??The sky is getting dark, father obviously came to Father's place early today, probably because he knew that he had a little quarrel with Father this time when he went to sacrifice, and wanted to come to accompany him earlier.

?? It's really an eyeball.

?? Xiao Gu kicked a small stone and rolled to the side of the road.

??Two rows of eight lanterns were placed in the front, illuminating the feet of the two of them in a majestic manner. Xiao Kuan, who followed far behind, was followed by only a mandarin lady, who held the lantern and bowed to the little prince. The road under your feet, "Your Highness, walk carefully, there are many steps here."

??Knowing that there are many steps, I don’t leave two lanterns for me.

??The sixteen lanterns all greeted to the front.

?? "Your Highness thinks it's too dark, why don't you go and walk with His Majesty's wife." Yuanniang asked suspiciously, "Otherwise, Your Highness can run a few steps and catch up."

?? "..."

?? Xiao Kuan is cold-tempered and quite sincere.

?? At the moment also hangs his head and does not speak.

?? Probably because she was raised by Taifu Shen. I wonder if His Highness stayed with that person for a long time. Yuanniang felt that His Highness and Taifu Shen also looked a bit alike.

?? Yuanniang asked, "Your Highness is having trouble with your empress?"

?? Not really unhappy.

?? This seems to be serious.

?? "Your Highness, don't get angry with your majesty, your majesty has been that temperament early in the morning." Yuan Niang took out a small bag of food from her bosom, "Is your highness hungry, do you want something to eat?"

?? "I don't eat sweet cakes."

Yuanniang smiled and said, "It's not sweet, it's the stewed pork shortbread that was steamed in the small kitchen this afternoon. This servant knows that His Highness doesn't like sweet ones."

??Xiao Yu stared at the half of shortbread in a daze, took it and ate it.

??The meat is fragrant, mellow and juicy.Delicious.

?? Nose sour.

?? Even Yuanniang knows her own taste.

??But Dad couldn't tell.

"Your Highness, is there something on your mind?" Yuanniang watched him slowly finish half of the shortbread, and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth.

??"No."

?? At a young age, I have learned to hide my emotions.Yuan Niang was stunned, "Your Highness doesn't want to eat the sweet and sour osmanthus meatballs with Your Majesty, does it? Otherwise, I'll take His Highness back to the East Palace. That means Taifu Rishen will come to check the endorsement and must review the book tonight."

??Xiao Guan suddenly raised his eyes, his dark eyes looked very silent against the background of the lantern.

"No need." He seemed to have hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind, "Father wanted to cook me something to eat, so he chopped the minced meat himself for an hour. Whether it's sweet or salty, I have to eat it." eat."

??Your Highness is very upright.

?? I really don't know who it looks like.

?? Half an hour later.

?? When Xiao Kuan saw the sweet and sour osmanthus meatballs newly made in the small kitchen, he was very keen to find that the shallots and cabbage in the meatballs were gone and turned into mashed radish—this was obviously a new pot of meat stuffing. Pinch it out.

?? He looked at the father subtly again.

?? Father Huang's eyes also swept him in a timely manner.

?? For a while, Xiao Yu was a little nervous because of this deceit. Unexpectedly, Dad took a big mouthful and said, "Hey, it's delicious!"

?? Did not find the slightest abnormality.

?? This actually works.

?? While shocked, the little prince heaved a sigh of relief.

??The father picked up another chopsticks for Dad with ease, "Eat more, you have worked hard today."

?? Xiao Gu buried his face and only cared about eating with his head down.

?? Fortunately, there was one of his favorite dishes, braised radish and beef in soy sauce. Xiao Yu had been tossing all day today, and at night he was really hungry. He ate half of Yuanniang's shortbread and a whole bowl of rice.

?? After eating, Xiao Yu was going back to the East Palace. Before leaving, he paid respects to his father and father.Then heard the jingle of the bell, Dad took out the copper bell on the pagoda.

"Brother Lin, look what this is."

??When the father saw the copper bell, his eyes narrowed for a while, and he asked silently, "Did you pick it?"

