Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2327 Seven Volumes 27 I Wish You Were Young (Bi)
"Who wants to fight? Come, come up to me, and tell me."

Once the figure was separated, Wanxi walked in slowly, holding Yu Rui's hand.

When the children saw Wanxi coming, they stopped talking.Lawang and Fukang'an even turned their heads to the left and right, not looking at each other, but they dared not grow any more.

Wanxi looked at the two little elder brothers, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She had already thought of a solution, since Qilin Bao turned five years old last year and was going to study in the study, she had already sent Qilin Bao home from the palace.Now Qilinbao only comes to the palace to study every day during the day, and the study room is in the former court, not in the harem; even in the garden, it is also "deep in the cave", not in the inner court.

This is enough to keep Qilin away from Xiao Qifen.

However, just like this birthday and New Year's Day, because the Fu family is the Empress Danchan and has Fu Heng, so their status is special, so Fujin and his children can always come to the palace to greet and attend banquets, so during this year Qilin Baozong will inevitably meet with Xiao Qi a few times.

——Actually, the key to everything is not what adults can do, but children's own hearts.

Originally, children were all greedy for novelty and they were still young, so they have been separated, so they should gradually become estranged.

But in the end, the affection between the children is still too deep; or in other words, these children are after all due to the nature of emphasizing love and righteousness.

Yurui pouted quietly, and motioned to Wanxi the small wooden box.

Wanxi nodded at Yurui, walked forward slowly, and spread her hands, "What is this? The little box is simple and unpretentious, but it looks so cute."

Xiao Qi hurriedly put the small box in her mother's palm, and looked into her mother's eyes with some anxiety.

Wanxi took it over, didn't open it, and just sniffed it lightly.

In fact, the children were making a fuss in the flowers, how could they escape the eunuchs for the whole story.Cricket and the others have already found out about it, and they have already returned it to Yurui in private.Yurui thought it would be inconvenient for her to deal with this matter, so she tactfully returned it to Wanxi.

Wanxi naturally already knew what was in this small box, and also understood that it was because of the things in this small box that Lawang, who was always good-tempered, couldn't hold back.

After Wanxi finished smelling it, she nodded and turned to Fukang'an, "Qilin Bao, you made this?"

Fukang'an bit his lip and raised his jaw high, "Yes!"

Wanxi sighed softly, "Did you scrape it with a knife? What kind of knife?"

Fukang'an was a little taken aback, "Knife? It's the knife I use to eat meat!"

Wanxi smiled, and pointed to his waist, "Is that the one? I remember that your knife was given to you when Lawang went to his house that year."

"So, you used Lawang's waist knife to make this persimmon cream for Xiao Qi?"
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Fukang'an was immediately embarrassed, raised his eyes and looked at Wanxi guilty, then quickly glanced at Lawang, and stretched out his hands to cover the knife on his waist.

"I! I forgot..."

I'm used to hanging this small knife around my waist every day, and I can't leave it when I eat and cut meat every day.If it is easy to use, there is no other knife comparable to this one, so when scraping the persimmon frost, I just use this one without thinking about it.

But looking back now, it's a little embarrassing.

Wanxi laughed, "Look, who are you still yelling at to fight?"

Wanxi stretched out her hand, and pulled Fukang'an and Lawang back from left to right, and hugged each other from left to back, "You two, you two grew up together, so you are not biological siblings, but you both love each other. Treat it as the most cherished brother Anda."

Wanxi gently caressed Lawang's sad face, "Look, Lawang, Qilinbao has always been stubborn, but his heart is the softest. When you gave him this waist knife back then, he said no. Rare, but when you left, he was the one who stood alone by the side of the road and cried the most."

"When he came back, the knife seemed to be attached to his waist, and it never left him for a day."

When Lawang heard this, his eyes immediately became moist.Lawang took a deep breath, and stretched out his hand to Qilinbao, "Qilinbao replied, I was the first to talk about fighting today. I apologize to you."

Fukang'an's face was still tense.

