Chapter Forty-Six: The Lady-in-Waiting
After freshening up and changing, Qianyi stood up, and Qiu'er asked, "Childe, do you want to have breakfast first?"
Qian Yi said indifferently: "No need to have breakfast." ”
Those who have cultivated their spiritual power to the top level no longer need to eat, but they are mortal cultivators, like Qianfan, they still like to eat whole grains. Compared with Qianfan, Qianyi has a lot more fairy energy, but a little less human flavor.
"Yes. Qiu'er led Su Ning and Shan'er to retreat.
Su Ning's next priority is to clean the house, there is almost no dust in Qiongke City, just a little dust and dust, and the ground is also slightly cleaned.
Su Ning is responsible for cleaning the hall on the first floor and taking care of the potted plants in the house, Shan'er is responsible for cleaning the second floor and incense, and Qiu'er is responsible for Qianyi's bedroom and tea on the third floor. There are also some trivial chores that are shared equally among the three of them.
Qianyi's most frequent place on weekdays is the flower shed, and the courtyard, to loosen the soil and fertilize the flowers and plants, and occasionally stay in the house, he usually stays in the study on the second floor, or burns incense and makes tea, or strokes the qin and flute, or splashes ink, or meditates and practices, and lives a fun life of a literati.
One day, Su Ning was sweeping the floor on the first floor, and came to her suddenly, and said to her:
"I will go out of the city, and you will come with me. ”
"Yes, Childe. Su Ning followed him outside in confusion, and Qian Yi said again:
"Stand behind me. ”
As soon as Su Ning stood firm behind him, she saw that Qianyi's body was full of golden light, she closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that she had come to the hill outside the city.
The move of Qian Yi and Qian Fan is probably similar to teleportation, and it is much faster to move than Su Ning using the Sky Dancing Technique. Qianyi in front of her didn't remind her, she raised her feet and left, and Su Ning kept up with him.
The two came to an empty mud field, Qian Yi didn't say what to do, and Su Ning didn't want to ask. But seeing that he took out the "Qianling Bagua Mirror" from his sleeve pocket, Qianyi said to the mirror:
"Take out the basket and utensils. ”
A steady man's voice came from inside the mirror: "Yes, master." ”
Immediately afterwards, a bamboo basket rises from the glittering mirror, plus a plain cloth bag.
The bamboo basket contained all kinds of weeds that had been dug up by the roots, and the cloth bag contained shovels, shovels, brooms and other utensils, plus two cans of "Ice Jade San".
Qian Yi is afraid that he will plant weeds in this clearing so that they can continue to grow until the end of their lives.
As she expected, Qian Yi assigned her a job next, and the two went their separate ways to plant the big basket of weeds. After planting the grass, Qian Yi put all the utensils back into the Bagua Mirror.
He didn't say that he wanted to go back, but walked leisurely in the mountains and forests, and Su Ning followed him obediently.
The mountains grow forests and abundant grass, a hundred flowers bloom, ten thousand trees are grandiose, and the radish is down. On the ground was a thick carpet of grass, in order to avoid stepping on the grass, Qian Yi floated slowly in the forest, and Su Ning also used the Dancing Technique to float behind.
Qian Yi was not aimless, Su Ning saw that he kept looking around, as if he was looking for something. Floating from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, Qianyi flew to the tree from time to time, stroked the trunk to take a closer look, and looked up at the lush branches and leaves, but always walked away silently every time.
Su Ning found that what he was looking for should be the wax tree, however, for some reason, he didn't find what he was looking for.
Su Ning finally couldn't hold back, and took the liberty of asking, "Childe, are you looking for any trees?"
Qian Yi didn't look at her, just looked ahead, and said indifferently: "Before I went to the Heavenly Realm, I planted a black tree (another name for the wax tree) near here, and I don't know if it will grow again now." ”
Qian Yi has been in the heavenly realm for more than 100 years, and the scenery on the mountain has taken on a new look, no wonder it is not easy to find the tree he planted with his own hands.
Su Ning listened to his words plainly, and expected that he was also in a hurry, otherwise he would not have been spinning around here.
Su Ning took matters into her own hands and asked the birds, sparrows, rabbits, and roe deer she met on the side of the road about the whereabouts of the wax tree. Qiongke Cave is a wonderful place, animals have spirits, and their lifespan is longer than that of the outside, and they can easily live for hundreds of years.
Qian Yi continued to move forward, and after flying for a while, he found that Su Ning did not follow, he knew that she had always been duty, and she would never act recklessly, and now she was afraid that she would not know what to stumble on. He stopped and waited, and it wasn't long before Su Ning hurried up.
"Childe, the slave and maid have inquired. Su Ning said: "The black tree you planted is just behind." ”
Who did she ask Qianyi was slightly suspicious in her heart, but she still followed Su Ning and turned back. Su Ning flew and asked the elk grazing on the side of the road for verification, and Qianyi realized that this little girl knew the language of animals.
After a while, the two came to a lush mountain col, and really found the wax tree planted by Qianyi. After more than a hundred years of growth, the trunk of the tree was already as thick as two people hugging, Qian Yi carefully inspected the wax tree, first touched the trunk under the tree and spared two turns, and then jumped to the top of the tree with the Sky Technique. Qian Yi was relieved to see that it was flourishing and thriving.
