Traveling through the Legend of Zhen Huan: My Queen, please love me!

The leaves of the Old Summer Palace had turned yellow. Five days had passed since Yinzhen last mentioned Princess Chaogui's marriage to the Dzungar Khanate.

During these five days, Yinzhen stayed overnight every day. He went to Liu Hua's palace for one day, went to Nian Shilan's palace for two days, and found Lingfeng on the other two days.

Therefore, Cao Qinmo had time to meet Liu Hua at Jiuqu Pavilion on purpose.

The leaves of the sycamore tree have turned golden and fall into the pond as the wind blows them.

The brightly colored carp swam by from time to time, staring at the corn in Liu Hua's hand.

Liu Hua looked at the corn in his hand and fell into deep thought.

Staring at her belly, she said, "If I really give birth, it will be a prince. With such a good opportunity, why don't you take a long-term view?"

Before Liu Hua could think further, Cao Qinmo brought him a bowl of tea.

"I have specially prepared tea. Please, Sister Qianfei, have a sip."

Liu Hua took the Junshan Yinzhen tea brewed by Cao Qinmo with both hands and sighed: "The tea is good, and the craftsmanship of the beauty in front of me is even better."

However, she then wondered, "Why is Concubine Cao still calling herself a concubine?"

Cao Qinmo lowered her eyes and said, "I haven't been given the golden seal yet, so I can only be considered a noble lady."

Then, looking at Wen Yi who was being held by her wet nurse, she said distressedly, "If I don't work hard in this life, I'm afraid I can only be a concubine, just like Princess Chaogui's biological mother."

Liu Hua said meaningfully, "How could that be? Your Excellency is already a concubine. There is still a long time to come, and with your methods, nothing can be known yet."

Joy flashed in Cao Qinmo's eyes. Seeing Liu Hua finish his tea, she quickly took it back.

She said earnestly, "If your Majesty does not mind, I am willing to submit to you."

Liu Hua looked at Cao Qinmo and said with a forced smile, "Noble Concubine Nian is now in her prime, and General Nian will soon return to the court. For Concubine Cao to choose me now is... too unwise."

She held the fan in front of her mouth at an inopportune moment, then fanned herself again, smiling and saying to Liu Hua, “My lady, it’s cold now.

You've put on thicker clothes and even a cloak, so this fan is outdated."

He turned sideways, teased Wen Yi with his hand, and continued, "Back in the summer, this fan was indispensable, otherwise Wen Yi couldn't sleep at night.

He forced me to fan him all night. Now it's autumn, and I'm afraid Wen Yi will catch a cold, so I don't even dare to touch him.

As for today..."

Cao Qinmo's eyes moved, looking at the splashes of water made by the wild geese.

Looking at Liu Hua, he said, “This fan, if you show it to your majesty, it will reveal my thoughts.

I hope Sister Qianfei doesn't think I'm snobbish."

Liu Hua said nonchalantly, "The snobbery in this palace is real, but the other affections are a bit fake."

The image of An Lingrong preparing perfume for her day and night emerged in her mind, and she said in her heart with great relief, "If Arong had not been truly devoted to me, she would not have been a noble lady by now.

But I am a little scared. In this era, I hope it is fake..."

Cao Qinmo gently fanned Liu Hua with a fan, and Liu Hua came back to his senses.

Looking at her face, she knew Cao Qinmo was reminding her to make a decision.

Liu Hua smiled as he watched Cao Qinmo teasing Princess Wen Yi again.

He smiled and asked, "The princess has long loved the cloth tigers in my palace, so I will give her two of them."

Cao Qinmo smiled and said, "How could I dislike it? He just gave me some gold and silver items. This cloth tiger is really thoughtful."

Liu said a little embarrassedly: "I hope Concubine Cao won't dislike it. After all, this is what I did, not Concubine An."

When you give away something that the person you love has worked hard to make, it is the greatest disrespect to her.

Yonghe Palace

After a long summer in the Old Summer Palace, the concubines finally returned to the square Forbidden City.

Countless imperial doctors came into Liu Hua's Yonghe Palace. After taking Liu Hua's pulse and ensuring that the dragon fetus in her belly was safe, Wuya Chengbi and Yinzhen felt relieved.

The only drawback is that An Lingrong seems to be avoiding Liu Hua recently.

After Zhen Huan was imprisoned, Shen Meizhuang began to approach Yinzhen more eagerly.

Liu Hua knew the reason very well. It was simply that Zhen Huan was in a difficult situation, and Shen Meizhuang, as Zhen Huan's sister, wanted to lend her a helping hand.

Liu Hua still praised Shen Meizhuang's character very much. After all, she discovered that Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu had feelings for each other, but she still did not turn against Zhen Huan.

Liu Hua also felt that this was reasonable. The friendship cultivated from childhood to adulthood was no less than the friendship between Wen Shichu and Shen Meizhuang temporarily.

However, An Lingrong replaced Shen Meiyu's position in front of the Queen Mother and served her tea and medicine.

Sometimes he didn't come back for several days in a row, which made Liu Hua feel a little lost.

The autumn wind became increasingly bleak and terrifying, and the Yonghe Palace started using charcoal fires early.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs would naturally assess the situation, and Liu Hua's palace actually used top-grade red charcoal.

The room was filled with heat, and Liu Hua felt more and more sleepy.

Suddenly remembering something, he ordered, "Caiju, open all the windows quickly."

Caiju looked at Liu Hua strangely and agreed hurriedly. At this moment, Cao Qinmo brought Princess Wen Yi into the inner room.

"Sister Qianfei, it's really warm here, the charcoal is burning and the window is open."

Liu Hua said in a serious tone: "If you burn charcoal without opening the windows, you will suffocate people. There are many such cases in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Cao Qinmo looked at Princess Wen Yi and said in fear, "Is it really like this? I see that Wen Yi has been listless lately and doesn't like to move at all."

Liu Hua advised: "It's better to open more windows or ask the imperial physician to come and take a look more often. By the way, it's only getting worse now. Princess Wen Yi has also used charcoal."

"Yes, but it's not as good as Consort Qian's. She uses a mixture of gold and silver charcoal."

Liu Hua reached out and teased Wen Yi, who was blowing bubbles from his mouth.

"Actually, I'm not that cold. I have plenty of golden charcoal here. After all, the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Empress are all much better off than me."

He fixed his eyes on the somewhat thin and purple-faced Princess Wen Yi and said:

"Princess Wen Yi is still young, and my sister and I have such a good relationship, so I can't just talk and not do anything, right?

I hope my sister won’t be disgusted by the charcoal this time.”

Cao Qinmo said happily: "How dare I despise the charcoal of the Queen? Princess Chao Gui is getting married now, and there are some natural disasters and man-made disasters outside, so the palace is frugal.

The princess has much less charcoal than in previous years, and even the enthronement ceremony has been postponed."

Liu Hua placed his heater in the hands of Princess Wen Yi's wet nurse and asked the wet nurse to warm Princess Wen Yi's hands.

Then he said, "Is this the same enthronement ceremony that was supposed to take place when the six palaces were enthroned last time? Why has it been postponed again?"

Cao Qinmo said meaningfully: "Except for Concubine Nian who received the golden seal in advance, the others will be canonized in the early spring of next year."

Liu Hua felt sorry for Nian Shilan and said in his heart, "I'm afraid that brave woman won't survive this cold winter."