"Why do you like rock sugar gourds the most?"

"Because my family was very poor when I was a child, I couldn't afford to eat these things, so when I grew up, I could earn my own money, and when I wanted to eat, I would buy it." Nangong said with tears in his eyes and a smile.

Shu Yao saw her with tears in her eyes, so she stepped forward and hugged her, "In the future, I will make you a lot of rock sugar gourds and eat them until you vomit." ”

Nangong smiled and said softly.

That night, Shu Yao slept with Nangong Tilt.

In the middle of the night, when the third watch was watched, Nangong woke up, got dressed gently, put on a thicker dress, and walked out of the Shenxi Palace.

She walked slowly and sat on a stone bench in the front yard. She propped her face in her hands and propped herself up on the stone table.

She propped herself up on the stone table, recalling her childhood.

- Reminiscences of Hyundai 1999

In 1999, Lu Yu was five years old.

Lu Shen's family is very poor, not even an ordinary family.

Her father and mother divorced when she was four years old. It was her father, who took care of her, who was an alcoholic.

Her father often beat her violently, punched and kicked her when he was drunk.

In more serious cases, they will hit her with a stool. So she has a lot of scars on her body.

When she was four years old, her mother took her to the fair. She saw that there were people buying rock sugar gourds on the side of the road, and the red hawthorn was wrapped in a layer of sweet rock sugar, which was very appetizing.

"Mom, I want to eat." She said with her little finger pointing to the rock sugar gourd.

Her mother squatted down and asked her, "Do we want to eat rock sugar gourds?"

Lu Shen nodded, and her mother took out a few crepe banknotes from her pocket and handed them to the one who sold rock sugar gourds.

Her mother unpacked the outer layer of the rock sugar gourd and handed it to Lu Xuan.

The taste of rock sugar gourd has always been deeply remembered in Lu Xuan's memory.

- Finished recalling

She recalls when she was a child, tears streaming down the palm of the hand that held her face.

When her mother hadn't left her, she still didn't dare to forget the taste of the string of sugar gourds she bought.

If it weren't for Dad's alcoholism, Mom wouldn't have divorced Dad.

The hundred boards she was subjected to were nothing at all. It seems that being smashed by the bench hurts more than being smashed by the bench.

When she was in the most pain, she was also slashed by her father with a knife, and there was a long scar on all her arms. was also chopped by her father once, so when the fragment of the cup in the hand of Emperor Wan's concubine hit her, she was very scared.

Thinking of this, she cried sadly, but the silent crying seemed to be even more sad.

No matter how she wiped the tears from her face with her hands, she couldn't finish wiping them away. She tilted her head up to look at the sky, trying to get the tears to flow back. But the eyes were full of tears, and after all, they slowly flowed down the corners of the eyes.

The moon was not bright at all that night, and even its light was obscured by clouds.

She was tired of crying, so she lay down on the stone table and fell asleep.

The next morning, Shu Yao woke up and found that Nangong Dumpling next to her was gone, so she hurriedly dressed and sent someone to find it.

I searched for a lot of places and finally found it in the front yard.

Shu Yao saw Nangong Tilting sleeping on her stomach on the stone table, so she walked over and woke her up softly.

Shu Yao shouted several times before she reacted. Nangong tilted her head slowly, her vision was very hazy, and she rubbed her eyes with her hand.

"Shu Yao? Why are you here? Nangong Tilt's voice was a little hoarse.

"Miss, why did you sleep on the stone table in the front yard?" Shu Yao was worried about her.

Nangong Tianshen smiled and said, "I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night last night, so I just got out of bed and took a walk." I didn't expect to be sleepy, so I fell asleep directly on the stone table. ”

"Let's go back to the Kanxi Hall first!" Shu Yao helped Nangong and poured back to the Shenxi Palace.

——

Emperor Wan's concubine scolded Nangong for pouring it, except for Mianwan Palace, no one else knew.

But somehow, the matter of Emperor Wan's concubine scolding Nangong for pouring out reached Yu Ran's ears.

His mother's cane blamed his most beloved person, and he was naturally angry.

He went to the Mianwan Hall angrily and asked Emperor Wan what was going on.

"Mother, why do you want to scold you?" Yu Ran asked loudly.

At this time, the Wanhuang concubine was having breakfast, and Yu Ran's "trouble" made the Wanhuang concubine's mood disappear.

Emperor Wanfei "snapped", put her hands on the table, stood up and said, "Early in the morning, there are no rules at all." Is this how Hongu taught you to bow? She yelled.

Yu Ran realized that he was a little impulsive, so he made a perfunctory salute.

"Mother, why do you want to be scolded with a cane?" When Yu Ran came to Mianwan Palace, he naturally wanted to ask clearly.

"So, you are pouring out for Nangong and running to the main palace to make a big fuss?"

"Mother, my son-in-law just wants to ask what's going on."

Emperor Wan's concubine said unhurriedly, "If Nangong pours out and commits a crime, this palace can naturally scold her." ”

Yu Ran knew that it was impossible for Nangong to commit the following crimes, so he didn't think about it, and said without hesitation, "Impossible, Mother Concubine, you are lying." How can he be the one who commits the following crimes, never. ”

Emperor Wan's concubine smiled shallowly and said, "It seems that our sixth prince knows the princess of the Northern Palace, and the South Palace is very good. She said grimly.

"Naturally, Erchen has played with her very well since she was a child, and she naturally understands her." He said proudly.

Emperor Wan's concubine slowly approached him and said to him, "The sixth prince of the dignified palace, the prince of the imperial concubine, actually made a big fuss in the North Mansion for a princess who had married into the North Palace. What a good son of Hongu! This is ironic.

When Emperor Wan's concubine said to the point, Yu Ran had nothing to say and chose to be silent.

