Chapter 88 The buns are coming, and the emperor's mother said that she wants to make a table of delicious treats
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has a child, she is going to be a mother. Xu Shutong was still in shock, she didn't even dare to think about it, she didn't want to do it before because she didn't want to bring her child into this world to suffer. It's impossible to want to now, but there are miracles in can't.
Xu Shutong burst into tears almost instantly, she was so excited that she met Xue Yinong's eyes. I saw Xue Yinong's eyes squinting, smiling like two small crescent moons, and the light in it was like melted honey, so sweet.
Xu Shutong couldn't believe it, she beckoned to Xue Yinong and said, "Come here!" Xue Yinong walked over, but was grabbed by Xu Shutong and beaten violently, "Calling you to bully people." β
Xue Yinong didn't fight back, just laughed. Xu Shutong was angry, anyway, he was so happy, and he didn't feel pain when he hit his body.
Seeing that Xue Yinong was still laughing, she pulled Xue Yinong's arm, rolled up her sleeves and took a bite, although it was not very hard, but it left two rows of tooth marks, which made Xue Yinong frown imperceptibly. Her Shutong won't have a penchant for biting when she is pregnant with a child, it's really special.
Xu Shutong asked her, "Does it hurt?" β
"Well, it's okay, it hurts a little."
"Then I'm not dreaming! I'm really going to be a mother, oh my god! Xu Shutong's hysterical screams came from the room, and she almost used the best strength in her life to almost burst Xue Yinong's eardrums.
The pity outside and the wild goose who were still assigning who would wash diapers stopped talking by the cry in the house, and they all turned their heads to look at the house.
Cherished and said: "Niangniang, is it necessary for you to kill pigs like this?" Your image is also shattered by minutes, what about the virtuous lady who said good, did you feed the pigs? β
Luo Yanxin said: "Such a strong internal force, Xu Ronghua is really a master." β
Xu Shutong's roaring voice rippled out in a circle, and the entire Rejuvenation Garden knew about it.
Xue Yinong said: "Okay, okay, don't call anymore, I know everything, okay?" If you keep yelling like this, be careful that the house will collapse. She sat down, "I know you're excited, but I'm excited too. β
Xu Shutong's face was shy, "I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm so happy because I'm finally pregnant." β
Of course, Xue Yinong didn't understand the deep meaning of her words, and she wouldn't understand that Xu Shutong's body that couldn't give birth to a child was actually pregnant, this was originally her own doing, she couldn't complain, how many people's children were buried because of her, what qualifications did she have to have children.
But people are greedy, and when they have joy and yearning, they want more.
Xue Yinong said: "You...... Do you want me to listen to the child's movements? β
"She's too young to be heard."
Xue Yinong didn't care, she leaned down and leaned her ears against Xu Shutong's stomach, closed her eyes and listened very carefully, she must be able to listen to something.
She listened so earnestly that it was simply touching. Xu Shutong's hand touched her thick and warm hair, and gently touched her head one by one. Asked softly, "What did you hear?" β
"I heard that, and she said I was cute."
Xu Shutong snorted and laughed, "Would a child say such a thing?" If you want to say that you think I'm good-looking, I'm already fascinated by me! β
The two parents-to-be kept arguing about these unfounded words, and they were very happy. Xue Yinong said: "I told the courtiers today that I would have a day off tomorrow, and I plan to hold a small banquet for Xiao Jieyu to celebrate, now it's okay, we also have children, it's time to hold a big one, invite everyone over, let's eat and drink as a family, I want to cook myself and welcome our children." "Yes, it's just a little red flag with a pair of small flower pants.
Cun Xi and Luo Yan have been outside, and after finishing speaking, they thought that the two people inside must be whispering, and they plan to eavesdrop. Although Luo Yan thought so in her heart, she didn't do it. Cun Xi thought of where to do it, and directly dragged the wild goose in, the two of them were light and cautious, and when they saw that the two of them were not paying attention, they hid directly behind the two doors on the left and right.
Just heard Xue Yinong say very solemnly that he wanted to cook, and the two of them sneered at each other very tacitly across the door panel, expressing distrust. Fortunately, the two didn't notice that there were two more people in the house.
