Empress, she is rising step by step

"It's really strange. Why are there rats in the palace? They even bit me. I didn't know that this dirty thing can eat human flesh."

"Rats will eat anything. When I was a child, my ears were almost bitten off by rats when I was sleeping."

Huixiang didn't know why there were rats in the palace. She couldn't understand it and didn't want to think about it.

"Slave, please help you go to bed and rest. You can't run around after bleeding so much."

Lu Zheng was a little scared and said, "What if the mouse comes again?"

She doesn't want to die yet. She has to drag Zhu Ci with her even if she wants to die!

Huixiang was also a little worried, "My slave will be with you."

After Lu Zheng was comforted, Huixiang helped her to lie down on the bed, and she tucked her into bed. Worried that the mouse would sneak out and bite her again when she was asleep, she could only sit at the table without closing her eyes for almost the whole night.

After taking the medicine for two more days, Zhu Ci's cold was completely cured. During this period, Yan Qingshu always came to accompany her, so she didn't feel lonely.

"Sister Zhu, have you heard? Lu Yunu was bitten by a mouse a few days ago."

Yan Qingshu drank milk and said mysteriously: "And the person who went to deliver the food also saw bruises on Huixiang's neck. It is said that Lu Yunv was too sad because of her beautiful child. This place is not normal, so she almost missed it. Kill Huixiang.”

She pointed to her head.

Zhu Ci pruned the flower branches without raising her head, "Really? No wonder I heard Lu Yunv being so quiet these past few days. I thought she had figured it out. It turns out she is heartbroken."

She sighed softly and said a little unbearably: "After all, this is Lu Yunv's first child. It's understandable to be sad that such a good child has disappeared. I hope she can get better soon, but I'm so sorry for Hui." fragrant."

"Yes, when the master is glorious, the slave may not be honored, but when the master is humiliated, the slave must also be humiliated."

Yan Qingshu held her chin up and twisted her body to watch Zhu Ci pruning the flower branches.

"But she used to curse her sister so much, why did her sister excuse her? Lu Yunu has no child, it's because she is incompetent and doesn't care about her sister's affairs."

"You have to be merciful and merciful, Lu Yunv is just confused for a moment. She is like this, and I still hold on to her."

Zhu Ci looked around, put down the scissors, and asked Xiao Yinzi to move the flowers to the yard and let them bask in the sun.

"I see that the Queen sent an imperial doctor to treat Lu Yunu very early in the morning. However, Lu Yunu has a high fever and I don't know if she will be okay?"

Yan Qingshu stretched out and said, "The Queen has always been kind to others. I heard that people bitten by rats are very likely to get plague. Sister, please be careful. But it can infect people."

Zhu Ci smiled and said, "Okay, I will be more careful. So will you."

Yan Qingshu frowned, took an apricot and stuffed it into her mouth.

Hearing voices outside, she lay on the window and looked out.

"Hey, it's Eunuch Li who's here. The emperor's brother must have missed his sister and asked Eunuch Li to deliver the message."

Zhu Ci blushed and glared at her, "Don't talk nonsense, maybe there is something important."

Yan Qingshu stuck out her tongue, and Zhuying led Li Quan in.

Li Quan smiled and called Qian'er, "Greetings to Princess Zhu and Yan Baolin."

Zhu Ci quickly asked Li Quan to get up and give him a seat, "Why is Eunuch Li here? But what is the emperor's order?"

"The emperor asked the servant to tell the queen that he will come to have lunch with you later and ask you to prepare in advance." Li Quan smiled and said: "In addition, the emperor also ordered the servant to bring something to the master."

He waved his hand slightly, and the young eunuch behind him immediately came forward with a tray in his hand, covered with a layer of red cloth. Zhuying reached out and took it.

Zhu Ci glanced lightly and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. Please thank the emperor for me."

"It's all what a slave should do. You're welcome. Then I won't disturb the two masters." After saying that, Li Quan led the people away.

"What I said is right. Brother Emperor really misses my sister. Let me see what treasures Brother Emperor gave to my sister."

As soon as Zhuying put the tray on the small table, Yan Qingshu opened it excitedly. There was only a book and a ruby ​​sapphire butterfly inside.

"Hey, why do you have a book? Brother Emperor is really boring. He can't learn enough to become rich by himself, so he has to ask his sister to study hard."

Zhu Ci was also stunned, and then he understood something. Seeing Yan Qingshu picking up the book and about to turn it over, she quickly stopped her.

"It's just a book, nothing interesting to read. Do you still want to eat some cakes?"

"Although I still want to eat, my stomach has told me that I can't eat anymore. If I eat anymore, I will vomit."

Yan Qingshu touched Liu Yuan's belly and saw that Zhu Ci looked a little uncomfortable, which made her even more curious.

"Huh, sister, are you lying to me? If it's really a book, why are you so nervous? I want to see what it is."

Zhu Ci reached out to take the book, but Yan Qingshu ducked back and opened the book with her hands.

When she saw clearly what was written on it, her little face suddenly turned as red as blood, like a red cherry. She quickly closed the book and looked around but not at Zhu Ci.

Zhu Ci was helpless, she did not expect that the emperor would give her such a book. The emperor behaved seriously on weekdays, but he didn't expect that he would look so fancy in private.

She didn't expect that Yan Qingshu would refuse to listen to the dissuasion and insist on opening it to read. It was okay now. It was so embarrassing. She had an inexplicable feeling of being caught reading a banned book.

Zhu Ci took the book and handed it to Zhuying, "I told you not to read it randomly. Don't be embarrassed. You will have to go through this when I go to bed. Consider it an enlightenment."

"I didn't know it was this kind of thing. If I knew, I certainly wouldn't watch it."

Yan Qingshu's neck was flushed with red, and she stretched out her hands to cover her face. After a while, he spread his fingers again and looked at Zhu Ci through the gap between his fingers.

"I'm still young, I don't need to know this yet. Oh, I won't tell you anymore. I'm leaving first. See you later, sister!"

Without saying a word, Yan Qingshu stomped her feet in embarrassment, held up her skirt and ran out with her head buried in arms.

"Why did the emperor send you this kind of book in broad daylight? It's really..."

Zhuying couldn't speak anymore, her face was burning badly.

"No matter how serious and majestic a man is, he has a certain virtue. This is what you can see, and you may not know what it is like if you don't see it."

Zhu Ci flipped through it casually. The paintings were all very bold and explicit, and some were difficult. She was feudal, and ancient people were much more open-minded than modern people like her.

"Put these things away first. The emperor is coming for lunch, and I want to let him try my cooking. Please teach me how to make a few simple dishes, with lighter flavors."

Then Zhu Ci changed into a simple dress and went into the small kitchen to get busy.