Chapter 633: The Taste of Childhood, the Reason Why Feng Qingyan Disappeared Suddenly
The Queen came in holding the longevity noodles. She walked very slowly because she was too nervous.
She hasn't made longevity noodles for her eldest son in all these years. She doesn't know if her eldest son will think it's too late when he sees her.
If the Crown Princess hadn't encouraged her, she wouldn't have had the courage to come in.
Seeing Xiao Jinyan sitting at the desk, his serious look reminded her of the emperor when he was young.
Actually, the eldest son is somewhat like the emperor in his features and the way he behaves.
The only difference is the emotional aspect.
In a flash, he came to the desk, and the empress placed the longevity noodles on the desk.
Xiao Jinyan glanced at the longevity noodles in front of him and found that they were somewhat different from the longevity noodles in previous years.
He raised his head in confusion and was stunned when he saw the queen.
Xiao Jinyan didn't expect to see his mother. He had never seen her on his birthday in all these years. Now that he saw her, he was a little at a loss.
After he came to his senses, he stood up, walked around the chair, and greeted the queen, "Why are you here, mother?"
The queen took a look at the longevity noodles on the table and said, "Today is your birthday. I made longevity noodles for you. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
The queen was also spoiled since she was a child and has no cooking skills.
She learned this skill in order to make longevity noodles for the emperor. After her eldest son was born, she would also make longevity noodles for him on his birthday.
She hasn't done it for her eldest son since he went to Nanzhao Kingdom.
I don't know if he still likes to eat it?
Xiao Jinyan looked at the longevity noodles on the desk. There was still steam coming out of the bowl, which must have been freshly cooked.
When he was in Nanzhao Kingdom, what he missed most was the longevity noodles prepared by his mother herself, but he couldn't eat it.
He thought he would be able to eat the longevity noodles made by his mother when he returned to Daxia. However, on his birthday, he waited a whole night, but the longevity noodles did not come from his mother, not even a simple blessing.
When I saw my mother celebrating my younger brother’s birthday and cooking the longevity noodles that he had always wanted to eat, I was really jealous of him at that moment.
It also let him know that after leaving Da Xia for so many years, his mother had long forgotten his birthday.
He thought he would never be able to eat the longevity noodles made by his mother in his lifetime, but he didn't expect to eat it today.
Xiao Jinyan raised his head, looked at his mother, and opened his mouth to say something, "How come you remember my birthday?"
The queen felt a little uncomfortable, and she didn't dare to look her eldest son in the eye. It was not because she felt guilty, but because she felt guilty. She had ignored her eldest son's feelings over the years, which made her feel that she was not a qualified mother.
"My mother has always remembered your birthday. During the years you were in Nanzhao, every time it was your birthday, my mother would prepare longevity noodles for you."
Xiao Jinyan was a little surprised. If he didn't know his mother's personality, he would think she was lying to him.
To ease the embarrassment, the queen reminded him, "Eat the noodles first. They won't taste good if they get cold."
"Hmm." Xiao Jinyan sat down on the chair and looked at the still steaming longevity noodles with two poached eggs on them. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up the noodles and brought them to his mouth to blew on them before putting them into his mouth and eating.
It tastes the same as when I was a kid.
The queen watched with her own eyes as her eldest son finished a bowl of longevity noodles, leaving not even a drop of soup. She suddenly felt as if she was back in her son's childhood, when she cooked a small bowl of longevity noodles and he finished it all.
She didn't know what to say for a moment, so she picked up the empty bowl and said softly, "I'll take the bowl away. You can continue to review the memorials."
Xiao Jinyan stood up and bowed, "I respectfully bid you farewell, mother."
The queen walked out of the study with an empty bowl in her hand. Her heart was beating so fast and she was so nervous that she didn't know what to say.
Feng Wuyou had been waiting outside. When she saw the queen come out, she came forward and asked, "Mother, how are you?"
The queen was a little excited, "He ate it all, and I thought..."
She thought her son would definitely question why she treated him so badly over the years, why she didn't celebrate his birthday or cook him longevity noodles, why...
She discovered that although her eldest son's personality had changed greatly, it was only on the surface that he had changed. In his heart, he was still sensible and smart and caring about others.
Her son did not hate her as she imagined.
On the contrary, in order to hide her guilt, she has been unwilling to communicate with her son over the years. It's not that she is unwilling, but she doesn't know how to communicate.
How to make up for the maternal love that my son has been missing all these years.
Feng Wuyou didn't know the Queen's complicated psychology, nor did she understand it, because she had never experienced it, or maybe it was because of her personality.
However, this was already a good start, as Xiao Jinyan got to eat the longevity noodles cooked by the Queen herself.