Xu Shutong asked, "Will you do it?" Do you want me to give you a hand? β
"No, it's only when you do it yourself is sincere."
Xu Shutong is already ready, waiting for tomorrow to eat a burnt meal, burnt dishes, and it is best to prepare some snacks.
"Then you should go and hire someone sooner, don't they all have something to do."
"yes!" Xue Yinong straightened up and shouted, "Falling geese." She shouted at the door.
Luo Yan habitually agreed, "Your Majesty, the slave is here." The voice came from behind the door, and Luo Yan felt bad as soon as he answered. Sure enough, Xue Yinong's face turned red, and someone was eavesdropping behind the door panel. Luo Yan knew that Xue Yinong had found out, so she had to walk out slowly and explain two sentences, "The slave wiped the door panel, I don't want to disturb the emperor, I just came in, what did you all say......"
It's too pretended.
Behind the other door, I can't hold out. Xu Shutong stared at the door and shouted, "Ah, the emperor is not good, your pants have fallen off, your white thighs are ......"
Before the words could be spoken, Cun regret came out, "Where, where......"
Xue Yinong: "......" is a typical ill-intentioned and indecent person.
Cun Xi muttered: "The little lord is a liar. β
"Somebody has to be fooled. Now that everyone is here, you also know what the emperor said just now, quickly send people to the gardens to invite them, the queen mother, the queen, the Sujin Imperial Mansion outside the palace, call everyone over to be lively, what do you mean, the emperor? β
"Just do as you say."
Xu Shutong instructed: "Just do what I just said." Someone was sent outside, so you two don't have to make another trip. β
The two agreed to go and found a helper by the way. Each is busy.
Let's say that the Queen Mother got the news of Xu Shutong's pregnancy, and she was drinking tea at this time, and she didn't hear it clearly for a while, so she couldn't help but ask again, "Are you really pregnant?" β
Xiaodouzi said with certainty: "I'm pregnant, everyone says so, Imperial Doctor Lin has also seen it in the past, and now he is frying fetal pills!" The emperor was very happy, saying that he would personally cook tomorrow and invite the queen mother to have a meal to celebrate the little princes. β
Akira! The tea bowl in the queen mother's hand fell directly to the ground, splashing the water, she laughed twice, looked at the broken porcelain on the ground, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's rare that he has filial piety, and it is indeed a happy event to be a father for the first time." β
Xiaodouzi looked at the insincere smile of the Queen Mother, and understood how much the Queen Mother gritted her teeth in her heart.
"It's just that the emperor is doing big things after all, is he okay with cooking? It's better to let the people below do this kind of thing, why bother to do it yourself. β
Xiaodouzi replied: "This is the emperor's heart!" But the Queen Mother, let's pay attention, in case the emperor doesn't do well, don't go hungry, it's better to prepare some snacks. The Queen Mother agreed, but she was going to see Xu Shutong tomorrow, and she really wanted to take a kitchen knife and kill her.
This demon girl who has brought disaster to the country and the people is now a scourge to Xue Yinong, and she has brought the demon son. This harem is going to be unpeaceful again, and this time nothing can stop Xu Shutong's pace, the mother is more precious than the son.
But the Queen Mother didn't give up, it's not that it's not the end yet.
In the rest of the palace, Yu Shiyou heard the news, and it was calm, what should she do, anyway, she is also the queen.
Li Tong was very envious.
Xiao Fang's place, Zhigen, Zhixuan are extremely worried, Xu Shutong's pregnancy is really not timely, if it can be a little later, maybe it will be better. Isn't it obvious that he is coming over to share the favor with his little master?
"Little Lord, what do you think we should do?"
Xiao Fang didn't care about this, "The emperor's kindness to us has been beyond my expectations, and it would be greedy if I asked for more." You and I both understand that this kid is not his after all, he can do so much, it is his generosity and kindness, we don't want to inch in, I don't know what to do. She doesn't have any desire to compete for favor, she just wants her child to be born safely and grow up happily. Of course, she knew that these could even turn into extravagant hopes.