"Well! I don't want to take off the copper bell outside Xuanpinghou's mansion, I just thought it would be good to have it in the Queen's Palace. This time I went to pick another copper bell along the way." A little excited, then lowered his voice again, "It's for you."

??The father took the copper bell and taught others to hang it at the gate of the palace.

?? When Xiao Gu exited the palace gate, he heard his father say, "The Nine-Folded Stupa is a Buddhist pagoda after all, and the copper bell is also blessed by the Buddha's light. Next time you want to pick it yourself, you should ask someone inside to pick it for you. Otherwise, it will be easy to collide with the gods."

?? "Ah, so."

?? Father seemed to be struggling for a while, "Then I won't pick it by myself next time."

??He paused, the little prince looked shocked again, and swept across the two people in the room.

??It's useless to say it yourself, the more you talk, the more stubborn you become.In the end, the father coaxed father to stop picking the copper bell with a few words.

?? On the second day, when Taifu Shen came, he routinely checked his homework.

?? Xiao Kuan still recited it verbatim, and he could explain the meaning clearly in a few words.Taifu Shen had a smile in his eyes, and praised him, "Your Highness is very smart, and he will definitely be a wise king in the future."

?? Shen Zhaoxue served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. At the same time, he succeeded the elderly Zhou Taifu a year ago.

?? Xiao Gu likes this new gentleman very much.

?? "Your Highness didn't sleep well last night, why did you look a little pale?" Shen Zhaoxue rolled up the bamboo slips on the table.

??The little prince's hand holding the pen froze, and a drop of ink fell on the rice paper.

?? "Your Highness has something on your mind?"

??Shen Zhaoxue took out the calligraphy practiced by the little prince in the next few chapters, and saw that the strokes were a little uneven, obviously a little distracted.

?? "Teacher, actually, Ah Hun has one thing that I don't understand."

?? "Well, you say."

??Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment, Shen Zhaoxue retreated to the left and right as if aware of it, leaving only him and the little prince in the study.

?? Xiao Gu then put down the pen in his hand, "Being in his position and seeking his own government, I think my father should make my father a better queen."

"Did something happen in the sacrifice yesterday?" Shen Zhaoxue knew that yesterday was the birthday of the Empress Dowager, and as usual, she would go to the Jiuzhong Pagoda to perform sacrifices.

"Father, he still didn't distinguish between the seven constellations and four phenomena this year, and Suzaku Xuanwu's alignment with yin and yang. He always memorized the directions of the two, and this year he was still wrong. Not to mention the 28 constellations, he looked up at night to see the fundamental divisions. If he doesn't know the direction, if he goes out alone in the future, he will completely lose all sense of direction... These are secondary. I just think that sacrifices are a major national event, and etiquette is the foundation of the country. .”

?? Xiao Kuan speaks in an orderly manner.

?? "A gentleman regards righteousness as a quality, conducts it with courtesy, embodies it with grandchildren, and fulfills it with faith. The emperor blindly favors and coaxes him. How can this be regarded as his own good."

?? Xiao Gu seemed to disapprove of his father's approach, and his eyes were full of doubts.

??Shen Zhaoxue understood what he was thinking very quickly.

?? I also appreciate his ability to observe and understand at such a young age.

?? "Your Highness is very thoughtful. Then what does His Highness think?"

"Wu has Aunt and Prince Pei, and Wen has Taifu, why can't you teach him well. I believe that as long as he is willing to study hard, he will be able to achieve something in three years. In time..."

??Shen Zhaoxue smiled warmly, "Your Highness, there are many kinds of people in this world."

?? "I know that Your Highness believes that in his position, he has his own responsibilities. Since he has enjoyed the corresponding glory, he should also cultivate his body and mind, and show a worthy character." Shen Zhaoxue said Every word was knocked on Xiao Gu's heart, "But not all the principles in this world are so regular and upright."

??Shen Zhaoxue was holding a cup of tea, and the aroma was curling up.Beneath the handsome Yuanshan eyebrows is a pair of indifferent eyebrows, looking at the young but extremely intelligent prince of the country in front of the table.

