The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet held by Qianlong was naturally extremely rich. Such as: anchovy shark fin, red plum pearl incense, kung pao hare, auspicious dragon double * fly, stir-fried field chicken, coriander fried pigeon, eight treasure wild duck, bergamot gold roll, fried cuttlefish shreds, hydrangea scallops, fried guinea fowl, milk fish fillet, hanging stove pheasant, roasted roe deer meat, lotus tofu, sweet and sour lotus root, and all kinds of exquisite and delicious delicate snacks: gold cake rolls, red bean cakes, lotus seed cakes, pea yellow, glutinous rice cakes, kidney bean rolls, etc., Xiao Yan was excited.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is naturally indispensable for all kinds of delicate and delicious moon cakes, with rich fillings, including sweet fillings such as bean paste, jujube paste, five kernels, lotus paste, etc., as well as salty fillings such as salted egg yolk, spicy beef, and plum cabbage button pork.

However, when these delicate-looking dishes were presented to Xiao Yan, the joy in Xiao Yan's heart was halved. I saw that although these dishes were brightly colored and delicately shaped, these hot dishes did not even have a trace of heat, and they were clearly dishes that had been cooled.

Although Xiao Yan doesn't pay much attention to food when she is working, when she usually rests, what she hates the most is eating cold dishes. Xiao Yan has always believed that stir-fries, stews, and barbecues must be eaten hot in order to eat the delicious food they deserve, and if they are cold, it is better to eat those cold dishes and cold dishes directly!

Xiao Yan originally thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet would have too many dishes to prepare, and it would be impossible to make so many dishes at the same time, but when she turned her head, she saw that from the Queen Mother, Qianlong, to the concubines, princes and princesses, the dishes in front of her were all steaming, obviously delicious dishes that had just been made.

Xiao Yan lowered her eyes to hide the chill in her eyes.

Obviously, someone must have looked at her unpleasantly, so they bought the imperial dining room and deliberately gave her some cold dishes. And in this harem, the woman who has the ability to instruct the imperial dining room to behave like this at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet is afraid that there will be no more than three people.

Although Queen Fucha Ningxiu has this ability, as far as the queen is concerned, she wants to stumble on Xiao Yan, and she will not use such an obvious and ostentatious way. If it is exposed, it will lose her identity as a queen.

The Queen Mother Niu Hulu also has this ability. However, before this, the Queen Mother did not pay any special attention to Xiao Yan, and she would not embarrass a small Chang at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet by such unpopular means.

Xiao Yan's eyes flashed slightly, and a sneer overflowed on her lips. In this way, there is only one woman left, and that is the imperial concubine Gao.

Imperial Concubine Gao Fang has always been infatuated with Qianlong, she wants to be Qianlong's favorite woman, especially not to see Qianlong pampering other women more than her.

Gao Fang is pregnant, and she accidentally moved the fetal gas before, and now she can only rest in bed according to the doctor's instructions, in order to save the fetus in the womb, Gao Fang still does not dare to go to the ground. When Gao Fang couldn't sleep for Qianlong, he heard that Qianlong was pampering a little Chang who had just entered the palace, how could Gao Fang endure this breath?

Gao Fang is jealous and likes to play some small tricks to make a whole person, so it is very likely that these cold imperial meals in front of Xiao Yan are from the idea and arrangement of the imperial concubine Gao.

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and she laughed at this boring trick. At the moment of food, she is not as angry as the one who started it!

Xiao Yan ate the golden cake rolls and red bean cakes with relish, but the dishes only moved two dishes, lotus pod tofu and sweet and sour lotus root, which are suitable for cold eating.

Xiao Yan originally thought that she was in a remote last position, and no one would notice her behavior, but she never thought that her every move would be watched by Qianlong, who had been secretly watching her.

Qianlong saw that the dishes in front of Xiao Yan were not hot, so his face sank a little, and when he saw that Xiao Yan was only eating two plain dishes and a few dim sum, he felt a little distressed in his heart.

This is not a menacing, very intense pain, but as if it is wrapped around the heart by a very thin silk thread, gradually tightening and tightening, causing a dense stinging pain, deep into the flesh and blood, and difficult to pull out.

What the hell is that daring woman who dares to bully his little pet? Even if it is a bully, he can only be bullied by himself!

The Empress Dowager Niu Hulu looked unhappy when she saw Qianlong, but when he had been too busy with the state affairs of the previous dynasty recently, or because he was worried about government affairs, he ordered the palace maid Bi Tao next to him to present a plate of moon cakes to Qianlong.

The mourning family knew that the emperor liked to eat light moon cakes that were not too sweet and greasy, so they specially prepared this chrysanthemum Pu'er filling by themselves, and asked Mama Xu to make ice skin by herself, which was the most light. Hurry up and try it, does this snowy chrysanthemum Pu'er mooncake suit your taste? ”

Qianlong smiled and picked up a piece of moon cake and tasted it, sure enough, the taste was light, sweet but not greasy, and there was a faint tea fragrance in the filling, which was very delicious.

