The emperor froze when he heard that Xia Chu said the word "Sea of Flowers" and pointed at Lan Yuying. Because Xia Chu's other hand was still on his arm, the feeling was extremely obvious.
The emperor was silent for a while, then raised his eyes to look at Lan Yuying: "Miss Lan's father has such superb medical skills, so your mother must be very good as well."
Lan Yuying responded: "Yes, my parents are in good health."
The emperor lowered his eyelids: "Miss Lan likes flowers very much?"
Lan Yuying responded again: "Yes, I like it very much."
The emperor stood up and asked as he walked: "Since you like it, can you be good at incense?"
Lan Yuying looked at Xia Chu who was following the emperor. No wonder Xia Chu took off the sachets from both of them before entering the palace. She was amazed that Xia Chu really took the emperor's sachets in her room that day. She guessed all the questions correctly and told her how to answer them in advance.
Although she was curious about how the emperor seemed to know her so well, she still followed Xia Chu's instructions and replied: "Not good at it, only good at medicine."
The emperor walked to the table with a complicated expression. He immediately waved to her and motioned for her to come and sit down. He turned to Eunuch Li and ordered: "Pass the meal."
Eunuch Li said yes and stepped back to pass on the meal. The atmosphere was inexplicably awkward for a moment.
Xia Chu found something to say to the emperor and joked: "Lan Lan's parents have retired from the world, but his father will not go down the mountain and enter the emperor's hospital."
The emperor laughed and said, "You are thinking too much. I asked casually and had no other meaning."
Xia Chu shrugged and chatted with him about his encounter with Concubine Qi just now. There were informants everywhere in the palace, so he couldn't hide it anyway, so he might as well explain it himself.
An indescribable look flashed across the emperor's face, and his tone was quite unexpected: "Concubine Qi rarely gets close to others, and Mu Bai is not in her lap. She married into the Xiao Dynasty alone in these years, although she has never spoken out about her bitterness, I also know her It’s not easy, it’s rare for her to fall in love with you, if nothing happens, you can often go to Yongxin Palace to talk to her, I think Honghong will be very happy.”
Xia Chu responded with a smile, but the emperor raised his eyebrows and began to tease him: "I deserve to be so happy, and I am not afraid of hurting Miss Lan's heart."
Lan Yuying smiled sweetly at the side: "The emperor is joking, I know what he means."
The emperor shuddered when he heard the words. He raised his eyes and saw her smile, and his eyes were involuntarily drawn towards her. The expression of talking and laughing and the same words made him fall into the memory of the time he faced such a person like her many, many years ago. The woman with a similar appearance said: "He is going to marry someone else."
The woman also smiled charmingly and said exactly the same thing: "The emperor is joking, I know what he means."
Lan Yuying was replying with a smile when she noticed that the emperor's eyes gradually became hot and hazy. The eyes were fixed on her face, but it seemed that what he was looking at was not her...
Lan Yuying frowned slightly and looked at Xia Chu.
Xia Chu naturally found that the emperor was caught up in reminiscing, but did not interrupt. He hoped that the emperor would think more, and it would be best to reveal more unintentionally, until Eunuch Li called out: "Your Majesty, dinner is ready."
The emperor finally came back to his senses, lowered his eyelids and said "Hmm".
Seeing that his mood was low, Xia Chu told him the benefits of these medicinal foods for the stomach, spleen and kidneys while laying out the dishes for him.
The emperor had no appetite at first, but after hearing what he said clearly and eloquently, he reluctantly picked up a pair of chopsticks and said, "You are very skilled in what you say."
Xia Chu laughed awkwardly: "Chu'er has been weak since he was a child, so he naturally knows it after eating too much medicinal food. What's more, there is Lanlan in his ears, how can he not be familiar with it?"
The emperor nodded, and he felt that this was indeed the case. After chewing it twice, he didn't feel the nausea he had been feeling these days. There was even a slight sour taste that was quite appetizing. Gradually, he moved his chopsticks more.
Seeing that the emperor could eat it, Xia Chu smiled and asked, "How is it?"
The emperor nodded to Lan Yuying and praised: "I thought Miss Lan was young, so I didn't take it seriously at first, and she was just talking about it as if she were just a newbie. I never thought that this medicinal diet is really good. I haven't had much appetite in the past few days."
"No, it's amazing." Xia Chu raised his chin proudly and winked at Lan Yuying.
Lan Yuying glanced at him, as if to say that he was bragging, and then moved her eyes to the emperor's face and replied: "As long as the emperor likes it, I will eat these first in the future. I will write a recipe later, so as not to If the emperor is tired of these dishes, you can change them."
The emperor had already looked away and looked at Xia Chu when she was speaking. He nodded after hearing what she said: "Very good."
Xia Chu knew that the emperor did not dare to look at Lan Yuying too much, so he deliberately said: "Lan Lan is talking to you, why are you looking at me."
The emperor's face was startled, and then he feigned anger and hit him on the forehead: "I can't judge you yet."
Xia Chu covered his head: "Yes, yes, that's all I said..."
After dinner, Xia Chu and Lan Yuying said goodbye to the emperor. The emperor asked him to come and visit the palace as often as possible. He looked at Lan Yuying deeply and said, "Thank you, Miss Lan."
Lan Yuying smiled and bowed, and the emperor waved his hand with a stunned look on his face, instructing Eunuch Li to send them out of the palace.
After leaving the Qingxin Palace, Xia Chu just asked Eunuch Li to go back and serve him. Eunuch Li was not willing to comply. He just got lost this night and had to send them out of the palace life or death.
Xia Chu had no choice but to let him lead the way out of the palace.
When the raven outside the palace gate saw him coming out, he drove a carriage to greet him. Xia Chu sent Lan Yuying back to the Hou Mansion. Xu Wenlan had been waiting impatiently at the mansion. Before he could complain to Xia Chu, At the beginning of Xia, he had already taken Raven on horseback to Mingxiang Garden.
Now that Kong Changhui has taken the position of Minister of Dali Temple, he has no choice but to go out and open a mansion. Apart from Shi Zhongfei, only Bingwen is still living in Mingxiang Garden.
When Xia Chu went there, Jiao Shi led him to Bingwen's house. Shi Zhongfei was in his house sighing: "We were all together in the beginning, but now it's just you and me."
Xia Chu leaned against the door and laughed and scolded: "Why are you sighing? You are counting money every day until you are weak, and you still don't want them to be promoted to a high official?"
Both Shi Zhongfei and Bingwen looked startled. They looked for the sound and saw Xia Chu leaning there with a smile on his face. The moonlight cast a silvery glow on his body, which added two points. A dusty temperament.
Shi Zhongfei stood up quickly, with a look on his face: "I, I didn't mean that, I just felt sad that although we have been promoted and made a fortune, we are a lot lonely now."
Bingwen laughed uncontrollably and said, "He's just teasing you. Go and do some work in the front yard. I think he's looking for something to do with me."
Shizhong Fei bowed and retreated. Bingwen raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Tell me, what do you want this handsome young master to do?"
(End of chapter)