Didn't Love You Enough
Chapter 28
Lin Jiabao was indeed exhausted. He felt like his bones were about to fall apart as he sat on the bed. His hands and legs were sore.
Lin Jiabao and Empress Empress sat down and rested quietly. Lin Jiabao felt hungry and thirsty. He hadn't had lunch yet and it was already afternoon. He didn't know how long they were going to hide … He had to get something to eat first …
"Empress Empress, you must be hungry. I'll go to the kitchen of Xi Li Palace to see if there's anything to eat." Lin Jiabao stood up and said to Empress Empress.
Empress also felt hungry. "Anzhu, be careful. Come back quickly …"
Before Lin Jiabao left, he placed the broadsword he was holding beside Empress. "Empress Empress, take this broadsword to protect yourself.
I'll be back soon. "
Lin Jiabao gently opened the door and crept out. After carefully closing the door, he quickly ran to the kitchen of Xi Li Palace.
Empress stared at the broadsword in a daze …
The kitchen of Xi Li Palace had been empty for a long time. The stove was also covered in dust.
Lin Jiabao searched for a long time but couldn't find anything to eat. In the end, he found a bag of white rice and a small bag of flour in the cellar of the kitchen. There was also some sugar, salt, and a small jar of vegetable oil.
Lin Jiabao thought for a while and decided to use these to make two simple dishes.
Lin Jiabao returned to the kitchen. He first tidied up a small stove, then washed the pot and chopsticks.
Lin Jiabao was very careful when he did these things. He tried not to make any noise.
When he started the fire, Lin Jiabao's heart was in his throat. He was afraid that the noise in the kitchen would attract thieves.
Lin Jiabao felt his palms sweating. He quickly boiled the white rice into porridge and added some sugar.
Then, he kneaded the flour with water and pressed it into a pancake. He fried it with vegetable oil and sprinkled salt on it.
The kitchen was instantly filled with the fragrance of vegetable oil.
Lin Jiabao's stomach growled. Lin Jiabao swallowed his saliva. He tasted a little and found a big food box to put it in.
Lin Jiabao carried a big food box and a pot of sweet porridge. He returned to Empress's room as the sun set.
Empress waited anxiously in the room. Her heart was full of worry.......................... Empress........
The Empress knew that Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao was also very scared, but she left her only weapon for self-defense.
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When the Empress saw that Lin Anzhu had returned, she heaved a sigh of relief.
. "Anzhu. You're back. Did you encounter any danger?"
"Empress. I'm fine. I didn't meet anyone. It seems that Xi Li Palace is still very safe." Lin Jiabao put the porridge on the table and took out the bowls and chopsticks from the food box.
Empress was relieved after hearing that.
"Empress. I only found these in the kitchen. I made porridge and pancakes. It's a little simple. Please forgive me." Lin Jiabao scooped a bowl of hot porridge and put it in front of Empress.
Then, he put the baked pancakes on a small plate from the bottom of the food box and prepared to serve Empress.
Empress took the bowl and tasted the porridge. After half a day of danger, there was nothing better than drinking a mouthful of hot porridge in a cold room in winter.
The porridge was just right. It was sweet and delicious. Empress tasted the sweetness in her heart and felt warm in her heart.
Empress looked at Lin Anzhu who was standing beside her. "Anzhu, sit down and eat. It's a special situation now. Don't worry about it. Eat quickly. It won't taste good when it's cold."
"Empress, you eat first. I'll eat after you finish …" Lin Jiabao refused to sit down.
Empress sat him down and handed him a pancake.
"Eat quickly. You've worked hard today …"
Lin Jiabao ate the pancake together under Empress' persuasion. He finished the pancake quickly.
"Anzhu, you made it very delicious. This is the best porridge I've ever had."
Empress ate the pancake and drank the porridge. She thought that it was really hard for this child … Lin Jiabao was embarrassed by the praise.
"It's not as good as Empress says …"
After the meal, Lin Jiabao went to the kitchen to boil some hot water for Empress to wash her hands and face.
After that, Lin Jiabao and Empress snuggled together on the bed.
