diskusbooks Chapter 220: When did it become so simple?
Chapter 220: When did it become so simple?
It was almost time for dinner when they left Changle Palace and went to Taiji Hall.
Now there was no beautiful girl in the imperial garden, but there were two more concubines.
One is Concubine Lin and the other is Concubine Yu.
When he saw them coming, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Queen Sister."
The Queen glanced at them and asked, "What are you doing in the Imperial Garden at this time?"
Concubine Lin glanced at Hui Chengyuan and said with a smile, "Today my niece Wanrong has displeased the Crown Prince, so I wanted to come and apologize."
The Queen looked at Hui Chengyuan and asked, "Did you meet Miss Lin when you went to Changle Palace?"
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Yes, mother."
The Queen looked at Concubine Lin and said, "I remember that today is not a visiting day. How did Miss Lin enter the palace without a warrant? Why didn't anyone report it to me?"
"Princess Lin, do you still have eyes for me as your queen?"
After hearing this, Concubine Lin immediately knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, Queen. She came here to give me a birthday gift."
The queen glared at her and said, "No matter what she comes to the palace to do, she must follow the rules. She is young and doesn't know the etiquette. Don't you know that?"
"Princess Lin, I'm going to ground you for ten days. Do you have any objection?"
When the family members of a concubine enter the palace, they must go to Changle Palace to pay homage to the queen before they can go to the concubine. This is the rule and etiquette.
Concubine Lin lowered her head and said, "I accept the punishment."
The queen snorted coldly, pulled Yuan Man over and said as they walked away: "Ah Man, you will be the master of this harem from now on. People like this who don't know etiquette must be punished, otherwise they will never learn their lesson."
"Yes, I'll remember it." Yuan Man responded with a smile.
Hui Chengyuan followed them holding Yuanbao.
Lin Fei looked at the backs of the family of four as they walked away and gritted her teeth secretly.
She had been well-behaved since she entered the palace, so the emperor kept her. But recently her father became restless and always wanted to send Wanrong to the Eastern Palace, which led to her current humiliation.
She had advised him countless times, but he just wouldn't listen. Now, if today's incident were to get out, Wanrong would be the next Yao Manman.
Concubine Yu glanced at Concubine Lin, lowered her head and said nothing.
She has never had a strong presence, so much so that the emperor missed her when he was cleaning up the harem.
Among the three girls who came to the Imperial Garden today, one was from the Yu family.
She had originally come to the Imperial Garden with the intention of making an apology, but fortunately, she was of a low rank, otherwise she would have been punished as well.
But now that Lin Fei was punished, she was not, so she had to lower her presence to prevent the other party from taking out her anger on her.
……
The emperor was reading the memorials while looking towards the door. When he saw them coming, he snorted coldly.
Hui Chengyuan pushed Yuanbao, and Yuanbao immediately rushed towards the emperor, "Grandpa Emperor, Yuanbao is here to have dinner with you."
"Dad brought back a lot of delicious food."
The emperor's stern face softened immediately. When he saw the little man in front of him, no matter how angry he was, he calmed down.
"Oh, really? Yuanbao told Grandfather what it was."
Yuan Bao tilted his head and thought for a moment, then turned back to look at his father, "Dad, please give the delicious food you brought back to Grandfather."
Hui Chengyuan's eyelids twitched. This kid really knows how to take credit.
With a wave of his hand, the eunuch came in carrying a large box.
"These are all special seafood from Haicheng. You and the Queen Mother can keep them for later. They are all dried and can be stored for a long time."
As soon as the box was opened, the unique fishy smell of seafood wafted out.
Yuanman was the first one who couldn't bear it and almost ejaculated.
Seeing this, Hui Chengyuan immediately covered the box and had someone carry it down, then helped Wei Yuanman and asked, "Do you want to change places?"
Yuan Man shook his head, "It's okay, the smell was too strong just now."
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through." Hui Chengyuan stroked her back gently.
The queen knew what was going on, but the emperor didn't. Seeing Yuan Man's big reaction, he couldn't help but frown, wondering if that thing was edible.
Hui Chengyuan helped Yuanman sit down, "Father, Emperor, and Mother, you can eat those seafood slowly later. Aman is allergic to seafood, so I won't cook it tonight."
The emperor and empress naturally had no objection.
The emperor was worried about Yuanbao. At this time, Yuanbao looked at Yuanman with a worried look on his face, and patted her back like his father did.
As for the Queen, she knew that she was pregnant, so she naturally could not eat the things that she was not allowed to eat. However, now that she was pregnant, it would not make a difference if she did not eat them at other times.
"Okay, let's have someone serve the meal."
Yuanman has never been picky about food, even when she was pregnant, so she ate very well this meal.
The queen paid attention to what she liked to eat and had people write it down so that they could take some back when they left the palace.
"By the way, Ah Man, recently people from Jubaolou have been sending food to the palace. I think it was your order."
Yuan Man nodded, "Yes, if you and father like to eat it, ask them to send more."
The queen smiled and nodded, "The watermelon is very thirst-quenching, sweet and refreshing. Mother likes to eat it."
Yuan Man nodded and agreed, "Okay, then let them send more, but watermelon is cold in nature, so don't eat too much."
"Putting the whole watermelon on ice to cool it down before eating will make it more refreshing, but don't eat it too cold."
The Queen nodded with a smile and said, "Your Majesty the Queen doesn't eat much either. You and your father will share one a day."
Yuanman thought that a watermelon was only that big, and eating half of it a day was not much.
"Mother, did you get any cucumbers?"
"Cucumber? What is that?" Cucumber is a vegetable, and the queen had never seen one before.
Yuan Man waved at him and said, "Go to the kitchen and get two cucumbers."
"Yes." The eunuch took the order and left.
"Mother, when we finish our meal and go back, I will teach you how to beautify your skin." Yuanman said as he put down his chopsticks.
Seeing this, Hui Chengyuan took her bowl and asked, "Are you full?"
Yuan Man nodded, "I'm full."
Hui Chengyuan ate all the left in her bowl, which made the emperor and empress stare at him.
When did my son become so frugal?
Hui Chengyuan put down the bowl and saw that his father was staring at him. He thought he had something to say, so he asked, "Father, let's go to the study."
The emperor blinked, thinking he had something to say, and nodded.
Hui Chengyuan carried Yuanbao in his arms, and the father, son, grandfather and grandson went to the imperial study.
Yuan Man and the Queen returned to Changle Palace. Yuan Man told the Queen how to use cucumber as a facial mask, and then he also covered his face with cucumber.
"Aman, is this really possible?" The Queen asked, touching the cucumber on her face.
Yuan Man nodded, "Yes, long-term application will be very effective."
"Cucumber can hydrate the skin on your face. Only when your skin is hydrated will it be smooth and tender."
The queen didn't move, she just felt her face was cool and comfortable.
"Aman, why don't you move into the palace so that it will be easier for mother to take care of you."
Yuan Man thought for a moment and said, "No, the Prince's Mansion is quite good."
"Mother, if you want to see Yuanbao, you can ask him to come to the palace to accompany you. Otherwise, you can come with us to the prince's mansion and live for a while."