An Lingrong after rebirth

Chapter 115 Questioning Meals

An Lingrong covered her mouth with a handkerchief, spit out the fish ball from her mouth and wrapped it up, then she said: The taste of today's dish is weird.

Usually this dish is salty and fresh, but today it tastes a bit sweet and a bit bitter. After hearing this, Caiyue said quickly: How could it be, when Aunt Zhuying made this dish.

I'm just watching from the side, there's nothing wrong with that! An Lingrong picked up a spoon and picked one up, saying, "Here, have a taste."

I dare not. Caiyue knelt down after hearing this. An Lingrong urged, "Hurry up, I have told you, what are you worried about?"

Caiyue stood up and walked forward. As soon as the fish ball entered her mouth, her face turned ugly. She couldn't spit it out or swallow it, and looked at An Lingrong with an ugly face.

An Lingrong handed an empty bowl to Lian'er. After a while Caiyue said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on. The assorted fish balls don't taste like this."

An Lingrong frowned after hearing this. Just as she was about to speak, Qiufang pushed the door open and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Luo is here to check the pulse of Concubine Xian."

Why are you here to check An's pulse now? An Lingrong pretended to be puzzled, and Qiufang followed up, saying, "The queen had a late dinner, and usually she would check her pulse at this time, and Imperial Doctor Luo came according to the time."

"Your Majesty, this......"

"It's okay. Mei'er's health is important. Let the imperial physician come in!" Thank you, Your Majesty.

Shen Meizhuang responded, and Qiufang hurried downstairs. A moment later, she brought in Doctor Luo.

"I pay my respects to His Majesty and the two ladies. Imperial Doctor Luo, please stand up."

Shen Meizhuang responded and stretched out her hand. Doctor Luo stepped forward and covered her wrist with cloth. After taking her pulse for a while, Luo Rui stepped back.

There was a trace of worry on his face, "My Lady, please forgive me for being so bold. I wonder if your appetite has increased in recent days."

Being asked this question by the imperial physician in front of the emperor, Shen Meizhuang blushed immediately, but she had to answer the imperial physician's question and could only push Caiyue.

Caiyue knelt down and said, "Doctor Luo, my queen's appetite has indeed increased in recent days. Is there anything wrong?"

Your Majesty is only four months pregnant, and the baby in her belly is growing too fast. It must be because she has eaten too much in recent days. Childbirth is inherently dangerous for women. For the sake of Your Majesty's health, you should use less and move more in the future.

"Doctor Luo, my queen is not a person who likes food. She is very particular about eating. I have seen pregnant women eat more at home. Why does my queen have to avoid certain foods?"

Caiyue became anxious when she heard this and asked Luo Rui immediately.

Luo Rui bowed and said, "Miss Caiyue's words make sense." Everyone has different physiques. Some have a good appetite after pregnancy, while others have no appetite. This is the most normal thing.

It's just that the fetus is growing too fast, so I made this suggestion. After saying that, Luo Rui seemed to remember something and asked again: I wonder how much the amount of food has increased compared to when you were pregnant?

Caiyue frowned and thought about it, it seems to be about twice as much...

Caiyue's words made Luo Rui frown. "About double"? What appetizers has the queen used recently?

"Something to whet your appetite?" Caiyue shook her head and said, "No." The meals for the queen were all prepared by Aunt Zhuying herself. Aunt Zhuying was well versed in medicine and would not add anything at random.

"Is this weird?"

Luo Rui frowned, looking puzzled!

It is normal for a pregnant woman to eat more, but the appetite of a person...

There shouldn't be such a big change. It would be strange if appetizers such as hawthorn were not used.

As soon as Doctor Luo finished speaking, An Lingrong seemed to have remembered something. She suddenly picked up her chopsticks, picked up a fish ball and put it in her mouth, ignoring everyone's puzzled looks.

After savoring it carefully for a moment, he swallowed the fish ball! He pointed at Lian'er again and asked, "Give this fish ball to Doctor Luo to taste. Is there anything strange about it?"

The sudden action made everyone very confused, but Lian Er did not hesitate! Luo Rui was still thinking about refusing, but met An Lingrong's gaze.

He immediately lowered his head to take it, put the fish ball into his mouth, frowned immediately, and after a moment, he bowed and asked; "Your Majesty, may I ask the two ladies, I don't know how to cook, what did this fish ball taste like before?"

