Today is the eighth prince’s birthday. Zhao Yao got up half an hour earlier than usual.
After Zhao Yao had washed up, Liang Zhaoyi had already prepared the longevity noodles.
Every year on the eighth prince's birthday, Liang Zhaoyi would give him a bowl of longevity noodles. On this day, Liang Zhaoyi will invite the eighth prince to have a meal at Kunde Hall. She and Poppy would personally cook two sumptuous meals for him.
This year, because the Eighth Prince was injured, he was still lying in bed recuperating and could not get out of bed and move around. Liang Zhaoyi had no choice but to order longevity noodles and asked Zhao Yao to send them to Xingde Palace for the eighth prince to eat.
If the Eighth Prince was not injured and lying in bed, he would come to Kunde Hall to eat longevity noodles early this morning, and he would also come to Kunde Hall to have meals at noon and evening.
"This box contains longevity noodles." Liang Zhaoyi handed the food box to Tong Xi and warned, "Be careful when carrying it. Be careful not to spill the noodles and soup."
Tongxi took the food box with both hands and said respectfully: "Yes, your Majesty."
"This box contains snacks made by your second mother-in-law and the others last night. They are all the Eighth Prince's favorite food." Liang Zhaoyi handed the food box to Zhao Yao, "When carrying it, don't swing it back and forth, be careful. Crushed the snack.”
Zhao Yaoti has a very bad habit of shaking things back and forth when picking them up.
"This is Bage's birthday gift. I won't break it." Zhao Yao took the food box and assured Liang Zhaoyi.
"Concubine, I'm going to find myna. You should go back to your room and sleep."
"Be careful on the road."
Zhao Yao bowed to Liang Zhaoyi and took Tongxi to Xingdeok Palace.
The eighth prince also woke up early. He knew that Zhao Yao would come to him early in the morning.
Zhao Yaoren hadn't arrived yet, but the voice arrived first.
"Bago, I'm here to bring you longevity noodles."
When the Eighth Prince heard Zhao Yao's energetic voice, he immediately raised the corners of his mouth and ordered Yu Hai: "Hurry and pick up the tenth brother."
"Slave, go now." Yu Hai walked out of the house and hurriedly took the food box from Zhao Yao. "Your Highness, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Zhao Yao jumped into the eighth prince's room, and then he bowed to the eighth prince and said, "Happy birthday, my dear brother!"
"Thanks."
"Tongxi, please bring out the longevity noodles from the food box."
"Yes, Your Highness." Tongxi brought out a bowl of longevity noodles, Zhao Yao reached out to take it, and then brought it in front of the eighth prince.
"Bago, this is the longevity noodles that the concubine gave to you personally. Eat it quickly while the noodles are not burnt yet." Zhao Yao warned, "Old rule, don't bite off the noodles."
The Eighth Prince stretched out his hand to take the still warm longevity noodles, his eyes slightly red. Although Liang Zhaoyi personally gives him a bowl of longevity noodles every year, he is still very moved every year.
"I know."
"Bago, I will eat with you." Tongxi took out another bowl of longevity noodles from the food box. After Zhao Yao took it, he lay on the table next to the eighth prince's bed and started eating.
The eighth prince saw Zhao Yao eating and started eating too.
Liang Zhaoyi makes noodles with bone soup. This bone soup was simmered for a day yesterday, and the bones were tender. Use it down there and it will taste really good.
"Although this noodle is a little soft, all the flavor of the bone soup has gone in, and it's delicious." Zhao Yao spoke after eating a noodle, and then took a big sip of the soup from the bowl.
"It's very delicious." The longevity noodles made by Liang Zhaoyi are the most delicious noodles he has ever eaten, and also the most delicious noodles in the world.
"My mother's cooking skills are getting better and better. If I go out to open a shop, the business will definitely be booming."
Zhao Yao ate the noodles quickly and finished it before the eighth prince.
The eighth prince has stomach problems and must eat slowly and not too fast. If he eats too fast like Zhao Yao, his stomach will hurt.