Wanxi sighed again, and tilted her head to stare at Fukang'an, "What about you, you said you wanted to fight and fight, but you still used the knife that Lawang gave you... Lawang is in your heart, actually stronger than you It's more important to be aware of it. It's just that you are still young and haven't understood it yet."

Fukang'an was a little taken aback.

Lawang's hand stretched out, hanging in the air, but Fukan'an didn't open his face.Xiao Qi was anxious when she saw it nearby, and couldn't help shouting: "Bao Bao!"

Only then did Fukang'an stretch out his hand reluctantly, and gave Lawang a good shake.

"Forget it! Although there is nothing wrong with me today, but——I shouldn't have an appointment with you. If you want to fight, let's go to Jianting to fight in the future!"

Wanxi smiled helplessly, "Are you still here?"

Fukang'an just pursed his lips and remained silent.

Wanxi dragged the two boys from left to right to sit on the stone bench under the shadow of the flowers.

Only then did Wanxi calmly talk to Fukang, "I just asked what kind of knife you used, and there is another way of saying: you have to be particular about scraping persimmon frost, you can't use gold and iron blades, you have to use bamboo slices You smell it, it was scraped off with a gold iron blade, does it smell like raw iron?"

Fukang'an was taken aback, after all, he was only six years old, he only knew how to scrape persimmon frost with a knife, how could he know so many details.

He took it over, took a sniff and sniffed it, then frowned slightly.

"When I just finished shaving, it definitely didn't smell like this. At that time, it was just a sweet smell..."

At this moment, the smell of raw iron came out, some of which overwhelmed the sweetness of persimmon frost itself, and some of it was fishy.Fukan'an's own complexion immediately sank, and he was no longer as bright as before.

Wanxi also sighed softly, took Fukang'an's hand, and said softly, "Let me know that Qilinbao made this persimmon cream for Xiao Qi so hard to celebrate Xiao Qi's birthday. It's also for the good of Xiao Qi's health. A Niang understands Qilinbao's intentions, and so does Xiao Qi; it's just that Xiao Qi's fourth birthday is today, so she doesn't understand it that thoroughly."

"Besides, it's only July. Xiaoqi doesn't cough in this big summer. She can only cough in autumn. The persimmon cream won't be sent until then Use it——but it’s still hot in July, and the persimmon frost is not easy to preserve in the summer, and it also smells of raw iron. If it is stored for a long time, the smell will be stronger. Wait until Qiulai, I’m afraid it won’t work anymore, it would be a waste.”

Fukang'an finally couldn't help but worry, and his eyes fixed on Wanxi with some fear.

Wanxi was also distressed, so she sighed softly again, "So Aunt Ling wants to ask Qilinbao, can Qilinbao give this box of persimmon cream to Aunt Ling for use?"

"Ah Ling, although she doesn't cough, but because there is a child in her belly, she is easy to get angry in this summer. In the past two days, a few sores have developed in her mouth. This persimmon cream , not only for coughing, but also for sore mouth and tongue is a panacea—this is exactly what Ling Aniang needs.”

"Besides, this box of persimmon cream was made by Qilinbao himself. If Aniang uses it, the aphthous sore will heal more easily...Qilinbao said, is it possible?"

How to make a child give up what he should not fight for, while hurting the child's heart as little as possible?Wanxi hopes to fork herself in and buffer the direct conflict.

Fukang'an hesitated.

Wanxi was not in a hurry, she just tilted her head and asked her daughter first, "Xiaoqi, this is a birthday gift from Qilin. The Ernie is used, will you agree?"

Xiao Qi nodded without hesitation, stepped forward to hold Wanxi's cheeks with both hands, "Is Enie's mouth hurting? Show my daughter."

Wanxi hugged Xiao Qi with a smile.

This child is her eldest daughter, and even the first child in her life. The love between Wanxi and Xiaoqi is always deeper and stronger, and the mother and daughter are also the most caring.Just as she is willing to give everything she has to Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi also has the same heart for her.

Xiaoqi agreed, and Fukang'an gritted his teeth, "It's because I didn't do it well, so let Aniang use it. Next time when autumn comes, I will make better ones!"

