Ji Ling let go of the third princess and the sixth brother. Grandma Chen came over and took the sixth brother away to the wet nurse. She helped the third princess and sat down on the carriage seat on the side.
Ji Ling saw that the third princess had a gray hair and face. He pulled her sleeves and shook her in frustration. He raised his head and asked her, "Mom, when can we go home?"
The "home" she mentioned naturally refers to the Forbidden City, which houses the Qiangong Palace.
Ji Ling reached out and touched her daughter's little head, and whispered: "Xi'er wants to go back?"
The third princess twisted around in her seat, nodded, and said with a sad face: "It's not fun here, I want to go down."
As she spoke, she actually stood up and staggered towards the door of the carriage, but was quickly grabbed by Granny Chen.
Nanny Chen held her in her arms and coaxed her: "Little Master, Third Princess, please listen to the Queen Mother!"
The third princess lay on Nanny Chen's lap, turned her head and looked at Ji Ling aggrievedly.
Just as Ji Ling was about to speak, the carriage stopped - a short break midway.
Seeing that her daughter was really bored, Ji Ling thought to herself that it would be a good idea to go down and get some fresh air. She hugged the third princess and got out of the car.
Xiao Fenzi had already set up a small stool for stepping outside.
The place where the carriage team stopped was at a corner river beach. This was a northern scenery, naturally different from that in the Forbidden City. Ji Ling raised his head and saw that the sky was like a wash of thousands of miles, misty clouds, the deepest part of the distant mountains, and the greenery was filled with autumn.
The gray and yellow color of the sun gradually fades away like an ink painting.
The sun was flickering in and out of the clouds.
Ji Ling took a deep breath and felt the air was crisp and invigorating. When she turned her head, she saw several carriages behind her, and concubines were being helped out one after another by slaves.
Most of us had sore backs after riding the carriage all the way, and wanted to get out and walk around.
Xibi saw her from a distance and smiled at her.
Ji Ling also nodded.
She turned around and looked at Emperor Yinzhen's bright yellow direction from a distance.
The emperor's imperial chariot was guarded by the former Xiaoqi camp, the Eight Banners Guards, and General Shengjing commanded the police. Although they were resting halfway, they were still guarded by layers of soldiers. There were guards at the foot of the mountain, on the forest mountain, and everywhere.
Here at the foot of the mountain, there were many animals and fresh fish. Yinzhen suddenly became interested and ordered people to go fishing on the river beach.
Where the river bank turns around, the water surges rapidly, and dozens of people from the imperial court carry nets, running back and forth in an endless stream.
After a while, the small fish sank into the net, and the big fish jumped out. Under the sun, the silver scales on the fish's bodies shone with light.
People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought up all the silver carp and crucian carp caught in the net. They were all fresh and alive. They kept jumping around in the net bag and splashing out strings of water.
Upon seeing this, Yinzhen ordered people to set up a water pot and firewood on the spot, using mutton fat and coarse salt as ingredients, as well as the accompanying condiments prepared by the imperial kitchen. In a short time, the fragrant grilled fish had been cooked.
The fresh fruits supplied by Shanghuangzhuang were awarded by Yinzhen to the servants and sent to the carriages of the concubines behind.
The third princess stood next to the carriage, holding a piece of grilled fish and eating hard - her face was covered with sauce. Ji Ling took the hand towel handed over by the slave and carefully wiped her daughter's mouth.
The third princess grabbed the grilled fish with one hand and pulled Ji Ling's sleeve with the other hand, and said happily: "Eniang, come with me to play by the water!"
Ji Ling originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that her daughter was so happy, she couldn't bear it, so she held her hand. Mother and daughter walked to the water's edge. Along the way, the third princess knelt down and picked several small wild flowers. Ji Ling helped her hold them.
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Xiao Fenzi followed with a few people.
There are layers of guards at the water's edge, so you can't get close. Not far away, there are still people casting nets to catch fish.
