"Why didn't you tell me in advance about the emperor's coming?" Thinking of his rude appearance just now, and then thinking of the appearance of his twin sons in the emperor's arms, An Xiabai's mood was mixed, "If you had said it earlier, I might have been able to prepare early, and I wouldn't have been in a hurry like just now." ”

Mo Simin said helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but it happened suddenly, and I can't say it, the emperor was in front of you just now, I can't remind you loudly that the emperor is here, kneel down, right?" ”

That seems to be the case.

But An Xiabai still felt very uncomfortable, after all, he was really rude just now, I hope that he really doesn't take his rudeness to heart.

She sighed and immediately set about preparing the pastry.

Mo Simin helped beside her, and while she was busy, she told her what happened in the restaurant today.

"I think I'm quite capable, if I hadn't persuaded him, maybe the prince wouldn't have been able to get out now." She said proudly, "When his mood is completely calmed down, I have to ask him for some benefits." ”

Unexpectedly, the girl who used to be generous now began to become shrewd after managing the restaurant business for a few months.

An Xia Bai hooked her lips and smiled lightly, adding a little more to her liking.

In fact, in the kitchen, there are not many things that Mo Simin can help with, after all, she doesn't know much about the kitchen.

An Xiabai insisted on pulling people into the door before, just to let her give an explanation, but now after learning the ins and outs of the matter, she began to dislike people and let her go out to entertain guests.

As a result, Mo Simin was not happy: "The identities of the two people outside are so noble, I can't handle it, so I can stay and help." ”

An Xiabai smiled helplessly, and could only choose to let her come.

Because the pastry was being made for the second time, An Xiabai was relatively familiar with the process, and she quickly made a plate of pastries, put them on the plate and brought them to the gazebo in the garden.

At this time, the emperor sat in the gazebo, allowing the two young children to treat themselves as a large toy.

An Xiabai saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart: "Xiaodong Xiaoxue, don't mess around!" ”

She originally wanted to let the two children settle down, but they refused to comply, and when the words were a little heavier, they pouted, as if they were ready to cry.

The emperor was distressed and said softly: "It's okay, just mess around with them." ”

The emperor himself had no opinion, and An Xiabai naturally didn't want to say anything, so he respectfully put the pastry on the table.

"The pastries you developed with your own hands are really more exquisite than the pastries made in the imperial dining room," the emperor couldn't help but exclaim, when he was in the restaurant just now, the last piece of pastry he had eaten was cold, although the aroma was not bad, but it was always a little worse than the one that had just been served.

An Xia Bai now serves the pastry, which is like a delicacy in the world, not only the appearance is exquisite and delicious, but even the lingering aroma around it makes people can't help but move their appetites.

The emperor couldn't hold back, twisted one of the pastries and put it in his mouth to taste it, and praised it repeatedly: "It tastes good." ”

The joy on An Xiabai's face was undisguised: "To be praised by the emperor is a blessing for three lifetimes!" ”

Appetite is like a hole in the riverbank, once it is opened, it cannot be contained.

The emperor took the first piece, ate two pieces in a row, and then stopped because of the fiery gaze of the twins.

They stood up on the table, their little white faces raised, and their eyes lingered between the rest of the white and the pastry.

"They want to eat too." The emperor's heart relented, and he pushed the plate in the direction of the child.

"Lotus seeds are cold, they are still young, it is better not to eat them." An Xiabai slowly shook her head in their expectant gaze.

The twins didn't understand the meaning of her words, but the action of shaking their heads was very familiar, and they all frowned, their white and tender faces bulged into two buns, and they were about to cry again.

"Okay," An Xiabai really didn't know who the two children inherited when they were so young, but they were so shrewd, and they couldn't fight every time, "I can only eat a little bit." ”

Then she asked Mo Simin to help feed the child a little lotus seed cake.

When Lu Li came back from outside, he saw this scene.

The emperor and the crown prince sit in the gazebo and talk, while An Xiabai and Mo Simin feed the two children pastries, and the scene gives an eerie sense of harmony.

Lu Li walked quickly in front of the emperor, and was about to kneel down and salute.

The emperor's eyes were quick, and he waved his hand lightly: "No need to salute, this is your home." ”

As soon as Lu Li heard this, the expression on his face became even more complicated: "The minister didn't know that the emperor and the crown prince would come today, and if the hospitality was not considerate, he still looked at Haihan." ”

"It happened suddenly, and when I left the palace, I didn't expect to come." The Emperor smiled.

Compared with An Xiabai, the twins are usually more sticky to Lu Li, especially after Lu Li's busy day home, as long as they are awake, they will inevitably become two little tails behind Lu Li, when Lu Li came to the pavilion for the first time, they noticed his existence, raised their faces and waved their hands, babbling and talking to Lu Li as if they were greeting.

Lu Li smiled back.

