The day Twelfth arrived at the palace in the western suburbs, it was the mid-June summer heat. Xiangming and Chuner filled the washed lotus root slices with glutinous rice, cooked them, and when they were cool, sprinkled them with sugar, which was what Shen Huan wanted to eat. "Glutinous rice and sugar lotus root"
While eating, Xichen came in from outside. It was too hot outside and his face was sweaty. After washing his face with water, he put on a clean home-made robe and picked up a piece to eat, but frowned and said: "It's so sweet."
Shen Huan smiled and said: "I like to eat sweets, but you don't know that, and you still come to grab my food."
Xichen lowered his head, fed the sugar lotus root into her mouth, and said with a smile: "Then I'll give it to you to eat."
Shen Huan couldn't swallow it or spit it out. She gave him a look and finally ate it.
Xichen smiled proudly and added: "The twelfth brother is back and lives outside the palace. This time he is on an envoy to Haidong and has sent the prince of Haidong back."
Shen Huan listened and asked: "Then, didn't you say there was someone in exchange? Who was it?"
Xichen straightened his expression and said, "I was just about to tell you that what King Haidong sent this time is his daughter, Wang Ji Li Mingxiu."
Shen Huan raised her eyebrows and asked, "What does this mean?"
Xichen glanced at her awkwardly and said, "It probably means getting married."
Shen Huan chuckled and said: "Oh? So that's it. I understand. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely not neglect a beautiful lady."
Xichen looked like he was hesitating to speak, but Shen Huan asked again: "Twelve is back, what about this girl Mingxiu?"
"I will place her in Izumo Pavilion first, and then make arrangements after you summon her."
Shen Wen still smiled and asked: "Then, Your Majesty, how do you want me to arrange my concubine? Concubine Qing has just passed away, and she is the princess of Haidong. Why not also make her a second-grade concubine?"
Xichen said expressionlessly: "It's up to you."
Shen Huan nodded with a smile and said: "By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more request. Concubine Qing's lesson is that I want the Emperor to issue a decree."
Xichen asked with great interest: "What is it?"
Shen Huan said seriously: "In the future, if the concubine is pregnant, her pulse must be checked by three imperial doctors from the imperial hospital at the same time. The hospital will make sure that the pregnancy is confirmed by both doctors."
Xichen nodded: "Yes, this is a good method to avoid confusing people with others."
Shen Wen took another piece of lotus root and put it in her mouth. Xichen came close to her, but she avoided it and said sourly: "Didn't the Emperor have a new person? Why do you still care about the old one?"
Xichen laughed loudly and said: "I said you know how to eat delicious food, why are you pretending to be virtuous and generous? You feel sour in your heart when you eat something sweet?"
Shen Huan wanted to push him away angrily, but he refused. He rubbed and stripped her clothes cleanly. The palace people had already quietly retreated, leaving only the sound of gasping and heavy breathing in the room.
After the lingering love, there is endless aftertaste
In the evening, Shen Han was sitting on the verandah near the lake of "Crane and Deer in Spring" enjoying the coolness. The powerful wind blew the pink lotus and green leaves all over the lake, bringing the slightest coolness. Shen Han leaned lazily on the railing and saw The setting sun is setting, shining on the lotus leaf, a golden lotus leaf is held in the hand, and the long fingernails like water onions are just on the lotus leaf, leaving a crescent-shaped mark.
Cui Shanggong stood aside with a smile. Xiangming came slowly with a smile on his face. After saluting, he reported: "Su'e can get out of bed now, and the toxins in her body have been eliminated. If she rests for two more days, she will be in good health." Liao Su'e said, "I'll come and thank you another day."
Shen Huan sighed leisurely: "Thank me for anything, don't hate me. Just go and tell her, let her take good care of her, and serve her well when she is ready. It will be of great use!"
"Yes" Xiangming agreed with a smile. Just as he was about to send a message, he saw Chun'er running over in a hurry. Xiangming spat, "Little hoof, you are getting more and more crazy, why are you so unruly!"
Chun'er ran over, out of breath, and ignored Xiang Ming and said directly to Shen Huan: "Your Majesty, I have found out that Wang Ji from Haidong is a great beauty!"
Cui Shanggong coughed slightly and Xiangming glared at her.
Chun'er also realized that she had made a mistake and said sheepishly: "Of course, no matter how beautiful she is, she is not as beautiful as you, my empress!"
Shen Huan smiled and said to Cui Shanggong: "Teacher, you should teach this girl the rules in the future. Fortunately, there is no one here. Otherwise, you would really think that I, the queen, favors her servants and cannot even discipline a girl well."
Chun'er said anxiously: "Mother, I am anxious to tell you something!"
Shen Wen looked at her funny and couldn't bear to punish her. She asked with a smile: "Isn't that Wang Ji very beautiful? Is there anything else?"
Chun'er took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "It is said that this Wang Ji is the legitimate daughter of the King and Queen of Haidong. She is very favored by the King and the Queen. She is very beautiful and can sing and dance well. I heard that she is very good at dancing. So beautiful, you can even dance on the lotus!"
"Lotus?" Shen Huan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Is it the lotus that the ancients often said is born every step of the way?"
Chun'er rolled her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, you are still in the mood to joke! This princess is dedicated to the Emperor, which means she is here to compete with Your Majesty for your favor!"
Xiangming said: "Do you think that a beautiful woman alone can steal the emperor's favor from our empress?"
Chun'er was stunned, and Shen Huan smiled calmly and said: "Silly girl, thank you for asking me so clearly. Have you asked the emperor to let this Wang Ji meet everyone during the banquet tonight? By the way, please also invite His Royal Highness Prince Yi to come with you."
Chun'er muttered: "His Royal Highness Prince Yi is fine, but I don't want to see that Nika again!"
Shen Huan smiled, but there was always a lingering haze in her heart
Cui Shanggong went to ask the emperor, and Xichen also decided to have a banquet at Qiushui Pavilion tonight. However, when Cui Shanggong came back, he told Shen Han that Xichen could not attend the banquet.
Shen Huan was stunned: "Why?"
Cui Shanggong said: "I probably caught the cold on the way back. I am resting now. I will not stay in the palace in the western suburbs for a long time. I will return to the capital soon."
Shen Huan felt lonely in her heart, and after a while she said calmly: "Oh, that's it."
Cui Shanggong just thought that she was worried about Xichao's condition and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. King Yi is probably tired from the journey. It should be noted that it takes fifteen days to travel by water from Haidong back to the capital. The bumpy sea must be hard work." "
Shen Wen said: "I know it would be great to come back, but I always feel...Teacher, why do I always feel that he is not the so-called Feng Han, but that he doesn't want to see me?"
Cui Shanggong was stunned and said, "Why did your Majesty say this?"
Shen Huan smiled bitterly and said: "It's nothing, maybe I'm just paranoid."
Cui Shanggong bowed his head and said: "The dinner is approaching, would you please move to change your clothes?"
"good"
(ps: Shen Huan and Xi Chao said in a spiritual connection, woo woo...)