"The Emperor has arrived!"
"Why did the emperor come suddenly?" Shen Ruoyi stood up quickly, held her belly and hurried out to greet him, and happened to run into Emperor Yuan De.
"Your Majesty, I didn't know that the Emperor was coming. I was rude. Please forgive me!"
"I suddenly want to see you and the child in your belly. Am I disturbing you?" Emperor Yuande gently scratched Jia's belly. "It's so big. Is it easy to give birth?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern," Shen Ruoyi said with a smile, "Po Wen said that the baby is due in one month, but there are some that will be born earlier and some that will be later, which makes my concubine quite nervous."
"This is your first child, so it is inevitable," Emperor Yuande turned around and told Chen Yuan, "Be careful and bring in the concubine's mother when the time comes."
"Your Majesty!" The concubines were ecstatic. You must know that only concubines above the imperial concubine can take their mothers into the palace one month before giving birth. This was a pity at first, but unexpectedly...
"I see you are happy!" Emperor Yuan De said with a smile: "You also suffered a lot of grievances when you were pregnant. Alas, it was an unreasonable disaster. This can be regarded as a little grace for you!"
"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Jia was moved and hurriedly thanked her, and was helped up by Emperor Yuan De, "My body is so heavy, please stop moving."
Shen Ruoyi was so happy that she didn't know what to do. She pulled Emperor Yuan De and started talking, as if she had a lot to say.
"Your Majesty, do you know? I am very scared when I want to have a baby, but I feel more relieved knowing that my mother can come."
"Your Majesty, do you think the child in my concubine's belly is a prince or a princess?"
"Your Majesty, you said that my concubine's mother will bring something to me when she comes? Will she bring a bunch of things for the little prince?"
Emperor Yuande listened patiently and agreed, but when he turned his head, he saw four young eunuchs coming from the imperial dining room, carrying food boxes and going to the room behind where Shen had promised.
I didn't have much appetite at first, and I don't know what happened, but after seeing this scene, I felt a little hungry.
Emperor Yuande winked at Chen Yuan, and Chen Yuan immediately understood and said: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten yet, why don't you first..."
"Really? Your Majesty, you haven't had your meal yet?" Shen Ruoyi finally realized what she was saying and hurriedly stopped talking, "Concubine, let the imperial kitchen prepare it! Your Majesty, what would you like to eat?"
"What you eat?"
Shen Ruoyi said: "I used some soup and will eat some with the emperor."
"No need," Emperor Yuan De said pretending not to care, "You have already eaten, so don't worry about being hungry. I just saw Shen Zheng's meal was just handed over to him. I'll go there and take a bite! You and the child have a good rest. .”
Shen Ruoyi didn't expect that the emperor would say that. She wanted to persuade him to stay but when she saw that Emperor Yuande had already walked out, she gritted her teeth with hatred.
"It's intentional! You don't pass the meal in the morning, you don't pass the meal in the evening, but you pass the meal at this time just to seduce the emperor!" Shen Ruoyi scolded.
"Master, how does she know whether the emperor is coming? Besides, he just went over to have a meal..."
"Isn't it just right to have a rest during the meal? You are so smart!" Shen Ruoyi gritted her teeth angrily and said, "Then don't forget to give her the good stuff!"
Guizhi couldn't bear it and advised: "Master, the fifth lady is ours after all. If she is favored, it will be helpful, otherwise..."
"The Queen Mother is thinking this way, what are you afraid of?"
"But your Majesty..."
"Don't mention the Emperor to me!" Shen Ruoyi glared and said, "It's because the Emperor is interested in me that I have to plan carefully! Otherwise, will there still be a place for us masters and servants to stand in the future?"
Guizhi had no choice but to agree.
As soon as Emperor Yuande entered the room, he saw Shen Ruochen sitting cross-legged on the Kang in the south in a very inelegant manner. A table was set up in various ways. Shen Ruochen was directing the girl to ask for this and that!
How lively!
"What are you eating?" Emperor Yuande asked with a smile.
Shen Ruochen was obviously frightened, and the egg in his hand fell into the chili oil. A lot of oil ideas popped out, and the clothes splashed like plum blossoms.
"Your Majesty? You...why are you here?"
"Why aren't you welcome?" Emperor Yuande sat on the other side of the kang with a straight sword, "Come on, how do you eat this food? Mix it up for me!"
Shen Ruochen looked at the delicacies on the table, which looked like they were being cut into pieces, and grinned, "Then give the emperor a portion!"
Emperor Yuande immediately became happy, "These other people were very happy when they saw me coming. Why do you seem unhappy when I come to your place? Could it be that you are reluctant to part with this meal?"
Unexpectedly, Shen Ruochen nodded honestly, but quickly shook his head and said: "No! Welcome! Warm welcome!"
"You're so fake!" Emperor Yuande laughed and said, "You're lying to a three-year-old child?"
Shen Ruochen said honestly: "This thing is not worth anything. It's just that the side dishes are difficult to prepare. I've been begging for it for a long time!"
"There are indeed many colorful things!" Emperor Yuande looked at the table, "Let me introduce them!"
Shen Ruochen introduced them one by one, "This is yellow flower shreds, carrot shreds, fungus shreds, dried tofu shreds, these are shredded eggs, these are chopped peanuts, this is chili oil, this is pepper noodles, and This, this is three kinds of pig cooked together and cut into pieces, this is shredded ham, this is soaked scallops, it’s not easy to handle!”
Emperor Yuande looked at this with a smile, "It's really hard to do, so what are these?"
"This is minced garlic. It has been pounded for a long time! Smell it!"
"Then what exactly are you eating?"
"Mixed noodles!" Shen Ruochen blurted out.
"Mixed noodles?" Emperor Yuande asked in surprise: "You can make so many tricks by eating noodles?"
"Look at what you said, even if you eat pickles, you still have to enjoy life! Besides, you won't say that when you eat them. You will definitely miss each bowl after eating it!" Shen Ruochen said very proudly: " This is my exclusive secret, and most people can’t even eat it!”
"Just listen to what you say! Mix it up for me!" Emperor Yuande said.
"Okay!" Shen Ruochen took action himself and mixed a portion for Chen Yuan. The excited Chen Yuan hurriedly declined and said emotionally: "My master, why are you still thinking about this slave? This slave would never dare to do it. !”
"It's already ordered. You must not have eaten either. Just try it! It's okay!" Shen Ruochen said immediately, making everyone almost scream.
"It won't be enough for the night anyway. Just take it!"
"this……"
Emperor Yuande took a bite and found it really good! He said vaguely: "You can eat it if I give it to you! Let's go down first and have a rest!"
"Yes! I thank you, my master! I kowtow to you!" Chen Yuan respectfully stepped back.
"Your Majesty, how do you like it? Is it delicious?" Shen Ruochen said as he picked up a head of garlic and slapped it on the table. With a "bang", Emperor Yuande was startled and he almost dropped the bowl in his hand. on the ground.
"What are you doing?"