"What a good boy." Wanxi was very pleased, and stretched out her hand to hold Fukang'an, "But next time you do it, don't mess with it yourself, you can whisper to Aunt Ling first, let Aunt Mother will teach you."

"There are a lot of specialties in making persimmon cream. In addition to not using iron blades, but bamboo slices; even the first layer of persimmon cream can't be used directly, and needs to be processed and refined."

Fukang'an opened his eyes wide, "What else should I do?"

Wanxi sighed softly, "I still have to sieve the persimmon frost scraped off the first time with a [-]-mesh sieve, put it in a pot and heat it to melt, and when it becomes an erosion, pour it into a mold. Let it dry until it is [-]% dry. Use a knife to shovel it down, let it dry until it is completely dry, and then brush it off... If this is the case, then it can be used as a medicinal 'persimmon cake'."

Fukang'an was dumbfounded, "Do you want so many halls?"

Wanxi nodded with a smile, and gently wiped his sweat, "It is said that medicine and food come from the same source, but how can food be taken directly as medicine? To turn food into medicine, there must be special methods in the process, and the Only when the medicinal value is expanded.”

Fukang'an was a little frustrated, "...what should I do if I can't do well?"

Wanxi nodded lightly, "Don't worry, Auntie will teach you when the time comes."

Fukang'an finally calmed down, no longer proud, sad, panic and worried.

Wanxi tilted her head and went to appease Lawang again.

To appease Lawang a step later is not because there is first and later, but because Wanxi has a deep heart, and Lawang's temperament is more stable.Besides, that is his son-in-law and half-son, so let's leave it behind.

Wanxi's eyes glanced over, and Lawang himself was blushing, and hurriedly said, "...Aunt, Lawang knows his mistake."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "Qilinbao said that Lawang also prepared persimmon cream for Xiaoqi? Lawang told Aniang, did Qilinbao guess right?"

Lawang's face turned red immediately, and he glanced at Xiao Qi with flickering eyes, then quickly avoided.But he still nodded frankly.

Wanxi smiled, "Look, what's on your mind, even Xiao Qi and A Niang didn't guess it, but Qilin Bao was able to guess it right. This shows that you two have been close as brothers since childhood, and you have long been heart-to-heart." Children are connected. A Niang thinks that this brotherhood is worth cherishing, Lawang said, right?"

Lawang also nodded deeply, "Aniang is right... I have six older brothers, but I have been in the palace since I was a child, but I can't see them. Thanks to the Qilin security guard, I realized what it means to be a child. Brotherhood."

Wanxi was moved in her heart, she stretched out her hand and pulled the hands of the two elder brothers over, holding them together.

"Both Lawang and Qilinbao are good boys, and Aniang really likes you two."

The two little elder brothers looked at each other, although they blushed, they still looked at each other and smiled after all.

Wanxi lowered her head and thought about it quietly, and said slowly, "The persimmon cream that Qilin wants to give to Xiaoqi, my mother used it; Lawang, then my mother asked you, the persimmon cream you prepared Can you use it for Auntie too?"

"The reason is similar to Qilinbao—or it's because it's still summer, and the persimmon frost prepared by this time may not be preserved well. Xiao Qi won't be able to use it now, and if it breaks, it will be a waste of time."

Lawang hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "Since A Niang can use it, let her use it naturally."

Only then did Wanxi nod in relief, and asked Yuchan and Yuying to bring watermelons, "Look at you all sweating so much from playing outside. Eat some watermelon, it will be juicy and juicy."

The two elder brothers naturally ate the watermelon heartily, and Wanxi took care of the two daughters herself.Wanxi picked the watermelon seeds for Jiujiu, and said to Xiaoqi with a smile, "Speaking of the persimmon frost, in fact, watermelon frost can also be made in this watermelon. It's just that the process is more complicated... But you should eat two mouthfuls of watermelon anyway. Self is also good."
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The children were also tired from playing, Wanxi ordered their respective mothers to take them to rest for a while.

Wanxi herself leaned on the kang.Now that I am pregnant with a child, I dare not use the refrigerator in the hall, let alone use the western mechanical fan, for fear that the wind will be too straight and too hard.

