Chapter Seventy-Nine: Panic
Li Ying picked up the bell, it was just an ordinary little copper bell, why was there a copper bell in Liu Ying's post? Was it put in by Liu Ying? Who could it be if it wasn't Liu Ying? Or maybe the concierge didn't keep it well and accidentally dropped the copper bell inside. At this moment, Su Gu came in.
Li Ying saw that the person who came was Aunt Su, and hurriedly asked the maid to take a seat, and Aunt Su returned the salute to Li Ying.
Go out to see the sky, enter the door and see the face. Su Gu looked at Miss Li Ying's face with a smile, looked at the posts and letters on the small case, and then thought that Mrs. also received a letter from the general and the prince today, so she asked, "Sister Ying'er has received a letter from the general and the son?"
Li Ying smiled when she heard this, "Yes, I just opened it." As he spoke, he put away the letter, why did this Su Gu come, it was Jing's who asked her to send something over.
"Madame's small kitchen made fresh apricot cheese today, let me bring it to you", said the little maid who followed Su Gu and handed over the three-layer food box. Just now, they came back from the eldest prince.
Cuixiang on the side took it.
Li Ying likes apricot cheese very much, and apricot cheese is almond tea. Pound the fresh almonds into a pulp, filter out the residue, mix the rice noodles into the juice, and add sugar to boil.
Jing likes to make apricot cheese, and Li Ying remembers the story that Jing once told her.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Xia Ji, the daughter of Zheng Mugong, likes to eat almonds, and it is said that almonds have the effect of nourishing the face and not aging. Xia Ji obeyed it, and her life expectancy was seven hundred, and she was an immortal. Almonds are a good thing to stay and prolong life.
Su Gu looked at Li Ying's distraction, and couldn't help but say, "This morning, Madame also received a lot of posts, including the queen's mother." Su Gu said unhurriedly, but her eyes looked at Li Ying's expression, for fear of missing a slight.
Li Ying came back to his senses and repeated: "Post?"
Su Gu replied gently, "Yes, it's the queen's post. Niangniang asked the lady to enter the palace the day after tomorrow, and she may have to talk about the matter of the eldest prince." This time, the queen not only invited Mrs. Qian, but she also gave Mrs. Qian a post to the Zhongchang Servant.
At this time, Li Ying remembered Liu Ying's post just now, which was also the day after tomorrow, and said: "I have Princess Liu Ying's post here, which is also the day after tomorrow." Then I went with my mother. ”
Su Gu nodded and said that she would tell Madame.
Li Ying opened the food box, and the apricot cheese in the food box was still warm, exuding the unique aroma of almonds.
In the house of Qian Ziyan, Mrs. Qian, who was a little uneasy, paced back and forth in the house. She received a post from the queen's mother, asking her to bring her second daughter Qian Mu into the palace. In addition to the daily palace banquets, the queen mother did not show her alone. She gave Xiao Huangmen a red envelope, and saw Xiao Huangmen with a smile on his face, so she could rest assured.
It can be seen that the summons of the queen mother must not be a bad thing, where is the article?
Mrs. Qian remembered the flower-viewing banquet a few days ago. At the flower-viewing banquet, Jing, the sister of the queen's mother-in-law, attended, and brought her daughter, who seemed to be named Li Ying.
There were rumors before that the queen's nephew Li Bu and the crown are going to get married this year, could it be for Li Min's marriage?
Mrs. Qian sighed a little that her second daughter is married this year, and according to the usual practice, she can get married this year. Last year, Mrs. Zongzheng said goodbye to her second son. The two families were very satisfied, and they only waited for their daughter and Ji to start marrying. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this year, the son of the family unfortunately passed away. Qian Mu was sad for a while.
Both families have not made a public announcement about this, and even fewer people know the inside story.
Mrs. Zhongchang is very worried about this, and now she is looking for men from other families, and the good ones have been picked by others. The second daughter is of the right age again, but I'm afraid it will be delayed now.
Now the queen's invitation is like handing a pillow to a dozing person, just in time.
Mrs. Nakatsune decided to discuss it with her husband. At the moment, Master Qian Ziyan is still on duty in the palace, and Mrs. Qian can only barely suppress her anxious heart and go to her daughter's boudoir.
As soon as I entered my daughter's boudoir, I saw Qian Mu putting away the sewing rack or something. Mrs. Qian was a little surprised and asked, "Mu'er, what are you doing here?"
Mrs. Qian's voice startled Qian Mu, knowing that it was her mother's mother, she quickly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief a few times, and turned around and said, "Mother, why are you here?" At this time, how could the mother come over? Even if there is something, someone will be moved over, Qian Mu is full of doubts.
The daughter's expression was flustered, and Mrs. Qian looked at her eyes, and then looked at those needlework and handkerchiefs, and knew that it was her preparation for the marriage in the past. Sighed, "It's okay, I just wanted to come and see you." ”
The maid presented the hot tea and dim sum, Mrs. Qian glanced at the hibiscus cake of the dim sum, then looked at her daughter's slim figure, and said, "In the future, this hibiscus cake will be less made." "This hibiscus crisp is that son's favorite snack. Both families are enlightened families, so Qian Mu has seen the son.
When Qian Mu heard this, he said, "Yes", but the tears in his eyes couldn't hold back anymore and flowed down solemnly.
Mrs. Qian can't bear it, don't look over.
After a while, Qian Mu's mood improved, and the two of them were chatting about family life, talking about how much the harvest of the grange this year was, and talking about how to make the apricot cheese delicious. Mrs. Qian saw that her daughter's mood was much better, so she mentioned it, and said in a normal tone, "Today, my mother and I received a post, and you will go with me the day after tomorrow." You have to prepare for it, and this time you will use the pomegranate flower noodles I gave you. ”
Qian Mu replied, "Okay, mother." Which lady are we meeting with this time?" Since that incident, my mother has often taken her to various banquets.
Mrs. Qian made up her mind before she said, "We are going to enter the palace, that is the post of the queen's mother." ”
Qian Mu was stunned when she heard this, what, the queen mother? She looked at her mother with puzzled eyes, did something happen to our family? She immediately thought of her marriage. These days, my father and mother are most worried about my marriage. She shouted worriedly, "Mother."
Mrs. Qian had no choice but to say, "You just treat it as an ordinary meeting, and your father and I will settle the rest." After thinking about it, he comforted, "You also know that the queen's sister-in-law has just arrived, and the queen may want her to be more familiar with the family, so she will let me go over to accompany her! ”
Mrs. Qian is still quite able to eat in a meritorious family, Qian Mu thought of this, and smiled a little wryly, laughing at himself like a frightened bird.
Mrs. Qian persuaded her daughter, so she didn't say more.
Since the status of the crown prince was confirmed, and the crown of Liu Huan, the king of Changsha, the queen mother has also risen, and now she is more confident.