After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 22: You deserve a slap in the face!

Hua Fei's hand was burned by the burning wick.

At this time, the emperor should still be discussing state affairs with the ministers in the front court, why did he suddenly come here? Did he read the letter written by his brother?

Only after Hua Fei saw the letter paper burn to ashes did she feel relieved.

"I understand." After Hua Fei walked out of the bedroom, she ordered Song Zhi to prepare dinner.

Seeing that Concubine Hua's burns had not healed, Songzhi advised her not to cook by herself anymore.

Concubine Hua refused.

"I will only feel at ease if I personally take care of the emperor's every meal and drink."

Songzhi sighed, her queen really cared about the emperor.

Concubine Hua personally led the palace maids and eunuchs to select ingredients and then began to prepare dinner.

Songzhi was also there to help.

About half a year after ascending the throne, everything in the court gradually stabilized. After imprisoning the Eighth and Fourteenth Princes, the emperor finally felt a little relieved. But just as he breathed a sigh of relief, there was another movement in Qinghai. The emperor began to feel uneasy again.

Back then, Emperor Kangxi ordered the Fourteenth Prince to lead his troops north to pacify the northwest. The Fourteenth Prince failed in his bid for the throne and was imprisoned. Seeing that the Fourteenth Prince, a strong rival, was gone, the Northwest began to make trouble again.

Therefore, the emperor must pacify the northwest. Firstly, it can ensure the stability of the northwest border, and secondly, it can establish his own authority.

After thinking for a long time, the emperor felt that Nian Gengyao was the most useful general.

Therefore, even if the Empress Dowager did not say that she was going to see Concubine Hua, the Emperor would still go to see her.

After discussing important matters with the ministers, he went to Yiku Palace with only Su Peisheng and a few followers.

The eunuchs guarding the gate of the Yikun Palace thought that the emperor would not arrive for at least half an hour, so some of them went to help prepare dinner while others were cleaning.

As soon as the emperor entered Yikun Palace, no one came to greet him.

Seeing that the emperor looked a little strange, Su Peisheng questioned a young eunuch, "How come there is not even one person to welcome the emperor in such a huge Yikun Palace?"

The young eunuch was still holding a rag in his hand. When he turned around and saw that it was the emperor, he was so scared that he knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Concubine Hua sent away most of the eunuchs and maids in the Yikun Palace, so we are a little short of manpower. Concubine Hua said that the emperor was coming, so we servants were asked to prepare in advance. That's why we didn't notice the emperor coming."

"Where is Concubine Hua?" Su Peisheng dared to ask this question only after he saw that the emperor's complexion looked a little better.

The eunuch was still kneeling on the ground, "Empress Hua is preparing dinner for the emperor."

Su Peisheng stole another glance at the emperor and found that the corners of his lips had begun to rise. Su Peisheng breathed a sigh of relief and said to the eunuch, "Go down."

The eunuch kowtowed and left, thanking him profusely.

Su Peisheng asked: "Your Majesty, do you want me to inform Concubine Hua?"

The emperor waved his hand, "No, I'll go see what she's busy with."

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Emperor has come unexpectedly and is on his way to the kitchen!" Songzhi was originally going to get a medicinal ingredient to make a soup base when she happened to see the Emperor.

Concubine Hua was originally standing and directing the palace maids to light a fire and cook. When she heard that the emperor was coming, she sent away the palace maid who was in charge of cooking.

"Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest."

How dare the maid in charge of cooking? She thought she had done something wrong and quickly knelt on the ground to apologize.

Hua Fei comforted her a few words, saying that she wanted to cook and they did nothing wrong. The maids were shocked to see Hua Fei speak so politely to them for the first time.

Seeing that time was running out, Songzhi said, "Her Majesty wants to cook for the Emperor herself, why don't you guys get out?"

Several palace maids hurried out and found some rough work to do elsewhere, such as chopping wood, picking vegetable leaves, washing dishes, etc.

When the emperor walked into the kitchen, he saw Concubine Hua stirring the wok to stir fry vegetables, which surprised him. Although on weekdays, the concubines in the palace often said that they would cook for the emperor personally.

The emperor didn't believe it, he just stood in the kitchen and directed the servants to work. Of course, with the master's supervision, the servants dared not neglect it, and the food they cooked would not be too bad.

Now, seeing Concubine Hua cooking with her own eyes, the emperor rubbed his eyes and turned to look at Su Peisheng, "Su Peisheng, what did you see?"

Su Peisheng also rubbed his eyes, "I saw Concubine Hua cooking."

The emperor confirmed this fact, and Concubine Hua actually cooked for him.

Songzhi pretended to come back unintentionally, "Your Majesty!"

Songzhi quickly called out to Concubine Hua in the kitchen, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."

The bellows in the kitchen made a loud noise, so Concubine Hua couldn't hear it clearly, but she vaguely guessed that the emperor was coming.

She turned her head and looked towards the door, and sure enough, she saw the emperor.

The emperor now saw Concubine Hua's face clearly. Her originally pink and white face, now stained with some black dust, looked like a little cat's face.

The emperor couldn't help laughing and said loudly: "Hua Fei, let the servants do these rough jobs, why do you have to work so hard!"

Hua Fei also smiled, her eyes sparkling, "Your Majesty, there is a lot of smoke here, please go out first, I will finish it soon."

Worried that the emperor would not leave, Concubine Hua instructed Su Peisheng, "Please ask Eunuch Su to take the emperor to wait in the side hall. The meal will be ready soon."

Su Peisheng advised the emperor, "Your Majesty, the smell of oil smoke here is indeed strong. Please go to the side hall and wait."

The emperor felt a surge of warmth in his heart as he watched Concubine Hua happily cooking for him. "Then I'll wait."

Within half an hour, the palace maids brought up the dishes one by one.

Songzhi came over and replied, "Her Majesty said that the Emperor would like to have his meal first. Her Majesty will come over after she has fixed her appearance and changed her clothes."

The emperor looked at the table full of beautiful delicacies and said with emotion: "Hua Fei is thoughtful."

He picked up a piece of crispy meat and tasted it. "It's fat but not greasy, and melts in your mouth. Not bad."

Seeing that the emperor was enjoying his meal, Songzhi couldn't help but say something, "The emperor is enjoying his meal, and it's worth it for the queen to prepare this meal despite her injury."

These words reminded the emperor that Concubine Hua's hand, which was burned while cooking last time, had not yet healed.

Concubine Hua changed her clothes and walked in.

The emperor looked up and saw that Concubine Hua had washed her face and had regained her usual beauty. He pulled Concubine Hua to sit next to him and said, "I heard from Songzhi that your hand injury hasn't healed yet, but you're cooking for me again. Why bother?"

Hua Fei lowered her head and smiled, a hint of shyness on her face. She raised her head again and looked at Song Zhi, but she was back to her usual domineering attitude, "Did I ask you to be nosy? The emperor is busy with state affairs, which is already tiring enough for him! From now on, I am not allowed to tell the emperor about this little thing, do you understand?"

Songzhi knelt on the ground with grievance, her eyes red.

"I know I was wrong, but I really can't bear to see you not taking care of your body!"

Concubine Hua stood up angrily and reached out to hit Songzhi, "How dare you talk back! You dare to bother the emperor with such a small matter? Slap her in the face!"