Yurui came over and fanned Wanxi herself.

Wanxi felt comfortable, so she closed her eyes with a smile and rested her mind.

Yu Rui also sighed softly, "After all, my sister ordered the persimmon cream from Brother Lawang and Brother Bao."

Wanxi closed her eyes and nodded lightly, "...Since the hearts are all collided, if someone is sent to Xiao Qi at this moment, it will hurt the other child's heart. They will all come down, everyone Just let me do it."

Yu Rui sighed and chuckled, "My sister really has a good intention."

Wanxi slightly hooked the corners of her lips, "Just like the persimmon itself, there are sweetness and astringency. After all, you have to use a method to blend the sweetness and astringency. This is how persimmons are made. .”

Yu Rui also sighed softly, "I can only be thankful that our seventh princess is still young. It's only her fourth birthday, so she doesn't understand anything."

Wanxi also nodded, "In two years' time, even if they grow up, the emperor will be able to issue a formal decree to appoint them. By then, it will be fine if we can talk about it."

Yu Rui also nodded with a smile, "It's just that our Ninth Princess is having her second birthday now, so I don't see the emperor rushing to propose marriage to Ninth Princess."

Wanxi spat softly, "You little hoof, do you still hope that we Jiujiu will settle in with your in-laws so soon? Xiaoqi has already proposed marriage so early, and I am already reluctant; now there is no such big thing as the use of soldiers in the previous court, I would be happy to be a few years later."

Yu Rui also nodded, "That's right, the fourth princess was married when she was four years old. Our ninth princess, it's still early."

Wanxi and Yurui still didn't say a word in their hearts: Princess Jiu hasn't been vaccinated yet.

Most princes and princesses are vaccinated around the age of two, but the prince is a boy with a stronger body, so the age of vaccination is a little earlier than that of the princesses; princesses are usually vaccinated around the age of three.Just like the seven princesses who were born in the 21st year of Qianlong, they were vaccinated in February of the 24th year of Qianlong.

In this way, Jiujiu, who has turned two years old this year, should also be vaccinated in the spring of next year.

After all, Xiaoluer went, and Wanxi and Yurui tacitly avoided the topic.

Wanxi also thought about Jiufujin's euphemistic intentions when she entered the palace several times - if she could point Jiugongzhu to Qilinbao, it might be a good thing.On the one hand, it could allow her to continue the relationship with Jiuye's family; on the other hand, it might make Qilinbao take his mind off Xiao Qina.

But it's too early to say anything at this moment, we have to wait until Jiujiu is four or five years old.
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In the afternoon, when the sun was slightly slanting, the dinner of the Hungry Ghost Festival finally started at the "Pengdao Yaotai" in the center of Fuhai Sea.

This "Penglai Yaotai" was built according to the myths and legends of the Penglai Sanxian Island. Haizi Center also used rocks to build three islands, named: Fangzhang, Penglai, and Yingzhou Islands.The pavilions on the island also look like fairy mountain pavilions, looming in the twilight, just like the pavilions in the sky.

The emperor, empress dowager and concubine all arrived at "Pengdao Yaotai" by boat.The pier where the boats were moored was also the place where the emperor would lead the crowd to release the river lanterns later.

Wanxi got off the boat, and when she looked back, she saw the huge lotus platform rising from the water.

Yu Rui also saw it, and smiled softly, "It looks like the lotus platform built by Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, for my mother. In this way, although our empress master disdains Sinology, it is also for today's It took a lot of thought to arrange this event tonight, and I'm afraid I even carefully read the books of the Han people."

Wanxi smiled faintly, "It's just that Sinology has a long history and profound meaning. What I'm most afraid of is taking the meaning out of context, and only learning the superficial, but completely ignoring the connotation."

"Those who are contemptuous of sinology and are only willing to learn superficially are afraid that they will dig their own grave in the end."

Yurui smiled faintly, "Then we can't stop it. It's just to watch other people's self-righteous performances."
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In the hall, with the Empress Dowager's banquet table as the center, Nala and Wanxi are the heads respectively, and sit on the left and right.

