Chapter 308: Too much pampering
Luo Li strolled back and forth in the courtyard with her big belly. She finally understood how difficult it was to be a mother. It was very hard to be pregnant for ten months, but in order to have a smoother delivery and get rid of lazy bugs, she had to exercise more diligently.
The palace was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Pairs of big red lanterns were hung high under the eaves. Two servants were busy pasting Spring Festival couplets. The red window flowers cut by the skillful Yingchun were also pasted on the bright windows.
Yes, it was a bright window. After being able to make glass mirrors, Luo Li generously replaced the window paper in Ning Xinyuan with bright glass. Living in a bright house makes one feel happy and bright.
After the young emperor Zhao Wuji found out, he pestered his aunt to replace the glass windows in his study and bedroom. He had to show respect to his mother everywhere, and he also had to show respect to his mother everywhere. He couldn't favor one over the other, so the glass workshop, which had increased its production, had been out of glass mirrors for more than half a month. Regent Prince
Zhao Defang was so busy that he could only come back at night. He had to do all the preparations for war supplies and important government affairs himself. Today was the New Year, and he could finally rest at home and accompany the princess all day.
"Li'er, you've been walking for half an hour, it's time to go inside and lie down for a while." Zhao Defang, who had just returned from the front yard, came over to support his beloved wife and said with concern.
"Let's go! Back to the house, it's getting dark, it's time to eat the New Year's Eve dinner." Luo Li felt a little more comfortable with her waist being held by his long arms.
The Empress Dowager originally wanted her son and daughter-in-law to go to the palace to eat the New Year's Eve dinner together, so that the family could reunite and stay up all night, but Zhao Defang rejected it outright. It was too hard for the princess to go to the palace with a big belly, so it would be more comfortable to stay at home. There were
firecrackers outside, and two tables of sumptuous New Year's Eve dinners were placed in the main hall of Ning Xinyuan.
Today, the princess specifically instructed that everyone in Ning Xinyuan should eat the New Year's Eve dinner together to stay up all night, so that it would be more festive and lively.
Ruhua Siyu, Tingting and the other two refused to sit at the same table with the prince, and Yingchun and the other four did not dare to sit at the same table with the prince and the princess.
Yu Li was still brave enough, and she greeted a few younger brothers and sisters and sat at the main table.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor praised: "Yu Li is simple-minded and not humble. The prince is also a simple-minded person, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Ghost Hand Senior Brother, are you saying that I am stupid and timid?" Yu Li glared at the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor with dissatisfaction.
Zhao Defang also rolled his eyes at his uncle, "If you can't speak, just shut up. No one will treat you as a mute."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor glared back, "You little brat, you wishful thinking, how can you eat the food on the table if you shut your mouth?"
The prince and the uncle had a humane argument, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became relaxed and lively.
Mu Xiu went to the manor in the west of the city to reunite with his parents. Wu Ji, as the emperor, could only celebrate the New Year in the palace. Yu Li, Ni Shan'er, Meng Qian, Meng Xue and Ping'er became the five little treasures in Ning Xinyuan. The money for the New Year was collected one after another, making the children's faces blush with joy, and their little mouths kept saying festive New Year greetings. ...
The little emperor Zhao Wu Ji sat between the empress and his mother, sitting upright with a serious look, scanning the concubines and the princes and princesses below.
He was a little unhappy. It was really boring to celebrate the New Year with these somewhat unfamiliar royal relatives with fake smiles. It would be great if the emperor's uncle and aunt could come. They were relatives with whom he could joke and laugh without restraint.
Another dish of cherry meat was brought up by the palace maid. Wuji took a bite, tasted it, and ordered, "This cherry meat is sour and sweet, just like the emperor's taste. I will give it to the Prince Regent's Palace."
The great eunuch Liu Cheng'an, who was standing next to him, immediately responded and ordered the eunuchs and guards to ride fast horses to the Prince Regent's Palace to give this cherry meat.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, it is customary for the emperor to give dishes to ministers. Those who receive this honor are ministers who are valued by the emperor.
A dish of stir-fried phoenix tongue was served. Before the little emperor even tasted it, he hurriedly ordered, "This stir-fried phoenix tongue is extremely rare. The imperial aunt will definitely like it. Quickly send some food to the Regent's Palace."
After Liu Cheng'an gave orders to the eunuchs and guards waiting outside, the corners of his mouth twitched. This was the sixth time he had sent people to send food to the Regent's Palace.
The Empress Dowager Zhaoning smiled and praised her son, "Your Majesty, you think of your aunt whenever you eat delicious food. Your aunt's love for you is not in vain."
The little emperor grinned and finally showed a cute smile of a child, "Mother, my aunt also thinks of me when she has delicious food."
The Grand Empress Dowager looked at her grandson lovingly and praised him again and again, "Your Majesty is a man who knows how to repay kindness, values ​​friendship and loyalty, and has the bearing and style of a wise ruler."
The widows of the previous emperor and the noble concubines also echoed and praised the emperor's benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and trustworthiness. Concubine
Li Taixian also smiled disobediently and followed the compliment, but the smile did not reach her eyes. In her heart, she angrily cursed the silly princess. She wondered what kind of aphrodisiac she had given the little emperor to trick him into being more filial than his own son.
During the banquet, someone talked about the glass mirror and glass window that the Regent Princess had drummed out. Everyone burst into praise again, praising the Regent Princess for her extraordinary intelligence, countless wonderful ideas, and the wonderful treasures of perfume and glass mirrors.
Hearing everyone praising the intelligence of the imperial aunt and the wonderful things she had drummed out, the little emperor Zhao Wuji smiled more and more.
Concubine Li Taixian was so angry and frustrated that she couldn't eat. Several bedrooms in the palace were luxuriously equipped with such wonderful glass mirrors as window paper, but she didn't even get a small mirror. The silly princess is really going too far!
Seeing his mother's ugly face, Prince Xiang secretly whispered in the ear of Prince Chu, "Brother, I want to buy a small glass mirror for my mother, so that she won't get sick from jealousy and frustration." The King of Chu smiled faintly, "
The fragrance is so strong that it can overwhelm people. There is no perfume in the perfume shop. Where can you buy it? Tomorrow you go to the Regent Palace to wish your brother a happy new year, and ask the Queen's wife for one to give to your mother to show your filial piety! "
King Xiang nodded readily, "Yes! I will go to the princess's wife to apologize on behalf of my mother, and the princess's wife will be relieved. She is generous and will definitely give me a small mirror."
The palace banquet New Year's Eve dinner has a total of 36 dishes. The little emperor gave only a perfunctory steamed fish to his grandfather's Cheng Mansion, and gave 12 dishes to the Regent Prince's Mansion. This favor and honor can be recorded in the history books.
Poor Liu Zongguan, his mouth corners almost twitched and became an incurable habit. When he slept at night, the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time.