"Salty and fresh", that's strange, the taste is sweet with a hint of bitterness, as if some medicinal herbs were added to it? May I ask, who made this dish?

Caiyue on the side said: This dish was made by Aunt Zhuying who is beside the Queen Mother. I was watching from the side. If the imperial physician wants to ask anything, just ask directly!

"Miss Caiyue, do you still remember that you put a lot of hawthorn when cooking?" No, what about calamus?

No, Aunt Zhuying only used ordinary seasonings, which were all brought by the servants from the imperial kitchen, and they have been used all this time and have not changed.

My queen didn't think there was anything wrong with it, either? This is strange, Luo Rui murmured, I'm sorry, please take another one, Miss Lian'er!

Lian'er stepped forward in response. This time, Luo Rui did not put the meatball into his mouth. Instead, he asked Lian'er to bring a lamp over, and Yuwan looked at the lamp carefully.

His eyes suddenly lit up. The fish balls looked a little different, with a light pink color. If there were no other problems, the problem should be with the ingredients!

Miss Caiyue, to make these meatballs, do you get the ingredients freshly every day?

Yes! I took two today and I have another one in the small kitchen.

"I wonder how long it will be kept?" This is uncertain. If the queen doesn't want to eat this dish, it will be kept for a long time. Three to five days is normal.

"Then what do you feed these fish?" Doctor Luo asked. The fish ate ordinary fish food, which was prepared by the imperial kitchen and sent together with the fish.

Doctor Luo nodded, and asked Miss Caiyue to go back to Yonghe Palace to bring the fish and fish food. He lowered his head and whispered a few words in Caiyue's ear before stopping talking.

Caiyue was about to leave after hearing this, Shen Meizhuang asked: Who is feeding Caiyue Fish? Caiyue knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is Wanxiu who just came to our palace this time."

"Call Xiao Shi and bring her here!" After saying this, Shen Meizhuang frowned with more anger. She obviously thought that Wan Xiu was being instigated by someone to murder her!

Caiyue went down in response, and the emperor said: "Doctor Luo, is Concubine Xian's health affected?" "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Concubine Xian just has a bigger appetite."

In the future, you need to eat small meals frequently and walk more after meals. Luo Rui's words finally put everyone at ease.

Since the matter involved Shen Meizhuang, Caiyue and Xiao Shi naturally would not slack off. After a cup of tea, they brought Wanxiu over and knelt in front of them.

Caiyue handed the fish food to Luo Rui, holding a bowl with some skinned fish meat in it. Luo Rui took the fish food and looked at it carefully, and his brows relaxed.

He took the fish again, looked at it carefully, held the bowl close to his nose, sniffed it carefully, and then handed the thing in his hand back to Caiyue.

He bowed to the three people and said, "Your Majesty, Madams, someone added hawthorn and calamus to the fish food, both of which are appetizing herbs."

The fish sent to Yonghe Palace had to be fed for three to five days before being made into meals for Concubine Xian. During the feeding period, the fish were fed fish food containing Chinese medicine.

It naturally has an appetizing effect. You can tell by the slight red and green color of the fish meat.

In my humble opinion, this is because Concubine Xian has increased her appetite.

Luo Rui's voice was certain. As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Meizhuang exclaimed and her face turned pale. Doctor Luo, such a detailed calculation must not be as simple as increasing my appetite.

I wonder if it is harmful to the body? The queen asked a good question. "As the saying goes: medicine is three parts poison." Hawthorn can also be used in daily life.

It is not toxic, but it has the effect of promoting blood circulation. This Acorus calamus is not a good thing either. Even if it is used to treat anorexia, it should be consumed less. If it is used too much.

It will make people excited and unable to sleep at night. The queen is pregnant now, if she often has sleepless nights, it will definitely have an impact on her body.

Moreover, if the two appetizing herbs are consumed every day, the baby in the belly will be fine by chance! The fetus will grow too big, and it will be painful during the birth, but if...

When Luo Rui said this, he was interrupted by the emperor who slammed his hand on the table: How dare you...

Luo Rui knelt down... and shouted loudly, "The emperor, please calm down!" A large fetus will cause a difficult birth. Even people who don't know medical skills know the consequences.

The strange atmosphere in the hall was silent for a while, and the emperor spoke again; "Bring up the palace maid who is responsible for feeding the fish." Caiyue responded and stepped back. After a cup of tea, Xiao Shi brought Wanxiu into the hall!

