The little lady in the dining room

Chapter 188 Final Chapter
The snow is melting and the weather is getting warmer.In winter, the chilly red wall is embellished with green silk tapestry. When the breeze blows, the willow leaves sway, and the fragrance of grass leaves embellishes the breath of early spring.

The whole palace has been busy for a long time with the affairs after the book, in the previous few months, all the matters have been prepared properly, just waiting for the auspicious day to arrive.

Before dawn, it was already clear that it must be a sunny day—the moon was shining brightly, and the stars were shining brightly. Even if you squinted your eyes and searched hard, you couldn't find any clouds and smoke.

When the sound of the fifth watch came, all the lights in the sixth courtyard behind the Jiuge courtyard had already been turned on.

Fugui yawned and walked out of the small courtyard where the eunuchs lived, just in time to meet Dousha, Fugui asked, "Is your lady up?"

Dou Sha sighed: "No. I called out half a quarter ago, but there was no response at all, and I slept soundly!"

Fugui clicked his tongue and told Dou Sha to prepare other things before going to the main courtyard by himself.When he arrived at the main courtyard, he exchanged winks with the other court ladies, and they all entered the room.

Sydney was sleeping soundly on the couch.

Knowing that today is the book ceremony, it was inevitable that I couldn't sleep because of my worries last night.It was already late at night when I finally fell asleep, and now is the time to sleep deeply.

Zhima opened the curtain, looked at each other with candied brown sugar, and said first: "Lady, it's time to get up. Let's have a ceremony today."

The people on the couch didn't respond, and Mizao tried to push her shoulder: "My lady? It's Yin time, it's time to get up, wash and change clothes."

Sydney's eyelids moved slightly, but she still couldn't wake up.

Well, I can only use the trick she said last night.

——To make a big noise and call her, the maids would not dare, she also knows this.After all, it's easy to be unreasonable when bed anger comes up. If she can't hold back and get angry at someone, they will be wronged!
That's why Xue Li grabbed Dou Sha and said to her last night: "If I can't get up tomorrow, you can call Yu Xiang!"

The scent of fish will definitely wake her up, and even if she has bed qi and scent of fish, she won't be able to get angry!
So after seeing the candied dates and screaming again, the Sydney didn't move, and the brown sugar picked up the curtain and went out.Looking around, he finally saw Yu Xiang in Rou'an Emperor Ji's room, clapped his hands and called Yu Xiang out.

Yu Xiang was in high spirits, jogging all the way into the main room with her, when Sesame by the couch beckoned, Yu Xiang scrambled onto the couch.

"Hmm...!" Xueli felt a sharp pain in her back, and immediately pushed her back with a muffled groan, "Don't make trouble..."

Yu Xiang walked to the inside of the bed to smell her, and then hugged her with his big head.

"Don't make trouble..." Xueli said again in a daze, and pressed a big cool paw to her face.

Yuxiang, the calluses on your meat pads have hardened again...

Xueli groaned and opened her eyes, then waved her hand and pushed its claws away: "Okay!"

"Aww!" Yu Xiang was delighted, and threw herself on her—Xue Li, who was about to sit up just now, was pressed down on her shoulders and lay back down again!

"Okay, okay, I'll get up!" She rubbed her eyes with one hand and rubbed Yuxiang with the other, and took a look at Yuxiang's paws, feeling very sad, "Your flesh pads were so soft when you were young! Now you can't even pinch them." Comfortable!"

——If you don’t get angry in bed, everyone is happy!

Then she started to fiddle with everyone, from washing to dressing, she was always in the state of "I will do whatever you want me to do".My mind is in a mess, I don't know where I am now.

She even fell asleep while dressing up, and had a short dream. She dreamed that her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open her eyes during the book ceremony, but she was angry!
When she suddenly woke up and looked at the mirror again, Xue Li was shocked.

The red makeup of the woman in the mirror is exquisite, the smudged red at the corners of her eyes looks like two clouds of sunset glow, and the well-defined vermilion lips contrast with the fair skin, making the red and white more clear.

The crown of eyebrows between the foreheads is in the shape of a lotus flower, a small red flower, drawn upright, adding charm without losing dignity.

