Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 364 Birthday Present
Mu Ai pinched his youngest son's slightly thinner cheeks, and praised, "Simba is doing the right thing. When you have delicious food, you must honor your elders, and filial piety comes first."

Originally, Simba was worried that his mother would blame him for sending out the water casually, but he was relieved when he heard what his mother said, and interjected, "Mom, where is my gift?"

The Empress Dowager also laughed, "Looking at Hong'er's eagerness, even the Ai family became curious. Madam Xian, would you mind letting the Ai family open their eyes too?"

Before Mu Ai could answer, a beautiful concubine who was sitting not far away, wearing an ancient smudge-patterned bixia robe and a veil of plum blossoms in thousands of colors, spoke first, "I often hear people say that immortals Madam's fairy art is miraculous, so she hurried over as soon as she knew that Madam Xian was entering the palace, but she borrowed the help of the Empress Dowager and the Fifth Highness."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I also said that you are here to see Ai's family. You are giving away when you hear this. It turns out that you are here for Mrs. Xian." I like this concubine very much in my heart.

Sitting under the queen, a gentle woman in a double silk luan gown with embroidered silk, grass, cloud and geese, with wide sleeves and double silk silk luan, flashed a look of disdain in her eyes, and laughed in a very low voice, "This sister Meifei is too impatient. , The empress didn't even open her mouth yet, she preempted it." After speaking, she glanced to the side with no deep meaning, but unfortunately, the empress was still smiling like that, and she couldn't see any anger at all, so, She also shut up resentfully.

At this time, the old mother brought a few maids to exchange for new tea, and all the concubines praised it again. The tea is good tea, and the water is even better. It is not a lie, but it is also lively .

Mu Ai smiled lightly at the corner of her mouth, seeing all the girls flattering the Queen Mother, she didn't talk too much, she pulled her youngest son and asked about food and clothing in a low voice, and when she heard that he was really not used to the food in the palace, she planned to give someone away Come in and serve.

The Empress Dowager put down the teacup, assigned a maid next to her, and said, "Send the remaining half bucket of water to His Majesty. He manages state affairs every day, and he also drinks a cup of tea to refresh his mind."

The maid respectfully responded, and then everyone turned to Mu Ai, wanting to see what gift she was going to give Simba.

Mu Ai smiled faintly, and with a thought, a long mahogany carved table suddenly appeared in the middle of the hall, startling all the concubines and eunuchs and maids with their eyes wide open, and gasped in unison. Behind Simba was a small The eunuch trembled and said nonsense, "Table... table!"

Simba was so happy that he giggled, his small chest was raised high, this was his mother, and his mother was the most powerful person in the world.

Mu Ai gave her youngest son a look with a smile, and then waved her hands. Eight fruit baskets were placed on the table, respectively containing watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, pomegranates, dustpans, sugar oranges and lychees. , neatly arranged, extremely beautiful, the air is full of light fruity fragrance, which faintly overwhelms the scent of jasmine cakes that are smoking in the hall.

Simba was slightly disappointed, and pouted, "Mom, is there nothing else?"

"Yes." After speaking, there were two more square food boxes on the table, "The box on the left is stir-fried chestnuts with sugar that your sister personally fried for you, and the box on the right is Coca-Cola Chicken Wings. Neither your brother nor sister would be willing." Eat, let mom bring it to you."

Because there are not many Cokes in the space, this Coke Chicken Wing Ai has not been made for two years, and the children are very greedy. This time, in order to comfort Simba who is alone in the palace, she gave up the last half bottle.

Simba ran forward to remove the cover of the sugar-fried chestnuts in surprise, and immediately the heat came out. He picked up two big ones as if offering treasures, quickly peeled them off and held them in front of the queen mother, "Grandma Huang, hurry up and taste them." Taste it, it's sweet and noodle, Simba likes it the most."

It's a pity that the old queen just came back to her senses, and she didn't taste much after eating a full mouthful. The old mother was worried that she would choke, so she quickly gave her a sip of tea, and the old queen said in surprise, "Aijia today! It’s really an eye-opener, this fairy art is truly miraculous.”

The rest of the concubines, the empress and several princes also nodded in agreement. The eldest prince even stepped forward to pat the watermelon, making a puffy sound, before he believed that the thing on the table was not an illusion.

Mu Ai laughed and said, "The Empress Dowager praised it, but it's just a small trick, it's just easier to get things."

The second prince's eyes lit up, and he was so impolite that he rushed to ask, "Ma'am, can this fairy art pretend to be mountains and rivers?"

Mu Ai shook her head, "No, daily things are okay, mountains and rivers require too much power, and I can't reach that level for the time being." She didn't see how hard she was, but her gentle voice was full of whispers. In the main hall, it is very clear, making everyone feel more mysterious.

Mu Ai ignored it, and took out all the things prepared in the space, two scrolls, two albums, and a small carved red sandalwood box.

"Your sister was afraid that you would be homesick, so she drew two pictures for you. The album was drawn by your mother. The sandalwood box is a birthday present for you. You should cherish it when you play."

