The rooster crows three times, ushering in a new dawn, Jing Ning is lying on the big bed in the room, looking at the distant sky, little by little, from black to faded starlight, to blue sunrise.

Get up in the morning, dress up, wear a jade Luo skirt, a pair of snow satin moire riding boots, comb a simple falling horse bun, and pull a plain silver hairpin.

Today is the birthday of the mother, in the past, in Danxiang, at this time, Jingning is going to get together with the family, sing and dance, and celebrate the birthday of the mother. But now, the mother concubine is long gone, her sister is trapped in Wu Zhu's palace, her brother is missing, and her father's life and death are unknown.

But no matter what, this day is a good day in Jing Ning's heart. Although the mother concubine is not around, no one has seen her death with their own eyes, there is no bad news, maybe it is good news, and it is not right to be depressed first.

Push open the door and go all the way to the kitchen, mix the noodles, knead the cake, apply flour, and steam the cake...... A series of actions in one go, I haven't done this for a long time, looking at the pinched fragrant cakes vividly displayed in front of him one by one, Jing Ning suddenly thought, it would be nice if her sister was here.

When Feng Yanhao heard the movement, he saw Jing Ning sitting on a small bench, wearing an apron on his body, with flour on his hands, supporting his forehead, frowning, and looking unhappy.

"What's wrong? Dress yourself up like this......" Feng Yanhao looked at Jing Ning and asked.

Jing Ning was intoxicated with the joy of the past and couldn't extricate himself, when he heard Feng Yanhao ask, he immediately raised his head, thinking of Feng Yanhao's words, and looked at himself unconsciously, and then said with some embarrassment: "Today is my mother's birthday, I used to be in the palace, at this time, we all have to have a good time, but now...... Although I don't know if Concubine Lu Dao is still there, whether it's okay or not, but this day is a day worth remembering and celebrating after all, so I made some fragrant cakes. ”

When Feng Yanhao heard Jing Ning say this, he walked in, looked at the fragrant cakes on the table, and said, "You made all this?" ”

Jing Ning looked at Feng Yanhao and nodded hesitantly: "Hmm." In the past, my mother liked fragrant cakes the most, and my sister and I learned to make fragrant cakes from the chef uncle in the imperial dining room, which not only changed its appearance, but also added the taste that my mother liked. ”

Feng Yanhao looked at Jing Ning when she said these words, her radiant appearance, and suddenly, it seemed that she had followed her back to the old time. It's just that his mother didn't care about him at that time, what she cared about was the emperor's favor, her own status, and perhaps, the one named Liu Yingjun......

"What's wrong with you? Not happy? Jing Ning said to himself, and when he looked up, he saw Feng Yanhao's expression, a melancholy look, telling his thoughts, Jing Ning couldn't help asking.

Feng Yanhao was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "No, it's just that when my mother celebrated her birthday, I was never by her side......"

"You ......" Jing Ning was a little puzzled, Wu Zhu's customs, don't you have to hold a banquet when you encounter such a thing, why is it the queen's birthday, but the crown prince is not around? This is so counterintuitive.

Looking at Jing Ning's questioning expression, Feng Yanhao pinned his face to the side, spread out the memories of the past, and told the reason for the incident.

"I was sent to study in the academy since I was a child, at first, I was not the crown prince, but in order for me to be good enough, my mother sent me to an old gentleman's house outside the imperial city, that gentleman is a very famous teacher, strict requirements, I happened to meet a stupid student like me, and I couldn't complete the task he gave him, so I was always punished, and my mother's birthday was delayed every year."

Jing Ning listened to Feng Yanhao's words, blinked his eyes, and his mood fell with his words, but in a blink of an eye, Jing Ning returned to a sunny state of mind, and said to Feng Yanhao with a smile: "That's ...... I'll invite you to eat fragrant cakes today, okay? ”

As he was talking, Jing Ning glanced at the water leak clock next to him, it was time to boil the pot, lined his hands with a rag, Jing Ning lifted the cage drawer, and a sweet fragrance penetrated into his nostrils, and immediately hooked out the worms.

"Wow, it smells so good." Feng Yanhao looked at a good-looking fragrant cake in the cage drawer, and couldn't help but praise.

"That's natural, this is the only trump card cake in Danxiang Country, except for me, only my sister has it." Jing Ning heard Feng Yanhao's admiration, and became more and more proud.

"Really?" Feng Yanhao reached out and grabbed a piece of fragrant cake, and said, "Then I want to taste it, if it's not delicious, you not only smashed your own golden signboard, but also smashed your Danxiang fragrant cake signboard into it." ”

As he spoke, Feng Yanhao took a big bite of the crystal clear fragrant cake.

Jing Ning looked at him expectantly and asked, "How is it, how ......is it?"

Seeing Feng Yanhao's wrinkled face, Jing Ning suddenly lost confidence and looked at Feng Yanhao worriedly: "Could it be ...... Is it really hard to eat? ”

Feng Yanhao looked at Jing Ning and nodded hard, Jing Ning saw him like this, tears suddenly gathered in his eyes: "Impossible, this is the concubine's favorite fragrant cake, how can it be unpalatable......"