The two girls stopped talking.
He Sixian also heard some news there, for her, this is simply a 'bolt from the blue', which makes her situation worse, originally a Xiao Fang is enough to annoy people, and now that enemy Xu Shutong is also on her head, she has a child, and she is going to be promoted again, and the distance between her and them is constantly increasing.
"Could it be that the Queen Mother just watched Xu Shutong sit big?"
The girls don't know how to answer their masters.
Someone outside came in to spread the word that the girl had arrived. He Sixian straightened her clothes and asked people to invite Luo Yan in, she was curious about what Luo Yan was doing here with her?
Luo Yan asked He Sixian to ask An Bi and explained his intention, "The emperor asked the little lord to attend a luncheon in the splendid palace tomorrow." β
Is this to invite her to dinner? Good signs, "Do you invite me alone, or do you invite all the other concubines." β
Luo Yan said lightly: "Naturally, it is the same. β
He Sixian's little joy just now disappeared quickly, and she said: "Miss Xie Luoyan specially came to tell me, I don't know what the emperor is inviting me for?" β
"The little lord generally knows that the emperor has two emperors, and the emperor is very happy, and he wants to celebrate with everyone and make everyone happy."
It turned out that this was to show off. He Sixian smiled: "Yes, the emperor has many sons and grandchildren, and he should participate." Luo Yan doesn't care whether her compliments are true or not, anyway, just bring the words.
"Well, the slave maid still has something to do for the time being, so I won't delay here anymore, and the slave and maid will leave."
He Sixian asked Peony to send the goose out. When Peony came back after going out, he saw He Sixian sitting, in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking again.
"Little Lord."
"I was grounded to get those sluts, otherwise how would it be their turn to get their scenery, but it doesn't matter, this struggle has just begun, running in front does not mean that you can run to the end, the world is changing, as the so-called: people have good fortune and bad luck. There will always be a day when I will come out of the blue, wait and see, I will not give up. "It's still a question of whether a child can be born, isn't it?
In the afternoon of the same day, Xue Yinong finished the recital, and he got busy working alone, preparing materials for tomorrow's lunch. Xu Shutong tried his best to help, but was rejected by Xue Yinong.
"You just got pregnant with a child, pay attention to everything, let's rest!" She was busy in the small kitchen by herself, and Xu Shutong came a few times, but she was driven away, so she had no choice but to find something to do by herself. If you have a child, it is better to make some children's clothes early. Xu Shutong found something to do.
The next day, everyone came over in advance, wanting to get a glimpse of Xue Yinong's movements. And they all prepared some snacks in their hands, and took advantage of each other's inattention, so they took two bites into their mouths first.
Obviously, everyone is preparing for the worst. The emperor has never been in the kitchen, and if the things she makes can be delicious, then it is called a ghost.
After the Queen Mother, the Emperor Taishang, and the Empress Dowager He came over, everyone was slightly restrained. I have seen each other and waited for Xue Yinong to serve the food.
Xue Yinong was extremely busy today, so he came over from the kitchen to take a look, arranged for everyone to sit down, and left the position of the head to the three elders, and arranged Yu Shiyou and others on the left and right.
Everyone saw that she was in good spirits, and they were embarrassed to ask her not to do it.
Xue Yinong smiled and said, "Everyone wait, it will be served immediately." She turned around, but there were a few cooked dishes, cut beef, meat, preserved eggs, boiled peanuts, vinegared cucumbers, and snow-white garlic paste.
There is a smell wafting out, but they are all cautious people, and they are determined not to be the first to eat. Everyone looked at each other with their eyes, and the meaning was obvious: Eat, you are eating.
Who is so bold that they are afraid that they will not be able to eat it, in case the salt and sugar in it are not divided, or it falls into the salt can, what will they do?
The Queen Mother hesitated slightly, took the chopsticks and looked left and right, "The mourning family is old, and these things don't seem to be able to chew." She put down her chopsticks, and no one was willing to do it first.
