Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

Yanxi Palace.

"How's Princess Huanzhu doing?"

Caiyu gently combed Concubine Ling's hair, "I heard that the emperor was furious when he went there."

"Hmph, you useless thing." Concubine Ling was so angry that her pretty face was distorted.

"I thought that Xiaoyanzi was quite favored by the emperor and could share some of the favors from that little bitch Hexi, but I didn't expect her to be so useless."

Concubine Ling tried her best to win over Xiaoyanzi, and sometimes even neglected her own daughter. It was effective at the beginning, but everything changed after Hexi returned to the palace.

Is there really such a naturally gifted woman in this world who is loved by everyone?

Concubine Ling is feeling very miserable. She now has two daughters and one son, and her only son is weak and sickly. If her daughters are fine, then Hexi is worth two, and the Queen's status will also rise.

But her two daughters were not favored by Emperor Qianlong and were of no use at all. When they were young, they would get sick and attract the emperor's attention. Now this trick is no longer effective, and Concubine Ling is extremely angry.

After a lot of effort, Xiaoyanzi came. She actively took over Xiaoyanzi's care, thinking that she would be of great use. However, Xiaoyanzi was a troublemaker. She didn't know how many times she had to clean up Xiaoyanzi's mess.

Concubine Ling narrowed her eyes, her eyes were filled with endless calculations. If it doesn't work, then this abandoned child won't matter. It seems that she still needs to keep her belly healthy. Unfortunately, Yonglu is weak, so she has to have another child.

Concubine Ling touched her belly, her eyes flickering.

"Have you got the medicine back from Madam Liu?"

"I've got it back, but... Master, will this medicine..." Caiyu asked worriedly. She knew too many of Concubine Ling's secrets, and they had been through thick and thin together for a long time, so she naturally wished Concubine Ling well.

"It doesn't matter. I'm already over thirty and can't wait any longer."

"Yes."

Concubine Ling drank the medicine with great pain. This medicine was a secret folk recipe. It was said that it could help give birth to a son. She took great pains to get the medicine into the palace.

"Wuuuwaaa - I want to find my mother!" He Jing cried loudly, shouting that she wanted to find Concubine Ling.

Concubine Ling put down the medicine bowl impatiently, "What's going on?"

Although she didn't like her daughter, she would not allow servants to bully her. Could it be that the people under her didn't take good care of her?

He Jing ran in and hugged Concubine Ling tightly.

"Mother, don't you want me and my sister anymore?" He Jing looked at Concubine Ling with tears in her eyes.

"What are you talking about? I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. How could I not want you?" Concubine Ling smiled and tried to comfort He Jing, but there was no smile in her eyes. "Who is spreading rumors and gossiping?"

The sound was not loud, but it made people feel cold.

He Jing didn't dare to say that she had overheard what the wet nurses said.

"Hejing, you have to be sensible and obedient, then your royal father will like you." Concubine Ling said to Hejing earnestly.

He Jing nodded silently, nestling in Concubine Ling's arms with grievance, feeling quite warm like a loving mother and a filial daughter.

***

Today, Qianlong specially took Hexi out of the palace to relax. Hexi was very surprised, but when she thought about it, this was a different Qing Dynasty, she understood it.

Of course it would be nice to have some fun, so Hexi invited Lanxin and Qing'er to go together.

"I won't go." The 19-year-old Lan Xin was graceful and elegant, and spoke in a soft voice.

"Good sister, please relax." He Xi said coquettishly.

Lan Xin has reached the age to get married. The Queen treats her as her own daughter and is naturally strict with her. She has long since arranged for Lan Xin to learn various ways of managing the household. Lan Xin has been very busy these days.

"Yes, Sister Lanxin, look at how haggard you have become recently." Qing'er also advised.

What teenage girl doesn't love beauty and fun? Lan Xin thought for a moment and agreed.

Qianlong waved his hand and took Hexi, Qing'er and Lan Xin out of the palace. It is worth mentioning that they were accompanied by an old friend.

Fu Kang'an had just been transferred back to the capital and was appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Not long ago, he led his troops to pacify the Jinchuan Islands. Emperor Qianlong was very pleased and conferred on him the title of a third-class Jiayong man, awarded him a horse with an imperial saddle and bridle, allowed him to have a banquet in the Ziguang Pavilion, and gave him twelve rolls of satin and five hundred taels of silver.

This was very rare for him at such an age, and he immediately became the dream man of many unmarried girls.

