Chapter 12 Lotus Picking
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The scenery is good in July, and the Nantang lotus in Jingfu is in full bloom. After the scene, a group of people are walking slowly on the edge of the South Pond, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lotus.
Jingfu has three uniques, one of which is the secret yogurt. I heard that there was a favored lady in the previous generations of the Jing family who had a bad stomach, and it was specially made for her by the Jing family at that time. Two unique lotus. is still that lady, who likes to appreciate lotus, and the Jingfu family spent a lot of effort to repair the current Nantang. Along with the lotus flower, there is a lotus feast. The lotus is full of treasures, the lotus can be eaten and used in medicine, made into lotus crisp, lotus leaves can be wrapped in zongzi, made into glutinous rice chicken, fragrant. Not to mention, lotus seeds, lotus roots. The three uniques are the layout of Jingfu. First, the pavilions and pavilions are typical of the style of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Second, the layout is even more mixed with the Chu Wu formation. People only know one but not the other.
There are many pavilions and bridges on the south pond, there are Huarong Bridge, Ten Step Pavilion, Fengyun Pavilion, Water and Cloud Pavilion...... There is also the recently completed Mingfeng Pavilion.
The ladies talked and laughed in the Mingfeng Pavilion and gathered together. Li Ying was a little absent-minded, standing beside her mother, looking at the lotus field outside the door and the aristocratic ladies on the lotus, thinking a little.
"Mrs. Li, you see, the daughter of this Tian family is very good-looking, and you can see that she is a beautiful embryo at a young age, and she will have it when she grows up. Mrs. Gongsun quipped. Gongsun Li's wife is bent on dealing with the Tian family.
Mrs. Tian looked at the shy smiling face of her daughter beside her, and replied, "Oh, she will finally be ashamed at this time." It made the blush on the face of the daughter next to him deeper.
The three women have a play, how many stages are there, and all the ladies are coaxing, which is very lively, and finally attracts Li Ying's attention. As soon as I saw it, it was the child who asked her for yogurt today, so I took a few more looks, and listened carefully, it was the daughter of the Tian family, ranked seventh, Tian Qi. smiled in her heart, the daughter of the Tian family, after all, she didn't like it, but she still had to do her face.
The ladies made fun of the daughters of the family who had not come out of the cabinet, and when it was Li Ying's turn, Li Ying just didn't make a sound, and her face didn't change much. In this way, he has a reputation as a "stuffy gourd", and Li Ying is also happy.
These banquets were originally a matter for Mrs. and Miss, and men rarely joined, and Liu Huan was also uncomfortable there. After Jinghou knew her son's temperament, she invited the grandmother around her.
"Xiangling, take the hustle and bustle down to play, watch carefully. Jing Hou commanded. Xiang Ling is the left arm and right arm of the queen of the scene, and the other is Magu.
"Yes, mother, slave and maid obey. Xiang Ling said respectfully.
"Sister, why don't you bring Ying'er with you and let them have a companion. The mother suggested next to her.
Li Ying thought, her mother really won't sell her, right? Knowing that the two of them were not right, he "cut" in his heart.
"My sister has a very good idea, Ying'er has a steady temperament, naughty and naughty, and Ying'er looks at it, and I am more at ease. Jing Hou's index finger tapped on the mahogany armrest and nodded in agreement.
Li Ying looked at Liu Huan, anyway, he will leave in a few days, so let's say goodbye, there will be no chance to meet in the future.
Liu Huan knew that Li Ying was looking at him, he didn't even move his eyelids, he only played with the rattan ball in his hand, which was a preparation for learning Keju. At this moment, only the rattan ball in his hand knew that Liu Huan's palms were sweating.
Something has quietly changed.
Mama Xiangling and Mama Xu beside Li Ying followed Liu Huan and Li Ying to the outside of the pavilion, and the two of them were silent all the way, silently walking to the Nantang.
Li Ying is a soft-hearted person, and he thinks about the past of the two people along the way. Talking about the end of the beam or something, a trivial matter, not to. At first, Li Ying felt that something was wrong with herself, and she didn't know what she was afraid of that day, and she was inexplicably hostile to Liu Huan, so she "looked down" at him as soon as she came up. Thinking of this, Li Ying's face was a little unpleasant.
Although Liu Huan bit himself later, this is still his own head. A slap doesn't make a sound, and he is a fuse. Liu Huan has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he is favored by the Queen Mother, and he has an arrogant temperament, he has an arrogant book. No wonder I can't afford to provoke myself, maybe I have any opinions about myself after the scene. Later, Liu Huan dropped his own Tao Ling, but he also had a pair, which was also considered polite to him. At this time, Li Ying's face was a little better.
