As the weather got hotter, the Queen Mother became upset and restless at night and could not sleep well. She had a loss of appetite and was not in good spirits, which made Nanny Qin very worried.
Ice was placed in Zhuang Ning's palace, and the girls took turns to fan out the air to cool down the temperature.
For meals, Nanny Qin ordered people to make some appetizers, including watermelon and other fruits to relieve the heat. She was afraid that the Queen Mother's stomach and intestines could not bear the cold.
Nanny Qin racked her brains every day to think of ways to make the Queen Mother live more comfortably, and she was even busier than usual.
So I tried to talk to Lihua about something, but I didn't have time.
The two exchanged pleasantries about the weather. Lihua heard that the Queen Mother had a bad appetite and asked Nanny Qin to try sour plum soup: "This soup can relieve summer heat, eliminate polydipsia, relieve summer heat, stop vomiting, and strengthen the spleen and appetite."
, why don’t you give it a try, mama?”
"Sour plum soup? Is it braised plum water?" asked Nanny Qin.
The Braised Plum Water recipe comes from the Imperial Medical Office. Black plums and black beans are fried into a thick soup with licorice. It is fried every summer to relieve the heat.
But the Queen Mother thought it tasted bad and didn't like to drink it.
Lihua knows about braised plum juice, which is the original form of sour plum juice. After thousands of years of improvement, the recipe has become the modern sour plum juice. The taste is much better than braised plum juice.
In "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", under Lihua's guidance, she came last every time, which is the greatest proof that Lihua defeated her.
Wu Fang'er herself was anxious and unsure. After being instigated by Linglong, she felt that Lihua had defeated her.
She would not come to Wu Fang'er's rescue. At this moment, she was acting as if she was deaf and couldn't hear the enemy.
Wu Fang'er was furious, feeling that people didn't take her seriously.
When she heard that Nanny Qin might visit, she was confused: "Then, then..."
Soon, the palace attendant arrived, sweating and panting: "That's it, the Queen Mother is looking for you."
In addition, during the previous show, she and Aunt Qin did not discuss whether she could continue to go after the election.
Linglong's heart tightened, and she lowered her head and responded respectfully: "I will obey the teachings of Grandma Qin." If the attitude is carefully discerned, it will be more respectful than to Wu Fang'er.
The two of them turned around and saw Wu Fang'er appearing behind Lihua, looking anxious and arrogant.
The servants below were making various speculations in private, and the attitude of those who were rushing to compliment him had also softened. In addition, Wu Fang'er was a picky person and did not get any benefits out of it, so the servants were not as respectful as before.
Nanny Qin looked over and recognized someone from Zhuang Ning Palace. She took two steps quickly and asked loudly: "But what's going on with the Queen Mother?"
Just after I finished asking, a call from the palace came from the distance: "Mother Qin, Mother Qin..."
When greeting her, the Queen Mother also called Wu Fang'er openly or covertly, but no one could understand her.
Lihua looked at her nose and heart, and stood aside silently. She had sensed earlier that neither Nanny Qin nor the Queen Mother liked Wu Fang'er.
Nanny Qin was too lazy to look at Wu Fang'er's behavior. She remembered what Wu Fang'er had come to do for Lihua just now, and her brows furrowed again: "Wu Meiren just said she wanted to change her name. What name should she change?"
Grandma Qin was overjoyed. She wrote it down carefully and thanked her, saying with emotion: "Every time I talk to Wu Mei, I benefit."
I want to be more generous and say welcome, but I am afraid that I will really attract people, so I am in a dilemma.
She said: "It's braised plum water, but it's more delicious than braised plum water." She explained the recipe in detail.
Lihua thought very well. As long as the Queen Mother spoke in person, the emperor had no reason to blame her.
Linglong's eyes flashed, and she heard something behind what Nanny Qin was saying, but she couldn't guess what it was.
Aunt Qin frowned displeased.
At this moment, a voice interrupted Nanny Qin:
"Wu Meiren, okay, you are here, you can teach me how to find it! Last time I asked you to talk about changing your name, what do you think?"
Nanny Qin folded her hands: "What did Wu Meiren say? This is not the Jinghong Hall. Can't the old slave be here?"
Lihua was really too lazy to pay attention to Wu Fang'er, and she didn't care what she did to someone who couldn't even hear what she was talking about.
Wu Fang'er breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been saved. No matter how stupid she was, she still knew she couldn't force Lihua to change her name in front of Nanny Qin.
Nanny Qin said goodbye to Wu Fang'er coldly and left in a hurry.
So Wu Fang'er was determined, tried her best, and ran to catch up with her, making sure that Lihua changed her name.
Grandma Qin looked at her petty and unworthy appearance, and thought to herself, no wonder the Queen Mother felt upset every time she saw Wu Fang'er.
Her palace maid Linglong ran over in a panic, bowed quickly and stepped aside.
Nanny Qin will personally test the results of her teachings at that time.
Now that the dust has settled, Lihua asked Aunt Qin to ask for permission from the Queen Mother so that she could continue to the library.
Such a person...well, it's really hard to describe.
When passing by Linglong, she looked sternly and said with deep meaning: "If you are a slave, you should act like a slave and abide by your duties. You should not be vague when admonishing your master."
It's been a long time since we met, but we haven't said anything about it yet. I don't have time to wait, so I said quickly: "Last time, Wu Meiren asked me about the library, and I took the opportunity to ask the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said..."
The emperor summoned the two of them one after another, but Wu Fang'er was not included, and people in Jinghong Hall began to lose heart.
Only then did Wu Fang'er realize that Nanny Qin was there, and she immediately shrank and became frightened: "Nanny Qin, I, I didn't know you were there..."
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, Lihua was no longer where she was. She had walked far away with the girl, without even having to say a word to her.
Lihua guessed that the evildoer was the emperor, and asked Xiao Zhuozi to send her something, but there was no reply. Since then, she has not gone to the library again because she was afraid of being shot.
What I was talking about with Lihua was no longer appropriate to talk about with Wu Fang'er here.
Lihua waved her hands quickly: "Mom, go ahead."
What Nanny Qin said was not a lie. Seeing that the emperor summoned two people one after another and neither of them were Wu Fang'er, the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and was about to spend some time to pick a nun with strict rules and go to Jinghong Hall to teach Wu Fang'er well.
Nanny Qin's expression was calm: "Thank you so much, Miss Wu, for your kindness. I will definitely have the opportunity to visit you someday."
Lihua became impatient. When Wu Fang'er rushed towards her and stretched out her hand to pull her, she ducked sideways and there happened to be a stone on the ground.
Wu Fang'er quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "No, that's not what I meant. Even the Jinghong Hall, mama can go."
But Wu Fang'er was really annoying today, ruining her good deeds and forcing her to change to Li Meiren.
Aunt Qin then left.
"Hey, let's go now." Nanny Qin turned to say goodbye to Lihua: "Wu Meiren, I want to go first?"
At this moment, seeing the person walking away, she showed her ugly face and prepared to continue to pester and force Lihua to change.
Wu Fang'er didn't hear it. She was very afraid of Nanny Qin.
It was the same situation in Qunfang Hall. Where there was Little Master Wu, she had no role to speak.
Wu Fang'er rushed over and stepped on it. Her foot tilted and she fell to the ground. She felt a burning pain in her ankle, as if it was sprained.
She hugged her feet and screamed in pain.
Linglong also chased after her, calling Wu Fang'er a fool for the thousandth time. Aunt Qin even saw it and wanted to chase after her. She was so stupid.
She didn't have time to stop him and he ran away.
When she caught up, she happened to see Wu Fang'er falling down.