The moon is bright and the night is still young

Chapter 16

Outside Chenning Palace, Mu Xiwen straightened his robe, and was about to go in when he was stopped by two maids outside the palace. "This concubine was invited by your imperial concubine, why are you stopping me now?" The maid bowed her head and said, "The third imperial concubine calm down, the imperial concubine has an order that only those who are invited can enter, and the rest will wait outside the hall Hearing this, Mu Xiwen looked at the attendants following behind him, feeling a little wary in his heart.In order not to startle the snake, he signaled the attendants to stop and wait for him outside the palace.

After entering the Chen Ning Palace, after putting up the tent, Concubine Qi Gui was lazily leaning on the soft couch, while a court lady knelt beside her and pinched and hammered her legs and feet.Seeing Mu Xiwen walking in, Concubine Qi immediately got up to greet her with a smile on her face, took Mu Xiwen's hand and said kindly: "The third concubine is here, I am worried, if the third concubine doesn't come to this pastry again It's going to lose its flavor, sit down quickly, and taste the craftsmanship of this palace." Qi Guifei enthusiastically pulled Mu Xiwen to sit down, and the maid beside her put out plates of delicate pastries, and put on A new furnace of spice.Concubine Qi waved her hand, and the maids retreated.

"Did the empress and the other concubines not come?" Mu Xiwen had a smile on his face, but his eyes did not let go of any clues. "Oh, Your Majesty has been in poor health recently, and the sisters in the harem are very worried. The Queen is worried about Your Majesty, and has been chanting and praying for three days. Seeing the hard work of the Queen, I specially made cakes to comfort the Queen and all the sisters. In the end, the Queen The empress is tired and declined, the empress and empress do not come, and the other sisters also do not come with excuses." Qi Guifei sighed, her eyes filled with tears, the white rabbit on her chest almost jumped out of her collar, her jade hands covered her heart, The sad and heartbroken pitiful appearance is really pitiful to watch.

Your Majesty is really lucky.

"Your Majesty has the concern of the Queen and the Concubine, and you will be healthy. Don't worry too much, Your Majesty will be distressed if you are worried about your health." Concubine Qi immediately retracted her sadness when she heard the words, and showed her smiling face again , Mu Xiwen was taken aback by the quick change of face, "It's still the third imperial concubine who has a kind heart and came as promised. Otherwise, this palace's intentions will be in vain, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to sleep tonight." All the concubines send some cakes over, your sincerity, the queen and the queen, they will definitely be touched." Concubine Qi smiled and held the cake for Mu Xiwen, "Don't worry, the third concubine, I will send someone for the queen and other sisters. Since it is here, the third imperial concubine will taste the cooking of this palace while it is still hot, and I have the confidence to let His Majesty have a taste of it if it is delicious."

Mu Xiwen looked at the pastry in front of him, and was not in a hurry to eat it, "Try this milk tea cake quickly, it really took me a lot of effort." The noble concubine sandwiched the cake for Mu Xiwen, and the hospitality was hard to resist, "The noble concubine The concubine also enjoys it together, otherwise this concubine can enjoy the delicacy by herself in front of the concubine, that would be a disgrace to this concubine." "The third imperial concubine is still cautious." Concubine Qi calmly picked up a piece of cake, covered her lips and tasted it, "I think it's a bit sweet, I wonder if it suits the taste of the third imperial concubine?" Mu Xiwen saw that Concubine Qi had eaten, and just carefully put the cake into his mouth, nodded and praised that it was really sweet and delicious.

"The third concubine eats more if she likes it. I also made some tea to relieve the tiredness." When the imperial concubine was pouring tea, Mu Xiwen caught a glimpse of the imperial concubine holding a handkerchief under her nose with her index finger and sniffing lightly before speaking. There will be this movement from time to time in the cake tasting room, "Is the imperial concubine feeling uncomfortable?" "Ah, no, my nose has always been uncomfortable recently. The imperial doctor said it was due to sensitivity to pollen, so it's okay." The imperial concubine wiped again. The movement of the tip of the nose became a little unnatural.

After staying for a while, Mu Xiwen felt that the temperature in the room seemed to be getting higher and higher, her cheeks were also burning, and her head was a little dizzy. She touched her forehead and looked at the noble concubine who seemed to be unresponsive, feeling puzzled. "Does the imperial concubine feel that the room seems to be getting hotter?" "Hot? No, maybe the third imperial concubine drank too much hot tea." After speaking, she seemed a little nervous and raised her hand to sniff the handkerchief again. The imperial concubine sniffed the handkerchief frequently, her heart was startled, and her eyes fell on the incense that was still burning slowly.

(End of this chapter)