Chapter 482: Is the Princess of Zhenguo Coming?

The next day, Yan Qingshan reported the selected study partner to Emperor Mingpei and also told him about Yuan Shenjue.

When Hao Huashi moved into the palace, he was warmly welcomed by the twins, who both wanted him to live with them.

But in the end, Yuan Shenjue and Hao Huashi were arranged to live in the front side hall.

Another day, the tutors arrived and went to school with the twins in the morning.

Maybe it’s easy for children to get familiar with each other. Anyway, when they came back that afternoon, the twins looked excited about making new friends and asked Mrs. Lin, “Can you bring them back for dinner some other day?”

"Sure," said Madam Lin, "You can bring them back every now and then. By the way, I'll take you there later to see how they are settling down there."

She then asked, "Are they getting along well?"

"Everything is fine," said Little Fifth Brother, "Wei Gui likes to talk a lot. He said his nickname is July 15th because he was born on July 15th and his life was not very good. In order to fight poison with poison, he gave her this nickname. He likes Xin Bao very much and said he has always wanted a sister. He kept asking me if he could hold his sister and play with her for a while. I said no, my sister still needs to accompany Huang Yeye..."

The twins talked a lot to each other.

Yan Qingshan listened and nodded, saying, "The day after tomorrow is the Spring Dragon Festival. Father asked me to plough the fields on his behalf. Does Xinbao want to go out of the palace to play?"

Xinbao blinked his big eyes and said, "No, no, no!"

Mrs. Lin also winked at her.

February 2nd is also Yan Qingshan’s birthday.

Yan Qingshan noticed the two of them winking at each other and said directly, "Don't think about it. I will have lunch with the court officials at noon and at night that day. Your mother will also go to the Xiancan Altar with Concubine Shu to worship the Silkworm God."

"Ah?" Tuanzi said, "Doesn't that mean Dad can't celebrate his birthday every year?"

She climbed over her mother and onto her father's lap, holding his face in her hands and kissing him: "That's too pitiful for Daddy, he missed a good opportunity to receive gifts."

Yan Qingshan said, "Dad doesn't care about this. Your mother said a few days ago that every day is like the New Year, so every day is like a birthday. Life is already very good. We have everything we want to eat and wear. There is no need to celebrate it specially."

Tuanzi rolled his eyes, kissed his father again, and crawled back.

Then everyone continued talking, and Tuanzi took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention... thinking he was taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, he took his wife's hand and went to the small kitchen, and talked to Lu Sanchi about how to make a birthday cake.

Although Lu Sanchi is young, his cooking skills are quite good, and the small kitchen is well staffed. If she gives it a try, she will definitely be able to cook it, mainly because she herself wants to eat it.

After giving the instructions, she went to bed.

Sure enough, when I woke up in the morning, my superiors reported to me that it had been done.

Xinbao took a look with great interest.

As soon as I entered, I saw several experimental products on the kitchen counter, but they were all made in the shape of longevity peaches. Not flat, but round and plump, with leaves at the bottom and red tips on the top... As expected, the royal chefs were all masters. They had learned how to dye in just one night.

Xinbao asked, "Did Daddy taste it?"

"Your Highness, not yet," Lu Sanchi bowed respectfully, "The Queen ordered dumplings this morning, so the dumplings with eight fillings were served this morning. Even the Queen hasn't seen them yet."

Xinbao said, "Then bring it up, I'll try it with A Niang."

Lu Sanchi responded and asked someone to bring it over, cut it open and let everyone taste it.

The "cream" on the outside is quite delicious, and the cake inside is a little sticky, but not bad either. There is also a "peach pit" inside the longevity peach, which is mixed with candied fruit and steamed into the shape of a peach pit. It actually still has texture, just like a real peach pit. The most amazing thing is... this "shell" can actually be opened, and there is a peanut inside, which symbolizes longevity.

The mother and daughter ate and praised the food. Although Yuan, Shen, Jue and the others had already eaten, they also tried it.

Then Madam Lin made the decision: "Then send it up as a dish for him at noon tomorrow! If they don't know how to make it, ask Lu Sanchi to teach them first."

A eunuch ran to the kitchen to give orders.

Lu Sanchi was so proud, he was once ostracized and bullied in the imperial kitchen and almost broke his legs on his knees, now he was serving the prince's family, each one was easier to serve than the other and they didn't mind him tasting/stealing food at all, now he was ordered by his master to teach them...haha he wanted to laugh just thinking about those people's expressions.

Lu Sanchi went there happily.

After Tuanzi finished eating half of the birthday peach, he prepared to go to the Qianqing Palace. Madam Lin also took people to look for Concubine Shu.

The next day, on the Spring Dragon Festival, Yan Qingshan personally ploughed the fields on behalf of the emperor and took court officials to the Xiannong Altar to offer sacrifices.

Concubine Shu and Madam Lin took the concubines to the Xiancan Altar.

There were huge crowds of people on both sides, because this was the only ceremony of the royal family in the year to "be close to the people" and "encourage farming", and people were not prohibited from watching.

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In the crowd, a woman in red, holding a sword in her arms, was looking far away with a sarcastic look on her face.

It was still very cold in February, but she was only wearing a thin dress with the hem of her skirt fluttering.

She had fair skin and beautiful face, but her thin lips were tightly pursed, with both corners of her lips turned down, which made her look very mean. She stared at that place until everyone had passed by, then she frowned and asked the person next to her, "Didn't the Princess Zhenguo come?"

Someone else asked, "I don't think he came?"

The woman in red asked, "Shouldn't the most senior official be here for this kind of thing? Why didn't the Princess Zhenguo come?"

A middle-aged man next to him turned around and said, "Girl, what you said is outrageous. How could a princess come for such a matter? Usually it's the queen who comes... Do you know why this is not the case?"

The woman in red rolled her eyes impatiently: "If you want to say it, just say it! Why keep me in suspense!"

The middle-aged man took the initiative to talk to her. He really wanted to show off, but her attitude was so bad that he became unhappy. He snorted and turned his head away.

The red-clothed woman's eyes suddenly became fierce. She gripped the hilt of the sword and looked at him threateningly.

But the middle-aged man was not afraid. He stiffened his neck and said, "What? You still want to fight? You think you are a heroine just because you hold a sword? It is the silkworm ceremony now, don't you know? If you dare to make trouble, the emperor will kill all your clans! Even God will not forgive you! The bad harvest is for you to make trouble!"

The woman in red glared angrily.

The people around her were a little scared at first, but seeing her like this, they gradually became braver. Someone asked, "Big brother, you just said the queen is coming, why?"

"Yeah, why?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I also heard this from the teacher in our place. He said that they taught the people that men farm and women weave, and the harmony of yin and yang... So think about it, isn't this what a couple does?"

Apparently more than one person thought of the discordant direction and laughed.

The woman in red had a sullen look on her face. She pushed the crowd aside and squeezed out.

(End of this chapter)