The warm and harmonious appearance of their family fell in the eyes of the emperor, and they were sincerely happy in their hearts, but at the same time they were worried.

The family is so harmonious, and the children still like him so much, so is Lu Li really willing to go to the border to work for the imperial court? Will he suddenly change his mind?

The emperor desperately needed an answer, so he stood up and said slowly under the surprised eyes of everyone, "It's time for me to go back to the palace after a long time of trouble." Mrs. Lu, I think the pastries you developed taste very good, and the effect of clearing heat and lowering fire is real, I hope you will promote it more in the future, so that if I want to eat it in the future, I won't have to bother the house. ”

"Erchen will send you back." The prince also stood up.

"No, you don't." The emperor waved his hand and said, "You stay and discuss with Mrs. Lu and the others about the promotion of pastries in the future, General Lu will send me out, it just so happens that I have something to say to General Lu face to face today." ”

There was a flash of doubt in the prince's eyes, but he obediently didn't ask more, but took two steps back.

Lu Li followed the emperor out of the garden.

"General Lu, you should have heard about the Thirteenth Princess who has been in a uproar recently, right?" The Emperor spoke suddenly.

Lu Li couldn't pinch what he was thinking, nodded and said, "I've heard of it, and I ask the emperor to mourn." ”

"The matter of mourning is secondary." The Emperor said indifferently, "Compared with the mood changes, I think the most important thing at the moment is the dispute between war and peace. ”

When Fengyi Zhu was still alive, the two countries decided to form an alliance with their relatives, and they had originally discussed it well, even if it was better to choose that day for the wedding, and what kind of scale it should have on the day of the wedding, they were almost discussed, but something like this happened halfway.

Fengyi Zhu died, and he died together, as well as the marriage of the two.

"I have several daughters, and no matter how poor I am, there is still a county lord, as long as the other party is willing, I can marry them," the emperor shook his head and said helplessly. "It's a pity that they don't want another person at all, it is said that it is because the prince has seen Zhu'er's portrait and fell in love with her at first sight on the portrait, so he refuses to believe that a good beauty will die of incense, and thinks that we are cheating."

When the emperor said this, his body shook slightly with the invisible phoenix: "I don't believe that good people say no, but unfortunately, people can't be resurrected after death." ”

"The emperor's condolences." Lu Li said softly.

As if he hadn't heard anything, the emperor continued with his own words: "I originally planned to let the thirteen princesses and relatives borrow a few years of stable time so that the army could rest for a while, but the plan failed, and even completely angered the enemy country, it seems that this battle is inevitable." ”

Lu Li listened quietly until the emperor asked, "Are you still willing to fight?" ”

He knelt down on one knee and said with a respectful expression: "Return to the emperor, the minister is willing." ”

The Emperor looked stunned.

Lu Li's two children, as well as the gentle and virtuous wife, even he couldn't help but be moved when he saw it, and was he willing to give up his family and go to the border to join the army?

The Emperor couldn't believe it: "I think you need time to think about it. ”

"Don't think about it, from beginning to end, Wechen has always had the same attitude, only with a country can there be a home." Lu Li raised his face, his expression was as firm as a long sword that cut through thorns and thorns, "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, let alone the minister?" If there is a real war in the near future, the minister is willing to go to the border to serve the country. ”

At this moment, the emperor finally let go of the prejudice against Lu Li in his heart, patted him on the shoulder, and said loudly.

If the whole world is full of such bloody men, why worry about the country is not strong?

"If there is a war at the border in Japan, I will definitely give you a chance to serve," the Emperor said softly, "but before that, you should need a little time to make it clear to your family." ”

Lu Li nodded silently.

He personally sent the emperor to the door of his house, and it was not until the carriage that came to meet him arrived, and the emperor boarded the carriage and walked away, and Lu Li turned back.

At this time, in the gazebo of the garden, only Mo Simin and the crown prince, as well as the two children, were left, and An Xiabai was nowhere to be found.

"Where has my wife gone?" Lu Li asked.

Mo Simin was playing with the child, and when she heard the voice, she looked up and replied, "Xia Bai said that she went to the back kitchen to clean up her things." ”

Lu Li nodded, thanked them, and walked directly in the direction of the kitchen.

An Xia Bai was really in the kitchen.

Because the lotus seed cake was made in a relatively hasty way just now, she and Mo Simin made a little mess of the kitchen, and she was afraid that the next person would not clean it up, so she came in and did it herself.

She was busy with her work, when suddenly there was an extra person behind her, and a pair of hands around her waist.

Without looking back, An Xiabai knew who the hand around his waist belonged to: "Husband, there are still guests in the house, don't mess around." ”

"I'm not messing around." Lu Li buried his head in her neck, feeling her temperature hard, and was very reluctant. "When the emperor asked me to go out to see him off just now, he said something to me alone, do you want to hear it?"

An Xiabai glanced at him in a hurry, and said with a sneer: "Of course I want to know about my husband." ”