The third princess stared at it for a while. Ji Ling was afraid that she would be chilled by the cold wind by the river, so he knelt down and tightened her daughter's clothes and tied her hair again. Suddenly, she heard a familiar footsteps behind her.
The sound came.
The servants and guards beside him all knelt on the ground in darkness and said: "Your Majesty!"
Ji Ling stood up and turned around, and saw Yinzhen walking towards him with a smile.
The third princess's eyes lit up, she let go of E Niang's hand, and immediately rushed over. Yinzhen bent down and picked her up.
"I came here to take a look at you." Yinzhen tightened his arm holding the third princess, looked at Ji Ling, and said softly.
When Ji Ling looked up, she realized that Fourth Master had tanned quite a bit in the past few days.
The lines on his face were originally sharp, but as he tanned, his straight nose bridge became taller and his temperament became more formidable. However, when he smiled, it was like an iceberg melting, and all the lines on his face softened.
The third princess brought the grilled fish to Yinzhen, stood up on tiptoes, and said as if offering a treasure: "Huang Ama, fish, fish, eat!"
Ji Ling covered her face, and was about to say: You are eating the leftovers! Don't give you Huang Ama.
As a result, Yinzhen did not hesitate, bent down and took a bite of the third princess's little hand.
The third princess giggled happily, took another bite and started chewing.
Father and daughter, you took one bite, and I took one bite, and actually finished the grilled fish...
Queen Uranala was in the queen's chariot. At this time, she heard a noise and signaled the palace maid to lift the curtain. When she saw the situation here, her expression became cold.
Yinzhen put down the third princess, looked at Ji Ling, smiled down at her, held her hand, warmed it in his hand, and said: "Lingling, it's cold outside, please get back to the carriage as soon as possible."
Ji Ling nodded, holding her daughter's little hand with her other hand, and was about to walk back, but Yinzhen did not let go with some nostalgia.
As soon as Ji Ling turned around, Xiao Fenzi brought Nanny Chen over and took the third princess aside.
Yinzhen held Ji Ling's hand and walked towards the water. When the guards on the riverside saw the emperor coming and being accompanied by concubines, they didn't dare to look up and looked directly at him. They all knelt down in darkness.
While the two were talking, they strolled leisurely along the river bank and walked a long way east.
In the carriage, Qixi washed the red smiling pears delivered with water, holding a small carved silver stew knife in her left hand and peeling them carefully.
Brother Six was lying on his back, sleeping soundly in his wet nurse's arms.
There was silence in the carriage.
After a while, the crystal clear flesh of the fruit was exposed. Qixi cut the pears into thin slices and swept all the peels into the small wooden barrel next to it. Naturally, after a while, there would be special personnel from the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office, taking turns one by one.
A carriage will come to take it away, so you don't have to worry about it at all.
Grandma Chen came back with the third princess. She hugged the third princess into the carriage, and the carriage immediately became lively.
Nanny Chen sat down next to Qixi and suddenly asked: "Qixi, how long have you been following the master?"
Qixi placed the pear slices on the plate and said absently: "Why did grandma ask about this?"
Grandma Chen saw that there was juice in both of her hands and the plate was slipping while she was holding it, so she stretched out her hand to help, and sighed with emotion: "These days go by so fast! Thinking of the Old Summer Palace, I just came here to serve the master.
At that time, the third princess was still in the master’s belly, and in a blink of an eye, the sixth prince was already so big!”
The third princess sat next to the wet nurse and fumbled for a light pink silk hairband from her head. Listening to Grandma Chen talking about her younger brother, she began to tie his little brother into pigtails while he was sleeping soundly.
After a while, Su Peisheng came back with Ji Ling, and the carriage team began to move forward mightily again.
Ji Ling reached out and picked up a piece of red smiling pear and put it into his mouth. He felt that the flesh of the pear was clear and full, the juice was sweet, and the fragrance was refreshing.