In the second year of Daqi Jingyun, in the large kitchen of the main courtyard of Princess Yongjia's mansion, dinner had passed at that time, and dozens of cooks were busy cleaning up the tableware in an orderly manner. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although there were a large number of info, there was no sound of noisy conversation, only the crunch of the dishes and the sound of scrubbing water.

A servant girl in her twenties quickly wiped the washed dishes and placed them steadily, while pinching her sore arm. looked at the other little maid who didn't say a word and lowered her head to silently clean the dishes, "Wanlian, I'll wash it, you can wipe it dry." ”

I raised my head to look at her when I heard this, pursed my lips and smiled, "It's okay, it's almost ready." ”

Looking at the fingers that were already white and swollen soaked in the water, I couldn't help laughing at myself, the tableware of Zhong Mingding's food house was so much, and I never knew it before. Shaking his head weakly, he focused on the utensils in his hands. If one is damaged, I'm afraid that I and Chifu won't be able to please me today.

All the tableware and utensils have been put together, and it is the end of the day.

Qi Qi said goodbye to the head chef and waited for her to agree to our arrangement to go back to the room to rest. Feeling Mama Chen's eyes looking at us for a long time, she lowered her head again, and finally heard, "Go, don't miss the hour of your errand tomorrow morning." ”

"No!" Chifu hurriedly responded. Pulling my sleeve slightly, the two of them left together.

The air outside the kitchen was mixed with the scent of unknown flowers, the chirping of insects on a summer night, and the sound of sheng bamboo music coming from the waterside pavilion in the distance. Walking on the flower path, Chifu was half a step behind me. I was in a trance, as if I was in an old dream. Unconsciously reached out to pick a small pink flower hanging down the branch, but saw the rough marks on the hands formed by labor and the slightly worn green cloth cuffs. He withdrew his hand and stroked the green ribbon on his bun. Looking back at Chifu, he said angrily, "Let's go quickly."

Chifu tilted her head and was about to speak, when a little girl caught up with her, "The two sisters are walking slowly, because of the Chinese Valentine's Day, they are going to have a night banquet to listen to Kunqu Opera, and Mama Chen wants you to go back to the big kitchen immediately." ”

Chifu and I looked at each other, nodded, and walked briskly behind the little girl.

From a distance, I saw that the big kitchen was brightly lit again, and Chef Chen urged the cook and the little girls one after another, "The movements are all sharp, and they are waiting to be used." Turning his head and seeing the two of us, he said angrily, "Why did you come back so slowly, you are not a young lady, and you are not even an eldest sister, and you still shake one step at a time and pretend to behave badly?"

Chifu hurriedly accompanied the smiling face, "How dare we, Mama, as soon as I heard Chun Tao say that you called us, we hurried back in a hurry! ”

Mama Chen's face paleated slightly, "Chifu, you go to the housekeeper in charge of the utensils and say, the princess pointed out the set of peacock green mackerel and algae patterns that the guests will use for tonight's banquet, and asked her to send two people to send them with you." Give it to the cook after cleaning it. When the guests disperse, you'll have to count them before you're done, you know?"

Chifu is brittle and busy. As he passed me, he made a secret gesture. I smiled and nodded to reassure her.

Mama Chen urged impatiently, "What are you rubbing, go quickly." Wanlian, come, follow Yindie, and they will send this "Phoenix Ribbon Guanju" to Tingyin Pavilion. Be careful, if you let the princess lose face in front of the guests, everyone will not be able to escape punishment. ”

I tried to be as obedient as I could, "Yes, please rest assured." Then he went to Tingyin Pavilion with Yindie and his party to serve food.

As I climbed the stone steps of the Tingyin Pavilion and saw the breeze blowing from the lake, I took a deep breath and felt a lot more happy. It is no wonder that the saints have taught their descendants to emphasize the unity of heaven and man. Looking up at the pavilion, dozens of cylindrical candlesticks in the style of Changxin Palace lamps are lit by butter candles around only as day, and the seven pairs of bat's head pattern long cases are placed in a herringbone shape, and the case is a person with expensive accessories and bright clothes. So he didn't dare to be careless, hung his head and Yindie and a line of maidservants rushed in, knelt in front of the first desk in his right hand in order, looked at his nose and nose and knocked his heart, held the tray high, and waited for the guests after the case to see if the dishes were in line with their hearts and signaled the maid standing behind them to take the dishes and place them on the table. If I don't like the dish, I'll shake my head and the maid will signal me to step down.

