The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Today, Chang Ning asked Eunuch Ma to prepare a new dish, stewed pot. The side dishes are very rich, including spare ribs, chicken wings, tendons, fish balls, abalone, some fresh shrimps, mushrooms, green vegetables and other vegetables, mixed with a unique sauce, and after stewing for a while, it is fresh and fragrant.

Yinzhen's fatigue from the journey gradually dissipated in the fragrance.

He picked up a piece of pork ribs first, and found it was indeed stewed till soft and tasty. He had never seen this kind of stewing method before. He also admired Changning very much, as his little head was full of these weird things.

"Come on, try this shrimp, it's big and fresh. I ate a whole plate of braised shrimp and spicy shrimp last night. They're delicious as snacks."

Changning picked up a large shrimp, and quickly peeled it with her slender fingers. She then passed it to Yinzhen's mouth. Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, then realized that the peeled shrimp was for him, so he opened his mouth and ate it contentedly. Well, the shrimp peeled by Yaoxian is delicious.

So he also became interested. After washing his hands, he took the initiative to peel a shrimp and, imitating Changning's example, fed it to her.

Changning also ate it in one gulp, thinking to himself, not bad, not bad, this boy is teachable, this character has been cultivated.

So what happened next was that Changning just sat there motionless, letting Yinzhen work hard to peel the shrimps for her.

She also teased: "Yinzhen, you know, it is said that between loving couples, this shrimp is always without a shell. It seems that I will have to trouble you more in the future!"

Yinzhen smiled helplessly, and was also very surprised. If it was before, who would dare to order him, the emperor, around like this? But now he was being ordered around like a servant, and he was still happy to do it. He was still thinking in his heart that next time he saw shrimp, he would never let others peel it for him.

Yaoxian can only eat shrimps that she peels herself.

The two of them were very affectionate and finished the meal happily.

After the meal, Yinzhen mysteriously pulled Changning to the study and handed her a sandalwood box personally.

Changning was still a little puzzled. What was this? Was it a gift for himself?

I calmed down and opened it, and found inside was a love lock made of white gold and inlaid with jade.

Changning was a little surprised, but still very happy. He carefully took out the love lock and played with it carefully.

This jade is of high quality, and even among the tributes of the imperial palace, it is considered a rare treasure. Under the sunlight, it seems to have a hazy color. How to describe it, it is like the goddess in the hearts of countless people, like the existence of white moonlight.

Even though Changning had seen a lot of good things, she liked it very much, and heard Yinzhen's whispers in her ears.

“If you don’t miss lovesickness in your life, you will miss lovesickness, and it will harm lovesickness.”

The ambiguous words made her cheeks feel hot, her heart was beating like a deer, and she felt as if countless fireworks were exploding in her mind.

In addition, Yinzhen also took a painting from the table. The scroll was slowly opened, revealing the true appearance inside, which was a pair of lifelike cranes with clear lines and affectionate expressions.

Needless to say, Yinzhen's painting skills are excellent. The pair of cranes are very realistic. On the grey silk paper, the cranes are drawn smoothly and in great detail. What is even more touching is the words written next to them.

"Green pines and white cranes, passing the years endlessly."

In ancient times, cranes were associated with longevity and were also a symbol of faithful love. The meaning of Yinzhen's painting of a crane couple could not be more obvious.

"Today is my birthday, I had forgotten it." Chang Ning held back the tears in her eyes and gently stroked the two cranes.

"Yes, I spent a month painting this picture of a couple of cranes. Do you like it?"

Yinzhen looked at Changning lovingly. He had already been preparing for her birthday gift and was eager to give her all the beautiful and rare things in the world.

That's why he rushed back today without stopping. If it weren't for the heavy rain last night, he could have presented the gift as early as midnight.

"I like it." Changning treasures it.

Yinzhen smiled slightly, and like a magic trick, he took out a set of clothes that belonged to an ordinary wealthy family and handed it to Changning: "Hurry up and change into them. I will go shopping in the market with you today."

This is such a big surprise!

Although I could go out normally, I was always surrounded by a large group of people. If I wanted something, I had to send someone to buy it for me, which was very boring.

Today, Yinzhen was actually willing to travel with her in plain clothes, which meant that she could go out and play freely, which made her very excited.

After the two of them had packed up, they took Su Peisheng, two guards, and Chuixue with them and went out, disguised as a wealthy family.

Chang Ning was still very excited while sitting in the carriage: "Are we the only two coming out? Without the children?"

"No, just the two of us."

After getting Yinzhen's affirmative answer, Changning felt very happy and was filled with the joy of living in a world of two people. As for the children who slept with her last night, she forgot about them.

Sorry, my darlings, I have to go out and have some fun! Hahahaha!

The carriage arrived at the market not long after. Yinzhen got off first and took the initiative to help Changning get off the carriage.

As soon as Changning came out, he smelled a rich sweet smell, which was very familiar. It was osmanthus. As expected, at a glance, there were many vendors selling osmanthus on the street, which was golden and beautiful.

The streets are bustling with people and filled with the smell of fireworks.

As they walked forward, Changning found a number of osmanthus-style hairpins at a stall. Although they were not as precious as her own, the materials used were very common, and the workmanship was average, they were brightly colored and had some ingenuity.

The petals are golden yellow, with a few rice-sized pearls in the middle as stamens, emerald green leaves on the edge, and a large round white bead on top, acting as a bright moon.

"This is quite interesting, let's pack it up." Changning continued to pick and choose, and Yinzhen also helped her look with interest.

The one Yinzhen picked was a butterfly osmanthus hairpin. Among several osmanthus branches, there was a lifelike butterfly with its wings spread out, ready to fly, swaying, looking particularly lively.

"Take this too."

The proprietress at the stall was overjoyed. She saw at a glance that the two men were from wealthy families and were followed by several servants. She quickly seized the opportunity to sell her products to them.

"Madam, please take a look at this dressing box. It is also carved with osmanthus flowers. A lot of dried petals are added to the interlayer. The fragrance of osmanthus flowers lasts for a long time."

Changning was indeed more interested and asked for two, preparing one for Yierha and one for Hutuli.

A sweet and soft little girl is most suitable for this kind of fragrant jewelry box.

As for herself, Changning picked out two osmanthus double-fan hairpins, then let Yinzhen pay for them and continued walking forward.

"Do you like these little gadgets? How about I ask Su Peisheng to buy all the hairpins on that stall just now?"

Changning was surprised by his bold statement. My goodness, Yinzhen is now more and more like a domineering president.