Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 24 Pretending to be sick ()

Seeing that his pretending to be ill had been exposed, Lu Zheng could only keep awake and continue acting.

"Then why, if I am fine, suddenly have unbearable abdominal pain?"

"This..." The imperial doctor did not dare to say directly that Lu Zheng was clearly pretending to be ill. He twirled his beard and pretended to frown for a moment in thought.

"It may be that Cai Ren eats too much at night, causing abdominal distension. Although Cai Ren is more than five months pregnant now, she cannot eat too much, otherwise it will cause dystocia, which will also be detrimental to Cai Ren."

Lu Zheng nodded, "I have always felt very hungry recently, and I ate some more soybean and pig's trotter soup at night. I thought it was nothing, but I didn't expect... It seems that I will have to pay more attention in the future."

Shen Que asked the imperial doctor a few more questions, and the imperial doctor left with the medicine box.

Lu Zheng looked at Shen Que with aggrieved face, "It seems that it's all because of the concubine's greed. Your Majesty, why don't you go and see Sister Zhu? Sister Zhu is sensitive and don't think it's the concubine who deliberately lied to deceive the Emperor."

"Zhu Yunu is not such a person, she was the one who persuaded me to come and see you."

Shen Que's expression was a bit impatient. A woman is cute if she makes small gestures to make her happy, but if she makes too much of it, it would be a bit pretentious.

"I heard that you punished Jingyue who was next to Princess Zhu during the day? I know that you take Snowball very seriously, but it is just a beast in the end. How can you punish the palace maid with such a harsh hand?"

"Does the emperor want to teach my concubine a lesson for Zhu Yunu?" Lu Zheng pouted. No one in her palace would tell this matter, only the people from Yuehua Palace for so long.

She had noticed early on that Zhu Ci was not a law-abiding person. Sure enough, with Concubine Bai's support behind her, she didn't take her seriously at all. It seems she was still too kind to her.

"Snowball is a birthday gift that the emperor once gave to my concubine. The emperor cannot always accompany my concubine, so only snowball stays with me day and night. Today, my concubine is really too sad, and Jingyue openly contradicts her again. Concubine, concubine was so angry that she asked someone to punish her. Zhu Yunu said a few words to the emperor, and the emperor believed her. "

Lu Zheng snorted and turned around angrily.

"Zhu Yunu didn't tell me anything about you. Instead, she always thought about you. Jingyue's punishment was such a big fuss that it's hard for me not to know."

Shen Que stood up and touched the jade pendant around his waist. The jade pendant was cold and extremely smooth to the touch. He gently scratched the lines on it with his index finger.

"I just think you act arrogantly and don't treat others with kindness. Considering the hardship you have endured during pregnancy, let this matter go. If you do it again next time, you should reflect on it."

This is a serious statement, Lu Zheng is not a one-minded person. She could hear the displeasure in Shen Que's words. Even though she didn't think she was wrong, if the argument continued, the emperor would be unhappy even if she won.

And I am afraid that the emperor already understands what happened tonight. Otherwise, he would not treat her like this, nor would he ask how the child in her belly was doing.

"Afterwards, I felt that I had gone too far. I will go to Zhu Yunv in person tomorrow to apologize and ask for her forgiveness." Lu Zheng's tone softened.

Shen Que smiled, his eyes cold, "Then you have a good rest, I won't disturb you anymore."

After saying that, before Lu Zheng could say anything, Shen Que strode away.

Zhu Ci woke up after a long sleep. People from Shangshi Bureau had already arrived early and looked at a suitable place to build a small kitchen.

Zhu Ci asked them for some flowers, herbs and grape vine seeds, and planned to open up the open space in the backyard so that they could be planted next year.

Zhu Ci saw Zhuying and Cuixue holding quilts and hanging them in the yard, beating the quilts with bamboo sticks. Fine dust flew gently in the sunlight.

The wind was blowing, and when someone came in through the curtain, Zhu Ci turned around and saw that it was Hongxiu.

She smiled and asked, "What's the matter? Your face is so ugly? Is there something wrong with Jingyue?" Hongxiu shook her head, hersing softly on the soft flesh of her lips. Her voice was light and low.

"Jingyue's body is still in severe pain, and when I got up this morning, I found that her whole body was burning hot."

"How could this happen?" Zhu Ci looked surprised and sat up straight.

"Have you asked the imperial doctor?" Seeing Hongxiu shaking her head silently, Zhu Ci became anxious and couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Why don't you invite the imperial doctor? You should take medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion. You must not delay. What if you burn someone stupid again? You hurry up and invite the imperial doctor to see what's wrong with Jingjing. ?”

"Yes." Hongxiu responded. She walked to the door and stopped again. She turned to look at Zhu Ci.

"Master, I have something to say..." Before he could finish his words, a clear voice sounded from behind him.

"This slave has seen Cao Baolin. Master is in the house." Xun Xun said and saw Zhuying leading Cao Wenxi this way. She could only pretend that nothing happened, turned around and left.

"Master, Cao Baolin is here."

Zhu Ci picked up Travel Notes' hand and put it down again. She pulled on her shoes and greeted him with a smile.

"Why are Sister Cao here?" Zhu Ci took Cao Wenxi's hand. Seeing that her hand was as cold as if she had held a piece of ice, she said "Yeah".

"Why are my sister's hands so cold? Is my sister so seriously ill? I thought my sister just had a cold."

Cao Wenxi smiled helplessly, "I have been like this since I was born. My hands and feet are always cold regardless of the season. The imperial doctor said that I have a weak constitution and irregular qi and blood. I have taken so many soups and medicines, but I have never gotten better. I We’re all used to it, it’s fine if we don’t die.”

"Bah, bah, bah, don't say such unlucky words. It must be that the imperial doctor's medical skills are not good and he fooled my sister. If there is a chance in the future, find a miracle doctor to take a look. It will definitely be fine."

Zhu Ci pulled Cao Wenxi to sit down, while Cao Wenxi looked around and said.

"Sister, this place is very exquisite. When I came here just now, I saw that there were many ginkgo trees planted in the yard. They will definitely look beautiful in the golden season."

"I also think it's nice here. I usually like to be quiet, but if it's busy, I'll feel uncomfortable."

Zhu Ci propped her chin up and smiled, "If sister likes my place, you can come and sit here often so that we can talk."

"Okay, don't bother me then." Cao Wenxi smiled.

Today she was wearing a Changrong-colored wide-sleeved shirt and a Yangfei-colored high-waisted skirt. The thin gauze was embroidered with delicate patterns of flowers and plants, and she looked much better.

"I don't have much to offer." Cao Wenxi took a gold-engraved and lacquered food box from the maid's hand, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"I want to come to my sister's place and I don't lack anything. So I made some lotus cakes with my own hands. I hope my sister won't dislike them."

"How come, I happen to be a little hungry, I can eat it with tea."

Zhu Ci asked Zhuying to make two cups of West Lake Longjing. She opened the food box and took out a plate of lotus cake. The lotus cake is only about the size of a wine glass, and its petals are layered in pink and tender colors, making it very delicate and beautiful.

(End of this chapter)