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"Brother Mo!" A jade-green shadow dashed over and jumped into Zhao Qingyan's arms.

Zhao Qingyan staggered back two steps and caught Zhao Dang's flying body. He smiled and said, "Su'er, slow down. Be careful not to fall."

Zhao Duo raised his head to look at him and smiled sweetly, "I'm not afraid. Brother Mo will catch me."

Zhao Qingyan rubbed her face. "I'm afraid that you will pounce on me when you grow taller in a few years. Don't you want to knock me flying?"

"Not at all." Zhao Duo took two steps back and spun around. "Is my new clothes beautiful?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "Yes, it looks good."

Zhao Duo pouted, "It's not as beautiful as brother Mo. "Hmm …" It must be because I'm not as good-looking as Brother Mo. "

When Zhao Baiyi heard this, he came over, "That's true. Although your clothes are a bit heavy, but you look unexpectedly pretty."

Zhao Qingyan said helplessly, "After all, it's only for the coronation ceremony. We definitely have to wear a little more."

The light blue blouse was sewn with two layers of cloth. A layer of light blue silk was attached to the outside with a layer of blue and white gauze. When it moved, it looked like clouds floating in the air, ethereal and ethereal.

The python robe inside the tunic was dark blue in color, and the silver and gold embroidered patterns of the python were exceptionally agile. The wide sleeves were more than half as wide as normal, and the sleeves were almost hanging to the ground.

Before the coronation, to make it easier to wear, he had split his waist-length hair into a fine line and then bundled it on top of his head with a light blue headband. The silver crown embedded in the jade had an absolutely appropriate weight for its gorgeous appearance. In addition, there were more than 20 accessories on his waist. It was sufficient to imagine how much 'pain' Zhao Qingyan was in right now.

Zhao Baiyi laughed, "You're not only wearing more clothes, are you? It's like you're going to be married. It feels like you're going to be crushed to death. Could Fourth Uncle have only prepared this set? You didn't choose a lighter set? "

The corners of Zhao Qingyan's eyes twitched, "This is the lightest set."

Zhao Baiyi was stunned. "Really? "There's something heavy?"

Zhao Qingyan silently nodded his head. "The heaviest set also has a thin shirt on it. The ornaments on top of its head have been crushed into a ball the size of a fist."

Zhao Baiyi looked at him with sympathy. "Luckily, you can rest soon. Otherwise, your neck will break. "

Zhao Qingyan sighed, "I'm not worried about my neck right now. I'm more worried about my hair. Ever since they tied up my hair, I've been worried that some of it has been pulled out. "

Zhao Baiyi snickered as if he remembered something, "You'll have to do it again soon."

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him. "Thankfully, my hair ornament is much stronger than Mu Qinghan's wedding dress. Her hair piece can match mine five or six times."

Zhao Baiyi asked in surprise, "She already has her wedding dress? You saw it too? "

Zhao Qingyan said, "Of course I looked at the blueprints. What's mine is about to be done, and hers is half done. As you said, after I finished testing this set of clothes, I was worried that I couldn't sleep well, so I secretly went to see the blueprints. "

Zhao Baiyi thought back to ten years ago, and his face was filled with sympathy. "March, not bad. In June, when I entered the bridal chamber, my clothes were already soaked, and I was able to wring out a basin of water. "

"Really?" Zhao Zhuang asked worriedly.

Zhao Qingyan stroked her hair and said, "Second brother is naturally joking. How is that possible?" He slanted his eyes and looked at Zhao Boyi. His face was full of reproach, which frightened Zhao Boan of his disdain. However, he did not realize how funny his current appearance looked.

Zhao Baiyi laughed because of him, but he resisted the urge to laugh and replied, "Yes, yes, I was joking. At most one bowl, it's a small bowl. "

Zhao Chou relaxed and quickly turned his attention away. Pulling on Zhao Qingyan's sleeve, he asked, "I want to eat the dishes cooked by Big Brother Mo. When can you cook for me?"

