Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 276: Sour and Spicy

I originally wanted to jump twelve years directly to the story of the fight for the throne, and write about what happened in between using flashbacks and interpolations. I was persuaded to stop there for the time being, and I will study it further.

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"Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty the Virtuous Concubine. Congratulations to Your Majesty the Virtuous Concubine." Qingxue and Meihua led the palace maids and eunuchs in the Yutang Palace to congratulate Fu Mengli.

Fu Mengli signaled Qingxue to lift the tray on the table, "This is a reward for you, take it and divide it up."

"Then we will not be polite. Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty." Qingxue picked up the tray generously and distributed the silver in it on the spot.

Meihua only glanced at it and then turned away, "Your Majesty, why did His Majesty suddenly change your title? Is he going to restart the old practice of the four noble, virtuous and virtuous concubines of the previous dynasty? Is he preparing to make you a concubine?"

Meihua's eyes are lively and her voice is full of smiles and excitement.

“If the old rules are to be used and the current imperial concubine system is to be abandoned, there must be a clear decree. If there is no clear decree, then the titles of Guishu Dexian, Hui Huali, and others are nothing special.

Can't I be given the title of Concubine? "Calm and inaction, quiet and upright, without extravagance, is called Zhi. Your Majesty gave me the word 'Zhi' as a title before, praising my tranquil and self-satisfied state of mind and my pure and peaceful mind. Now that you have changed it to 'Xian', it has become a cliché."

Fu Mengli opened her red lips slightly and spoke in a calm tone.

"Is it my fault for giving you a more impressive title?" Qin Zhi suddenly stepped into the hall, speaking in a half-smile tone and with an attitude as gentle as a spring breeze, which made people puzzled.

"Why didn't Your Majesty inform anyone before he came?" Fu Mengli raised her eyes, her gaze like clear spring water passing through her heart.

"If I had let someone know, how would I know that Mengli didn't like the title I gave you?"

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and healthy." Fu Mengli bowed calmly and said slowly, "I like you, but I don't understand your Majesty's intention. I'm worried that you think I'm not worthy of the word 'quality' that you chose for me."

"What do you think, Mengli?" Qin Zhi lowered his head, and his deep, almost affectionate black eyes looked into Fu Mengli's eyes.

Fu Mengli was distracted for a moment, pursed her lips, looked away, and said, "Your Majesty certainly doesn't have as many thoughts as I do."

"What if there is?"

"Then I will just bear with it."

"You just like to go with the flow." Qin Zhi then pulled Fu Mengli up.

"Is it 'going with the flow, pretending to be a prostitute, and seeking flattery in the world?' Your Majesty's choice of words makes me feel uncomfortable again."

"'A sage is one who does not get stuck in things but moves with the world. The world is turbid, so why not just go with the flow and raise the waves?' Go with the flow."

"Your Majesty loves to coax people, how dare I disobey your orders?"

"Where's Mingzhang?"

"Mingzhang must have gone to Chongde Hall. I won't be able to see him until dark."

"Don't worry."

"Why should I worry? Mingzhang is the fifth prince of Dayong. He is surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. Who in the palace dares to bully him? Your Majesty, do you want to stay today?"

Qin Zhi's mind flashed back to Princess Hengshan Qin Mingyue, who had pushed the fifth prince Qin Mingzhang into the pond in the cold weather.

Is this true magnanimity, forgetfulness, or is it just being careless?

"If Mengli asks you to stay."

When Fu Mengli heard this, the depression between her brows melted away like ice and snow, and she stepped forward and grabbed Qin Zhi's sleeve.

"I have composed a new piece of music and would like to play it for Your Majesty."

"I will listen."

After the song, "Your Majesty, at the beginning of this spring, I had some unpleasantness with the Empress because of Mingzhang. After I figured it out, I brought the wolfberry honey water I made myself to apologize to the Empress, but the Empress said nice things but rejected my intentions. I felt upset."

"You didn't poison it, did you?" Qin Zhi chuckled.

"His Majesty!"

"What unpleasantness has caused that requires you to apologize? I want to hear it too."

"When Mingzhang fell into the water, I went to look for the Empress, but I heard the eunuchs in the Pepper Room congratulating her on being pregnant with twins. I was furious and started to congratulate her on the double happiness of having two daughters. I heard the saying that sour boys have spicy girls, so I wanted to bring some homemade citron water to apologize to the Empress."

"Just stay in Yutang Palace. I heard that she doesn't like sour food during this pregnancy, and only likes spicy food. The queen is not a stingy person."

As the saying goes, sour boys make spicy girls, is this true?

Fu Mengli lowered her eyes and stroked the strings of the zither.