Lin Jiabao insisted on sleeping in the next room, but Empress didn't agree.
Empress looked at Lin Jiabao and said, "You silly child. Lie down with me today.
We can take care of each other … "
Lin Jiabao obediently lay down on the bed. Empress touched Lin Jiabao's cold face.
"Why is your face so cold …"
There was no brazier in the room. The room was very cold.
The quilt on the bed was very thin. Empress covered most of Lin Jiabao's body with the quilt.
Lin Jiabao said, "Empress, I'm not cold. Please cover me."
Lin Jiabao had just carried Empress and sweated a lot. His back was soaked.
When the cold wind blew, he felt very cold.
Empress felt Lin Jiabao tremble. "You're so cold." Empress hugged Lin Jiabao and wrapped the quilt tightly around them.
Lin Jiabao felt Empress's warm embrace. It was as if he had returned to his mother's embrace when he was young …
"You must have been scared today …" Empress asked Lin Jiabao softly.
Empress thought that Lin Jiabao was only 14 years old. It was indeed extraordinary for him to have today's performance.
He planned to properly reward Xiao Xiao Lin after this matter was settled.
"Yes." Lin Jiabao nodded honestly.
"This is the imperial palace. Fighting for the throne and bloodshed are unavoidable." Empress sighed.
Lin Jiabao calmed down. He was also worried about Yuan Qing and the others. He didn't know how they were doing.
Empress felt that her words were a bit heavy, so she changed the topic. "I heard Cheng 'er call you Jia Bao. Is that your real name?"
"Empress Empress, yes. Anzhu's real name is Lin Jiabao." Lin Jiabao replied.
"That's a good name. Your parents must love you very much." Empress knew that Lin Jiabao's name meant that he must be very loved at home.
"My parents love me the most. My brothers and sisters also love me." Lin Jiabao's face was full of happiness when he said that he was part of his family.
"Then I'll call you Jia Bao from now on … Jia Bao, how did you come to the palace?" Empress was a bit curious. The Lin family had many children, so they shouldn't have let their most precious child enter the palace.
Lin Jiabao quietly told Empress about what happened to his uncle Lin Dali's family, and how he came to the palace.
Empress heard this and said, "What a troublesome relative. But if it weren't for that, you wouldn't have come to the palace, and you wouldn't have the good fortune you have today …"
The sky darkened. Lin Jiabao and Lin Dali didn't dare to light a lamp. They whispered in the dark room.
Lin Jiabao whispered some trivial things about his hometown. Empress liked to hear it.
Empress grew up in the capital and had never left the capital.
Listening to Lin Jiabao talk about interesting things in the mountains, she felt that it was very novel.
Lin Jiabao was talking about how he and his brothers and sisters went to the mountains to pick wild fruits when they were young. The wild fruits tasted sour and crunchy …
As he was talking, he heard a sound coming from the room next door. Lin Jiabao fell silent. He and Empress didn't even dare to breathe loudly as they listened to the sounds coming from the room next door.
Lin Jiabao stealthily placed his broadsword in front of the two of them.
A man's voice came from next door. "Motherf * cker, this palace is too big. My head is dizzy from walking."
Another voice came. "Big brother, you should rest first. There's no one here.
If you ask me, this palace is too big. That old emperor must be tired from walking every day … "
"Haha, I told you that you're stupid, but you don't admit it.
That emperor doesn't need to walk himself. There are always people carrying him … "
"Oh, haha, big brother is right.
Look at my brain. "
"Hiss … be gentler …"
"Big brother, bear with it. I'll help you bandage it.
Those imperial guards are really strong. Fortunately, big brother is here. Otherwise, my little life would have ended here today. Sigh!
It's a pity that we don't know if the other brothers are dead or alive … "
"Life and death are fated. Living on the edge of the sword will be like this sooner or later …"
"Big brother, what do you think we should do next?
Should we still go and catch Empress Empress?
That's ten thousand taels of gold! "
"So what if it's ten thousand taels of gold?
Empress Empress is the mother of a country. If she's caught, her nine generations will be exterminated. Nine generations, do you know?