After Zhao Yao finished eating the longevity noodles, his stomach was not full yet, so he ate some snacks.
"Fifth sister is good at cooking. The snacks she makes are getting more and more delicious. I can also leave the palace and open a snack shop."
Tongxi saw that Zhao Yao had finished a plate of snacks in a short time, and hurriedly reminded him: "Your Highness, these are snacks for His Highness the Eighth. After you finish eating, what will Your Highness eat later."
"It's okay. I'll bring some more to Myna at noon." Zhao Yao grinned. "The mother concubine and the second mother concubine made a lot of snacks for Myna. Today, thanks to Myna's blessing, I can eat a lot of snacks and Other delicious ones.”
The eighth prince smiled and said: "I can't eat so much, tenth brother, please help me eat more."
Zhao Yao raised his hand and patted his chest gently, and assured the eighth prince: "Bago, don't worry, I will definitely help you eat more."
Liang Zhaoyi knew that the eighth prince didn't have a big appetite, so she made him a small bowl of noodles.
After finishing a bowl of longevity noodles, the Eighth Prince no longer had the appetite to eat anything else.
Seeing this, Zhao Yao shook his head and said helplessly: "Myna, Laifu and the others eat more than you."
"Are you calling me worse than a dog?"
"I dislike your small appetite." Zhao Yao looked at the thin body of the eighth prince and said with a slight frown, "Brother, you should eat more and let yourself gain weight."
"I'm full." For a long time when he was a child, the Eighth Prince hated eating and would vomit after eating.
"Myna, fortunately you are not at the beach in the capital. If there is a strong wind, your thin little body will definitely be blown away by the strong wind."
"Tenth brother, you are not much fatter than me." The eighth prince stared at Zhao Yao's belly and teased him, "I see that you eat a lot on weekdays, and I haven't seen you gain weight. This little belly is actually a bottomless pit."
"I'm growing taller, not fatter..." Zhao Yao suddenly stopped when he said this, then took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to the eighth prince, "I almost forgot about his birthday. A gift. Myna, let me tell you again, happy birthday."
The Eighth Prince reached out to take the brocade box and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you!"
"Bago, I wish you good health, I wish you will always be happy, I wish you will get smarter and smarter..." Zhao Yao said dozens of blessing words in one breath. Although what he said was similar to last year, the Eighth Prince did not dislike it.
The Eighth Prince's eyes were a little wet and his voice was choked.
"Tenth brother, thank you."
"Bago, you're welcome." Zhao Yao suddenly put away the smile on his face, and his expression became very serious, "Bago, I hope you will always be healthy and happy!" After saying that, he turned into a playful smile again.
"Myna, please open the box quickly and see if you like the gift I gave you."
The Eighth Prince smiled: "No matter what gift you give me, I like it."
Zhao Yao didn't believe what the eighth prince said, and complained to him unceremoniously: "Bago, you said before that I would only give you snacks."
The eighth prince did not expect that Zhao Yao still held a grudge, and chuckled: "I was joking with you before." After saying that, he opened the brocade box, and inside was a jade pendant.
"Bago, I bought this jade pendant from the largest jewelry store in the capital. Of course it is not as good as the one in the palace."
The Eighth Prince picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. It was a jade pendant made of mutton-fat jade. The word "peace" is engraved on the front and the word "joy" is engraved on the back. On the edge of the jade pendant are carved cloud patterns symbolizing auspiciousness.
"Tenth brother, I like it very much, I really like it!" The eighth prince held the jade pendant tightly in his right hand, "I will wear it everywhere!"
"I was specifically looking for a jade pendant engraved with [Peace and Joy]." Zhao Yao said with a proud look on his face, "I didn't expect that I was lucky. I found it as soon as I went there."
"With this jade pendant, I will be safe and happy in the future." As soon as the Eighth Prince finished speaking, he realized something and asked hurriedly, "This jade pendant is not cheap, isn't it." This jade pendant is the finest mutton-fat jade. "Where did you get the money?"
"Bago, you forgot that my father gave me some gold as a reward, and I bought it with gold."
