Forbidden City, midsummer.

Summer in the north is less damp and drier than in the south. The scorching sun hit the top of the hard mountain with yellow glazed tiles, and even the bricks and tiles were steaming, but fortunately, a large cypress tree was planted in front of the apse of Gyeongin Palace, which blocked most of the light.

Zhu Lan leaned on the pillow, and the green calyx on the side gently shook the fan, borrowing the breeze to dispel the heat in the room.

"Gege, the plum soup is here."

Outside the house, a palace maid dressed in light green spun silk clothes walked in, holding an ordinary white porcelain bowl in her hand, the bowl was black soup, and the osmanthus flowers were floating on it.

As soon as she heard this, Zhu Lan hurriedly sat up straight, took the porcelain bowl from the palace maid's hand, and immediately took a big gulp.

Wumei plus just the right amount of rock sugar, a bite of sweet and sour, Zhu Lan's original boredom disappeared in an instant.

"Gege, drink less, and we'll have dinner later." Green Calyx reminded softly on the side, "The Imperial Doctor said that pregnant people should avoid eating in summer, and it is better to drink less of this iced plum soup." ”

Zhu Lan had no choice but to put down the bowl in her hand, lie back on the semi-soft pillow, and raised her hand to touch her stomach.

I really didn't expect that one day she Zhulan would be able to catch up with the "Qing Palace Fever" and return to this feudal era of eating people without spitting out bones.

She was originally an ordinary college student, at most she had a little bit of research on history, although most of what she read was also wild history, but after she received the memory of the original owner, Zhu Lan still immediately reacted that she was now traveling to which dynasty and which emperor's concubine.

Empress Xiaogongren of the Qing Holy Ancestor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng's biological mother Wu Yashi, or a more familiar name - Concubine Kangxi.

Zhu Lan drank a big mouthful of plum soup in the green calyx's desire to speak and stop, but it is a pity that the future queen mother is still a cautious little Gege, and according to the practice of the Qing court, there are only two palace maids under her hands, and she lives in the most remote palace room of Jingren Palace.

Thinking of this, Zhu Lan couldn't help but sigh, she has been diligent in modern times for more than 20 years, and she has never even pulled a man's hand, and she has not opened any tricks in terms of feelings. It's good now, as soon as I put a child in her belly, it sounds outrageous.

"Gege can't sigh, there is a saying in the slave's hometown, sigh and sigh too much, people's luck is gone, or you have to hurry up."

The girl who brought her plum soup in was called Yao Huang, a girl with a slightly out-of-temper temperament, chatting with Zhu Lan on the one hand, but the needlework in her hands did not stop.

Zhu Lan didn't get angry when she heard this, and really symbolically smacked a few times on the ground, making Yao Huang giggle.

She looked at her stomach and worried in her heart.

Let's not talk about the various symptoms caused by her pregnancy now, let's just say that the child in her belly - if she remembers correctly, it should be the famous cold-faced brother Yinzhen in the future, it is said that his relationship with his biological mother is not ordinarily bad...... And because Concubine De gave birth to Yongzheng, she couldn't raise it herself, so she could only hand it over to Tong Jia, the head of Jingren Palace.

But she didn't want to be separated from the child she gave birth to.

"It's still our little master who is well-behaved and didn't let Gege suffer, it is said that Ma Jiafu had a bad appetite when he was pregnant with Changsheng Brother, he couldn't eat anything, and the whole person was sick, and even when he was born with Changsheng Brother, he was as thin as a kitten."

As soon as Yao Huang said two words, he was reprimanded by Lu Cao: "Where can we discuss the affairs of the masters, just talk about it in front of Gege, you can't say that when you go out." ”

Compared with the lively and active Yao Huang, the green calyx seemed much more mature and stable, and after she said this, she immediately looked at Zhu Lan with anxiety, for fear that she would be reprimanded.

"Green Calyx is also right, let's just talk about it in private, we still have to be cautious about what we say and do outside."

Zhu Lan thought about it and agreed with Green Calyx's words first, but she didn't reprimand Yao Huang much, in her opinion, whether it was Yao Huang or Green Calyx, they were still half-grown children, and it was normal for them to have a fast mouth occasionally.

"What should I eat today according to my portion?" Zhu Lan turned her head and asked Lu Calyx.

Green Calyx: "The Imperial Dining Room should prepare a duck soup and a vegetarian meal. ”

Zhu Lan took out a small box from the makeup, and inside the box was the broken silver that Wu Yashi stuffed for her when she first entered the palace, and now she has only used a little bit.

"You go and ask Eunuch Wang to make me one more pheasant wonton, the duck soup is a little greasy, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it."

