Chapter 160 Summer Vacation
After the issue of summer vacation was put on the agenda, the Queen has always been very reliable in doing things. Or, in other words, from the perspective of doing things and following the rules, the Queen has never had any problems. It's just like serving dishes according to the rules in the past. Even if the Emperor is not happy, he can't say that the Queen is wrong.
The same was true for other places. After the Queen arranged everything, those in the harem were almost ready to leave.
So the summer vacation began in full swing.
Those who went included Shunpin and the eldest prince, Chunfei and the third prince, as well as the third princess, the queen, Rufei, and Chen Qing who were left alone.
Those who remain should still be under house arrest.
Chen Qing really hadn't been out of the palace for a long time. She couldn't say she was excited, after all, she knew she couldn't get out once she entered the palace, but she was in a good mood to be able to go out for a walk and see other scenery.
When they went hunting in autumn, Concubine Li and Concubine Zhao were accompanying them. Now she was sitting alone in a carriage, and her treatment was naturally incomparable to when she was still a beloved lady.
The Summer Palace is half a day's journey from the palace, and there is actually no fun on the way. After all, Shen Qing is really afraid of heat. However, although it is hot, he has taken precautions in advance.
The imperial physician also accompanied them and gave them some pills for summer heat relief, and Shen Qing felt fine after taking them.
Moreover, we brought enough ice for the journey, so it was okay for us to stay in the carriage.
Having said that, I still couldn’t eat much for lunch because of the bumpy ride, but fortunately, we set off in the morning and arrived in the afternoon.
The summer palace is naturally different from the Forbidden Palace, but although it is a palace, the scale of its construction is indeed not small, and the specifications are no less than those of the Forbidden Palace.
After Chen Qing got off the car, he saw that compared to the Forbidden Palace, this place was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and was covered with greenery. Although the distance could not be said to be separated by north and south, the environment was really much better than that in the Forbidden Palace.
After all, everything you see is green, which really makes you feel better and cooler in the hot summer.
The concubines and their children followed the empress and the empress dowager. The empress and the empress dowager had to go in first before the concubines could go in. As for the emperor, he was not in the same league as the concubines.
During the autumn hunting, Chen Qing was a good man, so she lived with Concubine Zhao and Concubine Li. Now, there are only her and Concubine Shun in the group. Originally, there was also a Concubine An, but Concubine An asked to stay in the palace, saying that she was not feeling well. She was afraid that she could not bear the fatigue of the journey.
Concubine An had never been sick before, but she got sick just when she was about to go out.
Shen Qing thought that this Anpin had never really understood her. She was really low-key. It was clear that this Concubine Chun, as the female protagonist, did not exert much power in the early stage, but was very powerful after the female protagonist gave birth to a child in the later stage. Why could she be so low-key? She almost became a transparent person.
Moreover, Shen Qing had talked to or met other people more or less, but with Concubine An, she and Shen Qing had never even made eye contact.
Chen Qing couldn't understand what was going on with this Concubine An, so she simply didn't come. After a moment of confusion, she stopped thinking about her.
However, Concubine Chun was now with the Third Prince, and there was no longer the sadness between her brows as before. She seemed to be in a good mood and even remembered to look back at the Third Prince on the way.
After the blood scab on the Third Prince's face faded away, the wound was only slightly different from the skin color next to it. I believe that it will not be noticeable at all in a short time. Now he is smiling at Concubine Chun.
This couple is not biological mother and son, but they seem to have a good relationship.
The palace was divided into six parts: one for the Queen Dowager, one for the Queen, one for Shunpin and the eldest prince, one for Concubine Chun with the third prince and the third princess, and one for Concubine Ru and one for Shen Qing each.
After the division, Chen Qing moved in. The structure of the house here was different from that of the Forbidden Palace. It was very ventilated after entering, and there was the fragrance of grass and trees in the wind. Not to mention that ice was placed in the palace. When the wind blew, it was just like turning on the air conditioner. It was much more comfortable than the Forbidden Palace.
I don’t know if it was because he was tired from the journey or something, but Shen Qing slept very deeply that night, but he felt very comfortable when he woke up the next day.
But there will be a dinner party tonight.
After all, when they arrived at the palace, they just had a meal and watched a performance together, which was also arranged by the palace.
Shen Qing had never eaten anything particularly delicious at dinner parties. He usually chose cold dishes and ate cucumbers the most. After all, fresh cucumbers tasted good. However, the chefs of this palace obviously knew that people's stomachs were not good in summer, so all the dishes served were appetizing.
Xuanyuan Ling went to see Chen Qing from the upper seat, and thought that Chen Qing wanted to eat cucumber shreds again today, but when he looked, he found that the little thing was not eating cucumber shreds. She was eating a piece of ice skin milk jelly with a curious look on her face.
Shen Qing was actually wondering why this thing looked like double skin milk. It turned out that this place also had double skin milk. No one in the palace had ever eaten it before.
This meal was really refreshing and appetizing. After eating, Shen Qing was in the mood to watch the show.
Of course, that’s how the performance is.
After watching, everyone went back to their rooms.
Chen Qing knew that Xuanyuan Ling would not come at night, so he had to give face to the Queen. The Queen had arranged everything in an orderly manner. The first night was definitely for her to spend with him. Tonight, seeing that the moonlight was good, he asked Wang Lu to move a stool and sit down to look at the moon. This place was well-preserved, and it was fumigated with medicine every once in a while, so there was no trace of mosquitoes or anything like that.
Only after yawning did Shen Qing go back to sleep.
The next day she had to pay her respects to the Queen, and could not get up late. Fortunately, she slept well that night and was in good spirits.
When the Queen came to talk about the same old topics, there was no difference just because they were in a new place.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't come that night. He went to see the child. He had lunch at Shunpin's house and dinner at Chunfei's house. He didn't stay overnight after lunch.
It wasn't until his turn was almost over that he came to Shen Qing.
Xuanyuan Ling saw that she looked really good, much better than when she was drooping in the heat in the palace: "She is really delicate."
With his comment, Shen Qing was happy to admit that she was a delicate person: "I am afraid of heat."
"I know." He said, "I'll bring you here whenever I have time in the future."
Well, he would bring her with him whenever he came to escape the summer heat. Although it was unknown whether this promise would be fulfilled in the future, Shen Qing was naturally happy, and she took the initiative to throw herself into Xuanyuan Ling's arms.
This is in stark contrast to her previous appearance on the bed when she was unwilling to be hugged by Xuanyuan Ling.
Xuanyuan Ling thought that this little thing was afraid of the heat and didn't want to get close to him, but now it is willing to do so. It seems that coming to this summer palace is a very good decision.
Zhao Hai saw that the servants in the palace didn't know the rules. Now Chen Qing only had Fang Yun and Wang Lu with him, and Chunhua stayed behind to look after Zhaohua Palace.
Naturally, there was no one else to take care of, so he specifically looked for the eunuch in charge of the palace and said, "From now on, there should be fewer people around Concubine Xi's place. Concubine Xi likes quietness, but you must be diligent in getting rid of insects." He had to be diligent, as he remembered that this insect, called a mosquito or something, had bitten her and left a big bump on her face.
The emperor had called the imperial physician at the beginning. If such a mistake really happened now, I'm afraid all the servants in the palace would be angered.
Now, Concubine Xi is very much loved by the Emperor.
The eunuch in charge was named Li Shou. I understood it immediately after hearing it. How could I not understand it?
This Concubine Xi is most likely favored.
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