216 Lotus tea
In June, the city of Bianjing has begun to heat up, and ice cubes have begun to be placed in the hall.
"Chuntang, accompany me to West Street today to take a look, a few shops over there have not been doing well recently, let's see what the reason is. Xu Yu rubbed his hair and pushed the door out, and as soon as he went out, he was pushed into the door by Chuntang.
"Lady, why did you come out without wearing your clothes?" Chuntang frowned anxiously, their ladies were good at everything, but they were too informal when they were in the house, or they didn't care about their image.
"Okay, don't go out, you can help me open a window to breathe. "She's just punched a box, and it's so hot.
Chuntang opened the window as he said, promising to look out the window through the curtains.
The sky is blue and the trees in the courtyard are lush and green, which makes people feel happy to see it.
Retracted his gaze, promised to Chuntang, who was standing in front of the suitcase to take the clothes, and said, "Give me the clothes to enter the palace, and the juju clothes are also ready." ”
Chuntang paused with his hand and asked, "Aren't you going to West Street......?" The saint has recruited you again today?"
"Not yet, but it will. ”
Promise lazily propped his elbows on the window rim, enjoying the coolness and comfort of the morning air.
Recently, the queen has recruited her into the palace many times, not only because she wants to drink the tea she ordered, but also because the six princes like it...... I like to watch her play Kemari.
The heirs of the official family are scarce, and the sixth-prince who is only three years old is pinned on a lot of hopes, and Empress Liu also cares very much about this prince who is recorded in her name.
Sure enough, she had breakfast with the Lu family, and someone from the palace came.
After announcing the decree, the eunuch smiled and promised. "Sixth lady, the sage sees that the weather is fine today, and the lotus flowers in the pond are also blooming. I invite you to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers and drink tea, but such a good day, just drinking tea is a little disappointed, it is better for the six ladies to bring the clothes of Keju and enter the palace ....... ”
The eunuch chatted a lot with the promise, and the promise only replied: "Father-in-law, I'm ready." When are we going to enter the palace?"
The eunuch nodded and said, "The sixth lady is so smart, let's leave now." ”
After entering the palace. The eunuch went directly to the queen with the promise.
Xu Yu followed two palace maids, followed the eunuch through the long verandah, and met the queen who was admiring the flowers in the pavilion in the middle of the pond.
"Liuniang of the Xu family, I have seen a saint. ”
Promise to bow short. The delicate bun and well-matched hair accessories on the hair were revealed to the queen's eyes.
The queen's gaze swept between the promised hair. Said: "Get up, you guys are coming quickly, but I just came, and I haven't moved the tea utensils." ”
Xu Nuo got up according to his words and replied: "It is the blessing of Liu Niang that the saint can recruit Liu Niang into the palace, and it will naturally come soon." ”
"Then your little mouth is getting better and better at talking, it rained a few days ago, and the weather was gloomy. The sixth brother was suffocated, and when he got up this morning, he clamored to play Keju. I'll be happy when I come to see you. As she spoke, the queen beckoned the palace maid to set up a seat for the promise.
Promise to sit down, in front of you is a large area of blooming lotus flowers, green leaves and red flowers, it is really reluctant to take your eyes off.
A few days ago, the lotus flowers were just flower bones, yesterday there was a rain, today the sky is fine, the flowers in the pond are blooming, promise to see the lotus flowers in full bloom in Xufu, and then think that the queen will announce her into the palace.
"Big lady, big lady. ”
Xu Yu was chatting with the queen, and when he heard the happy shouts of the six princes, he turned his head to look and saw that the six princes had arrived at the pond and were running towards the pavilion, and the two little legs were staggered back and forth, which was very cute.
The small figure made Xu Promise smile a little more.
After the sixth prince entered the pavilion, he pounced directly on the queen, "Big lady, the child misses you so much." ”
"The sixth brother hasn't seen me for an hour, why do you miss me?" the queen hugged the sixth prince with a smile on her face.
When facing the Six Princes, she is no longer the domineering queen who controls life and death, she is just the eldest lady of the Six Princes.
"Auntie, the child just misses you. The six princes smiled more happily and hugged the queen tighter.
Xu Yu secretly thought that the sixth prince was only three years old, and he could talk like this, no wonder he was likable.
"Xu Liuniang is here today, you can bow together in the afternoon. The queen was coaxed by the six princes to be happy, and directly promised him to play Keju in the afternoon.