Anyway, we're just looking for money. We don't have to risk our lives like Prince Li's men of sacrifice … "
"Big brother is right … Let those men of sacrifice catch Empress."
"Haha, most of those men of sacrifice are dead or injured. Who knows how many escaped?
Let's not care about them. Anyway, we still gained something from entering the palace this time. Look … I took all of it while the palace was in chaos. It should be worth a lot of money. "
"Hehe, big brother, look, I've also become more obedient …"
"You little brat, you're quite clever in this aspect. Haha …"
"Isn't it because big brother taught me well …"
"Okay, let's rest for a while.
When it's late at night, we'll think of a way to escape the palace. These are enough for us to live a carefree life outside for most of our lives … "
After waiting for about two hours, Lin Jiabao and the others finally heard the thieves next door leave.
They both breathed a sigh of relief.
It was very late at night. The two of them didn't dare to sleep. They were afraid that the thieves would turn back and that Prince Li's men of sacrifice would come.
Empress couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep after four o 'clock. Lin Jiabao saw that Empress was asleep, but he didn't dare to sleep.
He pinched himself hard and forced himself to stay awake.
Xuanyuan Hancheng hurried to the palace. The commander of the imperial guards, Ling Chengfeng, reported to him what happened in the palace yesterday.
Ling Chengfeng said that he received the phoenix order from Empress yesterday and rushed to the Eternal Longevity Palace with the imperial guards.
At that time, Empress Empress was no longer there. They fought with the people brought by Xue Song.
In the end, they killed and captured many thieves, but there were still some thieves who escaped.
Ling Chengfeng said that Lin Xiao Xiao and Empress escaped together with the imperial guards. According to the imperial guards protecting Empress and the others, Empress and the others were preparing to hide in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
However, he later sent people to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and didn't see Empress Empress and the others. They should be hiding in other palaces.
Later, the imperial guards separated from Empress and Lin Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao. It was unknown where Empress Empress and the others went …
Lin Jiabao was really tired. Sitting by the bed, he felt that his bones were about to fall apart. His hands and legs were sore.
Lin Jiabao and Empress Empress sat and rested quietly. Lin Jiabao felt hungry and thirsty. He hadn't eaten lunch today. It was already afternoon. He didn't know how long they were going to hide … He had to get something to eat first …
"Empress Empress, you must be hungry. I'll go to the kitchen of the Xi Li Palace to see if there's anything to eat." Lin Jiabao stood up and said to Empress.
Empress also felt hungry. "Anzhu, be careful. Go and come back quickly …"
Before Lin Jiabao left, he put the broadsword he was holding beside Empress. "Empress Empress, take this broadsword to protect yourself.
I'll be back soon. "
Lin Jiabao gently opened the door and sneaked out. After carefully closing the door, he quickly ran to the kitchen of the Xi Li Palace.
Empress looked at the broadsword in a daze …
The kitchen of the Xi Li Palace had also been empty for a long time. The stove was also covered in dust.
Lin Jiabao searched for a long time but couldn't find anything to eat. In the end, he found a bag of white rice and a small bag of flour in the cellar of the kitchen. There was also some sugar, salt, and a small jar of vegetable oil.
Lin Jiabao thought for a while and decided to use these to make two simple dishes.
Lin Jiabao returned to the kitchen. He first cleaned up a small stove, then washed the pot and chopsticks.
Lin Jiabao was very careful when he did these things. He tried not to make any noise.
When he started the fire, Lin Jiabao's heart was in his throat. He was afraid that the noise in the kitchen would attract thieves.
Lin Jiabao felt his palms sweating. He quickly boiled the white rice into porridge and added some sugar.
Then, he kneaded the flour with water and pressed it into a pancake. He fried it with vegetable oil and sprinkled salt on it.
The kitchen was instantly filled with the fragrance of vegetable oil.
Lin Jiabao's stomach growled. Lin Jiabao swallowed his saliva. He tasted it a little and found a big food box to put it in.
Lin Jiabao carried a big food box and a pot of sweet porridge. When the sun was setting, he returned to the room where Empress stayed.
