Chapter 24: "Mother and Child Together"
King Lin had just sat down, and before he could renew his brotherhood with Emperor Yan, someone from the palace came to report.
"Emperor Qi, Mama Mo asks to see", "Xuan" How could Mama Mo come to the imperial study at this time, could it be that the queen mother wanted to summon herself, Emperor Yan was overjoyed. "See the emperor, see the king", Mo Niang saluted to Emperor Yan and King Lin.
"Flat, how could Mama Mo come to the imperial study, but what did the queen mother command?"
"Back to the emperor, Niangniang knew that King Lin had entered the palace, so she asked the slave maid to come here to invite King Lin to Changning Palace to talk about it",
"Please invite King Lin to Changning Palace", Emperor Yan specially emphasized that King Lin, and his intention was very obvious.
"Yes, please go to Changning Palace to talk about it", Emperor Yan glanced at King Lin, the reason why King Lin was recalled to the capital was because Emperor Yan and the Queen Mother had a lot of trouble because of the expedition, and the current situation King Lin was very clear in his heart about his situation at this time.
He stood up and said: "This king, this time back to the capital, I should have made a special trip to Changning Palace to ask the queen mother for peace, how can I bother Mama Mo to ask for it."
"Prince, as soon as the Queen Mother heard that the prince had entered the palace, she couldn't wait to see the prince and talk about her longing",
"This king also misses the queen mother very much, but the escort army that escorted the king back to the capital is now stationed outside the city, this king wants to come to see the emperor first and then go with the emperor to ask the queen mother to say goodbye, so that you can arrange the affairs of the guards, and you can also see the queen mother as soon as possible", King Lin wanted to ease the relationship between the Emperor Yan and the Queen Mother, and specially proposed to let the Emperor Yan go together.
"Prince, the queen mother has a life, I specially invite the prince to go alone, if the prince still has important matters to discuss, the slave can wait outside for a while", Emperor Yan, who had just gotten hope from King Lin, was pulled back to reality by Mo Niang, and the queen mother was determined not to see herself.
"But ......", King Lin looked at the Flame Emperor,
"Imperial brother, you go to see the queen mother first, I have ordered Commander Gu to deal with the matter of the guards, the imperial brother can rest assured", since Emperor Yan said so, King Lin is not easy to say.
"Then, minister, I will retire first, and come back to see the emperor another day", Emperor Yan nodded solemnly to King Lin.
"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are retired, Lord, come with the maidservant," Emperor Yan nodded, signaling to Yan Gonggong to send them off, Yan Gonggong sent the two to the outside of the imperial study, looking at the two who left, his mood was very complicated.
Changning Palace, walking into Changning Palace, King Lin has a feeling of being separated from the world, this place where he has lived for ten years, has not changed at all, King Lin unconsciously stopped, and the pear blossoms in the courtyard drifted down and fell on his shoulder.
Picking up the pear blossom on his shoulder, recalling when he was a child, crying and refusing to take medicine, Xia Ji would always make him a bowl of pear blossom soup herself, coax him, feed him medicine, and drink pear blossom soup Such a mother and son filial piety, he also had all this kindness, but the days and nights in the North Hades Mansion turned into poison, tormenting him, reminding him of the fact that he was not his own child.
Holding the pear blossom's hand faintly exerted strength, Mo Niang found that the king behind him did not follow, and glanced back, only to see the king of Lin stopped there, the pear blossom in his hand, a little distracted, Mo Niang called: "King Lin",
"Mama Mo, this courtyard is still so beautiful", King Lin immediately explained when he realized that he was a little out of shape.
Mama Mo smiled slightly and said: "King Lin, please meet the Queen Mother first, as for this beautiful scenery, the prince will often come in ......the future", King Lin nodded lightly.
In the side hall of Changning Palace, Xia Ji was in the side hall, pacing back and forth waiting for King Lin.
After a while, when Mo Niang led King Lin away, Xia Ji looked at King Lin who walked in behind Mo Niang, and lost her mind. "Niangniang, the king is coming",
"The son of the queen mother to say goodbye, the child is not filial, for many years has not served around, please accept the son of the minister", King Lin knelt down to Xia Ji to bow.
"Xi'er, hurry up and excuse me, let the queen mother take a good look at you", Xia Ji immediately stepped forward and helped King Lin, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
"Queen mother, the child misses the queen mother so much", King Lin excitedly grabbed Xia Ji's hands, and his eyes were flushed.
"The queen mother also misses Xi'er so much, she has lived well in the North Hades Mansion all these years, and the people who sent her over have taken care of you", Xia Ji caressed King Lin's face and looked at King Lin with pity.
