As the weather got hotter, the Queen Mother became restless and irritable at night, could not sleep well, had a loss of appetite, and was not in good spirits, which made Nanny Qin very worried.
Ice was placed in Zhuang Ning 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 some fruits such as watermelon to relieve the heat. She was afraid that the Queen Mother's stomach and intestines could not bear the cold.
Nanny Qin racks her brains every day to think of ways to make the Queen Mother live more comfortably, and she is even busier than usual.
So I wanted 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."
, Mom, why don’t you give it a try?”
"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.
She said: "It's braised plum water, but it's more delicious than braised plum water." She explained the recipe in detail.
Nanny Qin was overjoyed, took note of it carefully, thanked her, and said with emotion: "Every time I talk to Wu Mei, I benefit."
It had been a long time since we had seen each other, but the business hadn’t been discussed yet. I had no time to wait, so I hurriedly said: "Last time Wu Meiren asked me about the library, I took the opportunity to ask the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said..."
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?"
The two of them turned around and saw Wu Fang'er appearing behind Lihua, looking anxious and arrogant.
Aunt Qin frowned displeased.
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..."
Her palace maid Linglong ran over in a panic, bowed quickly and stepped aside.
Nanny Qin folded her hands: "What did Wu Meiren say? This is not the Jinghong Hall. Can't the old slave be here?"
Wu Fang'er quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "No, that's not what I meant. Even the Jinghong Hall, grandma can go."
Aunt Qin's face was calm: "Thank you so much, Miss Wu, for your kindness. I will definitely have the opportunity to visit you someday."
What Nanny Qin said was not a lie. Seeing that the emperor summoned two people one after another and neither of them was Wu Fang'er, the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief and was about to spend some time to choose a nun with strict rules to teach Wu Fang'er well in Jinghong Hall. p>
Nanny Qin will personally test the teaching results at that time.
Linglong's eyes flashed, and she heard something behind what Nanny Qin was saying, but she couldn't guess what it was.
Wu Fang'er didn't realize that she was very afraid of Nanny Qin.
When she heard that Nanny Qin might visit, she was confused: "Then, then..."
I want to be generous and say welcome, but I am afraid that I will really attract people. I am in a dilemma.
Looking at her petty and unworthy appearance, Nanny Qin thought to herself, no wonder the Queen Mother felt upset every time she saw Wu Fang'er.
Such a person...well, it's really hard to describe in one word.
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.
When paying her respects, the Queen Mother even mentioned Wu Fang'er openly or covertly, but no one could understand.
She will not help Wu Fang'er. At this moment, she acts as if she is deaf and cannot hear the enemy.
Nanny Qin was too lazy to look at Wu Fang'er's behavior. She thought of Wu Fang'er coming to Lihua just now, and frowned again: "Wu Meiren just said to change her name, what name?"
As soon as I finished asking, a call from the palace came from the distance: "Nanny Qin, Nanny Qin..."
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?"
Soon, the palace attendant arrived sweating and panting: "That's it, the Queen Mother is looking for you."
"Hey, let's go now." Nanny Qin turned around and said goodbye to Lihua: "Wu Meiren, I will go first?"
What I talked about with Lihua is no longer suitable to talk about with Wu Fang'er here.
Lihua waved her hands quickly: "Mom, go ahead."
Nanny Qin said goodbye to Wu Fanger coldly and left in a hurry.
As she passed by Linglong, she had a stern look in her eyes 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."
Linglong's heart tightened, and she lowered her head and responded respectfully: "I will obey the teachings of Grandma Qin." If you carefully discern your attitude, you will be more respectful than towards Wu Fanger.
Aunt Qin left.
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.
At this moment, seeing the person walking away, she showed her ugly face and prepared to continue to pester and force Lihua to change.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, Lihua was no longer where she was. She took the girl and walked far away without even having to say a word to her.
Lihua is really too lazy to pay attention to Wu Fang'er. She is so lazy that she doesn't care what she does.
Wu Fang'er was furious, feeling that people didn't take her seriously.
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.
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 failed to extract any benefits, so the servants were not as respectful as before.
Wu Fang'er herself was anxious and unsure. After being instigated by Linglong, she felt that Lihua had defeated her.
It was the same in Qunfang Hall. Wherever Little Master Wu was, she had no place to speak.
In "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", under Lihua's guidance, she came last every time, which is the greatest proof that Lihua defeated her.
So Wu Fang'er was determined, tried her best, and ran to catch up, making sure that Lihua changed her name.
Lihua guessed that the evildoer was the emperor. She asked Xiao Zhuozi to send her something but there was no reply. Since then, she has not gone to the library again. She was afraid of being shot.
In addition, during the previous show, she and Grandma Qin did not discuss whether she could continue to go after the election.
Now that the dust has settled, Lihua asked Nanny Qin, hoping to get the Queen Mother's permission so that she could go to the library.
Lihua thought very well. As long as the Queen Mother spoke in person, the emperor had no reason to blame her.
But Wu Fang'er was really annoying today, ruining her good deeds, and forcing her to change into a pear beauty.
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 rushed over and stepped on her. 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 out 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 ran away before she could stop him.
When she caught up, she happened to see Wu Fang'er falling down.