The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

Yanxi Palace.

Caiyue replied: "Madam, the imperial physician took a look and went back. Do you want me to prescribe some medicine..."

"The imperial physician said that it's just a fever, and it won't kill you. If anything happens because of the fever, it's none of my business." She closed her eyes and rubbed the center of her acupuncture points: "Alright, I've already listened to you and asked for the imperial physician. What else do you want? I'm tired."

"Yes." Caiyue had no choice but to swallow her words.

In the side hall, Baoer came back secretly with medicine in her arms and closed the door.

"My lady, the medicine is here, you have to hold on!" She put the medicine on the table, took the handkerchief off Hua Ni's forehead, wet it, and put it back on: "I will go and boil the medicine for you."

Hua Ni was in a daze, and finally swallowed a mouthful of bitter medicine. She felt a little better, and she half opened her eyes: "Thank you... Thank you..."

"My lady, please lie down quickly. Take two more doses and your fever will be almost gone." Bao'er treated her swollen ankle and said, "My lady, please thank Lady Zhao. She is beautiful and kind. I finally understand why His Majesty likes her."

Lady Zhao...

Hua Ni fell into a deep sleep thinking about this name.

-

"Give her all the medicine." Zhao Yue sat on the swing, fiddling with the flowered shuttlecock that He Quan brought her. One of the hairs on it had faded, and she thought it didn't look good.

"I gave it to you." Tao Xi answered, and then asked hesitantly, "What if the Imperial Concubine knew about this? It seems to me that she is deliberately trying to force Hua to agree."

"We should be afraid of her. After all, His Majesty still remembers Hua Da Ying. The bigger the noise, the better." Zhao Yue smiled, as cunning as a little fox.

She threw the shuttlecock and kicked it with her toes, and it landed in front of He Quan who had just returned.

He picked it up and said, "My young master is sitting on the swing and kicking the shuttlecock. This servant has also broadened his horizons."

Zhao Yue held the swing rope and stuck out her tongue: "How come you came back so soon?"

"His Majesty was very concerned when he heard that the young lady was in trouble. He even asked me to bring a few more doctors to see her in case she couldn't be cured. His Majesty really loves the young lady."

He placed the shuttlecock in Zhaoyue's hand and stood beside her with an expressionless face, but every word he said was somewhat sour.

Zhao Yue pretended not to hear and asked, "Really? Your Majesty, did you say anything else? Will you come to see me after you finish dealing with the memorials?"

Taoxi was tactful and took the empty fruit bowl downstairs to prepare dinner.

He Quan's forehead jumped, and he lowered his voice, hoarse and slightly magnetic, and glanced at her and said: "Oh? My lady really wants His Majesty to come, but unfortunately His Majesty is busy with official duties, so I'm afraid he can't come today."

He was still wearing the "human skin mask", but Zhao Yue looked at his ordinary face and could actually imagine what expression he had at the moment.

That cold and aloof handsome face, looking awkward and jealous of her, was somewhat cute.

She chuckled, "Hmm... It smells so sour, little Quanzi, do you smell it? How about we eat cabbage with vinegar tonight?"

He Quan was stunned, then he quickly covered her lips as if embarrassed.

The two looked at each other.

A pair of eyes are smart and slightly raised, as if filled with water, mischievous, charming and alluring.

The other pair of eyes was a light color, a rare amber color, but the pupils were deep, as if there were waves rolling in them, making people feel uneasy when looking at each other.

Zhaoyue held his breath, his heart pounding.

There was a flash of struggle in He Quan's eyes, his Adam's apple slid, he suppressed the heat in his heart and quickly let her go: "Slave, I will make dinner."

He left in a hurry.

The swing stopped and Zhaoyue covered his heart and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a close call, they almost kissed her. She could even kiss him even when he was like that, she must be bewitched!

Concubines above the rank of imperial concubine all had small kitchens in their palaces and their own chefs. Zhaoyue, for example, was only used to Taoxi's cooking, and would only have a few bites when the imperial kitchen brought in some delicious dishes.

Yaohua Garden's dinner was prepared and served by the imperial kitchen. Lan'er looked at the dishes on the tray with an unpleasant expression: "This is how you do things in the imperial kitchen. How dare you use any dish to fool the young master? Are you tired of living?"

The eunuch smiled servilely, but his face was not panicked at all: "Miss, please don't embarrass me. This is all the master's will. We are just serving food."

"What does the master mean?" Lan'er's expression changed.

"What are you talking about, Lan'er? Why don't you come in?" Ning Ruxin called out from inside.

The eunuch smiled and nodded: "The beloved one of your majesty is feeling unwell after eating the food prepared by the imperial kitchen. Your majesty is unhappy, and the chef of the imperial kitchen is not in the mood to cook. That is why you neglected your lady. Your lady, please don't take it to heart."

Lan'er was holding a tray, her face turning pale and blue, and she gritted her teeth and closed the door.

Ning Ruxin saw her pouting and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you angry with the people in the imperial kitchen?"

She put the dishes on the table and said, "My lady... Look, the dishes are all spoiled. His Majesty has not been here for just a few days, so he is treating Yaohua Garden as a cold palace!"

Ning Ruxin looked at the cold dishes in front of her, her eyes darkened: "How dare the imperial kitchen do this? What else did they say?"

Lan Er hesitated and gritted her teeth, "They said...they said that the imperial kitchen made the dishes according to the young lady's recipes, but as a result, Concubine Zhao felt unwell after eating them, and His Majesty was unhappy...only then..."

His Majesty was unhappy and took his anger out on the imperial kitchen, but the imperial kitchen bullied the weak and feared the strong, so they came to her.

Ning Ruxin snorted coldly. She knew that in the palace, it was common to flatter the powerful and bully the weak, as well as to betray and oppress others. However, she had a good family background, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs usually did not dare to look at her badly.

She had not expected what happened in the imperial kitchen.

It was Zhaoyue again, making her almost lose face. Ning Ruxin waved her hand and knocked the food in front of her to the ground: "Your Majesty went to her place last night?"

"No, Your Majesty doesn't seem to have turned over anyone's cards."

Ning Ruxin closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, calming her anger. She became gentle again, but there was something slightly different about her. Her eyes were full of calculations: "Let her be proud for a few days."

-

Zhu Dingyuan was still sitting at his desk reviewing the memorials. After a long while, he said, "You keep repeating these words over and over again, without any progress. You can't come up with any useful solution."

Huang Quan quickly served the tea: "Your Majesty, please take a rest. You will never finish reading all the memorials. You should take care of yourself."

"The Queen has arrived!" the eunuch at the door announced.

Zhu Dingyuan dropped his pen and said, "It's late at night, why are you here?"

The Queen smiled and said, "I heard from the Imperial Kitchen that there is nothing for dinner, so I made pigeon noodles stewed with lotus seeds and black wolfberries. Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"

She took off her armor, opened the blue and white porcelain bowl in front of her, and handed over the chopsticks.

Zhu Dingyuan saw the tiny wound on her fingertips and asked, "What happened to your hand?"

"Maybe it was rubbed when I was peeling lotus seeds, it's not a big deal." The Queen stared at him and said, "Your Majesty, try it quickly. Is my cooking skill not as good as before?"

"From now on, just let the subordinates do these small things. You are the queen, why bother yourself with that?"

Zhu Dingyuan took a bite and said, "Hmm, I haven't eaten the noodles you made for a long time. It reminds me of the time when I was in the palace."

"I don't feel tired doing anything for Your Majesty."