Feng Wuyou looked at her daughter's greedy look and reminded her, "Be careful, don't let the bamboo stick poke your mouth."

"I know it's spicy." Susu opened her mouth and took a bite of the candied haws. It was sweet and a little sour. She hadn't eaten candied haws for some time, and she was very happy to eat it now.

Feng Wuyou looked at her daughter's greedy appearance and didn't blame Xiao Jinyan for saying that her daughter was like her. If she was like her, she would be like her. There was nothing wrong with being greedy. Being happy was the most important thing.

Susu ate the candied haws and asked, "Mom, when will grandpa and grandma come back?"

Feng Wuyou also found that his father and mother had been gone for a long time, and he didn't know if they would come back with Mo'e? "I don't know either. They will come back after they finish dealing with things. Maybe they can catch up with your uncle's wedding banquet."

When Susu heard the word "banquet", her eyes lit up. She had attended several banquets before.

I ate it not long ago.

“Isn’t that a lot of delicious food?”

Feng Wuyou couldn't help laughing when he heard that. His daughter was the same as himself. When she heard about the banquet, she only thought about eating.

"Yeah, there are lots and lots of delicious food."

Susu said happily: "Then Mommy, remember to take me with you then."

Feng Wuyou nodded, "Yes, I will definitely take you there."

Susu happily held the candied haws, held Feng Wuyou's hand with one hand, and asked expectantly: "Mom, what kind of meat do you want tonight?"

Feng Wuyou saw that it was not dark yet, and his daughter was already wondering what kind of meat to eat in the evening.

"Crystal pork elbow, braised spareribs."

Susu listened and curved her eyebrows: "It's all because of me."

Feng Wuyou smiled. It was also her favorite.

The weather was getting colder and the queen was too lazy to go out. She sat on the couch with her arms around the heater and read a book for a while before feeling a little drowsy.

Qingying opened the curtain and walked in, "Empress, the Crown Princess sent some food from outside the palace."

The queen was dozing off, but she instantly woke up when she heard about the food. As winter approaches, she becomes even more greedy.

"Really? Let her in."

"Yes." Qingying walked out and came in again, followed by Chunxi.

Chunxi stepped forward and saluted, "May the Queen be blessed with good health and long life."

The Queen said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chunxi stood up and handed the packages in her hand to Qingying.

Qingying took a few packages and placed them on the low table. After opening them, she placed them in front of the Queen.

As soon as the package was opened, the fragrance wafted out.

The queen took a few looks and the first thing she saw was the bright red candied haws. She hadn't eaten them for a long time. She picked up a string of candied haws, put it to her mouth and took a bite. It was sweet and sour, and it was the taste she remembered.

She said with a satisfied look on her face: "It's still the Crown Princess who is thinking about me. Go back and tell the Crown Princess that I like her very much."

"I obey your command. I'll take my leave." Chunxi lowered her head and nodded, then slowly walked out.

After the queen finished eating a string of candied haws, she saw the cha guozi and knew at a glance that it was the same one she used to eat. She picked up a piece of cha guozi, put it in her mouth, took a bite and tasted it.

“It still tastes the same as before.”

Qingying has been with the Queen for so many years, so she naturally understands the Queen's preferences. These are the foods that the Queen usually likes to eat.

"The Queen likes to eat it, and the Crown Princess is also thoughtful."

The Queen sighed, "Yes, the Crown Princess is thoughtful. The Crown Prince has been busy recently, and Yu'er has moved out of the palace with the Princess, so she didn't even come to the palace to take a look."

Qingying comforted her, "The princess was seriously ill this time and almost died. Prince Yu was frightened. Now the princess is weak, and Prince Yu must want to be with her all the time."

The queen felt better after hearing this. "That's true. You should love your own wife. If you don't love her yourself, who will? Both of my sons know how to love their wives and are very loyal to them. Maybe they inherited my genes. They are not like the emperor at all."

Qingying said: "The Queen has always been devoted to the Emperor and has supported him with all her heart. The Crown Prince and Prince Yu have indeed taken after the Queen."

The queen sighed. If the dog emperor could be like this, she would have no regrets in her life.

She ate two pieces of tea fruit in a row. The sweetness was just right and it also relieved her depression.

At night , the emperor arrived just after the queen had finished bathing.

The emperor was a little surprised when he saw that the queen had already gone to bed, "Ling'er is resting so early?"

The Queen said, "It's so cold, and there's nothing important to do. Why don't you take a rest early? Are you going to sit there and freeze?"

After the emperor came in, Qingying helped him take off his fox fur coat and hang it on the hanger, and then helped him undress.

