Cao Shunrong would never have guessed what the emperor and the concubine were talking about at this time. (8) (1) Chinese Net┡. ８⒈

Xie Ning is talking to the emperor about the winter festival when he was a child.

"My aunt and uncle went to bed early, and we got a basket of food from the kitchen and went back to the room to burn it in a charcoal basin. The taro is buried in the charcoal ash and is cooked after a short time, and it is peeled out with fire tongs, and if it is not eaten quickly, it will be robbed by others, so it is necessary to quickly put down the mouth if it is hot. When he finished eating, not only his hands were black, but even his mouth was black, and he was stained with charcoal ash. ”

While listening, the emperor peeled a chestnut kernel and put it on a small plate in front of her: "When I was still in the study before, there were a few times when I was late at night, and at that time Bai Hongqi and the little eunuch next to me put the cold pastry by the tea stove and bake it and then brought it up. ”

"Another time we made meatballs in the kitchen, and we also brought a plate, and the meatballs were very fragrant after baking, and they were not greasy at all." A smile appeared on Xie Ning's lips: "Uncle has trained us several times for this, but every time we don't remember to eat." ”

Others couldn't hear this, but Qinghe stood behind the concubine and heard it clearly.

At the winter banquet, in the face of a table of delicacies, the emperor and the master actually thought about roasted taro and baked dough cakes and meatballs that were cooled and baked. She had to think about it, and when she got back, she ordered the dining room to send some more lates for supper, so that the masters couldn't rest hungry, right?

Princess Yuyao was so depressed that she got up without eating a bite of food and said that she wanted to go back first. Xie Ning knew that she was not so well-behaved, and asked her: "Do you go back to Lanxiu Pavilion directly, or do you want to go shopping elsewhere?" ”

"It's dark everywhere, what's there to shop around." Princess Yuyao pulled Xie Ning's sleeve and said, "It's very stuffy here, I want to go and see Xiyun." Everyone is going to celebrate the holiday today, she is alone, I am afraid that she will not feel comfortable, so I want to go to see her, talk to her for a while, and I will go back. ”

If you want to go to see Gan Xiyun Xie Ning, she naturally won't allow it, so she still told me more: "Don't play with fireworks and lanterns, don't go to a dark place, stay back for a while, don't stay up late and hurt your body, and be careful not to hurt the wind." ”

She said that Princess Yuyao nodded in response, and Xie Ning looked at Guo Shanggong and followed, which was reassuring. If others follow, if Yu Yao wants to do something and play something willfully, those people will not be able to persuade them, but they will not dare to persuade them. But Guo Shanggong is different, she also knows how to persuade if she has anything to do, and she can still control it a little.

Xia Yue came in from outside, poured a cup of hot tea for the concubine in front of the banquet, and whispered back to understand the errand.

"Madame said thank you to the master for bothering to think about it, and said that what was sent was what Madame loved to eat, and when the slave came out, Madame tasted the winter bamboo shoot ham soup and said that it tasted very fresh."

Xie Ning glanced at the emperor with a smile.

This dish is said to be given by her, but it is actually the emperor's meaning. Mrs. Fang said early in the morning that she couldn't come to the winter banquet, she didn't like to show her face in front of people, and the emperor's concubines gathered together, the etiquette was also a troublesome thing, and the weather was cold, since she was not happy to go out, the emperor specially ordered someone to send a few dishes over. The emperor wants to give a dish, it is called a reward, you have to eat it if you like to eat it or not, and you have to thank you, so although this dish is the emperor's intention, it is sent in the name of the concubine.

"What is Madame doing here?"

Xia Yue understood, and replied: "Madame also set up a table of dishes there, and invited two Shang Gong people who knew each other well in the past to talk together." ”

The emperor's heart moved, and he whispered to Xie Ning: "Let's go and take a look at Madame." ”

Since the emperor said so, Xie Ning naturally pushed the boat with the current. It's really not interesting to sit here, and these things on the table are completely unappetizing, and they are all served in gorgeous food utensils, and there are all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but they don't have any appetite at all.

The emperor and the concubine left the table, and the others naturally wanted to send them off.

Cao Shunrong was disappointed.

Finally, I encountered such an opportunity today, and it slipped through my fingers. She didn't expect the emperor to leave so early.

But things are already like this, she can't go up to stop the emperor from crying and pleading. Not to mention the side, there is also a concubine watching.

Looking at the other people around them, there were also a few expressions of disappointment and sadness on their faces. But Gao Jieyu, who was closest to her, didn't seem to feel anything, sent the emperor's concubine out, sat down again, straightened out her front unhurriedly, and asked the palace people beside her: "Is this wine hot?" Pour it for me. ”

The palace man held the wine jug and poured her a glass of wine.

Gao Jieyu drank a glass and refilled, although the wine was not strong, but she didn't eat anything at night, and after drinking like this, her face was drunk after a while, as if she had a thick layer of rouge.

Chen Jieyu has not said a few words since the banquet began, and she is wrapped in a brocade jacket with purple and three-color woven flowers, the jacket is newly made, but the person is too thin and thin, and the whole clothes are buried.

She covered her mouth and coughed twice, Gao Jieyu put down the cup and said to her: "Are you still uncomfortable?" It doesn't matter if it doesn't come if it's so cold. ”

Chen Jieyu took two mouthfuls of hot water and pressed down the itch in her throat: "I've been better these days, I haven't been out much since the beginning of winter, and I'm always bored in the house alone." ”

Gao Jieyu glanced at her, in fact, the real reason why Chen Jieyu had to show up today needless to say she also knew. Chen Jieyu has fallen out of favor, and she is lingering on the sickbed, and the people in the palace have a pair of powerful eyes, seeing that she has lost power, she is still unavoidable? Yunhe Palace didn't even get half of the various examples when it was winter, and even those given were mostly shoddy, or Gao Jieyu took the lead for her, and the people in the inner palace had to rein in one or two. But this kind of thing can help once, but you can't count on others every time. Chen Jieyu dragged her sick body to the winter banquet, which was also a last resort.

Out of the palace gate, Bai Hongqi and Qinghe each took a cloak to put on for the two of them, Xie Ning combed a high bun today, couldn't wear a hood, and put a Zhaojun pocket around, the emperor stretched out his hand to straighten it out for her, and took Xie Ning's hand and stepped on.

The night was windy, and the lanterns carried by the eunuchs in front were swayed by the wind, and the emperor held Xie Ning's hand and asked softly, "Is it cold?" ”

"It's not cold."

He said that it was not cold, but the person snuggled closer into his arms.

The emperor held her hand, but he actually knew that she was not cold, because Xie Ning's hand was warm and soft. However, the emperor unfolded his cloak and wrapped Xie Ning together.

You can see the stone lamp lit in front of the door of Fuhui Hall from afar, because today the palace is welcoming winter everywhere, and Fuhui Hall is no exception.