Sleepy on a hot summer afternoon.
After the emperor finished his lunch that day, he originally wanted to take a lunch break, but after thinking about it, he still planned to visit Concubine Xian.
The Changyin Hall where Concubine Xian lived was the closest to the Emperor's Lingxin Palace, which also showed her status in the Emperor's heart.
After coming to Changyin Hall, there was a sound of peace. Concubine Xian had a soft appearance and a gentle temperament. Concubine Xian greeted the emperor at the door, with a gentle voice: "I have seen the emperor."
Before waiting for the emperor to speak, she raised her head, her eyes were like water, she looked at the emperor in a daze, and wrote all her love on her face, and the eagerness to look forward to the emperor's coming was shown in her eyes.
"Concubine Ai, get up." Obviously, the emperor would eat this way, and he quickly helped Concubine Xian, "Have Concubine Ai had dinner?"
"I've used it, the Emperor Tianre must take care of the dragon's body. I made lily mung bean soup for you, and I was thinking of sending it to you later." Concubine Xian smiled softly and sat down with the emperor, the tenderness in her eyes almost To overflow, "The emperor has just eaten, let's use some fruit to cool off the heat. After using it, will the emperor take a nap here?"
"No, there are still affairs to be dealt with in the afternoon." The emperor gently patted the back of Concubine Xian's hand, "In a few days, I will take you to escape the heat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Xian was about to stand up and salute. The Emperor held her down and motioned her to sit down, "I will come to see you at night."
Concubine Xian nodded happily.
At this time, the palace maid brought the fruit plate up, and Concubine Xian used a small silver skewer to fork a piece of watermelon cut into small pieces and fed it to the emperor's mouth.
The emperor frowned after eating it.
"Your Majesty?" Concubine Xian called a little uneasy.
"This melon, what's going on?" The emperor's food and clothing costs have always been the best, but now he suddenly ate a watermelon that was not very fresh, and immediately tasted something wrong.
"What's going on?" Concubine Xian was stunned, looked at the emperor in confusion, and said anxiously, "Is the watermelon not sweet? Then the emperor should not eat it, drink some clear tea?" Concubine Xian picked up the teacup and handed it to the emperor .
The emperor looked at the watermelon in the saucer, then looked at the bland tea soup in the teacup in Concubine Xian's hand, and did not speak for a long time.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Concubine Xian asked anxiously.
The emperor smiled, stretched out his hand and touched Concubine Xian's face lightly: "It's okay, I remember that there are still some things to deal with, you can rest for now."
After saying this, the emperor got up and left quickly.
"Respectfully send the emperor." A series of voices sounded behind him, and it was Concubine Xian leading a group of palace maids to salute.
The emperor didn't even sit in a chariot, and walked towards the Zhaoyang Palace where the queen lived with a look of anger. The chief steward and the eunuch followed closely behind. She knew in her heart that Concubine Xian was putting eye drops on the queen, saying that the watermelon sent by the queen was not fresh.
The emperor's heart was full of anger. He finally found out that something was wrong. These days, the fruits he eats are normal fruits, and the tea he drinks is normal tea. Concubine Xian was deeply liked by him, so many times he rewarded Concubine Xian with good things, and then went to enjoy it with Concubine Xian himself. But during this time, it seemed that he didn't eat anything good, so he didn't reward the concubine Xian either. Today, he went to Concubine Xian's to eat stale watermelon, and then saw the dull tea soup, and then he understood what the problem was.
The emperor's food and daily life are all in charge of the palace, but the palace affairs of the harem are controlled by the queen. Including all the concubines' salaries and food expenses, the queen is in charge. And sometimes the good things provided by the vassal state are also dispatched by the queen. All in all, the queen of the Great Zhou Kingdom has the highest authority in managing the affairs of the harem.
(End of this chapter)