?? Xiao Gu thought for a while.

??The small face is quite old-fashioned, and his face is unbelievably upright. "Then Mr. means..."

?? "It is better to have no books than to believe in books."

??Shen Zhaoxue smiled, "Your Highness, you are still too young, and you will be able to see through it in the future. Before you think about what kind of empress he is, you can try to get closer to him first. The Queen likes Your Highness very much. A few days ago He even came to look for me specifically for the sacrifice, and asked me a lot of things."

?? Dad, he likes me very much.

??is that so.

?? Xiao Gu felt that he could not feel it.

??A father who doesn't know what he likes to eat or wear.

?? Will you like me too?

"This time, His Majesty didn't accompany you, which was requested by the empress. He said that he wanted you to try to rely on him more. Probably he didn't think of it himself, and he messed up the sacrifice."

?? Xiao Gu lowered his head.

?? Sacrifice is what he asked to go?

??He thought that father was just being watched too closely by his father and wanted to go out to have fun.

??Shen Zhaoxue looked at Xiao Guan's dull eyes, and suddenly stretched out her hand, pinching his cheeks until they turned red.

"Your Highness is only five years old, why are you thinking so much? It's been a long time since His Highness smiled at Your Majesty, Your Majesty is very coaxing, why don't Your Highness give it a try?"

??The empress is very coaxing.

?? He has heard this sentence too many times.

?? "But he doesn't even know what I like to eat."

"Did Your Highness tell the empress himself?" Shen Zhaoxue pushed a cup of tea in front of the awkward little prince, and said lightly, "If you don't speak bluntly, the empress will not be able to guess your thoughts."

?? Walking out of the study, the little prince became more and more preoccupied.

??Yuanniang came to take him back to the East Palace, and said that his grandfather and aunt would return to the palace in the evening, and asked him to prepare well.

"Yuanniang, do you think Dad likes me?"

"I like it, Your Majesty really likes Your Highness." Yuanniang answered without hesitation, making the little prince's expression even more gloomy. Yuanniang pondered for a while, "What's the matter, is Your Highness still thinking about what happened last night?"

??yes.

??It's just a plate of sweet and sour osmanthus meatballs. Why do I always worry about it.

"Your Highness, don't blame the empress. If you say you like sweet and sour osmanthus balls, he will think that you really like them. Your empress is like this. He is not good at guessing other people's thoughts. He always thinks that others who he likes will also like it... What you like and what you don't like, you can find a suitable time to tell your empress directly, and your empress will like to hear what you say."

??Seeing that the little prince is always indifferent, "But father doesn't like to hear me say these things."

?? "What do I like to eat and what do I not like to eat. Father doesn't know, but Father knows. But he never cares."

Yuan Niang also sighed, "Your Highness, don't blame Your Majesty for favoring Your Majesty. When you were born, Your Majesty almost died..."

?? This is the first time Xiao Gu heard about it.

?? Nobody mentioned it to him.

?? Extremely shocked.

?? "What does that mean?"

"Your Majesty won't let us mention it, saying that she is afraid of scaring you. When he gave birth to you back then, it was extremely dangerous, and the imperial doctor said that he was lifeless. At that time, His Majesty almost killed the whole palace in his anger... ..."

?? It was really the first time for Xiao Kuan to hear such a thing.

?? Dad never mentioned this to him.

"After that incident, His Majesty never let the Empress go through any storms. The people in the palace were also gentle with him, without saying anything serious..." After many years, Yuan Niang recalled it as if it was yesterday, " His Highness didn't know, at that time, the blood of the empress had soaked three layers of the mattress, her pulse was gone, and the imperial doctor said it was impossible to save her..."

?? "Why is it so dangerous."

?? "It is dangerous for a man to give birth to a child."

?? Xiao Kuan felt even more depressed, "Then why did he have to live?"

