Mrs.
Lin was unable to come on the day of Zhuzhou because the weather was not good.
Mrs.
Lin was not used to the climate here when she first came to the capital and contracted a cold.
The illness may not be serious, but those who are sick cannot enter the palace.
Even officials cannot go to court or go to the Yamen when they are sick, for fear of bringing the illness to others.
So Mrs.
Lin entered the palace two days after the Zhuzhou Banquet, and brought a lot of things with her, which were so heavy that she didn't know what they were.
Mrs.
Lin was also carrying a food box in her hand.
She had made snacks for Xie Ning herself.
"From the beginning of shelling, your aunt and I did all the cooking together.
Even the firewood was added by your aunt."
Moreover, Mrs.
Lin carried the food box all the way from home to the palace and did not let her go.
Someone else touches it.
After hearing about the emperor's assassination, Mrs.
Lin couldn't sleep all night long.
She even went to the temple to burn incense and light a longevity lamp for Xie Ning.
Then when she returned to Beijing, she heard the good news that she was pregnant.
It's a mixture of sadness and joy, and things are changing so quickly that it's almost dizzying to watch.
Mrs.
Lin hadn't cooked for many years.
She heard that Xie Ning had a bad appetite, so she rolled up her sleeves and cooked a few snacks herself, which Xie Ning loved to eat when she was at home.
Xie Ning couldn't wait to open the lid, and the first layer inside was filled with steamed rice cakes.
This was something every household would make in my hometown.
It was made during festivals, when entertaining guests, and when giving gifts, there was always a little homemade steamed cake.
Xie Ning took a piece and ate it first.
Mrs.
Lin hurriedly said: "It's already cold.
Let's heat it up before eating."
"It's delicious even when it's cold."
The rice cake is soft and glutinous when hot, but becomes hard and tough when cooled, making it very difficult to bite.
Xie Ning said with a smile: "I remember that during the Chinese New Year, I would go to bed late at night.
When I was hungry, I would bring a plate of cakes to eat and heat them on the brazier to soften them.
I accidentally ate too much and my stomach became terribly bloated. , lying on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep."
Mrs.
Lin also laughed when she thought about what happened at that time: "I don't let you eat more because I'm afraid you will hold on.
In the morning, Aunt Liu came to tell me that the rice cakes were less.
She thought it was a rat or a servant.
Someone is stealing something."
Mrs.
Lin's craftsmanship can only be said to be average, and cannot be compared with that of the imperial chef.
The imperial chef also made steamed rice cakes.
After they found out where the imperial concubine's hometown was, they deliberately thought about the taste of the local dishes, and made a few snacks and dishes from time to time to please her.
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The steamed cakes they make are soft and sweet, and even the eldest prince and emperor love to eat them.
But they couldn’t make the taste that Xie Ning was used to when he was a child.
This cold, hard rice cake tasted particularly delicious to her.
"I packed some things from my hometown a few days ago, as well as the books you read in the past, and put them in the box as small items."
Xie Ning was stunned for a moment: "Those things are still there."
She almost forgot herself.
When the Xie family took her back, she thought she wouldn't be staying long, so she packed some of her belongings.
She didn't even take the jewelry that Mrs.
Lin bought for her.
Because she knew the temperaments of the cousins in the Xie family, she knew that if something good was to fall in their eyes, it had to be obtained whether it was overt or covert robbery.
It's not that Xie Ning is reluctant to part with the things, it's just that they got them, but after playing with them for two days, they stopped cherishing them.
If they were broken, they would just give them to others.
This kind of thing happened to Xie Ning several times.
Mrs.
Lin asked people to pack those things, picked some of them and brought them in.
Naturally, the clothes and jewelry that no longer fit were given away.
What was given were the books that Xie Ning copied when he was at home, the patterns he drew, used inkstones, makeup boxes and other items.
When Xie Ning opened the box and saw these things, he sat there for a long time without saying a word.
There were many things that she thought she had forgotten a long time ago, but when she saw these things, those past times seemed to come back again.
Xie Ning picked up one thing, looked at it, put it down, and then picked up another thing.
After looking at it for a long time, it wasn't until someone behind her reached out and picked up something on the table that she realized that it was getting dark outside and that the emperor had returned.
"I heard that Mrs.
Lin is here today and she is in good health."
"It looks like I've lost some weight, but I'm still in good spirits."
The emperor looked at the small wooden object in his hand and said with some surprise: "What is this?"
"This is a sheep that my cousin carved for me when I was celebrating my birthday."
Xie Ning said, "Look, the sheep's head can be taken off."
The emperor was always steady, and it was rare for anything to move his face.
However, this was just an ugly wooden sheep.
If you look closely, you can still see some of the sheep's appearance, such as horns and hooves.
But why can this sheep head be removed?
Is this decapitated sheep really suitable as a birthday gift?
"It was not done properly when carving.
The head was carved and stuck later, but the tenons were not done properly, so the head can be pulled out by just pulling out the head."