"Thank you for your concern, Erchen has lived a good life in the North Hell Mansion over the years, and the people in the house have taken care of Erchen very well, but there will always be some missing the Queen Mother in the middle of the night, missing the pear blossoms in the courtyard of Changning Palace and the pear blossom soup made by the Queen Mother for her son", King Lin put Xia Ji's hand on his face, took it down and held it in his hand, his eyes flashed a trace of strangeness and defensiveness, and it was lost for a while, and it was difficult to capture.
"Niangniang knows that His Royal Highness King Linwang likes to eat that pear blossom soup, and she personally prepared it for His Royal Highness King Linwang in the morning, and she didn't let us people interfere, and insisted on making it for King Lin, and the slave maid ordered someone to bring it to King Linwang to taste."
"Is it",
"Go quickly, Xi'er, since you left, the queen mother has not made that pear flower soup for many years, you have to taste it well, to see if the queen mother's craftsmanship is still the same as it was at the beginning",
"The pear blossom soup made by the queen mother is the most delicious in the world",
"You, it's just sweet-mouthed", Xia Ji nodded Linwang's face weakly.
After a while, Mo Niang walked in with Cui Wan, Cui Wan put the pear blossom soup on the table, and at Mo Niang's signal, she withdrew.
"Xi'er, come, taste it",
"Well, just smelling it makes me feel so sweet, and the child's saliva is about to flow out", King Lin picked up the pear blossom soup on the table and enjoyed it and sniffed it.
"Taste it, the queen mother has been watching, now the temperature is just right, the taste is the best",
"You're welcome there",
"Let's eat", Xia Ji smiled, his face full of love, King Lin picked up the spoon on the table and began to feast.
"Xi'er, eat slowly, the queen mother has made a lot, you can bring some back later",
"It's really hard for the queen mother," King Lin touched his mouth and said.
"You, you're still like a child when you're so old", Xia Ji picked up the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the slag that remained at the corner of her mouth for King Lin.
"In front of the queen mother, the son is originally a child",
"You!".
"Xi'er, it's still used to living in the prince's mansion",
"Prince Lin's Mansion The emperor ordered someone to renovate it, and he also deliberately expanded the Winter Warm Pavilion where his sons lived, the emperor was really attentive, and his sons lived comfortably", King Lin deliberately mentioned Emperor Yan, wanting to see Xia Ji's reaction.
"Yes, if there is anything else that Xi'er lacks, she must remember to tell her mother, you know? The queen mother must have arranged it for Xi'er",
"Thank you to the queen mother, the son will not be polite to the queen mother",
"That's good, Xi'er, do you know, the queen mother is still worried that Xi'er will not be as close to the queen mother as before", hearing Xia Ji say this, King Lin immediately put down the pear blossom soup in his hand and sat up, his eyes were full of puzzlement and nervousness, and he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, how can you think like this, how can your sons be!" ”,
Xia Ji held King Lin's hand, and said in a trembling tone: "You are still so young, the queen mother arranged for you to leave the palace, do you blame the queen mother",
"How could it be",
"Xi'er, you know, the queen mother feels sorry for you, you have been weak since you were a child, the queen mother really doesn't want you to stay in this palace, facing so much pressure, the queen mother just wants you to live a safe and smooth life",
"The hard work of the queen mother, how can the sons not know that this palace, the greater the power and the higher the status, the more the height is unbearable, Xi'erzhi is not here, and it is better to be able to be idle and rich all his life",
"Xi'er ......",
"Queen Mother, no matter how long and how far apart our mother and son are, you are the most important mother in the hearts of your sons," said King Lin with a sincere face.
"Xi'er", hearing Linwang's words, Xia Ji felt a lot, and her eyes couldn't help but flush.
"Niangniang, it's almost noon, presumably the prince should be hungry too, let's arrange a meal, okay!" ,
"Yes, Xi'er, the queen mother has prepared a lot, your favorite dishes when you were a child, you can stay here to eat with the queen mother."
"Of course, in the North Hades Mansion all these years, I have missed the purse loin and chicken silk white fungus in the mother's harem."
"I know that you like it, and the queen mother has prepared it",
"The sons are blessed today",
After a while, the palace people successively sent dozens of delicacies and set up a full table. "Come, try it, this shredded chicken and white fungus, your favorite food when you were a child", Xia Ji personally served a bowl for King Lin.
"Thank your mother", during the banquet, Xia Ji kept picking up vegetables for the king, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, so peaceful. After lunch, after chatting with Xia Ji for a while, King Lin left Changning Palace and returned to Prince Lin's mansion, taking the pear blossom soup that Xia Ji prepared for him when he left.