?? "Our empress didn't want to worry about anything. She felt that she and His Majesty had a strong relationship at that time, so she secretly drank the fertility medicine. At that time, His Majesty was not His Majesty, but a poor man... Sigh, tell me, you are not stupid."

??well.

?? Unknowingly, Xiao Gu walked to the Queen's Palace and looked at the people on the third floor and the third floor looking after her.

?? He walked in, but did not see Dad.

?? They said Dad was in the kitchenette.

??The little prince trotted to the small kitchen, and saw the queen kneading dough with her sleeves rolled up through the window.

??Knead the dough little by little, spread it flat, then add the stuffing, and carefully wrap the dumplings.

?? There is still a little flour on the tip of the nose and forehead.

??The movements are clumsy.

?? Packed ten broken five or six.

??Finally, I managed to make a good bowl.

??Just after cooking, most of the dumplings fell apart again, and the skin and filling were separated, forming a pot of meat lump soup.

??The queen just stared at this bowl of meat lump soup in a daze.

??Stayed for a long time.

??Until the little Xiao Gu suddenly appeared at the door, holding the door frame, and said, "Father, you need to put less water in the flour."

??The queen didn't move and didn't speak.

?? "Daddy, I'll teach you."

??The queen still did not move half a step.

?? The two stalemate for a long time.

?? Ah Hun did not leave, and the queen did not look back.

?? The father and son seemed to have taken root on the soles of their feet again, one or two did not move.

??Only a pot of pimple soup was boiled until it was viscous and bubbling, gurgling.

??Until the Queen finally moved, turned around and said, "Ah Hun, what kind of stuffing do you like to eat, Dad will make it for you next time."

?? Eyes are red.

?? Like enduring something.

??His fingers curled up, and suddenly he said seriously, "I don't like dumplings."

??The Queen's action of pouring the soup froze, her voice was a little heavy, "Oh..."

?? "I don't like sweet and sour osmanthus meatballs either. I don't like all sweet things."

??The queen turned her head and glanced at the prince very quickly, as if she had done something wrong, she quickly looked back, "Oh..."

?? Xiao Gu approached, held Yu Luo's knuckles that were glowing red from kneading the dough, and said, "Father, I like to eat shortbread with braised pork. Can you learn about shortbread with braised pork?"

?? "It doesn't matter if it tastes bad, I will eat it all."

??The queen seemed a little taken aback.

?? Turn around all of a sudden.

??Looking into the eyes of the little prince, the fundus of the eyes is gradually covered with a layer of white mist.

?? Just now has been stalemate.

??At this moment, the other party suddenly choked up, making the little prince a little at a loss.

"So you like stewed pork shortbread, why do you like such, such unpalatable things..." The queen wiped her face vigorously with her flour-stained sleeve, "Why don't you like sweet and sour osmanthus balls... ..."

?? Xiao Gu: "..."

"Forget it, braised pork, braised pork shortbread is braised pork shortbread..."

??The queen seems to be adjusting her mood, and she can't accept how he gave birth to a son who likes to eat "braised pork shortbread".

?? Wiped away tears again and prepared to go out to be called a cook. While he couldn't accept it, he wanted to try to learn how to make this thing.

?? After taking two steps, I don't know why I feel sad again.

?? Emotions seem to have plummeted in the past few days.

?? "Why are you nothing like me..."

?? "Why are you not like Brother Lin... He obviously likes sweets too... I thought you would like it too... Why don't you like it..."

?? "No wonder I suddenly didn't like sweets when I was pregnant. It turns out that you don't like..."

?? Xiao Gu had never seen Father like this before, so he was a little at a loss.

??But he seems to be more and more collapsed.

?? "Dumplings are already very difficult! Braised pork shortbread... how do you do it!"

?? Xiao Yu never thought that he would be so sad, and hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it. I will come to the palace in the future and teach the small kitchen to prepare... I tell you this, just want you to stop being too sweet Tired..."

?? Dad turned his back to him, as if crying.

?? Although he was delicate, he almost never cried in front of him. Every time he would stalemate stubbornly. In the end, his father would come to warn him with his eyes.

