When Fu Chenan told Xiao Yingchun about the embarrassing things that happened in the past, she couldn't stop laughing.
Zhan Yunfu was not far away and also heard it.
She looked at Fu Zhonghai strangely, with a look of heartache in her eyes.
The emperor also had to save face, so he had no choice but to let the rooster take care of the cubs, as he didn't know how to do it.
From what we can see so far, he has brought Fu Chenan up very well.
As a father, he was amazing.
Fu Zhonghai blushed when he heard his daughter-in-law's laughter and pointed to the roadside stall: "Do you want to eat something delicious?"
"Try them all?"
The two pregnant women came here specifically just to eat, so how could they not eat?
They immediately focused their attention on eating.
Because they had received advance instructions from their superiors, the snack shop owners all knew that people from above would come to inspect, so they were very careful about the taste and hygiene of the food.
Now that they knew that the Emperor and his family had come in person, they naturally paid more attention.
They diligently served bean flour balls, spicy hot pot, fried rice cakes, eight-treasure steamed cakes, crystal steamed cakes, egg cakes, sweet wine dumplings... to the emperor's family.
"Your Majesty, would you like to try some of mine?"
"Your Majesty, do you remember fried rice cakes?"
"Your Majesty, you said that my egg cake was delicious..."
His former neighbors and later shop owners all plucked up the courage to send food to Fu Zhonghai.
Fu Zhonghai did not show favoritism and asked someone to bring a large tray to take all the food and put it on the table that had been set in advance...
“Try it now…”
In the past, Zhan Yunfu was concerned about her identity as a "widow" and was afraid that her family would lose reputation, so she restricted herself very strictly. But now, when she sees these things, she feels a kind of long-lasting, unbridled happiness.
"Then I'll eat it?"
Fu Zhonghai's eyes showed undisguised fondness: "Eat!"
Zhan Yunfu tried them one by one.
Xiao Yingchun, who was sitting opposite her, also faced a large tray full of food and began to taste it skillfully.
Fu Chenan picked up one of the fried rice cakes and ate a piece.
It’s the familiar taste from childhood, but it seems like something has changed.
Yes, my father and I are now very rich and can eat whatever we want, but we can no longer taste the same flavor as we did in the past.
The neighbors were very welcoming.
With Fu Zhonghai's tacit consent, they gathered around cautiously.
"Your Majesty, does this still taste the same as the one you made before?"
Fu Zhonghai nodded with a smile: "Yes. The taste is still the same."
The man seemed to be greatly encouraged: "Look, your majesty still remembers the taste of the past!"
"I just said my fried cakes are the most delicious..."
Someone also asked Fu Chenan: "Your Highness, you used to love eating this. I'll make more for you later. Can you bring it back to the palace to eat?"
Fu Chenan was inspired by his father and was very respectful: "Yes. It still tastes the same."
"Thank you, Auntie..."
When he was a child, he was beaten and often hid in his aunt's house. He ate their spicy and crispy rice crusts several times.
The rice crust is baked until crispy and golden brown, and sprinkled with some salt and chili powder...
The fragrance makes people dizzy!
After eating two pieces of crispy rice crust, you won’t feel the pain of getting beaten anymore.
After walking, stopping and eating, they soon arrived in front of a brick and wood structure house.
The bamboo fence of the house has been trimmed and looks neat and new. The house is also well maintained. There is a well in the corner of the yard, with two bamboo poles drying next to it, and the mud ground is compacted and flat.
Fu Zhonghai and Fu Chenan looked at the yard and stopped.
The voices in the crowd became much quieter.
Xiao Yingchun heard someone say, "This is the house where His Majesty lived back then."
“That’s what it looked like back then…”
"This was considered the best house in Stone Lane back then..."
"That's right! At that time, everyone lived in mud and thatched houses. Your Majesty built three brick and wood tile houses by killing pigs, which was considered very good..."
Xiao Yingchun was very interested in listening to the neighbors reminiscing about the past, but Fu Zhonghai and his son had complicated expressions.
This was their home.
Fu Zhonghai stepped forward, stretched out his hand, pushed open the gate and walked in.
The guards stopped the neighbors who wanted to follow in and signaled them to keep quiet.
