The summer afternoon is the time when the sun is the strongest, and even the eunuchs and palace maids who like to get together to play cards and talk in one place on weekdays are gone, and the palace is quiet everywhere, and occasionally someone goes out because of something, but they are all in a hurry.

"Aunt Shu," a little palace maid dressed as a second-class palace maid saluted the older palace maid in front of her, who looked quite stern, "Bingyong has already brought it back." ”

When Aunt Shu heard this, she looked at the two wooden barrels on the cart behind the palace maid, her eyebrows and eyes stretched, and she actually changed her previous quiet expression and smiled: "It can be regarded as bringing it back, this day is too hot, and the mother is the most bitter summer, without ice, the body can't stand it, fortunately, you move quickly." Aunt Shu glanced appreciatively at the little palace maid whose clothes were a little wet with sweat.

"It's all what slaves and maids should do," the gently called the palace maid smiled and reached out to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and her face was very honest.

"Hey, this ice is a little more than usual," Aunt Shu asked with some surprise as she reached out and lifted the lid of the bucket.

"It's all our mother's face, the father-in-law of the Internal Affairs Office who divided the ice heard that the slave maid was used for the ice that Lan Jieyu Niangniang received, and his attitude was good, even the ice was pretended to the slave maid, and the father-in-law there also said, if the mother is short of ice next time, we don't need to pull it ourselves, just send someone over to say it." ”

When Aunt Shu heard this, her face crossed a little smug, and then she said in a somewhat mean tone: "Now the emperor comes to see our mother, and he doesn't look at our mother every day, but he is afraid that he is not at ease, and he is worried about our mother's body, and those dogs of the internal affairs office look at this, and they are not in a hurry to paste it because of the mother's poor health, every time I go to get this ice to use it, don't say that it is more than that, even if we wear out the skin, it is useless, and it is good if we don't deduct it, but now, it is not in a hurry to catch up." After speaking, the corners of Aunt Shu's mouth twitched, and she sneered twice with some sarcasm, and then continued: "Those eyeless things are not easy to look at, if it was before, our mother is not because of ...... Broken body, where can they be so presumptuous, just afraid to kneel in front of our mother to lick the upper of the shoe, our mother is still dirty. ”

Although the words in Aunt Shu's words were a little vague, she still heard the word prince gently, but she still lowered her head gently, and when Aunt Shu looked at her, her eyes widened and she looked a little puzzled.

Aunt Shu was a little amused when she saw this: "Okay, I'll just say it in front of you, that is, Niangniang values you, you have to do things for Niangniang." ”

"The mother treats the slave and the maid well, and the slave and the maid know. Gently replied word by word, very seriously.

Aunt Shu's face was a little satisfied when she heard this: "Niangniang doesn't like to be noisy, those little eunuchs are rude for fear of frightening Niangniang, you have great strength, send the ice in, follow me." ”

"Mother, the slave maid let gently bring the ice in. Hearing Aunt Shu's reply, Lan Jieyu, who was leaning on the couch and holding a book, just nodded slightly.

Outside the palace gate, the light hearing lightly put the wooden bucket filled with ice in, and under the command of Aunt Shu, the ice was placed in a large and somewhat excessive wooden basin, and there were some ice slags in the wooden basin, floating on the water, and then put the high wooden plate on the side, and then the little palace maid on the side held a handle and shook it, and the wooden plate turned up, with pieces of ice water sprinkled down, and the room was suddenly cool.

"What are you doing there, little hoof," Aunt Shu scolded with a dumbfounded look.

"It's really cool to stand next to this waterwheel, how can you not feel it at all on such a hot day, the slave maid comes every time she wants to stand in front of this place for a while, since entering the palace, the slave maid has never seen a more delicate object than this. He tilted his head slightly, and spoke very seriously.

"That's not it, but the emperor heard that Niangniang Kuxia specially sent it, but it is the first one in this palace, where can you go to see this girl" Aunt Shu said here without hiding her smug look, and Lan Jieyu, who was looking at the book on the side, also raised her head when she heard this.

"Please forgive the mother, it's all the slaves who are ignorant and disturb the mother," gently and hurriedly knelt down to ask for sin.

"It's okay, it's such a hot day, you also suffer to get ice, it's cool and cool here. ”

"Thank you Niangniang, Niangniang is really a bodhisattva, no wonder the emperor likes Niangniang so much"

"Mouthy. Lan Jieyu scolded lightly, but the gaze she looked at the waterwheel was the same as Aunt Shu's, which was a little self-satisfaction.