Qianlong originally thought that Fu Kang'an was tired from the journey and it would not be too late for him to take office after a few more days of rest, but who would have thought that he would be by his side the next day, worthy of being a young talent that he relied on.

Fu Kang'an stole glances at his sweetheart out of the corner of his eyes. After not seeing her for several years, Hexi became more and more beautiful, and her every frown and smile made his heart beat faster.

He Xi felt the special gaze but did not respond.

Qianlong brought a group of people to Longyuanlou, which was a restaurant opened by his reckless younger brother.

Longyuanlou is located in a good location and has many dignitaries coming and going. In addition, everyone knows that the boss behind this restaurant is not ordinary, so business has always been good.

They went up to the private room on the second floor. Except for Fu Kang'an and He Xi, the rest of the guards went to another room.

"Hexi, this mung bean cake is a specialty here. I always hear Hong Zhou bragging about it. I'm going to try Longyuanlou today to see if it's as good."

"Father, let me give it a try."

The mung bean cake was very delicate and looked very valuable. He Xi put it into her mouth and it melted in her mouth, with the rich mung bean fragrance filling her mouth.

He Xi actually doesn't like sweets very much, as she finds them too greasy, but this chef's cooking skills are really good, even the mung bean cake is sweet but not greasy and is very delicious.

The rich aroma of mung beans spreads in your mouth, and the dense sandy texture has a faint scent of osmanthus, which neutralizes the sweetness of the cakes.

Delicious food can make people happy. He Xi squinted her eyes while eating. Her cute look made people laugh.

Fu Kang'an looked at He Xi with a smile and took note of it in his heart.

Later, after Hexi and Fukang'an got married, the master chef of Longyuanlou was poached, which made Hongzhou so angry that he went to the imperial study and made a scene. Of course, this is a story for later.

Seeing how much Hexi loved to eat, Qianlong also wanted to poach her, but thinking of Hongzhou's carefree nature, he was really afraid that Hongzhou would go to the imperial study for the funeral!

Qianlong silently gave up the idea.

Just as Qianlong was about to say something, he heard a burst of mournful singing outside.

"The moon is round, I am by the pool, the wind is blowing, you are in my heart..."

These words were indeed quite bold. He Xi, Lan Xin and Qing'er looked at each other in dismay and blushed. Qianlong felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

What's wrong with this old guy Hong Zhou? He lets this kind of bastard go.

Although Qianlong loved beauties, he could not tolerate those who were unorthodox.

Then there was another round of noise.

"Change me a more festive song, and the reward will be yours."

"..." Bai Yinshuang bit her lip, looking as if she had suffered humiliation.

"Um... is it too little?" Duolong touched his shiny forehead and added more money generously.

"My lord, please forgive me for not being able to obey your order." Bai Yinshuang bowed and looked at Duolong tenaciously, while Old Man Bai beside him shrank back.

"Heh, do you know whose territory this is?" Duolong was angry. No one had ever treated him like this before, except for that self-righteous Hao Zhen.

Hong Zhou and Duo Long were like-minded, and it seemed as if they were close friends regardless of age. He had never seen anyone so tactless in Longyuan Tower.

"I want to change the song. Come here to be happy. Who wants to listen to this funeral music?" This was unfair to the Bai father and daughter. The lyrics of this song were not sad, but Bai Yinshuang's singing voice was a little sad.

Bai Yinshuang remained unmoved and continued to sing.

"I played my pipa,

Sing Xijiangyue, please listen carefully

I played my pipa, sang Xijiangyue, and you listened carefully. My hair was loosely tied up, and my makeup was lightly done.

Red smoke and green mist cover the light, and the flying catkins and floating silk are uncertain.

It is better not to see each other than to see each other, it is better to be affectionate than to be heartless.

After the music and singing, I am a little sober, and the moonlight in the courtyard is quiet.

The more Qianlong listened, the darker his face became. What kind of words were these? So bold and open in public.

Just as I was about to ask Fukangan to deal with it, someone else came downstairs.

Seeing that the father and daughter were so disrespectful to him, Duolong became so angry that he wanted to teach them a lesson.

Before anything happened, I heard that annoying person coming.

"Stop!" Hao Zhen spoke to help, his eyes wide open with anger.

"Duolong, you dandy boy, what do you want to do to this girl! Do you still have the law under the feet of the emperor?" Hao Zhen reprimanded Duolong righteously.