Rebirth: The imperial concubine is no longer jealous, and the emperor panics

It's early June and the heat is getting more and more intense.

Cicada monkeys hung on the tall trees in the courtyard and kept chirping, while purple phoenix flowers rustled all over the ground.

The pond was full of fish, swimming among the flowers, their tail fins flicking in the water.

Early in the morning, Shen Yao woke up from the heat. The sun shines directly in through the window lattice, and there is not even a breath of wind.

"Chun Nong, why is it so hot today?"

Shen Yao stood up, sat in front of the diamond flower bronze mirror, simply tied up her long hair, and kept wiping sweat with a handkerchief.

Chun Nong heard her call and quickly opened the curtain and came in, "Since yesterday, the ice sent to Changxin Palace from the inner court has been getting less and less. I have been there several times, but the commander has avoided seeing it."

Chun Nong continued to say angrily, "I will discuss it with the inner court order today, not to mention your identity as a noble concubine. She took a lot of money from us last time."

"then you go."

Although Shen Yao didn't stop Chun Nong, she didn't have any hope. She grabbed the round fan on the table and fanned herself hard.

She knew that she had completely offended Lu Lingchuan this time.

This guy's hands and eyes are astute, he knows everything in the harem, and he has a strong desire for revenge. If it's just these little things that challenge her, then she'll just have to bear with it.

Sure enough, about an hour later, Chun Nong came back disappointed.

"I just asked for a bowl of crushed ice for you."

Chun Nong said dullly, the basket in his hand was wrapped in a thick quilt, "After you have a lunch break, I will make you an ice bowl to eat."

While the two were talking, there was a commotion outside. Shen Yao took a look through the window and found that she really couldn't laugh or cry.

Everything now seems more like a bright irony.

The ice stopped for her.

The reward of one sheep during a solar eclipse is still there.

The two eunuchs shouted all the way and carried a sheep through the hanging flower door.

Xiao Xizi followed behind, carrying a small basket of fruits and vegetables.

Who can eat mutton every meal in summer, especially in such hot weather?

Shen Yao held up her face and watched the group of people enter the small kitchen.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Chun Nong hurriedly comforted her, "After you take a nap, the ice bowl I will make for you will be topped with thick plum sauce and honey."

Shen Yao forced a smile.

How could she take a nap when it was so hot?

Until noon, Shen Yao was sweating a lot. After eating simple porridge and side dishes, she still felt sleepy, so she took off her shoes and went to the imperial concubine's bed.

Chun Nong stood by and fanned her. Sweat still soaked her long hair and clothes again and again. She tossed and turned and had to get up to take a shower.

After taking a shower, I ate an ice bowl topped with cheese and plum sauce, which gave me less than an hour of coolness.

She couldn't stand the heat and went to take a bath again.

At Youshi, I counted on my fingers and found that she had washed herself three times today. In this case, Shen Yao simply lay in the tub and didn't get out for a long time.

When Chun Nong called her out of the bathtub, her skin and tender flesh were all white from soaking.

"How about you go to Fu Zhaoyi's place tomorrow during the day and come back at night when the sun goes down?"

Chun Nong gave Shen Yao some advice.

Shen Yao shook his head.

The Queen Mother ordered all the concubines not to disturb the Emperor's rest. She was even ordered not to step foot into Xingning Palace and Qinzheng Palace.

In this case, she simply stayed in Changxin Palace and did not move anywhere, so as not to cause trouble to the people in the harem.

Shen Yao thought that the Queen Mother was really worrying too much. She and Lu Lingchuan now really came to the point where they hated each other.

During dinner, there was a plate of white-cut lamb, mixed vegetables with sesame sauce, and salted radish skins on the table.

Shen Yao glanced bitterly and ate all the porridge and vegetables. In the past, in the Xingning Palace, after dinner, she would happily eat the honeydew melon that had been dipped in ice water.

Not only that, but the people who follow her have enough fruits and vegetables.

Nowadays, there is more meat and less vegetables. If you can’t eat the meat, it will make you smell bad.

Chun Nong acquiesced to Xiao Xizi, Xia He and the others, and secretly exchanged mutton for some fruits and vegetables with eunuchs and maids from other palaces.

