The 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Seal it again.
The emperor held an annual meeting in the palace, and Yan Bao and his family went to the palace to attend the banquet.
The weather is good today, there is no snow, and the ground is easier to walk on.
Yan Bao and the others entered the palace early in the morning and went to see Ah Huai first. Ah Huai had gained weight. He ate and drank every day and lay still. He had a good appetite and seemed to have grown taller.
Yan Bao called him a little fat pig in his heart.
The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help laughing.
Ah Huai glared at him: "What are you laughing at?"
The Thirteenth Prince shook his head: "Nothing."
Ah Huai didn't believe it, glanced at him, and asked Yan Bao: "My leg feels better, when can it be removed?"
Yan Bao said she was not sure because she was not a doctor.
The Thirteenth Prince suggested, "Why not let the imperial physician take a look?"
"I saw it, and they said we have to wait a little longer." Ah Huai was almost losing his patience. Seeing that they could run and jump, but he still had to lie down, it was so miserable.
It also itches and I always want to scratch it.
When it was time for the banquet, the Thirteenth Prince showed up pushing Ah Huai, and Yan Bao stood on the other side. The three of them talked and laughed. Basically, they talked and Yan Bao smiled, occasionally gesturing.
Every time she gestured, the two of them looked at her intently.
The emperor saw the three of them with a smile on his face.
Yan Bao saluted with a smile. She was wearing a beautiful red cloak today, which was very festive. The red bow on her hair bun was also very cute. With her red lips and white teeth, Yan Bao looked very eye-catching.
The emperor spoke lovingly, "What are you laughing about?"
Ah Huai said, "Yan Bao said that we should go ice skating later. They can play and I will watch from the side."
"Be careful, don't fall." The emperor touched Yan Bao's little head and said, "Let someone watch over you."
Yan Bao nodded and gave the emperor a reassuring look.
The emperor was also invited.
The emperor smiled and waved his hands: "I won't go. I'm old and afraid of falling. You guys play by yourselves."
Yan Bao immediately wrote on his palm: The emperor is young and strong, vigorous and fierce, and will never age.
The emperor was amused by this flattery: "Haha, Yan Bao is really my happy pill, I look young?"
Yan Bao nodded affirmatively.
The emperor smiled again, and his mood improved. He couldn't help but reward Yan Bao: "Yan Bao, tell me what you want."
Yan Bao thought for a moment and wrote a few words on the emperor's palm.
The emperor raised an eyebrow: "Is this what you want?"
Yan Bao smiled and nodded, holding his big hand, acting coquettishly and cutely, gazing up at him eagerly.
The emperor was very impressed by this trick and nodded generously: "Okay, I promise you!"
Yan Bao was overjoyed and bent down to kiss the back of the emperor's hand.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then hugged Yan Bao and said, "You are such a lovely child." Then he glanced at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "You are lucky, little boy. Treat Yan Bao well in the future, otherwise I will not be polite to you."
The Thirteenth Prince patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Father. I will never bully Yan Bao."
What if I bully you?
The Thirteenth Prince laughed and said, "Yan Bao bullied me, but I didn't say a word."
Yan Bao raised the corner of his mouth: [You are self-aware.]
The emperor nodded with satisfaction.
Today's annual meeting was similar to previous years. Everyone ate and drank, enjoyed singing and dancing, exchanged greetings, and the female members of the family occasionally showed off. No one dared to mess with Yan Bao now.
Concubine Jiang is still very favored, and Concubine Jing remains low-key.
The only good news is that two of the beauties who entered the palace at the beginning of the year are pregnant. Now they attend the banquet with their big bellies, attracting a lot of attention.
Concubine Jiang glanced at their bellies and secretly touched her own belly. Her little prince was less than one year old, and her body had almost recovered. It was time for her to prepare for a second pregnancy.
The emperor now likes the little princess, Concubine Jing, and the emperor dotes on her no less than the eighteenth prince.
If she gave birth to another daughter, the emperor would definitely love his own child more.
Thinking of this, Concubine Jiang looked at the emperor with a bit more admiration and seduction in her eyes.
The emperor noticed Concubine Jiang's gaze and smiled.
Concubine Jiang knew that tonight was a safe night.
Sure enough, after the banquet, the emperor went to Concubine Jiang's palace.
It was pointless for other concubines to be jealous, because the emperor liked Concubine Jiang. She was also very fertile and gave birth to the eighteenth prince. As a mother, she was honored by her son, so it was only right that she was favored in the harem.
Yan Bao said he wanted to go ice skating. After they finished eating, they quietly left the banquet hall. The place for skating was on the lake not far from the Imperial Garden. It was frozen now and they could walk on the ice.
Yan Bao and the Thirteenth Prince strolled around for quite a while, which made Ah Huai jealous. He was so angry that he punched his useless legs a few times. If his legs were fine, he could also play with them for the whole afternoon.
After playing tired, we sat around the stove in the pavilion and made tea.
It was topped with roasted sweet potatoes, pears, oranges, and meat skewers.
Ah Huai was dumbfounded: "Where did you get these?"
Ziyun lied: "Just give me some silver!"
The Thirteenth Prince pretended to be stupid.
Yan Bao laughed in his heart: [You don’t know, I have a space for supplies, I can eat whatever I want, isn’t it surprising? ]
Ah Huai believed it and ate it with peace of mind.
The Thirteenth Prince peeled an orange and gave it to Yan Bao.
Yan Bao finished eating the orange and took a sip of milk tea.
Hot milk tea and taro balls taste good when you cook them yourself.
It was only after Ah Huai and the others watched Yan Bao cook that they realized how caramel milk tea is made. The tea leaves need to be fried with sugar, then added with milk and boiled before drinking.
It has a milky, sweet taste, and the aroma of tea. Add a few pearls and taro balls, and Ah Huai will never get tired of drinking it every meal.
After the banquet of Prime Minister Shen and his friends was over, Yan Bao and his friends had almost finished their milk tea. Yan Bao was about to leave the palace, and he left the stove and other things to the Thirteenth Prince, asking him to cook for Ah Huai when he was free.
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