The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, so Li Yu specially asked Jinbao to go to the imperial kitchen and knock on the door.

The chief steward of the imperial kitchen was also a shrewd man, and he climbed to the position of chief steward by relying on the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When Jinbao suddenly appeared in the imperial kitchen, he thought that the person in Yongshou Palace wanted to eat something rare.

"Eunuch Jinbao, it's snowing and the roads are hard to walk on. Why did you come here in person?"

"Manager Wang, please add a few medicinal dishes with less medicinal taste to the meals at Yongshou Palace."

"No problem. I will prepare the medicinal food for Miss Wei myself and ensure that Miss Wei will not taste the medicine."

Chief Steward Wang thought that Jinbao couldn't have appeared here just to explain the medicinal diet, so he asked carefully: "Different medicinal diets use different medicines, and the final effects are also different. May I ask what kind of medicinal diet does Jinbao and Miss Wei need?"

"Ms. Wei was taken away by Empress Xian today and made to kneel in the snow. Not only was she drenched in rain, but she was also splashed with several basins of cold water. I don't know what kind of medicinal food to eat in this situation, and I'm afraid that the people below can't explain it clearly, so I specially came to the imperial kitchen to take a look."

"Oh, you have to take good care of it, otherwise you will have a root of disease in the future. Don't worry, Master Jinbao, we have it in mind."

As Manager Wang spoke, he wrapped four large chicken legs for Jinbao in oil paper. Jinbao took them and said, "You know what's going on," and left.

"Godfather, why did the emperor's people come to our imperial kitchen? What kind of medicinal food do you want to prepare? Your son will prepare it." Seeing Jinbao leave, Wang's apprentice came up to Wang.

"Get that ginseng and kill an old hen. Today, godfather will teach you how to make ginseng chicken soup."

"Yes, godfather." The young eunuch went to prepare happily. Steward Wang looked at his silly godson and shook his head.

"Who is in charge of the meals at the Yanxi Palace?"

At this time, a middle-aged eunuch came out and said, "Reporting to the chief steward, I am the one in charge of the meals in the Yanxi Palace."

"Well, Empress Xian has been feeling hot inside and can't eat meat recently. The food should be warmed up before being sent to the Yanxi Palace. Did you remember that?"

"Yes, I have taken note of it."

——————Yanxi Palace——————

"Hai Lan, I'm so cold." Qingying looked at the flying snow in the sky, her body was cold and her heart was even colder.

"Sister, the imperial kitchen will deliver the meal soon. You'll be warmed up if you eat something hot later." Hai Lan had no choice now and only deeply regretted why she was so eager to target that vixen in Yongshou Palace.

Qingying nodded and said nothing more. She couldn't understand why her brother Hongli seemed like a completely different person in just two years.

Everything that I once wanted but never got was presented to another woman by Hongli without reservation. What am I then?

The sky was getting darker and darker. The palace maids and eunuchs of Yanx Palace had been surrounding the two masters and using their bodies to block the wind, but they could no longer hold on.

After waiting for a long time, the meal finally arrived. After Hailan arranged the food one by one, she became angry: "Sister, it's so cold, and the meat in your ration is gone. Even the soup is cold. What a bunch of dogs and slaves in the imperial kitchen who flatter the powerful and bully the weak."

"Hai Lan, stop talking and eat something to fill your stomach."

After hearing Qingying's words, Hailan stopped talking and just ate the vegetarian dishes in silence.

The eunuch who came to the Yanxi Palace to deliver food sneered after hearing Hailan's scolding, and after returning, he exaggerated the matter in front of the chief steward Wang.

"Since the Yanxi Palace despises us, a bunch of slaves, we won't have to deliver meals on time in the future. Let's leave it to the Yanxi Palace for last."

"Godfather, I'm back."

"Have you found out? What happened to Miss Wei?"

"Godfather, when I went to deliver the meal, the Empress and the Imperial Concubine were both here. Miss Wei has already fainted due to a high fever, and it's impossible to feed her medicine. Imperial Doctor Qi is so busy right now."

After a moment of silence, Chief Steward Wang whispered to his godson, "Hide from others and go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to tell the Wei family about this."

"Okay, son, I'll go right away."

……

After the palace servants in Yanxi Palace saw Qingying and Hailan eat most of the palace servants' meals, they became completely disappointed with these two masters.

These two men were clearly wearing gold and silver. Even if they didn't have any money on them, wouldn't it be easy for them to just give away a piece of jewelry and bribe the guards to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help them exchange some charcoal?

Why are you torturing yourself here?

Ah Ruo couldn't help but shiver and said, "Master, it's too cold today. Without charcoal, we can hardly survive tonight. Otherwise, please ask the guards outside to help you and Master Hai get some charcoal."

Qingying wrapped herself in several cloaks. It was a pity for these people who were suddenly driven out of the room. They were already wearing thick clothes to facilitate their work, and now they had to act as a human wall to block the wind for these two confused masters.

"A Ruo, you should be a decent person. It's too petty to ask for help from others when you encounter a little setback. Besides..."

Ah Ruo took a deep breath and asked, "Master, you mean that as long as you don't feel cold, you won't be cold, right?"

Qingying forced a smile and said, "Yes, A-Ruo, you have made progress."

"Then Master, please take care of your own dignity. I still have relatives and brothers to take care of. Even if I die, it will not be worth it to drag the whole family to be buried with me."

After saying this, A Ruo took her cloak off Qingying and wrapped herself around it.

The remaining eunuchs and palace maids also scattered to find sheltered places and huddle together for warmth.

"A Ruo, you..."

"惢心, you are willing to accompany the master because you are loyal. I also want to be loyal, but I cannot use the lives of my entire branch of Suo Cho Lun to fulfill my selfish loyalty."

After saying this, Ah Ruo looked at Qing Ying and said, "Didn't you enter the palace to continue the glory of the Ulanara family? You should understand me, right?"

Qingying didn't feel the biting cold until the palace servants dispersed. However, she couldn't pretend not to hear what A'ruo said so she could only nod and not say anything.

————Yongshou Palace————

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager."

"Jingse, why are you here?"

"I couldn't sleep until the Empress Dowager came back. I asked Nanny and found out that the Empress Dowager came to Yongshou Palace, so I came to see her."

"Jingse, come here quickly and warm yourself up. Is it very cold outside?" Gao Xiyue has never had a child. Princess Jingse was also raised by her. She is on good terms with Empress Fucha, so naturally she is also very nice to Jingse.

"Thank you, Madam."

After Jingse warmed up for a while, he went to see the person sleeping on the imperial concubine's couch, and turned around to ask Empress Fucha: "Is the younger sister of the Empress the Miss Wei who is rumored to be in the palace?"

Empress Fucha was speechless for a moment. Zimu was one year younger than her Jingse. How should she correct the way she addressed Zimu?

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