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When Shun Gonggong behind the emperor heard the emperor's order, he hurried to the emperor's side, bowed his head, and replied respectfully: "Your servant greets the emperor, the virtuous concubine. The servant is here, and the emperor is wise. The servant obeys your order."

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard what he said, then he stretched out his hand and flicked his sleeves slightly and said to him: "Well, I know you are thoughtful, I will give this matter to you, you must treat it well, I, promised Chaoyang's request and I will do it, if you don't do it well, you can wait to be punished."

When Eunuch Shun heard the emperor's words, he bowed his head and said respectfully, "Yes, I will obey your orders. I will take my leave."

After he finished speaking, he returned to the crowd, and then he took his apprentice, Eunuch Fu, forward to serve the emperor. He said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is my new apprentice, Xiao Fuzi. He has an honest character and is very tactful. I will go to the imperial kitchen to prepare food for the girl. You will always need someone to serve you when I am away from you."

Please see if he can do it. If not, I will think of other people who can serve you."

The emperor was very pleased to hear his words. He pointed at him and said with a smile: "Xiao Shunzi, I knew you were thoughtful. I am relieved. I believe you will handle Chaoyang's affairs well after handing them over to you."

Afterwards, the Emperor glanced at the eunuch beside him, Eunuch Fu, and said, "This is the person you have been talking about these days, the one who looks like you, your new and most filial disciple, Xiao Fuzi.

I can hear him giving you something every day and...

You mention you in front of me every day. Aren't you afraid that I will get annoyed and have a bad impression of him, and then make things difficult for him?

But, I have a good impression of him.

Xiao Shunzi, you don't have to think about anyone else to serve me. It's him. Go to the imperial kitchen and tell the people there to prepare food for the little girl Chaoyang brought today.

I must ask the imperial kitchen to prepare more food, the amount must be enough for the little girl Chaoyang brought today. Otherwise, Chaoyang will be punished later.

After knowing this, he got angry with me and secretly ran away from home.

I don't want to go through what happened today again.

After the emperor finished speaking, Eunuch Shun bowed his head and said respectfully to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I know that you are magnanimous and will not care about my little thoughts.

Xiao Fuzi, why don't you come over and pay respect to the emperor?"

When Eunuch Fu heard his master, Eunuch Shun, calling him, he quickly walked up to the emperor, bowed his head, and respectfully said to the emperor: "Your servant greets the emperor, the virtuous concubine."

Eunuch Shun looked at his obedient disciple with a gratified smile on his face and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am relieved now. I will take my leave and go to the imperial kitchen."

After Eunuch Shun finished speaking, he walked back and left.

When the emperor heard what Eunuch Shun said, he nodded slightly.

After seeing the emperor's actions, Eunuch Shun stepped back and walked towards the imperial kitchen.

After Shun Gonggong left, the emperor saw the people still gathered here and said angrily: "Why are you still gathered here? Don't you have anything to do? Disperse them."

When everyone heard the emperor's order, they all dispersed.

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When Concubine Xian saw that the emperor was in a bad mood, she gently reached out and tugged at his sleeve and said to him tenderly, "Your Majesty, please don't get angry. Getting angry is not good for your health."

You've scared me.

I originally wanted to tell you a great piece of news, but Your Majesty, you have made me angry, so I don’t want to tell you anymore.

After the Concubine Xian finished speaking, she turned her back to the Emperor.

After the Emperor heard what Consort Xian said, he became very impatient. He asked Consort Xian eagerly, "My beloved, what is the great news you want to tell me?"

When the Empress Xianfei heard the Emperor's question, she did not answer her but pretended not to hear it. She did not make any move, was indifferent, and did not move a step.

When the emperor saw Concubine Xian like this, he knew that he had made her angry, so he tried to coax her.

He said to her, “My beloved, I will give you the ruby ​​that you want most and that you like most. Will you not be angry now?

……

Tell me the great news you want to tell me, okay?"

The virtuous concubine looked at the man who was coaxing her and her heart softened. She said to him, "Okay, okay, since you are trying so hard to coax me, I won't be angry with you anymore.

I will tell you the news, but not here. I will tell you when we return to my Chunyue Palace."

After hearing what Consort Xian said, the emperor felt itchy in his heart, so he wanted to go directly to Consort Xian's Chunyue Palace.

So he said, "Go to Chunyue Palace."

After hearing this, Concubine Xian glanced at the emperor and said, "Look at you, you don't care about Chaoyang? You don't care about the children Chaoyang brought with him? You should make arrangements for them first, and then go to my Chunyue Palace.

Otherwise, even if you go there, Your Majesty, I will not let you in."