Looking down, it is the auspicious clothes with red and blue.The upper and lower garments inside are mainly red, with embroidery patterns outlined with gold thread.The outer Zhai clothes are sapphire blue, with knee-wide sleeves. There are a hundred birds embroidered with five-color embroidery threads on the clothes, each of which is lifelike, and no two are exactly alike.

She stood up in a little bewilderment and looked again, still a little surprised that she could look so dignified...

It seemed that even the confidence to become a queen was lifted a little by this outfit. She looked at herself in the mirror for a while, and the more she looked, the more she believed that she could "mother the world".

But the long hairpin on the head is so heavy...!
Xueli glanced at the tassel hanging from her temples from the corner of her eye, and then touched the hairpin rod with her hand to make sure it wouldn't fall off before she felt relieved.

After tidying up and down, she can calm down and wait for the time.

You can't sit, you have to stand, otherwise the dress will be pleated.You can walk around a little while standing, but it is best not to move too much, otherwise the dress will be uneven.

——So as soon as the children got up and entered the main room, they saw their mother's unprecedented imposing manner, and her expression was rarely stiff.

"...Mom?" A Yao tiptoed and shook her hands in front of her eyes, "Would you like some water? Or something to eat?"

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Xueli wanted to hug her very much, but now she had to droop her eyes: "I can't drink more water, it's inconvenient during the ceremony..."

It's inconvenient to say hello.

So Ah Yao thought about it, found a small wine cup and poured her a sip of water!On the other side, Ah Cong pushed the chair over, and Ah Ling climbed up, holding the red bean paste cake to her mouth: "Mother, open your mouth, ah—"

Sydney ate the bean paste crisp in one bite. For the first time, I felt that the dim sum in the palace was only enough for one bite. It was so thoughtful!
In short, the four children surrounded her and took care of her as if she was seriously ill for almost half an hour. A Yuan's little fist was pounding on her waist, which was quite comfortable...

Finally, before she felt that her waist was going to break, Xu Shishui came over and sent a message: "The auspicious time is coming, my lady, please—"

Sydney is like amnesty!

On the square in front of the Zichen Palace, the majestic guard of honor for the emperor is ready.Surrounded by imperial guards armed with knives, the pleats at the hem of the flying fish suit glistened in the sunlight.

Xie Zhao sat on the imperial chariot, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart.

It feels like marrying someone whom I have loved for a long time but have never been able to get close to. Since last night, my heart has been burning with anxiety.

——Actually, even the youngest child is three years old, so it’s not enough!
Right now he is sitting with his hands rested, and sometimes he can't help laughing, thanks to the twelve o'clock in front of the crown blocking his expression.

In the silence, there was a burst of small footsteps, and then I saw Chen Jijiang appearing beside the imperial chariot: "Your Majesty, Lady Ruan is here."

Xie Zhaofu wanted to look sideways, but he held back and said flatly, "Let's go."

He has never seen her in auspicious clothes, and he will take a better look at the Taimiao later.

The long sound of "start driving" resounded through the square in front of the hall, and the people and horses marched in a mighty and orderly manner.

At the front there are military generals leading the way, behind is a large piece of banners and flags, and behind them are several guards, and behind them is the royal driver.

There was a long guard of honor between Yujia and Empress Luanyi. When they were still in the imperial city, Xie Zhao couldn't help but look back, but as expected, she was nowhere to be seen.

I'm a little regretful, I would have had a look at it before I started driving!
Contradictions and anxiety in mind, at the moment when the gate of the imperial city opened, the waves of cheers finally cut off these emotions for the time being.

"Long live Your Majesty!" The crowd kept shouting, even though the imperial guards kept them away, the shouts were still deafening.

When they were very close to the Taimiao, the cheers of all the people gradually became uniform: "Long live your majesty! Thousand years for the empress!"

Xue Li blushed a little when she heard this, but still sat upright and looked at it calmly.After entering the gate of the Ancestral Temple, the shouts outside were finally blocked. She looked at the magnificent Ancestral Temple in front of her, and secretly said good spirits in her heart!

On the long steps and in front of the main hall, futons were prepared. The emperor wanted to enter the hall first to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, so she knelt outside and waited.It took a long time, and she could vaguely hear the steps loudly shouted by the officials from outside, and she was very much looking forward to Xie Zhao coming out quickly.

