Chapter 319 End of June
Although Shen Qing disliked it, if you want to plant peonies, it is usually in autumn. Therefore, as the weather is getting hotter, it is natural that peonies cannot be planted now.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't ask her to plant peonies right away, as long as she remembered.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of June, and it was the time when Shen Qing rarely went out unless he was paying respects.
Paying respects was naturally the same as before. She only heard that the emperor had people serving Chu Linglong, and Bing was taking care of her. She was now three months pregnant, her belly was slightly bulging, and her complexion was also very good.
Also because of the ice issue, other palaces were having trouble using enough ice. Besides being envious of Chu Linglong for being pregnant, they were also envious of her being able to use more ice beyond the limit.
Shen Qing occasionally passed by and heard it, but no one said how much ice she used, most of them were sour on Chu Linglong.
In fact, most of the concubines in the harem today have the same mentality as Concubine Zhou did when she first saw her enter the imperial study.
Chen Qing has always been favored, so whether it is entering the imperial study or having more ice than others, it is not unexpected. There are people who are jealous of her, but Xuanyuan Ling showed his favor to her from the beginning, so the people in the harem didn't care. However, Chu Linglong got these things after having a child, which made the other people in the harem more eager to have a child.
It's just that in the past few months, Xuanyuan Ling has also been in the harem, but no news has come out. As for Chen Qing herself, well, she hasn't made any movement either.
The next day, Xuanyuan Ling came over before dinner. After Chen Qing didn't like to go out, he just lay in the room.
When Xuanyuan Ling came, Chen Qing was wearing a gauze dress and leaning on the couch, fanning herself intermittently. She was lying on her side, her hands moving non-stop, but her eyes were closed. He saw a strand of black hair winding from behind her ear, along her neck and into her clothes, and he was really dazzled by this amazing charm.
Then I didn't know whether I should think that I had lost my mind or that Chen Qing was becoming more and more charming.
He walked to the bed and pushed aside her strand of hair, and Shen Qing opened his eyes: "The emperor is here."
Xuanyuan Ling did not respond for a moment. Instead, he looked at her for a while and reached out to touch her cheek: "Have you gained some weight?"
The lethality of these words to women is remarkable: "What?"
Shen Qing's voice rose.
Xuanyuan Ling's hand went down to her chest: "I mean here."
Shen Qing didn't expect that this was what he meant by fat, and he couldn't help but snorted at him: "The emperor has no shame."
In the past, Xuanyuan Ling always said this to Chen Qing. At that time, he couldn't stand Chen Qing's teasing, so he loved to talk about her. Now that Shen Qing has said it for once, he even found it a little funny and not as embarrassed as before. Well, he has become a lot more shameless.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Shen Qing put the fan in his hand unhappily: "If your Majesty's hands are free, please fan me."
Well, she is being too spoiled and ordering others around.
Xuanyuan Ling also fanned her and said, "I plan to go out to escape the summer heat."
Shen Qing became interested when he heard it: "That's a good feeling."
The year before last, I was caught up in something and didn't go to the palace. Last year, it was hot and I was on tour. Chen Qing still remembers the green mountains and clear waters over there. It was more comfortable to spend the summer there than in the imperial palace.
Xuanyuan Ling was in a good mood seeing her happy face, but he couldn't help but say: "It's hot in the palace. I really can't restrain your temper now. It's inevitable to be greedy for coolness in summer, but you can't use ice bowls too often in the palace, understand?"
Shen Qing had just felt better, but Xuanyuan Ling actually intervened. She was about to roll her eyes: "Why don't you keep me in the palace, Your Majesty?"
"Virtue." He's throwing a tantrum again. It's not that he really doesn't want to go, he just doesn't want to be disciplined.
But Xuanyuan Ling looked at her temper and thought for a moment before negotiating with her: "No more than twice a day, and you can't use it in the morning or at night. You can use it at noon or in the afternoon when the sun is strong. You can't use it when there is no sun, understand?"
Chen Qing listened and looked at Xuanyuan Ling eagerly. Xuanyuan Ling was so moved by her look that her heart softened, but she told her seriously: "It's useless to pretend to be pitiful. For your health, didn't I feel uncomfortable during my period last month?"
Shen Qing was discouraged, lying down and closing his eyes with no desire to live.
Xuanyuan Ling kept shaking his head but he knew that if she didn't refute it, it meant she accepted it. She had a very good temper in this regard, and if she really talked about the things she promised, she would not go back on her word.
After dinner, the two of them took a walk. It was not actually that hot at night, or rather, the temperature was just right. When the two of them lay down at night, Chen Qing still felt hot and did not like Xuanyuan Ling hugging him. But over the past few years, she had gradually gotten used to having him hug her like this while sleeping.
The next day, Xuanyuan Ling still went to the morning court, but she was soon told by Concubine De to prepare for summer vacation.
As soon as the news of going to escape the summer heat came out, Chen Qing had received the news early and there were no surprises. The people in Zhaohua Palace had already begun to prepare who to take to the temporary palace, how to arrange things in the palace, what to bring and so on. The other concubines still had the same attitude. After all, they were favored by Zhaohua Palace. Anyway, they could go, so there were no surprises. However, the emperor could not take all the concubines with him, and he had to choose. Therefore, the rest of them also wanted to go and some even rushed to Chen Qing to give gifts.
In fact, after the Jinzhou incident, those with lower positions in the harem were extremely respectful to Shen Qing, so it was not surprising that they were giving gifts to curry favor with him now.
Naturally, Defei had no objection to Shen Qing going. As for herself, if you say don't go, she also has to prepare for all the affairs. But if you say go, and the Queen also goes, it means she is obviously well. After all, escaping the summer heat is a big deal. It is not reasonable for the Emperor to ask her to preside over it without any reason when the Queen is well. Besides, there has to be someone in charge in the palace.
So she thought about it and decided to report the matter to Xuanyuan Ling. Xuanyuan Ling had taken away the Queen's power to manage the six palaces for a long time. Defei did a good job and there was no trouble. He was very satisfied with Defei's work, but the Queen was the Queen after all. So he waved his hand and did not return the power to manage the six palaces to the Queen. He simply let the Queen and Defei be in charge.
The Queen has not cared about the harem for a long time. Ever since she heard the news that the Emperor was going away to escape the summer heat, she has been thinking that the Emperor will not completely ignore her.
Sure enough, the order from Xuanyuan Ling came.
This time, the queen felt as if she had taken a reassurance pill. She had been comforting herself before. The queen is the queen after all, but she still needs the emperor to put her in the position of the queen, then she will feel at ease. If the emperor is willing to do this superficial work, then that's good, isn't it?
The queen's mood and spirits improved, and she was even able to eat two more days.
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