Chapter 285: Intended to Enlighten
Because there were many children around the stall, Xie Chen did not take them in to squeeze in. Instead, he stood aside and let Liang Yao take the money and go in to buy a string.
After taking it, Xie Chen turned his head and gently asked Pei Tingyue, "You are pregnant, so you can't eat too much hawthorn, but it's okay to eat one. Do you want to eat it?"
When she was pregnant with her first pregnancy, he asked the imperial physician what she should and should not avoid.
Now that she was pregnant for the second time, he knew all these things by heart.
Pregnant women can eat some hawthorn, but they should not eat too much.
Pei Tingyue looked at the string of candied haws in his hand, her appetite whetted, and she nodded honestly.
Xie Chen knew about it.
But he didn't feed it to Pei Tingyue first, instead he ate one himself.
In fact, the sugar coating on the outside was too sweet and a bit sticky, so he didn't like it very much. But in front of the mother and son, Xie Chen swallowed it with an expressionless face.
After wiping his mouth, he broke off the tip of the wooden skewer and fed it to Xiao Si.
Xiao Si ate one, his mouth full, and exclaimed, "It's delicious."
After eating, he urged Xie Chen: "Father... Daddy, Mommy wants to eat too, feed Mommy quickly."
Xie Chen said calmly, "Why rush? What if this candied haws is not clean and gives me a stomachache? Let's test the poison and wait a while."
Xiao Si: “…”
So Daddy ate it first and then fed it to him, in order to test the poison on Mommy?
He had some doubts, was he really his father's biological son...
Xie Chen took the string of candied haws and led his men to Zuixian Pavilion, the largest restaurant in the capital.
After they sat down in the private room and made sure that her stomach was not uncomfortable, Xie Chen fed Pei Tingyue, "Be careful."
Pei Tingyue bit one.
The sweet and sour taste and the unique flavor of hawthorn instantly spread in the mouth.
She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Delicious."
Xie Chen wiped the candy stains off her mouth with a handkerchief and casually handed the remaining candied haws to Xiao Si, "Eat it."
Xiao Si took it.
Eat happily.
Not long after we ordered the dishes, the waiter from Zuixianlou brought them up.
There were dishes such as pickled goose feet and duck tongue, fat chicken with shiitake mushrooms, drunken crab with Huadiao wine, steamed sea bass, white fungus and pear, steamed taro, pineapple cakes, etc., which filled most of the table.
Xie Chen first asked Liang Yao to test for poison, and only after confirming that there was nothing wrong did he serve soup to the two of them.
This Zuixian Pavilion is indeed a long-established restaurant in Beijing. The chefs are very skilled. Unlike the exquisite ones in the palace, they use bold ingredients, and the dishes are fresh, spicy and unforgettable.
Pei Tingyue took a few bites and couldn't stop praising the food.
Xie Chen replied softly, "When I'm free in the future, I'll bring you here often."
That will have to happen later.
Pei Tingyue is now more than six months pregnant. As her belly gets bigger, it will be more difficult to deliver the baby.
The next time she leaves the palace, it will be at least after she gives birth to Zhaoyang and the enthronement ceremony.
But Pei Tingyue was still very happy to get the promise. She smiled sweetly and said, "Okay."
Xiao Si was listening nearby, but he didn't say anything about coming out together.
He is already very happy today.
He can't indulge in leisure, he still has to go to school. Let's go out together when he has time.
He buried his head and ate his rice vigorously.
Suddenly, the yellow steamed bun on the table caught his attention. Xiao Si took it and took a big bite.
Unexpectedly unpalatable.
It's not just the taste, but also the literal meaning, it's rough, choking, and difficult to swallow.
Xiao Si took a sip of the soup before swallowing it. His face wrinkled up as he placed the yellow steamed bun on the table. "What is this? It tastes terrible."
Xie Chen took a glance and said lightly: "Steamed bread."
Xiao Si was stunned.
He knew about this thing; he had read about it in a book.
This is the first time I saw it and also the first time I ate it.
Seeing his silence, Xie Chen said solemnly, "This thing you despise is the most common food for ordinary people. Even for some poor families, eating this is a luxury."