When Li Tong saw this, he confessed and said, "It's better for the concubine to come, the concubine is also hungry." As soon as she raised her chopsticks, a new dish came up, but it was fried green peppers with large intestines, and she directly found a steaming dish to eat.
From the time she picked up the vegetables to the time she put them in her mouth, in the eyes of everyone, it was all slow motion, Li Tong chewed and chewed, for everyone, that time was like kraft candy, one minute can be broken into two minutes. Finally, she finished chewing and swallowing, and the Queen Mother asked nervously, "How does it taste?" β
"Back to the Queen Mother's words." Li Tong smiled, "It's delicious!" β
"Oh, since it's delicious, let's eat some?"
Everyone moved their chopsticks slowly, thinking it was still good, among them, a few of them had really cooked, but there were also mouths that were raised.
Everyone ate and had something to drink. Liquor, fruit juice, wine are very common, Xue Dingshan poured a small cup and drank it alone, but fruit juice is rare, they are all mashed, grinding out delicate and viscous juice, everyone drinks it, and feels quite strange.
"This isn't a bar?"
Xue Yinong happened to come over, and when he saw someone asking, he replied: "No, no, it's good for your body to drink more of this." Pregnant women should not drink alcohol. After that, many dishes were served, such as stewed crucian carp with wolfberry, lotus tofu soup, fried beans with green peppers, stewed chicken with chestnut, gastrodia mushroom soup, fried carrots with fungus, and countless others.
Everyone's eyes are spent.
Xue Dingshan took a sip of old wine and beckoned Xue Yinong to sit down. "Yi Nong, you also sit down, don't be busy, there is enough to eat here." Xue Yinong did not shirk, and sat down opposite Yu Shiyou, and her next head was Xu Shutong.
Xu Shunong pulled the hem of Xue Yinong's clothes below, Xue Yinong glanced at her suspiciously, but saw Xu Shunong's eyes looking down, Xue Yinong looked down, but it was Xu Shunong who gave her a thumbs up.
Xue Yinong smiled and moved his chopsticks. Xue Dingshan insisted that she accompany her for a few drinks, and it was boring to drink alone.
Empress Dowager He persuaded several times, "You are not in good health, so you should drink less." β
Although Xue Dingshan felt the kindness, he still frowned and said: "I know, you don't say a word, but I drank a small cup, I used to drink two catties fine." β
Empress Dowager He wants to say that you are not as good as before, but she is afraid of ruining Xue Dingshan's face, and they are all juniors here, so she won't talk about it.
Xue Yinong saw the opportunity and asked, "Isn't my father's health very good?" β
"It's nothing, your queen mother is making a fuss."
Empress Dowager He couldn't help but say a few words, "Where is the concubine making a fuss, the imperial doctor didn't say it, you have to rest and raise." β
"They, hmph, will exaggerate the facts." Xue Dingshan said a little stubbornly, but his body knows that the older he gets, the more he can't bear it, although he refuses to accept the old age and makes many concubines in the house, but the strength has passed, and his body has collapsed a lot. I didn't dare to say it in front of the child, so I had to be awkward.
Xue Yinong smiled in his heart, the old man is not admitting defeat, and the man has a good face. She sandwiched some dishes for Xue Dingshan, "Father, the queen mother is right, if you are sick, you should see it, it is useless to avoid medical treatment, I also hope that you will live a long life, see your little grandson grow up, get married and have children." β
Xue Dingshan muttered, "It's not as strict as your mother said, it's just that I've been weak recently, and I haven't exercised for a long time." He naturally refused to say that it was consumed in the rouge team, those young people, tossing up, where could he handle it, at first he could cope with it for a while, but later found that his body was getting worse and worse. He expected that there were many beauties in Xue Yinong's harem, and he was afraid that he would not know how to control and maintain his body, so he mentioned a few words.
Xue Yinong agreed one by one and didn't say anything. Xu Shutong is very strict in managing this part, and he has to report to her when he goes to play a little bit, so as not to know, and he will be sad and jealous again.
Although she is young, she is not a greedy person, she has affection, but it is not too much, and she is raised very well by Xu Shutong.
