in your mouth. Chen Fu had indeed never eaten such fresh meat before, and she pondered over it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what it was.
"Your Highness." Shen Fu asked quickly, "What kind of meat is this?"
It seems impossible to tell the difference from the appearance of the meat.
"Like?" Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and gently wiped the stuff from the corner of Chen Fu's mouth with a handkerchief.
Then he smiled and explained: "This is deer tendon."
"Deer...deer tendons?" Chen Fu stuttered and stood up from the chair.
She looked at His Majesty, then at the dishes on the table. That salty, fresh and soft thing turned out to be deer tendon.
"Isn't this thing for strengthening the body and strengthening the physique?" Chen Fu stuttered.
What did His Majesty give her to eat?
"Deer tendons do have the effect of strengthening the body, but they also taste delicious." Xiao Yu chuckled as he looked at her surprised look.
He personally picked up a few chopsticks and put them into Shen Fu's bowl: "Besides, are you sure you really don't need to replenish yourself?"
"Princess..." Chen Fu had just been praising the deliciousness, but now her voice became stammering as she looked at the venison in the bowl.
She just felt her face getting hot: "What does this concubine need?"
"Are you sure?" His Majesty took a sip of tea and looked at her with the corners of his narrow eyes.
"In that case, don't shout that you can't bear it next time."
"Your Majesty." Shen Fu was afraid that His Majesty would say something even more shocking, so she begged for mercy quickly.
She hurriedly stretched out her hand, pretending to cover the corner of His Majesty's mouth, but just as she extended her palm, she timidly put it down.
A blush spread across her cheeks, and Shen Fu's face was full of shyness. She clenched her fists so hard that sweat broke out, and Shen Fu's eyes trembled a few times, hiding the emotions in her eyes.
His Majesty really doesn't care about the lives of the people around him. Chen Fu felt a headache and wanted to rub her brows. The pavilion was surrounded by people, and His Majesty's words did not give her any face at all.
Chen Fu didn't know how His Majesty got along with other concubines, but it seemed that His Majesty was much more unrestrained with her than with other concubines.
I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Shen Fu pretended to be shy, but her slightly trembling eyes concealed the emotions in her eyes.
Fortunately, Grandpa Wansui still cares about her.
He glanced at her lightly and kindly let her go: "This deer tendon doesn't work, try something else."
He signaled Lin An with his eyes: "Take away this dish that makes Shen Ronghua feel hot."
Even at this time, His Majesty did not forget to tease her.
Shen Fu fiddled with her palms, pretending to be shy. The person in charge was very perceptive and immediately had the dish of deer tendons removed before continuing to serve the dishes.
The twelve wild treasures are nothing more than creatures flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water.
Today's twelve dishes have everything. Even though Chen Fu had been raised in a wealthy family since she was a child, she was amazed at today's meal from the bottom of her heart.
"It was good today. I ate a little more." Xiao Yu had his breakfast and put down his food after taking a few sips.
He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and looked at Chen Fu with a smile on his face: "I see, there is no flesh left on your body."
Some time ago, Shen Fu had abdominal cramps during her period. Since that day, His Majesty has not allowed her to use ice or drink iced drinks.
The palace was as hot as a steamer, and Chen Fu had trouble eating, sleeping, or living, so she naturally lost a few pounds.
Seeing His Majesty say this, Shen Fu nervously pulled at the hem of her clothes. Although she knew that His Majesty had no other intentions, Shen Fu still deliberately said:
"I have lost some weight, but Your Majesty, do you not like it?"
Since His Majesty had just said this about her, Shen Fu naturally wanted to find a way to get it back.
She asked this deliberately, just to see how the Emperor would respond.
Sure enough, after Shen Fu's voice fell, the Emperor's hand holding the teacup froze and there was no movement for a while.
Lin An, who was serving dishes beside him, joked: "No way, Miss Chen Fu must be overthinking."
Following His Majesty's side, he had to deal with situations like this many times, but Lin An had never thought that one day he would have to help Miss Chen Fu back.
This young lady is now the most beloved person in His Majesty's heart. His Majesty loves and protects her, even breaking his own bottom line for her time and time again.
Even he sometimes found it unbelievable, but it happened one after another to Miss Shen Fu.
Lin An felt the same as Ming Jing'er, knowing that one could not afford to offend anyone in the palace. He chuckled and looked at Shen Fu, and said respectfully: “This is what the emperor instructed before he came.”
When in the palace, His Majesty casually said that Lady Chen Fu had lost weight. At that time, even Lin An was not taken to heart, but he never expected that the Emperor would remember it clearly when he arrived at Yuquan Mountain.
"Your Majesty said that the young lady has lost a lot of weight recently, so he specially asked someone to prepare something in advance for the young lady Shen to replenish her body."
His Majesty is the only one in the harem who is concerned about this. Moreover, Lin An chuckled, stretched out his hand, picked out the bones from the fish with a chopstick and put it into Chen Fu's mouth.
"This fish was caught by His Majesty himself early in the morning."
Chen Fu grew up in Suzhou, a water town close to Huzhou, so there are many fish. Shen Fu has loved these since she was a child, but because she eats so much, her mouth has become extremely picky.
I won’t eat fish if it’s too hard, fish if it has too many bones, fish if it’s too fishy, or fish if it’s too greasy. I won’t eat even a little bit of it.
