Chapter 687 Imperial Concubine
Luo Qinghan called Eunuch Chang and asked him to send Xiao Xixi back.
Eunuch Chang made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Xixi.
Xiao Xixi had no choice but to leave.
She returned to her residence and called out to Eunuch Chang who was about to leave.
"Why is your Majesty drinking medicine? Is he sick?"
Eunuch Chang smiled and said respectfully.
"I dare not interfere in your Majesty's affairs. If you want to know, Princess, you might as well ask your Majesty directly."
Seeing how tight-lipped he was, Xiao Xixi knew she couldn't get any useful information out of him, so she could only let him go.
Eunuch Chang returned to the bedroom and saw the emperor still sitting with half a bowl of medicine left in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the medicine has gone cold. I will have someone make you another bowl."
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "No need."
Eunuch Chang hesitated: "You only drank half a bowl of medicine, can you sleep at night?"
Luo Qinghan looked at the purple hydrangea in his hand.
"I don't want to take medicine anymore."
Eunuch Chang was anxious: "If you don't take the medicine, what if you have a nightmare again at night?"
Luo Qinghan thought that now that she was back, his worries were cured without any medicine.
If he were given a little more time, he would be able to completely get rid of his previous nightmares.
When he is fully recovered, he can sleep with her in his arms without worrying about scaring her.
Luo Qinghan: "Bring me a vase."
Eunuch Chang immediately brought over a pure white porcelain bottle with a delicate texture and exquisite workmanship.
Luo Qinghan put the purple hydrangeas into a porcelain vase and placed it on the low cabinet beside the bed.
He lay down on the bed, looking at the purple hydrangea, his mind full of her image, and he was in a very good mood.
I fell asleep without realizing it.
He thought he would definitely have a good dream tonight.
Unexpectedly, I woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night.
The two palace maids who were in charge of night watch heard the noise and came in immediately.
They saw the emperor sitting on the couch, his face pale, his chest heaving violently due to rapid breathing, and it seemed that he was frightened by the nightmare again.
The two men did not dare to look any longer and quickly retracted their gaze. They skillfully fetched some warm water, helped the emperor wipe the cold sweat off his face, and brought him a cup of hot tea to calm his mind.
Luo Qinghan drank the tea and felt his breathing became a little smoother.
He waved his hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs understood and quietly left.
Luo Qinghan just dreamed of Xiao Xixi.
In the dream, Xixi smiled and said that she was back, and gave him gifts and flowers.
But when he woke up from his sleep, he found that everything was just a dream.
She didn't come back, no gifts, no flowers.
Nothing at all.
The feeling of getting something and then suddenly losing it is like stepping on empty air and falling into an abyss.
When he thinks back to that nightmare, he still feels a lingering fear.
Luo Qinghan looked at the purple hydrangeas placed beside the bed, and took out the ring-shaped jade pendant from under the pillow.
He let out a breath.
Fortunately, everything is still there and everything is real.
He held the jade pendant in his hand, staring at the hydrangeas beside the bed, and spent the whole night with his eyes open.
The sky gradually brightened.
When it was time to get up, Luo Qinghan threw back the quilt and sat up.
Mo Hua, who was guarding outside the door, heard the noise and immediately went in with the palace maids. They skillfully helped the emperor change his clothes and wash.
After getting dressed, Luo Qinghan went to the room where Xiao Xixi was.
The door was not locked and opened with a slight push.
Luo Qinghan raised his hand, and Mo Hua and the others understood. They immediately stopped and stood outside the door honestly without following him in.
Inside the room, Xiao Xixi was sleeping soundly.
Half of the quilt on her body was kicked to the ground by her, and the other half was covering her belly. Her two white and tender little feet were completely exposed, and her trouser legs were rolled up, revealing a section of her snow-white and slender calves.
Luo Qinghan walked over slowly, first looked at her sleeping posture, then bent down to help her pull down her trouser legs, and then covered her with the quilt.
Xiao Xixi noticed someone beside her, and she raised her eyelids intentionally. Seeing that it was Luo Qinghan, she closed her eyes again and continued to sleep soundly.
Luo Qinghan touched her face.
It feels soft and warm to the touch, very real.
It's not fake.
"Xixi, wait for me to come back and have lunch together."
Xiao Xixi responded vaguely: "Yeah..."
Luo Qinghan kissed her on the forehead, then turned and walked out.
Breakfast is ready.
Luo Qinghan's appetite now is worse than before. He only drank half a bowl of porridge, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and stopped eating.
Eunuch Chang advised, "Your Majesty, please eat more. It's still early for lunch and you'll be busy later. You'll be hungry if you only eat this much."
Luo Qinghan: "I'm not hungry."
Eunuch Chang was worried. The emperor was only twenty years old now and should be able to eat, but his appetite was getting worse and worse. This was not a good sign.
Luo Qinghan: "Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare some blood-replenishing and qi-boosting meals for the princess, and also ask the imperial hospital to prepare some tonics. Use the best medicinal materials and make them with care. If they do a good job, there will be a reward."
Eunuch Chang: "Yes."
Judging from the emperor's expression, he really cares about Princess Nanfeng.
I just don't know if this concern is because of Princess Nanfeng herself or because she looks like Concubine Xiao?
Although the emperor announced to the public that Concubine Xiao had left the palace to recuperate due to illness, many people in the palace knew that Concubine Xiao was missing and might have died, and would never come back in this life.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Chang felt more and more sorry for the emperor.
Even if you own a vast kingdom, you cannot bring back the one you love, and you can only find a substitute as comfort.
Luo Qinghan noticed the strange look in Eunuch Chang's eyes, and could roughly guess what he was thinking, but he had no intention of explaining and just said it lightly.
"Send down the order to confer the title of Imperial Consort to Princess Nanfeng and grant her the right to live in Yunxiu Palace."
He wanted to directly enthrone Xixi as the queen, but now her identity is rather special, and there will definitely be many obstacles to making her the queen.
It would be better to let her be a royal concubine first. When he has cleaned up the former dynasty and the harem, he can safely help her become the queen.
Eunuch Chang said quickly, "Yunxiu Palace has not had an owner for a long time. We need to clean it up and buy various supplies. This will take a lot of time."
Luo Qinghan: "No hurry, have someone clean up slowly and don't cut corners."
He paused and added.
"Transfer Baoqin to Yunxiu Palace to serve the imperial concubine well."
"Yes."
…
After Concubine Xiao left, Baoqin was sad for a long time.
Originally, Concubine Li wanted to recruit her to be a first-class palace maid, but she declined.
She didn't want to serve any master other than Concubine Xiao.
After a period of silence, she gradually cheered up and took the initiative to express her desire to work in the imperial kitchen.
So the emperor transferred her to the imperial kitchen.
Baoqin is not only a good cook, efficient, lively and generous, but also has a good relationship with Eunuch Chang. Everyone in the imperial kitchen likes her very much.
Even if there were a few people who were jealous of her, they would not dare to do anything to her for the sake of Eunuch Chang. At most, they would say a few sarcastic words to her in secret.
Now Baoqin is a maid in charge of the imperial kitchen. She is highly valued by the chief steward and her career is on the rise.
When she suddenly received the emperor's decree, she was surprised and angry.
"Why did you transfer me to Yunxiu Palace?"
(End of this chapter)
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