The first snow in the capital fell on the second day after Emperor Mingde arrived at the hot spring palace.

Li Ning'an had no intention of taking a bath in the hot springs. He only thought about how to get the old doctor to treat his father without being noticed.

She lived in the palace on the east side of the emperor's bedchamber, which was the closest place to Emperor Mingde.

Later came Li Ningzhao, which shows that Emperor Mingde valued the queen and her heirs.

After Li Ningzhao finished reviewing yesterday's book, he thought about what his sister said about going out to play to relax, so he came to look for his sister.

Li Ningzhao saw his sister sitting on the sofa with a sad face. After walking over and saluting, he asked, "What's bothering you, sister?"

When Li Ning'an saw his younger brother, he asked Hongxiu to get his favorite pastries. The two siblings sat next to each other on the sofa.

"Last month, my father vomited blood and became angry. I was very worried and wanted to find a famous doctor to diagnose and treat my father."

Li Ning'an took the opportunity to pinch his brother's little face and saw him frown, trying to resist but pretending to be generous.

She suddenly felt much happier.

Li Ningzhao had heard a little bit about this matter.

Concubine Tong Xian and the imperial doctor Ling tried to stop their sister, but it was the mother who took the full responsibility to let the people Xing'e brought to see her father.

In the end, I only knew that the Imperial Hospital was providing warmth and nourishment, and that my father was fine.

Li Ning'an took the clip and fiddled with it in the charcoal fire. The fire burned brighter and the room became warmer.

The windows were half open for ventilation, and the siblings sat close to each other, sitting on the couch, looking peaceful and beautiful.

"It's normal for children to worry about their parents. Sister just takes people there, why bother with those people."

Li Ningzhao stretched out his hand to smooth over his sister's unhappiness, but he just ate a piece of pastry and got some pastry crumbs.

It was Hongxiu who noticed it and wiped it with a handkerchief before Li Ningzhao reached up to touch his sister's eyebrows.

Li Ning'an nodded in cooperation. It was because she was looking forward and thinking too much.

Even though he told his father clearly that his children were worried about him, he wanted to ask people to see him because he was worried about him.

Of course, her father had a way to avoid people's attention, which was much better than her having random thoughts.

Li Ning'an frowned and gave his brother another piece of cake to test his knowledge.

I found that he could memorize every word without missing a word, and he also knew the meaning.

He is even smarter than his two elder brothers back then.

"But I heard that your homework the day before yesterday was accidentally stained with ink and could not be handed over to the Secretary of the Imperial College."

Li Ningzhao nodded, "Brother Four Emperors is stupid, and I am too smart. I am afraid that he will be jealous and will inevitably assassinate me."

Li Ning'an held his younger brother in his arms. Li Ningzhao, who was controlled by Fu Minglang in his previous life, was probably not willing to do so.

It's not that Fu Minglang is smart, but that Li Ningzhao misses his sister very much and is afraid that something will happen to her, so he can only obey.

"You are still young, come and play with me for a while and see who can make the roundest snowball."

Li Ning'an took Li Ningzhao to the yard and balled up the snow with both hands to compact it. Li Ningzhao imitated her.

Li Ning'an invited her and her brother's maids and eunuchs to have a snowball fight.

Hongxiu was afraid that the two masters would be infected with the cold again, so she made ginger soup.

After the siblings played to their heart's content, their clothes were covered with traces of snow.

The gold hairpin on Li Ning'an's head fell into the snow. Hongxiu picked it up and put it back in the box.

Li Ning'an redressed, and Li Ningzhao also changed his clothes with the help of a young eunuch. The two siblings sat back in front of the sofa to warm themselves by the fire.

Li Ning'an thought of something and asked Hong Xiu to come over and say a few words. Hong Xiu went to the corridor to call Fan Lu and gave him some instructions.

Fan Lu nodded, "I'll go get ready now."

Li Ningzhao ate two more pastries and a cup of tea, then looked outside for lunch and asked, "What should we eat today?"

Li Ningzhao ate at his sister's place.

Li Ning'an said mysteriously: "You will know in a moment."

Fan Lu came back from outside not long after, carrying a basket in his hand.

"Your Highness, the washed sweet potatoes are here from the kitchen."

After Fan Lu finished speaking, he clapped his hands. Several eunuchs brought a rack in and placed it on the charcoal fire. Li Ning'an asked them to leave.

