THE FLOWER PALACE'S SECRET

Chapter 30: Not Wanting to Hurry

The winter night enveloped the imperial capital of Ling with wind and snow spills from the sky. Wasp gongs that were hit repeatedly by roving security guards made the entire townspeople run inside the house, avoiding a cold-avoiding arrest for wandering around at night.

Silent. Now the whole city of Rouwu is like a torpor.

Shen Yanzhia fixed her slightly messy clothes. Tan'er, the faithful servant, came to deliver dinner in a wooden box as soon as he woke up from his sleep. The wooden box was opened one by one until the entire cuisine from the wangfu kitchen lined up to fill the table. The smell of warm fish and rice soup poured out to all corners of the room.

"Sit down."

Tan'er shook his head firmly. The servant's stomach was full before he brought this food here. If he eats again, he won't be able to sleep well tonight. Shen Yanzhia looked in annoyance at her personal servant. Tan'er doesn't usually eat before he does.

The wooden chopsticks on the edge of the plate then moved. Shen Yanzhia took out a bowl of rice, placing it in front of her chest. His hands moved spilling fish soup sauce and vegetable slices into the rice bowl. Bribe after mouthful he enjoyed alone in this quiet room.

At his last mouthful, Shen Yanzhia recalled something.

Ah, where's her husband?

Is correct. It's late, the man hasn't seen the trunk of his nose. Not even the shadow exists. The last time he saw her was when she cried for no reason on the man's shoulder, this afternoon. He no longer heard and saw anything because his eyes were too sore and his heart was too sick to make him fall asleep without realizing it.

"Miss, are you going back to the Western Pavilion?"

Shen Yanzhia did not answer her servant's question. He put the rice back in his mouth until the bowl was completely empty. Seeing that the food was finished, Tan'er immediately cleaned the dishes and put them back into the wooden box.

"You know what it means to 'embrush a pair of little shoes'?"

Inevitably, the question that had plagued his mind since some time ago was finally thrown out as well. Tan'er did not directly answer her employer's question. His eyes rolled upwards as if trying to remember something. Moments later, the servant widened his eyes as big as chery seeds with a gaping mouth, then reflexively he closed himself with both hands.

"Where did Miss get that word?"

"Mother Suri."

Tan'er understands. The old man seemed to be wanting to hear some happy news from this palace of the residence of Prince Qin. But, seeing the development of her employer's relationship with Lin Zian, such a thing seemed to be about to leave the Queen Mother disappointed. I don't know when the happy news will be heard.

"Do you know or not?" shen Yanzhia asked a little annoyed. The woman downed two glasses of tea.

"Give me some wine!"

"Miss, you can't drink!"

Shen Yanzhia downed a glass of tea. Now, his stomach is starting to bloat. He was upset that Tan'er did not immediately tell him the meaning of the words. Really, he really wants to know what it means!

"Say!"

Seeing that Shen Yanzhia was about to get angry, Tan'er immediately said,

"A pair of small shoes is identical to a baby."

"Oh."

Meanwhile, Shen Yanzhia slumped her face onto the table. His hair covered his head. His body became heavy and limp. He was unable to even move his own legs.

A baby? Where can she get a baby for the Queen Mother? Is there on the black market a merchant who sells a cute baby to satisfy the Queen Mother? Or where else could he find her?

"Why are you sleeping here?" ask someone. Shen Yanzhia raised her head. The person's face looked dark as his body turned against the light of the light candle.

"I can't move."

"How many cups of tea did you spend?"

Shen Yanzhia gave an answer through her fingers. Four. Four glasses of tea he drank in succession while his stomach had just been filled with food. Shen Yanzhia started hiccups. Cold air returned to the room.

Lin Zian grabbed Shen Yanzhia and placed her on the edge of the bed. The woman immediately laid down her own body and pulled the blanket to her chest. Lin Zian sat on the edge of the bed, staring in astonishment at the strange empress. Just four glasses of tea, already making him like a cripple? Shen Yanzhia was indeed really strange!

"Zian, you want a baby?"

The man's forehead shriveled. But the look in his eyes, Shen Yanzhia was able to recognize him. He knew the look in his eyes was trying to withstand an unexpected shock. The man did not expect at all that his empress could question the very taboo for him.

"Why are you asking?"

"Suri's mother wants a baby. He said, 'embring a pair of little shoes' on me."

"I... I don't want to rush," said Lin Zian nervously.

"Where do you think we can get a baby? Did the black market sell it?"

Lin Zian became even more surprised. What exactly was the contents of Shen Yanzhia's head? Does this woman really not understand anything? This woman thought that a baby was an object of trade that could be bought and sold freely. Shen Yanzhia had completely forgotten or did she not know that she had the potential to have a baby from within her own body? Why bother breaking the law to buy?

Lin Zian wanted to shout in annoyance and laugh at the same time. This silly wife has a nice body and a beautiful face. Only, the contents of his head were unknown and his actions were unpredictable. His behavior and behavior are also often strange. Why should he have a wife like this?

Lin Zian then recalled Shen Yanzhia's frequent behavior that irritated him to death. This woman is very good at judging and playing tricks on people. But, his line of thought was still plain and immature. There are many things beyond his knowledge that he does not know.

Even for a married couple, Shen Yanzhia seemed to only look at it as a formality. This woman seemed to think as long as she lived in harmony with Lin Zian, then marriage could be said to be harmonious. He did not think that there was a relationship that he could not avoid alone. It seems, the definition of 'living friends' in the Shen Yanzhia dictionary has a different meaning to the living dictionary of others.

"Rest. I'll be out for a while" said Lin Zian as calmly as possible. Shen Yanzhia nodded with a disheveled face. Her stomach was filled with food and four glasses of tea water made her sleepy.

Lin Zian walked away from Shen Yanzhia. Her face flushed. The frustration and the laughter in his heart still could not be released. If it lasted a little longer here, Lin Zian was worried about not being able to control his emotions and instead made Shen Yanzhia feel offended.

Before he actually came out of the East Pavilion, he heard a laughable shout,

"Zian, let me know if you want a baby! We'll look for him on the black market!"

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