On November 14, the twelfth year of Xiantong, the sun rose in the east, and the bright sunshine covered every corner of Daming Palace. The winter sun does not carry the slightest temperature, but makes the cold in the air more intense.

Li Bao stood under the eaves of the corridor in the Jinluan Palace, looking up at the ice skates hanging on the corners of the eaves. Because the snow melts into water, but because the temperature is too low, it is immediately frozen, and it grows slowly like bamboo shoots after rain.

Hu Sanbao stood behind Li Bao, shrunk his head, his hands in his sleeves, he accidentally caught a cold when he slept last night, and his nose sometimes "snorted" to suck back the snot that flowed out. Because his nose was blocked, he had to breathe through his mouth.

Originally, after many days of busyness, Li Bao completed all the cakes and dance choreography drawings to be presented last night. After breakfast today, I plan to enjoy the snow scene, so as to pass the time, and at noon, I will go to the Lin De Hall to congratulate my father Li Yi on his birthday. But Hu Sanbao was behind him, and the sound of "snorting, snorting" breathing, mixed with the sound of "snorting, snorting" from time to time, stunned Li Bao's leisure elegance and destruction.

Li Bao also told Hu Sanbao to go back and rest. But Hu Sanbao looked like a loyal servant, and he didn't want to go back to the house to say anything, and he was determined that someone around Lang Jun must follow him. Looking at Hu Sanbao's appearance, Li Bao couldn't bear to see this little loyal servant accompany him to the cold wind in winter, so he waved back to the house.

Ling'er was sent by Li Bao to Qinghui Pavilion early in the morning, which was the residence of Li Bao's sister Li Ying, Princess Changning, and Ling'er went there to ask Princess Changning when she was going to go to Linde Hall to congratulate her father Li Yi on his birthday.

Wang Jieyu lived in Qinghui Pavilion before her death, where Princess Changning, Li Bao and Li Yi were born, and later after Wang Jieyu died, Li Yi thanked Wang Jieyu for giving birth to two sons and a daughter for him, and posthumously presented Wang Jieyu as a concubine.

With Concubine De's mourning, it is enough to ensure that Li Bao and Princess Changning live comfortably in Daming Palace. In the same year, Princess Changning was twelve years old, and the sisters and brothers were getting older, so Li Yi ordered to give Qinghui Pavilion to Princess Changning to live in. As for Li Bao, in view of the fact that the prince and queen were going to move to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion to live, Li Luo ordered Li Bao to live temporarily in the Jinluan Palace.

As soon as Li Bao returned to the outer hall and sat down, Ling'er came back and saw Li Bao drinking tea in the outer hall. Hurriedly saluted Li Bao, "Lang Jun, the slave has already returned to the noble lord of Changning, and the noble lord said that she Shen Shizheng (15:00) went to the Lin De Palace. The lord also asked Lang Jun what gifts he had prepared for the official family, but the slave remembered Lang Jun's instructions and did not tell your lord. ”

"Well, I see, you can go down and rest first." Ling'er blessed again, and then went down to rest.

Li Bao asked Hu Sanbao to pass Zheng Ah Li in, and after a while, Zheng Ah Li came to the outer hall and saluted Li Bao, "Lang Jun called the slave family in, I don't know what happened?" ”

"I summoned you to ask if the cake is now packaged. And have you looked carefully before boxing, and you must not make a mistake, otherwise this dedication will definitely lose points. ”

"Lang Jun relax, the slave family has carefully looked at it before loading the box, the packaging box is specially made by the Xuanhui Academy, exquisite and elegant, and will definitely not lose points for the cake, and the cake has been placed outdoors according to Lang Jun's instructions since it was done."

The cream made by Li Bao is made from fresh milk, Li Bao is afraid that the cream is not tolerant, fortunately in this cold winter season, the temperature is below zero, which ensures that the cake can always be at a low temperature, and the cream will not melt. Li Bao listened to Zheng Ah Li's reply, felt a lot more relieved, and waved her to retreat.

Today's dedication is Li Bao's first step to change his fate after ten years of low-key forbearance, so it is inevitable that he will be nervous, and the two major chips he has prepared are ready. Just wait for the evening to be sent out, to see if his father Li Yi likes it.

Li Bao was nervous in his heart, afraid that he was too nervous and leaked in front of Hu Sanbao and Ling'er, which would make them laugh. So I went back to the study to read, and I didn't read a few words for a long time with the book, and it was easy to stay up until noon. After lunch, Li Bao thought that it was not a way to be nervous like this, so he went to take a nap, Ling'er and Hu Sanbao both noticed Li Bao's abnormality, but they didn't know how to comfort Li Bao, so they could only be anxious.

Li Bao was in a daze on the bed and didn't know how long he had been asleep, when he heard Ling'er come to tell him to get up, and as soon as Ling'er screamed, he got up. It scared Ling'er, Li Bao looked at Ling'er's surprised appearance, and he also blamed himself in his heart, complaining that his quality was too poor, and he just went to offer treasures in front of the emperor today, so there was no need to make himself nervous. As a traverser, can you still fall into your own momentum in front of these natives?

Thinking about it like this, the tension in my heart was reduced a lot. Smiled at Ling'er, "I'm sorry, Ling'er, I'm a little too nervous today, I scared you." You okay? ”

"Lang Jun didn't compensate the slave, he really tortured the slave. Lang Jun has something on his mind, the slave is incompetent, and he can't solve Lang Jun's worries. The slave can only persuade Lang Jun to relax, even if the slave can't relieve Lang Jun's worries, but the slave can share some sorrows for Lang Jun, hoping that Lang Jun will not treat the slave as an outsider. After speaking, he opened his eyes and looked directly at Li Bao.