"Let's bake sweet potatoes and eat them."

It was sweet and soft, and Li Ningan wanted to swallow when she thought of the taste.

The sweet potatoes that Li Ningzhao ate were washed and cut, mixed with rich seasonings, and delicately arranged before being served to the table.

He had never done it himself.Li Ning'an thought about his young age and wouldn't let him get too close. Li Ningzhao stretched out his hand and threw the sweet potatoes on the shelf.

As time went by, the sweet potato skin became softer and softer, and the fragrance spread. The two siblings looked at each other.

Li Ning'an asked Hongxiu to prepare the plate and chopsticks. He poked the sweet potato with one hand, picked it up and put it on the plate.

Li Ning'an handed it to Li Ningzhao first, and Li Ningzhao took it carefully, touched the hot sweet potato with his hand, and immediately retracted it.

Li Ning'an looked at him and laughed, picked up another sweet potato and put it on the plate.

"Be sure to eat it while it's hot, it's delicious."

Li Ning'an sat cross-legged on the sofa, with the plate on his knees, holding it in place with one hand, and gently uncovering the surface with the other.

The heat came out. Li Ning'an pinched her earlobe to reduce the heat in her hands, and the red and glutinous sweet potato flesh was uncovered.

Hongxiu handed over the spoon and put away the chopsticks.

They roasted several, and Li Ning'an asked Hongxiu to share them.

Fan Lu standing outside also got one.

In such a cold winter, eating a piece of roasted sweet potato is simply a delicacy in the world.

Li Ning'an and her brother looked satisfied after eating. Li Ningzhao rested with her for a while at noon and went back to study in the afternoon.

Li Ning'an baked a few more and took them to his father while they were still hot.

Emperor Mingde was reviewing the memorial. He had been feeling a little blurry in his eyes recently. After asking the imperial doctor, he said it was a symptom associated with vomiting blood that day.

I prescribed another medicine and took it morning and night.

"Father, you can have lunch today."

Emperor Mingde recognized Ning'an's voice, put down his ink pen, and saw Ning'an coming in after lifting the curtain.

"It's windy and snowy today, what are you doing here?"

Emperor Mingde's slightly reproachful tone was full of concern and asked Yan Su to give her a soup.

Li Ning'an shook her head and walked to the imperial cabinet. She raised the brocade box and Yan Su immediately made a place for Princess Ning'an.

"The princess came just in time. Your Majesty has not yet eaten. My servant reminded me twice. Your Majesty also said that state affairs are important."

Yan Su has served His Majesty for so many years, so he can see that His Majesty is working hard.

I wanted to persuade His Majesty to eat on time, but His Majesty would not listen to him.

Fortunately, Princess Ning'an came over today.

I just don’t know what’s in the brocade box.

"Father, it's hard work, and the fourth brother and the princes are young, otherwise I would be able to share some of the burden for you."

Emperor Mingde watched her open the brocade box. First a ball of hot steam rushed out, and then the sweet potatoes.

"Father, you forgot to eat today. Yan Su, you always complain to Ning'an, and I will transfer you to another place tomorrow."

"Oh, that slave has to go to Princess Ning'an."

Yan Su naturally knew that His Majesty was joking, so he chimed in to make His Majesty happy.

Emperor Mingde had regulations on food and clothing, and even the things he put into his mouth had to be tested for poison first.

But what Li Ningan brought would definitely not harm him.

Emperor Mingde watched Ning An bring out sweet potatoes and put them on his memorial, "Did you bake this?"

In order to catch Fu Minglang's stomach in his previous life, Li Ning'an thought about a lot of food, and he even knew a lot about it among the people.

She didn't expect that her father also knew about this thing and knew that it was baked.

"Father is so awesome that Ning Zhao doesn't even know what this is. When he eats it, he is so greedy that he wants to eat another one."

Emperor Mingde was once a prince. He was naughty when he was young. He thought about many things and even saw roasted sweet potatoes.

Over the years since I became emperor, my food has become more and more refined, and I haven’t eaten this for a long time.

"Let me have a taste of your craftsmanship."

Emperor Mingde took the spoon, dug out a piece, and put it into his mouth.

"Well, it's indeed good. Ning An's cooking skills are getting better and better."

Fu Minglang got Ning'an's cakes, but he didn't know how to cherish them and gave them to his colleagues.

Really no luck. (End of chapter)

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