The reason she proposed this was because it was the first year that Xiao Jinyan came to Nanzhao Kingdom.
It was very cold that day, so Daddy made her wear a red cotton coat.
She came out to play after chasing a snowball and saw a person squatting under the corner of the wall.
Xiao Jinyan was very silent at that time. No matter what she said or asked, he didn't say a word.
He just stared at her with his beautiful phoenix eyes.
Later, after I got to know him better, I learned that it was his birthday that day and he wanted to eat the longevity noodles made by my mother.
Unfortunately, she was still very young at that time and didn’t know how to cook longevity noodles.
After the queen went back, Feng Wuyou took a look at the study before returning to the Hehuan Palace.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Feng Wuyou was feeling sleepy when he saw Xiao Jinyan walking in wearing Yueshuang's gown.
"I'll go take a shower first." Xiao Jinyan said. He felt cold and Xiaojiu was afraid of the cold, so he didn't go directly to the bed.
Feng Wuyou responded, hugged Mrs. Tang, and waited for Xiao Jinyan to take a bath and go to bed.
When Xiao Jinyan came out of the shower, he saw Xiaojiu lying on the bed with only a dark head exposed. He walked over with a smile, and under her gaze, he lifted the quilt and lay down.
As soon as he lay down, Xiaojiu's petite body snuggled into his arms, "Your body is so warm."
When winter comes, Xiaojiu loves to snuggle in his arms and put his feet between his legs.
Xiao Jinyan held her in his arms and looked at her with a half-smile, "You know that mother will make longevity noodles for me today."
Xiao Jinyan used affirmative sentences.
Feng Wuyou raised her little face and said with a smile: "Are you happy?"
Xiao Jinyan did not hide his feelings at the moment.
"I'm glad. I haven't eaten it for 15 years, and it still tastes like when I was a kid."
Feng Wuyou said, "My mother asked me a few days ago what I would like to prepare for your birthday. She also said that just preparing longevity noodles would be too casual. My mother was also very nervous."
Xiao Jinyan said: "This is already very good."
Feng Wuyou put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek, "Happy birthday, Jinyan."
Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes and looked at her, "No birthday present?"
Every year on his birthday, he still looks forward to the birthday gift that Xiaojiu prepares for him.
"Of course." Feng Wuyou turned around, took out a painting from behind and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, "The birthday present is here."
Xiao Jinyan looked at the thing in her hand curiously, guessed it was a painting, and was even more curious about the content of the painting.
Every painting she drew would amaze him and make him want to keep it for himself.
He couldn't wait to take the painting, then slowly opened it, and the content of the painting gradually appeared before him.
There are two children in the painting, one big and one small.
The boy was wearing a black robe and standing under the tree looking at the girl.
The girl was wearing a pink dress, with her hair tied up in two buns, and holding a string of candied haws in her hand.
When Xiao Jinyan saw this scene, he immediately remembered that this was his ninth birthday. Xiaojiu gave him a string of candied haws. She said she didn't know how to cook longevity noodles, so she used candied haws instead.
However, at that time, in order to satisfy his wish to eat longevity noodles, Xiaojiu asked the kitchen to make a bowl of longevity noodles.
Xiaojiu is Princess Jiuyou, and whatever she wants is up to her.
Although the longevity noodles were not cooked by his mother herself, he was still very happy.
Xiao Jinyan looked at Xiao Jiu excitedly, "I want to keep this painting well."
Feng Wuyou smiled and said, "It's for your collection."
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At this time, on the carriage.
Jun Moqing followed Feng Qingyan for more than half a month. During this half month, he learned about her identity and the reason why she said she could not have children.
She is a saint of the Ula tribe, and a saint needs to remain a virgin during her reign.
Without the toad sand, you cannot become a saint.
If a saint has sex with a man during her time as a saint, it will bring bad luck to the Ula people.
Jun Moqing found it a little funny. It was clearly superstition. Putting shackles on the saint, if anything happened, the saint would be blamed.
Along the way, Feng Qingyan witnessed Jun Moqing's thoughtfulness, which was in stark contrast to his outward appearance.
During this period of time, Jun Moqing did not do anything excessive.
However, I would hug her and kiss her occasionally in the lonely night.
Apart from that, there was no excessive action.
Jun Moqing is still a very upright gentleman, she is very sure of this.
The Wula tribe is an ancient tribe living in the Changyan Mountain area.
The carriage stopped beside a pavilion. Feng Qingyan pushed the carriage open and jumped out swiftly. Looking at the familiar mountains, it felt like she had been out for a while.
“Finally here.”
