"Sister Jin Ting, I'll ask Imperial Doctor Mo to come and check you out. The Queen Mother will agree!" Shi Qingmiao sat down beside Jin Ting's bed, her eyes filled with worry. "I also heard that you can't have children, right?"
How do you know everything? Jin Suting grumbled inwardly. Well, when she'd thought of this idea before, she'd gladly accepted the consequences and hadn't intended to hide it from anyone. After all, the knowledge she'd been taught for 23 years didn't discriminate against infertile women. And her infertility wasn't real.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine, really fine~" But, it is still necessary to pretend.
"How can this be possible!" How can you be the Crown Princess if you can't get pregnant? How can you be my sister-in-law?
"Sister, I will go back and ask the Queen Mother to arrange for an imperial physician to come to the mansion."
This is too much, Jin Suting was embarrassed. "No, no, I'm really fine. I can take the medicine with Ming's mother. I'm really fine!" In case the doctor really came to find out something, Jin Suting resisted.
"Sister Jin Ting, it's okay! You are going to be the Crown Princess in the future. How can you do that if you are not in good health? The Queen Mother likes you very much. She will definitely agree!" Shi Qingmiao assured solemnly, as if she thought that Jin Ting was worried that the Queen Mother would not agree.
But what she was worried about was that her little plan would be exposed.
Shi Qingmiao didn't bring her mother-in-law with her last visit to the General's Mansion. Jin Suting was a little puzzled as to why Shi Qingmiao didn't come with her this time since she listened to her mother-in-law so much last time. So she casually asked, "Where's the mother-in-law who came with you last time?"
Shi Qingmiao was flustered for a moment, but quickly recovered: "Madame Yan...she's been sick lately, so I'll let her rest for a few days."
Jin Suting nodded, "Are you hungry? I didn't treat you to a meal last time, so this time I must treat you to a taste of Zuixianlou's cooking!"
Jin Suting swore that all the food she had tasted in the 21st century was not as delicious as Zuixianlou, although she had only been there once.
"Okay, okay!" Shi Qingmiao responded happily, but suddenly remembered that Jin Ting was injured. She shrugged and said, "But you are injured and can't go out..."
"That's nothing, we can order takeout!" Jin Suting said loudly, and only after she said it did she realize that she had brought in modern vocabulary again. It was all because she ordered too much takeout in her previous life in the 21st century.
"Takeout?" Shi Qingmiao was indeed confused. However, although she was well-read and proficient in poetry, chess, calligraphy, painting, and songs, she had no idea what "takeout" would be in the future.
"It means delivering food to your door. This is a simple name." Jin Suting explained.
"Oh!" Shi Qingmiao suddenly realized, "It can be used this way."
"Xiao Lu!" Jin Suting called Xiao Lu in from outside the door, "Go to Zuixianlou and order two pounds of beef, eight-treasure duck, ginger and vinegar chicken, steamed fish, sweet and sour spareribs, and braised lion's head, and red date and wolfberry soup."
Jin Suting thought for a moment and said, "Oh, by the way, there is Tangji Snack Shop next to Zuixianlou. Please buy me some peanut candy there." It will be a dessert after dinner.
Xiaolu wrote down everything. Shi Qingmiao almost drooled as she listened, but she managed to hold it back quietly. She swallowed and asked, "Sister Ye, can we finish this much just for the two of us?"
"Who said the two of us? There's also Tan'er and Xiao Huang and Xiao Lu." Jin Suting asked doubtfully, then thought of Shi Qingmiao, who grew up in the palace and must have never seen servants eating at the same table with their masters, so she explained, "We're more casual. You usually eat with me. If you find it inconvenient, we can sit at two tables."
"No, no, it's not inconvenient." Shi Qingmiao waved her hands quickly. It was indeed the first time she saw a servant sitting at the master's table.
Zuixianlou’s “takeout” delivery speed was very fast, and the dishes immediately filled the entire eight-immortal table in Jin Suting’s room.
In order to pretend to be sick, Jin Suting pretended to be weak and didn't eat much, but she also pretended to be full. It's really tiring to pretend to be sick. I won't do it again next time.
Seeing her favorite beef and sweet and sour pork ribs being eaten up without a single piece left, Jin Suting was having a heart attack. Why did she order her favorite dishes so desperately...
"Sister, the sweet and sour pork ribs from Zuixianlou are so delicious! They are simply the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!" Shi Qingmiao screamed with joy.
It is also my favorite, and Jin Suting was moved to tears in her heart.
By the time they finished their meal, it was already dusk, and it was time for Shi Qingmiao to return to the palace. The maids outside were already waiting by the carriage to urge her to go. She was still reluctantly saying goodbye to Jin Suting. It was so great to be with her future sister-in-law. There were delicious foods and no restrictions. It was much better than the palace!
"Sister Su Ting, goodbye then. I will find opportunities to come and play here often in the future!" Shi Qingmiao followed Xiao Huang and Xiao Lu out of Jin Su Ting's room.
Jin Suting's constant fear of being discovered finally settled down. Now she was certain that Shi Qingmiao was definitely not Shi Shi, as their personalities were so different. It was simply her imagination.
"Miss, are you still hungry?" Tan'er, the only one left in the room, asked Jin Suting with a smile. She knew her young lady's appetite very well. She had only eaten so little, so she must not be full.
"The one who knows me best is Qin'er. I'm indeed not full. Ah, I miss my sweet and sour pork ribs..." Jin Suting rubbed her belly wrapped in gauze and sighed.
"Do you want to book another table?" Qin'er asked.
Jin Suting glanced at the empty plates on the table, then at her groaning stomach, and made a decision: "Forget it. If I order two large tables, someone will definitely get suspicious. No, I don't want to eat~"
"Okay, then Qin'er will go back first. Miss, you should have a good rest." Qin'er also wanted to go back.
Jin Suting almost forgot that Tan'er was also injured. "Go back quickly. Remember to apply medicine to your wound."
"Yes, Miss. Qin'er remembers." Qin'er nodded obediently and closed the door when she went out.
Jin Suting went back to bed and lay for a while, but still felt hungry, so she got up and found some peanut candy to eat.
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Fengluan Palace.
"Has Nanny Yan accepted the offer?" The Queen Mother sat on the main seat with her eyes closed, resting.
"Your Majesty, not yet. Nanny Yan is very stubborn and insists that she is wronged." Nangong Ran, the Chief Justice of the Grand Hall, replied.
"Then investigate thoroughly! Otherwise, what's the point of having you as the Supreme Court Justice?" The Queen Mother rubbed her temple wearily. "I never thought that the loyal servant who served me for many years would be related to Mu Han Pavilion. I'm really getting old and can't judge people anymore."
"Long live Your Majesty! How can the emperor, who has the physique of a phoenix, grow old?" Nangong Ran flattered the Queen Mother.
"Oh, these words are just bluffs! If I could really live forever, why would I still have to worry about these dirty things?" The Queen Mother stood up from the main seat and walked down the hall. "Alright, hurry up and investigate. If you can't find out, kill them. Don't let anyone who has any connection with Mu Han Pavilion live."
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