Xu Yu had already stood up, and at this moment he bowed: "The six mothers of the Xu family have seen the six princes. “
"Xu Liuniang, I miss you so much. The six princes got down from the queen and said hello to the promise with a tail note, and his voice was full of joy.
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"Do the six princes like lotuses?" promised that he was already very familiar with the queen, and he would not be restrained in the palace, and after ordering tea for the queen, he would accompany the six princes to play.
"Like, pretty, fragrant, just like you. The sixth prince liked Promise very much, and at the moment he sat next to Promise and watched her clean the tea set, and answered with a blank look.
Xu Yu didn't expect the sixth prince to say this, so he smiled instantly, and said, "Are you saying that I'm also beautiful?" I like compliments very much, so in this case, I might as well give you a gift." ”
"What do the six ladies want to give me?" the six princes leaned forward, tilted their heads and looked at the promise with anticipation.
"Lotus tea. Xu Yu smiled and pointed to the lotus flowers in the pool, and continued: "Since the six princes like lotus flowers, I will give you tea with the fragrance of lotus flowers, do you like it?"
When the queen heard the conversation between the two, she looked over and hurriedly explained: "Lotus tea is not to crush lotus petals or lotus leaves into the tea ball, but to put the tea ball into the lotus flower that has already opened, and the tea ball can be taken out after the tea ball is soaked in the fragrance of the lotus flower." ”
The lotus flower is cool, and the promise will not let the three-year-old child eat it, but just let the tea group have more light aroma of lotus.
"Is it okay?" said the Queen, intrigued.
Xu Promise nodded and said, "Drinking tea like this has a different flavor, make it now, and you can drink it the day after tomorrow." ”
"Then you can stay in the palace for a few days, make it and taste it, and I'll ask someone to say it from your mother's side." The queen said directly.
Although she promised to stay in the queen's bedroom, the queen opened her mouth, and she was not too anxious. And he answered.
According to the promise, the queen asked the eunuch to prepare a small boat, and the promise went to the pond with two palace maids who knew how to swim with tea balls.
She placed the tea balls into the lotus flowers that had bloomed one by one. For each tea ball, tie a strip of blue cloth to the lotus stem.
The six princes were greedy and shouted that they would also go on the boat to pick flowers, but the queen said a few words to him, and he stopped talking.
Xu Yu's ears were good, and when he heard the crying voice of the six princes, he picked a lotus flower in full bloom. After getting off the boat, he hid behind him and didn't take it out until he squatted in front of the six princes.
"The Sixth Prince, for you. ”
The six princes saw the lotus. A tense little face smiled instantly, holding lotus flowers and running around the pavilion.
The queen smiled and promised: "He was arguing with me just now to go to the pond to pick flowers, but fortunately you are smart." ”
"I just think that I should give such a beautiful thing to the six princes. Xu Promise lowered his head and smiled lightly, darkening the pool of lotus flowers behind her.
Night. She slept soundly. Hearing movement outside the house, he got up from the couch alertly and hid sideways by the door.
Before entering the palace, she took off all the weapons on her body, and if someone really attacked her, she could only do it with her bare hands.
She doesn't like to be guarded in the house while she sleeps, and it's the same in the palace, and the queen knows her habits, so she follows her. There was no palace maid for her at night.
"It's me. ”
It seems to feel the nervous breathing of the people inside, and the people outside whisper their identities.
After the promise was heard. The nerves relaxed, and the door was opened for the people outside the house.
"It's too dangerous for you to come like this, I think this is the Xu Mansion, let you come and go. Xu Promise complained.
Although she was complaining, Xiao Yuan could see that she was laughing through the moonlight.
"I'm worried about you, so I don't care if it's safe or dangerous. Xiao Yuan took the promised hand, and with a gentle pull, the two went up to the roof.
"In the palace, she didn't dare to mess around. Xu promised to know why Xiao Yuan came, and his thoughtfulness made her inexplicably reassured.
The night was no longer as hot as during the day, and from time to time there was a breeze passing by, and she reached out to pin her broken hair behind her ear, and held her chin in her hand, looking at the quiet palace, slowly distracted.
Whether it is modern or Song Dynasty, summer nights are so quiet and refreshing.
Only at such times does she think of her life, of those who lived beside her......
Xiao Yuan waited for the promise to be in a daze before he said: "The county lord of Jiaren is a lord who will take revenge, it is good for you to be careful, how many days will the queen leave you in the palace this time?"