At the dinner table, there are some things that are not easy to say, and after eating, the father and son sit together and gossip. Xue Dingshan has always been very strict with his children, seeing Xue Yinong grow up so much, and she has a beautiful face, decent manners, two eyes are full of energy, a little more open than before, more talkative, gentle words, and secretly happy in her heart.
praised her for handling the affairs of the court very well, "I am getting more and more like being the emperor, but I can't be proud, I must continue to maintain it." β
Xue Yinong said: "Thank you for your teaching." β
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, after all, there are some things you haven't done very comprehensively, when are you going to go to the queen? Although Prime Minister Yu Cheng said that he was old, his protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials were all over the world, and he was a model of civil servants. Guogong Mansion, General's Mansion, all of them will be your reliance in the future, your father is old, someone will always lead the troops to fight for you, Li Yi is still familiar with me, he is a good person, what do you think of his daughter, and don't spoil the big things of the previous dynasty because of the small things in the harem. He intended to instruct Xue Yinong, don't patronize his hobbies, Xu Shutong or Xiao Fang have no one behind them, but Yu Shiyou and Li Tong are different, one is the granddaughter of the former prime minister, the other is the general's daughter, and the value is different. It's a great way to help your career.
These words are a father's heart-wrenching words to his child, Xue Yinong did not immediately refute to hurt Xue Dingshan's heart, she said: "Erchen understands. β
However, she may not think like this in her heart, for fear that she will disobey her father by speaking out, and that the old man will worry that she will not be able to do things and will be immature. But private is private, public is public, it is difficult to distinguish between it is true, but not distinguishing between public and private will hurt many people, including yourself.
A person who can even give up his own happiness in order to consolidate the imperial power may be a good emperor, but he is not happy.
What's the use of having more and not being happy?
What's more, whether to favor the queen and Li Meiren or not, that is her private matter, and she doesn't like people to talk about it.
If she has to do that to make her country permanent, it just shows how weak she is.
Relying on people can't fundamentally solve the problem, you still have to be strong yourself! All the problems are on herself, and she believes that she will do it slowly.
Xue Dingshan mentioned Xue Wan's divorce again, "She is not young, but she has not yet been decided, which really worries her father, you are her imperial brother, worry about her, your mother and I have already selected a few candidates for her, such as Yu Shiqing, the grandson of Prime Minister Yu, Li Lin, the son of General Li Yi, you also see what good candidates are in the court, everyone totals." β
He said this as a matter of course, of course he is the head of the feudal society, and the parents are naturally in charge of the marriage of his children, so he does not feel that he is too much, but he feels that he cares very much.
Xue Yinong doesn't like this, and her character doesn't like to meddle. "Is this something to be said when we come back?"
"Where she is, I don't know now, where I can find it, even if I ask her opinion, she didn't shirk it once, saying that she was still young and didn't want to get married, and those younger than her became the mother of several children." Xue Dingshan is very precious to the children of those eunuchs.
"Since I don't want to marry now, it's useless to force her, but it makes her unhappy, so why bother? Erchen means to wait until she comes back, even if she can't get married, with me, the royal brother, I won't let her suffer the slightest grievance. β
Xue Dingshan only felt that this was nonsense, how could there be a daughter who would not marry, it was incredible, but gradually leaving the present, it was useless to say anything, but it was in vain.
"I naturally know that you spoil your sister, but there is a limit to petting, and it doesn't look like a girl anymore, I sometimes think it's good if you fall off."
For his nagging and complaining, Xue Yinong accepted it with a smile.
After the meal, the women's family also sat in a bunch. Everyone said some gossip after dinner, the queen mother is the elder here, and praised Xu Shutong's hard work at the moment, "You all should also learn from Xu Ronghua, and do a lot for the royal family, don't be modest." β
She expected that Xu Shutong was pregnant, and Xue Yinong's side would be empty, and at this time, people happened to come over, men were always impatient and lonely, and the queen mother was just smiling.
The Queen Mother said happily, but the face of the Queen Mother was not very good. The Queen Mother said to her: "Sister, you also say a few words, it's rare to be a mother-in-law, how can you do it without squeaking." β