?? This is the first time.

?? Xiao Gu didn't know how to deal with such a father.

?? only hazy feeling.

?? If the father knows, he will make Dad cry.

?? He will be taught a bad lesson.

?? "You go out first."

??The queen wiped her eyes vigorously again, and said, "I will also learn to make braised pork shortbread."

?? He said that he would be kicked out, as if he wanted to maintain the last bit of dignity as a father.

?? Xiao Gu did not leave, and sat in the queen's palace for a long time.

?? He thought of what Yuanniang said.

?? My heart was in a mess, and I turned my hands behind my back in an old-fashioned way and walked back and forth in the hall several times.

??It's getting dark, Dad can't really be trying to figure out how to make the shortbread, why hasn't he come over yet?

?? After more than half an hour, he didn't wait for his father, but his father.

??As soon as the father came in and didn't see Dad, his warm brows immediately frowned, and pointed at the little prince, "Where's the queen?"

?? This tone is very cold.

?? Xiao Gu always felt that his father didn't seem to like him that much.

?? After listening to Yuanniang's words today, I have found a reason.

?? Facing his father at this moment, he felt very guilty when he thought of making father cry today.

?? "Father, Dad is in the small kitchen..."

?? Father picked up a cup of cold tea and drank half a sip, his voice was very majestic, "It's so late, what is he doing in the small kitchen?"

?? Xiao Gu didn't know what he was doing, he couldn't just squat in the kitchen for more than two hours just to make a plate of shortbread.

?? "How is the tutor's homework taught?"

?? "I have learned the second part of the national policy."

??The father seldom asked about his homework, but every time he asked, he was very strict.Recently, Taifu Shen has been in the palace for a while, and the progress of his studies is indeed a bit slow. As expected, this time he frowned slightly, "Ah, you are the crown prince and the future emperor. It is a taboo to be lazy in your studies. I only have you as a son, and you have another son?" Your grandfather backed you up, thinking that even if you slack off, the emperor will have nothing to do with you, right?"

??The little prince showed a bit of panic, almost kneeling on the ground, "I dare not."

?? Even if he didn't look up, he seemed to be able to see the dark light in his father's eyes.

?? "General Yu is waiting for you in the East Palace, first let her try your riding and archery skills."

??The voice did not fall.

??The queen came up with a plate of freshly baked shortbread, and was blocking her father's gaze from staring at her.

??The queen tilted the plate in her hand slightly, and showed the child his achievements in the afternoon—although a little side was burnt, the aroma was overflowing, and it was barely formed.

?? The flour on Dad's face disappeared, and there were a few flakes of coal dust instead.He looked a bit embarrassed, and there were a few red marks from the oil star splashed on his arms.

?? "Ah Hun, try it quickly and see if it tastes good!"

?? Dad couldn't hide his excitement, and put the small plate of stewed pork shortbread in front of him, without even noticing that his father was standing behind him.

?? "Alo..."

??Father called him, but he didn't seem to hear it.All the attention was on the plate of shortbread that didn't look very good.

?? Eyes full of anticipation, "Try it quickly, didn't you say that this is what you like."

?? Xiao Hu's gaze first looked past Father to look at the father behind him, then turned to Father, and finally landed on the slightly baked shortbread.

??Pick up a small piece of entrance with chopsticks upright.

??Well, although the salt and sugar are not misplaced this time, the taste of salt is a little stronger.

?? Overall it can be imported.

??The little prince took a mouthful, drank some water, and took another mouthful silently.

??"How about it."

?? Dad seems a little nervous.

?? Xiao Kuan squeezed the shortbread in his hand, this time he didn't have time to look at his father, so he said seriously, "It's delicious."

??The queen suddenly grinned.

??For some reason, Xiao Kuan unconsciously pursed the corners of his mouth a little, and smiled shyly, "It would be better if we could add a little less salt."

?? In this way, Father will not be unhappy.

??Speaking out, the little prince felt a little regretful again, thinking of the way Father's eyes were red today.