The emperor coughed slightly and really didn't know how to evaluate this wooden sheep, so he changed his sentence and asked: "When was your birthday a gift for you?"
"About five years old."
Xie Ning thought for a while: "It should be five years old."
The emperor was immediately relieved.
Since they were still young at that time, it was not easy for a child to make a gift by himself.
Xie Ning valued this ugly gift so much, which shows that she got along well with her brothers and sisters in her uncle's family.
Just like when the emperor was born, the gifts given by the two children had nothing to do with being expensive or exquisite, but the emperor cherished them very much.
"In order to carve this sheep, my cousin's hand was cut."
Xie Ning recalled that he felt very uneasy at that time, for fear that his cousin's hand would be too seriously injured.
It was her uncle and aunt who came over to comfort her, saying that her cousin's hand injury was not serious and would not cause any problems, nor would it affect his future study and calligraphy.
Xie Ning didn't let go of his worries until his cousin's hand was completely healed.
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She was already sensible at that time, and knew that if her cousin injured his hand, he would not be able to read and write in the future, and he would not be able to be elected as an official, which would ruin his life.
This wooden sheep reminded her of so many things.
There are many things that I can't remember clearly because it's been so long and I was young at the time, but looking at these things, I gradually recall the past.
"What is this?"
The emperor picked up another crooked sachet.
Xie Ning was particularly embarrassed and wanted to take the sachet quickly, but the emperor raised his hand just in time and Xie Ning took it empty.
“Someone else made this for you too.”
The emperor thought to himself that none of the Lin family had anything to do with being skillful.
The sheep carving was so ugly and had its head decapitated.
The sewing of this sachet is not even satisfactory, it is simply unsightly.
Xie Ning said calmly, "I did this myself."
"ah" The emperor quickly took a closer look at the sachet, trying to find the advantages of this crappy sachet to praise.
"I wanted to make something for my uncle and aunt, but I couldn't make clothes, shoes and socks.
I spent several days working on it, taking it apart and making it again.
Finally, I made something like this, but I didn't give it away. ” Xie Ning didn't expect that she had put the sachet in the box.
She thought she had hanged it and thrown it away to destroy the traces of the body.
Unexpectedly, she has stayed here until now, and her aunt was even sent to the palace, where she was seen by the emperor.
Xie Ning was really embarrassed at the moment.
Although most people will do some stupid things when they are young, not everyone's embarrassing things will be exposed when they grow up.
Or is it known to the emperor?
The emperor was very calm and praised her sincerely: "So you have been so filial when you were still young.
No wonder Master Lin and Mrs.
Lin love you so much."
The emperor is worthy of being an emperor, and such a scene can be reconciled.
Since the sachet has nothing to praise, let's just praise her for her filial piety since she was a child.
"By the way, where are all the things that the emperor used before?"
When Xie Ning was a child, the Lin family's life was not considered luxurious.
Because my uncle is an honest official, unlike others who work thousands of miles away just for money, so my eldest aunt manages the family well and manages everything carefully.
Xie Ning didn’t save much.
But the emperor should have had many things before.
After asking this question, the emperor was stunned for a moment: "It's something from my past."
The emperor does not remember.
Xie Ning said hurriedly: "The emperor has so many big things going on every day, of course he can't take care of these small things."
"It doesn't matter, Bai Hongqi must know."
The emperor was also a little curious, wondering where the old things were stored.
He grew up in the palace and studied until the emperor gave him a royal title.
When he got married and opened a palace, he moved out of the palace.
Of course, some of the things he was used to at that time were brought to the palace, and some Probably couldn't stay.
When the late emperor was no longer on the throne and ascended the throne, he moved from the palace to the palace.
Being an emperor is different from being a prince, and many things that are not in compliance with regulations are no longer used.
If he hadn't seen these things from Xie Ning, the emperor would really not know what happened to his old belongings now.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of a few things that would impress him deeply and bring memories to him.
When he was a child, he would naturally receive gifts every year on his birthday, and those things would be registered and stored in the warehouse, but none of them were his favorite things.
He didn't attach much importance to external things, and he didn't even have a few favorite hobbies.
Because he has known since he was a child that those in power cannot have likes and dislikes.
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Even if there is, it cannot be shown.
In the past few years, he had lived a diligent life, but he could not recall any really happy days.
While the late Emperor and the Queen Mother were still alive, he had always lived in the shadow of these two people.
Even though they are no longer here, the Emperor never slacks off.
If he was really happy and satisfied, the things that impressed him most were all related to Xie Ning.
In the past, he could only enter the harem for a few fixed days in a month, and there were not many days when he could invite people to sleep in Changning Hall.
But it had been a long time since he had slept alone in Changning Palace.
Even if it was already very late to deal with government affairs, Yong'an Palace was always in his heart.
He knew that someone was waiting for him here, thinking about him, and he would come back no matter how late it was
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