Mrs. Lin couldn't come that day, because the weather was not good, and Mrs. Lin was a little unsuitable for the climate here when she first came to the capital, and she contracted a cold disease. August 1 ≤<≦.≦8≤ The illness is not serious, but the sick person cannot enter the palace, and even the officials who are sick cannot go to the court or the government because they are afraid of bringing the illness to others.

So two days after the Zhou banquet, Mrs. Lin entered the palace, and brought a lot of things, and she didn't know what they were. Mrs. Lin was still carrying a food box in her hand, which she made for Xie Ning with her own hands.

"From the beginning of the shelling, I made it with your little uncle, and even the fire was added by your brother-in-law." And carried it all the way from home to the palace, Mrs. Lin always held the food box by herself and didn't let others touch it.

Hearing about the assassination of the emperor, Mrs. Lin couldn't sleep all night long, and went to the temple to burn incense and light a longevity lamp for Xie Ning. Then when she returned to Beijing, she heard the good news that she was pregnant.

It's a mixture of joy and sorrow, and it's hard to see how quickly things can change.

Mrs. Lin hasn't cooked for many years, and this is because she heard that Xie Ning has a bad appetite, so she rolled up her sleeves and cooked a few snacks herself, all of which Xie Ning loved to eat when she was at home.

Xie Ning couldn't wait to lift the lid, and the first layer inside was steamed rice cakes.

This is a meal that every family will make when they are in their hometown, and they do it during festivals, when they are entertaining, and when they are giving, there is always a lot of home-made steamed cakes.

Xie Ning took a piece and ate it first.

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said: "It's all cold, let people eat it hot." ”

"It's delicious even when it's cold."

When the rice cake is hot, it is soft and glutinous, but when it is cold, it becomes hard and tough, and it is very laborious to bite into. Xie Ning said with a smile: "I remember that during the Chinese New Year, I slept late at night, and when I was hungry, I went to bring a plate of cakes to eat, and baked it on the brazier. ”

Mrs. Lin thought about what happened at that time and smiled: "I don't let you eat more because I'm afraid that you will hold on, Aunt Liu came to tell me in the morning that the rice cakes were suddenly less, and I thought it was a mouse, or someone in the next person stole his mouth." ”

Mrs. Lin's craftsmanship can only be said to be average, and it cannot be compared with the imperial kitchen. The imperial chef also made steamed rice cakes, and after they inquired about where the concubine's hometown was, they deliberately pondered the taste of the local dishes, and from time to time they deliberately made a few dim sum and dishes to please them.

The steamed cakes they make are soft and sweet and glutinous, and even the eldest prince and the emperor love to eat them.

But they couldn't make the flavor that Shainin was used to eating when he was a child.

This cold, hard rice cake tastes very delicious to her.

"I packed some things from my hometown a few days ago, as well as the books you read in the past, and put them in the box with small things......"

Xie Ning was stunned: "Those things are still there?" ”

She was about to forget.

At that time, when the Xie family took her back, she felt that she should not stay for a long time, so she packed some of her clothes, and she didn't bring the accessories that Mrs. Lin bought for her.

Because she knew the temperament of the cousins of the Xie family, she knew that if something good was going to fall in their eyes, whether it was an overt theft or a covert robbery, she had to get it. It's not that Xie Ning is reluctant to give up things, but they get them, but they don't cherish the freshness after two days of playing, and if they break it, they will reward people with their hands This kind of thing Xie Ning has encountered several times.

Mrs. Lin asked people to pack up those things and pick some of them and send them in.

Those clothes and ornaments that no longer fit are naturally not sent, and those sent include the books that Xie Ning copied when he was at home before, the patterns he painted, the inkstones and makeup boxes that he used.

When Shainin opened the box and saw these things, he sat there for a long time without saying a word.

There were many things that she thought she didn't remember for a long time, but when she saw them, it seemed as if those old times had come back again.

Shainin picked up the same, looked at it and put it down, and picked it up again.

After looking at it like this for a long time, it wasn't until someone behind her reached out and picked up the things on the table that she realized that it was dark outside, and the emperor had already returned.

"I heard that Mrs. Lin is here today, is she okay?"

"I look like I've lost a bit, but I'm in good spirits."

The emperor looked at the small wooden object in his hand, and said with some surprise: "What is this?" ”

"This is a sheep carved for me by my cousin when my concubine had her previous birthday." Shainin said: "You see, the sheep's head can be removed......"

The emperor is always steady, and he rarely has anything to move him, but this ugly wooden sheep with no visible appearance ...... Sheep are just that, and if you look closely, you can still see a little bit of sheep, such as sheep's horns and hooves.

But why can this goat's head be removed?

Is this severed sheep really appropriate as a birthday gift?

"It was not carved when it was carved, and the head was carved and stuck later, but the place where the tenon was stuck was not done, so you can pull it off with a gentle pull......