??Who knew that the other party was so happy that he held his hand tightly, as if he had received a great feedback, "Ah, yes, I feel like I have a little more salt, but after adding it, there is no way to get it back. Try the taste. I will remember, next time I will put less salt..."

"Prince, you should go back to the East Palace."

?? Father's voice came from behind Dad, and Dad seemed to realize that there was still a person standing behind him.

?? He said angrily, "Where's the shortbread I just made, wait for him to finish eating before leaving!"

??Every time the father confronts father, his temper will become very good, and this moment is no exception.His voice slowed down, and he said, "Ah Luo, your elder sister is still waiting for him in the East Palace, and you want to study his riding and shooting."

"It's so late, why do you still have to pay attention to riding and archery, tomorrow can't do it. I want my sister to live in the palace first, the prince is not yet six years old, he is just an ignorant child, why do you have to stuff him so much thing."

?? "Ah Luo, he is the prince. Naturally, I will be strict with him..." the emperor explained in a good-tempered manner.

"Father. I, I'll go first." The prince knew the seriousness of the matter, and bid farewell to his father, but was stopped by the empress.

?? "I worked for three hours, and it's hard to do such a piece!"

?? "Ah Hun said he likes to eat, why not let him finish it! This is very difficult to make!"

??He stopped the crown prince, "Ah, sit down and eat slowly. I'll send Yuanniang to the East Palace to report a letter, telling sister to rest early, and study her homework tomorrow."

?? Xiao Gu was eating the remaining half of the shortbread.

??Suddenly red eyes.

?? "What's the matter, isn't it delicious?"

?? "Okay, delicious."

?? Dad seemed relieved, smiled sweetly, and rested his chin with his hand, "It's delicious, Dad will make it for you tomorrow, and I will put a little less salt tomorrow."

?? Xiao Kuan's eyes became even redder.

?? After eating a piece of cake, the oily hands were wiped clean by the white cloth handed over by the maid.

?? He folded his hands and raised his hands horizontally, saying farewell to Father and Father.

?? Just about to go out, I saw my father rolling up my father's sleeves, looking at the red dots on my wrists splashed by oil, "It's okay to make shortbread."

??The queen laughed twice, as if she had discovered some treasure, she lowered her voice very low: "Ah Hun told me about it himself. He said he likes to eat this."

"Well, just do it once. Don't do it again tomorrow." Father Huang rarely used such a tough tone, and took a white cloth dampened with water to wipe the red wound on the back of his hand.

"No, Ah Hun likes to eat. If I don't do it, he won't like to come to my palace later."

??"Will not."

?? I don’t know what’s going on inside, like the sound of fabrics being rubbed. The little prince walked far away before he vaguely heard his father say, “I’ll let the kitchen be ready early tomorrow, just say you did it.” .”

?? "Woo..."

?? The remaining words fade in the wind.

??The next day the little prince went to pay his respects as usual. The queen took a small plate of shortbread and quietly carried him to the back of the room, then wrapped him in the cloth and stuffed it into his arms.Just halfway through stuffing, Dad came to have breakfast with him in the morning, and asked, "Are you going to the small kitchen again?"

?? "No, the cook in the small kitchen made it."

??The queen said in awe.

??The little prince returned to the Eastern Palace with the two pieces of shortbread in his arms. Father, who had always been sleepless in the morning, woke up early in the morning. He still remembered ordering the small kitchen to make braised pork shortbread. The little prince felt warm in his heart.When he was almost there, he saw Aunt Yu Yang waiting for him in the hall from afar.

?? He knew that what awaited him was a rigorous teaching of riding and archery. He could not let his aunt down, let alone his father.

??Take a deep breath and prepare to step into the hall.

?? Somehow, he took out the shortbread from his arms and took a bite first—the whole person froze suddenly.

?? Not from the kitchenette.

?? This shortbread...is sweet.

?? Dad put salt into sugar again this time.

?? But the little prince quietly turned red eyes.

?? Silently ate up that unbelievably sweet shortbread.

??The author has something to say: These two chapters are from the perspective of the little prince~

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