It was not easy for Xie Zhao to be inside. After kowtowing, he knelt on the ground and finished reading a long sacrificial oration to his ancestors about marrying the Ruan family as his wife.After finishing the reading, I kowtowed four times before getting up, pursing my lips, feeling that my mouth was dry.

When he turned around and looked at the closed palace door, that inexplicable excitement was set off again.

Sydney is just a door away!When the gate opens and Chen Jijiang announces the decree, she will officially become a queen!

Xu Shishui brought a cup of tea, and the emperor's eyes froze on the palace gate: "No need, let's continue."

The door of the palace opened, and Xueli in auspicious attire came into view, Xie Zhao suddenly held his breath.

The palace people and ceremonial officials who were waiting nearby accidentally raised their eyes and peeked, and what they saw was the emperor's solemn expression.

In fact, Xie Zhao's heartbeat was so fast that it even formed a line: Lizi, you are so beautiful when you look dignified! ! !

Xue Li also held her breath, and looked downcastly at the pair of black cocked shoes approaching step by step. Under the indifferent and calm expression, she thought in her heart: ah, ah, they are husband and wife!
After the canonization ceremony, Sydney accepted the audience of the inner and outer wives according to the rules, and sat on the master's seat in the main hall of Changqiu Palace, talking and laughing happily for nearly an hour before sending everyone away. When I looked outside, it was already dark!

Tired and happy, she desperately wanted to see Xie Zhao and the children.Knowing that he was preparing a family banquet at the Zichen Palace tonight, he went straight there without taking a break after changing his clothes.

In Zichen Palace, Xie Zhao was enthusiastically teaching the four children to call her "mother queen".

The two older children, A Yao and A Yuan, were easy to deal with. Tell them, "Your mother is now a queen, so you have to change her name to 'mother queen'" and they understood.

A Cong and A Ling were not so obedient. A Cong pouted and said that it sounded strange to be called a queen mother, and asked him: "Isn't my mother a mother after she becomes a queen?"

Xie Zhao hugged him and explained to him that "mother queen" and "mother" mean the same thing, and then A Ling asked: "It means the same thing, why can't we continue to call 'mother'?"

Probably because of the relationship between twins, the two little guys always have the same thinking miraculously. When encountering similar questions that they don’t understand, they can always ask for a long time in unison!For example, when he explained that he should not be called Mother Queen because "Mother Queen" and "Father Emperor" corresponded, Ah Cong asked, why didn't he call Mother Queen before?
He said that because your mother was not a queen before, Ah Ling wondered why she was not a queen before!
Both stared at him with wide eyes and asked questions. After answering this question, another question popped up.I don't know why they like to ask the bottom line so much-is it so difficult to accept changing the name?
Finally, Xie Zhao couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a straight face: "You are not allowed to ask, you must change the name to 'mother queen', there is no discussion, do you understand?"

A Cong swallowed the question that was on her lips, and A Ling's face collapsed: "Father is unreasonable!"

Xie Zhao had no choice but to go back and make up for it, prevaricating and saying that it's not that the father is unreasonable, it's the truth in it that you don't understand now, but you will understand when you grow up!
After coaxing and deceiving for a long time, the four children nodded "generously" and agreed to change their name to mother.Xie Zhao was very happy, secretly waiting for Sydney to come over, and the four children obediently called her Queen Mother.

Then, after waiting for nearly a moment, Chen Jijiang reported, "Your Majesty, the empress is here."

The eyes of the four children lit up at the same time, and Ayao, the oldest, ran to the door first: "Mom!!!"

The other three also laughed and called "Mother".

Xie Zhao: "..." Wish shattered!
Therefore, before the dinner was served, the resentful emperor scolded them a few words, especially blaming Ah Yao for not taking the lead.

A Yao sat sideways on Xue Li's lap and stuck out her tongue at him: "I didn't remember!"

Xueli couldn't laugh anymore, smoothed things over and said that she would not be in a hurry to change slowly, A Yao fell into her arms, looked at her father: "Look, mother doesn't even rush..."

Afterwards, these few yelled "Mother" one by one, and Xie Zhao was so depressed that he suddenly felt that he was isolated by the five mothers and children.

envy!

A Yao was crouching in her arms, A Ling was holding her arms, A Cong was leaning against her legs, and A Yuan was beating her back!

Xie Zhao stared at them sullenly for a long time, and said pitifully, "Ah Yuan, father is also very tired today..."

