Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 39 Man-made
  Wei Jinzhong smiled understandingly, the emperor summoned Princess Zhu to bed tonight, he was afraid that Princess Zhu's happiness would be in vain this time.

"Don't worry, I will definitely convey the message. You can go in and serve the queen."

Liuyan nodded and walked into the house. Bai Xinrui was sitting by the bed, carefully folding the shoes, socks and bellyband made for her unborn child.

"Children grow up quickly. I thought about it and decided not to make so many clothes, lest I have to make new ones after wearing them for a few days."

"It's mainly for your eyesight, and you don't allow your slave to interfere. The imperial doctor just told you to stay in bed and rest, so don't worry about it. It won't be too late to do it slowly in the future. I'll put it away for you first."

Liu Yan put all the clothes in the palace maid's box and locked them, then removed Bai Xinrui's hair full of hairpins and helped her lie down.

"I don't know how Concubine De is doing. The injuries on her body are not serious. There is a box of salvia and suet ointment at the bottom of my dressing table. You can deliver it to her yourself later. There is no need to ask her to come to express gratitude."

Liu Yan didn't ask any more questions, and just responded in a low voice, "After what happened at noon today, the queen must be careful in the future. Since the imperial doctor told the queen to give birth and raise the baby well, the queen should stay in the palace and not move around. "

Bai Xinrui thought so too, that's why she signaled to Zhang Yuan just now. She has been staying in the palace, and they can't do anything no matter how many conspiracies they have.

"From today on, you will keep an eye on my food and daily life, and send someone to taste it to make sure it is safe. No matter which palace sends you something, it must be carefully looked at by the imperial doctor."

Liuyan responded, seeing that Bai Xinrui was sleepy, she lowered the curtains on both sides. The pink curtains hang down to the ground, and colorful silk threads are used to outline a beautiful pattern of pomegranates with many seeds, making the room full of warm red.

Liu Yan took the salvia and mutton fat ointment from under the dressing table and wrapped it carefully. She asked people to take care of Bai Xinrui, and then went straight to Qingtang Palace.

The small kitchen has been prepared. Although the place is not big, it is fully equipped.

Zhu Ci was very satisfied after seeing it. She asked Cui Lan to pick some crabapple fruits, rolled up her sleeves and worked with them in the yard to clean the crabapple fruits for making candied fruits and making wine.

"Master, we can do all this work. Be careful with your nails. They are as white as green onion. You have to cut them off after they are dyed. What a pity." Cui Lan said.

"I just have to be careful. I don't have much to do, so I feel happy talking with you."

Zhu Ci carefully washed the crab apples and put them into a huge emerald lotus leaf bowl.

"Boil the remaining crabapple fruits into sauce. In midsummer, you can make tea with ice cubes. It can not only stimulate body fluids and quench thirst, but also strengthen the spleen and appetizer. It is also good to make crabapple yam."

Zhuying thought of something and her eyes turned into two crescent moons.

"Early this morning, the Shang Food Bureau sent some yam powder, which can be mixed with red dates to make a red date yam ointment. The sauce made with begonia fruits will definitely be delicious. If the master likes it, I can make it when I have time."

Zhu Ci has always liked to eat. When she has nothing to do, she always feels a little less interesting if she doesn't have anything in her mouth.

"It's better to choose a different day than to hit it. Today is the day. I've been hearing you brag about your excellent cooking skills, and I don't know if it's an exaggeration or if it's true. Just show me a few tricks."

Zhuying stamped her feet and pretended to be angry: "Of course what I said is true. If I lied to you, I would be a puppy."

"Slave, I heard the girls joking with Little Master Zhu all the way. I don't know what to say. I'm so happy." Li Quan's voice suddenly sounded behind him. Zhu Ci turned around and looked over. Li Quan stood in the shadows, holding a whisk in his hand. He has a slender figure, his back is slightly carried, his eyes are smiling, and he looks very honest and steady.

"I was telling these girls to make some cakes to eat, so as to satisfy their cravings. Why is Eunuch Li here? It's still early in the evening, but what are the emperor's orders?"

Li Quan smiled and took a few steps closer. The warm sunlight shone down from the roof, and there were dancing spots of light in front of my eyes.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's like this. The imperial concubine came out of Zhaoyang Palace today. For some reason, she was suddenly startled by a wild cat on the road. She was frightened a lot and her fetal energy was disturbed. Your Majesty I'm very concerned. I'm currently staying with the imperial concubine in Yongfu Palace, so you don't have to sleep with her tonight."

"How is the imperial concubine? It's nothing serious, right? I have been in the palace for so long and I have never heard of wild cats near Zhaoyang Palace. How come a wild cat suddenly frightened the imperial concubine?"

Zhu Ci's face was full of concern, "The imperial concubine is pregnant with the dragon heir and is frightened. It is the right thing for the emperor to accompany the imperial concubine. I can understand and tell the emperor not to worry about me."

"Hey, who can say it isn't? It's really strange, but it may be due to the restlessness of spring. I don't know where it came from. The emperor has ordered people to clean up all the wild cats in the palace."

Li Quan knew the twists and turns, but he could only pretend to be confused.

"I wish you to be careful when going out. When the Imperial Concubine was frightened, the Imperial Concubine was also with her. She was seriously injured. Fortunately, her face was not hurt. The Emperor was very angry."

Zhu Ci nodded to express her understanding, "I understand, thank you for reminding me. Zhuying, help me see Eunuch Li off."

Zhuying cleaned her hands and sent Li Quan outside the palace with a smile. When she came back, Cui Lan and Hong Xiu had already entered the small kitchen with washed crab apples. She asked Xiao Yinzi to clean the yard and then went into the house with a curtain.

Zhu Ci was writing and drawing on the paper when the pomegranate tree by the window poked its branches in, and the red flowers on the branches burned people's eyes like fire.

"My slave, I heard from Eunuch Li that the imperial concubine is showing signs of miscarriage, and the imperial doctor recommended that she stay in bed and rest."

Zhuying walked to the desk and rubbed the ink gently, and the fragrance of the ink gradually spread.

"The place where the concubine's accident occurred is not far from Zhaoyang Palace. I don't know if it was a wild cat or someone raised it. It was a near miss. Fortunately, it was nothing serious. Otherwise, the concubine and the emperor would have been so sad."

"You didn't listen to what Li Quan said just now. He also found it strange. So this matter is man-made, not an accident."

Zhu Ci stared at the words she had written for a long time. Not satisfied, she crumpled them into a ball and threw them aside.

"The imperial concubine's temperament is not pleasing to the people. Her family is powerful and blessed, and she has offended many people overtly and covertly. Now she is pregnant again, and even the queen only has one eldest princess, and there is no eldest son of the emperor. How could they let the imperial concubine give birth to the child so easily."

"Yes, it will be very difficult for the imperial concubine to give birth to a child safely. I don't know who did it?"

Zhuying mixed some water into the ink and ground it carefully. Green smoke curled up in the gold-plated and carved incense burner, and a faint fragrance floated in the air.

(End of this chapter)