Xiao Si felt a little ashamed, and the tips of his ears turned red.
He grabbed the uneaten steamed bread and began to chew it silently.
For a moment, the only sounds on the table were the sounds of spoons colliding or picking up food.
After a long while, Xiao Si muttered, "Then how can we make the people eat better? I want to do my part."
"Do your part? It's easy to say, but hard to do." Xie Chen said lightly, "With your status, if you want to do your part for the people of the world, you have no choice but to take over your father's position. Otherwise, you will be feared by others and it will be impossible for you to enter the court."
Because they were outside the palace, the words were not too explicit, but it made no difference to Pei Tingyue. Isn't this position referring to the throne?
The topic was too sensitive, and she wanted to change it, but in the end she said nothing and just sighed.
Because she understood.
She understood why the man next to her took Xiao Si out of the palace to play today, and she also understood why there was steamed bread on the table. It was not just for fun, but to educate and enlighten her son.
Xiao Si half-understood: "Take over Daddy's position?"
Xie Chen hummed, "Daddy will pave most of the way for you, but the remaining half can only be done by you. Your eldest and second brothers are both excellent. You must be more kind, wiser, and more hardworking than them to take over Daddy's burden."
Xiao Si was thinking frantically in his mind.
Xie Chen continued, "Taking over your father's position is only half the battle. You must listen to advice, work diligently, restrain your desires and cultivate yourself, etc., in order to fulfill your ambition of contributing to the people."
Xiao Si said, “There are many things to do.”
Xie Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks, "So are you going to do it, or give up?"
Xiao Si pondered the question carefully, then replied, "I will do it. I want the people of the world to live a good life. Besides, my father taught me to be fearless of hardships and difficulties. Although this task is difficult, I want to accomplish it."
A faint smile appeared on Xie Chen's face. He touched Xiao Si's furry head and said, "Then do it."
Xiao Si nodded heavily.
Xie Chen picked up his chopsticks and picked up a shrimp ball for him. "Let's think about these things tomorrow. If there is anything unclear, come and ask father. We finally got outside the palace today, and we have to have a good time all day."
Xiao Si suppressed those thoughts, put the shrimp meat into his mouth, and replied, "Okay."
After the meal, the group went for a stroll on Suzaku Street.
Mainly because Xiao Si was curious, he went from shop to shop.
He seemed to have a lot of things to buy.
Clothes, jewelry, and some small items.
He used all the money from his small treasury that he had saved during the holidays.
The first thing he bought cost him dozens of taels. It was an exquisite gold hairpin with cloud patterns, which he gave to Pei Tingyue.
After paying the money, he plugged it in to Pei Tingyue.
The second one is from Xie...Zhaoyang.
In his words, he felt very guilty for saying bad things to his sister at that time and wanted to compensate her.
A mahogany rattle was prepared for Zhaoyang.
The next one was Xie Chen's turn, so he bought him a jade belt. The quality was pretty good and he could barely wear it.
As for why I didn’t buy the most expensive one, it was because it was too expensive and I didn’t have that much money.
He had a few dozen taels of silver left, and he bought things for Xie Xun, Pei Yu, Queen Mother Qin, and several of his brothers.
Not only the guards, but Liang Yao and Pei Zhiye behind him were also carrying a lot of things, which made him very tired.
However, Xiao Si is quite good at winning people's hearts.
He opened the cake he had bought and put a piece into Pei Zhiye's mouth. "Uncle, don't get tired. Eat a piece of cake and take a break."
Pei Zhiye swallowed the cake in one gulp and patted his chest, saying, "Master...don't worry, my uncle still has the strength and can carry a lot more."
After comforting Pei Zhiye, he took another piece of cake and fed it to Liang Yao, saying the same thing, "Don't get tired, Steward."
Liang Yao burst into tears. He never thought that this day would come. He was deeply moved.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Master. I still have plenty of strength."
Xiao Si nodded and distributed the remaining snacks to the remaining guards.
After eating a piece of cake, the group of people behind him became more energetic than when they first arrived.
Just ask yourself, who wouldn’t do the same when His Highness treats them with such care?
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