He landed from the tree, didn't say anything more, and led Su Ning back to Qiongke City. After the two landed in Cuilin Garden, Qian Yi said again:
"Come over later for lunch. ”
Su Ning was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, childe." ”
After Qianyi got her response, he raised his feet and left. Su Ning couldn't understand what she meant, Qianyi's meal and tea had always been Qiu'er's responsibility, but the other party was unusual, and asked her to serve lunch, I don't know why.
Although she had doubts in her heart, she did not dare to delay, and immediately went to the bathroom to fetch water, clean her hands and nails, and tidy up her appearance. After a while, Su Ning came to the dining room, and the maid in the dining room had already come over with a food box.
This was the first time Su Ning had served lunch, and no one had taught her the rules before. In the past, when she dined with Qianfan, the maid set the meal and sat down to enjoy it, but now in the face of Qianyi's lunch, she suddenly felt a sense of hesitation.
Not long after she entered, Qian Yi also came, and he changed into a set of tea-white Taoist robes at home, looking like a fairy and handsome.
Qian Yi sat down at the round table, so as not to make him wait for a long time, Su Ning had no choice but to bite the bullet, and she brought out the food in the food box.
Those meals were honey and golden dates, jade bean cakes, crispy peach strips and lotus seed and lotus root soup, all served on white porcelain tableware from the Dingyao. In the face of these delicate pastries, Su Ning didn't know how to place them, but arranged them according to Qianfan's habit of eating. When she had finished setting the meal and laid out the dishes, she stood aside with her head bowed.
Fortunately, Qianyi is not a person who is good at rules, he picked up the tortoiseshell, ate without saying a word, and the lunch passed without any danger.
Qianyi also has his own ideas, since the last time he learned that "Moonlight Narcissus" was saved by Su Ning's idea, but Qiu'er robbed him of the credit, and Su Ning's reaction was indisputable, and he dealt with it indifferently. So Qianyi began to treat her differently, and Qianfan's affection for Su Ning also aroused his curiosity. He also wanted to know what kind of girl Su Ning was who could make Qianfan so persistent.
Qianfan's attitude towards women is no different from him, their brothers have lived for tens of thousands of years, and they have long been accustomed to seeing people of all shapes, but they have never met such a peculiar woman as Su Ning.
Su Ning seems to be weak and afraid of things on the surface, but she is tenacious in her bones, and then she is kind and forbearing, gentle and frugal, in Su Ning, he sees the Taoist spirit of "pampering and humiliation, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; She is still so young, but she has such a realm.
Such a beautiful woman inadvertently aroused his favor, and Su Ning was very clever and capable, so he naturally wanted to keep her by his side.
From this day on, Su Ning became Qianyi's personal maid in a daze, and Qianyi took her with her almost everywhere, whether it was planting flowers and grass out of the city, or learning calligraphy and painting in the palace, Su Ning had to serve on the side.
Qian Yi doesn't like to use the magic brush that can be automatically colored in the city, he likes to use ordinary brushes and ink inkstones like ordinary people, so Su Ning has to stand aside to polish the inkstone for him. Later, Qianyi even asked her to do things such as changing clothes and combing her hair.
For such an honor, Su Ning couldn't bear it, these were originally Qiu'er's errands, since Su Ning "robbed" her affairs, every time Qiu'er met Su Ning, she never showed her a good face, always implying a faint sense of resentment. She even beat Su Ning through Shan'er's mouth, pointing out that Su Ning must have begged for good faith in front of Qianyi, telling right and wrong, so she was squeezed down.
Su Ning tried to explain to her, saying that she did not know about Qianyi's arrangement, and said that she was willing to return the errand to her. Su Ning explained in every possible way, but in exchange for Qiu'er's sneer.
Qiu'er herself was unexpected, she instigated in front of Aunt Cheng, saying that Bing'er and Su Ning were not good at completing the errand of taking care of the courtyard, implying that Su Ning now has strong spiritual power, and it is best to make the best use of it and let her do some more important things. I didn't want Aunt Cheng to arrange Su Ning to Qianyi's side, Qiu'er didn't think that this would pose a threat to herself at the beginning, after all, she has served by Qianyi's side for thousands of years, and she has always been diligent and meticulous in her work, and her status is not something that ordinary people can easily shake.
Who knows, Qianyi handed over all the errands that originally belonged to her to Su Ning without a sound, and she was inseparable from Su Ning, in the past, Qianyi went out of the city or wrote and painted, but she was never allowed to serve beside her.
Qiu'er originally wanted to use this plan to avoid letting Xiaomei return to Liuli Palace, but she didn't expect to leave a bigger disaster, she really regretted that her intestines were blue.
And Bing'er, after learning that Qiu'er "fell out of favor", said that she was very happy, and she also encouraged Su Ning to work hard to please Qianyi, so that she could take a bad breath for her in the future.
Su Ning said that she didn't want to get involved in these battles for merit and favor, she just wanted to complete her errands well, cultivate spiritual power in her spare time, and go down the mountain after the expiration of one hundred and fifty years to contribute to Tu Mountain.
However, I have to admit that following Qianyi's side has indeed benefited her a lot, and these benefits will be slowly reflected in the future-