The emperor coughed lightly, he really didn't know how to evaluate this wooden sheep, so he changed his sentence and asked, "What age is this a gift for your birthday?" ”

"Five, huh?" Shainin thought for a while: "It should be five years old." ”

The emperor was immediately relieved.

Since they were all young at the time, it was not easy for children to make a gift by themselves, and Shainin attached so much importance to this ugly gift, which showed that she got along very well with her brothers and sisters in her uncle's house.

Just like the emperor's birthday, the gifts given by the two children have nothing to do with being expensive or exquisite, but the emperor cherishes them very much.

"In order to carve this sheep, my cousin's hand was cut......" Xie Ning remembered that he was very uneasy at that time, for fear that his cousin's hand would be too badly injured. It was her uncle and aunt who came to comfort her, saying that her cousin's hand injury was not serious, and he would not fall into trouble, let alone affect his future study and calligraphy.

Xie Ning didn't let go of his mind until his cousin's hand was completely healed. She was already sensible at that time, and knew that if her cousin injured his hand, he would not be able to read and write in the future, and he would not be able to take the examination to become an official, which would be equivalent to ruining his life.

This wooden sheep reminded her of so many things.

There are many things that I don't remember very well because of the old age and the age at the time, but looking at these things, I gradually recall the past events.

"What is this?" The emperor picked up another crooked sachet sewn.

Xie Ning was extremely embarrassed and wanted to take the sachet quickly, but the emperor raised his hand just right, and let Xie Ning take it empty.

"This ...... Did someone else do it for you? ”

The emperor said in his heart that the Lin family probably has nothing to do with skillful hands. The sheep carving is so ugly, and it has a broken head. The sewing of this sachet is not even satisfactory, it is simply unsightly.

Xie Ning said awkwardly: "This is made by the concubine herself." ”

"Huh?"

The emperor hurriedly took a closer look at the sachet, trying to find out the merits from this crappy sachet to boast about.

"The concubine wanted to make something for her uncle and aunt at that time, but the clothes, shoes and socks really couldn't be made, and it took several days of hard work, dismantling and dismantling, and finally made such a thing, but it was not given out."

Xie Ning didn't expect that she had put the sachet in the box, she thought that she had already wrenched it and thrown it away.

I didn't expect it to stay until now, and my aunt was sent to the palace and was seen by the emperor.

Shainin was really embarrassed at this moment.

Although most people will do some foolish things when they are young, not everyone's troubles will be exposed when they grow up.

Or is it known by the emperor......

The emperor was very calm and praised her very sincerely: "It turns out that you were already so filial when you were young, no wonder Lord Lin and Mrs. Lin love you so much." ”

The emperor deserves to be the emperor, and such a scene can be rounded. Since the sachet has nothing to boast about, then turn around and praise her for being honest and filial when she is young.

"By the way, where are all the things that the emperor used in the past?"

When Xie Ning was a child, the Lin family's life was not luxurious. Because my uncle is an honest official, not like others who are thousands of miles away from an official just for money, so my aunt and mother are good at running the family and will be careful in everything. Shainin didn't have much to save.

But the emperor should have had a lot of things before, right?

After asking this, the emperor was stunned: "What I used to do......

The emperor doesn't remember.

Xie Ning hurriedly said: "The emperor has many big things every day, of course he can't take care of these small things. ”

"Don't worry, Bai Hongqi must know." The emperor was also a little curious, and he didn't know where all the old things had been collected.

He grew up in the palace since he was a child, studied and studied until the emperor gave him the title of prince, and when he got married and opened the palace, he moved out of the palace. When the first emperor was not on the throne, he moved from the palace to the palace. Being an emperor is different from being a prince, and many non-compliant things are no longer used.

If he hadn't seen Xie Ning's things, the emperor really didn't know what happened to his old objects in the past.

But no matter how he thought, he couldn't think of a few things that could impress him and carry memories with him.

When he was a child, he naturally received gifts on his birthday every year, and those things would be registered in the library, but none of them were his beloved things. He didn't pay much attention to things outside of his body in the first place, and he didn't even have a favorite hobby or two.

Because he has known since he was a child that the superior cannot have likes and dislikes. Even if there is, it can't be shown.

In the past years, he has lived diligently, but if he is really happy, he can't remember.

When the first emperor and the empress dowager were still alive, he had been living in the shadow of these two people. Even though they are all gone, the emperor has never slackened.

If he is really happy and satisfied, the things that impress him the most are related to Shainin.

In the past, he only had a fixed number of days in the harem in a month, and there were not many days to summon people to go to the Changning Palace to sleep.

But how long has it been since he has slept alone in the Changning Palace? Even if it is very late to deal with government affairs, my heart is always in Yong'an Palace. He knew that there were people waiting for him, thinking about him, and he would have to come back no matter how late.