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Chapter 774 Double Yolk Egg

Xiao Xixi whispered something to the emperor beside her, then stood up, left the hall accompanied by Baoqin, and walked towards the bathroom.

After satisfying their physiological needs, Xiao Xixi took Baoqin back.

The snow had stopped at this time, but the temperature was still very low. The cold wind blew across Xiao Xixi's cheeks, making her shrink her neck due to the cold.

Baoqin held her arm and reminded her in a low voice.

"The road is slippery, please walk slowly, madam."

As the two passed the corridor, they saw a person standing in front of them.

Looking closely, it was Li Qingyan.

He was wearing a red round-collar official uniform with a leather belt around his waist. He was tall and slender, and was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

Originally he was leaning against the mahogany pillar, looking a little sloppy and casual.

After hearing the footsteps, he immediately stood up straight and looked in the direction where the footsteps came from, and his eyes met Xiao Xixi's.

Both sides were stunned.

Li Qingyan quickly came to his senses and stepped forward to greet him.

"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."

Xiao Xixi was very surprised: "Why are you here alone?"

Li Qingyan: "If half of us were here, we might scare others."

Xiao Xixi: “…”

This guy is quite naughty.

Li Qingyan really drank a lot just now. Even after coming out to enjoy the cool breeze for a while, his head still felt a little numb.

He realized belatedly that what he had just said was inappropriate.

The other party is the imperial concubine, how could he play such a joke on her?

He quickly bowed and said, "I'm sorry, I was drunk just now and spoke without thinking. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Even though they were at a distance, Xiao Xixi could smell the alcohol on Li Qingyan.

Xiao Xixi had seen the scene where Li Qingyan was urged to drink by everyone at the banquet just now. Now seeing him standing here alone in the cold wind, she could probably guess that he was not in a good mood at the moment.

"No need to apologize. I don't take it to heart."

Li Qingyan was relieved: "Your Majesty is so magnanimous, I am very grateful."

Xiao Xixi walked forward with Baoqin.

Li Qingyan respectfully stepped aside, lowered his head, and in his field of vision, the hem of a skirt embroidered with red peony flowers was dragging across the ground.

He was really drunk, and at this moment a poem suddenly popped up in his mind -

There are red peonies in front of the steps today, some flowers are old and some are young.

"Minister Li."

Li Qingyan subconsciously looked up and saw the imperial concubine standing not far away, looking back at him.

If it were any other time, Li Qingyan would have quickly looked away and not dared to look any longer.

But at this time, under the influence of alcohol, his reaction was much slower than usual.

He looked at the imperial concubine in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly called him.

Xiao Xixi said seriously: "Don't ask where a hero comes from."

Li Qingyan was stunned again.

When he came to his senses, the imperial concubine had disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

He was alone in the cold night, without moving for a long time.

He came from a poor family and was looked down upon by his colleagues who came from wealthy families. They often excluded him, and his rapid promotion made many people jealous of him.

Just now at the banquet, those people were praising him as if their mouths were smeared with honey, but in fact they were deliberately flattering him to attract more hatred for him.

He knew that such things were inevitable, and he would even comfort himself by saying that if one was not envied, he was a mediocre person.

But I still feel a little unhappy.

The reason why he sneaked out alone and stood here to enjoy the cool breeze was, on the one hand, to clear his mind, and on the other hand, to avoid those unfriendly looks.

He didn't expect to meet the imperial concubine here, and he didn't expect that the imperial concubine would comfort him.

Li Qingyan silently pondered the words that the imperial concubine had given him several times.

Never ask where a hero comes from.

Since you are already a hero, why bother about your origin? It is meaningless to worry about these trivial matters.

As Li Qingyan thought about it, the haze in his heart gradually dissipated, and his mood became brighter.

He straightened his official uniform and turned back to the main hall.

He sat down in his seat and looked up at the emperor and concubine sitting at the top.

The imperial concubine is eating shrimp.

She put the peeled shrimps into her mouth one by one, her cheeks puffed up from eating, and her eyes curved with smiles because of the delicious food.

The emperor seemed to ask her something?

She nodded, then picked up a shrimp and handed it to the emperor's mouth.

The emperor opened his mouth, bit the shrimp meat, and chewed slowly, his eyes always on the concubine.

When everyone present saw this scene, they felt that the emperor really doted on the imperial concubine.

Li Qingyan felt secretly regretful in her heart. The imperial concubine was a good person, but it was a pity that the emperor only treated her as a substitute. Even though the emperor doted on her much, it was only because she looked somewhat similar to Concubine Xiao.

In fact, both Concubine Xiao and Imperial Concubine Yang are very good people.

However, fate played a trick on them. One of them died early, and the other could only become a substitute.

After the banquet, the guests went back to their homes.

The emperor and the imperial concubine rode in a dragon chariot and returned to Yunxiu Palace.

As soon as the two entered the room, Xiao Xixi quickly took off her thick cloak, rolled up her sleeves, and spoke to the emperor.

"Wait a minute, I'll go cook longevity noodles for you."

Luo Qinghan agreed.

Xiao Xixi refused help from others and insisted on kneading the dough by herself.

She is very strong and the dough she kneads is particularly chewy.

The so-called longevity noodles naturally have to be pulled long, the longer the better.

Xiao Xixi took a lot of effort to pull out an extra-long noodle.

Boil water and heat oil to fry eggs.

She cracked one egg into the hot oil and then cracked the other egg.

There is a distance between the two egg yolks to prevent them from sticking to each other.

When it’s cooked, she puts the handmade double-yolk egg at the bottom of the bowl, then covers it with the soup noodles, blanchs two small green vegetables, adds a few drops of sesame oil, and a handful of chopped green onions, done!

Xiao Xixi put the longevity noodles on a tray and also prepared two side dishes, which she happily brought to Luo Qinghan for tasting.

Luo Qinghan knew that she would cook noodles for him in the evening, so he didn't eat much at the banquet and left some room for himself.

He picked up a noodle with chopsticks and found that it was particularly long.

He looked up and saw Xixi looking at him expectantly. He realized that she had deliberately stretched the noodles so long to symbolize longevity.

He lowered his head and took a bite.

Xiao Xixi couldn't wait to ask, "Is it delicious?"

Luo Qinghan chewed slowly and only commented seriously after he swallowed the noodles in his mouth.

"The noodles are chewy, the saltiness is just right, the taste is fresh and delicious."

Xiao Xixi smiled with curved eyebrows and reminded: "There are eggs below, don't forget to eat them."

Luo Qinghan took out two golden fried eggs from under the noodles.

Xiao Xixi exclaimed exaggeratedly: "I just cracked the egg and found out that it is a double yolk egg. Look at you, you can eat a double yolk egg at once, how lucky you are!"

Luo Qinghan looked at her with a smile.

Xiao Xixi felt a little guilty when he looked at her.

"You, what are you looking at me for? Just eat yours."

(End of this chapter)