Queen is fearless

Chapter 37
"Really...really?" She asked in disbelief, the little maid never expected that the Empress would agree to her so easily.

"This palace is the queen, promise is as good as gold." Gu Jinzhi smiled and nodded to the little maid, "As long as what you say is true, this palace promises that you will be able to leave the palace tomorrow morning."

Gu Jinzhi didn't know the little maid in front of her, so she couldn't be sure whether the reason why she wanted to leave the palace was because her family members were really sick.

If it is true, what can I do if I let her go out to see her for the last time?But if not, then after tomorrow, she will never exist in this palace again.

"Yes, thank you, ma'am. After finishing the work, the servant will definitely come back as soon as possible." Kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to Gu Jinzhi, the little palace maid burst into tears of gratitude.

"En." Responding, Gu Jinzhi turned around and left, and it was almost time to go back.

The little maid knelt on the ground, watched Gu Jinzhi go away, stood up quickly, and went back to pack her things.

Taking her with her, Gu Jinzhi returned to Fengyang Palace. After taking a bath, she leaned on the soft couch to read a book.

The gate of the palace has been closed, anyway, the emperor will not come back tonight.

"Your Majesty, what the little maid said is the truth. The eunuch in charge of shopping in the palace is her fellow villager. When he went out to do the shopping, he knew about it, so he told her."

"It's just that... she's not from the vicinity of the capital. Even if she goes back, she might not see her for the last time."

Standing on the soft couch, Qingluan reported back to her, and Gu Jinzhi responded, "Anyway, it's also good to add a handful of soil and incense sticks to the grave."

"You go and get ten taels of silver. Tomorrow morning, let the little maid find a carriage. It can be faster."

Putting down the book in her hand, Gu Jinzhi ordered, and she yawned, ready to rest.

"Yes, that little palace maid is lucky to have met your empress." As someone else, who has the right to let her go out of the palace?

"Okay, you all should rest too." After ordering, Gu Jinzhi walked towards the inner room. When she was sleeping, she seldom had anyone to serve her.

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In Yichun Palace, Concubine Dong is in a good mood, there is no other reason, the emperor flipped her sign tonight.

Dinner is ready, just waiting for the emperor to come.

When Zhou Jing walked into the main hall, Concubine Dong was telling the palace servants to go and see how the small kitchen was being prepared.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered that when he went to Fengyang Palace, the queen was always standing at the door waiting for him.

Sometimes when they saw him, they would trot over happily, and throw themselves into his arms regardless of whether the palace people were still there.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this, but she only happens occasionally, and he likes that kind of fun very much.

The incense was burning in the hall, causing Zhou Jing's brows to wrinkle. It's hot in summer, and burning incense always makes people feel headache.

Zhou Jing dismissed Concubine Dong's gift and sat down, thinking of Fengyang Palace again.

In the queen's palace, there are also some fragrances, but they are not incense, they are blended by the queen herself, and the smell is not greasy, let alone headache.

In this hot summer, only feel very comfortable.

Because the emperor is coming, Concubine Dong has been carefully dressed, the makeup on her face is very delicate, her hair is polished with pomade, and the hair accessories she uses are all extraordinarily gorgeous.

Looking at her, Zhou Jing just felt that the weather was getting hotter, which had never happened before.

He thought, maybe there is a comparison, so it is like this.

Usually when I go to Fengyang Palace, the clothes on the Queen's body and the jewelry used are all exquisite and gorgeous, but she is very good at matching them, and she looks so comfortable.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that she has never used hair oil. No matter when she touches her hair, it is like silk and satin, which makes people love it.

"Your Majesty?" Concubine Dong was sitting beside Zhou Jing, seeing him in a daze, couldn't help but speak, and called him softly.

"Huh?" Zhou Jing came back to her senses and looked at her with some doubts.

"Your Majesty, the dinner is ready, do you want to pass it on?" Concubine Dong had a smile on her face, which she had contacted countless times in front of the mirror.

"En." Zhou Jing responded, and looked away, making Concubine Dong bit her lip involuntarily. She always felt that the emperor seemed a little...absent.

The dinner was served, and many of them were the emperor's favorite dishes. However, these dishes were rarely eaten by him in summer because they were relatively greasy.

It is hot in summer, and most people's appetites are not very good. Although the palace is full of fine clothes and fine food, it may not be able to satisfy people's appetites.

When dining in Fengyang Palace, the queen will always prepare some special dishes according to the situation.

Either light and refreshing, or easy to appetize, occasionally mixed with a little greasy, there will also be something to dissolve, to match the food.

In previous summers, he would always lose weight, but this year until now, it seems that he has not lost weight.

"Your majesty, this is your favorite food. Would you like to try it?" Concubine Dong didn't know what the emperor was thinking, so she picked up a dish with chopsticks and put it on a small plate in front of the emperor.

Zhou Jing looked at the dish in front of him, then at Concubine Dong's smiling face, picked up the chopsticks, and took a bite.

greasy as hell...

After drinking a few sips of tea, the greasyness in his mouth faded away. Immediately afterwards, Concubine Dong brought another dish, but it was still greasy.

Zhou Jing sighed softly in her heart, if it was the queen, it would certainly not be the case.

He suddenly realized that he thought of the Queen a lot today.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the taste?" Concubine Dong's face showed anticipation. The food she picked up just now was made by herself.

In order to learn these dishes, she spent a lot of time, and because of this, she had a lot of wounds on her hands.

Finally, the emperor was expected to come, and he had the opportunity to cook.

"Very good." Zhou Jing replied, and took another sip of tea to relieve the greasy feeling in his mouth.

"It's just that if it's hot today, you should eat less of these greasy foods."

Zhou Jing didn't know, it was made by Concubine Dong herself, "I have a bad appetite, but after a few mouthfuls of such greasy food, I feel like I can't eat anything."

Concubine Dong's smile froze on her face, she only thought that the emperor loved to eat these dishes, never thought that people's appetite would be much worse in the hot weather.

On weekdays, she would not touch these greasy foods, and they would not have appeared on the table if the emperor hadn't come.

She wanted to please the emperor, but she didn't want to be self-defeating, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's my concubine's fault, please forgive me, Your Majesty." Standing up, Concubine Dong knelt on the ground with a weeping appearance.

In Zhou Jing's mind, Gu Jinzhi's appearance once again appeared. If she were, she would act like a baby with him at this time instead of kneeling on the ground and crying.

"Concubine Dong, get up. I don't mean to blame you, but I'm just worried that these foods will make you lose your appetite in the heat of the day. I see that you are much thinner than before."

Lifting Concubine Dong from the ground, Zhou Jing felt a little regretful, and flipped the sign tonight.

He originally thought that he hadn't entered the harem for a long time, and Concubine Dong's mother's house had done a lot of things for him recently, so he thought, come to Concubine Dong to have a look.

But I didn't expect that this was all asking for trouble for myself...

(End of this chapter)