Zhao Qingyan thought for a while and said, "There will be some small matters to attend to in the near future. Let's wait for the next few days." What do you want to eat? "

Zhao Rui said, "I want something sweet and spicy." He looked at Zhao Baiyi and asked, "What do you want to eat, second brother?"

Zhao Baiyi hesitated for a second, then said, "Then I won't be polite. Yes, the last fish I ate was not bad. After that, I would fry lotus roots, roast mutton, lotus leaf steamed meat, mah ma tofu, and a few cages of steamed dumplings. Yes, and the chicken stew with mushrooms. Duck soup, if you like. "There's also the honey porridge and lotus seed soup. That's enough."

Zhao Qingyan calculated the time it would take to cook these dishes and nodded, "Sure, do you have more?"

"Big brother, what do you want?" Zhao Rui asked while looking behind Zhao Qingyan.

Zhao Qingyan turned around and was surprised to see Zhao Shu. He bowed and asked, "Why is royal brother here?"

Zhao Shu smiled lightly and said, "If you're unwilling to deal with those people, then just leave them to their own devices and come here to do nothing. Do you not allow me to be lazy as well?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "I dare not. I'm afraid that with so many of us here, my father will catch us chatting and scold me."

Zhao Shu asked, "What are you talking about?" I can see that second brother's eyes are shining. "

Zhao Baiyi smiled bitterly and said, "Why is big brother doing this?" "Of course not."

Zhao Shu had never been recognized as a prince. It was only because he was the oldest that they called him big brother. On the other hand, the eldest son of the Duke of Xin, Zhao Baiyi's half-brother, had died a long time ago. Although Zhao Baiyi was currently at the Mansion of the Duke of Xin, he was called "Second Brother" by his sister-in-law for several years. Zhao Shu's "big brother" was not referring to his cousins, but because everyone was too used to calling him brother, and there was no conflict between them, so this had always been the case. In reality, only Zhao Qingyan would call Zhao Shu "royal brother".

Zhao Fuyan waved his sleeves and smiled happily, "Brother Mo, you invited us to dinner personally. Please come along as well. Big brother and second brother also brought my nephews, how lively. "

When the three of them heard her words, they were all stunned. They didn't know whether to agree or reject. Zhao Qingyan smiled helplessly and said, "That makes sense. We haven't had a meal together in a long time." Either... "In five days, I will hold a feast at the Heart Pavilion. My royal brother and second brother must come."

Zhao Boan naturally agreed with a smile, and so did Zhao Boan.

Zhao Shu looked at Zhao Qingyan's face and saw that he didn't seem to reject him, so he nodded. "Alright. Five days later, I'll bring Zhao Xu with me."

Zhao Qingyan said, "All that Second Brother wants are meat dishes. I want to eat spicy dishes and sweet dishes. Where is my royal brother? Is there anything you really want to eat? "

Zhao Shu thought for a moment. "I don't have anything I particularly want to eat. Make it a bamboo shoot. Calm it down. I'm not used to spicy and spicy food."

Zhao Qingyan smiled and answered, "The bamboo shoots are convenient. I can go directly to my bamboo forest to dig them up."

Zhao Baiyi asked with a serious expression, "I suddenly remembered something — you won't bully my son will you?"

Zhao Qingyan could not help but laugh and asked, "Do you think that's possible?" He gestured with his hand and said, "I've already finished carving such a large eagle. You can take it back later."

Zhao Baiyi was surprised, "So fast? It can't be? "

Zhao Qingyan said, "It's been over a month and it's not considered fast. I'm afraid that he would be in a hurry. If it wasn't for his recent poor health, I would have finished carving it a long time ago. "

Zhao Baiyi looked around and asked softly, "Fourth Uncle doesn't know about this, right? "Be careful, don't let anyone find out."

Zhao Qingyan said in amusement, "Is royal father that scary? It's only an eagle, royal father won't care. "

Zhao Baiyi looked even more serious than before. "No, this kind of thing can easily be leaked to my father by Fourth Uncle. If my father knew that you were still helping Su'er carve things at a time like this, he would definitely scold me. "

Zhao Qingyan looked at him snappily: "Ninth Uncle dotes on your son to the point that he's in so much pain, how can he even bother to scold you?"

