Chapter 635 Reunion Dinner

The Taoist priest wore a dark blue Taoist robe and held a whisk in his hand. He looked like he was in his forties, but his hair was completely white.

Probably out of intuition, Xiao Xixi felt that this Taoist priest was not simple.

It's a pity that the seat between her and the Taoist priest is so far away that she can't observe him up close, so she can only stare at him from a distance.

The Taoist priest has always had a smile on his face, and the actions of eating and drinking are also graceful, and he looks like a dog.

Because the late emperor was obsessed with asking immortals, the empress dowager instinctively rejected all Taoist priests.

At this time, seeing a Taoist priest next to the emperor, the queen mother didn't say anything, but she was already dissatisfied. She planned to find an opportunity to beat the Taoist priest to prevent the emperor from following in the footsteps of the first emperor.

The emperor was in poor health, had no appetite, and did not eat much. He just sat for a while, and then slowly got up and left the table with the help of others.

He looks a lot older now, and his hair is mostly white. Even if he only walks a few steps, someone needs to support him.

The Taoist priest went with the emperor.

After the reunion dinner, everyone left the Country Pavilion.

As soon as Xiao Xixi got into the sedan chair, he was stopped by Concubine Bai.

"Sister Xiao, they are all going back to the East Palace, why don't we go together?"

The road is so wide, you can't stop others from going, Xiao Xixi responded indiscriminately: "As you like."

The two lifted the sedan and walked side by side.

In winter, it is very cold, and the temperature is even lower at night.

Fortunately, Xiao Xixi was well-dressed and had a stove in her hand, so it wasn't very cold.

The sedan chair shook slightly, making her a little sleepy.

She couldn't help yawning.

Concubine Bai said with emotion: "It's been half a year since the prince left in a blink of an eye, but the prince hasn't come back yet, and I don't know how he is doing outside?"

Her voice was still as soft and weak as always, and it was usually fine, but at this time, it was almost dissipated by the cold wind.

Xiao Xixi was trying to fight against the sleepy bugs, so she didn't hear her clearly, so she asked a question.

"What did you say?"

Concubine Bai repeated what she just said again.

Xiao Xixi: "Can't you speak louder? The wind is so strong that you can't hear it clearly."

Concubine Bai had to raise the volume and shout to her.

"I want to ask you, is there any news about the prince..."

Before she could finish speaking, a cold wind blew in her face and poured into her open mouth.

Her words came to an abrupt end.

She was choked by the cold wind and coughed until her face turned white.

Liu Xu asked nervously, "What's wrong with the maiden? Did the old problem happen again?"

As she said that, she took out the medicine bottle familiarly and prepared to give medicine to Concubine Bai.

Concubine Bai pushed her hand away and said hoarsely, "I'm fine, I just choked in the wind."

Liu Xu quickly patted her on the back to help her go smoothly.

While their masters and servants were busy, Concubine Xiao's sedan chair was gone.

When Concubine Bai raised her head and looked at Concubine Xiao again, she found that Concubine Xiao had long since disappeared.

Not being able to get the information she wanted, Concubine Bai was so hated.

"This Concubine Xiao must have done it on purpose just now. She just doesn't want to reveal the prince's news to me."

Liu Xu was puzzled: "How can you be sure that Concubine Xiao has news of the prince?"

Concubine Bai pursed her lower lip, not wanting to answer this question.

Although she didn't want to admit it, the fact was that Concubine Xiao was the most favored in the entire East Palace. Once the prince lasted for half a year, he would definitely think about Concubine Xiao in the palace, and maybe he would send someone to quietly send a letter to Concubine Xiao.

In fact, Xiao Xixi did receive a letter.

However, the letter was only delivered to her on the ninth day of the first lunar month.

It was still early winter when the prince wrote this letter, and by the time the letter was delivered to Xiao Xixi, years had passed.

Xiao Xixi had to sigh again, the ancient communication speed was too slow.

The letter said some of his recent situation.

Naturally, he picked it up and said things like distress and injury, he didn't mention a word.

The prince also said that he was going to have his 20th birthday soon, and reminded Xiao Xixi to prepare a birthday present for him.

He deliberately made a note at the end of the letter -

No tortoise! No living things!

Xiao Xixi touched Luo Xiaoxi, who was lying beside him pretending to be dead, and murmured.

"How cute is the tortoise, why doesn't he want a tortoise? I originally wanted to give him another tortoise, just in time to find you a companion."

Luo Xiaoxi lay motionless on the carpet, as if she had lost her soul.

Recently, in addition to eating, sleeping, playing cards, and reading the book, Xiao Xixi has another task every day, which is to prepare a birthday present for the prince.

On her birthday last year, the prince personally engraved a kitten seal and gave it to her.

She still hangs that seal around her neck and wears it close to her every day.

Xiao Xixi decided to pay tribute to the exchange, and also gave a seal to the prince.

She deliberately found a good piece of white jade and began to carve seals.

As a result, after several days of fiddling, I failed to carve a decent chapter.

Xiao Xixi looked at the white jade that was carved into an irregular object in her hand, thought about it carefully, and decided to give up the arduous task of engraving the seal.

She polished it again and polished the white jade into a round button.

She originally wanted to make a concentric buckle, but the difficulty was too high, she couldn't finish it, so she had to settle for the next best thing and get a round buckle.

This round button looks more round than the general ring, and at first glance, it looks a bit like a donut just out of the pot.

Xiao Xixi polished and polished the white jade doughnut, then weaved a network with blue string, and put the white jade doughnut on to make a white jade pendant.

She looked left and right, very satisfied.

Xiao Xixi put away the white jade pendant, ran out and shouted at Baoqin.

"I want to eat donuts!"

Baoqin asked what is a donut?

Xiao Xixi described the method, shape and taste of the doughnut.

Baoqin probably had a notation in her heart: "Wait a moment, this servant will study it."

It is not difficult to make doughnuts. After careful research by Chef Baoqin, the doughnuts in Xiao Xixi's memory were quickly made.

Xiao Xixi took a bite, it was soft and sweet, it was delicious!

Today Yao Zhaoxun is here again.

Xiao Xixi pushed the plate with the donuts in front of her and greeted her to try it too.

There is no woman who does not like sweets, and Yao Zhaoxun is no exception.

Immediately attracted by the sweet smell of the doughnut, she picked one up and tasted it.

Xiao Xixi asked, "Is it delicious?"

Yao Zhaoxun nodded vigorously: "It's delicious!"

Doughnuts are delicious, but eating too much is easy to gain weight. Yao Zhaoxun didn't want to be a plate like Concubine Li, so he stopped after eating one.

Holding the tea cup, she took a sip of warm tea and exhaled slowly.

It's so comfortable to drink hot tea and eat dessert in this winter!

Xiao Xixi was not afraid of gaining weight, and continued to eat donuts happily.

Yao Zhaoxun: "Does Niangniang remember the Taoist priest who followed the emperor during the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve?"