The favored imperial concubine

Chapter 62

Fang Wan walked quickly to the outside of the hall, but ran into Li Dequan who came in a hurry.Fang Wan was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly welcomed Li Dequan into the hall.

As soon as Li Dequan saw Nian Xilan, he said with a smile on his face: "My servant greets Empress Xi. The emperor has already prepared lunch in Qianqing Palace, and is waiting for Empress Xi to come over and have dinner together!"

Nian Xilan looked at Li Dequan suspiciously, "Lunch? Isn't there always two meals in the palace, morning and evening? Why is there another lunch?"

Li Dequan explained with a smile: "Seeing that Empress Xibin can only eat sour and refreshing vegetarian dishes recently, I can't help but feel a little worried that if we continue to follow the previous rule of two meals a day, Empress Xibin will inevitably feel hungry. It is also extremely unfavorable for growth. Therefore, the emperor has passed down an oral order that during the period of pregnancy, Empress Xi can add one more meal according to her appetite. Between meals, she can also use some smaller meals to replenish her physical strength according to her preference."

After hearing what Li Dequan said, Nian Xilan had the illusion that she was seven or eight months pregnant.Nian Xilan just couldn't laugh or cry, thinking to herself that she was just pregnant, and the little baby at this time was not as big as a red date, so did she need to go to such pains to make her eat so much food?

Seeing Nian Xilan's distressed face, Fang Wan quickly explained to Li Dequan: "The master was thinking about eating hot pot just now. The servant girl planned to go to the small kitchen to make arrangements according to the master's instructions. Just walked to the entrance of the hall, and happened to meet Li Dequan. Father-in-law. The master has already ordered the fresh melons and vegetables that he wants to eat, and he also ordered the servants to cut the winter melon slices a little thicker! Since the master wants to eat this bite now, it is convenient for you, Eunuch Li, to arrange one time?"

Li Dequan's eyes widened in astonishment when he heard the words, and he sighed incredulously: "This is such a coincidence! This servant has personally seen what it means to have a heart-to-heart connection today!"

Nian Xilan was slightly taken aback, and asked casually, "Why do you have a good heart?" Then she blinked her eyes, slightly raised the corners of her lips, and said with a slight smile, "Isn't it that the emperor happened to be with me and wanted to eat too?" Hot pot, right?"

"Isn't it because the emperor and the empress concubine Xi want to go together?" Li Dequan explained carefully with a happy smile on his face: "Just now the emperor specially ordered the imperial dining room to prepare two kinds of pot bottoms, assorted hot pot and chrysanthemum hot pot. According to Empress Xi's taste, meaty ingredients such as herring, tenderloin, chicken breast, and duck breast were removed, and only light ingredients such as pickled vegetables, winter bamboo shoots, red dates, longan, and shiitake mushrooms were added to enhance the taste. The emperor was worried about Empress Xi I will feel unwell when I smell the smell of mutton, so I plan to accompany Empress Xi to eat some vegetables first, and then have dinner later."

Nian Xilan looked at Li Dequan in astonishment, lost her mind for a moment, and then sighed softly: "The emperor treats me with such compassion and favor. I am delighted, but also a little uneasy. Everything I have now is bestowed by the emperor. Apart from serving the emperor with all my heart, I really don't know how to repay the kindness that the emperor has given me."

Li Dequan carefully recorded Nian Xilan's expression and words of exclamation at this time, secretly begging that Empress Xi was so moved that she said such moving words.When the emperor inquired, I would tell these details in detail, and the emperor would surely be able to laugh when he heard it, at least it would make the emperor, who was upset about state affairs, happier.

"The emperor asked the servants to tell the empress to only wear soft and comfortable clothes. Walking on the bottom of the flower pot is hard, so just put on flat embroidered shoes. But, you must wear something warm. Although there is a heater in the palace sedan chair, the master also You should bring a small hand warmer with you to keep warm..."

Nian Xilan listened to Li Dequan carefully counting Kangxi's instructions to her one by one, thinking that although Kangxi was busy with government affairs, he still planned for her in every detail, she couldn't help feeling warm from the bottom of her heart, her bright and pretty face A faint smile gradually appeared.

(End of this chapter)