Queen's Development

Chapter 264 Returning to the Capital
Ah Cheng took the order and left.

Seeing Ah Cheng's back disappearing in the corridor covered by flowers and trees, Lin Jia always felt that she was missing something, as if she had forgotten a very important thing.

He stood on the porch with his hands behind his back, looking at the lush flowers and trees shrouded in the crystal lamp's clear light, he thought of Yu Zhi who was resting in the inner courtyard: Is Yu Zhi sleeping right now?
Thinking of Yuzhi, Lin Jia's face turned hot for some reason, and she called Ah Chi over, and ordered: "Go and ask the small kitchen to order a bowl of chicken noodle soup for the side concubine, and prepare some dishes that she likes to use, and then go and have a look. Did the side concubine fall asleep, if she did not sleep, you would send the snack in; if she had already fallen asleep, there is no need to send these!"

Ah Chi said in his heart: It's already past the time of Hai, how could it be possible that the concubine hasn't slept yet?

However, he still respectfully answered "yes" and retreated.

Lin Jia walked down the steps slowly, pacing slowly on the corridor accompanied by cobblestones.

The night wind is cool and blows slowly, with the sweet fragrance of late osmanthus in the wind.

Lin Jia looked up, and saw that the small golden flowers, the size of late osmanthus rice grains, were dyed white by the bright lantern light, dotted among the green leaves.

He couldn't help smiling - if Yuzhi saw these late osmanthus, people would definitely pick them to make sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings!

Yuzhi really didn't sleep at the moment.

During this period of time when she was sleeping, she was either surrounded by Lin Jia, or A Yin, or used Lin Jia, holding A Yin in her right hand, and now she was left alone. The book is leaning against the pillow and reading on the brocade couch in front of the window.

Han Lin sat at the end of the brocade couch, took a needle and thread while doing it, and accompanied Yuzhi at the same time.

Yuzhi read the book for a while, only to realize that she just picked up a random book and actually won the "Guixiangzhai Recipe", and the more she read it, the more hungry she became.

When Yuzhi was struggling to get someone to bring some supper in, there was a sound of footsteps outside, followed by Jin'er's voice: "Side concubine, my lord asked Ah Chi to bring you supper!"

When Yu Zhi heard this, she couldn't believe her ears, she immediately put down her book and sat up.

Han Lin was also very surprised, and hurriedly put down her needlework and went out.

After a while, Han Lin came in with a food box with a smile: "Side concubine, my lord is worried that you will be hungry at night, so I specially asked Ah Chi to bring it here!"

Yuzhi washed her hands again, and happily sat down on the brocade couch.

Han Lin put the bowls and plates on the small kang table, then came over with the small kang table, put the small kang table in front of Yuzhi, and said with a smile: "Side concubine, please have supper!"

Yuzhi smiled sweetly: "You can use it with me!"

It's so late, Han Lin must be hungry too!

Han Lin was about to back down, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Yu Zhi was looking at him with full eyes, he couldn't help but feel warm, smiled slightly, sat down opposite Yu Zhi, handed a pair of ebony chopsticks to Yu Zhi, and Also took a pair.

Yuzhi tasted the chicken soup noodles first, the noodles were very thin, but they were somersaulting, and the taste was excellent.

After eating some noodles, Yuzhi scooped up another spoonful of soup, and found that the taste was extremely delicious, so she scooped up another spoonful and drank it slowly, feeling so delicious that her tongue almost swallowed it.

The chicken noodle soup was so delicious that Yuzhi ate the whole bowl of noodles without realizing it, and when she realized it, the bowl in front of her was already empty.

Seeing Yu Zhi staring blankly at the empty bowl in front of her, Han Lin couldn't help laughing: "Side concubine, it's just a bowl of noodles, don't worry about gaining weight!"

Yuzhi shook her head slowly: "I'm not worried about getting fat, I'm just shocked by my own appetite!"

She got up with a smile and said, "Let's go, I'm too full, go for a walk with me!"

Han Lin accompanied Yu Zhi for a walk in the courtyard.

Yuzhi smelled a refreshing sweet fragrance, so she walked along the sweet fragrance, and finally found a late osmanthus in full bloom in the southwest corner of the courtyard.

She smiled and tiptoed to stroke some sweet-scented osmanthus, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, Jin Erniang will make sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings!"

Knowing that Yuzhi loves sweets, Han Lin couldn't help laughing.

Yuzhi slept too late at night, so she simply slept in the next morning.