"The sixth prince of Beiliang has become the joke of the entire Beiliang for the married woman, and has become the topic and laughing stock of everyone after dinner. Even if you don't care, this palace is the imperial concubine and the master of the harem, and this palace can't care less. You don't want to lose face, this palace wants it, and this palace can't afford to lose it. You went to the North Palace, did Nangong take care of you? not only ignored you, but also made you a joke in the whole Beiliang. If this palace doesn't even have the qualifications to teach you the person who made you a joke, how can you talk about the master of the harem. Emperor Wan scolded Yu Ran with a crackle.

Although Emperor Wan said so much, it was not nonsense.

What Emperor Wan said made Yu Ran speechless.

Yu Ran was silent for a long time, "What?" Why don't you speak? Aren't you quite able to tell? Emperor Wan said loudly.

When Yu Ran was silent, a question suddenly came to mind, "Even if this is the case, why does the mother concubine want to be scolded by the cane?" ”

When Emperor Wan's concubine heard what Yu Ran said, she sneered, "You made a big fuss in the Northern Palace, and your relationship with Nangong made this palace a joke, and if this palace wants to teach her a lesson, teach her a lesson." Bengong wants to teach her a lesson, just find a reason and excuse, does anyone dare to refute Bengong? ”

"Mother, you ......" For Emperor Wan's approach, Yu Ran is really .....

"If you weren't the son of this palace, this palace would have beaten you a long time ago." Emperor Wan and Concubine Wan stared at Yu Ran and scolded.

Yu Ran really didn't know what to say, so he threw up his sleeves and left the Mianwan Palace.

After Yu Ran left, Emperor Wan's concubine was so angry that she was dizzy, and Aunt Su helped her sit on the stool.

"Who is it that told Yu Ran about Nangong being scolded by the cane?" Emperor Wan's concubine asked Aunt Su while rubbing her temples.

"Please rest assured, the old slave will find this person and kill him with a rod."

——

Shu Yao disappeared after combing Nangong's makeup.

"Ah Ming, have you seen where Shu Yao went?" Nangong asked her maidservant.

Ah Ming shook her head and said, "Back to the princess, Shu Yao hasn't seen the princess since she finished combing her makeup." ”

"Some of you are looking for it, be careful not to make too much noise."

"Yes, Princess."

Ah Ming took some maidservants to look around, and finally found Shu Yao in the kitchen.

"Shu Yao, why are you in the kitchen?" Ah Ming asked.

"I'm getting something, is there something wrong with you?"

"The princess sent people everywhere to look for you."

"Okay, you go back to the Suxi Hall first, and I'll go back in a while." Shu Yao said with a smile.

Ah Ming took those handmaidens back to the Suxi Palace.

Shu Yao made a rock sugar gourd in the kitchen for an hour, and when she finally got it, she hurried back to the Suxi Palace, so as not to wait for a long time.

On Shu Yao's way back to the Suxi Palace, she met Bei Ran.

"Slaves and maids see the prince."

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Lord Wang."

Beiran saw Shu Yao holding a lot of rock sugar gourds in her hands, so she asked, "What are you doing with so many rock sugar gourds in your hands?" ”

Shu Yao looked at the rock sugar gourd in her hand, smiled and said, "Back to the prince, Miss she wants to eat, so the slave made some." ”

Bei Ran frowned and said, "Didn't Nangong Dumpling never eat this sweet?" When she was a child, someone in the palace handed it to her, and she didn't touch it. ”

Shu Yao's eyes were a little floating, because Nangong Dumpling really didn't eat rock sugar gourds. But the current Nangong tilting is not Nangong tilting, but Lu tilting.

"Back to the prince, Miss really didn't like to eat in the past, but now she loves to eat." Shu Yao explained.

"In that case, you can go back to the Kanxi Palace!"

"The slave and maid are gone."

After Shu Yao saluted, she hurried back to the Suxi Palace.

After returning to the Suxi Palace, Shu Yao separated all the maidservants in the hall, leaving only the two of them.

"Shu Yao, what are you doing so secretly?" Shu Yao's actions made Nangong Qian look confused.

Nangong Dumping didn't pay attention to the rock sugar gourd in Shu Yao's hand at all.

"Look," Shu Yao brought the rock sugar gourd in her hand to her, "I made a rock sugar gourd in the kitchen for an hour. You taste it. Shu Yao took a string and handed it to Nangong Dumping.

Nangong took Shu Yao's rock sugar gourd, "You stayed in the kitchen for an hour?" ”

Shu Yao nodded, "Yes," she said as she put the rest of the rock sugar gourd on the plate with a plate, "You like to eat, I will make it, so I will make some." If it doesn't suit your taste, I won't do it in the future, and I'll go to the market and buy it. ”

Shu Yao's words made Nangong Tian's eyes full of tears, and she choked up and said, "Thank you, Shu Yao." ”

Nangong poured out her crying voice was easy to hear, and Shu Yao said with a smile, "You can taste it and see if it tastes good." ”

Nangong poured into eating one, and when she chewed, tears couldn't help but flow. When Shu Yao saw it, she wiped it off with her hand.

"Is it delicious?" Shu Yao asked.

Nangong didn't speak, just nodded, indicating that it was delicious.

Shu Yao smiled and said, "It's delicious." ”

"Thank you." Nangong said in a choked voice.

Shu Yao stepped forward and hugged Nangong and said with a smile, "What you can't eat when you are a child, then when you grow up, reward yourself well, don't treat yourself badly." ”

Since then, Shu Yao will make a string of rock sugar gourds for Nangong to eat every day. The rock sugar gourd made by Shu Yao is sweet but not greasy, no matter how she eats it, she doesn't feel tired.