If you come across something that is not fresh, you will not even look at it.
Shen Fu was very picky, but naturally someone at home spoiled her. After she entered the palace, no one was willing to tolerate her bad habits.
This made Shen Fu even more unwilling to eat.
After entering the palace, she never touched any fish or meat.
Now, looking at the piece of fish in her bowl, Shen Fu was obviously stunned.
She looked up at His Majesty, then lowered her head to look at her bowl again. He hesitated for a long time before eating the fish.
Before His Majesty spoke, Lin An heaved a sigh of relief: "Let me tell you, the young lady will definitely like this fish."
He turned his head to look at the Emperor behind him, and Lin An's eyes were full of smiles.
When Xiao Yu, who was sitting nearby, saw this, the coldness in his eyes melted a little.
He put away the folding fan in the book and tapped the table lightly: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Several ministers were waiting in the study, and any further delay would cause delays.
Chen Fu watched His Majesty leave, put down her chopsticks and was about to stand up.
His Majesty raised his hand and nodded at her: "Enjoy your meal." The folding fan fell on her chin, and His Majesty smiled meaningfully:
"Wait for me in the evening."
Shen Fu watched His Majesty leave, and finally she breathed a sigh of relief. There were many kinds of dishes on the table. Chen Fu had already eaten a rough outline of them. She tasted a few and felt that she couldn't eat any more, so she waved her hand and asked the servants to clear them away.
The person in charge of Yuquan Mountain was very perceptive. When he saw His Majesty's attitude towards Shen Fu, he immediately realized that this was someone who should not be provoked.
No wonder that old fox Lin An is so attentive.
The headmaster cursed secretly in his heart, but he forced a smile when facing Chen Fu: "My young master has just finished his meal, why don't you follow me and walk around?"
"This must be the first time for you, young lady, to come to Yuquan Mountain. There are many beautiful places. You can enjoy the scenery, or you can walk around with me to help digest your food."
The words of the headmaster really hit the nail on the head.
She had never been to Yuquan Mountain. In a few days, all the concubines from various palaces would arrive there, and there would be many things to see and hear when there were so many people around.
It’s not easy to wander around.
It would be better to take this opportunity to look around and remember the way.
Chen Fu followed the head steward everywhere, and the head steward was extremely attentive along the way.
He seemed to know Shen Fu's purpose and began to lead her to the residences of the ladies in each palace.
Chen Fu remembered the places where the ladies in each palace lived one by one.
There is nothing special about the places where the concubines in each palace live. Just like in the palace, everything is based on status and position.
The places closest to His Majesty and having the largest places are naturally reserved for Concubine Rong, Concubine Shu and others.
The remaining ones that are smaller and slightly more remote are the ones they can live in.
Chen Fu was very clear about all this, and her face did not show any surprise at all.
But after walking all the way, she still hasn't heard the manager introduce where she lives.
Chen Fu had been waiting all the way, and had a bad feeling in her heart. She couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, sir, where should my palace be?"
She had walked all the way but hadn't come across any of the places introduced to her. Could it be that His Majesty hadn't arranged a place for her to stay?
Chen Fu had a bad feeling in her heart, and Manager Zhou, who was leading the way, also stopped: "Slave...slave doesn't know."
His Majesty only arranged rooms for so many people, and he, as a servant, just followed suit.
But this matter is indeed strange. His Majesty really did not arrange a palace for this young lady.
"I guess the servant was careless and forgot about the young lady." Manager Zhou kicked the young eunuch in front of him a few times in a pretentious manner.
"I will definitely send someone to investigate, please rest assured, Miss Shen Fu."
Manager Zhou's face was full of trepidation. Shen Fu glanced at him and said calmly, "It's nothing serious. We'll find out when the time comes."
It doesn’t matter where she lives, but what she is afraid of is that His Majesty has not made any preparations for her at all.
Now the concubines in the harem have not yet arrived to live here for a few days without any trouble. If all the concubines in the harem are here, Chen Fu will be a sitting duck if she continues to live in His Majesty's Yuqing Palace.
"I will do my best." Manager Zhou looked at Shen Fu's face several times, and was relieved when he saw that there was indeed nothing unusual about her.
But he was a little confused in his heart, and he didn't know what the Emperor was thinking.
Shen Ronghua clearly came so early, but the Emperor did not assign a palace to her. You can't always live with the Emperor. There is no such rule in this palace.
Seeing that Chen Fu had no interest in shopping any further, Manager Zhou decided to send Chen Fu back.
Just as I passed through the woods, I heard beautiful and melodious music coming from there.
The lingering sound is accompanied by the sound of the pipa. The music flows and the pipa sounds are gentle and quiet, floating throughout the forest.
Chen Fu had never heard such a beautiful song before, so she stood there and listened quietly for a while before asking, "Who is singing?"
"Beautiful Ying." Manager Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said without raising his head.
They were already accustomed to hearing this beautiful lady singing every day in Yuquan Mountain.
So what if you sing well? Your Majesty still can’t hear it?
As the words fell, the two of them were walking forward.
Just after passing through the woods, I saw His Majesty sitting in a painted boat on the lake, and in front of him a gentle and charming woman was half-holding a pipa and playing music for him.
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