"Ling'er, don't worry about me, I'm fine, the reason why I'm nervous today is because I take the cake to my father too seriously. Now that I think about it, I don't need to be so nervous, after all, as long as I want to do it in this palace, there is nothing I can't do.

So I'm not nervous now, you go fetch water and groom me, and we should also go to the Lin De Palace. Ling'er went to fetch water according to her words, Li Bao went out after combing up, and because Hu Sanbao had a cold, Li Bao took Ling'er to Linde Hall for a banquet.

Ling'er carried the food box, the music and dance choreography Li Bao took it himself, the master and servant walked to the Lin De Palace, because of the official's birthday, the Daming Palace was arranged everywhere lively, the red lanterns, the corridor was wrapped with exquisite silk and satin. Many palace people wear red and green. Ling'er was infected by this atmosphere, chattering along the way, and Ling'er's girlish heart brought Li Bao's mood up a lot. Since the Lin De Hall was located in the southwest direction of the Jinluan Palace, it was very close, and the two of them did not have to walk long to arrive.

There are corridors around the Lin De Palace, and four doors are opened on all sides of the wall, and only the tall eaves of the Lin De Hall can be seen from the outside, Li Bao saw that Princess Changning had not yet come, so he and Ling'er waited at the entrance of the wall. At this time, officials wearing various costumes gathered in front of the Lin De Hall from all directions. At the entrance, there was a special Jin Wu with a roster roll call, and at the same time, there were also attendants of the Xuanhui Yuan at the entrance to register the birthday gifts offered by the officials for the official royal view.

After waiting for a while, Ling'er told Li Bao that Princess Changning's sedan chair came from not far away. Li Bao followed the direction pointed by Ling'er, and sure enough, he saw a bright girl sitting in a simple sedan chair carried by the two of them. As a princess, walking in the palace can be a sedan chair, and Li Bao can also do it, but he feels that it is really unnecessary to sit in a sedan chair at this distance.

Princess Changning came to Li Bao, Ling'er saluted the princess, and then retreated behind Li Bao, and the palace people around Changning also saluted like Li Bao. Then Li Baocai stepped forward to greet his sister. Li Ying wore a white skirt, richly decorated, and beaded all over her head. A scarf of fiery red fox fur around her neck reflected her fairer complexion and smooth forehead. is full of youthful vitality, and his appearance is somewhat similar to his mother Wang Defei.

Li Ying came up and took Li Bao's hand, and said with concern: "Why is Liulang dressed so thinly, isn't it cold?" Ling'er doesn't know how to add an extra piece of clothing to your master? ”

"Sister, don't blame Ling'er, it's because I don't want to wear more clothes, I wear too much bloated and cumbersome. Ling'er takes care of me very dedicatedly, my body is strong, and I am not afraid of the cold. You see, my hands are not cold at all. By the way, is Hachiro okay? Recently, I have been busy preparing a birthday gift for my father, so I didn't go to Qinghui Pavilion to greet my sister, and please don't blame my sister! Ling'er listened to Li Bao's words to protect herself, and looked at Li Bao gratefully for a second, her heart was full of sweetness.

"You heartless guy, you can't think of your sister when you're busy. Hachiro is very good, he has grown a lot recently, but he is too young, only three years old, so he didn't bring him, and there is a nurse to take care of him, don't worry. By the way, what was your gift for your father? I asked Ling'er, but this girl was silent and didn't say anything. Show me what a treasure it is. ”

Li Bao looked at Li Ying's eyes full of curiosity, and smiled secretly in his heart, curiosity kills cats, women are always gossip animals. However, there is no need to hide it when you get here, just tell her, Li Ying, secretly opened the lid of the food box and took a look, and immediately gave Li Bao a thumbs up, "Why do you always have so many ingenuity?" Once upon a time, when your mother was alive, you made so many delicacies, and you also helped your mother win the favor of many fathers. Could it be true, as Aunt Liang said, you are really the stars in the sky, you cook so deliciously, you are not a kitchen god, right? ”

Li Bao smiled bitterly and said to Li Ying, "Sister, don't talk nonsense, saying the wrong thing in this palace will kill people." When Li Ying heard this, she immediately fell silent, looked around, and found that no one was paying attention to her side, so she calmed down.

Li Bao saw that it was not too early, so he walked towards the entrance with Li Ying, and when he walked to the door, Jin Wuwei took a roll call on the roster.

The two eunuchs of the Xuanhui Academy, looking at the sisters and brothers, asked: "Your lord Langjun is polite, I don't know what treasures the two nobles have to offer to the official family today?" Li Yingjin presented a jade plate of mutton fat jade, Li Bao handed over the music and dance choreography map, and the two eunuchs saw that Li Bao sent a picture of a lady, and it didn't look like a famous handwriting. Immediately despised him a little, and said to the registered eunuch, "The fifth daughter of the emperor, Princess Changning, presented a precious mutton fat jade plate, and the sixth prince presented an ordinary lady. ”

Let's put Li Bao's compilation map in the corner of the warehouse at will. Li Ying's mutton fat jade plate was carefully placed on a Bogu shelf. Li Bao has long been surprised by the behavior of these eunuchs who look down on people. Inside the door, the state banquet hall, which is unique in Chinese history, is presented in front of them.

…………………………………………………………

PS: Ask for tickets, collect!