Chapter 13 Your Majesty...It's Not Tasty
Chen Qing was in high spirits because of the good news. During the day, she started to use a new facial mask and even covered her face with Chunhua paste.
At noon, Fangyun went to get lunch, and when she came back she brought a piece of news.
At that time, people from Zhong Yu Palace went to the imperial kitchen to give instructions, saying that Concubine Yu was pregnant and she should be careful about what she ate.
This is the real Versailles.
After Fang Yun finished speaking, Chun Hua knew that Chen Qing had been wronged by Concubine Yu, and said, "My dear, you will naturally have your own children in the future."
Shen Qing knew what she meant, but: "Empress Yu is pregnant well."
She said this sincerely, very sincerely.
It is indeed a good thing. This way, Concubine Yu can take good care of her baby and not have to bother others. Isn't that good?
Of course, there is a bad side to this. In the original novel, this person only has twins, so the child cannot be born? Shen Qing went over the news in her mind. Well, whether the child can be born or not is not mentioned for the time being. She is not so saintly to remind someone who is targeting her. The important thing about this matter is that it has nothing to do with her. Just don't be so unlucky to get involved with her.
Now of course it's still a good thing, right? A few days later, when it was time to pay respects to the Queen, Concubine Yu really said that she was not feeling well and could not come. Shen Qing was happy not to see Concubine Yu, the fighting cock.
Shen Qing was thinking that the air was getting better, but she didn't expect that someone would look at her differently this time.
This look doesn't look very friendly.
It was the beautiful lady Wang whom I had met in the Imperial Garden before.
When Concubine Wang ran into Shen Qing, she ran into Xuanyuan Ling together. It was just a coincidence and nothing happened, but Xuanyuan Ling went to find Shen Qing that night.
Concubine Wang felt unhappy.
All the women in the harem wanted to climb up the social ladder. She and Shen Qing met Xuanyuan Ling together, but Xuanyuan Ling went to find Shen Qing that night. Wouldn't she be laughed at for not being able to compare with Shen Qing?
How could Shen Qing have such a great reputation? It was clearly because they were strolling in the imperial garden together that she was favored by the emperor, but what about her?
Shen Qing thought about it and realized that this was the only time he had interacted with Lady Wang. He felt really shocked. How could this make people hate him?
She really lives up to her title of cannon fodder.
When they came out of Fengyi Palace, Chen Qing had no one to meet up with as usual. The other concubines who lived nearby were still gathered in twos and threes. Concubine Wang also walked together with Concubine Fang and Concubine Li.
The three of them ran into Shen Qing.
Since they all met face to face, Shen Qing could only greet them: "Greetings to all the sisters."
"I only met Chen Liangren briefly in the past, but today I took a serious look at her and found that she is so beautiful." Lady Li said.
This provocation is quite obvious.
When Lady Wang heard this, her face turned unhappy.
This didn't make her think back to the time in the Imperial Garden. Could it be that Shen Qing had her as a foil and only then did the emperor remember her again after he had forgotten her for a month? She wasn't ugly, but she was being talked about like that, as if she was so ugly.
Chen Qing just pretended not to see it. Concubine Yu was domineering and powerful, so she had to pretend to be a grandson. The people in front of her had just entered the palace and were not yet established. Besides, let’s put it this way, when the heroines appeared in the later part, these people had no role at all, so Chen Qing didn’t have to pretend to be a grandson deliberately.
They are all the emperor's women, and she has just received a reward.
"Sister, you are too kind. They both have one nose and two eyes. There is not much difference."
Concubine Wang would not really make a scene, so she just felt bad.
After saying hello, Shen Qing walked back.
Concubine Fang can be said to be the most important person among the newcomers to the palace. Her mother's family is also a general, and she herself has a heroic spirit. She looks a bit like Concubine Yu, but not as flamboyant as Concubine Yu. As for men, they are quite fresh.
