It's hard to love a concubine

Chapter 469

The study room was remodeled from the side room of Qian Xiyao's main house. On the left is a bookshelf. Next to the window is a large desk with huanghuali. There is a long table next to it. On the top are two pairs of plum vases with blooming wintersweet. They have not yet entered. Just smelling the fragrance of wintersweet flowers, the eldest prince sat on the back of the chair... fell asleep with his head down.

Qian Xiyao is embarrassing, she said why it was so quiet today, she fell asleep... She walked over lightly, and saw that the eldest prince was still holding a brush in his hand, and there was a piece of paper in front of him, then There were five or six characters written on the paper, all of which he had just learned in the past few days. Although they were crooked, but fortunately, the outline of the answer was written out, so this could be regarded as the completion of the task, right?
Seeing that the eldest prince was sleeping so sweetly, Qian Xiyao couldn't wake him up, so she reached out and gently pulled out the brush in his hand, and put away the paper in front, only to find that there was another one underneath.

This is a painting, using the tip of a brush to draw the fine hair and the water chestnut of the clothes. Although the painting is a bit blurred, Qian Xiyao can still recognize it. This is a family portrait, a thatched hut, with food in front Two or three chickens, a young woman holding a child, this should be her and her little son, a man is leading a little boy, and sitting next to a young woman who is editing straw sandals, this should refer to the emperor and himself Bar?This woman is Ding Fangru?
Qian Xiyao thought about it and put the painting back, quietly approved a piece of clothing for the eldest prince and walked out, a child always has his own secret when he grows up.

This year's winter is particularly cold, perhaps because the snow is so heavy that it snows every three to five times. Several times, when the queen mother got up, she heard that the palace gate was blocked. There were a dozen eunuchs outside and a dozen eunuchs inside. , I dug slowly with an iron spoon for an hour to make way for the road to pass again.

The green vegetables in the palace have been cut off long ago, occasionally getting a cabbage is fresher than eating venison, but this naturally does not affect the Queen Mother, the greenhouse vegetables sent from Daxing Farm every day are several baskets, small cucumbers, radishes, Cabbage even sometimes has beans and such.

But this is only limited to the Queen Mother, the other concubines in the harem are not so lucky, especially Concubine Shu, who is full of stewed meat and rib soup, and she feels that she has gained weight after drinking it. When I got to the queen mother's side, I almost cheered when I saw the fresh green leafy vegetables on the table, and said, "Auntie, I haven't eaten cucumber for a long time."

The queen mother was wearing a gray uniform with prayer beads in her hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has given me my own share, which is really filial piety." He said, "If you like it, eat more and take some back. Anyway, I can't finish it here."

Concubine Shu didn't dare to speak, why couldn't she hear the unwillingness in the Empress Dowager's tone, since the last time the eldest prince was snatched away by Concubine Zhen, the Empress Dowager has been depressed, she naturally knew that she was not innocent in this matter , so I didn’t dare to talk too much, and silently accompanied the queen mother to eat a meal, but even so, the cucumber was sweet and crisp, and the pearl cabbage was refreshing, but I ate half a bowl of rice. Concubine Shu prepared an extra basket of fresh vegetables to take back.

After dinner, Concubine Shu asked about the Chinese New Year. In a blink of an eye, it was another year. Usually, during the Chinese New Year, the queen mother finds that there are too many people to worry about. She also worships Buddha all the year round, so she asks the queen to take care of the banquet. , during the Chinese New Year, it is natural to entertain orders from inside and outside the court, and the emperor will also accept gifts and tributes from various countries in the front hall, which is very lively.

(End of this chapter)