When Qing He carried the cakes to the imperial study, he met Concubine Xian and Concubine Jade at the door.

Unfortunately, the maid behind Concubine Xian was also carrying cakes, and the maid behind Concubine Jade was carrying soup. They all came to show their presence in front of the emperor.

"I've seen the Concubine Xian, and I've seen the Concubine Jade." Qing He bowed politely.

"What are you carrying? I smell it, it smells very good." Concubine Xian smiled slightly and looked at her lunch box.

The jade concubine glanced at him with disdain.

"Back to your Majesty, it's the taro cake made by Imperial Concubine Shu for the Emperor." Qing He answered truthfully.

"Why don't you come in person, sister? The emperor is busy with government affairs now, how can you, a maid, meet the emperor?" Concubine Jade asked knowingly, with doubts in her eyes, as if she really didn't know.

A flash of humiliated embarrassment flashed across Qing He's face. The hand holding the lunch box was slightly hard, and his fingertips turned white.

The concubine Xian knew it, but she didn't say anything and looked at it as a joke.

The concubine was still waiting for her answer, but Qing He could only bite the bullet and said, "Concubine Shu is still in confinement. The emperor loves taro cakes. Every once in a while, the empress will make them herself and send them to the emperor to try."

"Is sister grounded?" Concubine Jade pretended to be surprised and looked at Concubine Xian doubtfully.

Concubine Xian pretended to be a good person and changed the topic, "It turns out that the emperor likes to eat taro cakes. I'm ashamed to say that, but I don't know. I will ask your mother-in-law for advice next time I have the opportunity."

"Sister, the ban is lifted, take me with you too." Jade Concubine smiled innocently and continued.

"I will inform your Majesty when I get back. I believe your Majesty will be very happy." Qing He didn't want to cause trouble, so he could only say this.

Each of these concubines was more difficult to deal with than the last. As soon as the Marquis of Ning'an lost power, some people started to add insult to injury. She couldn't help but worry about her mother-in-law.

Concubine Jade was the second daughter of the Prime Minister of the dynasty, and she was also an arrogant and domineering master. Her sister-in-law married into the Wang family. Now the two families are very close, so they naturally do not take others seriously.

Concubine Xian smiled slightly and did not say anything further.

The group of people walked to the door of the Imperial Study Room. Eunuch Yuan Hai was standing outside the door. The door of the Imperial Study Room was closed tightly.

When he saw the coming person from a distance, he already sighed in his heart.

How many waves is this today?

Concubine Xian walked forward slowly and said softly, "Excuse me, father-in-law, please inform me that I have brought some cakes to the emperor. I wonder if the emperor is free."

"And I."

"Father-in-law..."

.....

Qinghe finally resisted the concubine Xian and the concubine, and finally came to the imperial study. However, seeing the concubines coming continuously, he could only keep saluting, and did not even have a chance to come forward and talk to Eunuch Yuanhai.

She was constantly pushed to the side, feeling sorry for the lady who had been making pastries for nearly four hours.

Not to mention whether it can be sent in, if it is sent in, will the emperor eat it? Can the emperor see it?

Qing He, who only felt a few days ago that the emperor favored his wife the most, began to have doubts.

"The Emperor is reviewing the memorial, please allow us to go in and ask." Eunuch Yuan Hai smiled and glanced at Qing He who was bowing his head at the side. After speaking, he opened the door gently and walked in.

Inside the royal study.

Ji Huai was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and was reviewing memorials at his desk. His face was serious and unsmiling, his eyebrows were tightened from time to time and his eyes were unhappy.

Eunuch Yuan Hai bent over and stepped forward cautiously, "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, you are waiting outside..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Huai interrupted in a deep voice, "Didn't I say that? Send them away, I don't have time to deal with them."

"I saw that the maids from Concubine Shu's palace have also arrived." Eunuch Yuan Hai said and observed his face carefully. In the past, the emperor didn't care about the harem, let alone the empresses.

Although Empress Shu was the only empress in the harem in the past, the emperor never showed favoritism and never cared about it. However, in the past two days, she had been quietly resting at Concubine Shu, who was still being punished and grounded.

think.

He was just bold enough to test things out.

Ji Huai closed one memorial and threw it aside. Then he reached out and picked up another one, opened it and read it.

Eunuch Yuan Hai was sweating on his forehead, but he was overthinking it. The emperor had just taken back the military power from the Marquis of Ning'an. If it weren't for the old feelings, Empress Shu would be the one who fell out of favor the fastest.

Just when he was regretting it, the emperor's words came from the front, his tone was neither salty nor cold, "Bring the things in and send them away."

"Yes." Eunuch Yuan Hai responded quickly, turned around and walked out.

He closed the door gently, and several more concubines had already arrived outside. They were all dressed up and carrying various kinds of food in their hands. Their eyes lit up when they saw him.

"My dear ladies, the emperor is busy today and has no time, but he still asked his servants to bring the food in. It will be more practical when he has free time. My dear ladies, you are considerate." Eunuch Yuan Hai lied and said it as if it was true.

He also asked two apprentices to come forward to pick him up.

"My father-in-law is tired. I hope your father-in-law will remind the emperor to pay attention to your health and not to work too hard." Concubine Xian did not show any disappointment and spoke generously.

"This slave will tell the emperor." Eunuch Yuan Hai nodded.

Qing He also pushed forward and handed the lunch box to the little father-in-law, and said specifically, "Eunuch, this is the taro cake made by Concubine Shu herself. Don't forget to tell the emperor..."

"Father-in-law, this is the wolfberry and white fungus soup stewed by my mother-in-law."

“Mung bean cake made by my mother-in-law.”

"Father-in-law, please take care of this. This is my mother..."
Chapter completed!