"Yu Niangniang, the noble concubine came to visit, saying that she came to visit Niangniang. A little eunuch bowed down to the door and reported.

"Concubine Chen" Lan Jieyu repeated with some doubts, "This concubine has never had anything to do with her, why is she here now" Saying this, Lan Jieyu's eyes quickly flashed a trace of gloom, and even Aunt Shu beside her didn't notice it. "Gently, go and bring them in. ”

"Yes. Gently and slowly retreated, and when she heard Aunt Shu behind her say to Lan Jieyu: "She is out of favor now, naturally she wants to please Niangniang...... a trace of mockery crossed her eyes.

"The concubine has seen Concubine Chen. Lan Ronghua stayed with the support of Aunt Shu and gave Heluo a salute.

"Sister, please get up, it's my sister who came uninvited, my sister heard that my sister is unwell these days, so I have long wanted to come and see, but a few days ago, my sister was a little unwell, and my sister visited a lot of people here, and my sister didn't come well to join in this fun, so I dragged it out today, and I hope my sister won't be surprised. ”

"Where can I ask your concubine to come and visit this concubine, it's too late for this concubine to be happy, where can I still blame her" Lan Jieyu's voice was faint, and she didn't pay attention to Heluo's closeness.

"It's good if my sister doesn't blame," He Luo didn't seem to feel Lan Jieyu's coldness at all, and waved to An Zhi behind her, and An Zhi sent a mahogany box up.

"I heard that my sister is a little unwell, and my sister doesn't have any good things there, so I asked my sister to smile at this ginseng, and it is the best way to use it to make soup and nourish. ”

"Thank you, sister. Lan Jieyu looked as usual on her face, and she didn't say much, just nodded lightly, and motioned to Aunt Shu on the side to step forward and take the wooden box.

He Luo smiled slightly, raised his eyes to look around, and seemed to be stunned for a while when he saw the waterwheel, and then said slightly: "No wonder my sister is so cool here, there is such a good thing." ”

"It's not unusual, it's just that the emperor saw that I couldn't bear the bitter summer, and let people find it to relieve the heat and make my sister smile. Lan Jieyu still spoke in a light tone, but it was not the case in her words.

"It's too late to envy my sister, where can I see a smile, the emperor treats my sister really well. It was difficult to hide the bitterness in Heluo's eyes.

Lan Jieyu just smiled slightly, and the gloom in her eyes receded slightly.

"Mother, it's time to go back and drink the medicine. The sleeve of Anzhi on the side of Heluo moved slightly imperceptibly, and then he stepped forward to remind Heluo as if he had been awakened.

"My sister has been feeling a little unwell in the past few days, and she has to go back to drink medicine, so she can only come to visit her sister next time. Heluo said apologetically.

"Sister, take care of yourself. Lan Jieyu just said softly, and then picked up the book in her hand casually, and without saying much, Aunt Shu on the side gently sent Heluo and the others out.

"Concubine Chen, walk slowly. Gently bowed slightly outside the Lan Pavilion Pavilion, and his face was twelve points respectful.

"Lightly, the girl doesn't have to send more, it's important to go back and serve Sister Lan on an errand. Heluo's smile was meaningful.

He didn't say anything more, but buried himself a little more.

Out of the palace gate of Lan Jieyulan Pavilion, An Zhi nodded slightly at Ting Lan, looked at the slightly agitated sleeves, and then raised her chin slightly in one direction.

"Niangniang, there is no ice in the palace these days, and it is hot and humid when I go back, so it is better to walk in the direction of the lotus pond and then go back. Tinglan said.

"It's fine. He Luo nodded, and with the support of Anzhi and Tinglan, he picked a wooded path in one direction.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem...... Ahem, "Halfway through, Anzhi's sleeves were no longer as breezy as Shicai's, and the amplitude had increased a lot, so she gently pinched Heluo.

"Niangniang, but the throat disease has been committed again, let's go back quickly, Anzhi, you go to the imperial doctor. ”

"Hey," Anzhi was about to turn around when she heard this, but was held down by Heluo and said: "I'm fine, it's just an itchy throat and a few coughs, just go back and drink a bowl of honey water later, why bother to go to the hospital, besides, at this time, the palace is hot and tight, and it is also a crime to go back, you two might as well accompany me to the lotus pond for a walk, maybe you will go back to get sick." ”

"Where is it so easy, the first two days I had a sore throat and I couldn't sleep, Niangniang couldn't forget, where can I be so good" Tinglan's mouth has always been fast.