The emperor still personally served at the empress dowager's table.

All the heads of the inner court are seated, but the banquet table with the nobles is empty, which is a bit eye-catching.

Wanxi smiled and nodded to Nala as a salute: "I don't see you today. My concubine dares to ask the master, what's the matter with you today?"

Nala came here in such a splendid attire, her face was full of pearls and emeralds, and she proudly raised her chin to look at Wanxi, "Please ask your concubine. But after all, the nobleman is the nobleman in my palace, and she has What is going on, I am clear in my heart. The imperial concubine is pregnant with the emperor's heir at this time, and the month of giving birth is approaching, it is not appropriate to let your thoughts wander, so I don't bother to make the imperial concubine worry about it."

Wanxi smiled faintly, "What the mistress said is true. The nobleman is the nobleman who was enfeoffed after the master's empress finished learning the rules. It is up to the mistress to decide what to do with the nobleman."

Nalashi hummed softly without concealing her complacency, glanced at Wanxi, then turned her head away.

After a while, the emperor returned from burning incense by the water, and the feast officially began.On the steps outside the hall, music was played; on the water, the officials, women and inner eunuchs first set off the river lanterns.

Putting lights in the water, the most common is the lotus lantern.Paper is folded into the shape of a lotus flower, incense candles are placed in the flower, quietly supported on the water, and slowly go with the waves.

In the water, the eunuchs propped up the boats and moved the water surface with long poles to form a shallow current on the lake, so that the river lanterns could move forward slowly without being fleeting or overturned by the waves.

The honorable persons in the hall listened to the music, watched the river lanterns, and began to eat.

After the food was over, everyone already had a solid stomach, and eating and drinking were of secondary importance, so they all concentrated their energy to appreciate the river lantern.

At this moment, the lights on the lotus platform suddenly shone brightly—the lights of all the river lanterns in the entire Haizi combined together were not as bright as the lights on this lotus platform.

Suddenly, all the lotus lanterns on Haizi lost their color.It's impossible to make people want to look at the lotus platform.

In order to create such a light, not to mention the candles on the lotus stand, the surrounding lotus petals are inlaid with mercury glass mirrors.More than a dozen mirrors reflected light together, which really caused the light to skyrocket tenfold.

It's just that this sudden and bright appearance is a bit dazzling.The Empress Dowager was getting old, and You Qi was not used to it, so she hurriedly stretched out her hands to cover her eyes, blocking the shining mirror.

"What is this for? It's so bright that people can't keep their eyes open."

The emperor slapped the "golden three-inlaid jade chopsticks" on the table, "Hu Shijie, go ask the Minister of Internal Affairs and tell them to answer clearly!"

"Emperor Niang, Your Majesty, there is no need to ask."

Seeing this, Nala got up hurriedly, but smiled slightly, and stepped forward calmly.Wei Wei squatted down to salute, "This matter, I knew in advance. The reason why I installed this mirror is because the sea is dark at night. In order to let the empress and the emperor see clearly, I used a glass mirror to cover it. reflective."

Seeing that it was arranged by Nala, the empress dowager had something to say in her heart, but she still held back, she only glanced at the emperor, and didn't say anything.

The emperor frowned slightly, "The empress is filial. It's just that tonight is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. There is a bright moon in the sky and lotus lanterns in the water. Isn't there enough light in the sky? Why use such bright light to dazzle the eyes?"

Nala still smiled confidently, "The bright moon in the sky and the lotus lantern in the water are naturally there every year. The Empress and the Emperor are probably tired of seeing them too. Tonight, there is even more beautiful scenery on the lotus platform. Seriously." It can be called 'you can hear it several times in the world', and it is worthy of the emperor's empress and the emperor to take a good look at it carefully, so as to live up to it."

The emperor couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Oh? It turns out that the empress has made special arrangements for the empress dowager and I?"

Nala's face was full of smiles immediately, "Sure enough, I know my wife Mo Ruofu. The emperor can know the concubine's mind."

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