An Lingrong listened to Wen Shichu's words and picked it up to eat again. This time, Zhen Huanshou snatched it away.
"You're crazy."
Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong and said reproachfully: "Although it's nothing serious, you can't eat it again and again."
"Sister, we can't just go to the emperor with this plate of pastries. Someone has to be poisoned after eating it for the emperor to take it seriously."
What An Lingrong was thinking was what Zhen Huan was thinking, but her unhesitating attitude made Zhen Huan's trust in her increase a bit.
"I'm not asking you to eat it, so just leave it alone."
Zhen Huan held An Lingrong's hand without letting go, and then said to Wen Shichu: "You go back first. If someone calls you in the evening, you can come back."
Zhen Huan said something cryptic, but Wen Shichu and An Lingrong understood it.
"You stay for dinner tonight."
Zhen Huan patted An Lingrong's hand, and then glanced at Jin Xi. Jin Xi thought of what Zhen Huan said before about letting Fang Chunyi come over for dinner, and immediately understood Zhen Huan's intention.
"You don't have to worry about anything. Just eat your own food tonight."
Fang Chunyi felt a little confused when she heard Zhen Huan asked her to go to her place for dinner at night. Zhen Huan hadn't been so enthusiastic about her for a long time, hadn't she?
"Our queen saw Mrs. Zhen today, and she was very happy, so she wanted to let the young master go over and have some fun."
Jin Xi said with a smile.
Although Fang Chunyi was unhappy in her heart, she didn't say anything and agreed with a happy face.
When Fang Chunyi came over in the evening, he saw An Lingrong was there.
"Sister An is here too."
"Yes, Lingrong happened to come over just now. I thought that there were only two of us, so I asked her to stay and have dinner with us."
Zhen Huan smiled and said: "I also asked the small kitchen to make a lot of your favorite snacks."
"Thank you sister Wan."
"Okay, let's pass on the food."
Seeing the innocent look on Fang Chunyi's face, Zhen Huan felt no guilt at all.
The dishes were just laid out here, and the emperor arrived.
"It's quite lively here."
As soon as the emperor came in, he saw the three of them just starting to eat and said with a smile: "Did I come at the wrong time?"
"Greetings to the Emperor."
The three of them saluted in unison.
The emperor took Zhen Huan's hand and asked everyone to stand up. Jin Xi quickly went to get the bowls and chopsticks prepared for the emperor.
"Why is the emperor here? I didn't know you were coming, so I invited Sister An and Chun'er to come and have a meal together."
Zhen Huan looked innocent, as if she really didn't know that the emperor would come.
"After reading the book, I wanted to come over and have a look. It's rare to have a meal with you."
The emperor didn't say anything, he just invited several people to sit down and eat together.
Talking and laughing, but eating can be considered harmonious.
When they were about to finish eating, Jin Xi and Liu Zhu brought some pastries and placed them on the table.
"My concubine asked the small kitchen to make a few snacks that Chun'er likes to eat on weekdays. Your Majesty will also try them together."
Zhen Huan smiled and put a piece of food cooked in the kitchen on the emperor's plate.
An Lingrong looked at the plate of chestnut cake and was wondering if he should eat a piece of it himself, when he saw Zhen Huan pick up a piece and put it on Fang Chunyi's plate.
"This is chestnut cake, Chun'er, please try it. I've never made this here."
Zhen Huan finished serving Fang Chunyi without waiting for her to speak, and then took another piece of pastry to An Lingrong.
It's just that the pastries on everyone's plate are different, and Zhen Huan puts a different kind for herself.
"Okay, let's try each other and try which one is the most delicious."
The emperor didn't think much and went to eat with a smile.
Not only was the emperor not overly minded, Fang Chunyi was also not overly minded. Perhaps she had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat.
Although it is chestnut cake, it is not sweet and has a somewhat bitter taste.
Fang Chunyi didn't want Zhen Huan to misunderstand, and smiled innocently: "Sister, this chestnut cake is really delicious. It's not as sweet as ordinary chestnut cake, but it has a slight bitterness. It's refreshing when you eat it carefully. It's delicious."
"This is made by Concubine Qi and was sent here this afternoon."
Zhen Huan frowned when she heard Fang Chunyi's words: "I'm too stuttering to eat such a bitter taste. If Chun'er is willing to eat it, I'll give it to you."
"Ah, is this sent by Sister Qi Fei? Then I won't eat it."
When Fang Chunyi heard that it was sent by Concubine Qi, she subconsciously felt something was wrong and quickly stopped eating.
"It's okay. I gave it to you because I didn't like it. Concubine Qi is tolerant and won't say anything."
Zhen Huan then looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, do you think so?"
"Yeah, since you like to eat, you can eat it, there's no harm in it."
After saying that, the emperor also gave Fang Chunyi a piece, and now Fang Chunyi could no longer refuse.
An Lingrong didn't speak during the whole process, eating quietly beside him like air.
But after eating for a while, the expression on Fang Chunyi's face didn't look right.
"Chun Chang, what's wrong with you?"
An Lingrong discovered something was wrong with Fang Chunyi "at the right time".
"My, my stomach doesn't feel right."
Fang Chunyi had a severe stomachache and said intermittently.
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt like vomiting and ran out quickly.
"Chun'er has eaten too much?"
Zhen Huan looked at Fang Chunyi running out with a "worried" look on her face: "Jin Xi, come quickly and see how Chun Chang is doing."
An Lingrong glanced at Zhen Huan, then picked up a piece of chestnut cake.
"Your Majesty, sister, and concubine, I remember that chestnut cakes are sweet, but just now Chun Chang said that they tasted a bit bitter. Could it be that there is something in this cake that is not clean?"
An Lingrong didn't make it so obvious, but it was obvious.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Chun Chang is vomiting non-stop and complains of stomachache. Why don't you send the imperial doctor to me?"
Jin Xi's face was full of "worry".
"Yes, hurry up and send the imperial doctor over."
Zhen Huan glanced at the emperor. Although the emperor did not speak, he obviously agreed.
"Is this a cake sent by Concubine Qi?"
The emperor's face was a little calm, but not very good-looking.
"Yes, Concubine Qi's maid sent it this afternoon. She said it was made by Concubine Qi herself."
Zhen Huan became sad as she said this: "It's all my fault. I thought that Chun'er liked to eat these cakes, so I wanted to keep them for her. It would be better if I tasted them first and then gave them to her."
"Sister, don't be sad first. You are still pregnant, so you can't be too emotional."
An Lingrong's words reminded the emperor, yes, if Zhen Huan really eats this pastry, then maybe what will happen.
"Huan Huan, please sit down first and wait for the imperial doctor to see you before talking."
The emperor comforted Zhen Huan, and then several people went to the side hall where Fang Chunyi lived.
Soon Wen Shichu came over. He checked Fang Chunyi's pulse, looked at the chestnut cake, and then hurriedly replied to the emperor.
