Chapter 65: Roasted Chestnuts at the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony
The emperor was stunned.
The prince was reciting the words of offering sacrifice to heaven, and when he lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of Lu Chaochao's little face.
The little prince stuttered for a word and instantly returned to normal.
He even moved secretly to block Lu Chaochao's figure.
How did she climb up there? ? ? ! !
Lu Chaochao put her little hand to her lips and blew on it, then pointed under the altar.
[It's cold below and warm above.] 】Then he pointed to the large cauldron used for offering sacrifices to heaven.
The emperor opened his mouth. He knew that at this moment he should be furious and chop off her head!
But, thinking of the dream I had last night, I shut up silently again.
He even glanced at the shocked Minister of Rites on the altar.
The old minister had white hair and stared at the chubby baby sitting in front of the bronze tripod with wide eyes, but he didn't dare to say a word.
Oh my goodness, whose kid is climbing onto the altar?
Your Majesty is still protecting her! !
If he were a prince, he would be beaten half to death on the spot, and even his mother would be banished to the cold palace. What a pity! !
At this moment, His Majesty deliberately blocked her to prevent her from being discovered.
How could he know that the emperor had had a dream last night.
Last night, he dreamed of Bei Zhao's ending.
It is so sad and makes those who hear it cry.
Bei Zhao was not defeated, but died of love-induced brain damage.
In the dream, the prince died quietly after an epidemic, and a wandering ghost from nowhere took over the prince's identity.
He actually fell in love while wearing the identity of the Crown Prince of Bei Zhao, thus destroying Bei Zhao's many years of foundation.
He handed over the foundation that his ancestors had worked so hard to build to that woman to become the empress! ! !
The emperor nearly had a stroke on the spot.
I also dreamed of the old emperor who had died many years ago.
The late emperor held his hand, spitting with excitement: They are saved, they are saved. The ancestral graves of my Xie family are smoking! !
My Xie family’s empire will surely last for thousands of years and will be passed down for thousands of years!
Take good care of your little ancestor Chao Chao, otherwise I will climb up and beat you to death!
The emperor touched his face and almost got slapped by the late emperor.
Therefore, at this moment, the look he gave Lu Chaochao was particularly kind.
It was snowing again at this moment.
The accumulated snow fell on their shoulders, and everyone was shivering with cold since they had not had any meal yet.
Lu Chaochao drank two sips of milk for breakfast and felt empty in her stomach.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
He sat on the ground with his short legs crossed, dragging the copper basin for burning paper to his feet.
The emperor looked at her...
Grab a handful of chestnuts from your arms and throw them in! !
The emperor opened his mouth, looking unusually blank.
After a while, the court officials who were braving the cold wind and heavy snow smelled the fragrance of sweet chestnuts in the air.
Smells so good...
That overbearing aroma went straight into everyone's nose when they were starving.
The chestnuts are roasted and burst, and the sweet fragrance spreads.
Lu Chaochao used his only three teeth to crack open the chestnuts, took a bite of the chestnut, and drank a sip of milk.
The comfortable brows and eyes melted away.
[Wow, these chestnuts are so fragrant and sweet, soft and sticky...]
The little prince swallowed his saliva as he recited the sacrificial words.
He felt that he had gone through the greatest test in the world in his life! !
The sacrificial words before his eyes turned into exploding chestnuts.
Finish eating the chestnuts.
The sacrificial speech has not yet been completed.
Lu Chaochao took out another handful of peanuts.
The peanut aroma was even more overbearing, and the rich flavor spread throughout the venue. Some people even wondered that all they needed was two taels of wine.
Lu Chaochao sat in front of the copper basin, her little face red from the fire.
Then he threw small sweet potatoes as thick as thumbs into the brazier.
After a while, I could smell the fragrance of sweet potatoes in the air.
There was a black circle around Lu Chaochao's mouth, and she would sip milk from time to time, which made the emperor's eyelids twitch.
I silently said in my heart: Ancestor, it is you who let me pamper her.
Please don’t blame me, ancestor.
I don’t know what kind of sweet potato this girl ate, the taste is so overbearing.
The court officials were almost fainted from hunger. Who on earth was so lacking in public morality that he actually brought snacks into such a solemn ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven?
Eating alone!
The chestnuts, peanuts and sweet potatoes that I usually looked down upon, now in this snowy weather, I especially want to have a few.
Lu Chaochao clutched the small bottle and burped.
He patted his bulging round belly and waved towards the emperor and his son.
He secretly climbed down the ladder in the corner.
The eunuch was so frightened that his soul left his body and his face turned pale.
When did she go up there? ! ! !
But when he saw that His Majesty and the Crown Prince looked kind, he was even more shocked.
The chief eunuch silently remembered Lu Chaochao in his heart and raised the status of this little girl again and again.
Alas, the inconspicuous Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is about to usher in tremendous wealth.
Lu Yuanze, the loyal and brave Marquis, had average talent, but he didn't expect to be so fertile!
How could he know that Lu Yuanze was planning how to kick Xu out of the house.
Such great wealth and glory is not his.
At this moment, Xu was kneeling under the altar, and turned his head...
He was so scared that his face turned pale. Where is Chao Chao? !
There was no one behind him.
"Liangqin..." Lu Chaochao pulled the corner of her clothes and tilted her head with a cute look on her face.
Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't run around every day. There must be no mistakes in the sacrifice to heaven, or you will be punished." Two years ago, someone misbehaved during the sacrifice to heaven, and the emperor looked extremely unhappy.
He was dismissed on the spot, dragged away and beaten with thirty sticks. He lost half his life and his official position.
The family's years of hard work were destroyed.
Lu Chaochao frowned. Why would he be punished?
The Emperor and the Crown Prince are such kind and gentle people.
"Why is your mouth so black?" Xu stroked the corner of her mouth. It was pitch black, and she didn't know what she had eaten secretly.
Lu Chaochao touched his head. The sweet potatoes were burnt and his teeth were all black.
Xu didn't say anything. She knew that Lu Chaochao often hid food in his pocket.
A few snowflakes fell on Lu Chaochao's shoulders, and the chill made him sneeze.
The prince on the stage paused slightly.
Then speed up the pace.
After a while, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was over.
"This year's ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven ended so quickly." Xu murmured.
In the past, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven would take half a day to complete.
Today, it will be over in just half an hour.
Mrs. Xu rubbed her stomach. She felt so hungry that her stomach was acidic and uncomfortable.
But no one dared to eat too much during the sacrifice to heaven.
"I don't know who is so bold as to bring out roasted chestnuts and sweet potatoes. Ten heads wouldn't be enough to chop off..." Xu had been hungry all morning and her saliva started drooling at the smell.
Chao Chao's eyes rolled around, and he never said a word. He went to the altar and roasted it himself!
He even ate it in front of the Emperor and the Crown Prince!
"Anyway... I'm not vegetarian, Chao Chao!" She slapped her bulging belly, making it make a loud clapping sound.
"Chao Chao!"
"Good, good baby!" He raised his head slightly, looking well-behaved.
Xu narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Of course mother knows that you are a good child. Our Chao Chao is well-behaved and lovely, and never does anything out of line."
Her baby Chaochao has never cried since he was born.
He doesn’t cry even when he’s hungry or peeing.
There is no other child in the whole capital who is as sensible and well-behaved as him.
Xu has a very thick filter for Lu Chaochao.
She never imagined that her daughter was the culprit for roasting chestnuts during the ceremony of offering sacrifice to heaven!
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