"Bought with gold?" The eighth prince said in surprise, "Tenth brother, you spent a lot of money."
"Bago, it's okay to spend a little money to buy you a birthday gift." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he took out another painting and handed it to the eighth prince, "Bago, this is the painting for you."
The Eighth Prince reached out to take the scroll, opened it and saw that it was drawn with charcoal... In the words of his tenth brother, it was a sketch.
"Myna, does my painting look like it?"
"Resembling, very similar." The Eighth Prince did not expect that he was a gentle-looking person in Zhao Yao's writing.
In Zhao Yao's painting, although the eighth prince's eyes are a little cold, there is a touch of tenderness between his brows.
"Bago, it's good that I didn't paint you ugly." Bago is the prettiest among them. When he was painting, he was really afraid of making the myna look ugly.
"It didn't paint me ugly, but made me look good." The Eighth Prince said seriously, "I like this painting very much."
"Bago, as long as you like it."
The colleague on the side saw that it was getting late and reminded Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, you should go to Wende Hall, otherwise you will be late."
"Myna, I'm going to study first. I'll come back to you at noon."
"good."
"Happy birthday, Bage!" Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Today is your birthday, you must be happy every day."
"Listen to you and I'll be happy all day long."
"I'm leaving."
Yu Hai sent Zhao Yao to the door. When he saw the fourth prince standing at the door, he was slightly startled and immediately saluted to the fourth prince.
"Fourth brother, why are you here?" Zhao Yao was about to go find the fourth prince.
The fourth prince handed a brocade box in his hand to Yu Hai and said calmly: "A birthday gift for the eighth prince." Although the fourth prince didn't like the eighth prince, he would give him a birthday gift every year on his birthday. he.
No matter how you say it, the eighth prince is the younger brother of the fourth prince. Even if it's just a pretense, you still have to give a birthday gift.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The fourth prince said nothing more, turned around, took Zhao Yao's hand and walked towards the entrance of Xingde Palace.
"Fourth brother, I was preparing to find you, but I didn't expect you to come."
Wei Mian on the side said: "Your Highness, the Tenth Highness, His Highness guessed that you came to the Eighth Highness, and came here to wait for you."
"Fourth brother, we have a clear understanding of each other."
The fourth prince was amused by Zhao Yao's words: "Well, we have a good understanding." The fourth prince did not curiously ask what birthday gift Zhao Yao gave to the eighth prince.
Zhao Yao knew that the fourth prince did not like the eighth prince very much. When he was with the fourth prince, Zhao Yao never mentioned the eighth prince. When he was with the eighth prince, he would not mention the fourth prince.
"Fourth brother, it will be spring hunting in a while, will you go then?" Zhao Yao's heart became excited when he thought of spring hunting. "This is my first time to participate in spring hunting. I don't know if it will be fun." It's fun." Last year, Zhao Yao was only five years old, too young to go to the spring hunting. In his sixth year, officially initiated, he is able to participate in all activities, including spring hunting.
"Of course I'm going, and you should stay with me then." The fourth prince said to Zhao Yao warmly, "Spring hunting is very interesting. I will take you to have a good time then."
"Really?" Zhao Yao said happily, "That's great."
"Tenth brother, I have prepared a good bow for you, so don't prepare it."
Wei Mian on the side added another sentence: "His Royal Highness, your Highness has prepared all the things you want to participate in the spring hunting."
When Zhao Yao heard this, he hugged the fourth prince happily.
"Fourth brother, you are so kind, thank you!"
The fourth prince patted Zhao Yao's back gently, "But you have to listen to me."
Zhao Yao stood up straight, raised his hand and promised the fourth prince: "During the spring hunting, I will definitely listen to the fourth brother!"
The fourth prince sent Zhao Yao to the entrance of Wende Hall, and before leaving, he told Zhao Yao to study hard. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him.
When Zhao Yao walked into Wende Hall, the fourth prince turned and left, heading to Lanyuan Pavilion.
As soon as he entered Wenyuan Pavilion, he heard everyone talking about Kong Taichang's youngest daughter committing suicide.
(End of chapter)