After taking off her outer clothes, Qingying left.

The emperor sat down beside the bed, lifted the quilt and sat in it, with a soft pillow behind his back, and looked down at the queen.

The queen looked up and saw the emperor looking at her. She asked, "Is the emperor not going to sleep?"

The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something to tell you."

The Queen said, "Then your Majesty, please speak. I am listening."

The emperor slowly said four words: "I want to abdicate."

The queen thought she had misheard, "What did the emperor say?"

The emperor repeated: "I want to abdicate and let the prince take over."

The queen was stunned when she heard this. Abdication was a big deal, and the emperor would definitely not joke about abdication, so it must be true.

Throughout history, which emperor abdicated when he was in good health?

The queen sat up and found that she was a little cold, so she wrapped herself in the quilt again and asked, "Your Majesty is so young, why do you want to abdicate?"

The emperor said quietly, "Being an emperor is too busy."

The Queen said, "Isn't this nonsense? Being an emperor must be very busy. The Emperor has been the Emperor for decades, so how can he not realize this?"

The emperor stared at the queen without blinking and sighed, "It is because I have been the emperor for decades and have been too busy that I have neglected you."

The queen felt a little uncomfortable, "The emperor is very busy. I have never complained."

The emperor nodded. "Well, you only complained a few times when you were the Crown Princess. At that time, I didn't have the awareness I have now, so I ignored you."

The Queen snorted, "How many years have passed since I was the Crown Princess? Why is Your Majesty still bringing it up? Everyone has a temper tantrum from time to time when they are young?"

The emperor smiled and said, "I know that you were very temperamental at that time, and you always wanted to go back to your parents' home."

Queen: “…” You still mention it!!! The Emperor sighed again: “Ling’er, time flies so fast, decades have passed just like that.”

The queen snorted again: "Well, Your Majesty doesn't need to remind me, I know that I am old and ugly."

She remembered that the dog emperor said she had crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, that her skin was not as good as when she was a teenager, and that her lips were not as delicate as when she was a teenager...

The emperor explained: "I don't think so. It's just the aging of a beauty. It's also a process. It's because of this process that we have been together for so many years and are still together."

The Queen touched her face and said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Is this what you call being together peacefully? The Emperor has probably forgotten the time when he was surrounded by women?"

Seeing that the queen was angry, the emperor stretched out his arms and hugged her, saying in a gentle voice, "Ling'er, don't mention those things anymore. If I hadn't been born in an imperial family, I wouldn't have done this."

The Queen said, "Your Majesty, look at Yan'er and Yu'er. They don't look like you at all."

emperor:"……"

"Can things be the same now as before? Was the situation as stable as it is now?"

"Whatever the emperor says is what it is. I dare not say anything irresponsible." The queen yawned and lay back in bed, ready to sleep.

When the emperor saw the queen lying down to sleep, he asked anxiously, "I haven't even finished talking yet, and you're already asleep?"

The queen said lazily, "Then your Majesty, I will listen to you."

When the emperor saw the queen's nonchalant attitude, he instantly lost the desire to speak. He had originally thought that he could have a good conversation with the queen tonight.

Forget it, let’s talk about it in a few days.

The next morning, Feng Wuyou reluctantly got out of bed and dressed and washed up with the help of Chunxi.

Chunxi said, "Master, it's been cold these past two days. I think it's going to snow. Please dress warmly and don't catch a cold."

Feng Wuyou glanced out the window and saw the tree next to the window swaying left and right in the wind. He felt the chill of deep winter before he even went out.

"You need to dress warmly."

After breakfast, Feng Wuyou hugged the stove and glanced at the next room, "Chunxi, is Song Tanhua here today?"

"I'll go and ask." Chunxi trotted out the back door and went to the next room.

After a while, Chunxi came back again.

"Master, Mr. Song asked for leave, saying he had caught a cold."

"What a coincidence? You didn't go to the appointment yesterday, and you asked for leave today because you caught a cold?" Feng Wuyou's eyes were full of confusion, and he didn't know whether it was really a cold or an excuse.

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Chunxi reminded: "Master, please go in first, it's windy outside."

Feng Wuyou pressed the heater and waited for Chunxi to lift the curtain before walking in.

Susu was wearing a bright red cotton coat made by the queen herself, with a circle of snow-white fox fur on the collar and cuffs.

Holding a candied haws in his hand, he walked towards the next door with his short legs.

She had walked this path to the study countless times and soon arrived at the study.

Song Tanhua didn't come to teach, so Chu Lingfeng took Taotao to read books and practice calligraphy.

