The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Palace of Heavenly Purity, Imperial Study.

The man sitting opposite Xiao Chengxu and talking with him was a man. He was dressed in a flawless white brocade dress, with an exquisite jade crown on his head. His smile was as bright as the moon and the breeze, and his posture was as tall as a jade tree. He looked like a humble, polite and elegant gentleman.

Xiao Chengxu carefully looked at the young man in front of him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "You have been away from Beijing for three years. This time when you came back, your chess skills have improved rapidly."

Prince Ming smiled slightly and replied modestly, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I just play chess a lot, so I have achieved some success."

"Yes, you have become more stable now, which is a good thing. After all, you are a father now, so you need to be more stable."

Xiao Chengxu nodded in approval with a smile on his face.

When talking about his first time as a father, Prince Ming could not contain his joy. He smiled happily, his face filled with happiness.

"Your Majesty, you may not know that the little girl in my family is really lovable. I am happy every time I see her. She is as cute as jade and as delicate as a jade. She looks just like her mother, as if they were carved from the same mold. She is also very smart. She learned to roll over when she was only three months old..."

Speaking of his new daughter, Prince Ming was even more excited and talked endlessly about all the interesting things he experienced with his daughter. After getting married and having a child with his wife, the once dashing prince has become a daughter slave. Every three sentences he opens his mouth are about his daughter. In the eyes of the old father, he thinks his daughter is great.

It was almost noon. Xiao Chengxu, who was in a good mood, took the initiative to ask Prince Ming to come down and have lunch together.

Prince Ming agreed without hesitation, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am really grateful for your kindness. Since Your Majesty has invited me so kindly, I will not refuse. I will shamelessly eat a few bites of food here. But if I eat too much later because of greed, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Hearing this, Xiao Chengxu couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said with a smile: "You are a prince after all, and you look so useless. Do you think I just need a few bites of food from you?"

Prince Ming explained with a hint of embarrassment: "It has been a long time since I last tasted the delicacies carefully prepared by the imperial chefs in the palace, and I have been missing them."

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Kunning Palace.

Xie Yaoqing quickly flipped through the thick account books and various personnel records in his hands... These materials were crucial for managing palace affairs.

Although in her previous life, except for the last year, she had held the power of the palace and handled all the palace affairs personally, she had not been involved in palace affairs for a whole year now, so she still needed to spend some time to familiarize herself with them again to avoid any omissions or mistakes.

Just then, Honeysuckle walked in with a bowl of black medicine that smelled strongly bitter.

In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble and suspicion, Xie Yaoqing did not replace Doctor Zhu and continued to take the "pregnancy-maintaining medicine" prescribed by him.

However, the so-called pregnancy-maintaining medicine that Xie Yaoqing is taking now is no longer the poison with ulterior motives as before, but a genuine medicine that helps to regulate the body.

Following Xie Yaoqing's instructions, Mrs. Xie II of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion specially brought a female doctor with superb medical skills into the palace.

The woman's name is Rendong. Although she is young, she has superb medical skills. She specializes in gynecology and is good at regulating women's bodies. When she first saw the prescription written by Doctor Zhu, she became suspicious and realized that something was wrong.

When it was time to see Xie Yaoqing alone, Ren Dong had a general idea in her mind after a thorough inspection. She immediately picked up her pen and quickly wrote down a new prescription, and explained to Xie Yaoqing in detail: "Your Majesty is already weak and feeble. Although the prescription prescribed by Doctor Zhu is not wrong, it is too strong. Your Majesty's body cannot withstand such a strong medicine. In my opinion, it should be mainly mild and nourishing..."

After hearing this, Xie Yaoqing nodded repeatedly and agreed, indicating that he would follow Rendong's arrangements in everything.

From that day on, all the processes from prescribing medicine, picking up medicine to decocting medicine were handled by Rendong himself, and he would never let others interfere in any way.

Xie Yaoqing also had great trust in Rendong - Rendong and his family were all servants of the Marquis's Mansion, and their loyalty was needless to say, so Xie Yaoqing was naturally particularly reassured in using them.

Smelling the familiar smell of medicine, Xie Yaoqing's brows furrowed tightly almost uncontrollably.

There is indeed a big problem with this pregnancy-maintaining medicine after the change of medicine - it tastes extremely bitter. Even someone like Xie Yaoqing who has drunk countless medicines finds it difficult to endure the bitterness.

Before taking the medicine each time, I had to be fully prepared mentally and hold my breath so that I could swallow the bowl of medicine with difficulty. Otherwise, as soon as I smelled the slightest bit of the medicine, I would feel a strong sense of nausea and vomiting, and even have the urge to vomit.

What needs to be faced can never be avoided. Xie Yaoqing sighed helplessly, then put on a resolute and brave attitude of a hero who is willing to cut off his own arm, raised his head and drank the bowl of medicine in one gulp.

After drinking it, she couldn't help but dry-heaving a few times, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes, which made Nanny Fang, who was watching at the side, feel very distressed.

Nanny Fang hurriedly brought some cakes and candied fruits and placed them in front of Xie Yaoqing.

Xie Yaoqing suppressed her discomfort and ate a small piece of pine nut and lily pastry, trying to suppress the bitter taste that remained in her mouth. But after eating just this little bit, she didn't want to eat anything anymore because she really had no appetite and felt nauseous about everything she ate. So she waved her hand and asked someone to take away the cakes and candied fruits.

"Zhiyu, if the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup is ready, chill it and send it to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."

Zhiyu responded crisply and went out to do the work.

Born in a prominent family, most women of aristocratic families are spoiled and few of them cook delicious food by themselves. Xie Yaoqing was also like this in her previous life, except for a dish of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup. Whether it was the careful selection of ingredients or every detail of the stewing, she would personally participate and strictly control it.

The origin of all this was that she cooked a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup due to her accidental interest, but unexpectedly received praise from Xiao Chengxu. Since then, this young lady from the Marquisate, who usually never touched women's daily life, actually regarded this as her favorite, and in the following ten years, she never stopped being obsessed with and insisting on this dessert.

However, Xie Yaoqing was no longer willing to spend time stewing Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup as she used to. Instead of wasting her precious time on Xiao Chengxu, she would rather choose to enjoy a quiet and comfortable afternoon nap alone.

After all, adequate rest can make people feel refreshed and energetic, and such tangible benefits are truly hers. Moreover, maybe Xiao Chengxu doesn't like to taste the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup she made as much as she imagined? In comparison, the exquisite cooking skills of the imperial chefs in the palace might satisfy him more.