This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 76: Outpouring of Tenderness

"'It happened that the kite brought up my worries. The kite made me miss you and made us part.' This play, 'The Kite Mistake', is the most popular play among the common people. My Royal Highness, how regretful do you think Han Shixun must have felt when he found out that he had made a mistake?" (Note: Han Shixun is the male protagonist in 'The Kite Mistake')

Prince Guo held the white piece in his hand and did not make a move for a long time.

In this game of chess, he concealed his clumsiness and restrained his temper from the beginning, and now all he had to do was admit defeat.

"You are distracted, so you are defeated by me repeatedly."

The black pieces on the chessboard were moving with great force and momentum. Yongzheng became distracted by Yu Ying'er's tune and simply ended the game.

"My royal brother has a beautiful lady visiting, so I will not attract attention here." Prince Guo naturally knew what Yongzheng meant by letting go of the chess piece.

"It's late at night, so let Xiao Xiazi take you to Ninghui Hall to rest for a night before leaving." Ninghui Hall is where Prince Guo grew up in the palace when he was young. After the nine princes competed for the throne, Shu Fei and her son retired at the right time and kept to themselves. Yongzheng then retained Ninghui Hall for Prince Guo to show the world his warmth and affection as a brother.

"Thank you for your consideration, brother."

Prince Guo walked out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. His gaze paused for a moment on Yu Ying'er who was kneeling on the ground, then he walked away.

That night, the emperor poured out all his long-suppressed tenderness on Yu Ying'er.

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At the end of the month, Huang Guiquan delivered the Jingshifang files to Yiku Palace for Concubine Hua to check early in the morning as usual.

Last night, my official daughter slept with me. The day before yesterday, my official daughter slept with me. The day before yesterday, An agreed to sleep with me.

The Emperor came to the harem seven times in total this month, and five of them were accompanied by women from the imperial palace. Why didn't Zhen Huan speed up her progress?

Hua Fei found it boring, so she asked Huang Guiquan to leave and wanted to take a nap.

Just as Hua Fei was about to fall asleep, Linglong ran in with a few branches of winter jasmine.

"Madam Hua, Madam Hua, look at the flowers Linglong picked for you."

The wet nurse didn't stop her, and Linglong ran into the hall by herself. When Songzhi saw Linglong come in, she became nervous for her mother, as her queen's mood when she woke up was terrible.

Linglong approached and found that Concubine Hua was sleeping with her head supported by her hands and her eyes half closed. There was an unclosed book placed casually in front of her.

Concubine Hua was already half asleep, and when she heard Linglong's noise, she simply pretended to be asleep to see what tricks this little elf Linglong could come up with.

Seeing that Concubine Hua had fallen asleep, Linglong suddenly slowed down her pace, tiptoed towards Concubine Hua, gently placed the winter jasmine flowers on the table, took off her shoes, and lay down next to Concubine Hua. She nodded her little head towards Concubine Hua, held Concubine Hua's hand with her little hand, and closed her eyes.

Empress Hua is so beautiful even when she is asleep. She smells so good, different from my mother's scent. Linglong also wants to snore along.

Concubine Hua felt a furry little head leaning towards her, and she smelled the milky scent mixed with sweat on Linglong's body. It was obvious that this girl had been having fun outside.

Previously, Concubine Hua told Concubine Xin to let Linglong pretend to be rude and noisy so that she could bring Linglong to her side and raise her personally. Unexpectedly, this would release Linglong's nature.

"Let me see which naughty kid is this~"

"Hahahahahahahahaha, it's itchy, Empress Hua, itchy~" The exquisite and chubby little body twisted in one place.

Concubine Hua reached out and stroked Linglong's armpits, teasing her.

The wet nurses and palace maids in the palace all burst into laughter.

The two of them got up from the couch only after they had enough fun.

Concubine Hua did not allow the palace maid to interfere and she combed Linglong's hair herself.

"Why are you here alone? Where's your mother?"

"Mother is making dumplings for Linglong in the palace. Linglong has been very well behaved recently. Concubine Qi is very happy and has lent her small kitchen to mother."

Linglong let Concubine Hua comb her hair while her short legs dangled in the air.

"No wonder you've gained a lot of weight. It turns out you've been getting some special treatment at Changchun Palace."

"Hehe, Linglong picked a lot of winter jasmine flowers in the imperial garden today. I gave some to my mother, some to Concubine Qi, and some to Concubine Hua."

Linglong said, pointing at the forsythia branches on the table.

"Liuxiang, find a vase and put the forsythia flowers in it." Concubine Hua was very skillful and quickly re-combed Linglong's hair.

"What's that green grass in the basket?" Hua Fei saw Linglong's wet nurse carrying a small basket in her hand, which was filled with some fresh grass with round leaves and thick-looking flesh.

"That's the purslane that mother and Linglong picked in the Imperial Garden. Mother said that dried purslane is the best for making dumpling fillings. And Linglong had a stomachache a few days ago, so mother made porridge with purslane for her to drink. After drinking it, Linglong no longer felt any pain."

"You little greedy cat, you must have eaten something bad and got a stomachache. Next time you have a stomachache, you should go see a doctor, okay?"

"Hehe, Linglong got it. Empress Hua's purslane is delicious. I wonder if the small kitchen in Empress Hua's palace can use purslane to make delicious snacks?"

Concubine Hua was very upset. This mother and daughter were both foodies. They sent a basket of purslane and even thought about the snacks in the palace's small kitchen.

"Songzhi, send that purslane to Lingzhi in the kitchen and ask her to see if she can make something new."

Hua Fei was powerless to resist when she saw the bright and expectant eyes.

"Empress Hua is the best." Linglong didn't care that she was sweating profusely and smelled of sweat, and she went straight into Empress Hua's arms.

Concubine Hua really fell for it.

At noon, Linglong stayed in Yikun Palace for lunch.

Although Lingzhi did not use purslane to make snacks, she did chopped up purslane and used it in dough to make pancakes, and stewed a bowl of fragrant and rich mushroom chicken soup. Concubine Hua and Linglong, mother and mother, had a good appetite and ate a lot.

Songzhi was serving the dishes on the side, she was so moved that tears were about to flow. It was so good that Yikun Palace had a child.

With Linglong's constant company, the Yikun Palace feels much warmer.

Linglong: Aunt Songzhi, isn’t the emperor the heater in the harem?

In the afternoon, Linglong was lying on the couch taking a nap, and Concubine Hua was patting her belly to coax her to sleep. After Linglong fell asleep, Zhou Ninghai limped in.

Concubine Hua raised her eyes and glanced at Zhou Ninghai's expression, and she knew that there was something important to report.

Hua Fei gave Songzhi a look and let her help her up and put on her flower-pot shoes. Then they walked to the outer room together, leaving Lanzhi and Guizhi in the inner room to take care of Linglong.

"what's up?"

“Your Majesty... Your Majesty just now... Your Majesty..."