Empress waited anxiously in the room. Her heart was full of worry. As time went by … Empress chanted Namo Amitabha Buddha in her heart … She prayed that Buddha would protect this kind child …
Empress knew that Lin Jiabao was also very scared, but she left the only weapon to defend herself to her.
Facing the dangers outside alone, if she happened to meet thieves … Empress didn't dare to not think about it. She was very worried …
When the Empress saw that Lin Anzhu had returned, she heaved a sigh of relief.
"Anzhu, you're finally back. Did you encounter any danger?"
"Empress Empress, I'm fine. I didn't meet anyone. It seems that Xi Li Palace is still very safe." Lin Jiabao put the porridge on the table and took out the bowls and chopsticks from the food box.
Hearing this, the Empress was relieved.
"Empress, I only found these in the kitchen. I made porridge and pancakes. It's a little simple. Please forgive me, Empress." Lin Jiabao scooped a bowl of hot porridge and put it in front of Empress Empress.
Then, he put the pancakes from the bottom of the food box on a small plate and prepared to serve Empress.
Empress took the bowl and tasted the porridge. After half a day of danger, there was nothing better than drinking a mouthful of hot porridge in a cold room in winter.
The porridge was cooked just right. It was sweet and delicious. Empress tasted the sweetness and warmth in her heart.
Empress looked at Lin Anzhu who was standing beside her. "Anzhu, sit down and eat. It's a special situation now. Don't worry about it. Eat quickly. It won't taste good when it's cold."
"Empress, you eat first. I'll eat after you finish …" Lin Jiabao refused to sit down.
Empress sat him down and handed him a pancake.
"Eat quickly. It's been hard on you today …"
Under the Empress' repeated persuasion, Lin Jiabao ate the pancake together and finished it in a few bites.
"Anzhu, you made it very delicious. This is the best porridge I've ever had."
Empress ate the pancake and drank the porridge. She thought that it was really hard for this child … Lin Jiabao was embarrassed by the praise.
"It's not as good as Empress says it is …"
After the meal, Lin Jiabao went to the kitchen to boil some hot water for Empress to wash her hands and face.
After that, Lin Jiabao and Empress snuggled together on the bed.
Lin Jiabao insisted on sleeping in the next room, but Empress didn't agree.
Empress looked at Lin Jiabao and said, "You silly child. Lie down with me today.
We can take care of each other … "
Lin Jiabao obediently lay down on the bed. Empress touched Lin Jiabao's cold face.
"Why is your face so cold …"
There was no brazier in the room. The room was indeed very cold.
The quilt on the bed was very thin. Empress covered most of Lin Jiabao's body with the quilt.
Lin Jiabao said, "Empress, I'm not cold. Please cover me."
Lin Jiabao had just carried Empress and sweated a lot. His back was soaked.
When the cold wind blew, he felt very cold.
Empress felt Lin Jiabao tremble. "You're so cold." Empress hugged Lin Jiabao and wrapped the quilt tightly around them.
Lin Jiabao felt Empress's warm embrace. It was as if he had returned to his mother's embrace when he was young …
"You must have been scared today …" Empress asked Lin Jiabao softly.
Empress thought that Lin Jiabao was only 14 years old. It was indeed extraordinary for him to have such a performance today.
He planned to properly reward Xiao Xiao Lin after this matter was settled.
"Yes." Lin Jiabao nodded honestly.
"This is the imperial palace. Fighting for the throne and bloodshed are unavoidable." Empress sighed.
Lin Jiabao calmed down. He was also worried about Yuan Qing and the others. He didn't know how they were doing.
Empress felt that her words were a bit heavy and changed the topic. "I heard Cheng 'er call you Jia Bao. Is that your real name?"
"Empress Empress, yes. Anzhu's real name is Lin Jiabao." Lin Jiabao replied.
"That's a good name. Your parents must love you very much at home." Empress knew that Lin Jiabao's name meant that he must be very loved at home.
"My parents love me the most. My brothers and sisters also love me very much." Lin Jiabao's face was full of happiness when he said that he was part of his family.
"Then I'll call you Jia Bao from now on … Jia Bao, how did you come to the palace?" Empress was a bit curious. The Lin family had many children, so they shouldn't have let their most precious child enter the palace.
