Although the emperor partly disliked being interrupted, he didn't say anything.
"Well, come in and wash up."
"yes."
Soon, the emperor and Lin Wanyi were in charge.
When we returned to the main house, the children were already waiting on the spot.
As soon as they entered the door, they bowed down.
"The prince and princess have met the emperor and the empress."
Although the words were spoken by the nanny next to them on their behalf, several of them looked happy.
Today's protagonists are the fifth prince and the third princess.
So both of them wore clothes in festive colors.
Those clothes were specially prepared by Mr. Dong for the children's birthdays, so they looked particularly good-looking.
The fifth prince is indeed a man with strong bones. When he is one year old, he can stand firmly and take two quick steps towards Lin Wanyi's arms.
The emperor was very pleased to see his strength.
It's just that the other children are still there, so it's hard to praise him alone.
So he just had smiles and joy in his eyes and didn't say much.
"Concubine, concubine..."
He had a good memory. He had called her a few times before, and now he knew it was time to call Lin Wanyi "Mother and Concubine".
Lin Wanyi bent down and picked him up.
Her heavy body was a bit too much for her to bear.
So he said jokingly.
"Look at this meaty belly, how much have you eaten?"
The fifth prince seemed to understand and laughed.
Then she patted her belly with her hand, and her chubby little hands had whirlpools. Lin Wanyi couldn't help but shake her head.
Then he looked at the third princess.
Compared to the fifth prince, the third princess looks like a normal one-year-old baby.
She seems to be much more well-behaved and docile, and even her smile always carries a hint of chastity.
Now she has grown up a lot compared to when she was first born, and she looks more and more like Lin Wanyi.
She was just like a little Lin Wanyi, so the emperor had to be more partial to her.
So he opened his arms and said.
"Bring the third princess to me."
"Yes, slave, I obey."
After these days of spending time with the children, the emperor became quite familiar with them.
Therefore, the posture of holding the third princess is also very comfortable, as if she is slipping into the arms of her father who loves her dearly.
So the third princess was also very happy.
It's just that her happiness is not like the fifth prince's laughter, it's just a slight curl of the eyes and corners of the mouth.
Even so, the emperor couldn't put it down very much.
"Today is their first birthday, so I invited the Fourth Uncle Wang and his wife, the Lin family, and the Dong family to join in the fun."
Lin Wanyi didn't know about the emperor's decision in advance, so she was a little surprised.
But after the surprise, there was joy.
Among the royal family, family reunion has always been a luxury.
But Lin Wanyi felt that her family had always been her source of confidence.
Therefore, while I am living a good life, I also hope that my children will have the same brotherly love and love from their families as I did when I was a child.
The emperor's move was undoubtedly a signal to the outside world.
So what if it's just partial favor?
Who can say no?
Thinking of this, Lin Wanyi asked Xia An to bring out a box.
Inside was something that Lin Wanyi had personally prepared for catching Zhou. The second princess had already caught it before, so this thing was prepared for the two children to continue using.
But some more things were added to it, bits and pieces, totaling up to more than twenty kinds.
"Originally, I was thinking of letting the children catch Zhou in the morning. Since His Majesty has invited people, let's wait until everyone is here before catching them. It will also make everyone happy."
The emperor said "hmm", which actually meant the same thing.
Lin Wanyi now has a headache.
I didn't know that so many people would come, so I didn't have much time to make the braised crab meat and lion's head.
When the time comes that there are not enough points, it will be a bit embarrassing.
Therefore, he ordered Xia An.
"Let Chunqi prepare more dishes. It looks like we need another table in the flower hall. Tell Qiu Ming to prepare it quickly."
"Yes, empress."
These things are nothing more than trivial matters. In fact, they will do it without Lin Wanyi's instructions.
But for Lin Wanyi, family matters are no small matter. Only when they are well prepared can they feel at ease.
Now that the lotus pond has been destroyed, we have to wait until next year to see the summer lotuses again.
Therefore, Lin Wanyi prepared something else for the children.
When the things were brought to the left side hall, several children clapped their hands happily after seeing them.
It turned out to be more than twenty dough balls of different sizes and colors.
They were placed neatly in a row on the paint tray, and the children jumped over happily.
"This color won't stain your hands, right?"
The emperor was a little worried, but Lin Wanyi shook his head.
"I asked them to dye them with edible things. For example, the red ones were dyed with gongguo watermelon juice, the green ones were dyed with mugwort, and the yellow ones were dyed with pumpkin, so it doesn't matter."
The emperor smiled and said.
"That's right, you always pay more attention to your children's matters than others."
"Your Majesty praised it, but it's just a little ingenuity. However, I don't have the skills to knead dough and make clay statues, so the children have to learn on their own."
"What's the matter? I'll do it."
The emperor's words surprised everyone present.
Including Lin Wanyi, she had never seen the emperor show such skills.
But Dong Yuzhong on the side suddenly realized, then looked at Lin Wanyi with a smile and explained.
"When the late emperor was still alive, he would always accompany the emperor to play Cuju and ride fine horses. I have seen this job of being a noodle maker twice. His skills are really good."
At this point, Lin Wanyi finally understood.
"No wonder. In that case, please ask Your Majesty to set an example for the children, so that I can show you how this craftsmanship compares with the craftsmen outside."
After saying this, he smiled slyly.
How could the emperor not know that Lin Wanyi was just waiting to see a joke.
So he didn't say much and just started taking action.
Any excuses are false in the face of absolute strength. Instead of saying so much, it is better to make them for her to see.
As a result, the emperor's seemingly thick and huge hands with distinct bones seemed to have souls when playing with dough.
Lin Wanyi hadn't even seen it clearly yet.
A little rabbit is ready.
I also specially used red dough to add eyes to it, so it looks really lifelike.
Lin Wanyi didn't say anything, but she felt in her heart that even if the emperor lived on the streets one day, he would probably be able to make a living by relying on this craft.
After all, who can resist a handsome man who is also good at crafts?
You don’t need to guess to know that his stall business will definitely be good!
I smiled as I thought about it.
As a result, before she could react, she saw that the emperor had already made a lotus flower.