Today's lunch in Yilan Hall is particularly lively.

There were so many more people than usual.

The emperor said that he couldn't have lunch, and there were many things in the previous dynasty. Liu Yan deliberately asked more: "Father is still in the Qinzheng Palace at this time?" ”

Min Hong replied: "The emperor dispersed today, and left the king of Guangping County and Sun Shangshu to discuss their affairs, and they really couldn't get out. ”

Empress Cao said: "Then say it in the dining room, if Sun Shangshu and they eat in the duty room, the dishes will be light and soft, and Sun Shangshu will be a handful of people, if the dishes are hard, I am afraid that he will not be able to chew them." ”

Min Hong responded with a smile: "Yes, the slave must have passed the word, or our mother is careful, the gang of people in the dining room in front of them will be fooling around with errands, if they don't mention it, they won't think of it." ”

If only my father had come to eat.

Today, Yilan Hall is lively, the third brother took Liu Ao, as well as the little brother, Liu Wen and Liu Qi, sisters and brothers, also came, and sat at a big table lively.

Liu Ao, this child no longer needs to be fed.

Liu Yan had heard that he had a good appetite before, but what a good way, Liu Yan had never shared a table with this nephew, and she hadn't seen it yet.

The third prince explained to his sister: "When he used to breastfeed, the two nurses were not enough for him to eat. Later, after feeding him soup, meat and eggs, he didn't like to eat milk, just eat. ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "The food tastes, of course, it is better than eating milk." ”

Liu Ao sat in a chair by himself, this chair is a little different, generally the chair has two armrests on the left and one on the right, and a horizontal armrest is added in front of this chair, which directly stops Liu Ao in the chair, as long as he does not move too much, it is impossible to fall from the chair. This chair is taller than a normal chair, and if he sits on a normal chair, his head can only be level with the tabletop, but this chair is so high that he can put both of his little fat arms on the table.

The palace man also brought him a bowl of rice, mixed with gravy, egg custard, and finely picked fish with thorns, all of which are suitable for children, but it doesn't look very good, a bowl of scum.

But Liu Ao's child eats so deliciously, his hand holding the spoon is steady, spoonful after spoonful into his mouth, his cheeks are bulging, swallow a bite and eat the next bite, it is rare that he has not spilled a single grain of rice.

Liu Yan himself forgot to eat, and only cared about watching him eat.

This bowl of rice is a lot, after adding fish and egg custard, it is only a lot more than her bowl of rice, although Liu Ao is three years old, but the age is only a little more than a year old! Not only does this child eat, but he also eats a lot of food.

Queen Cao looked at Liu Ao's eating appearance and was also happy in her heart.

If you can eat well, you will be able to eat well, and your body will be healthy and strong, and such a child will definitely be able to grow up safely and smoothly.

Empress Cao actually gave birth to more than five children.

The world says that she gave birth to four sons and a daughter, but in fact, she was pregnant for the first time and gave birth to a girl, who was congenitally deficient and barely raised to a little more than a year old before dying. After that, she was not pregnant for two years, and she was squeezed and bullied by her mother-in-law and concubine a lot for this matter. The mother's sister-in-law, that is, the current Mrs. Cao and sister-in-law of Cheng'en Hou are the most affectionate, and she can't see her being bullied, so she once patted her chest and assured her that as long as she wants, Mrs. Cao's three sons will be her sons.

Empress Cao really thought about it, and she also felt that her stomach had not moved at that time, whether she couldn't give birth. I am also worried about what to do if I have another child or congenital deficiency and illness. Mrs. Cao said that she was going to give her the second son she had just given birth, which is now Cao Zhongyan. This child was born handsome, and he was smart, and he didn't recognize his birth, and he giggled when Queen Cao hugged him, and he was very close to her aunt.

Soon after, Queen Cao became pregnant and gave birth to a son, which is now the emperor's eldest son Liu Jian, and later she gave birth to her second son Liu Tan, third son Liu Lei, fourth son Liu Jing and daughter Liu Yan. These children have all grown up healthy and healthy, and there is no deficiency as Empress Cao once feared.

But there are always endless worries about raising children, and when they grow up, they worry about marrying a daughter-in-law, marrying a daughter-in-law, and worrying about their children for them.

But now there's an even bigger problem.

The sons have grown up, and when they were young, it was a trivial matter to fight for food, but now they are fighting for power.

Their parents gave birth to them, but now their wings are stiff, and their parents can't control their minds.

Empress Cao pressed her mind and said, "Today's chestnut assortment is good. ”

This dish is not a dish in Beijing, Liu Yan is also the first time to taste, chestnuts, pigeon eggs, meatballs, bamboo shoots and tofu, stacked round by circle, poured with broth and steamed in the cage, the aroma is rich, the taste of various ingredients is impregnated, every bite is rich in taste, and it does not feel greasy at all.

Empress Cao said this, and the eunuch who served the meal on the side gave Liu Yan and them some and put them on a plate.

There are no outsiders present, and there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette, just bury your head in eating when you have food.

When Liu Wen's sisters and brothers first entered the palace, they had dinner in Yilan Palace, if Queen Cao asked people to give them cloth vegetables, Liu Wen would definitely get up and thank them once, and sit up and sit up several times with a lunch, Queen Cao was awkward and they were awkward. It's finally better now, not as formal as it was at the beginning.

Empress Cao said to the third prince: "You can rest assured that Ao'er is placed in the palace, I will not let people snub him." ”

The third prince also said: "What's wrong with the queen mother taking care of me? Our brothers and sisters have been raised so well, and Wen'er Qi'er has lived just as well in the palace, and there is nothing wrong with Ao'er being placed in the Chunhe Palace. ”

Empress Cao took a sip of soup, was silent for a while, and then said, "Have you packed your bags?" ”

Liu Yan looked up in amazement: "Packing? Third brother, are you going out? ”

She didn't hear from her.

The third prince nodded: "I want to go out and take a walk." ”

Liu Yan didn't speak for a while.

The third brother said that he wanted to go out, and Liu Yan understood.

When such a thing happened, the third brother neither went crazy nor shouted to kill, and even let Xiao go, which made Liu Yan have a great change in his opinion of the third brother.

But after experiencing such a thing, how could he not feel uncomfortable in his heart? The mother and daughter of the Xiao family connected two funerals, and several people in the clan passed away this summer, and Liu Yan felt that the thick gloom around him could not be dissipated.

But Liu Yan was still not at ease that the third brother was going out.

Presumably the queen mother is also in the same mood. I hope that he can relax his mind and relieve his depression, but he is not worried that he will travel far away from Beijing and worry about his safety.

"The queen mother doesn't have to worry, my sister doesn't have to worry about me, I'm not alone, there are a lot of people with me, and I don't plan to go out for too long, at most three or five months will be back."