Lin Jiabao quietly told Empress about what happened to his uncle, Lin Dali, and how he came to the palace.
Empress listened and said, "What a troublesome relative. But if it weren't for that, you wouldn't have come to the palace, and you wouldn't have had the good fortune you have today …"
The sky darkened. Lin Jiabao and Lin Dali didn't dare to light a lamp. They whispered in the dark room.
Lin Jiabao whispered some trivial things about his hometown. Empress liked to hear it.
Empress grew up in the capital and had never left the capital.
Listening to Lin Jiabao talk about interesting things in the mountains, she felt that it was very novel.
Lin Jiabao was talking about how he and his brothers and sisters went to the mountains to pick wild fruits when they were young. The wild fruits were sour and crunchy …
As he was talking, he heard a sound coming from the room next door. Lin Jiabao fell silent. He and Empress didn't even dare to breathe loudly as they listened to the sounds coming from the room next door.
Lin Jiabao stealthily placed his broadsword in front of the two of them.
A man's voice came from next door. "Motherf * cker, this palace is too big. My head is dizzy from walking."
Another voice came. "Big brother, you should rest first. There's no one here.
If you ask me, this palace is too big. That old emperor must be tired from walking every day … "
"Haha, I told you that you're stupid, but you don't admit it.
That emperor doesn't need to walk himself. There are always people carrying him … "
"Oh, haha, big brother is right.
Look at my brain. "
"Hiss … be gentle …"
"Big brother, bear with it. I'll help you bandage it.
Those imperial guards are really strong. Fortunately, big brother is here. Otherwise, my little life would have ended here today. Sigh!
It's a pity that we don't know if the other brothers are dead or alive … "
"Life and death are fated. Living on the edge of the sword will be like this sooner or later …"
"Big brother, what do you think we should do next?
Should we still go and catch Empress Empress?
That's ten thousand taels of gold! "
"So what if it's ten thousand taels of gold?
Empress Empress is the mother of a country. If she's caught, her nine generations will be exterminated. Nine generations, do you know?
Anyway, we're just looking for money. We don't have to risk our lives like Prince Li's men of sacrifice … "
"Big brother is right … Let's let those men of sacrifice catch Empress."
"Haha, most of those men of sacrifice are dead or injured. I wonder how many of them escaped?
Let's not care about them. Anyway, we still gained something from entering the palace this time. Look … I took all of it in the chaos in the palace. It should be worth a lot of money. "
"Hehe, big brother, look, I've also become more obedient …"
"You little brat, you're quite clever in this aspect. Haha …"
"Isn't it because big brother taught me well …"
"Alright, let's rest for a while.
When it's late at night, we'll think of a way to escape the palace. These are enough for us to live a carefree life outside for most of our lives … "
After waiting for about two hours, Lin Jiabao and the others finally heard the thieves next door leave.
They both breathed a sigh of relief.
It was very late at night. The two of them didn't dare to sleep. They were afraid that the thieves would turn back and that Prince Li's men of sacrifice would come.
Empress couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep after four o 'clock. Lin Jiabao saw that Empress had fallen asleep, but he didn't dare to sleep.
He fiercely pinched himself, forcing himself to stay awake.
Xuanyuan Hancheng hurried to the palace. The commander of the imperial guards, Ling Chengfeng, reported to him what happened in the palace yesterday.
Ling Chengfeng said that he received Empress Empress's phoenix order yesterday and rushed to the Eternal Longevity Palace with the imperial guards.
At that time, Empress Empress had already disappeared. They were fighting with the people brought by Xue Song.
In the end, they killed and captured many thieves. However, there were still some thieves who escaped.
Ling Chengfeng said that Lin Xiao Xiao and Empress fled together under the protection of the imperial guards. According to the imperial guards protecting Empress Empress and the others, Empress Empress and the others were preparing to hide in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
However, he later sent people to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and didn't see Empress Empress and the others. They should be hiding in other palaces.
Later, the imperial guards separated from Empress and Lin Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao. It was unknown where Empress Empress and the others went …