The Emperor had said that no matter whether it was inside or outside the palace, one could not eat food given by others, no matter how much one wanted to eat it, except for food given by people close to him or her.
If he wants to eat, he can go back to the palace and tell the emperor, and the emperor will have someone deliver it to him. In short, the emperor will not allow him to eat food given by outsiders.
"Sister, I want it." Qi Xingqian, who was tired of shouting, took the fruit and looked at Xuan Yuncheng with a puzzled look, "Brother, it's delicious, why don't you know it?"
"What do you mean you don't know?" Lou Jingzhou came close to Qi Xingqian and took a bite of his fruit.
“Mother!” Qi Xingqian cried, “He finished eating, and now he’s eating mine.”
"Stingy." Lou Jingzhou ran to Qi Xingyou and said sweetly, "Sister, I want to eat more."
"Mom, he also said that I was stingy." Qi Xingqian ran to Yan Shiyao crying, looking at her with his red eyes.
Yan Shiyao was busy rolling out the dough and said perfunctorily, "Go ask your aunt for justice."
"Oh." Qi Xingqian tugged at Yan Shiyu's sleeve, "Aunt."
"Be good." Yan Shiyu stirred the stuffing and took the time to glance at Qi Xingqian. "Wait until your aunt is done. If Qianqian is anxious, ask your father to ask for justice for you."
Before Qi Xingqian could speak, Qi Qingchen said, "Excuse me, your uncle."
Qi Xingqian curled his lips and looked at Lou Ao with watery eyes. Lou Ao cleared his throat and said, "Zhou Zhou, apologize to your brother."
Lou Jingzhou pretended not to hear and stared at Xuan Yuncheng curiously.
"Qianqian, why don't you also take a bite of your brother's fruit?" Lou Ao suggested.
"Okay." The little girl wiped her tears with her sleeve, ran to Lou Jingzhou, and took a bite of his fruit while he wasn't paying attention.
Yan Shiyu kicked Lou Ao's leg and said speechlessly, "You want them to fight?"
"No way? Isn't Empress Xuan watching?"
Yan Shiyao smiled and shook her head, "She cried after being beaten, and you tried to comfort her, but you came up with some bad ideas."
Lou Ao: “…”
"Qi Xingqian!" Lou Jingzhou stared at the fruit with a big bite taken out of it in disbelief and shouted, "I didn't eat so much of you!"
Qi Xingqian's cheeks were full of fruit pulp and he shook his head in satisfaction.
"you……"
"Mother, they are so noisy, let's go." Xuan Yuncheng couldn't wait any longer, he grabbed Yan Yuning's sleeve and turned to leave.
Lou Jingzhou fell silent after just uttering the word "you."
"Zhou Zhou, Qian Qian, be obedient and sit on the stone pier and wait for dumplings." Yan Shiyao wrapped a dumpling and turned her head to give instructions.
"Mother, I will take good care of them." Qi Xingyou held one of them in each hand and pressed them onto the stone block.
"Xiaoxiao, play with your brothers and sisters too." Yan Yuning squatted down and tidied up the little one's clothes. Her voice was very gentle. "Didn't the queen mother just promise my aunt that she would stay for dinner? So let's eat first before leaving, okay?"
The little guy nodded hesitantly.
Seeing Xuan Yuncheng sitting with the other three kids, Yan Yuning washed her hands and came to the pavilion to help.
She didn't know how to make dumplings, so she dipped the dumplings they had made in flour and arranged them.
Seeing them rolling out the dough skillfully and filling it with stuffing using a small spoon, Yan Yuning was still somewhat shocked.
The eldest lady, the third lady, the young marquis, and the third prince of Qi Lan, all of them have learned how to make dumplings in five years.
"Ningning, you and Xiaoxiao are going to have dinner here. Do you want someone to inform His Majesty?" Yan Shiyao asked with a smile.
"No need. Xiaoxiao and I will go back early." Yan Yuning also picked up a dough.
"Put the right amount of filling. If you put too much, it will become mushy when you cook it, and if you put too little, it will not taste good." Qi Qingchen reminded.
"Okay." Yan Yuning nodded.
"Next time you come, invite His Majesty along so that the whole family can have a meal together." Lou Ao said with a smile in his eyes.
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