Lingsu, who was tricked by his son, learned the truth afterward. Looking at the poor boy's pitiful eyes, he was not willing to fight, so he directly angered his son's father.
The reason is also very simple. Your son doesn't even know that men can't have children. How did your father teach him.
His Majesty the new emperor did not dare to speak out, and did not dare to say that his son was educated by your mother.
But these had nothing to do with Gu Lian, she was pulled away by Qiao Mingyu after the dinner was over. Going back to the palace to wash up, because of the night vigil, the two simply burned charcoal pots and sat on the bed, not letting a few girls disturb them, so they leaned against each other to keep warm and chat.
The general meaning of vigil is that it is enough to survive past zero. Qiao Mingyu has a regular schedule. Usually, she should have fallen asleep by now. She couldn't help yawning and leaned against Gu Lian in a daze, not knowing what she said. what. Gu Lian took the quilt and wrapped the two of them, followed her nonsense and talked, and coaxed her to lie down and sleep when it was estimated that it was 10:00.
A good night's sleep.
When I woke up the next day, the snow had stopped, and the long-lost sunshine was pouring down, which was a good sign.
Qiao Ancheng, the stinky boy, came to Gu Lian early in the morning and said that he wanted to pay New Year's greetings to his aunt and little aunt. In fact, this boy came to ask for red envelopes. The little man sits at the table and accompanies the two elders to eat, and he can eat with a small spoon without being waited on by others, but he can't reach the dishes with his small hands, so he has to ask the maid to help with the dishes.
"Lingsu has raised him well." Gu Lian was a little surprised. Lingsu usually looks very out of character. It's amazing to be able to raise a child well.
Qiao Mingyu didn't find it strange. Gu Lian was probably the only one who could see through the nature of Lingsu. When the new emperor and Qiao Mingyu saw Lingsu, they had a layer of mythology and were not so disillusioned. She gave Qiao Ancheng a pair of chopsticks, the egg he hated the most. Qiao Ancheng pouted his lips unhappily, but ate it obediently.
After eating, Qiao Ancheng looked at the two elders eagerly, and didn't reach out to ask for a red envelope, but the meaning was quite obvious.
For the first time, Gu Lian gave people a red envelope, and it felt very novel. She packed a little more, and it was a gift for the children.
Qiao Ancheng was very happy and ran away with two big red envelopes. He had to go to his father and mother to ask for red envelopes.
"Prepare some red envelopes and send them to the Gu Mansion for the younger brother and a few younger sisters." Gu Lian instructed Mei Xiang.
Originally, there was no need to give red envelopes to the same generation, but Gu Lian has already sealed it, so it doesn't hurt to give some. It's not good to leave the younger brother alone, so he also brought along a few younger sisters. Gu Yi doesn't need to care about Qing and so on, but it's embarrassing to give it.
Mei Xiang responded with a smile, and went down to pack the red envelopes.
"I heard that we want to eat dumplings on the first day of the new year." I don't know where the custom is, but now Huaijing does not have it, and Qiao Mingyu is eager to try it.
Gu Lian smiled slightly: "It should have been making dumplings last night."
"It's not too late today." Qiao Mingyu took Gu Lian to pay New Year's greetings to his elder brother, Guo Shi, and was very embarrassed to ask for four red envelopes, so he took Gu Lian and went home.
It is still a little inconvenient to do things in the palace, and there is no freedom in the palace. Qiao Mingyu couldn't wait to go back because she wanted to make dumplings, even though she couldn't make them.
Gu Lian's hometown does not have the custom of eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year. Their five poisonous Miao people seem to be different from any real Miao people. They are an independent group, the Gu Miao people. The customs and the Central Plains people are not particularly different, but they are also very different from the real Miao people. They don't care much about the New Year. The most grand festival is actually the sacrificial day. On that day, the whole family will go back to the Five Poisons General Altar, and then go to the Earth Altar to worship Nuwa. In addition, there is a second-class sacrificial festival, which is dedicated to Zhurong, the god of fire.
However, Gu Lian has been abroad for many years, and has spent many years in the Central Plains, and he has eaten dumplings several times. Packed once, the situation is terrible.
Fortunately, there are a lot of ingenious palace maids in the princess' mansion. Even if she and Qiao Mingyu really can't make it out, there are palace maids.
After having the kitchen adjust the fillings and roll out the dumpling skins, the two of them cleaned their hands and learned how to make dumplings with Sudan. The situation was even worse than expected. Gu Lian was able to wrap a soft, semi-circular dumpling. He couldn't stand up, but he could lie down on the plate. Apart from being ugly, there are no other flaws. Qiao Mingyu was exaggerating. Maybe it was because she couldn't control her strength. She punctured every dumpling wrapper. She worked hard to wrap a small amount of stuffing in it for a long time.
Gu Lian looked at his own and then at hers, and suddenly felt that he was actually quite ingenious.
"Princess, whoever wraps it will eat it." Seeing that Qiao Mingyu was about to say something terrifying, Gu Lian blocked it first.
She didn't want to eat the dumplings made by the princess, and it was full of dumpling skins in one bite, and she was desperate when she thought about it.
Qiao Mingyu looked at her resentfully.