Although Wang Dafu knew that Changxin Palace was in distress, he did not dare to come forward at this juncture.

Life was difficult for the imperial concubine, and the emperor was also troubled.

Yesterday, his butt was kicked several times by Lu Lingchuan.

A female voice pulled Wang Dafu out of his random thoughts.

The old nun beside the Queen Mother stood under the corridor, and the palace maid in brocade clothes beside her held a red mother-of-pearl food box in her hand.

"Eunuch Wang, this is what the Queen Mother ordered me to bring to Your Majesty."

Wang Dafu had a smile on his face, and he was about to pick up the food box with his fat hands, "Thank you for your hard work, Nanny Qin, I will deliver it to Your Majesty!"

Aunt Qin said, "I won't trouble Eunuch Wang. The Queen Mother has ordered me to guard Your Majesty and finish the soup."

Hearing the footsteps, Lu Lingchuan raised his eyes and glanced across Nanny Qin, then stopped on the food box.

"Mother Qin, I'll drink it later."

Lu Lingchuan laughed along with him and begged angrily.

The old nanny had watched him grow up, but she didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She was afraid that as soon as she left, the bowl of soup would be poured into the flower pot.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so you must keep your word. I will stay here and watch Your Majesty drink the soup with my own eyes before I can go back and report to the Queen Mother!"

Ignoring the emperor's slumped face at this moment, the old woman opened the lid of the ceramic stew pot and held it in front of Lu Lingchuan with both hands.

"Your Majesty doesn't want the Queen Mother to worry, so just drink the soup."

A strange smell wafted from the stew pot. This aphrodisiac and body-building black-bone chicken soup was added with many Chinese medicines such as Cistanche deserticola, Epimedium Epimedium and Goat Weed.

Lu Lingchuan refused to drink, so the old woman stayed still.

After a stalemate for a while, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and finish the soup.

Seeing the pain on the emperor's face, Wang Dafu quickly gave him a cup of tea.

Lu Lingchuan reached out to pick it up, but was stopped by the old nanny.

"Your Majesty, please remember that you should not drink tea within an hour after drinking this soup, so as not to dilute the medicinal properties."

After giving repeated instructions, Nanny Qin left the Qinzheng Hall and returned to the Cining Palace to resume her duties.

As soon as Wang Dafu saw the old nanny's vicissitudes of life disappearing at the entrance of the palace, he quickly brought tea to the emperor to rinse his mouth.

After a lot of tossing, Lu Lingchuan collapsed on the dragon chair for a long time.

He lamented desperately, "Great blessing, if I continue to drink bowl after bowl of tonic soup in this hot summer, I'm afraid I will have to go see the late emperor soon."

Lu Lingchuan's words were so frightening that Wang Dafu's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense! Your Majesty will live forever and be blessed with great blessings! Tomorrow, Nanny Qin will come again. Even if I risk my life, I will stop her outside the palace!"

"Yes, you, my slave, are still loyal to me!"

Lu Lingchuan rarely praised Wang Dafu.

After praising him, he ordered angrily, "Immediately ask Zhang Songhe to think of a solution for me! Then carefully check which quack doctor in the Imperial Hospital gave the prescription to the Queen Mother. If he finds out, he will be dragged out and chopped."

The lines on Lu Lingchuan's face were distorted, and his dark eyes were filled with anger.

Ever since the imperial concubine left decisively that rainy night, Wang Dafu never saw the slightest smile on the emperor's face again.

Those narrow and deep eyes were filled with loneliness and disappointment when no one was around. When facing the courtiers, the waves were turbulent and contained murderous intent.

It seems that the emperor is really angry this time, it depends on which unlucky guy will fall into his hands.

"promise!"

Wang Dafu took the order and passed by Xia Huaibei, the Jinwu general, when he was leaving the palace.

Thinking of that day, Lu Lingchuan ordered a secret investigation to see if the border general Xue Yue had an affair with the imperial concubine.

Wang Dafu quickly stopped and looked at Xia Huaibei.

"General Xia, has there been any progress in the matter that His Majesty wanted to investigate yesterday?"