For some reason, I knelt for a moment, but I still didn't see a reaction from the maid on the other side of the case. He didn't dare to look up, and the feeling of soreness and numbness gradually spread from the wrist to the elbow joint, spread back to the fingertips, and then migrated to the upper arm, and the tray became slightly unstable, but the guest after the case never showed any indication.

In desperation, I had to whisper, "Slave and maid, even if a cluster of sheng songs is drunk in the water building and the golden pipe song is drunk tonight, please have some food." After speaking, he lowered his head and raised the tray higher, which could cover his eyebrows.

After a squirting sound of silk cloth rubbing, I heard a lazy voice, "This girl is interestingly tight, glass, cloth vegetables." Hearing this, the maid next to the desk took the Yongle sweet white glazed disc on the tray and put it on the desk.

I let out a sigh of relief, and put down the tray. He was about to bow and retreat, "Wait, this articulate man speaks softly better than a little tune." You look up and let Lone see!" was still the same lazy voice as it had just been, but it was full of banter and a hint of inquiry.

At this time, the pavilion was quiet for a while, and everyone's eyes looked at this side, except for the sound of the cave outside the pavilion. I only felt a fever on my face, frowned slightly and couldn't think about it, so I had to look up in the burning gaze behind the case. What catches your eye is the well-proportioned figure of a man in crimson flying fish pattern satin. I resisted the uncertainty and tried my best to maintain a calm look on my face, but I only dared to lower my eyelashes and dare not raise my eyes to look at the man's face again.

"Why, where is the guts just now, huh?"

I was speechless, and my hand under the tray clenched into a fist.

At this time, the person behind the second case on the left hand got up and staggered over, "His Royal Highness King Xiao should be punished with a lot of wine, and when he saw the beauty, he forgot that the wine of the third tour has not been drunk." Come, and drink this cup first. As he spoke, he brought over a bucket color horseshoe cup filled with pear blossom white. There were also seconding voices from the first case on the left hand, "Xie Sheren is reasonable, and the emperor's brother cannot shirk." ”

I secretly called it lucky, and out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Xiao Wang Xiaoying on the seat taking the wine glass and wanting to drink, and immediately kowtowed and saluted, got up, and retreated sideways to the door of the Water Pavilion. When I got out of the water pavilion door, I couldn't help but look back, who was the one who helped me out of the siege just now, and the voice seemed familiar!

I stretched out my hand to cover the exclamation that was about to escape from my lips, and the frenzied surprise overflowed, just like the throbbing and warmth of the warm winter sun shining on my body after days of haze and wet and cold weather. Changruo looked at me clearly, a smile condensed on his lips, and I couldn't help but laugh. It's hard to move a little under your feet.

In the confusion, someone tapped me on the shoulder a few times, and I looked intently, it was the maid Silver Butterfly, and it was easy to restrain my mind, and I left the water pavilion with her.

Finally, when it was cleaned up and Chifu and I were in the next room. I hurriedly plugged in the deadbolt and leaned my back against the door, and no matter how hard I could bear it, two lines of tears fell like beads.

Chifu was shocked, and hurriedly came over to help me sit down at the table, and said anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you! ”

I took a deep breath, calmed down slightly, and looked at the candlelight and tears on the table, "I saw the second son of the Xie family, and he was at the table tonight." ”

Chifu caressed my shoulder when she heard this, but she didn't say a word.

Yes, I closed my eyes and sneered: "Today, even if you see it, what can you do." But it's just a matter of worry," after a pause, I sighed faintly, "Chifu, rest in peace." ”

Outside the window, there are summer insects singing high and low, and in this quiet night, my unsteady breathing is reflected. The usual clear thoughts were stirred up by the repeated joy and sorrow, and I stared blankly at a firefly that flew into the tent at some point, and my heart also fluttered with its flickering fluorescent light.

Note: A cluster of sheng songs is drunk in the water building, and the golden pipe song is drunk [Author: [Cao Ye] Era: [Tang] "Bixun Banquet has a confidant"