The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

Eunuch He Qing is a popular figure around Li Xuansheng.

He has been Li Xuansheng's close attendant since he was a teenager. Even the queen, who was second only to the queen in the harem, had to show some respect when she saw He Qing.

Now, even Eunuch He Qing praised her for distributing Laba porridge to the six palaces, and the Queen felt somewhat proud.

"Eunuch He Qing is too polite. I distributed Laba porridge to the six palaces just because the New Year is approaching and I want to add some joy to the palaces."

Li Xuansheng listened to the conversation between the Queen and He Qing, which aroused infinite emotion in his heart.

Perhaps he has been busy with state affairs recently, and it is already the twelfth lunar month, so he has not had time to taste the Laba porridge.

Li Xuansheng helped the queen sit slowly on the couch, looking at the queen's pregnant belly with loving eyes. Hearing about her good deed of distributing Laba porridge, he was in a good mood, so he half-jokingly said to the queen:

"Jinrou, I've been busy with government affairs these days and haven't had time to drink a bowl of Laba porridge. Can I ask you for a bowl?"

The queen lowered her head shyly, her face flushed.

She and Li Xuansheng always treated each other with respect in front of outsiders, and rarely had such a relaxed and joking time. It was rare that Li Xuansheng was willing to joke with her, so the queen quickly instructed the eunuch beside her:

"Why don't you go to the imperial kitchen and get some Laba porridge!"

The young eunuch who received the Queen's order hurried to the imperial kitchen. As soon as he reached the door, he ran into the head eunuch in charge of the imperial kitchen.

"Master, I am here to get a bowl of Laba porridge."

Who would have known that the young eunuch whom the empress casually pointed at was actually a young man who had just entered the palace. He only stammered that he wanted Laba porridge, but there was no statement from the imperial kitchen that he was following the empress's order.

The eunuch in charge looked at the young eunuch in front of him, who was as thin as a bean sprout, and glanced at him with disdain, full of disgust.

Yesterday, we received an order from the Empress Dowager to distribute Laba porridge to the six palaces. The palace servants in the imperial kitchen have been working overtime for most of the day, and today there are still people coming to ask for it!

The eunuch in charge pointed impatiently at the cabinet in the back kitchen.

"There it is! Take it yourself!"

The young eunuch thanked the eunuch in charge profusely, ran up to the shelf in two steps, picked up a bowl casually, and hurried back to Fengyi Palace to report.

At this moment in Fengyi Palace, there was a gentle and peaceful scene.

Li Xuansheng's face was full of love. He gently stroked the queen's belly, which was about to give birth, and said softly:

"Jinrou, you are very tired from being pregnant and are about to give birth. Can you handle it these days?"

The queen leaned on the bed, a pair of soft gold-woven pillows supporting her aching lower back, but in order to reassure Li Xuansheng, she still forced a smile.

"It is my duty to continue the lineage for Dasheng. I am not tired, Your Majesty, please do not worry."

Li Xuansheng was very pleased and nodded to the queen affirmatively. He always admired the queen's sensibleness and decency.

Li Xuansheng knew that every woman who was pregnant would be tired. He looked at the dark circles under the queen's eyes and knew how hard it was for her to be pregnant, but the queen still said something to reassure him.

He couldn't help but feel emotional. With such a virtuous and righteous woman sitting firmly on the throne in the harem, he could also do his best in the previous dynasty without any worries.

Li Xuansheng was discussing with the queen what name to give to the unborn child. At this time, the little eunuch who had just gone to the imperial kitchen to get Laba porridge walked into the hall to report.

The large red hat pressed down on his thin body. He lowered his head, held a bowl of Laba porridge in both hands and raised it above his head, and said tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, I have brought the Laba porridge from the imperial kitchen. Please enjoy your meal."

Li Xuansheng waved his hand, signaling him to bring the bowl of Laba porridge forward.

However, when he took the bowl of Laba porridge and opened the lid on the bowl, his expression suddenly changed.

The queen was sitting nearby. She was even more puzzled when she saw that Li Xuansheng took the Laba porridge but did not drink it immediately.

The queen held her belly and stretched her neck to look into the bowl. She saw a few floating grains of unknown origin floating in the bowl of clear soup. It didn't look like Laba porridge at all!

Li Xuansheng suddenly lost his appetite, frowned, and threw the bowls and cups heavily on the small table beside the bed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the queen immediately reprimanded the eunuch who had received the Laba porridge.

"You bastard! I ordered you to go to the imperial kitchen to get Laba porridge, what did you get?"

The queen's rebuke was like thunder in his ears, and the frightened young eunuch fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, spare me, Your Majesty, spare me! I just went to the Imperial Kitchen to get the Laba Porridge. This bowl of soup was given to me by the chief eunuch in the Imperial Kitchen."

Li Xuansheng's face turned pale.

This is not Laba porridge, it's simply Laba clear soup!

He suddenly remembered that He Qing had just said that he had drunk the Laba porridge given by the Queen yesterday, so he looked at He Qing.

Unexpectedly, when He Qing met his gaze, he did not respond, but lowered his head. Li Xuansheng immediately understood most of what he meant.

I'm afraid that the Laba porridge distributed to the six palaces by the imperial kitchen yesterday was all in this state. I just don't know whether it was the Queen's instruction or some reckless palace servants took kickbacks.

He looked at the bowl of watery Laba porridge in front of him, and thought of the soft, sweet and fragrant Eight Treasure Milk Tea distributed by Yinglan Pavilion, and the difference was obvious.

The emotions on Li Xuansheng's face changed faster than turning the pages of a book. The warmth just now had disappeared. Only the cold words remained, and he said to the queen:

"It's no small matter for the palace maids to deduct money, but Jinrou, you are pregnant and it's inconvenient, so let Concubine Xian deal with this matter."

After saying that, Li Xuansheng stood up and was about to leave.

After seeing the emperor off, the queen lay on the bed in a daze, not saying a word.

In a few words, the power to assist in the management of the six palaces was divided by Concubine Xian. While she was pregnant, the Queen was completely sidelined.

The queen's eyes were involuntarily attracted to the bowl of bland Laba porridge on the bedside table. The more she looked at it, the angrier she became. She simply stretched out her slender fingers and knocked the bowl to the ground in a rage.

Damn!

Her good intentions were taken advantage of by a group of slaves who flattered their superiors and bullied their subordinates!

Now, her Laba porridge will definitely be completely overshadowed by Lu Qingqing’s Eight Treasure Milk Tea!

Then, as the queen, wouldn’t her prestige in the harem be affected?

As the porcelain pieces collided, the queen's heart seemed to be cut by the pieces and she felt a sharp pain in her chest.

She held on tight, looked down at her full-term belly, and secretly made up her mind that she would never let Lu Qingqing defeat her so easily.

Although Lu Qingqing won the hearts of the people in the harem, she was of humble origin after all and had no foundation in the previous dynasty.

The queen pondered for a moment, then summoned pen and ink, wrote a letter, and sent it to the prince's home.