Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 160 Take refuge?

"My Lady, since you are pregnant this time, His Majesty has divided the palace power between Imperial Concubine Yi and Imperial Concubine Hui. I feel extremely uncomfortable and my whole body is itchy."

"Aunt Pujie, you must keep a close eye on the two sisters. If anything unusual happens, report to the Queen immediately. Don't let them join forces to take over our Jiaofang Palace."

Xiaoji walked back and forth scratching his arm, looking very anxious.

Pu Jie smiled and nodded.

Shen Ningyue couldn't help laughing because of Xiaoji's vivid description.

"'Tickling'? Who did you learn this word from?"

"My queen, Aunt Pujie, don't think that I am making a big deal out of nothing. Be alert, we must be alert."

"Yes, yes, Miss Xiaoji, but don't worry too much. Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui only have the power to assist in some trivial matters. As long as the Phoenix Seal is in our Pepper Palace, there is no need to worry about it."

Pu Jie did not mention the issue of whether Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui got along well. In her opinion, emotions were nothing worth talking about when it came to interests.

As long as the Empress and the Phoenix Seal are around, Imperial Concubine Yi and Imperial Concubine Hui can't cause any big trouble and can just eat up some small fish and shrimp.

"Xiaoji has been studying with Aunt Pujie for so long, and he has indeed made some progress."

Shen Ningyue's eyebrows were curved, with a faint smile in her eyes, and she teased.

"Reporting to Her Majesty, the Empress, the concubine Zhi from the Jade Hall wants to see you."

Shen Ningyue and Pu Jie looked at each other in confusion.

"Go and call her in."

"I have greeted Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health."

Shen Ningyue was even more surprised when she saw Fu Mengli coming with the senior palace maid Qingxue carrying a food box.

"Hurry up and get up. It's so sunny outside. Why is Sister Zhipin here?"

"I heard that Your Majesty has a poor appetite and likes sour food, so I made some salty lemon tea and brought it here. I hope Your Majesty will not dislike it."

Pu Jie frowned and said bluntly: "Empress Zhi is too reckless. The Empress is pregnant. One should not put on shoes in a melon field or adjust a hat under a plum tree. Except for the people in the Pepper Palace, everyone else has to be very careful even when standing next to the Empress, let alone offering her food."

Fu Mengli looked at Pu Jie blankly, then looked at Shen Ningyue, lowered her head and clutched her sleeves, feeling a little helpless.

"Aunt Pujie is a little too strict."

Seeing Fu Mengli stammering in silence, Shen Ningyue spoke up to help her out.

"When the Empress was pregnant with Princess Hengshan, I heard from the palace maids in the Jade Hall that all the other ladies in the palace came to the Pepper Room to pay their respects, but I was the only one who stood out and didn't fit in.

At that time, I was pregnant with Mingzhang, which was really inconvenient, so I thought that if the queen got pregnant again, I would be the first to come. The queen just found out she was pregnant the night before, so I rushed to come and show off my ugliness today. "

Fu Mengli said with a red face.

She didn't want to continue Pu Jie's words "in the melon field and under the plum tree".

"Your Majesty, this salty wolfberry tea was made by me personally. I only added salt and wolfberry. I brought it to you as soon as it was ready.

This morning I, Qingxue, and Meihua went to Linheng Office to pick the citrons. When we were cooking, we kept the ingredients and utensils within sight, so we were not afraid of anyone tampering with them.

I also know the taboos for pregnant women. When I was pregnant with Mingzhang, I liked to drink this wolfberry tea that I made to stimulate my appetite. Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl. The baby in your belly must be our Dayong's eldest son."

"I think that Mingzhang and Princess Hengshan were born on the same day, which is a great fate.

I have loved being lazy since I was young, and I am very tired of thinking and scheming. But after I had Mingzhang, I became more thoughtful and worried, afraid of this and that. I was afraid that Mingzhang would grow up in a muddle, and I was afraid that Mingzhang would resent me for being useless as a mother.

I just want Mingzhang to follow the Queen's unborn son."

Xiaoji stood behind Shen Ningyue, his shoulders shaking, trying to hold back his laughter.

The Queen's child has not been born yet, it's only been two months, and we don't know whether it's a boy or a girl. Concubine Zhi is too impatient. This is quite different from the Concubine Zhi she knows, who is cold and aloof and does things slowly and steadily.

"Sister Zhipin is thinking too far ahead." Shen Ningyue laughed.

"It was only after I gave birth to Mingzhang that I understood the meaning of 'parents' love is about planning for the future'."

"Although Sister Zhipin often brings Mingzhang to the Pepper Palace to play, Mingzhang is well-behaved and cute, and is the same age as Mingyue. If you don't know, you would think they are twins. This palace likes Mingzhang very much, and Mingyue will definitely like Mingzhang too."

"Thank you, Queen!"

"Aunt Pujie, could you bring me a bowl too? I've made tea and I'm afraid the citrons won't be fresh after being crushed for too long, so I hurried over here. Now that I'm sitting down, I suddenly feel very thirsty."

"Go and fetch two bowls. If I don't drink this tea with my sister Zhipin, her motherly love will be wasted."

Pu Jie frowned disapprovingly and stood there motionless.

"Xiaoji, hurry up and go."

"Yes, my dear, I will go right away."

Xiaoji was holding a silver tray with two small crystal cups, each just big enough for one drink, and two large bowls of honey water.

When Pu Jie saw Xiaoji's silver plate, her brows relaxed a little. She took the food box handed to her by Qingxue, took out the silver teapot, and poured it into the crystal cup brought by Xiaoji.

"When Xiaoji recently sent crystal cups to the palaces, he learned a line from someone: 'Fine grape wine in a luminous cup'. After returning, he showed off every day and even insisted that the queen drink from a crystal cup.

The queen complained that the cup was too small and that she drank water too slowly, so Xiaoji had never succeeded. Now the queen asked her to get a bowl, and even asked her to get the crystal cup that she had been dreaming of. "

"My lady, please obey me this time.

I also brought a large bowl of honey water. One bowl is what the imperial physician told you to drink in the next few days, and the other bowl is for Concubine Zhi to quench her thirst. I remember the imperial physician said that honey water is more effective than any other drink in quenching thirst. "