Stretched out his hand to grab a piece of fragrant cake, Jing Ning took a bite with tears, the fragrant and glutinous fragrant cake, melted in the mouth, sweet but not greasy, intriguing taste, after swallowing, the teeth and cheeks were fragrant, and it also brought out a fragrance of lotus leaves, which was clearly delicious, why was it unpalatable when it arrived at Feng Yanhao?

"It's delicious, how can you ......" Jing Ning turned his head to look at Feng Yanhao, and was about to ask him, but saw him holding his throat with his hand, looking uncomfortable: "You, what's wrong with you?" ”

Finally swallowing that big mouthful of fragrant cake, Feng Yanhao finally opened his mouth with difficulty: "I, I ate too quickly, I got stuck in my throat, and I always felt that I couldn't get ......."

Jing Ning burst into tears and laughed, pointed at him and said, "Look at you, where is you like a royal prince, actually gobbling up, halu haha......"

Feng Yanhao blushed in one sentence: "I'm just curious about why this fragrant cake is so fragrant, and I was in a hurry to eat it for a while, is it so funny?" ”

Jing Ning nodded without fear of death: "Mmmmmm, you don't know how ridiculous your appearance was just now, you really haven't eaten fragrant cakes!" ”

Seeing Jing Ning smiling so seriously, Feng Yanhao's eyes suddenly stared at her and couldn't walk. With heavy breathing and blazing eyes, Jing Ning stopped smiling all of a sudden, staring at Feng Yanhao blankly, holding his breath, not knowing what to do.

"I ...... Ah, the fragrant cake must be opened, otherwise it will stick together later! Jing Ning stood up uncomfortably suddenly, and some stiff and meaningless explanations made the panic in her heart clear.

Reaching out and quickly flipping the fragrant cake, Jing Ning put his hot fingers to his mouth from time to time and blew them, and occasionally pinched his ears from time to time, such a cute action made Feng Yanhao feel that his behavior was such a bad scenery.

Standing up, Feng Yanhao took a few steps back, looked at Jing Ning's busy little figure, and felt in his heart that such a picture was warm and beautiful, better than the brocade clothes and jade food in the palace.

The beans in the pot were cooked, exuding an attractive fragrance, Jing Ning was busy stirring the steamed fragrant cake over there, and put a new cage of fragrant cakes on the cage grate.

The viscous bean porridge was mixed with a lot of grains, and the color of the flowers was very beautiful, but it made Feng Yanhao lose his appetite, and when he looked at the porridge, he inexplicably remembered a metaphor in his heart, but he was embarrassed to say it.

When Jing Ning came to see it after he was busy, he saw that the porridge was already cooked, so he smiled and put a small bowl with a spoon and said, "Nuo, how about you taste it?" ”

Feng Yanhao took the bowl, but he didn't mean to eat it, seeing a small bowl of porridge colorful and shining with an attractive luster, he couldn't swallow it.

"This porridge is a characteristic of our Danxiang country, more than ten kinds of grains are mixed together, and the porridge cooked is rich in grain aroma and particularly delicious. Moreover, I also added lotus seeds, wolfberries, longan, walnuts, as well as rock sugar and honey to it, sweet and nourishing, you try? ”

Jing Ning turned his face and looked at Feng Yanhao's eyes shining, as if there was magic, Feng Yanhao actually picked up a spoon and scooped up the porridge at her instigation, and ate it carefully.

The strong grain fragrance, mixed with the slight bitterness of lotus seeds, the mellow fragrance of walnuts, the softness of wolfberry, the wonder of longan, coupled with the sweetness of the silk, the faint cool breath, eat in the mouth, brew in the whole mouth, swallow slowly, in exchange for the satisfaction of the whole body, it is really special!

"It's warm and delicious." Feng Yanhao commented pertinently, this kind of taste should be the best taste he has ever tasted.

When Jing Ning heard him say this, he smiled sweetly and said, "I know the Dao, I know the Dao...... My mother has always liked this taste, how could I forget it? So, my porridge must be particularly delicious. ”

When such words came out, rippling in Feng Yanhao's ears, like a warm gust of wind, sweeping away all the unhappiness, no worries, relaxed, such Jing Ning is the real princess of Danxiang Kingdom, Feng Yanhao thought.

When the steaming fragrant cake and the boiled rotten bean porridge were served together, Feng Yanhao had already had a great appetite and was ready to start. However, when he picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, Jing Ning stopped him in a bad way: "Don't worry, look at this ......"

A jar of wine was held, and as soon as it was opened, there was a pure aroma, and Feng Yanhao said in surprise: "There is still wine, where did it come from?" ”

Jing Ning blinked mischievously and said with a smile: "In such a vassal and elegant house, there must be a vassal and elegant master, with wine and poetry, this is not a strange thing!" ”

Feng Yanhao smiled when he heard this, poured a full glass of wine, and raised his glass and said: "Then I will toast you first, thank you for your fragrant cakes, bean porridge, good wine, and qualifications to participate in this birthday banquet." ”

Raise your head and pour it, a good glass of wine is worth a thousand words, and an empty wine glass is the most genuine thanks. Jing Ning smiled and raised the cup in his hand, and there was no wine left.