The neighbors then surrounded the emperor's former residence, watching the emperor and his wife take the prince and his wife in, and eagerly waiting for them to come out.
Fu Zhonghai looked at the tables, chairs and beds that he once knew well, and felt sad.
Xiao Yingchun pulled Fu Chenan's sleeve and asked, "Which side was your childhood room?"
Fu Chenan pulled Xiao Yingchun to his room.
A solid and heavy bed frame, a solid and heavy desk, a solid and simple stool...
Xiao Yingchun was shocked: "Why are the materials used for these furniture so thick?"
The legs of the bed, table, and stool are all twice as big as what you normally see!
The table tops and stool surfaces are also exceptionally thick.
Fu Chenan chuckled: "Because I was naughty at that time. I liked to climb high and jump low, and I broke the furniture several times..."
In order to avoid repeating useless work, Fu Zhonghai had to make the new furniture and chairs particularly heavy.
The family was reminiscing about the good old days when Lu Daban suddenly came into the room, glanced at Fu Chenan, and reported in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Princess is here and is standing outside Stone Lane. Shall we let her in?"
Everyone looked at Fu Zhonghai and Lu Daban.
The eldest princess?
Qi Rongrong?
What is she doing here at this time?
Xiao Yingchun glanced at Zhan Yunfu. Zhan Yunfu looked normal with a smile on her lips.
As expected of a lady from a noble family, she manages her facial expressions very well.
When he looked at Fu Zhonghai again, he had already made a decision in just a few seconds: "Let her in."
Fu Zhonghai looked at Zhan Yunfu and said, "Sister, can I go there with you?"
I have only walked half of Stone Alley.
Zhan Yunfu shook her head and looked at Xiao Yingchun: "No need. She used to live here. Since you are here, it's okay for you to meet her here."
"Yingchun, will you go shopping with me?"
Xiao Yingchun stood up happily: "Okay!"
If it were in the past, Xiao Yingchun would have wanted to stay and read the gossip.
But thinking that Qi Rongrong had less than a year to live, she gave up the idea.
Let’s leave the place to the former “family of three”.
Fu Chenan was worried and wanted to accompany Xiao Yingchun, but Xiao Yingchun stopped him: "I will just go shopping with my mother. With so many guards, we will be fine."
The two pregnant women came out of the yard and saw an exquisite and luxurious carriage coming from afar.
Xiao Yingchun subconsciously stopped, but Zhan Yunfu pulled her hand: "Come with me this way."
When Qi Rongrong got off the car, she saw two tall figures slowly walking away.
At a glance, Qi Rongrong knew it was Zhan Yunfu and Xiao Yingchun.
She was stunned for a moment, then she heard Lu Daban inviting her: "Princess, please come in..."
Xiao Yingchun and Zhan Yunfu ate stinky tofu, grilled sausages, ice jelly, and ate half a street. They really couldn't eat any more.
The two pregnant women looked at the tray full of various foods and felt very regretful.
They both tried a little of everything but neither of them finished it.
Especially Zhan Yunfu: She has to control her sugar intake, and she doesn’t dare to eat too much fried cakes...
What a pity.
Zhan Yunfu wiped her mouth and said, "Let's go back."
Xiao Yingchun also stood up with the help of the nanny, and walked towards the emperor's former residence together.
As the two of them walked slowly over, Qi Rongrong just came out.
Her eyes were red, probably because she had been crying.
When she saw Zhan Yunfu, she stopped in her tracks.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen..."
Zhan Yunfu quickly raised her hand to signal her that she didn't need to salute: it was not to give face to her, but to give face to Fu Chenan and Xiao Yingchun.
Qi Rongrong stood up straight.
Her eyes swept across Zhan Yunfu's belly, and a hint of sourness flashed across her eyes.
"Mother." Xiao Yingchun shouted.
She was pregnant and was the Crown Princess, so she had no intention of paying respects to Qi Rongrong.
Qi Rongrong glanced at Xiao Yingchun's bulging belly and hummed, but did not dare to look at the teasing and curious expressions of the onlookers.
Those looks were like steel needles, piercing through the dignity that she had tried hard to ignore.
Under the gaze of everyone, she tried her best to straighten her back and walked away quickly... (End of this chapter)
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