"I also want to eat Ah Lian Bao."
Gu Lian's heart moved, and she said wisely: "Then you eat my buns, and I eat vegetarian pills!"
This is perfect. As for what the princess made... It was given to Sultan. I think Sultan should be very happy. This is the first time the princess has made dumplings!
Sudan: No.
Qiao Mingyu seemed to be hit hard, and gave up after two or three packages. Gu Lian saw that she didn't care anymore, and she didn't care anymore. It's better to do something interesting when you have free time, such as dealing with bracken.
The bracken has grown several times, and Gu Lian kept them in flowerpots, so the growth rate is still much faster than ordinary things. Now there is a row of bracken under the eaves, and the growth is gratifying. Qiao Mingyu asked curiously what was going on, and Gu Lian said that it was a material that could cook hot pot.
Speaking of hot pot, Qiao Mingyu's eyes lit up.
She still can't forget the hot pot she ate last time.
Then she watched as Gu Lian pulled a worm out of the bracken soil and told her, "This is the worm we ate last time."
"..."
The princess immediately retreated, saying that she would play guns while the snow stopped.
Gu Lian looked at the unremarkable little bug, and threw it into the bamboo basket calmly. There was one in each pot of bracken, and they were all caught. Taking advantage of the Lunar New Year's Day to eat a good meal, I will go to the frontier in half a month. If I don't eat it then it will be a waste. Handing over the bugs to Mei Xiang, she rolled up her sleeves and started picking bracken, just like a peasant woman who had raised a bunch of vegetables had finally harvested a big basket of vegetables.
These bracken were not ready to be planted any more, so they were all uprooted. Cut the root and set it aside, it's a separate herb. The bracken core is also cut and put aside. This is used as a detoxification sacred object. The remaining bracken leaves are hot pot materials. The stems can be dried and ground into powder or juice. Putting them in other medicines can greatly improve the medicinal properties. , Direct use can also detoxify and avoid poison.
There were too many leaves to eat, so Gu Lian took some and dried them and put them away as a reserve grain.
In contrast, the medicinal properties of the leaves are the lowest, and they are suitable for long-term consumption to improve physical fitness.
After drying the many leaves in the pharmacy, Gu Lian put the leaves away and went out, only to find that it started to snow again. Small snowflakes fell on the skin, cool.
Gu Lian looked at the sky and felt that it was going to get worse, so he quickened his pace and entered the main house.
"Go and call the princess back, don't get wet outside when it's snowing."
The big eunuch Wang Gonggong who was assigned to Gu Lian hurriedly went out to find the princess, met Zhuxiang who pushed in the door, and hurriedly bowed. Before Zhuxiang returned the gift, he had already disappeared.
"Your Majesty's legs are really good." Although the snow on the ground has been swept away, there is still thin ice produced by the snow on the bluestone road. In addition, there was another layer of fine snow in such a short time, and it was easy to fall while running. The prince's step was steady, and he had no intention of slipping.
Gu Lian asked the kitchen to send other ingredients that had been processed, but some herbs had to be prepared by herself, so she was still busy. The dining table was placed directly in the warm bedroom, and the Immortal King Gu Ding was placed out again. This time, the soup boiled in the pot was no longer a simple spring water, it was carefully prepared by Gu Lian.
Concerned that Qiao Mingyu is not very good at eating spicy food, Gu Lian lessened it.
"Miss." As soon as Zhuxiang arrived, there must be news to report, but Gu Lian motioned her to say without raising her head.
Zhuxiang simply came over to help, and reported the news that she had inquired by the way.
"Snowfall has been falling all over the country, and it seems to be a little serious now. If it doesn't stop, I'm afraid there will be snow disasters." This is news about major events outside.
"There is nothing else in the Gu residence, except that Aunt Yu and the eldest lady are pinched. Yulan has been following the eldest lady, and she has a very bad attitude towards her. The eldest master originally wanted to reprimand the lady and Yulan, but she was stumbled by Li aunt. Now, forget about it." This is the matter of Gu Fu.
"Auntie is going to go home tomorrow. She has such a big belly, so I don't know if something will happen to her." Gu Zhidai hasn't heard much news in the past few months, and it seems that everything is going well.
Zhuxiang said some bits and pieces of news, and Qiao Mingyu came back. This time, the kitchen sent the peeled worm meat, and Gu Lian placed it in an inconspicuous place in the ingredients, so that it could be used for hot pot.
Seeing Qiao Mingyu, Zhuxiang closed her mouth. The rest of the news didn't matter. She said she would quit, so she left first, leaving Gu Lian and Qiao Mingyu to eat hot pot by themselves. The hot pot itself is interesting only if it is cooked and eaten by itself, so the maids are not allowed to serve it.
It was snowing outside, the house was as soft as spring, and there was hot hot pot, Qiao Mingyu was very happy to eat. After a while, Gu Lian brought out a plate of red and white meat slices from the back of the cabbage leaves, which was covered by the cabbage leaves, but didn't see it.
"What kind of meat is this?" Qiao Mingyu asked curiously.
Gu Lian said calmly, "Lamb."
Lingsu, who was far away in the palace, suddenly sneezed.
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