Queen's favorite

Not long after, Qi Changle made a portion of lotus seed soup, only this part of the ingredients was consumed, there is no so-called failure to do it all over again; more than half of the remaining lotus seeds were left in the bowl.

Carefully put the lotus seed soup into the wooden box, Qi Changle twisted his red fingertips, and then closed the lid.

The servants surrounding him for emergencies naturally gave enough face, and began to praise Qi Changle for his ingenuity and superb cooking skills.

I have to say that the skill of flattering is very good.

Qi Changle smiled slightly, asked Suxi to bring up the food box, and then asked someone to give some rewards, saying: "These are my kindness to invite you father-in-law to drink tea, and I also thank you for borrowing the imperial dining room. Today is I'm bothering."

Indeed, it is a little inappropriate to borrow the imperial dining room. If it weren't for her being a bit thin in front of the queen, and the news of her meeting with the palace yesterday was revealed, she might not be able to borrow the imperial dining room today. .

The eunuch in charge didn't refuse, and took the money, with a smile on his face, "Don't dare, Mr. Qi came to our imperial dining room, it is full of splendor."

Qi Changle smiled lightly and said nothing more.

The current time is Weizheng (14 o'clock), Qi Changle doesn't know if the female gentleman has the habit of taking a nap, but even if she does, she should wake up at this time.

So it is probably appropriate for her to pay a visit with lotus seed soup at this time.

Thinking of this, Qi Changle and Su Xi went to Qianqing Palace together.

On the way, Suxi said it was impossible not to be nervous.After all, under normal circumstances, these servants only tried their best to hide from the queen, and they didn't take the initiative to go over.

Su Xi still remembers that when His Majesty first came to the throne, some maids who claimed to be good-looking tried to imitate the situation of the late emperor, bribed the guards of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, opened their eyes and closed their eyes, so that they could serve tea in, and then climbed up On the dragon couch.

But none of those court ladies who claimed to be extraordinary survived.

The lady didn't care at all whether they were going to seduce her or assassinate her. In the eyes of the lady at that time, anyone who dared to come to her side was a thing for her entertainment. The lady is ready to lose her head if she is not satisfied.

After all, she doesn't have any thoughts of pity and sympathy.

Therefore, those court ladies who never returned became a lesson for everyone.

And now, she is going to do something like this with her master...

Su Xi swallowed, trying to calm herself down.

The noble master is different from those before.

Su Xi is very clear about this.So don't worry, those people never come back, they are useless, but the noble master is different, maybe she can really become His Majesty's favorite concubine.

At the main entrance of Qianqing Palace, Qi Changle was naturally stopped for interrogation.She didn't hide her purpose, she just lifted the food box in her hand and whispered softly: "I'm here to deliver lotus seed soup to His Majesty, and I hope my father-in-law will accommodate me."

The servant raised his eyes and glanced at Qi Changle, his eyes were meaningful, the other party was not Huang Zhongjin or Wang Gonggong whom Qi Changle had met before, but his rank should not be low.

Although Qi Changle didn't know him, he seemed to know Qi Changle a little bit, his eyes were serious, he didn't completely ignore her, and he didn't regard her behavior of giving lotus seed soup as sending her to death.

He swept the fly whisk in his hand, "Please wait here, my lord, let's go and report."

Qi Changle smiled lightly, "Naturally, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Qi Changle lowered his eyes, a little pensive.

Although she entered the palace not long ago and hasn't been active anywhere, it seems... most people in the palace already know about her existence and her situation?

But it's reasonable to think about it carefully.

They are servants who work in the palace, if they don't have this kind of aura, how can they climb up to such a position, I'm afraid they would have been dragged down by the people below.

The servant who went in just now came back soon. "Your Majesty, please come in, Your Majesty is resting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Qi Changle nodded and walked in.

It was just after noon at this moment, and the sun was very hot, and the sun shone down from above, making the shadow of the person deep and short.

Fortunately, Qi Changle's body is not prone to sweating, so he didn't feel too embarrassing along the way.

She was always paying attention to her condition and the smell on her body, and only after making sure that there were no mistakes, she entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as I entered, I felt the refreshing coolness.Ice cubes are always prepared here, which is in stark contrast to the heat of the outside world. The so-called extravagance and nobility of the royal family are vividly reflected.

Zhong Liyu was sitting behind the desk, with one hand resting on her forehead, she was looking at something with downcast eyes.

Next to it is a slowly rotating fan leaf, with ice cubes piled up underneath, and a sachet hanging on the corner. When the four leaves rotate, it brings refreshing coolness and a faint fragrance.

Huang Zhongjin waited on the side, saw Qi Changle walking in, and saluted her.

Su Xi stopped at the door, Qi Changle reached out to take the food box, and when he got to the middle, he knelt down and saluted.

Zhong Liyu looked up and raised his eyebrows when he saw the dark red food box.

Although the entire harem has her eyeliner, if she wants to know anything, she can know it clearly, but... under normal circumstances, Zhong Liyu is not in the mood to listen to the news of the harem, so Qi Changle is carrying a food box When she came here, she was still a little surprised.

Then inexplicably, there was an emotion called anticipation.

Some want to know what the other party brought her.

So Zhong Liyu said with a somewhat good mood: "Get up."

She raised her eyebrows and curled her lips, "What did you bring?"

Qi Changle smiled with his eyes bent, carried the food box forward slowly, and brought out the lotus seed soup inside which was at the right temperature.

"Lotus seed soup?" Zhong Liyu asked.

Qi Changle: "Yes. Lotus seeds clear away heat and relieve fire, and are most suitable for eating in summer." She lowered her eyes, pinched the end of the spoon with her white fingertips, and moved lightly.