"If the emperor wants to do something to eat, just tell the servants in the imperial dining room, why do you have to do it yourself? I really don't want to make the emperor so tired. ”

When the Queen Mother saw that Qianlong was full of praise for the moon cakes she made, she was naturally very happy in her heart.

Because when Niu Hulu gave birth to Hongli, his identity was only a small grid in Prince Yong's mansion, so Xiao Hongli was just born by Prince Yong Yinzhen and was raised by the Wulanala clan of Changfujin.

Hongli grew up beside the Fujin Wulanala clan since he was a child, and he has a deep affection for his mother, although he also has great respect for Niu Hulu's biological mother, but he does not have the admiration for the Wulanala clan.

The Niu Hulu clan was very angry about this, and even resented the Yinzhen and Wulanala clans who caused their mother and son to separate.

Niu Hulu has been struggling until the death of Empress Xiaojingxian's Wulanala, thinking that he can finally recognize his biological son, but he didn't expect that Hongli, who had already moved to Yuqing Palace to live for many years, would still greet her regularly every day and respect her, but he lacked the closeness and affection between mother and son.

Niu Hulu was depressed and sad, so he cared for Hongli in the following days, which gradually made Hongli's attitude towards her change. Therefore, after Hongli succeeded to the throne as the emperor, he would be very respectful and filial to her, the queen mother, which was the result of her proper planning and strategizing.

And in order to maintain the mother-son relationship with Qianlong, which is not very strong, the Queen Mother Niu Hulu will figure out Qianlong's thoughts even if she makes some moves in the harem. If it is not necessary, the Niu Hulu clan will never do anything against Qianlong's will to affect their mother-son relationship.

Qianlong was eating the moon cakes prepared for him by Niu Hulu's family, but his eyes kept on Xiao Yan's body. When Qianlong saw the Liu nobles and Wan nobles beside Xiao Yan casting contemptuous and mocking glances at Xiao Yan, an inexplicable anger suddenly rose in his heart, and a cold light flashed in his deep phoenix eyes.

Qianlong put down the small half of the moon cakes he had used in his hand, and said to Wu Shulai in a loud voice: "The chrysanthemum Pu'er moon cakes prepared by the Queen Mother for me really taste very good. I remember that Xiao Changzai and I have similar tastes, and I should like to eat them too. Wu Shulai sent this moon cake to Xiao Changzai. ”

As soon as Qianlong's words came out, everyone present was surprised.

Although Qianlong had always had the habit of rewarding his inexhaustible imperial meals to ministers, concubines, and even decent chamberlains in the palace, Qianlong always had a small eunuch who specially served Qianlong's meals on weekdays to take out a few dishes from the plate with chopsticks and use other bowls and chopsticks to test the poison, and then use chopsticks to present three bites of each dish that Qianlong was interested in to Qianlong for him to enjoy.

The emperor's meal has the rule of not eating more than three mouthfuls, which is not only to show the dignity and pomp of the royal family, but also to prevent poisoning, and avoid accidental poisoning after it is not easy to rescue. Therefore, even those imperial meals that were rewarded by Qianlong to ministers and concubines were actually dishes that Qianlong had never really touched.

Therefore, this is the first time that Qianlong has given a small half of the imperial meal to others, and the object is still a small person who has just entered the palace, how can this not attract the attention of everyone in the palace?

That is the moon cake prepared by the Queen Mother for the emperor herself, and others were not eligible to enjoy it, however, although the number of moon cakes is not much, there are also four pieces, why didn't the emperor give Xiao Changzai another piece of intact moon cakes, but instead gave Xiao Changzai a small half of the moon cakes he had used? The emperor treated Xiao Changzai in public at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet so intimately and so differently, does this almost ambiguous behavior have another meaning?

Xiao Yan was also slightly stunned after the system explained to her the rules of Qianlong's meal, and was about to secretly slander Qianlong for giving her such a bad taste for rewarding her with moon cakes stained with her own saliva, but she suddenly remembered that this moon cake was prepared for Qianlong by the Queen Mother herself, and suddenly remembered that her mother would also use the oven to make her favorite bean paste stuffed moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Obviously, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes are sold everywhere, and with the wealth of the Xiao family, even the most expensive moon cakes can afford to consume, but my mother, a young lady who has been pampered since childhood, likes to make bean paste stuffed moon cakes for her to eat.

At that time, I thought it was a trivial thing in life, but now I think about it, but now I feel like a world away, and the little happiness and joy that were once within reach have now become unattainable, and it is more likely that they will never be touched again.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, and the thoughts of her relatives that she had barely suppressed in her heart instantly broke through the confinement, and the momentum surged. Xiao Yan only felt that her heart was like a knife, and her eyes were already red in an instant.

