There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 72 The Man She Loved All Her Life

The next day is New Year's Eve.

Tang Wanning was woken up by the bustling sounds in the yard.

She turned over sleepily, only to realize that the bedding around her was cold, and Xia Houjue had already left.

It's just right, so as not to be embarrassing.

She yawned and got up, and ordered Bi Luo to fetch water.

She inadvertently asked: "Why are you so noisy outside!"

Bi Luo smiled and said: "It was Bi Yue who led them to exchange peach charms, saying that it would be auspicious if they came sooner rather than later!"

Only then did Tang Wanning stare over in bewilderment. It turned out that tonight is New Year's Eve.

Looking at the globe on the kang table that she received yesterday, she asked another casual question.

"Where's the prince?"

"His Royal Highness went out early in the morning. There must be some business. By the way, His Highness ordered you to prepare breakfast together. Right now..." She looked at the sky.

"It's almost time to come back!!"

Tang Wanning wondered, "What's going on at this time?"

She suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Xia Houjue. Being a prince is really miserable. It's okay to be busy at ordinary times, and you can't take a breather after the Chinese New Year.

In the past, I always felt that that paralyzed face would give everyone a sense of superiority, but now that I think about it, it is actually quite difficult for him.

The mother passed away and lived with the stepmother, as the saying goes, where there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather.

At present, it seems that Emperor Jingyuan still loves him, but after all, the queen has the final say in the harem, who knows how much he has been wronged behind his back?
This cold palace.

Thinking of this cold palace, Tang Wanning suddenly felt that although Xia Houjue had a bunch of concubines, his character was still very reliable and he was a qualified teammate.

For the Tang family alone, he was too manly for not stabbing him in the back.

Tang Wanning decided to spend a decent New Year with her good teammates this year, and make do with her marriage, anyway, she can't leave for a while.

"Bi Luo, go and tell the kitchen to order a round-grained rice porridge for breakfast, with a few refreshing side dishes, and eight-treasure rice!"

After all, it's the Chinese New Year, and the meals in the palace are boring. It must be the most home-cooked side dishes to have the most warmth.

"Hey!" Bi Luo was very steady, she didn't ask too many questions, after serving her wash and dress, she turned around and went to the kitchen.

Before Bi Luo came back, Xia Houjue came back first, his expression as cold as ever.

Out of concern for her teammates, Tang Wanning asked, "Where did your highness go? I have already prepared porridge and rice, and you can eat after changing your clothes!"

Xia Houjue grumbled expressionlessly, took off his clothes and sat on the kang without saying a word, his eyes fell on the round globe yesterday, and his knuckle fingers turned a few times at will.

It seems to be watching carefully, and it seems to be thinking about something.

He didn't answer, and Tang Waning didn't ask any more questions.

The meal was served, besides the ones she wanted, there were also some other delicate side dishes, the green one was seaweed from the south, the white one was crispy lotus root, the red one was jujube porridge, and there was a dish Assorted eight-treasure rice, which seems to have a lot of nuts, walnuts, dried fruits and so on.

The last thing that came up was a fragrant milk tea with walnut and pine nuts.

It is said to be tea, but it is actually a snack. The milk is thickly boiled, and there are crushed pine nuts and walnut powder in it. It smells frankincense and tastes sweet.

These are her favorite food when she was at home, and her favorite food after coming to Beijing.

Seeing a table full of food, she couldn't help feeling elated.

"Your Highness, these are my favorite breakfasts. Some of the recipes are quite complicated. My mother only gives them to me every Chinese New Year! Would you like to try them?" She introduced with a proud face, as if I am presenting treasures.

Xia Houjue glanced at her, his heart warmed slightly, but his face was still cold.

"Oh!"

He had a stern face, but he still reached out to pick up a chopstick of the dish she introduced.

It was a cold seafood wakame from the south. It was crunchy and a bit fishy, ​​but I don't know what seasoning was added in it, and the aftertaste had a delicate fragrance.

It was sour and light, but it was unstoppable. He couldn't help but take another bite, and his appetite seemed to improve.

His complexion also calmed down a lot, and he tasted the other ones, all of which tasted good, especially the last one, which was so sweet and sweet that it seemed to touch his heart.

"How is it?" Tang Wanning raised her eyebrows brightly, as if proudly saying that my food is delicious, right?
Xia Houjue nodded and pulled his lips.

"It's not bad!!"

For some reason, his heart suddenly felt sour.

If my mother is still alive, she will cook many delicious meals for herself, right?
For so many years, he has lived alone in this deep palace, and he has been taught the responsibility of the royal family since he was a child.

He has many masters, some who teach literature, some who teach martial arts, and even a few companions who study with him. There are many servants around him, court ladies, eunuchs, nanny, nanny, who eat and drink. No shortage.

Later, when he got older, there were all kinds of women in the backyard, and the power of the court was also in his hands.

The emperor's father had high hopes for him, and the empress treated him with "deep love between mother and child" and "as if he was her own son".

He is the master of the world in the future, possessing the rights and status of being under one person and above ten thousand people. These things others can't get their hands on even if they try their best, but he has them since he was born.

It stands to reason that he should feel happy, high-spirited, and even full of expectations for the future.

But no one knows how he has lived for so many years.

Since seeing his mother passed away with his own eyes, he has never smiled again, and he has been living in a dark gutter.

Others say that he is a cold-faced prince, but who knows that he once acted like a baby in the arms of his mother, and he still can't forget that fragrant and soft embrace.

Others said that he was decisive and cold-hearted, but who knew that he had been abused by the empress, every time she always had a reason to blame herself, and he just suffered a hidden loss.

Others said that he was high-spirited and highly regarded, but who knew that he watched his father and queen's family enjoying themselves happily, but he was serious about himself.

For so many years, he has been living icily.

If the women around him can please him, they will get some rewards, and if they can't please him, he will forget about it.

He was used to everything in the cold and dark, and never felt that there was anything wrong.

But now.

Seeing the woman in front of him with a blushing face introduce to him "this is what my aunt gave me to eat during the Chinese New Year", he felt a sudden pain like a knife in his heart.

Once upon a time, his mother hugged him like this, softly and softly coaxing him to sleep, coaxing him to eat, eat snacks, and drink milk.

He was five years old when his mother died.

They thought that he would not remember, and did not prevent him from contacting the queen too much, so he hid behind the curtain and watched the queen die with his own eyes.

For so many years, he never mentioned it to anyone, as if he really forgot.

But he actually remembered, and remembered clearly, he knew everything, but he didn't say it.

Today is New Year's Eve, the Queen Mother's birthday, in this bustling deep palace, who else will remember her except myself?

What is that royal father whom she has loved all her life doing now? !

(End of this chapter)