Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Consort Chen’s vomiting was really dramatic.
Before coming here, she had eaten a bowl of bird’s nest porridge and two small snacks. Then she had been given three pieces of the vinegared intestines. She vomited every single thing out.
And everything that she vomited came out all over the maid who was standing just beside her.
The maid yelped and then quickly covered her mouth. Her face instantly paled.
The consort she worked for had actually vomited so much in front of the Crown Prince and the other ladies. How was she going to face them in the future?
After Consort Chen was finished vomiting, she was in a daze as well.
She was a daughter of a duke’s family and had been brought up to be elegant, pure, and clean. And now the Crown Prince had seen her like this.
Consort Chen felt shame and anger as her face turned green and pale. She didn’t know how to face this situation at all, so she just shut her eyes and fainted.
All the maids and eunuchs went into a frenzy.
Zhao Yuanjing watched Consort Chen faint with coldness in his eyes. There was no change in his expression at all.
Liu Dequan quickly ordered others to carry Consort Chen away and to clean up the mess.
Zhao Yuanjing’s eyes turned toward the Filial Lady Guo of Excellence and Lady Lin of Decorous Service, who were still sitting there.
Filial Lady Guo of Excellence bowed slightly. She looked normal.
“Lady Lin of Decorous Service,” Zhao Yuanjing addressed Lin Yueniang. “How do you find the taste of these viscera?”
Lin Yueniang was a little pale in the face also.
She felt that pig intestines were disgusting too.
And she had eaten so much of it.
Just thinking about it made her stomach ache.
But she had been full of praise for this dish earlier, so she couldn’t possibly change her opinion now.
Besides, she had something more important to do tonight, so she wasn’t going to let one dish ruin her plans.
And so Lin Yueniang put on a brave front and kept her charming smile on as she replied gently, “Your Highness, I thought this dish tasted pretty good.”
“Is that so?” Zhao Yuanjing raised his eyebrows slightly.
Lin Yueniang felt her face flush and her heart race when he stared at her with his phoenix-shaped eyes. She quickly nodded. “Yes, it was really delicious!”
Zhao Yuanjing nodded and then instructed Liu Dequan, “Go to the kitchen and ask who made this dish. Tell her that Lady Lin of Decorous Service likes it, so make another plate of it for her.”
The smile on Lin Yueniang’s face froze immediately.
Liu Dequan happily acknowledged these instructions and quickly scuttled off.
The kitchen had been filled with doom and gloom before this. They couldn’t help feeling shocked that the royals had enjoyed it.
Mo Chun went from being incredibly upset to being incredibly overjoyed. She was really stunned.
Yun Dou had disbelief written all over her face. “Eunuch Liu, did you hear wrong? They really liked eating that sort of filthy stuff?”
Liu Dequan glanced at her and sniggered. “Make sure these words of yours don’t reach Consort Chen’s ears.”
Yun Dou didn’t understand what he meant by that.
The news of how Consort Chen had puked from disgust hadn’t reached the kitchen yet.
Mo Chun snapped out of her daze and quickly replied, “Eunuch Liu, don’t worry, I’ll get Yun to prepare more right away.”
Liu Dequan looked at Yun Dai with a meaningful glance, but he didn’t say anything and walked out again.
Yun Dai very quickly made another plate of intestines.
The dish was set before Lin Yueniang. She really felt like crying when she looked at the large plate of intestines in front of her.
“Your Highness, today is my birthday…” She put on her most pitiful look in hopes that the Crown Prince would relent.
Zhao Yuanjing quietly said, “I know. Finish this dish, and I’ll agree to one request of yours today.”
Lin Yueniang’s eyes lit up.
She had made careful calculations and consulted a doctor to condition her body well, and she was ovulating today.
If she could get the Crown Prince to stay in her room tonight, she would definitely get pregnant.
She would become the one who gave birth to the Crown Prince’s eldest child, and her status would rise as a result.
When she thought about it this way, she felt that she could gobble down even the filthiest things, never mind a plate of intestines.
The Crown Prince and all the maids watched as she shut her eyes, hardened her heart, grabbed her chopsticks, and started wolfing the food down.
She stuffed piece after piece of intestines into her mouth.
All the maids felt their stomachs churn as they watched her, and they felt terribly uncomfortable.