The favored imperial concubine

Chapter 53

When Nian Xilan heard this, for some reason, she suddenly remembered that when she was young, she sneaked out to play with her brother Nian Gengyao.In order to make her happy, my brother exchanged his jade pendant for a bunch of candied haws.Although the winter was extremely cold that year, Nian Xilan felt that it was extremely happy to be able to share a candied haws with her brother casually on the street.

However, after returning home, Nian Xilan learned that the jade pendant that her brother used to exchange for candied haws was a family heirloom passed down from her grandmother, and it was passed down from male to female.And Nian Gengyao, who lost his ancestral jade pendant because of a bunch of candied haws, naturally did not escape a good beating.

But even so, the happy mood at that time and the sweet and sour taste of candied haws were deeply engraved in Nian Xilan's heart.Looking back on it so far, it is still vivid, but it feels like a lifetime away.

As Nian Xilan thought about it, she couldn't help but miss the unique taste of candied haws and the wonderful taste of sweet and sour. On the tip of her tongue and lips, she could even feel the feeling of the crystal frosting melting slowly with the cold air.

Nian Xilan pursed her lips and looked at Kangxi, with unmistakable longing and anticipation shining in her moist eyes, she murmured, "I, I want to eat candied haws, can I do that?"

Kangxi was taken aback for a moment, and then sighed dumbfoundedly: "Look at you silly girl, who is about to become a mother-in-law. You are indifferent to all kinds of exquisite meals, but you just like this kid's favorite thing. What a real one. Little boy!"

Nian Xilan's eyes darkened, bit her lips in disappointment, and said softly: "I also know that there is no such thing in the palace, I am just talking nonsense. The emperor must not take it seriously, and I also I don’t really want to eat that much…”

Kangxi smiled and took Nian Xilan into his arms, stretched out his fingers and tapped her upturned little nose, and said softly: "It's just a bunch of candied haws, so I can't trouble you! It's just that you want to eat one a day." Hundred bunches of candied haws, I can afford you!"

Nian Xilan was amused by Kangxi, stretched out her pink fist and lightly slapped Kangxi on the shoulder, and said angrily: "I am not a pig, how can I eat so many candied haws! The emperor loves to tease people!"

"Is there? I don't think so!" Kangxi lowered his head, and lightly touched Nian Xilan's forehead. The eyes of the two were intertwined and their breaths blended together. The close distance made the hearts of the two people who had been lonely for a long time faint at the same time. With a shock, all of a sudden, some heartbeats accelerated.

Although Kangxi lost his mind for a moment, he soon came back to his senses.

Kangxi raised his head with a slight smile, distanced himself from Nian Xilan, and said softly: "I never like to tease others, but I like to tease you."

Knowing that Nian Xilan wanted to eat candied haws, Kangxi hurriedly ordered Li Dequan to go to the imperial dining room to deliver the decree, ordering the imperial cooks to make the most common candied haws in the winter market in the capital.

Although the royal chefs were very surprised, they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They dutifully selected a plump, brightly colored hawthorn and strung it together with bamboo sticks, and evenly wrapped the outside of the hawthorn with just the right syrup, and waited for it to cool slightly. After a while, he was rushed to Chuxiu Palace.

When Nian Xilan saw that the chef had really made the candied hawthorn she had been thinking about, she immediately showed a bright smile. She eagerly took a bunch and held it in her hand, and opened her mouth to bite half of a hawthorn.

The sweet and sour taste immediately filled his mouth, and Nian Xilan narrowed his eyes slightly in satisfaction, and sighed inarticulately: "The candied haws are so delicious! It's a pity that it's not cold enough, and it's not frozen hard enough!"

Seeing Kangxi frowning slightly, Nian Xilan hastily explained: "Of course I know that pregnant women should not eat cold things, and I just said it casually... Actually, the candied gourds made by the imperial dining room have already been eaten. It's delicious, and the taste is almost... no, exactly the same as the one I ate in the capital market when I was young! Yes, it's exactly the same! Really!"

Kangxi looked at Nian Xilan, who was getting darker and darker, and finally couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing.It's not the same sneer or shallow smile as before, but a real hearty laugh.

Kangxi smiled and pointed at Nian Xilan, "Why didn't I realize that you still have such a cute side!"

Seeing Nian Xilan bow her head in embarrassment, Kangxi suddenly said softly and slowly: "Actually, when I was eight years old, I also sneaked out of the palace with a few guards, and ate a bunch of candied haws near the overpass in the capital. It's a good thing that the guards were carrying silver, otherwise I would have exchanged the jade pendant on my waist!"

Nian Xilan couldn't help widening her eyes when she heard the words, and murmured: "Why such a coincidence? It turns out that the emperor once thought of exchanging jade pendants for candied haws?"

"Oh? Could it be that you did such a stupid thing when you were young?" Kangxi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Nian Xilan with a smile on his face.

Nian Xilan said embarrassingly: "It's all old things from my concubine's childhood, the emperor won't be interested in hearing about it!"

Kangxi's eyes flickered slightly, but he said: "But I really want to hear about your childhood."

Nian Xilan's heart moved slightly, and she briefly told Kangxi how she sneaked out with her brother Nian Gengyao when she was about five or six years old, but because she forgot to bring money, she exchanged her ancestral jade pendant for a bunch of candied haws.

Kangxi listened, and smiled slightly: "Unexpectedly, Lianggong is still a brother who knows how to take care of his sister."

Sour girl
Kangxi paused for a moment, then turned to Li Dequan and said: "Since Concubine Xi can eat sweet and sour candied haws, let the imperial chef make some meals suitable for pregnant women according to this taste. Whether it is Whether dishes are soups or porridge, we must strive to be sweet and sour, light and pleasant."

Li Dequan promised with a full smile: "The slaves will do it now, and they must explain clearly to them, so that Empress Xi will have delicious food!"

Originally, Li Dequan, the chief executive of the inner court, did not need to go back and forth for trivial matters such as passing meals.However, Li Dequan, who is well versed in Kangxi's temper, would naturally not give up this opportunity to please Kangxi and show his loyalty.As for the test result of the box of rouge, it is natural to report to Kangxi at an appropriate time. How can such troublesome things be reported in front of the pregnant concubine Xi!

It's a pity that all of Kangxi's hard work was in vain.Although Nian Xilan didn't feel any discomfort after eating candied haws, she vomited again when faced with these same sweet and sour dishes.

(End of this chapter)