newbobooks Chapter 110 Huang Liang 1 Dream
Chapter 110 Huang Liang 1 Dream
Chapter 110: A Dream
The palace maids set out the lunch. Concubine Hua sat at the head seat at the table, while Linglong and the Fourth Prince sat on either side of Concubine Hua.
Linglong's legs were short, and when she sat on the ebony round stool, her feet couldn't touch the ground.
Linglong was not restrained either. She swung her two chubby little legs on the table and chattered non-stop.
I was playing hide-and-seek with my fourth brother in the rockery just now.
Fourth brother is really good at hiding. He took me and hid in a small corner of the rockery. Several servants and palace maids searched for them for a long time but couldn't find them.
I just had my eyes on a flower on the tree, but I couldn’t pick it even though I was riding on Fourth Brother’s neck.
It would be great if the third brother was here. He is so tall, he would definitely be able to pick that flower and weave it into a wreath for Empress Hua. The flower would be so beautiful.
When she heard "Third brother is so tall", Hua Fei almost choked on the yam and pork ribs soup she had just taken a sip of. She must discuss Linglong's cognitive education issues with Xin Chang someday. She didn't want to listen seriously to the fact that Third Brother was growing taller.
Compared to the talkative Linglong, the Fourth Prince was much more restrained, with his feet neatly placed together under the table, and he only used chopsticks to eat the food in front of him, which was just a plate of cold cucumbers and golden needles with vinegar, but the Fourth Prince thought it was delicious.
It has been a long time since the Fourth Prince had eaten like this, no, it should be that he has never eaten like this before.
My sister was chattering and making a lot of noise, and the woman next to her just watched her laughing and making noise. She said she looked at her with disdain, but her eyes were full of love.
And Aunt Songzhi, she would notice her own restraint and quietly switch the position of a plate of her favorite pineapple meat and the cold cucumber in front of her.
When Hua Fei was taking care of Linglong, she would pick up the bowl in front of her and serve herself a bowl of yam and pork ribs soup, and then place it in front of her naturally, and then use a handkerchief to wipe off the sauce stains on Linglong.
The Fourth Prince felt that this scene was just like a dream and he didn't want to wake up at all.
For Hua Fei, this was nothing but a beautiful dream. Since her rebirth, Hua Fei had never thought that there would be such a day when she would have to take care of the small ones while paying attention to the big ones.
In my previous life, I was able to fully understand the emperor's thoughts. Now, I only spend seven or eight points on my two children, but the feeling is so wonderful.
Songzhi was also very moved watching from the side. Her queen was really becoming more and more down-to-earth.
Zhou Ninghai would occasionally poke his head in from outside the palace to take a look at Linglong. When eating roast duck, Princess Linglong would get her face covered with sweet bean sauce. How adorable!
Hua Fei: I’m tired of rolling my eyes.
At the Qingliang Terrace, an adult and two children were enjoying the delicious food around the table, forgetting everything else.
In Tongleyuan, Concubine Li's eyes sparkled as she looked at a plate of cold cucumber salad. Princess Wen Yi's first birthday banquet was approaching, and in order to lose more weight, Concubine Li had not eaten dinner for three days, nor had she eaten any meat or staple food.
Even for this plate of cold cucumber salad in front of her, Concubine Li had specifically instructed the imperial kitchen not to add sesame oil.
Juxiang, the senior maid behind Lipin, looked at the thin lines on Lipin's face and couldn't help but persuade her, "Your Highness, why don't we add some steamed sweet potatoes? You've been eating cold cucumbers for three days. If you keep going like this, you won't have the strength to dance anymore."
"No, the Queen said that a soft and slender waist is the key. I have persisted for so long, I must not fail at this moment."
Lipin had never seen how graceful and slender the dancing figure of the late Queen Chunyuan was, but she still remembered the sneer in the Queen's eyes when she was looking at her figure.
"When you take a nap later, give me the half of the muscle-relief pill. I will make a great appearance at Princess Wen Yi's first birthday banquet in three days."
"Yes." Juxiang didn't dare to persuade her anymore.
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In the evening, in the main hall of Qingliang Palace.
Inside the palace, there was an ice jar from the cellar, and next to it was a hand-cranked wind wheel. The palace maid Guizhi was slowly turning the wind wheel, letting the cool air from the ice spread throughout the palace. According to Huang Guiquan when he delivered the wind wheel in the afternoon:
"This wind wheel is only in Lady Wan's Bitong Academy, Lady Shen's Xianyue Pavilion, and Her Majesty's Qingliang Palace. It is a gift from the Emperor."
When Concubine Hua heard about this "only three" honor, she almost couldn't suppress the sneer on her lips. A wind wheel can be considered a thoughtful gesture, and it's only three of its kind. Isn't this just an enlarged version of the windmill that Linglong played with?
Take this thing out and give it to Nian Xi. With Nian Xi's clever brain, he can make eight or ten of them within three days. Then, he can give two to each of the concubines in the palace who are on good terms with him.
He placed one in each hall, and asked Huang Guiquan to take out ten or eight ice jars from the ice cellar. Each room was equipped with a complete set of equipment. This was truly an honor.
This is what Concubine Hua thought and did. She actually asked Zhou Ninghai to find someone to draw the appearance of the wind wheel and send it to the Nian Mansion for Nian Xi to study.
What's the point of being the only one in the imperial court to have this honor? Everyone should have what I have. This is called being virtuous and being a role model in the harem. This is called sharing the worries of the king and sharing the joys and sorrows with everyone.
If it weren't for the consideration of the Nian family, Concubine Hua would have wanted to pack her only honor, the "Huan Yi Xiang", into seventeen, eighteen or nine packages and send one to each palace.
Recently, Zhen Huan has been in great favor, and Concubine Hua is not worried at all that the Emperor will suddenly come to Qingliangtai. At this moment, Concubine Hua has taken off her hairpins and rings, and is no longer wearing any makeup. She is wearing a purple nightgown and is leaning on the soft couch.
Concubine Hua used a skewer to put a piece of chilled watermelon into her mouth while reading Mr. Sanjin's update.
By the way, I was thinking, if I can't save the Nian family by then, I can pack up some Huanyixiang 2.0 and send a portion to each sister in the palace, which might also be a good way to trouble the emperor.
If you don't live a happy life, the emperor won't be happy either.
Hua Fei felt that she had been with Linglong for too long recently, and her IQ had become childish. She could even come up with such a bad idea and even thought it was beautiful.
Hua Fei was immersed in her own fantasies when Zhou Ninghai walked in with a small oil-paper bag in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I have obtained the medicine that Concubine Li used, but you have to ask Lord Wen to take a look." Zhou Ninghai said this with confidence when he saw that Fuzi was not in the palace.
Concubine Hua put down the storybook and looked at the oil-paper bag in Zhou Ninghai's hand: "Show it to me."
Songzhi took it and handed it to Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua held the oil-paper bag close to her nose and sniffed it, then said, "Please come over, my lady."
"Yes." Zhou Ninghai turned around and walked out, one leg higher than the other, taking deep and shallow steps, and each step was extremely solid.
When Concubine Hua saw the corner of his eye, she couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain and frowned: If I asked you to bring Linglong over, you would probably run faster than a rabbit.