Chapter 279 New Year's Gift
Wen Li'er was frightened yesterday. In order to prevent her from thinking about the chaotic fighting scene and the corpses everywhere, the emperor tortured her last night.
Wen Li'er was so tired that she didn't even go to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects today. She just covered her head and slept until noon before waking up, without even having a dream.
When Qingmei and Qingzhu saw her wake up, they hurriedly helped her get up and change her clothes.
Wen Li'er yawned and asked lazily, "Did you send anyone to Fengyi Palace to ask for leave this morning?"
Qingzhu nodded: "Master, don't worry, I went there myself. I said that Master was attacked last night and was frightened. He is not feeling well today."
Wen Li'er nodded and asked, "Did the Queen say anything?"
Qingzhu: "I just ask the master to have a good rest and recover as soon as possible."
Wen Li'er asked again, "When I was assassinated last night, did the Queen look unusual?"
Qingzhu deliberately looked at the Queen's expression and said truthfully, "She looked very surprised and worried, and seemed to be particularly concerned about her master."
The Queen is worried about her? Wen Li'er couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Don't think she doesn't know that those assassins yesterday were definitely sent by the Queen.
The assassins were targeting her, but when they saw the emperor getting off the carriage, their attack was not as fierce as it was at the beginning.
She saw with her own eyes that the assassin whose arm was chopped off by the emperor's sword had his arm chopped off because he was stunned when he saw the emperor and missed the opportunity to dodge.
And in Quan Dayan, who else, besides the Queen, least wants her to return to the palace alive?
Forget it, nothing happened to her anyway, so she was too lazy to confront the Queen.
Let's leave this matter of revenge to the emperor.
The emperor asked her to believe him, so she believed him.
He will definitely take care of this matter.
Last night's rainstorm had long since subsided, leaving only the wet bluestone slabs in the courtyard and the crisp, clean air.
Wen Li'er walked briskly to the side hall.
The three little ones had already woken up and were being helped by the maids and nannies to put on new clothes.
When Xiaoxiao saw Wen Li'er, he twisted his little body excitedly, rushed towards her like a cannonball, and hugged her thighs.
"Mother, mother! Xiaoxiao misses you so much."
Wen Li'er picked him up and walked towards the bed.
"Mother misses Xiaoxiao too. Xiaoxiao, be good and put on your new clothes first, okay?"
Xiaoxiao nodded his little head and let his mother put him down. He stretched out his little arms obediently and let the nanny put new clothes on him.
Miaomiao was lying on the bed, her big eyes blinking.
When he saw his mother, he opened his arms and babbled to her.
Wen Lier walked up to her and picked her up, then turned to look at Tiantian.
Tiantian was as indifferent as last night. He glanced at her indifferently, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.
A cunning light flashed in Wen Li'er's eyes, and she leaned over and kissed the little guy on the cheek.
"Tiantian, do you miss your mother?"
Tiantian suddenly opened his eyes, and his disgust was obvious.
He turned his face away, as if he wanted to turn over in bed.
But he was too young and had not yet mastered the skill of turning over.
He was thrashing about on the bed, struggling to turn over, his little face flushed red.
Wen Li'er looked at his cute appearance and immediately burst into laughter.
When Miaomiao saw her brother kissing her, she wanted one too.
She tugged at her mother's clothes with one of her little hands and babbled twice.
Wen Lier immediately bent down and kissed her, and Miaomiao giggled happily.
Xiaoxiao was unhappy. He raised his head and said in a baby voice, "Mother, Xiaoxiao also wants a kiss."
Wen Li'er met her son's expectant gaze and immediately gave him two kisses on each cheek.
"Whose little baby is this? Why is he so cute?"
There was a majestic little unicorn embroidered on Xiaoxiao's new clothes, which made him look very handsome.
Xiao Xiao answered straightly, "My father's and mother's family."
Wen Li'er was so happy that she held him in her arms and cherished him for a long time.
"Mother has prepared New Year's gifts for you. I'll show them to you later. Now, let's go have dinner with Mother first, and then we can decorate the Bixi Palace beautifully together, okay?"
"Okay!" Xiaoxiao nodded in a loud voice.
Miaomiao just looked at them with her big eyes and smiled foolishly.
Wen Li'er had specially ordered the small kitchen to prepare breakfast. There were delicate fish-shaped buns that symbolized "abundance every year", sweet and delicious osmanthus candied lotus root, and warm milk soup... There were more than ten dishes that were all Wen Li'er and Xiaoxiao's favorites.
As for the two little ones, the wet nurse took them down to feed them.
As soon as breakfast was removed, Xiaoxiao couldn't wait to see his gift.
Wen Li'er ordered Qingzhu to bring it.
It is a set of specially made small bows and arrows. The bow body is made of tough rosewood and wrapped in soft leather. The arrows are made of blunt and round wood and decorated with colorful feathers. It is both majestic and safe.
As soon as Xiaoxiao saw it, he pounced on it and couldn't let it go. He shouted that he wanted to show it to Uncle Lang and Uncle Liang.
Wen Li'er ordered the eunuch to send him to see Prince Lang and Prince Liang.
Miaomiao was given a set of extremely exquisite cloth dolls. The little skirt and small jewelry on the doll were all patterns drawn by Wen Lier herself.
It is made of the finest silk and rice beads, sewn bit by bit, and is lifelike. Even the doll's little shoes are inlaid with tiny pearls.
Miaomiao stretched out her little hands and held it tightly, obviously liking it.
The gift for Tiantian was a little special, a set of ancient wooden nine-linked rings and Luban lock.
There are also several newly collected picture albums with illustrations of ingenious mechanisms.
Tiantian is still so young, it’s naturally impossible for him to solve it.
Wen Lier took the nine-ring chain and handed it to Tiantian, letting him play with it.
As for the others, put them away for now.
However, after Tiantian got the Nine Rings, his obsidian eyes lit up.
Although there was still no expression on his face, his fingers had already begun to fiddle with the Nine Rings.
Wen Li'er felt her heart soften as she looked at his focused expression.
This child is indeed interested in these things.
As for the gift for the emperor, Wen Li'er hid it and would give it to him after the New Year's Eve vigil.
Wen Li'er not only prepared gifts for the emperor and the children, but also gave rewards and gifts to all the palace servants serving in the Bixi Palace.
Nanny Qin and the palace maids and eunuchs who served her personally naturally received the biggest rewards.
After the gifts were distributed, the Tourmaline Palace became completely lively.
The palace servants had already prepared big red lanterns, auspicious paper-cut window decorations, brand new peach charms and other items, and Qin Ma was in charge of directing them where to put them up.
Wen Li'er was not idle either. She personally placed the offerings on the rosewood table in the main hall.
There are daffodils in full bloom, standing tall and graceful; there are bergamot twigs emitting a refreshing fragrance; there are persimmon bonsai that symbolize "everything goes well", and so on.
The entire Tourmaline Palace was wrapped in rich, festive red and warm affection, with laughter and joy filling the air.
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