Zhao Baiyi shook his head, "No, no, no, you don't understand. His grandson was happy, so was he. But when you're tired, he scolds me. "His grandson is happy, so I won't stop him from scolding me. Do you understand?"

Zhao Shu couldn't help but be amused. "Yun Yi, don't be so exaggerated."

Zhao Fuyan pouted and said, "That's right, Ninth Uncle won't scold anyone."

Zhao Baiyi mumbled, "Of course he's not scolding, he's scolding me."

Zhao Shu and Zhao Qingyan glanced at each other and laughed in unison. Before Zhao Chou could understand what she meant, he bent down and whispered something into her ear before chuckling.

Zhao Baiyi was also aware of the problem in his words. He snorted and said, "You guys can all laugh. A group of gloating fellows."

Zhao Rui remembered something very important. He grabbed Zhao Qingyan's other sleeve, raised his head and looked at him, "Where is the feudal fiefdom that royal father gave you? Is it beautiful? "

Zhao Baiyi said, "Eh, that's true. Why didn't I hear the imperial edict from the feudal fiefdom?"

Zhao Qingyan said hesitantly, "The imperial edict was delivered to the palace yesterday. As for the feudal fiefdom … The most wonderful part would be between the Light Wind Palace and the Puppet Palace. "

Zhao Baiyi recalled and asked, "Why does it sound so familiar?"

Zhao Shu reminded him. "This is the piece of land that Brother Mo asked his Imperial Father for when he was thirteen. He said that it would be more convenient to go to the Light Wind Palace and the Azure Falling Mountain like this, so you don't have to worry about Tang Xiao being stupid anymore."

Zhao Baiyi slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Right in the middle of those three places? It can't be? You really gave it to me? "

Zhao Qingyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "I was just joking. Who would have thought that Imperial Uncle would really give me that land?"

Zhao Baiyi asked Zhao Shu, "Big Brother, is this considered bad? That place... It doesn't seem to be worth much, but the scenery is pretty good, and it suits Seventh Brother's tastes. " His expression did not hide the fact that he was not optimistic about the fiefdom at all, as well as finding the "good points" to console Zhao Qingyan.

Despite the fact that the Puppet Palace, the Light Wind Palace, and the Jadefallen Mountain stood right in front of them, that piece of land was … It was really rather barren. Just like what Zhao Baiyi said, the scenery was good. There was mountain and water, and the terrain was calm. Four seasons were like spring, and there was also a very large hot spring. However, none of this covered up the "poverty" of the land. It would not be good for a prince to be sealed into such a land.

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "Brother Mo, it's not good to only say half of your words." Seeing that Zhao Qingyan had shrugged and had no intention to say anything, he spoke up for him, "In order to compensate the 'poverty' of that feudal fiefdom, Royal Father set aside thirty of the businesses in the capital for him. In addition, he set up half of the properties in the area not far from his one's land. "You're still going to say that Brother Mo's piece of land is not good?"

Zhao Baiyi was flabbergasted. "You can still do this?"

Since the ancient times, the feudal fiefdom had always been prosperous for one, with one loss and one loss for another. Moreover, who wants a shop? Which marquis would be willing to stoop to doing business in a industry? How comfortable would it be to keep the feudal fiefdom for regular payments?

Zhao Qingyan said, "Doing business is a very profitable business. It's not like I have to take care of it myself. It's not bad."

Zhao Baiyi declined to comment. "I hope so."

Zhao Qingyan looked at the time and said, "Father may come looking for me. Why don't you run away?"

Zhao Baiyi glared at him in annoyance. He did not retort, "I should probably leave now. See you in five days?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded slightly, "Take care, Second Brother."

Zhao Shu glanced at Zhao Duo. "Then we'll go back as well. See you another time." He left with a reluctant Zhao Chou.

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Song Dynasty did not have chilli … So here "spicy" refers to pepper, ginger and other condiments.