There is a saying that money can make ghosts grind, and this sentence is the same in the palace. According to Zhu Lan's current example, she doesn't have anything to eat, but fortunately, Wu Ya's family has a bit of background and access in the dining room, which makes her point effective.

In this way, she was groggy on the couch for a while, and the green calyx came back with a food box from the imperial dining room, and when she smelled the fragrance, Zhu Lan woke up in a daze.

"According to Gege's instructions, I brought an extra bowl of pheasant ravioli."

The green calyx will be eaten in turn, and a small bowl of pheasant wontons is placed in front of Zhulan, and eight treasure duck soup and stewed bamboo shoots are placed on the side.

Zhu Lan bit the small wonton with thin skin like a veil in her mouth, and the fragrance of the chicken suddenly spread, and the freshness of the shrimp skin and seaweed prompted her to drink several more mouthfuls of soup.

Thanks to the shadow left by Mafa Esen in the imperial dining room, otherwise even if she had money, she would not be able to summon this group of goblins and goblins.

After the main meal, Yao Huang helped her around the yard, she was bored and walked around the yard again and again, her belly was not too big for six months, and Zhu Lan didn't feel so tired when she walked.

After all, relying on her sporadic obstetric knowledge, eating too much and having a big belly is likely to cause the fetus to be too large and die twice.

She didn't want to test the skills of the imperial doctors of the Qing Dynasty with her life.

Wu Ya's place of residence is one of the five palace rooms in the backyard of Jingren Palace, and the owner of the front hall of Jingren Palace is Tong Jia, the adoptive mother of the cub in her belly. But speaking of which, she has been dressed as Wu Ya for more than ten days, let alone Kangxi, and she has never even seen Tong Jia.

It's as if she's forgotten.

"Gege, long live the Lord is here." Green Calyx hurriedly came to her from the front hall, "Now that he just got up from Master Tong, do you want to clean up?" ”

Zhu Lan suddenly became nervous when she heard this, and hurriedly walked back to the room with her waist up. Although she has been wanting to meet Kangxi for the past few days, she can't help but be a little timid when this day comes.

Come on! This is the supreme ruler of the feudal dynasty! If she doesn't pay attention and says the wrong thing, her life may be lost!

While Kangxi hadn't come here yet, Green Calyx quickly brushed her somewhat scattered hair, braided a good-looking coiled hair, and brought a Yindu Zhucui peach hairpin.

Although the woman in the mirror is slightly plump because of pregnancy, her skin is fair, her eyebrows are beautiful, her temperament is mild, and she wears a tender green gauze flower butterfly robe in the middle of summer, which gives people a sense of freshness and refinement, like a piece of fine mutton fat jade.

As soon as Zhu Lan finished her haircut, a person walked in outside the room, strode in front of her, and smiled with a smile in her eyebrows: "How is Ma Lu lately, the little guy in the belly didn't trouble you, right?" ”

The person who came was long and jade, with a straight waist and back, and wore a stone blue robe.

Perhaps because of the mixed Manchu and Han blood, his appearance has the advantages of both, with a high nose bridge, deep eyebrows and eyes, but the outline is not as round and broad as the Manchu people, but as wide and narrow as the Han people.

Zhu Lan looked at Xuan Ye and couldn't say a word, so she had no choice but to blush and shake her head.

Xuan Ye looked at Wu Yashi with some surprise, how could she seem to be a different person after not seeing her for a few days, how did her original witty temperament suddenly become taciturn?

Heaven is going to kill me!

Zhu Lan wanted to cry without tears, the original Wu Ya Ma Lu was indeed a lively and sweet little girl, but she was not!

The expression of the woman in front of her suddenly became vivid, and the thoughts in her heart suddenly jumped on her face, which made Xuan Ye a little interested.

He liked the original Wu Ya's gentle and interpretive temperament, but there were not a few such women in the palace, and Wu Ya's was just a little better than them.

But now her lively and vivid appearance, the appearance of writing everything on her face made him a little interested, after all, he hadn't seen such a vivid person in the palace for a long time.

"It's because I've been coming less recently, and Malu has become estranged from me, so it seems that I'll come more in the future."

After Xuan Ye sat down, the green calyx on the side served the tea with great discernment, and then pulled Yao Huang to retreat lightly.

Zhu Lan was held by Xuan Ye's hand, and her face was flushed and hot.

Xuan Ye was really curious when he saw her appearance, and couldn't help but laugh: "They are all people who want to be mothers, why do they still look like little daughters." ”

Zhu Lan: Did I say I didn't even hold a man's hand?