Seeing Wanxiu paying her respects respectfully, the emperor asked, "Wanxiu was newly assigned to serve Concubine Xian after the Yonghe Palace was just opened?"

In reply to the emperor's question, yes, this servant is the new one assigned this time. "Are you the one who feeds the fish used by Concubine Xian?"

I used to do cleaning work elsewhere, and this time I was in Yonghe Palace as well. It was only in the past two days that Sister Caiyue temporarily transferred me to the small kitchen to work.

So in the past two days, the servants have been helping to prepare the food in the small kitchen.

"These two days", you are so bold, you dared to do something to Xianpin's food in just two days? Adding hawthorn and calamus to fish food, tell me. Whose orders are you following?

Wanxiu was stunned after hearing this, and kowtowed to the bottom, "Your Majesty, the fish food that I fed the fish was taken by Sister Caiyue from the eunuch in the imperial kitchen. After it came to my hand, I didn't touch it."

As soon as Wan Xiu finished speaking, An Lingrong suddenly spoke up. "Doctor Luo, how long will it take for the fish meat to turn slightly red?" How much hawthorn should be used?

Your Majesty, it is easy to color hawthorn, but it will take more than one or two days to make the fish meat turn blue with Acorus calamus. It will probably take ten days or half a month to achieve such an effect.

An Lingrong nodded after hearing this, thinking that Wanxiu was not the one who made this medicine. Even if she was involved, the key to the fish was not in her hands.

If Cai Yue said that the fish was caught just two days ago and it would take ten days or half a month for the fish meat to turn green, then the fish must have been tampered with in the imperial kitchen.

I just don't know if this is only true for the fish supplied to Yonghe Palace, or for all fish? An Lingrong felt that the person who did this would not cause trouble for her, so he must have tampered with all the fish in the imperial kitchen.

After all, Shen Meizhuang was the only one who was pregnant, so it was no big deal if the others had an increased appetite.

An Lingrong and the others all thought of the same thing. There was silence in the palace for a moment, and then the emperor spoke: How dare someone in the imperial kitchen do such a thing.

How can I just sit there and do nothing? Su Peisheng, go and check it out for me. Su Peisheng responded and went down. An Lingrong saw that Shen Meizhuang had a worried look on her face.

He stood up and walked to the other side and sat down, reaching out and holding Shen Meizhuang's hand, "Sister Mei, don't worry, since the emperor has asked someone to investigate, they will definitely find the result."

Not a single meal can be missed. I asked Lian'er to take away the meals that sister brought from the palace. Can sister just use the meals in my palace?

Shen Meizhuang nodded, Rong'er, thank you, "Sister, what you said is too polite! Is it necessary for us to be like this?"

An Lingrong said this, then turned around and ordered, "Lian'er, take away the food that Sister Mei brought!" Caiyue Xiaoshi took Wanxiu away and kept her under good care. Before the truth of this matter came out, Wanxiu could only be wronged.

After An Lingrong finished speaking, she thought Wanxiu would cry and protest her injustice, but unexpectedly, Wanxiu just kowtowed calmly and said yes.

When An Lingrong saw Wan Xiu like this, she immediately looked at her with higher regard.

After something like this happened, they lost their appetite and hurriedly put away their chopsticks. Shen Meizhuang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am tired and would like to go back and rest first."

The emperor nodded. Mei'er has been very busy with her pregnancy. It's time for her to rest early. Don't worry, Mei'er, I will give you an explanation about the diet.

Caiyue will help you go back and rest first. Shen Meizhuang knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now!"

After Shen Meizhuang left, An Lingrong saw that the emperor still had a gloomy face, and she sneered in her heart, wondering, what will you do if it is found out that the mastermind behind this is your queen?

An Lingrong stepped forward and pulled the emperor to stand up. "Your Majesty, I just had dinner and my stomach is a little bloated. Why don't you accompany me for a walk in the yard?"

After hearing this, the emperor looked at An Lingrong with some amusement. Doctor Luo said that Mei'er should walk more after meals, why are you doing the same?

An Lingrong turned her head and looked around. No one was tiptoeing to whisper in the emperor's ear. If I don't walk around more and get fat, the emperor won't like me?

The emperor laughed out loud after hearing this, and pulled An Lingrong, looking her up and down, with a hint of interest in his eyes. Rong'er had given birth to Xiaoliu, but she still looked quite plump.

An Lingrong seemed to blush a little at what the emperor said, and straightened her body unintentionally. As long as the emperor likes it, she is glad.