Jun Moqing got off the carriage and came to her side. Looking at the mountains in front of them, he asked her, "Is it convenient for you to live in the mountains?"
Feng Qingyan curled her lips and smiled: "Then you don't know, although the Wula tribe lives in the mountains, it doesn't mean they are poor. Some of the food and supplies are grown by themselves, and some are bought at the market. There are many ways to go to the market, so they don't have to worry about food and drink anyway."
Jun Moqing thought they lived in a remote and poor place.
"so it is."
"Let's go. I'll take you to meet my mother-in-law." Feng Qingyan took Jun Moqing up the mountain.
Jun Moqing followed behind slowly. In the past, he knew too little about her.
After walking about two miles, we saw a bamboo house. It was obvious that it was quite old.
Feng Qingyan pushed open the fence door and walked in. She saw a figure sitting on a stool in the yard, hunched over, picking some vegetables. She called out, "Mother-in-law, I'm back."
The old lady, who was called Grandma, paused and looked back. She was a little surprised to see Feng Qingyan.
"Why are you back so early? Didn't you say you wanted to play for a while?"
As soon as the mother-in-law finished speaking, she saw the man behind Feng Qingyan and her expression changed. "Why did you bring a strange man back? Have you forgotten the rules of the tribe?"
Feng Qingyan glanced at Jun Moqing, stepped forward and took her mother-in-law's arm, saying, "Mother-in-law, I have something to ask you."
The mother-in-law glanced at the man and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"
Feng Qingyan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Mother-in-law, I went out once before, right? And the chastity sand is gone, you added it later, right?"
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law immediately frowned and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Feng Qingyan continued, "Mother-in-law, I am no longer a saint. I have been fulfilling my duties for so many years. Do you still want to hide this from me?"
The mother-in-law still had a cold face. "I don't know what you are talking about. You just went out for a while and came back talking nonsense. You brought a man with you. I think you were deceived by the man."
Jun Moqing took two steps forward and looked down at his gray-haired grandmother. "Mother-in-law, Feng'er is my wife. We have a daughter who is twenty years old this year. Twenty years ago, you should have taken Feng'er away, right?"
The mother-in-law sneered: "What nonsense are you talking about? How old are you? Are you trying to fool Ah Yan?"
Jun Moqing replied slowly, "I am forty-two this year. I was twenty-one when I met Feng'er."
The mother-in-law showed an expression of disbelief and looked at Feng Qingyan, as if to verify, "Ayan, is he really 42?"
Feng Qingyan nodded, "Mother-in-law, he is indeed 42 years old, and has a daughter who is 20 years old. I saw it with my own eyes."
The mother-in-law looked Jun Moqing up and down, "Then who are you?"
Jun Moqing said: "I am the Xuanmen Master."
Xuanmen Master is Jun Moqing's other identity, and almost few people know about his identity as National Master.
In the eyes of the world, the Xuanmen Master and the National Master are two different people, both of whom are very powerful and mysterious.
Feng Qingyan was stunned when she heard this. During the days since she met Jun Moqing, she had never asked him about his identity. She only knew that he was a very powerful person.
I didn’t expect that he was actually the master of Xuanmen?
This mysterious figure has always existed in legends, but now she has met the real person?
Grandma was also shocked for a long time, "Master Xuanmen is so young?"
Jun Moqing: "Mother-in-law is overjoyed."
Feng Qingyan: “…”
Mother-in-law: “…”
At the table, mother-in-law brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of them.
The teacup is made of bamboo and its surface has been polished to make it very smooth.
Feng Qingyan held the teacup and continued to ask: "Mother-in-law, did I really give birth to a child? Is the uterus sand on my arm fake?"
The mother-in-law sighed. She had kept the secret in her heart for so many years, but she didn't expect that it would be discovered by Feng Qingyan.
She never expected that Feng Qingyan would meet the man from the past when she went out.
In fact, my mother-in-law has never met that man.
Back then, Feng Qingyan was only fifteen years old when she was chosen as the successor to the Saint. She suddenly disappeared at the age of sixteen. The Saint's succession ceremony was imminent and there could be no delay.
When Feng Qingyan was found, she had already given birth to a child.
It is a big deal if the heir to the saint gives birth to a child, because she will be locked up in the Snake Mountain to feed the snakes.
Moreover, the saints were selected through layers of selection a year in advance, and it was too late to select them at the last minute.
Even if Feng Qingyan was not brought back with her, if she was found by other members of the tribe, she would probably be fed to snakes.
At that time, the mother-in-law took Feng Qingyan back to Chang Yanshan regardless of her wishes.
In order to prevent the elders of the tribe from discovering that Feng Qingyan had given birth to a child, they had to apply the aphrodisiac sand to her again.
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