"Okay, if I say it's okay, it's okay, it's hot in the palace, so I won't go back, if you two don't go, then I'll go by myself." Seeing this, Heluo looked a little annoyed.

"Don't be angry, Ting Lan is right, even if there is nothing about throat disease, Niangniang has to pay attention to her body, a few days ago, the miscarriage was a loss of the body, although it is now raised, but you can't help but pay attention, if the disease is caused by wind and heat, when the time comes, it will be difficult to treat. Anzhi spoke softly and slowly.

"Alas......" He Luo sighed, and was silent for a long time before saying: "Go back, Anzhi won't go to call Lao Shizi Taiyi, I'm impatient to take those bitter medicines, you don't go to the Tai Hospital to suffer that anger, save the time to ask for a medicine boy who is on an errand." ”

"The slave and maid know," Anzhi said with some helplessness in her tone, and said: "If the mother is still too hot, the slave and maid will go to the Internal Affairs Office to ask later, and see if there is any ice." ”

"You still don't go," Ting Lan said anxiously on the side, "It's not a humiliation to go, the ice of the Internal Affairs Office has been led by Lan Jieyu Niangniang's palace in the past few days, and you will also bring humiliation on yourself if you go." ”

"Okay, Tinglan, the more you talk about it, the more you don't talk about it, what does the master want to use, where can you be allowed to point fingers, Lan Jieyu is already in poor health, and she should use more ice, go back." ”

Then the three masters and servants gradually walked away.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Su, the head of the bush, looked at Emperor Wu with some surprise, seeing that Emperor Wu's fingers were tapping faster and faster on the armrests of the imperial bowl, the expression in his eyes deepened, and he hurriedly bowed down.

"Lan Tingkao,"

"Yes. "Emperor Wu has always said the same, not to mention this harem trivial matter, although Zhao Su is a little puzzled, but he still responded, the emperor is clearly worried about the Su Mu Pavilion, how can he still go to Lanting Pavilion now,

"The emperor has arrived" Hearing the singing outside, Lan Jieyu hurriedly put down the book, stood up from the couch, straightened her skirt, and then slowly walked to the door of the hall with the support of Aunt Shu.

"The concubines see the emperor, and the emperor is blessed with Jin'an. Lan Jieyu bowed slowly.

Emperor Wu strode in, stretched out his hand and helped Lan Jieyu, "You are not in good health, didn't I tell you that you don't need to go to the door to greet you" and then scolded Aunt Shu and said, "Good life to support your master." ”

"Yes. Although Aunt Shu was reprimanded, she was happy to agree.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished, although the emperor is considerate of concubines, but concubines can't always be ignorant of etiquette, that is arrogance. ”

Lan Jieyu meant something, and there were words in her words, but Emperor Wu looked at Lan Jieyu's gentle side face, but she was a little distracted for a while, Heluo always didn't like to salute him, except for being well-behaved in front of outsiders, the two of them were always so-so and perfunctory when they got along, but it made him feel comfortable, he had always felt that Lan Jieyu was sensible and sensible, but at this time, he was too polite, and it was a little boring, thinking about it here, Emperor Wu's eyes were clear.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......" Lan Jieyu saw that Emperor Wu was a little stunned, and hurriedly called out. Since beating her back to favor, Emperor Wu will wander every time he comes to see her, which makes her feel very uneasy, as if she is looking at someone through her, but thinking about it is a little funny, since the loss of that child, although Emperor Wu treats himself with pity, but with the passage of time, it has long been flat, and now he is also disturbed by the birth of the eldest prince, and his old illness has recurred, but I really don't know if the old love is aroused, or I feel ashamed, but according to his current appearance, he can't even sleep, if he is really unintentional, why bother to come to see himself

Thinking of this, Lan Jieyu forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and said softly: "The emperor has approved the excerpts in the imperial study for a long time, presumably he must be hungry, and the concubines are setting the meal, today the small kitchen made fresh lotus leaf chicken, which is delicious and has no meat smell, the emperor must like it." ”

"Well," Emperor Wu nodded, and sat down at Huang Huali's Eight Immortals table.

The people below saw that the master had already sat down, and the meals had already been prepared, so they hurriedly rushed in and set the dishes and plates

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