Xuanyuan Ling had already gotten Concubine Yu, so she didn't care that much about this Concubine Yu. She lived close to Concubine Li and Concubine Wang. Seeing Shen Qing walking away, Concubine Li said, "She hasn't risen to a higher position yet, but it seems like she is on an equal footing with us."
Lady Wang was not a talkative person, so she lowered her head after hearing this.
Concubine Fang smiled and said, "With her family background, it would be difficult for her to get promoted if she wasn't pregnant."
She said she was pregnant.
Concubine Li and Concubine Wang beside her also felt something.
Concubine Fang narrowed her eyes, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
Chen Qing returned to Zhaohua Palace smoothly. It was another peaceful day. In the evening, Xuanyuan Ling came.
This time I came back early and didn't even have dinner.
Shen Qing's eyes lit up when he saw Xuanyuan Ling coming.
Xuanyuan Ling thought she was happy that he came, but she said to her face: "The emperor hasn't eaten yet."
He sounded really happy.
Xuanyuan Ling laughed out of anger. Would it be better if this little girl looked at him and had a meal?
Xuanyuan Ling pretended to be angry: "Is it because the palace is short of food and drink for you?"
Shen Qing said embarrassedly: "How can what I use every day be as good as what the emperor uses?" Then she seemed to react: "It's not that I don't want the emperor to come, I am thinking about it."
Xuanyuan Ling raised an eyebrow.
Shen Qing revealed: "It was the midnight snack I had in the emperor's palace. I remembered it for a long time."
In short, it’s not just about thinking about food, it means I’m thinking about both you and food.
Xuanyuan Ling just said it in her heart. She was honest and didn't ask anyone to serve the food.
Generally speaking, the amount of dishes that a concubine eats is fixed, but there are exceptions. For example, if the emperor comes, the emperor cannot eat with the concubine, but must eat according to the emperor's way of eating.
So it was the first time that Shen Qing saw that the small table where he ate was filled with delicious food, and there was a dazzling array of them. This was not a midnight snack. A proper dinner was much more delicious than a midnight snack.
There was not much entertainment for Shen Qing after she entered the palace. She was a delicate eater, and the meals she got from her husband were sometimes good and sometimes bad. This meal could be said to be the best meal she had had since she entered the palace.
So she really planned to eat well.
As for being reserved and pretending in front of the emperor?
You have to pretend, but not everywhere. It would be too fake if you did. Besides, there were many obedient concubines in the palace. What attracted him before was her beauty. So what made him suddenly notice that there was only one servant beside her and then order someone to send her a palace maid?
It was a little bit of insolence, not too excessive, not enough to really make him angry, but it made him feel fresh, and because it was fresh, he could think about her, and she just wanted him to think about her more, it was good to be a little different.
So Shen Qing was not happy to eat carrots.
Xuanyuan Ling looked towards her.
When Shen Qing saw him looking at her, her little expression flickered.
"Why don't you eat?"
Shen Qing glanced at the carrot with a bit of disdain: "It's not delicious."
She likes to eat eggplant, so she looked at the dish of eggplant with sauce next to it.
Xuanyuan Ling raised an eyebrow at her obvious hint. You like eggplants but not carrots?
How could any woman in the harem show that she didn't like food in front of him? Did they really not like it?
He actually put a piece of carrot in her bowl.
Shen Qing: "...Your Majesty...it's not delicious."
She just stared at it.
Xuanyuan Ling just wanted her to eat the carrot because he saw that she was unwilling to eat it. But she looked at him so eagerly, as if he had done something bad to her. But he was the emperor, how could she not eat the food he picked for her?
Really mean!
Of course Shen Qing ate it, but it was extremely painful.
Seeing how painful she looked, Xuanyuan Ling raised his eyebrows and mercifully picked up an eggplant with sauce for her.
Xuanyuan Ling immediately saw that Shen Qing's little face was filled with smiles, and the quick change of expression made Xuanyuan Ling laugh. What a delicate baby, he had to be like this just for eating?
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