She was stiff now, but thinking of the not good living conditions she was in at the moment, she still tried to stabilize her voice and said, "It's been a long time since I've seen Banzai Ye......"

Zhu Lan's voice was low, and Wu Ya's own voice was a little soft, which sounded like a kitten to Xuan Ye, a fierce accusation.

This made him laugh heartily.

Xuan Ye naturally hugged Zhu Lan and kissed her lightly on the side of her sideburns; "I was riddled with mundane things a few days ago, and I really didn't have time to visit you, but now that the matter has been resolved, I will definitely see you more days in the future than now."

The rebellion of the three feudatories never stopped, and his heart hung high day by day. Not to mention the harem these days, even the time to go to Cining Palace and Ciren Palace to ask for peace has been pressed again and again, and it is really rare to visit her today.

Zhu Lan didn't know much about Qing history, and he believed it when he said this.

It's just that she was not very comfortable being picked up by Kangxi, so she moved herself, adjusted her posture on him, and found a suitable and comfortable position before stopping.

Zhu Lan: Did I forget something?

She raised her head slightly, and met Xuan Ye's smiling eyes.

I'm sorry Sister Maro, I've lost your face.

Xuan Ye felt that this was not bad, there had never been a concubine who had ever been so comfortable in the face of him before, she had always been trembling, and it was inevitable that she would be a little bored after a long time.

"Your place is too narrow, it's not good."

Xuan Ye looked around, in fact, the environment of the apse was not bad, but it was a little smaller, and it looked a little stuffy. In addition, there are some Gege in the apse of Jingren Palace in addition to Wu Ya's clan, and it is inevitable that it will disturb her purity over time, and it will not be good if the child in her belly is startled.

"Let's move to the East Side Hall tomorrow, it's more spacious."

I'm just a little Gege, how can I be!

Zhu Lan has gradually figured out the harem system in the past few days, unlike in film and television dramas, the position in the early Qing Dynasty is still unclear, most of them are Gege, and the slightly higher one is Fujin.

In other words, she is now the bottom of the bottom.

Zhu Lan complained silently, if it weren't for the baby phoenix egg in her stomach, her life would be several times harder than now.

Xuan Ye slowly touched her belly, Zhu Lan's belly was actually not too big, but he still couldn't help but advise: "Let the imperial doctor check the pulse in a few days." ”

He has no heirs under his knees, except for Baoqing, who was sent out of the palace and Baocheng, who was raised by himself, the rest of the children are sick and crooked, and they don't even dare to take names.

Thinking of his children who died all these years, Xuan Ye couldn't help but have some indescribable emotions, and his lips, which were still relaxed just now, instantly pursed tightly

Zhu Lan nodded, she grabbed a piece of tea fruit from her hand and handed it to Xuan Ye's mouth.

Xuan Ye: "? ”

Zhu Lan: "Long live the Lord to eat something sweet, when you are in a bad mood, you will be happy to eat sweet." ”

Eating sweets secretes dopamine, which can affect people's mood, relieve stress and make people happy.

This is a theory that Zhu Lan accidentally saw, she used to go to all kinds of dessert shops to buy a bunch of small cakes to go home every time she was unhappy, and it was confirmed by practice that it was very reasonable.

Nowadays, there are no small cakes in this place, but the tea fruits are also sweet, so I guess they can have a similar effect!

Xuan Ye couldn't cry or laugh for a while, he was indeed not in a very good mood recently, but it was the first time that he had been exposed so bluntly.

But he still took the tea fruit handed to him by Zhu Lan and took a bite.

It's really sweet.

"You've had a good rest these days, it's hot in the house, and I'll get you some ice from my share. But you can't be greedy, if you break your body, I will punish you. ”

Hearing Xuan Ye say this, Zhu Lan's eyes suddenly lit up by two degrees.

This is ice!

She couldn't stand this summer for a long time, although it wasn't as stuffy and hot as the place she used to be, but it was hot and dry! If it weren't for the green calyx who did her best to fan her every day to cool off the heat, she felt like she was going to suffer from heat stroke.

Xuan Ye looked at her elated, and couldn't help but smile lightly.

Wu Yashi is really easy to satisfy.

"I'll come back to see you in two days, and you can rest well." He pinched Zhu Lan's somewhat round face, only to feel as if he had pinched a cloud, very soft.

Zhu Lan nodded hurriedly.

The big boss not only improved her living conditions but also changed herself to a bigger house, and it seems that she didn't say anything wrong.

When Xuan Ye left, Zhu Lan lay back on the bed directly, holding the modified soft pillow and thinking about what to eat at night.