Wu Shulai put most of the snow skin chrysanthemum Pu'er moon cakes given by Qianlong on a fine blue and white porcelain plate on the table in front of Xiao Yan, and was standing aside with a smile waiting for Xiao Yan to get up in surprise and thank the emperor inexplicably, but he didn't expect Xiao Yan to look at the moon cakes in the porcelain plate in a daze, and then his eyes were red, and he looked like he was about to cry.

Wu Shulai was stunned for a moment, and secretly wondered in his heart: What kind of strange expression is this? No surprises, no gratitude? It's a small matter if you let the minions can't get down the steps, but if you anger the Holy Face in public, it's a big deal! Xiao Changzai has a smart and clever face, so he shouldn't be confused at such a critical time, right?

Qianlong also looked at Xiao Yan suspiciously, but saw that she pursed her lips and picked up the moon cake and took a small bite, a mouthful of moon cake had already rolled down tears, and then got up and gave him a full blessing salute, raised his little face to look at him, the delicate phoenix eyes that were washed by tears were clearer and clearer than usual, and his eyes were overflowing with longing and admiration for his mother, and replied with a light smile: "Thank you for the emperor's reward, concubine." The moon cakes made by the queen mother for the emperor are really delicious, and the concubines ...... I really envy the emperor......"

Qianlong thought of Xiao Yan's mother who died early, his mother-in-law who often tortured and abused her, and his father who neglected her completely, and he couldn't help but feel more pity for Xiao Yan in his heart.

The Queen Mother didn't know Xiao Yan's family background, and when she heard what Xiao Yan said, she couldn't help but be a little incomprehensible, so she looked at Qianlong suspiciously.

Qianlong briefly explained the situation in Xiao Yan's family to the Queen Mother in a low voice, only telling about the early death of Xiao Yan's biological mother, and a few things about being neglected by her father and abused by her mother since she was a child, but he did not say a word about Xiao Yan's biological mother who was once trapped in the Qinglou and her true identity.

When the Queen Mother heard what Qianlong said, and then thought about her own personal experience, she suddenly felt a little more pity for Xiao Yan, who was a concubine but was mistreated by her mother-in-law and admired her biological mother. Thinking about the unusual favor that Mama Xu had mentioned to her last night about Qianlong's unusual love for Xiao Yan in recent days, her mind moved, and she had a plan.

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Yan lovingly, and sighed with pity: "What a poor child! The mourning family knows that you miss your mother, but people can't be resurrected after death, so you have to think about it. Now that you have entered the palace, there is naturally the emperor and the mourning family to protect and take care of you, and you don't need to care about your needless relatives. If they dare to be disrespectful to you again, it will be a great crime of disrespect to the royal family, and the emperor and the mourning family will make decisions for you. Since you are the emperor's permanent presence, you can also be regarded as the daughter-in-law of the mourning family. If you are willing, you will call the mourning family like the emperor, and the mourning family will definitely take care of you in place of your premature biological mother! ”

As soon as the Queen Mother said this, everyone was shocked.

According to the rules of the palace, only the queen and the imperial concubine are qualified to call the queen mother as the queen mother, even if the concubine, concubine, concubine and concubine are not qualified to call the queen mother as the queen mother, they can only call the queen mother respectfully and decently like other palace maids and eunuchs. However, now, the Queen Mother has allowed a Xiao Chang who has not been in the palace for a long time to call her the emperor's mother, where does this Xiao Chang have such qualifications? !

The concubines present were angry, jealous and crazy, waiting for Qianlong to stop this on the grounds of discord, but they didn't expect Qianlong to just smile slightly, and turned his head sideways to the Queen Mother and said: "Xiao Changzai is indeed an interesting wonderful person, it is rare for the emperor to see her with her eyes, which is also her blessing and creation." ”

Qianlong then turned his head to Xiao Yan and said gently: "Silly girl, what are you still doing in a daze?" Since the Queen Mother has a life, don't you hurry up to receive the decree and thank you, the Queen Mother is still waiting to hear you call her the emperor's mother! ”

Xiao Yan then walked to the center of the main hall in the eyes of all the concubines with envy, jealousy and hatred, and bowed to the Queen Mother and Qianlong in a regular manner, and then with a joyful smile on her face, she opened her mouth and called "Huang Eniang". Although Xiao Yan's beautiful eyes were still a little moist, she didn't shed another tear.

The system congratulated in surprise: "The queen mother actually gave the master 30 points of thanks!" The queen mother not only covered the master, let the master call her the emperor's mother, but also gave thanks, isn't it really powerful? This thick thigh must be hugged tightly!! The master has just done a good job, and the master will be filial to the queen mother in the future, and he will definitely get the approval and favor of the queen mother! ”

Although Xiao Yan maintained a generous and decent smile on her face, she could no longer suppress her chaotic mood in her heart, and her worries and thoughts about her loved ones made Xiao Yan burst into foul language for the first time when she was so old, and yelled at the system in her heart: "Fuck you, shut up for me!" Do you think that the Queen Mother will allow me to call her the emperor's mother, and she can really replace my mother? If you're really good for me, send me home right now. Otherwise, you'll be less out there! ”