"My concubine thinks that this summer will be scorching hot, and your majesty may have a bit of a bitter summer. If you always use ice to cool down, it will inevitably be bad for your body after a long time, and the cold air may accumulate... and so on. Therefore, my concubine thought of doing I would like to present some summer food to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can feel a little more comfortable."

She blinked her eyelashes, and then raised her eyes to look at Zhong Liyu. At the same time, she was holding the edge of the celadon bowl with both hands, her thumb and index finger were sticking to the edge of the bowl, and the rest of her fingers were lifted up lightly. They were naturally on the side, with well-defined joints and slender fingertips, very beautiful .

Qi Changle has practiced this bowl-holding posture several times in private to ensure that, from Zhong Liyu's point of view, her fingers are weak and boneless, and her fingers are green.

And - absolutely impossible to miss, the broken nails, which are completely different from the other nine fingers, and the brown spots left by peeling lotus seeds hidden in the rest of the nails.

Zhong Liyu looked at her fingers, narrowed his eyes, and didn't take the bowl immediately, "What is this?"

She tapped the finger that was one point shorter than the other nails, which was the one that Qi Changle broke off before.

Qi Changle's expression remained unchanged, but there was a bit of annoyance and embarrassment in his eyes.

"This is...the concubine accidentally broke it when she was peeling the lotus seeds." She bit her lip, and curled up that finger, "Isn't it a bit ugly..."

Yingying looked over with a little girlish shyness.

Although she knew she should be distressed, Zhong Liyu was in a good mood at the moment. She took the bowl with one hand and put it aside casually, then took Qi Changle's hand, pinched her fingers, and looked down. scrutinized.

The fingers with broken nails looked particularly abrupt among the five fingers.

But Zhong Liyu watched it very happily.

There was a sense of contentment fermenting in her heart, occupying her heart little by little.

Zhong Liyu raised the corners of his lips, "The lotus seeds that were specially peeled?"

Qi Changle lowered his head slightly, then nodded.

Zhong Liyu's smile deepened, he squinted his eyes, and then took Qi Changle's hand, letting him follow her strength to come to the side of the desk.

She put that hand in front of her eyes and looked at it, as if looking at the fingers without nails, she could see the scene of Qi Changle peeling lotus seeds for her.

For some reason, Zhongliyu was very happy.

Her mood was rare and softened a lot.

"Your Majesty." Qi Changle called her softly, "Would you like to try the lotus seed soup? I can't wait to get your evaluation..."

She lowered her eyes shyly, but with anticipation, that kind of eyes happened to meet Zhong Liyu's.

Zhong Liyu glanced at the lotus seed porridge upon hearing this, "Huh?"

Qi Changle explained: "This is what my concubine did."

Zhong Liyu gave Lianzigeng more eyes when he heard the words, "You still do these things?"

Qi Changle didn't explain too much, just nodded.

Only then did Zhong Liyu let go of her hand, then picked up the lotus seed soup and scooped it up with a spoon.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "Tell me, what if it doesn't taste good?"

As if he didn't expect Zhong Liyu to say that, Qi Changle blushed, and then murmured: "If, if it's really hard to swallow, then Your Majesty shouldn't eat it. But... But the concubine thinks, it should be pretty good. "

Zhong Liyu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

She looked down at the bowl of lotus seed soup, the color in her eyes became a little complicated, and then faded again.

"Okay, how can I not give you face." She picked up a spoon and took a sip, quite indulgent.

"How?" Qi Changle looked at her expectantly with bright eyes.

Looking at such gazes, even if Zhong Liyu wanted to be picky, she couldn't pick anything out, let alone, she didn't want to be picky at all.

"It's delicious." Zhong Liyu looked at it with lowered eyes, and strange emotions welled up in his heart.

Qi Changle laughed very heartily, "That's fine."

Because there were some memorials placed in front of Zhongliyu's desk, Qi Changle didn't plan to stay here for too long, so after Zhongliyu took a sip of the lotus seed soup, she was ready to leave.

After all, her goal is not lotus seed soup, it's just a bowl of sweets, it doesn't matter whether she eats it or not, what she values ​​is whether her "scars" can be shown to Zhong Liyu.

Just now when Zhong Liyu noticed her nails, she was done.

Facing Qi Changle's resignation, Zhong Liyu didn't hold back too much, but just nodded slightly.

After Qi Changle stepped back, Zhong Liyu let go of the spoon and leaned back, with a calm expression but gloomy eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Huang Zhongjin, who was behind him, took a step forward and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you want your servant to deal with this?"

Zhong Liyu never ate food brought by outsiders.

It's not that I'm afraid of being poisonous.After all, according to the female gentleman's usual crazy appearance, she is really not afraid of being poisoned by others. The reason why she doesn't eat it is just because she doesn't want to eat it psychologically.

But just now, she was actually willing to taste what Qi Guiren brought.

It's like Qi Guiren's massage technique can heal a headache that even the imperial doctor can't cure, it's very miraculous.

Huang Zhongjin thought so in his heart.

Zhong Liyu didn't respond to his words, she reached out and tapped the table, and said, "You do something."

She lowered her eyes, her expression indifferent.

"Go to the imperial dining room."

……

After Huang Zhongjin came back from the imperial dining room with the news, he immediately reported it to Zhong Liyu.

When Zhong Liyu heard this, the darkness in his eyes gradually dissipated, and the atmosphere around him became much warmer again.

She hooked the corners of her lips and said nothing more.

When Huang Zhongjin stepped back, he cast a glance and saw that the familiar bowl on the table was still there, but the food inside was gone.