"Huh?" A Yuan poked his head out from behind Xue Li, "Father, wait a moment! I'll beat your mother for a while!"

Xie Zhao is about to cry - can't you beat me for a while first? !

The scene that made Xie Zhao angry was over when the dinner was served.The children sat down obediently and prepared to eat.

This is obviously something he specially ordered, not the hundreds of dishes prepared by the Shangshi Bureau according to the rules.There are only a few items in total, and the table seems a bit empty.

Sydney is very happy: Spring pancakes!It suits her taste!
After she said that, she got up and went to wash her hands. The palace servants held the washbasin and handkerchiefs, and immediately retreated after they finished washing their hands.

Xue Li happily tore off a piece of cake and looked at the few dishes in front of her, all of which were very tasty.

So two pieces of shrimp and egg, one spoonful of minced meat and capers, one spoonful of Kung Pao chicken, and finally a piece of rock sugar elbow.

With her hands, she folded the disease left and right, and then rolled the bottom, and it became a beautiful thin roll.

"Hang Chi" bit down, and she heard a laughing voice beside her: "You didn't eat like this when you were young."

"...?" Xue Li was slightly confused, "What?"

"It's nothing." He smiled bitterly and didn't explain. Something was wrong in Xue Li's mind, but he couldn't think of anything for a while, so he lowered his head and continued to eat.

Xie Zhao couldn't stop scanning from the corner of his eye, and when she finished eating the spring pancake, he quickly brought a piece of almond halva to her mouth: "Eat this."

Sydney looked at Su Tang dumbfounded: "..."

Xie Zhao smiled: "Eating this will make you feel better."

"I'm in a good mood..." Xue Li's voice stopped abruptly, and her face turned red!

She even forgot that when she was 12 years old, she was unhappy when she saw him for the first time, so she went back to Shangshi Bureau to get him spring pancakes, these dishes, and several plates of halva.

At that time, she insisted on persuading him to eat sweets, the reason being that "eating sweets will make you feel better", his expression at that time was complicated!

Xueli looked at the piece of marzipan in front of her with complicated emotions, stared at it for a while, and finally fell on his shoulder in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing, the children are here!"

"Tsk...it's not something to be ashamed of." Xie Zhao narrowed his eyes and smiled at her, "Isn't it good to let them know a little bit about their parents' past?"

But, but why bring this up now!

It was so sudden!
Xue Li's face was still red, and she hugged his arm: "Let's talk slowly in the future, they are still young!"

Xie Zhao smiled lowly, and pressed his fingers on her flushed cheeks: "Listen to me."

Sydney raised her bright eyes.

"I was thinking about making you my queen, but when I came out of the Taimiao today, I suddenly realized that this is a trivial matter."

"Small matter?" Xue Li looked at him a little puzzled, "How can something that the whole world cares about become such a small matter?"

"It's a big deal for the world, but it's really a small thing for you and me."

As he spoke, he kissed her on the forehead. Seeing the children looking at her curiously, he ignored it for the time being, and said slowly, "We will have a long life in the future, and there will probably be many happy and unhappy things. If you come If you quarrel and get angry, don't hold grudges."

Sydney flattened her mouth and said sincerely: "It depends on what it is."

"Don't hold grudges for anything." Xie Zhao said, "Let's make an agreement in advance. You are a good cook. If the quarrel is your fault, after you calm down, cook two dishes for me, and I will definitely not bother with you." .”

Xueli pursed her lips, thinking it was good, and asked again: "Then what if it's your fault?"

"Then I'll feed you candy." He said and passed the piece of marzipan to her mouth, and she ate the candy in one gulp.

After chewing it, it was quite sweet, and Xueli sat upright contentedly, planning to continue eating spring pancakes.

Xie Zhao tugged at her sleeve carefully: "Aren't you going to ask why this piece of candy is?"

Sydney was taken aback: Is this one already apologizing?
She asked in a daze, "Why?"

Xie Zhaodeng seemed a little embarrassed.

He cleared his throat, straightened his collar again, then sat up straight and let out a deep breath.

Sydney was made nervous by him: "Say it quickly..."

Xie Zhaofu coughed again, and raised his eyes to meet hers: "The imperial doctor said you are pregnant."

(End of this chapter)