She was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly awakened by someone's kiss. When she opened her eyes, she saw an enlarged face with delicate skin, clear phoenix eyes, and a pair of small dimples appearing and disappearing on her face—it wasn't Ah Yin. Who is it again?

Yu Zhi hugged A Yin, sucked her neck a few times, she was intoxicated, but she saw Lin Jia sitting beside the bed!

Lin Jia leaned over, kissed Yu Zhi on the lips, and said warmly: "Get up, it's time for us to go!"

Ah Yin just broke free from the shackles of his mother's arms, but when he saw his father kissing his mother, he immediately let out a long "Huh" in disdain, as if Lin Jia kissed his mother, it was such a shameful thing.

Lin Jia was about to reason with A Yin, but saw A Yin rushed over, hugged Yuzhi and kissed her.

Yuzhi was slobbered by A Yin's kiss, and A Yin almost washed her face with saliva, she was speechless.

She hugged Ah Yin's soft little body: "My son, your mother hasn't washed her face, brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, yet you can really let it go."

Yuzhi leaned close to Lin Yin's chest and wiped all the saliva from her face on Lin Yin's clothes.

Lin Jia: "."

Ah Yin was very happy, struggling in Yuzhi's arms like a live fish, she only knew that she wanted to monopolize her mother's love, she didn't care if she washed her face, brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth.

Lin Jia looked at Yu Zhi and A Yin, and also laughed.

Empress Jiang hadn't slept almost all night. She was extremely exhausted at this time, but she still didn't feel sleepy.

The long red sandalwood table in the main hall of Funing Hall is full of delicacies from mountains and seas.

Empress Jiang lazily leaned against the big red brocade pillow, unwilling to take a look at it at all.

Qingming persuaded patiently: "Empress Empress, you haven't eaten for a day and a night, eat more today, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the emperor's heir in your belly, right?"

Empress Jiang put her hand on her still flat abdomen, sighed and said, "Even Your Majesty doesn't care about this emperor's heir, so why should I care?"

Qingming approached Empress Jiang and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, didn't Mrs. Tai say that now the Eldest Master is the chief minister of the cabinet, the Eldest Young Master also has an army in his hands, and you are pregnant with an imperial heir. If something happens to your Majesty, you With the emperor's heir, I can secure the seat of the empress dowager!"

Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Tai from the Jiang Manor came to tell Empress Jiang Shulin's plan, and told her not to compete for favor for the time being, but to take good care of the baby, and everything will be discussed after the birth of the emperor's heir.

Seeing Empress Jiang's eyes flickering slightly, as if she had listened to her words, Qingming hurriedly continued her efforts: "Your Majesty, think about what Mrs. Tai said, whether it is His Majesty's favor or the emperor's heir in your belly is more important, you can decide for yourself Weigh it!"

Empress Jiang closed her eyes and pondered for a long time, then opened her eyes and said: "These dishes are cold, let the small kitchen make them again and send them over!"

Seeing that Empress Jiang was willing to eat, Qingming happily got up and went out, and loudly ordered Lichun to pass on the meal again.

After Lichun went out, Qingming came back to accompany Empress Jiang.

At noon, Empress Jiang finished her lunch and was resting on the brocade couch in the main hall. Qiu Yusheng came in and reported: "Queen Qi, Your Majesty has returned to the palace!"

Empress Jiang frowned and said, "What is Your Majesty doing now?" Why didn't you come to see her immediately?
Qiu Yusheng glanced at Qingming who was standing on the side, seeing Qingming's expressionless face, he could only say, "I want to report to the Empress, Your Majesty is fishing in Yuhu Lake with the youngest son of the Prince's Mansion."

Empress Jiang choked there in one breath, unable to move up or down, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

She raised her hand and said, "Okay, step back!"

As soon as Qiu Yusheng went out, Qingming held Empress Jiang's hand, and hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, you forgot what Mrs. Tai said? The most important thing for you now is to give birth to the little prince!"

Jiang Zhen's voice was desolate: "What if I give birth to a girl?"

The Miao people's secret medicine caused great damage to her body, and she had two miscarriages in a row, so she couldn't use it frequently anymore. What if she gave birth to a girl this time?The outcast of the family?
Qingming leaned close to Empress Jiang's ear and whispered: "Mrs. Tai said that you will only give birth to a prince, and the one you give birth must be a prince."

Empress Jiang understood everything, even if she gave birth to a daughter, the Jiang family would find a way to replace it with a boy.

She couldn't tell what it was like, so she closed her eyes.

At this time Yuzhi was very busy.

Lin Jia was discussing state affairs in the cabinet, and Ah Yin entered the palace with Emperor Yongtai, leaving her to deal with various trivial matters in the palace.

