Every time after the banquet, I would come back, change my clothes, wash my face, sit down and take a breather, and then find something to cushion my stomach.
Especially in this cold winter season, the food on the table is unevenly cool and hot, and it is uncomfortable to eat it with force and mix it up in the stomach.
It is better to come back and drink a bowl of porridge, which will be warmer and more comfortable.
There is no abalone, ginseng, wing belly, etc. in this porridge.
It is cooked with old yellow rice over a slow fire for a little while.
Xie Ning came back just in time to get the porridge to a boil.
It was still hot when it was served and was blowing.
Breathe in slowly and drink.
Xie Ning actually prefers to drink millet porridge with a slightly burnt taste.
He had had it before when he was at home.
When he got to the palace, no matter how careless the people in the kitchen were, they would not make the porridge burnt.
It had been a long time since then.
Got a taste of that.
After finishing the bowl, he felt that it was not enough, so Xie Ning asked Qingmei to add another half of the bowl.
Before he could even drink it, the emperor came.
When the weather got cold, the emperor would not let anyone announce his arrival, and would not let Xie Ning go out to meet him, as he was reluctant to fan her body in the cold air as she went in and out.
So when the emperor came in, Xie Ning was still holding the porridge bowl.
Before Xie Ning could get up, the emperor came over and sat down next to her, holding the bowl in both hands.
"It's still warm here."
Xie Ning guessed that the emperor had not eaten well beforehand: "I'll give you a bowl too."
"No, haven't you drunk this bowl yet?"
The emperor didn't pick at all, he just took Xie Ning's bowl, drank it up in a few gulps, put the empty bowl away and said, "Here's another bowl."
The emperor and the concubine sat here drinking porridge facing each other without changing their clothes.
Qingmei was used to seeing this and didn't think there was anything wrong.
She was just glad that there was enough porridge.
If the concubine could only cook a bowl and a half of it, it would definitely not be enough.
The emperor wanted to drink porridge and didn't have it, so he would be blind.
After drinking the porridge, my whole body felt warm.
I changed my clothes and washed my face.
After sitting together again, Xie Ning remembered and asked, "Why is the emperor back now?"
As usual, this year's banquet starts at noon and lasts until the first watch of the evening.
Of course, we can't just eat and drink all the time, watch some singing and dancing, write poetry, and write.
When the mood strikes, we might even go for archery or martial arts competitions.
Xie Ning heard that the emperor was shooting arrows at this time last year.
At what time is it still bright?
"Come back and change your clothes and rest for a while."
The emperor came closer and asked in her ear: "How are you?
Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Last night, the emperor and he went to the hot springs.
Now that he thought about the situation at that time, Xie Ning still felt like his face was burning.
What I thought was good at first was to take a dip in the hot springs to relax, but in the end I didn't feel relaxed at all.
Instead, I came back with weakness in my limbs and backache.
Although she already had two children, Xie Ning was still very thin-skinned.
When the emperor asked her, she blushed and acted as if nothing had happened and abruptly changed the subject.
"The Emperor is coming back now.
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If others find out, they will most likely start gossiping."
Changing clothes is just an excuse.
The emperor has to change clothes several times a day, and he always goes to Yong'an Palace to change.
He goes in and out and back out all day long, spending all his time on the road.
There is nothing to do on this day.
Besides, one thing that has been agreed upon is that the emperor generally does not enter the harem during the day.
Otherwise, if he writes such a note on his daily life, he will be remonstrated by the imperial censor later.
Not only the emperor, but also ordinary scholar-bureaucrats were said not to enter the backyard during the day.
However, it would be fine if the emperor asked someone to accompany him to Changning Hall or somewhere nearby.
Such double standards made Xie Ning feel very strange at first.
Why is it okay to ask someone to go, but not when the emperor comes back?
I don't understand if I don't understand, but Xie Ning still wants to ask the emperor when he comes back halfway.
"Let them tell you, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the day of sealing.
Today's annual banquet can also be regarded as a family banquet.
No one will be so ignorant."
This is true, after all, it is the Chinese New Year, the court and the government are sealed, and no one will say anything if the emperor is relaxed now.
"Your Majesty is going there later, so stop talking and just relax for a while to rest your mind."
The emperor nodded, and Qinghe over there had already made the bed with a wink, and put a big pillow.
Xie Ning served the emperor and took off his boots and leaned down.
Just as he was about to stand up and tell the emperor to wear some clothes later, the emperor grabbed his hand.
"Come close to me for a while, and let's take a rest together."
Xie Ning said: "I am not tired, I am not tired."
However, after being pulled by the emperor, she leaned next to him.
After relaxing like this, I felt that my back was so sore that I couldn't straighten up.
I had a lot of trouble last night, slept very little, and was tired all day long.
At this point, I really can't stand it any longer.
Leaning next to the emperor, she felt the warm warmth on his body.
Even though he had changed his clothes, he could still smell the smell of alcohol on the emperor.
It's not too strong, and it's not too unpleasant.
Once you get used to it, you still find the smell very friendly.
She just leaned back, but she was too tired.
As soon as she leaned down, Xie Ning fell asleep without saying a few words.
When she woke up again, the window had darkened, and the sky outside was dark.
It was dark, and you could see through the curtain that the lights were on.
The emperor left at some point, and she was the only one on the couch.
Xie Ning sat up and called for someone, and Qing He and Xia Yue came in quickly.
Xie Ning stood up and dressed and asked: "When did the emperor leave?"
"The emperor also stayed there for almost a quarter of an hour, drank another cup of tea, and then left."
"I've been sleeping for a while" "Master slept for a full hour this time."
"It's already past Youshi."
Xie Ning rarely slept for so long during the day, so he was really surprised.
He quickly got up to wash up, and then took Yuyao and his siblings to Mrs.
Fang's Fuhui Hall.
It had been agreed long ago that if Mrs.
Fang didn't come out, they would go there.
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In short, the family would have a meal together during the Chinese New Year.
Mrs.
Fang's place is quiet here.
She doesn't take things seriously and doesn't like to show off.
If the weather was warmer, she might go out for a walk.
Now that it's so cold, Mrs.
Fang won't go out.
Thinking about it this way, she was lucky to have Princess Yubing by her side, otherwise Mrs.
Fang's life would have been so lonely.
Xia Hong helped Mrs.
Fang sit down, and Xie Ning, Princess Yuyao and the others paid New Year's greetings to Mrs.
Fang.
Mrs.
Fang smiled broadly and kept saying, "Okay, okay, get up quickly."
She gave generous purses to her grandchildren, and each of them had their own gift.
The eldest prince was given two volumes of books plus pen and ink.
Unlike other people who would advise their descendants to work hard and make progress, what Mrs.
Fang said to the eldest prince was: "Don't work too hard.
Take good care of yourself."
The eldest prince took the gift with both hands and responded with a very sincere yes
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