"I don't know, but don't worry, with my skills, I won't be quietly destroyed. She wasn't worried about the Jiaren County Lord coming to retaliate at all, because she had always been vigilant, and whether there was an invisible threat from the Jiaren County Lord or not, she would still be vigilant about everything around her.
After all, she had already died once, and God favored her and gave her a second life, which she would cherish well.
"I don't want you to be on your guard all the time, I want to be by your side so that you can sleep in peace. Xiao Yuan rubbed the promised hair, his eyes full of pampering.
He wanted to stay outside the door of the promise, so he kept watch all night, and left at dawn the next day, but he woke her up when he didn't want to go under the eaves.
The stronger the sense of self-protection promised, the more Xiao Yuan wanted to protect her.
"You've helped me a lot, you don't have to ...... like this all the time" Xu Yu looked at Xiao Yuan, his eyes were smiling, he was still wearing a black power suit today, his hair was tied meticulously, and his face was becoming more and more angular.
Previously, Xiao Yuan came forward to expose the crime of the county lord of Jiaren instead of Xu Promise, firstly, to avoid the scene of discord between the Xu family sisters in front of many people, and secondly, he was afraid that the county lord of Jiaren would retaliate against the promise after being exposed.
But even so, Xiao Yuan was still worried that the county lord of Jiaren would know about his relationship with Xu Promise, or know that the case was found out by Xu Promise, and take the opportunity to retaliate against her.
Xiao Yuan's emotional intelligence was high enough, and he knew in his heart that he was grateful to him, but he didn't want her to be more grateful to him, so he changed the topic and said, "Actually, you just want to be with the six princes." ”
Sure enough, Xiao Yuan suddenly said this, blocking back the promise, and she asked, "What do you mean?"
"The six princes said today that their favorite is not only the official family and the saint, but you, you also said that you like him, and you also made him lotus tea, gave him lotus flowers, and hugged him ......"
Xu Yu looked at Xiao Yuan, couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Are you jealous?" Xiao Yuan was well-informed, and it was not strange for him to know what happened during the day today.
"What is jealousy?"
"Jealousy is a bit like jealousy, and a three-year-old kid eats vinegar too? He's only three years old, he's still a child. Xu Yu held back a smile and slapped Xiao Yuan's shoulder with a fist.
Xiao Yuan grabbed the hand of the promise and put it in his heart, and said, "You are only thirteen years old, and you are also a child, but when you look at the six princes, your eyes are different from others." If another child is crying, you may not pick flowers for him. ”
"He is the future emperor, and I am naturally different from others to him. ”
Xiao Yuan frowned and asked, "How do you know?"
Xu Promise found that he was too happy just now and said the wrong thing, but he still retorted with confidence: "I just know." ”
Xiao Yuan shook his head helplessly, no longer asked, but said: "In this case, I will also enter the palace tomorrow to help the official family and the six princes prepare dinner." ”
"Don't disturb me and the sixth prince to enhance their relationship, how I live in the rest of my life depends on him. "Promise wants to make a good alliance with the six princes, and when he ascends the throne in ten years, she will ask for some benefits.
"Huh?" Xiao Yuanru was struck by lightning, and promised that he clearly wanted to marry the sixth prince, and he said anxiously: "You saw my body and kissed me, you are responsible for me, you can't marry someone else." ”
"I didn't say that I would marry someone else, I just curry favor with sycophants and flatter the royal people. Xu Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and after speaking, he stretched out his hands and wrapped Xiao Yuan, "In this life, in my last life, I will only marry you." ”
Xiao Yuan also hugged Xu Promise, put his hand on the back of her neck, and asked softly, "What about the next life?"
Xu Yu pushed Xiao Yuan away, stared into his eyes, and said, "In the next life, it depends on your performance." ”
The corners of Xiao Yuan's mouth curled slightly, the smile in his eyes deepened, and as soon as he closed his hand, he pulled the promise in front of him, lowered his head and kissed it.
The faint fragrance between his lips and teeth made him nostalgic, and it was not until he heard the sound of Xu Yue's breathing getting worse that he let go of her and asked, "Is this kind of performance qualified?"
The sixth prince (Zhao Zhen) is called Empress Liu's aunt, ordinary people call Empress Liu a saint, and some titles in the Song Dynasty are strange, so everyone is used to it.
Thank you for your monthly pass, and I'm going to dinner. (To be continued.) )