Han Lin was directing people to pack up the cups, plates and dishes and send them out. Seeing female doctor Jin coming with a white, tender, cute and gorgeously dressed girl, followed by Nanny Shen, Run Ye, Shi Hua and a strange and beautiful girl, he laughed. She went up to greet her, and said, "Doctor Jin, are you bringing Princess Chang'an to greet the side concubine? The side concubine just finished her lunch and is meeting someone!"

Jin female doctor smiled and said: "I came here this time, one is to bring the princess to greet the side concubine, and the other is my daughter Xiuzhu is here, I will take her to salute the side concubine!"

Han Lin nodded slightly, glanced at the beautiful girl, and said with a smile: "I'll go in and report first, and the golden female doctor will wait!"

After a while, Han Lin opened the gauze curtain and poked his head out, "Doctor Jin, the side concubine let you all in!"

The female doctor Jin agreed with a smile, bent down and whispered to Lin Tinglan, Princess of Chang'an: "Princess, when I see the side concubine in a while, you have to salute first, and then call the side concubine, remember?"

She knew clearly in her heart that the real princess of Chang'an was stolen by the King of Xixia. The princess of Chang'an in front of her was just a fake she brought back from the Yangsheng Tang. Lin Chang'an, however, specially named the current Princess Lin Tinglan to show his distinction.

It's just that the child has been raised for a long time, so she naturally has feelings, so she will protect the child.

Princess Chang'an nodded, her big eyes were very clear and very cute.

Jin Xiuzhu, the daughter of female doctor Jin, looked at it and thought, "Isn't the side concubine the biological mother of Princess Chang'an?"Why does mother have to explain something specially?
She was always able to hold her breath in her heart, so she was puzzled in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. Seeing an extremely pretty maid lifted the gauze curtain, she walked in with her mother and Princess Chang'an.

In the bright room, Yuzhi was sitting on the Arhat's bed, talking to Li Rui.

She personally brewed a pot of Mingqian Maojian, poured one, and signaled Chunyu to give it to Li Rui, then said: "It's suitable for the old prince to live in the Yuli Garden in the east courtyard, but the people who serve the prince must be carefully selected." !"

The old prince is now in his prime, but his IQ is that of a child of seven or eight years old. If the maid who waits beside him climbs into the bed, it will be a bit disgusting.

Li Rui naturally understood the meaning of Yuzhi's words, and said with a smile: "Side concubine, I have also considered this point, so the people who wait up and down in Yuli Garden are either servants or elderly women, and they are all My people, don't worry!"

Yuzhi was naturally relieved, and said with a smile, "Drink tea first, and then go back and rest for a while after drinking tea, you will still be busy tomorrow!"

Li Rui nodded and took a sip from the tea cup.

Yuzhi is very good at making tea, and she invented a method of steeping Mingqian Maojian, named "cold brewing method", which makes the tea taste more mellow.

At this time, Han Lin led female doctor Jin and the others in.

Female doctor Jin held the hand of Princess Chang'an and said with a smile: "I have seen the side concubine, please greet the side concubine!"

Princess Chang'an looked around in a daze, saw that the people who were serving her bowed their knees, and hurriedly followed suit, muttering: "I've seen the side concubine!"

Li Rui put down the teacup and stood up: "Concubine side, this subordinate will leave!"

Yuzhi nodded with a smile, and when Li Rui left, she looked at the cute little girl Yuxue in front of her, and said softly, "You are Ting Lan? Let mother hug you!"

Ting Lan has grown up a bit, her eyebrows are still like her, and her eyes are big. I think Naya, who is far away in Xixia, also looks like this?
Thinking of her own daughter, Yuzhi's heart was abnormally soft, she looked at Ting Lan with a smile, and stretched out her arms: "Come, mother hug you!"

Seeing that Ting Lan was still standing there in a daze, female doctor Jin was impatient and pushed Ting Lan quickly.

Only then did Ting Lan come to her senses, and timidly walked towards Yuzhi.

Yuzhi picked up Ting Lan, but found that Ting Lan was shaking, and couldn't help feeling sad.

She has been courageous since she was a child. If Naya, who is far away in Xixia, has a personality like her, she shouldn't be afraid of people, right?
Thinking of this, Yu Zhi hugged Ting Lan tightly, and comforted her gently: "Ting Lan, do you want to eat apple puree? Mom can ask someone to make apple puree for you?"

Ting Lan glanced at female doctor Jin, saw that female doctor Jin nodded slightly, and nodded timidly.

(End of this chapter)