Seeing what she was thinking there, Ah Hong asked carefully:
"Princess, it's time to change."
Luo Lan finally came to her senses. She didn't plan to tell anyone about this, but she would be more careful about Yu Qiaoqiao in the future.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. At the gate of the palace, Luo Lan and Yu Qiaoqiao met.
Yu Qiaoqiao came over to greet her calmly as before.
"Princess Yu, your clothes are so beautiful today, and they make your skin look so fair."
Luo Lan nodded with a smile on her face, "Princess Xi is also very beautiful, so beautiful that it makes people covet her."
Hearing this title, Yu Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment. She used to call herself Qiaoqiao directly? Why are you being called so polite today?
Maybe she was afraid of being rude in front of others. Thinking this way, she felt relieved.
She walked side by side with Luo Lan, still asking questions along the way.
"Didn't Huaiyu come with you?"
"No, the emperor did not issue an order, and he is too young."
In fact, this is unfair to Huaiyu. He has been born for almost two months, and the emperor has never mentioned that he wants to meet him. Perhaps, he still has some concerns about Leng Yun in his heart.
"That's fine. My sister is pregnant with Liujia. I'd better leave it to the nanny to coax her into being pregnant. Don't hurt your body."
Luo Lan felt a little ironic about Yu Qiaoqiao's sudden nickname.
"It's okay. I've been feeling unwell for the past few days and my lower abdomen often hurts. I'm still wondering. I've been wearing your fetal protection bag. Why doesn't it work?"
Hearing this, Yu Qiaoqiao looked at her with concern,
"Do you want to see the imperial doctor? If my sister feels unwell, she should see the imperial doctor immediately, but she can't hold on. Although the pregnancy package is expensive, it is not a panacea."
Luo Lan was a little surprised by Yu Qiaoqiao's unhurried look. Could it be that she had misunderstood her?
So, she frowned again and tried:
"Your purse smells good. It feels very sweet when I sleep with it on. But in the morning, my girl with thick hands wet her purse. I punished her for it. It's such a pity. I don't have a purse. I don’t know how to sleep tonight.”
After saying this, she suddenly turned to look at Yu Qiaoqiao, "Did you sew that purse of yours?"
Yu Qiaoqiao shook her head with some regret, "No, although I can sew purses, I don't know which medicinal materials can prevent pregnancy. That was given to me by Empress Li. She hoped that I would get pregnant soon, so she gave me one in advance. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get pregnant with the baby bag, so I thought I’d give it to my sister first.”
Speaking of this, she smiled and shook her head,
"But it doesn't matter. If it gets wet, just get wet. I'll ask Empress Li later and ask her to give me another one."
Hearing this, Luo Lan had a few questions in his eyebrows.
No matter how evil-hearted Concubine Li is, she would never harm her daughter-in-law.
Could it be that? Did she deliberately give Yu Qiaoqiao this purse, expecting that she would transfer it to herself?
Thinking of this, her scalp felt numb. The child in her belly was only more than a month old, and yet she was being targeted by Concubine Li? This is really terrible.
Fortunately, this was not what Yu Qiaoqiao did, so she felt a little better.
The two of them came to Qianqing Palace side by side, with Luo Lan in front and Yu Qiaoqiao behind. They walked up to the emperor, bowed and saluted.
"Good luck to my father, good luck to my mother and concubine..."
Now sitting with the emperor in the main hall of Qianqing Palace is still Concubine Li, while Concubine Chang and several concubines can only sit on both sides.
Concubine Chang's face was covered with frost. She knew in her heart that if Ming'er hadn't been there, her position as a concubine would have been over.
Seeing the two of them kneeling in front of him, the emperor hurriedly waved his hands.
"Princess Yu is pregnant. It is not advisable to stand for a long time. Please sit down quickly."
Hearing this, Concubine Li had a disdainful smile on her lips, but she still looked at Luo Lan with joy on her face.
"Princess Yu is really ambitious. If she gives birth to a boy for the royal family later, she will be really proud. Your mother, Concubine Chang, will also be happy, right, Sister Chang?"
Concubine Li's words were a bit sinister, and Concubine Chang was holding her anger in her heart, so she rolled her eyes and said quietly:
"Of course I will be happy, but Princess Xi's stomach hasn't moved yet. Sister Li is afraid she will be anxious, so why not take Princess Xi to the Guanyin Temple to burn incense."
Hearing this, Concubine Li's face, which had been filled with joy just now, suddenly turned livid. She gave Concubine Chang a cold look and shouted back:
"Qiaoqiao and Xi'er have only been married for a short time. It's normal not to be pregnant. Besides, giving birth to a child is a matter of chance. I'm not in a hurry. Why should Sister Chang be in a hurry?"
"I'm not in a hurry. I'm afraid that Princess Xi will be left behind by Princess Yu, and Sister Li's face will be disgraced by then, so I kindly remind you."
"alright."
Seeing the two women starting to sarcastically exchange words again, the emperor waved his hands impatiently, "Stop arguing. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Let you get together and have a good time. You guys are giving me a headache."
Not only Luo Lan was annoyed by the quarrel between the two empresses, but Yu Qiaoqiao was even more annoyed.
At this moment, Leng Yu, Leng Ming and Leng Xi walked in together. They both saluted after entering.
"Greetings to my father, my regards to my mother and concubine..."
After some salutes, they each sat next to their women, and Leng Ming sat next to Concubine Chang Gui.
Seeing that everyone was seated, the emperor spoke again:
"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. I ordered the Ministry of Etiquette to prepare a song and dance performance. After everyone enjoys it, let's have dinner in the palace at noon!"
Leng Yu and others hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, "Thank you, father."
At this time, a group of dancers came on stage one after another, dancing gracefully to the melodious pipa music.
Leng Xi's face was very calm. He didn't look at Yu Qiaoqiao, and Yu Qiaoqiao didn't look at him. The two of them seemed to be the most familiar strangers.
Leng Yu and Luo Lan would whisper from time to time, and occasionally comment on which girl danced well. Luo Lan always had a knowing smile on his face.
The more harmonious the two of them were, the angrier some people looked, such as Concubine Chang sitting opposite, Concubine Li sitting next to the emperor, and Leng Xi with a cold face.
After some singing and dancing, the imperial chef also prepared lunch, and these people took their seats one by one. The emperor, several princes, Liu Dechang and other important officials of the court sat around a table.
Concubine Chang and Concubine Li sat at another table with Luo Lan, Yu Qiaoqiao and other concubines with some status.
Looking at the long table, Luo Lan chose to sit next to Concubine Li.
Didn't she want to harm her child? Then she should be closer to her.
Looking at the table full of big fish and meat, Luo Lan raised his palms to cover his mouth from time to time. Seeing this, Li Fei greeted her enthusiastically:
"When I was pregnant with Xi'er, I also vomited everything I smelled, and I also loved eating sour foods. I ate them all, such as sour plums and sour fruits. How does Princess Yu feel now? Do you want to eat sour foods or not? hot?"