When Simba heard that there was still a gift, he immediately burst into smiles. He was not in a hurry to look at the scrolls and albums, and opened the red sandalwood box first, because every birthday, the things his mother gave were very interesting, and they were also the treasures he collected most carefully. When he came to the palace this time, he was worried about losing it, so he stayed at home and asked his brother to help him keep it.

The box was cushioned with soft cotton, and there was a strange little thing in the middle, with a square head, somewhat similar to the black stone box used to watch cartoons back then, with a white body and green legs.

Simba took it out, held it in his palm, and asked his mother doubtfully, "Mom, what is this? Is it the same as a car?"

Mu Ai helped him turn on the switch under the puppy's stomach, and then put it on the table. The strange-looking puppy started to run under everyone's amazed eyes. Exclaimed, "It's alive, it can move!"

The fourth prince also ran up to Simba, "Fifth brother, this puppy is so ugly, is it really alive?"

Simba said with a bit of pride, "It's not alive, it has organs in its stomach, and it can only move when the organs are activated."

Mu Ai patted his head, "If the puppy doesn't move, just put it under the sun for an hour and it will be fine."

"Well, thank you mom, I see." Simba carefully picked up the puppy, put it in the box under the envious eyes of the fourth prince, and said, "Fourth brother, whenever you want to play, you can come to Xinuang Pavilion to find me." .” After speaking, he pointed to the two albums, “The paintings in the albums are stories, and I will lend them to you too.”

The second prince also came over and said with a smile, "The fifth brother only shows it to the fourth brother, not the second brother?"

Simba scratched his head and said with a smile, "Of course I will, brothers just come."

The Empress Dowager liked playing with her grandchildren the most. Seeing how harmoniously they got along at this moment, she was very happy.So I ordered a few court ladies to take all the fruits and other things to Xinuang Pavilion.

Mu Ai is also slightly relieved, it seems that no one in the palace has attacked Simba yet, at least the surface looks good.

"I came here in a hurry this time, I didn't prepare any presents for the queen mother and the ladies, only some wild animals that I got on the holy mountain, and I'll show them off." Mu Ai held a huge wooden box in both hands and sent it out. , the two court ladies next to the queen mother quickly stepped forward to take it, walked up to the queen mother, opened the lid, and revealed a one-foot-tall human-shaped wild ginseng inside, the queen mother asked in surprise, "This is... more than 500 years old. Ginseng?"

All the concubines turned their heads to look at them, and they all exclaimed again. The empress spoke for the first time, with a soft and gentle voice, "It's much neater than the one that was presented in the mountain city last year. It's been seven, eight hundred years."

"The empress has good eyesight. This is a thousand-year-old scrophulariaceae obtained on the top of the sacred mountain."

"Thousands of years? It's hundreds of years earlier than the Baihua Chronicle. Doesn't that mean that Baihua already had this ginseng before the founding of the country?" A concubine asked in surprise. You must know that the historical facts recorded in the Baihua Kingdom are only 500 years old. Knowing what dynasty Baihua was and what it looked like before, it was inevitable to be shocked to see this Shen suddenly.It's a pity that they didn't know that this ginseng was planted in the space with mugwort. It took three years in a day, but it grew into this appearance in one year, and it definitely didn't contain any so-called historical relics of the previous dynasty.Of course, Mu Ai will not tell the truth.

Mu Ai counted the concubines in the hall indiscriminately. Counting the empress dowager and the empress, there are nine people in total. The originally prepared honey is twelve jars, but there is still a surplus. Which concubine who has a position has never come, so she is alone. Being left behind, Simba made an enemy instead, so he took them all out, "And this honey is a kind of small flying insect called a bee on the sacred mountain. It is made from the nectar of flowers. It is very fragrant and sweet. Take a spoonful of it in the morning and evening. Warm water, drinking it often can beautify the skin, the wives of Mrs. Anbohou Shizi and Mrs. Wubohou Shizi have drank it two years ago because they are familiar with me, but I have never heard of any discomfort."

At this time, a concubine with a slightly heroic face who was at the end suddenly asked, "Mrs. Wu Bohou's son? Is it Wei Xu? When she came to the palace to pay her respects a few days ago, the concubine saw her again, and she didn't know her." It's strange why she looks so much younger, so it's because of drinking this...uh...honey?"

The concubine who spoke, titled Concubine Wu, has advanced to the palace for four years. Because of her straightforward temper, she often feels that she is a sinner, but because of this, her words are highly credible.The old marquis of Wu Bohou's mansion is also her aunt, so the two wives of Wu Bohou's son would occasionally visit her palace.When the concubines heard what she said, then this honey really has beauty benefits.

The eyes of all the concubines immediately burst into eager flames, and they had to go forward to grab a can immediately, even the queen couldn't help but look twice, she is 33 years old, the best woman The years have passed, seeing those concubines who entered the palace later, smiling like flowers by His Majesty's side every day, although she tried her best to look dignified and noble, she couldn't hide the sourness in her heart.

And this little jar actually contained the power to restore her youth, so how could she not be tempted?
　Merry Christmas, my friends, I actually got in touch with an old friend I haven't seen for many years, I'm going to meet up tomorrow, so happy.

　　So, I can't celebrate Christmas with a burst of excitement, it's still [-]:[-] p.m., sorry, friends, I'm so happy! ! !

　　
　
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