The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

Inside Ning'an Palace.

Jiang Lingyue was still busy in the small kitchen.

She originally thought that with the cook by her side to teach her, making a plate of rose cake would be a piece of cake. However, she didn't expect that the first step of kneading the dough was incredibly difficult. She used all her strength and by the time she had barely kneaded the dough, her arms were already sore.

I worked until the afternoon and finally steamed out two pots of pastries.

As soon as I opened the lid of the pot, I saw that everything was soft and shapeless, and it was a mess. It looked terrible.

It failed so badly that even the tasting step could be skipped.

Jiang Lingyue, who was cooking for the first time, stared at the unknown object in the pot with a dejected look on her face.

Jinshu, who was standing by, hurriedly comforted her, "Your Majesty is already very capable."

Jiang Lingyue immediately turned her head to look at her, her eyes burning, "Really?"

"..." Jinshu paused and racked his brains to think of what to say so as not to disappoint his master.

But looking at the pot of 'cakes' in front of him, he couldn't think of any sincere words of praise. After a few breaths, he reluctantly said, "They say you can't judge a person by his appearance, but you can't judge a cake by its appearance either, right?"

Everyone: "..."

Jiang Lingyue thought it made a lot of sense.

She followed the chef's instructions exactly, so even if the appearance was a little different, the taste should be good.

It was already afternoon, and Qi Junyi was still waiting for her pastries.

But the appearance of this is really too bad, how can I dare to present it to the emperor.

...Or, steam another pot?

It seems there is still time.

Just as I was thinking this, Dexi walked in.

There was a young eunuch following behind him. Jiang Lingyue glanced at him casually and frowned unconsciously.

Isn’t this Liu Rong’s little apprentice?

Before she could ask, the eunuch saluted her and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty. His Majesty has summoned you to Guang'an Palace."

“......!” Jiang Lingyue was stunned. She looked at the sun outside the window and then at the shapeless pastry on the kitchen counter.

Why did you send someone to urge us?

Are you... so impatient?

So, with Nanny Qian and the cook looking hesitant, Jiang Lingyue could only choose a very delicate jade plate, put the rose cake on the plate, and add a few flower petals as decoration.

After barely being able to bear it, he leisurely got on the sedan chair heading to Guang'an Palace.

The weather was very hot, but fortunately Ning'an Palace was very close to Guang'an Palace, so the sedan chair stopped soon.

The door to the main hall was open. Before Jiang Lingyue got out of the sedan chair, Liu Rong hurried over to her, offering her his hand and earnestly reminding her, "Be careful on the steps, Your Majesty."

Inside the hall, Qi Junyi stood by the window with his hands behind his back, watching the scene quietly.

The little girl was beautiful, wearing a pastel-colored gauze dress, with her black hair simply tied up and only a pearl hairpin. Although her makeup was light, her lips were red and her teeth were white, more beautiful than flowers. She put one hand on Liu Rong's wrist and held up the hem of her skirt with the other hand as she got off the sedan chair.

After standing still, he straightened the shawl hanging on his elbow, took the food box handed to him by the maid, smiled at Liu Rong, and said something.

Then, he walked up the stairs and headed into the hall.

The midsummer sunlight shone on her, fresh and bright, as if her whole body was glowing.

Qi Junyi felt soft-hearted when he saw this.

As soon as Jiang Lingyue stepped into the hall, she met his burning gaze and her steps couldn't help but stop.

Qi Junyi stood in front of the window, looking at him sideways, slowly restraining the affection in his eyes, and stretched out his hand to her: "Yueyue, come here."

Jiang Lingyue could only put down the lunch box and walk towards him.

Before she even reached him, he grabbed her wrist.

She came in such a hurry that she didn't have time to change her clothes. There was still flour on her cuffs from kneading the dough.

Qi Junyi raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw it, his eyes fell on the food box, and he smiled and said, "Did you really make it?"

Jiang Lingyue: “…”

Didn't he specially send someone to call her here just for this cake?

Thinking of the unknown substance that had been mixed up into a mess, she lowered her head with a guilty conscience, "I didn't do it well, please don't laugh at me."

"When have I ever laughed at you?" Qi Junyi gently brushed off the flour on her sleeves and asked softly, "Are you tired?"

Jiang Lingyue shook her head. "It's not tiring. In fact, it's quite interesting. As long as Your Majesty likes it, I am willing to do it for you every day."

very eloquent.

Qi Junyi smiled, took her to the table and opened the lunch box.

…………

The air seemed to stagnate for a moment.

Jiang Lingyue raised her eyes to look at the man next to her and said carefully: "Am I too stupid?"

Qi Junyi: "..."

He was born noble and had been well-versed in everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation since he could remember. This was the first time he knew that pastries could look like this.

If anyone else dared to present him with something like this...

I heard the little girl's depressed tone.

Qi Junyi was silent for a few moments, then spoke with difficulty, saying, "Yueyue, don't underestimate yourself."

He paused, unable to bear to look at the food on the plate any longer, and turned his face away, asking her, "What kind of cake is this?"

Jiang Lingyue was silent for a moment, then picked up a rose petal as a decoration and said, "Can't you really tell? It's a rose cake. Didn't you eat it the other day?"

They have been spending time together these days, and her favorite pastry is rose cake, so of course he also shared two pieces with her.

As she spoke, she broke off a piece of the pastry that had already stuck together, preparing to taste it herself.

Before she could get close to her lips, he grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

"Stop eating..." He was about to say something when there was a knock on the palace door.

Qi Junyi felt as if he had been pardoned and quickly called someone in.

Liu Rong pushed the door open and walked in, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, thank you for bringing your men."

"Xuan."

When court officials came to see the emperor, Jiang Lingyue consciously had to give way.

She had been to the study in Guang'an Palace countless times in her previous life, and every time the court officials came to see her, they would go around behind the screen.

Just as he was about to take a step, the hand on his wrist tightened.

Qi Junyi said: "No need to be shy."

Jiang Lingyue was a little surprised. The emperor was discussing matters with his ministers, and how could she, a concubine, be listening in?

He was a little surprised, but after the two figures came in, he was shocked.

Isn’t this the miracle doctor whom he summoned into the palace to treat her in his previous life by posting an imperial edict?

She is in good health now,...why did she show up now?

"I have met His Majesty."

The sound of Xie Mo and Doctor Li saluting interrupted Jiang Lingyue's thoughts.

She came back to her senses and quickly suppressed the shock on her face.

It sounds like a long time, but in fact it is just a moment.

But Qi Junyi was so perceptive that he naturally noticed her surprised expression. His eyes paused slightly, and soon disappeared into thin air. He took her by the hand and sat her down on a soft chair beside him.

When the miracle doctor placed three fingers on Jiang Lingyue's wrist to feel her pulse, the last bit of hope she had completely disappeared.

It was really invited for her.

Is she poisoned now?

how could be!

Inexplicably, Jiang Lingyue thought of Doctor Chen who came to Kuishui that day and looked quite worried when he took her pulse.

If she remembered correctly, in her previous life, when her health was deteriorating, the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were helpless. They just said that her physical condition was not good to begin with, and the miscarriage had damaged her vitality, so she became even weaker.

It was Doctor Chen who diagnosed that she was not weak but had been poisoned.

So... he also diagnosed it that day?

But she had only been in the palace for a short time at that time and was still a little girl. Who would deliberately poison her?