"That's enough. Besides, there are servants in the house, so there won't be any shortage." At this point, Hongli sighed deliberately, "It's just a pity that I can't take him with me."
"Why can't you take him away?" Ling Ruo frowned and said, "Who is it? Tell E Niang and E Niang will talk to him."
Hongli chuckled and said: "Far away in the horizon, but close in front of me, that person is you, my mother-in-law."
Hearing this, Ling Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh, lightly slapped Hongli on the head and said: "How brave, you even dare to make jokes about your mother."
Hongli looked aggrieved and said: "How dare I make fun of E Niang? Every word is sincere. The snacks made by E Niang are so delicious. I can't eat them all the time when I leave the palace. Isn't it the biggest in the world?"
Is it a pity?”
"I don't know where you learned your glib tongue." Ling Ruo said with a smile and then said: "Whenever you want to eat, you can come to the palace. As long as I am free, I will definitely cook it for you."
Shui Xiu chatted from the side and said: "Master will cook for you even if he has no time. You are the person that Master cares about the most. The slaves can only look at you with envy."
"Talk too much." Ling Ruo turned around and scolded Shui Xiu, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes, "If others heard this, they would think that I am treating you harshly!"
Shui Xiu knew that Ling Ruo was not really angry, so she leaned over with a smile and said: "Master always treats slaves well. Whoever said that master treated me harshly, slaves are the first to refuse."
Yang Hai and others also echoed: "Even the slaves don't agree."
"Okay, everyone talks so much." Ling Ruo shook his head, but after being made such a fuss, the atmosphere became more relaxed and not as solemn as before.
After breakfast, Ling Ruo accompanied Hongli to the Shenwu Gate, followed by a group of palace people, most of whom Hongli wanted to take out of the palace. When he got there, he unexpectedly saw the Guarjia family there.
Before Ling Ruo could say anything, Guarjia had already come up to her, shook her hand and said, "I know Hongli is leaving the palace today, so I specially waited here."
Ling Ruo nodded and said, "Sister is interested."
While they were talking, Hongli had already cupped his hands and said: "Hongli has met my aunt. Thank you very much for your love and care for Hongli."
"I have always treated you as my own son, so you don't need to say thank you at all." Looking at Hongli, who was almost as tall as himself, Guarjia said with emotion: "It's so fast, in the blink of an eye you can already enter the court.
Now that you are on duty, I still remember you as an infant."
Hongli lowered his head and smiled, then raised his robe and knelt down towards Ling Ruo, saying loudly: "After today, I can no longer serve filial piety at E Niang's knees every day. I am unfilial. I ask E Niang to forgive me, but E Niang's sixteen
I will never forget the careful nurturing and teaching I have given to my son over the years. My son promised E Niang that he would often come to the palace to pay his respects to E Niang."
Although she kept telling herself not to be too sad, this was the only way to go, and she would be able to see Hongli often in the future, but after listening to Hongli's words, Ling Ruo couldn't help but shed tears, nodded and said:
"E Niang knows, E Niang knows everything, get up quickly."
Hongli shook his head, insisted on kneeling on the ground, and said: "Please ask Xu Erchen, my mother-in-law, to kowtow to you in return for your kindness in raising me!"
Seeing his persistence, Ling Ruo had no choice but to let go of his hand, and then watched him kowtow to her. Every time, his head touched the hard bluestone, making a "bang" sound.
After kowtowing three times, Hongli did not stand up immediately. Instead, he turned to Guarjia and said, "Hongli also wants to thank his aunt for her support and love."
Guarjia had no time to stop him, so she could only watch him kowtow to her with moist eyes. As soon as he finished kowtowing, she quickly pulled him up and said, "Stop kneeling, get up quickly."
While Ling Ruo and Guarjia had mixed feelings, Hongli himself was also happy and worried. He was happy that he was about to enter the court to experience, but he was also reluctant to say goodbye to his mother, and his expression was extremely complicated.
How could Ling Ruo not see what he was thinking, he took the baggage that An'er had been holding in his hand, took out an apricot yellow money bag embroidered with gold dragons and auspicious clouds, and said: "You said before that the money bag is a bit old, so E Niang gave it to you.
I made a new one, do you like it? This golden dragon was embroidered on it by your Majesty."
Seeing that Ling Ruo remembered his casual words so well, Hongli's eyes were slightly red, he took the money bag and said, "My sons and I all like the things made by E Niang."
Ling Ruo nodded, and then handed the baggage to Xiao Zhengzi to hold, "Here are two new sets of clothes that E Niang made for you. You can take them to change."
"Thank you, Niang." As soon as Hongli finished speaking, Guarjia also handed over a package of things, "I don't have as good a red dress as your Niang, so I only made two pairs of shoes for you. They should fit your feet.
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Ling Ruo chuckled and said, "Of course it's good. My sister has made shoes for Hongli every year since he was a child. I'm afraid I know the size of his feet even better than my own mother."
"Eniang, aunt..." Hongli looked at this and that, and couldn't help but shed tears.
Ling Ruo took off the handkerchief and wiped the tears from his cheeks and said: "My mother is not crying yet, why are you crying? Besides, you will be working in the imperial court after today. If you still shed tears easily like now, then you will have to cry."
It’s a joke.”
Hongli's face turned red when she said that, and he hurriedly said: "I don't have any children."
Ling Ruo endured the reluctance in her heart and said: "Okay, it's getting late, hurry up and get out of the palace, and get familiar with the other side of the house." After that, she called Xiao Zhengzi and said: "You are the one who has been with Fourth Brother the longest.
Yes, in the future, remember to serve Fourth Brother well and make no mistakes. If you do your job well, I will tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reward you."
Little Zhengzi was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will serve my fourth brother wholeheartedly."
After Ling Ruo waved her hand to signal Xiao Zhengzi to get up, Hongli said to Guarjia: "Auntie, after Hongli leaves, please stay with me more."
After Guarjia nodded in agreement, Hongli reluctantly turned around and walked towards the palace gate. He kept looking back until he was far away from the palace gate and could no longer see it, and then he stopped turning back.
When Hongli was still in a low mood, Xiao Zhengzi suddenly said: "Brother Si, who do you think is here?"
Looking in the direction that Xiao Zhengzi pointed, Hongli actually saw Zhaohui and Agui. He pointed at them in surprise and said, "Why are you two here?"
While they were talking, Zhaohui and Zhaohui had already come closer. After bowing, they said, "Brother Si is leaving the palace today. How could we not come?"
Before Hongli could speak, Agui had already said seriously: "The two of us have already booked a private room in the restaurant to celebrate that the fourth elder brother will be on duty in the court tomorrow."
Hongli didn't expect that they would do such a thing, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Restaurant, do your family allow you to drink alcohol now?"