Seeing that she was only thinking about making snacks for herself, a trace of warmth flowed through her heart. She glanced around and saw a water tank placed at the door. Yinzhen took out a gray handkerchief from his sleeve, wetted it and left.
He went to Ling Ruo and wiped the black ash from her face.
Ling Ruo was startled by Yinzhen's actions, and she was flattered and said: "The emperor has a body of ten thousand gold, how can he be like this? I can do it myself."
"No." Yinzhen insisted, pulling her hand down and saying: "You can't see it yourself, you just wipe it randomly, I should wipe it for you, you should be thanking me for making snacks for so long.
present."
"That's what I should do, so I don't need any thanksgiving gifts. Besides, the emperor's coming to Chengqian Palace today is the best thank you gift for me." After saying this, her face turned a little gloomy.
Meaning, "I originally thought that the emperor would never set foot in Chengqian Palace and would not see me, so making snacks for the emperor became the only thing I could do."
While wiping Ling Ruo's cheek, Yinzhen said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. In short, I and Concubine Xi will never have such a thing again in the future." After wiping for a while, he smiled and said: "Okay.
It's almost done, but you can't wipe your face with your hands anymore, otherwise it will get dirty again."
The warmth revealed in Yinzhen's words moved Ling Ruo so much, she nodded and said: "I understand, the emperor will wait a little longer for the snacks to be eaten. In fact, the emperor should ask the imperial kitchen to bring some to cushion his stomach.
Yes, it’s not good to be hungry all the time.”
"I've been hungry for such a long time. It won't hurt me to be hungry for a while longer." When he said this, Yinzhen frowned slightly, and at the same time he put his hand on his abdomen, which was beginning to throb slightly, but he was afraid of Ling Ruo.
Worry didn't show on his face.
Ling Ruo did not notice these subtle changes in Yinzhen, and said while adding firewood: "I know that the emperor has many things to do every day, and the emperor has to worry about everything in the government. Now there are so many things happening in the harem, but in the final analysis, the emperor's dragon body is the most important thing.
It is important that the emperor eats the breakfast, lunch and dinner on time, otherwise he will be so hungry that he will regret it."
Looking at Ling Ruo's serious look, Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh, "I know, look at yourself, you are not very old, but you are more verbose than those older mothers. I guess no one else can stand you except me."
Already."
Seeing that Yinzhen was in a good mood, Ling Ruo was also happy and said jokingly: "Yes, thank you that the emperor is willing to take me in, otherwise I would still be in the boudoir and no one would care about her."
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said with some complacency: "That's not to say, my Concubine Xi is so ingenious, virtuous and intelligent, there are many people who want to marry her home, but unfortunately, they are all a step too late, you will never
It can only be my Concubine Xi."
Ling Ruo sneered and said: "I didn't expect that the emperor would be so talkative, but it would be an eye-opener for me." This time, before Yinzhen could answer, she had already stood up, walked around to the stove, stood in front of the steamer and fanned herself with her hands.
After a moment, he said to himself: "Well, it's almost done."
After saying this, Ling Ruo looked for the cloth to wrap her hands and went to carry the steamer, but Yinzhen took it immediately and said: "Stand away, I will carry it."
"Your Majesty, no, this..." Ling Ruogang said a few words before he was interrupted by Yinzhen: "Why not, I won't be as strong as you. Stand away quickly, be careful not to get burned."
Seeing Yinzhen's persistence, Ling Ruo had no choice but to step aside and look at Yinzhen carrying the steamer. Ling Ruo felt warm and incredible at the same time. Who would have thought that a majestic emperor would not approve a memorial or hold a red pen?
Instead, he stood in front of the stove like ordinary people. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, he would never believe it.
In that compartment, Yinzhen asked: "Can you lift the lid?"
Ling Ruo came back to her senses and said hurriedly: "Well, I'll do it, my concubine. Your Majesty has never done this before. It's easy to get burned."
"That's fine." This time, Yinzhen didn't insist. He stepped back a little and watched Ling Ruo lift the lid. After a burst of hot smoke, he saw more than ten crystal transparent shrimp dumplings neatly placed in the steamer.
It exudes an alluring fragrance that makes one's fingers tantalize.
Ling Ruo took one and put it on a small plate and handed it to Yinzhen, "Your Majesty, try how it tastes and be careful not to burn it."
Yinzhen happily took it and after taking a bite, he praised: "Well, the snacks made by Ruo'er are indeed more delicious than those from the imperial dining room. No wonder I feel that the snacks sent by the imperial dining room are tasteless now.
The almond cake is barely edible."
Ling Ruo covered her mouth and smiled and said: "According to what the emperor said, I can compete with the master of the imperial kitchen. In fact, the materials and methods are the same, so there is no difference."
Yinzhen took another one and put it in his mouth, tasting the taste carefully: "No, I'm very sure, the taste is indeed different. As for the specific part, I really can't tell at the moment."
Saying this, Yinzhen ate six or seven times in a row before stopping with his chopsticks. When he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Sixi secretly looking at the crystal shrimp dumplings and swallowing his saliva. This sight made Yinzhen both angry and funny.
Chopsticks said: "Come in here, don't stick around. People who don't know will think it's a thief somewhere."
Si Xi ran in with an apologetic smile, lightly slapped her cheek and said: "You deserve to die, my servant. It's just that the snacks made by Concubine Xi were too fragrant. I smelled the fragrance outside and couldn't help but take a few more glances. Please, Your Majesty."
I apologize." From what he said just now, he could tell that Yinzhen was not really angry, so his words were quite relaxed.
Yinzhen also knew that he and Su Peisheng had been following him closely and had not eaten anything all day, so Xu kicked him and scolded with a smile: "Take the plate and go down with Su Peisheng. Come back when you are full, so you don't have to say anything."
I will abuse you two."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward, and thank you, Concubine Xi, for the reward." Sixi thanked her hurriedly, lowered her head and held the plate before respectfully retreating outside to share the food with Su Peisheng.
"Will the Emperor go directly back to Yangxin Hall later?" Ling Ruoru asked as he walked back to the main hall.
"Yes, there are still a lot of things to deal with. Hong Sheng's funeral is going to be held tomorrow, and I, the Emperor Ama, have to see him off anyway, so I don't have much time tomorrow, so I have to deal with it quickly."
Speaking of Hong Sheng, Ling Ruo couldn't help but sigh. He could have survived, but it was a pity that he guessed that the queen was the poisoner. Based on this alone, he had to die.
"I have been to Yikun Palace. The imperial concubine is very pitiful. Her hair turned all white overnight. The emperor will go and see the imperial concubine more often when he has time."
"I will." After saying this, Yinzhen stared at Ling Ruo with some emotion, "Ruo'er, when she harmed you like this, it's really hard for you to still speak for her."