kvmb Chapter 310 Are you jealous?
Chapter 310 Are you jealous?
Hongyao's wish was fulfilled. He didn't sit on the emperor's lap for long before he hugged the emperor's arm and acted coquettishly again.
"Father, Hongyao has too much flesh on his body and it will press on your legs. Can you please put me on the ground?"
He slid down while talking.
"You restless monkey, get out of here!"
The emperor patted his shoulder gently, his eyes full of doting.
Hongzhan is steady, Hongyao is lively, and Zhaohua is gentle. These three children are all very good.
He turned his head and saw Zhao Hua whispering something in An Lingrong's ear, but Zhao Hua's voice was too soft and the emperor didn't hear anything.
He asked curiously.
"What are you two talking about behind my back?"
Zhaohua was usually bold, but she felt a little restrained in front of the tall emperor. She smiled slightly and leaned closer to her mother's legs.
An Lingrong held her in her arms and replied with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Anle told Zhaohua last time that if we eat hot pot in the palace next time, please call her over."
"What do you think?"
The emperor likes quietness, and An Lingrong is not sure whether he would like to dine with these children.
She thought for a moment and added.
"Your Majesty, the children have endless things to say. I can order someone to serve them another table."
Both the east side hall of Hongzhan and the west side hall of Hongyao have main rooms, so the table can be placed anywhere.
But unexpectedly, the emperor agreed.
"It's more lively when there are more people eating in the hot pot, and it's fine to eat in the main hall."
"Thank you, Father Royal, for your help. I will go get my sister Anle right away."
After Zhaohua thanked him, he hurriedly led Baoli out the door.
"Our Zhaohua is agile and nimble, worthy of being a princess from the royal family."
An Lingrong placed the chestnut cake made by Baoge on the small table and replied softly.
"Your Majesty is wise enough to allow Zhaohua to learn martial arts with his brothers."
"I haven't been to the harem for a while. At first glance, Hongzhan and the others have undergone significant changes."
An Lingrong listened to the emotion in the emperor's words, and an idea came to her mind.
"Your Majesty, while you are here, why don't you invite all the princes and princesses to Yongshou Palace to use the hot pot together? What do you think?"
"You were unwell earlier and didn't allow them to visit you. I'm sure the children must have been very worried."
I received news not long ago that the Emperor gave the disfigured Fourth Prince an early New Year gift.
An Lingrong felt that although the emperor appeared to dislike the Fourth Prince, he did not deprive the child of food and drink in private, and even silently paid attention to the child.
Then the other children in the palace should also be on his mind, right?
The emperor had been in the Yangxin Palace for quite some time and was just looking for some fun, so he nodded.
"Then let's do as Rong'er said."
After getting the emperor's permission, An Lingrong went out and told Baoque and Xiao Linzi to go and pick up the people separately.
"Nan San Suo is quite far from Yongshou Palace. Baoque, please take my sedan chair to pick up Princess Shuhe and Princess Wenyi."
"Xiao Linzi, before you go to invite the Seventh Prince and Princess Wen Yi, please tell Concubine Xin that the Emperor and I are hosting a banquet for the prince and princess in Yongshou Palace."
Concubine Xin is clear-headed, honest and dutiful, and An Lingrong is willing to sell her this good thing.
In less than half an hour, Shuhe, Wenyi, Hongxia and Anle entered Yongshou Palace one after another.
An Lingrong was afraid that they would feel uncomfortable, so after everyone had paid their respects to the emperor, she asked the princes to go to the east side hall to play, while Zhaohua took her two sisters and her younger sister to the back hall.
"Xiao Linzi, why didn't Princess Longyue come over?"
The emperor has less than two palms’ worth of children. He just noticed that Longyue was not here, so naturally he wanted to ask the reason.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui's maid, Caiyue, said that Princess Longyue is weak and should not go out in the cold weather."
Xiao Linzi answered truthfully.
What he didn't say was that while he was waiting outside Chuxiu Palace, he heard the princess' laughter coming from inside.
It would be fine if Concubine Hui didn't appreciate her master's kindness.
When the emperor heard this, he immediately thought of how Shen Meiyu had come to visit him in the Yangxin Palace a few days ago and was driven away by him.
This Concubine Hui has a really bad temper.
"Okay, you go down first."
There were many people having lunch, so An Lingrong specially cleaned up the large table so that nine people could sit down with room left.
A charcoal-fired copper pot was placed in front of each person. Except for the emperor and An Lingrong, palace servants stood behind everyone else to serve them food.
As soon as the pot started bubbling, Hongyao couldn't wait to throw a chopstick of mutton into it.
"Father Emperor, let me boil some meat for you."
An Lingrong's heart calmed down a little. Hongyao was indeed a kid who needed to be punished. She gave Hongzhan a look.
"Hongyao, the emperor can do it himself, you should eat quickly."
As the emperor spoke, he picked up a red-billed green parrot with chopsticks and pressed it into the thick white pot.
As soon as he started to pick up his chopsticks, the others followed suit.
Everyone was satisfied with the misty meal.
The youngest Princess Anle even came close to An Lingrong and asked in a baby voice.
"Shu'e Niang, could you please give me the pot that Anle uses?"
An Lingrong touched the small bag on her head and asked in a puzzled manner.
"Why does Anle want Shu'e Niang's little pot?"
"Anle wants to bring some back for my mother to try, and I also want to eat hot pot in this cold weather."
The fresh food immediately captured Anle's heart, and she especially wanted the pot.
"Anle is so filial, Shu'e Niang agreed."
An Lingrong looked up and found that Shuhe and Wen Yi were also looking at her expectantly.
So she smiled and announced, "You can take home any pots you use today."
Shuhe and Wen Yi thanked her together. Hongxia, who was a little slow to react, took out his purse and put a piece of candy in An Lingrong's hand.
"Shu...Shu...Mother...eat...eat!"
"Thank you, Hongxia. Mother Shu likes it very much."
An Lingrong put the candy into her mouth without any hesitation.
The emperor was too late to stop her, so he could only pat An Lingrong's shoulder with his outstretched hand.
When they were the only two left, he finally asked the question that had been weighing on his heart.
"Rong'er, Hongxia's brain is slow to react. Put the candy away. He won't know whether you have eaten it or not."
"That child never has a moment's rest even while eating. His hands are everywhere. I don't know how dirty they are."
An Lingrong chuckled, "Your Majesty, I understand your concerns, but I don't want to hurt Hongxia's innocent heart."
Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, An Lingrong had an idea.
Could it be that the Emperor is jealous?