Susu lay on the door frame, peeked inside, and saw Guoguo and Xiaoguoguo. She let go of the door frame and ran in happily.

"Pot, little pot."

Taotao saw her sister, put down the pen in her hand, and walked over, "Susu, why are you here?"

"I'm here to play with the pots."

Susu secretly took out the candied haws from behind and handed one of the bunches to Taotao.

Tao Tao held the candied haws and turned to look at Chu Lingfeng, "Prince Chu, why don't you take a day off today?"

Chu Lingfeng stood up and walked over, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Susu handed another string to Chu Lingfeng, "Xiao Guoguo, have some candied haws."

Chu Lingfeng took the candied haws from her and said, "Thank you, Susu."

Susu said with a smile: "Let's go out and play."

Taotao nodded, "Okay."

Chu Lingfeng was Taotao's study partner, so since Taotao agreed, he naturally couldn't refute it.

* Tao Min'er stayed in her boudoir for most of the day. Wang came over and called the door several times, and finally the door opened.

Wang looked at her daughter with a worried look on her face, "Min'er, what's wrong with you?"

Tao Miner shook her head, "Mom, I'm fine, I just overslept."

"That's good." Wang breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought her daughter had given up.

"Then come out for lunch. I made your favorite braised lion's head."

Tao Miner nodded, "Okay."

When they got to the dining table, the family sat down at it and ate lunch.

Tao Min'er ate a few bites and heard her father say, "I asked the matchmaker to find a matchmaker. She said that the Chen family, a rice merchant, has a son who is not married yet. Min'er, do you want to meet him?"

Tao Miner paused while eating. Things were bound to happen and there was no way to avoid it.

She raised her head and looked at Father Tao, "Dad will arrange it."

Father Tao nodded happily after hearing this, "Okay then, I'll have someone notify the matchmaker and let her make the arrangements."

"Yeah." Tao Miner lowered her head and continued to eat the food in the bowl.

After lunch, Tao's father couldn't wait to ask someone to find a matchmaker.

The matchmaker is 45 years old and has been doing matchmaking for decades. She is very efficient.

The time is scheduled for tomorrow morning, in a private room in Wuzixuan.

Early in the morning, Dingxiang dressed up her daughter.

Tao Min'er stared at herself in the mirror absentmindedly. In terms of appearance, she was not as good as the Crown Princess, and in terms of family background, she was not as good as Xu Qingqing.

There is really nothing in her family except money.

She was twenty years old and an old maid.

She is indeed not worthy of Song Tanhua. The reason why Song Tanhua can talk to her is because he is a polite person.

Dingxiang has been with the young lady since she was a child, and it is no secret that she likes Song Tanhua.

"Miss, are you unhappy today?"

"What's the point of being happy or unhappy? The love in the storybooks is good, but not everyone can experience it. The Crown Princess and Qingqing didn't have it all smooth sailing either. They also went through a lot to get to where they are now."

Ding Xiang advised: "Miss, don't be sad. Maybe this Mr. Chen is also a good person."

Tao Miner said: "Who knows what it's like? Let's go and see it first."

After everything was ready, Tao Miner took a sedan chair to Wuzixuan.

It was morning and there were not many people in the teahouse.

Accompanied by Ding Xiang, Tao Min'er walked into Wuzixuan and came to the agreed private room, where she saw the matchmaker already waiting there.

There was also a man sitting next to the matchmaker. He was wearing a navy blue brocade robe and had a handsome face. He looked to be about 23 years old, which was about the same age as the matchmaker said.

"Miss Tao, come here, sit down first." The matchmaker greeted warmly.

Tao Miner nodded, walked slowly to the table and sat down.

The matchmaker had already explained the details of the two families and their ages.

"Ms. Tao, this is Mr. Chen."

Tao Miner greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Chen."

Young Master Chen also greeted politely, "Hello, Miss Tao."

The awkward blind date scene is here.

After a moment of silence, the matchmaker smiled and said, "You two can chat as you please. I, the matchmaker, will go out for a walk first."

The matchmaker said this and walked out waving her handkerchief.

Only Master Chen and Tao Miner were left in the private room.

After another moment of silence, Master Chen asked gently, "What kind of cakes does Miss Tao like to eat?"

Tao Miner was stunned for a moment, and casually said the names of two cakes, "Date Pastry, Tea Fruit."

Master Chen nodded, turned around and ordered, "Prepare some jujube paste cakes and tea cakes."

The attendant guarding the door immediately went to prepare upon hearing this.

Good night spicy!

(End of this chapter)