At this time, Eunuch Shun and Princess Chaoyang's teacher came together. They walked in front of the emperor, bowed their heads and clasped their hands and said together: "Your servants/subjects greet the emperor and the virtuous concubine."

When the emperor saw Eunuch Shun in front of him, Master Han was very pleased and said to them, "You came at the perfect time. Master Han, take Princess Chaoyang to the dry study room to receive the punishment. Little Shun, take Chaoyang and the little girl to the imperial kitchen. By the way, after she finishes her meal, ask the maid to give her a bath and change her clothes."

After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at the virtuous concubine, staring at her and said to her: "My beloved concubine, how about this? I have arranged everything. My beloved concubine, please come with me to your Chunyue Palace. I really want to know what the great news you mentioned is?

Let's go together, my love.

good or not?

When Concubine Xian heard what the emperor had just said to her, she said to him, "Look at you now. You don't look as cold and serious as you do in front of the court officials.

Your arrangement is good. But Chaoyang and the little girl he brought with him, they haven’t expressed their opinions yet.”

When the emperor heard what Concubine Xian had just said, he called his foster mother and Princess Chaoyang.

The princess saw the emperor looking at her and said to him:

“Father, this princess has already said it.

Father, please send someone to take Qingdai to the imperial kitchen to have a full meal, and then I will go to be punished. Isn't Master Han already here? Take her there first, and I will go with Master Han. He will take me to the Qian Study to be punished."

After listening to what Princess Chaoyang had just said, the emperor looked at Eunuch Shun and Master Han.

Eunuch Shun and Master Han saw the emperor looking at them, and they hurried to do what the emperor had just instructed them to do.

Eunuch Shun sent someone to take his foster mother to the imperial kitchen.

Master Han took Princess Chaoyang to Qian's study.

So, Shun Gonggong said to his foster mother, "Little girl, aren't you hungry? Come with me. I will take you to the imperial kitchen. There are many delicious foods in the imperial kitchen. I have just gone to the imperial kitchen to inform them. The imperial kitchen should have prepared the food by now. You can go there and eat.

How about going with father-in-law?

The adoptive mother said that she felt very uneasy when she heard what Eunuch Shun said but she wanted to go with him. However, she was afraid that Eunuch Shun was a bad person, so she looked up at Princess Chaoyang.

Princess Chaoyang saw her adoptive mother looking at her. She knew her adoptive mother's uneasiness, so she gently said to her adoptive mother: "Qingdai, you and Eunuch Shun should go to the imperial kitchen to eat. Eunuch Shun is not a bad person. He will not bully you, and he dare not bully you. You are my person. If he bullies you, come to me. I will help you teach him a lesson."

After hearing what the princess said, the adoptive mother nodded slightly to her and then walked towards Eunuch Shun.

After a while, the adoptive mother walked up to Eunuch Shun, and Eunuch Shun was very happy to see the adoptive mother in front of him.

Then he took his adoptive mother to the imperial kitchen for dinner.

After his foster mother and eunuch Shun left, Master Han looked at Princess Chaoyang and said to her, "Princess, please follow me to the Qian study."

Princess Chaoyang heard what Master Han said and said to him, "Master, let's go. I will go to the study with you."

After the princess finished speaking, she walked in front of Master Han. Master Han looked at the princess and said to the emperor and the virtuous concubine, "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine. I will take the princess away.

I will take my leave now."

The Emperor and Consort Xian nodded slightly when they heard what he said, and he left with the princess after seeing this.

After the emperor saw them all leave, he said to Consort Xian, "My beloved concubine, now I can go to your Chunyue Palace with you, right?"

When the virtuous concubine heard what the emperor said, she nodded slightly.

The emperor was delighted to see Consort Xian's actions and said, "Little Fuzi, get up and go to Chunyue Palace."

After the emperor finished speaking, he took the virtuous concubine into the sedan chair.

When Eunuch Fu heard the emperor say, "Well, I will obey your orders."

He shouted, "Your Majesty, please go to Chunyue Palace. Your Majesty, please go to Chunyue Palace."

Afterwards, the Emperor and Concubine Xian went to Chunyue Palace.

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Inside the Imperial Kitchen

The foster mother had changed her clothes and washed her hands. She sat on a chair and looked at the table filled with a variety of food.

They all smell delicious and look very appetizing.

The aroma attracted all the small animals around the imperial kitchen.

The adoptive mother said that she didn't know how to use the tableware given by the imperial kitchen at that time. The imperial kitchen sent someone to teach her how to use it but she didn't learn it, and she ate with her hands.

She remembered that she ate so much that day that her belly was bloated. The people in the imperial kitchen were frightened when they saw her bloated belly. They thought she had a stomach upset and hurried to call a doctor.