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

After hearing Lu Qingqing's answer, Meng Qi was as excited as she was.

That’s right! One hundred and eighty per cup!

This answer, which Meng Qi had repeated in his mind countless times, was finally blurted out by another person.

Meng Qi didn't realize that the corners of his mouth had stretched to the back of his ears. In an instant, he threw all the court etiquette he had been taught since he traveled through time out of his mind.

He pulled Lu Qingqing's delicate hand over and held it against the window where there was no bicycle.

"That's right! That's right!"

"It seems my guess was correct! You are indeed the same as me!"

Meng Qi's voice was so loud that the guards accompanying him all looked over here.

Lu Qingqing instantly came back to her senses from her excitement.

Her current identity is Li Xuansheng's concubine. If she were to argue with an imperial physician in broad daylight, it might bring disaster upon herself.

Lu Qingqing's expression suddenly changed. She struggled to free her hand from Meng Qi's and said seriously:

"Doctor Meng, you are right. It is indeed inconvenient to take a pulse here."

"When it's convenient for me, I'll call you over to check your pulse."

Lu Qingqing's words enlightened Meng Qi, and he suddenly woke up and immediately realized that his behavior just now was inappropriate.

He is also an imperial physician here, and his actions just now were indeed beyond the limit.

Meng Qi calmed down his excitement and bowed politely, "I obey your command."

After he left, Lu Qingqing lowered the curtain on the carriage window and turned around to continue having lunch in the carriage.

Xu Ming'er and Xu Yue'er put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked at her curiously.

"Qingqing, why does it take so long to diagnose a pulse?"

"I heard you say one hundred and eighty. What do you mean one hundred and eighty? Do you need one hundred and eighty kinds of medicinal herbs?"

Although Lu Qingqing had a good relationship with the two sisters of the Xu family and they were trustworthy, after all, they were not from the same generation as her, and if she explained it rashly, it might lead to misunderstanding.

Lu Qingqing laughed and ignored them.

"No, no, you heard it wrong. There is no such thing as one hundred and eighty. It's useless."

"Doctor Meng just told me that if I don't continue to take the medicine, all the good things I've done to restore my health will be in vain."

After listening to Lu Qingqing's explanation, the two sisters of the Xu family continued to eat as if nothing had happened.

For the Xu sisters, this moment was just an ordinary afternoon. But for Lu Qingqing, who was sitting opposite them, it was an unforgettable moment.

Sister Xu and her sister were just like usual, picking up side dishes and chatting about palace gossip.

Although Lu Qingqing also agreed with him, her chopsticks were still stirring the bowl all the time. The originally compacted flat bowl of rice had been stirred into loose grains.

Lu Qingqing didn't eat much during the whole meal.

Meng Qi's initiative to recognize her made her excited, but also a little worried.

Two modern people who traveled through time could indeed become allies, but the prerequisite was that the other person’s character was trustworthy.

Over the next few days, the autumn hunting convoy continued to move forward.

During the day, they traveled by carriage, and at night, they stayed in the camp prepared in advance.

Lu Qingqing has always wanted to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Meng Qi, but because Lu Panpan is around, this idea has been put on hold.

Until Bailongtan Palace.

Although it is a temporary palace, the living environment in Bailongtan is much better than that in the camp.

The Bailongtan Palace was built based on the Forbidden City. Although it is not as large as the Forbidden City, it has all kinds of palaces and courtyards.

Li Xuansheng settled in the Mingzheng Hall in the temporary palace, and the concubines who accompanied him were all able to live in a palace of their own. Lu Qingqing was arranged to live in the Ouxie Courtyard.

The Bailongtan Palace was built along the lake. Its natural scenery far surpasses that of the Forbidden City. The area is rich in water and grass, and the autumn is clear and bright.

On this autumn hunting trip, Li Xuansheng had originally planned to stay in the palace for a few more days.

Firstly, it allows the advancing troops to rest and the accompanying ministers to take a rest here.

Secondly, autumn is the busy farming season, and the people are at home and have nothing else to do. As an emperor, he rarely has the opportunity to rest, so staying in the palace for a few days can be regarded as a vacation.

Lu Qingqing arrived at her residence. When she stepped into the lotus pavilion, she saw a lotus pond with flowing water.

Although it is autumn, the pond is still bright with green lotus leaves and blooming lotus flowers.

Lu Qingqing was shocked by the scenery in front of her. With such a scene, it was no wonder that this courtyard was called Ouxie Courtyard.

Not only Lu Qingqing, but also Lu Panpan, Erxi and Xiaotao who were accompanying them, all had looks of surprise and exclaimed "Wow" several times as they stepped into the courtyard.

Among them, Lu Panpan's performance was the most cheerful.

"Wow! Sister, the scenery here is so beautiful! There are even lotus flowers blooming in the pond in autumn!"

"I really want to live here forever and never go back to the palace!"

Lu Panpan ran around the courtyard excitedly, sometimes bending down to pick a few lotus buds, sometimes running to the pavilion in the middle of the pond, standing on a stone bench and looking at the surrounding scenery.

No matter how Lu Qingqing shouted from behind, she couldn't stop her from playing around excitedly.

The water in the pool was deep, and Lu Qingqing was worried about her sister's safety, so she had to ask Erxi to go and look after her.

"Erxi, Panpan loves to play too much. Go and follow her. Be careful and don't let her play too crazy."

Although Lu Qingqing was also nostalgic for the scenery, she was thinking about something more important at the moment.

"Xiao Tao, go and get Doctor Meng. Tell him that I'm not feeling well and need your pulse."

Xiao Tao received the instructions and immediately went to the residence of the accompanying imperial doctors.

Lu Qingqing walked into the house and carefully looked at the layout of the Ouxie Courtyard.

There is a bedroom suite in the main house. In addition to the main house, there is a wing room on each side.

This layout is just right for her plan.

She arranged for Lu Panpan to live in one of the side rooms. At night, Erxi and Xiaotao took turns to keep watch in the main house while the other lived in the other side room.

I live in the main house and have my own independent space, so when Meng Qi comes later I can have a private conversation with him.

Although Lu Qingqing was assigned slaves in the palace, she did not trust the palace servants, so she only arranged for them to do some rough work such as sweeping and cleaning, and she was still used to having Erxi and Xiaotao serve her closely.

At this moment, Xiao Tao had not returned yet, so Lu Qingqing poured herself a cup of tea and took a short rest on the couch in the room.

Her thoughts have been turbulent these past few days and she hasn't had a good rest. She wanted to support her head with her elbows and close her eyes to rest, but she didn't expect to doze off in a daze as soon as she touched the soft couch.

In a trance, I vaguely heard someone calling me.

"My lady, my lady, Doctor Meng is here."