Chapter 15: Injured

Su Peisheng thought it was not a secret, so he smiled and replied, "The emperor was in a good mood yesterday."

"Thank you, Eunuch Su!" Songzhi got the answer, gave Su Peisheng a big bow, and ran back to Yiyikun Palace to reply.

"Eunuch Su said that the emperor was in a good mood last night."

After hearing Songzhi's words, Concubine Hua, who had been worried for the whole night, finally felt relieved.

The emperor was suspicious, and now that her brother Nian Gengyao held military power, Concubine Hua knew that her every move would be monitored by the emperor. Therefore, she was prepared for the emperor to intercept her letters.

But Hua Fei still couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts. When she learned that he was in a good mood last night, Hua Fei also confirmed that the letter should have made the emperor trust her a little or have a good impression of her.

Doesn’t the emperor like others to flatter and respect him? Then Concubine Hua should just do as he is told.

"By the way, Eunuch Su also said that he will come to our Yikun Palace for dinner after the morning court in the evening." Song Zhi saw that Concubine Hua was in a good mood and said as she looked at her radiant face.

Hua Fei asked: "Eunuch Su, when did the emperor leave the morning court?"

Songzhi replied: "About an hour later."

Concubine Hua stood up and said, "Then I will cook now."

Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua who had just recovered from her illness and felt very distressed. "Your Majesty, you have just recovered from your illness. Leave these trivial matters to us servants. Why do you have to work so hard?"

Hua Fei smiled slightly, "What do you know? I am the only one who knows the emperor's taste best."

In her previous life, whenever the emperor said he wanted to eat at Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua would cook for him personally. Sometimes, when the emperor had to attend the morning court, Concubine Hua would be busy in the imperial kitchen before dawn. Isn't that exhausting? However, in her previous life, Concubine Hua felt that as long as the emperor was happy with the meal, she was willing to work as hard as she could.

After being reborn and seeing the emperor's true face, Hua Fei felt that she was extremely stupid in her previous life.

Thinking about something, Hua Fei burned herself when she lifted the lid of the pot while boiling soup, and a small red spot appeared. She stared at the red spot and fell into deep thought...

After the morning court session, the emperor felt hungry and immediately went to Yikun Palace. Thinking of Hua Fei's cooking skills, the emperor couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Hua Fei was a little bit willful and capricious, but she had nothing to say to the emperor. This was why the emperor turned a blind eye to her arrogance.

Sure enough, as soon as the emperor stepped into Yikun Palace, he smelled the fragrant aroma of rice.

Concubine Hua came out hurriedly, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard. Look at what delicious food I have prepared for you."

Seeing that Concubine Hua's eyes were full of him, the emperor was very satisfied. Just as he was about to hold her hand, Concubine Hua gently moved aside.

"Your Majesty, please sit down." Concubine Hua gently pulled the emperor's arm and pressed him lightly on the chair. She turned around and told Songzhi, "Hurry up and serve your majesty a bowl of old hen soup."

Songzhi agreed, picked up the spoon, and served the emperor half a bowl of soup.

The emperor frowned slightly. In the past, Hua Fei would definitely do small things like serving rice and soup herself. Why did she let Song Zhi do it today?

With temptation, the emperor took a sip and found the old hen soup rich but not greasy. He smacked his lips with satisfaction.

Concubine Hua was behind him, gently massaging his shoulders, and the emperor felt very comfortable.

"Stop busying yourself and eat with me." The emperor put down the bowl and reached out to grab Concubine Hua's hand.

Concubine Hua cried out "Ouch!"

The emperor's face suddenly darkened.

Hua Fei quickly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I have disturbed your mood for dinner."

The emperor exhaled a breath of foul air, and then his face returned to a doting smile, "What are you doing? Get up, I'm not going to punish you."

Concubine Hua stood up carefully, with her hands behind her back.

The emperor looked a little suspicious, "What are you hiding behind this?"

Concubine Hua shook her head, "Your Majesty, it's nothing."

The emperor's suspicion grew stronger, and the doting smile on his face gradually froze. "Tell me, what's hidden behind this?"

Hua Fei glanced behind her quickly, but still shook her head, refusing to take out the "thing" behind her.

The emperor patiently asked again, "What's hidden behind it?"

Seeing that the emperor's face was getting uglier and uglier, Songzhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the queen's hand was injured. She was afraid that it would be unlucky if you saw it, so she kept it hidden."

Hua Fei angrily shouted: "Songzhi, you have nothing to do here, get out!"

Songzhi knelt on the ground without moving, tears in her eyes, "My queen, please ask the imperial physician to take a look at your hand!"

Concubine Hua angrily scolded, "How dare you! When is it your turn to take care of my affairs?"

The emperor knew what was going on. He stood up and held out his hand to Concubine Hua, "Let me see."

Seeing that there was already a hint of anger on the emperor's face, Concubine Hua dared not disobey and could only carefully stretch out her hands in front of her.

The emperor pulled her over and saw a red and swollen scar on Hua Fei's arm, which was originally as white as snow. It was obvious that it was a burn.

Songzhi continued, "Your Majesty, the queen has been feeling unwell these days. I advised her not to cook, but she wouldn't listen!"

Concubine Hua frowned and glared at Songzhi, who closed her mouth in grievance.

The emperor looked at the burning red skin, and was moved. He asked Hua Fei to sit on the chair lovingly, "From today on, I will not allow you to cook until the scar on your arm heals."

The emperor turned to look at Songzhi, "How did you take care of Concubine Hua? She was burned like this, and you didn't even call the imperial physician."

After all, Concubine Hua couldn't bear to see the Emperor punishing Songzhi. "Your Majesty, it was I who didn't let Songzhi go. I thought if I called the imperial physician, it would delay your lunch time."

The emperor saw Hua Fei lowering her head, very obedient, her snow-white skin flushed with shyness. He caressed Hua Fei's face lovingly, "You are already a noble concubine. From now on, these things can be left to the servants."

But Concubine Hua refused.

"Those servants are clumsy, I don't trust them to do it."

The emperor was deeply moved, "I will ask Imperial Doctor Jiang to see you immediately."

In her previous life, Concubine Hua knew that Jiang Cheng's doctor Jiang was not good at medicine, so in this life, Concubine Hua did not plan to let him check her pulse again. Wen Shichu was a skilled doctor and a good person, so Concubine Hua had to get along well with Wen Shichu in this life.

"Your Majesty, may I call Dr. Wen?"

"Isn't Imperial Doctor Jiang your distant relative? Why didn't you invite him here, but Imperial Doctor Wen instead?"

The emperor had already figured out all the officials who had contact with the Nian family, and naturally knew that Jiang Cheng was close to Concubine Hua. So, he wondered why Concubine Hua didn't ask Jiang Cheng to come and treat her.

"Doctor Wen is a skilled doctor and I trust him." Concubine Hua said with a smile.

The emperor stared at Concubine Hua for a long time without saying a word.

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