Anyway, Liu Huan is about to go back with Jinghou, and there will be no chance to meet in the future, so take advantage of the misunderstanding now to solve the misunderstanding, so that there will be no chance in the future. Li Ying thought so, and did the same, she is also a person who can bend and stretch.
Liu Huan is also interesting to watch from the side, looking at Li Ying's face for a while blue and white for a while, is it so uncomfortable to be with yourself?
Li Ying slowed down and looked at the servants around him, Xiang Ling, Xu Mama and everyone didn't know when they were left behind, keeping a certain distance, and they didn't lose their care. Seeing this, Li Ying was at ease.
"Liu Huan, it was my fault at first, here, I apologize to you. Li Ying looked at Liu Huan firmly in a small voice.
Looking at Li Ying's clear and fearless eyes, Liu Huan only felt that these eyes were so beautiful and shining. The queen mother looked at her with doting eyes, the queen of the scene was loving, the prince's brother had a little cautious taste in his eyes, some of the half-brothers and sisters were jealous, some were scrupulous, some were ill-willed, some were flattering, and the servants were more afraid and stammering in their eyes. All of these eyes have one thing in common, purpose. Liu Huan had what they wanted.
The queen mother was so doting because Emperor Xuan did not listen to her, and she wanted to teach him the knowledge of Huang Lao and let him inherit it; Empress Jing was so loving because he was a tool and guarantee to consolidate her position; the prince's brother was so careful because he was afraid that he would take his throne and be a threat to the prince; not to mention the half-brothers and sisters and slaves, each with their own calculations.
With such clear and fearless eyes, Liu Huan has not seen it. It's just that their masters either die unexpectedly or change themselves completely in the end.
Liu Huan smiled heartily, "Everyone is even." ”
Li Ying looked at Liu Huan's smile, she had known him for so long, and it was the first time she had seen him smile, and it was also very good-looking. He should have smiled more, and the tiger's face was broken, and the handsomeness of his face was broken.
If Xiang Ling and other people in the palace see it, they will be surprised again and again, and they will rarely see Liu Huan with a smile on his face, and they will only think about who is messing with the little overlord again.
"Mmmm, then it's okay between the two of us!" Li Ying said, patting her chest, Liu Huan didn't embarrass her.
When Liu Huan saw it, she thought it was funny, and she would be nervous, what is it, she was just holding a breath at first. He likes the word "both of us".
Li Ying was in a good mood, and even her pace became brisk. The servants behind them watched, although they didn't know what was happening, but they looked harmonious, and their hearts were relieved.
The lotus flowers by the south pond are in full bloom, the flowers are bright red, Li Ying is cat, his little hands are playing with the red and bright lotus, and he said to himself: "This lotus is very delicious", and picked a few petals, put them in his mouth and chewed them, "Do you want to try it?"
Liu Huan looked at the petals handed over by Li Ying, suppressed the eyebrows that were secretly raised, but took them quietly, and looked at them carefully, but Li Ying was chewing them with relish.
Li Ying saw that he was a little hesitant, and suddenly remembered that the food at the entrance of the palace nobles had to be tested one by one, and now it was more rigorous, thanks to the slight poisoning incident in the early years of Emperor Xuan of Han's accession to the throne. "Don't mind, I'm in the habit of chewing things at will. Li Ying scratched her head embarrassedly, and then wanted to take back the petals in Liu Huan's hand.
Liu Huan took a quick step, put the petals in his mouth and chewed them. As soon as you enter it, it is really bitter and bitter, and a strange smell of plants is skewered in the mouth.
But now Liu Huan has no expression on his face.
Li Ying saw that he was really chewing, and he was even more embarrassed, and said, "Next time you come to my house, I will make you lotus crisp, which is crunchy and crunchy, and it is better than this." ”
Liu Huan didn't care, and continued to chew, that thing has been chewing for a long time, and it has a unique aroma, light and elegant.
Li Ying said: "When the lotus seeds and lotus roots are ripe in autumn, I can make lotus seed and lily soup, which is sweet and delicious." Thinking about it, Liu Huan was about to go back in two days, and said with a smile, "When the time comes, I can send you the ground lotus root powder and lotus seeds, and let the palace people make them for you, and it's the same." ”
The food around Liu Huan is cooked by the Queen Mother and Queen Jing, and the food outside the palace can be on the table, and it is also a matter of whether it can be sent. But he still nodded slightly and said, "This flower has been chewed for a long time, and it tastes good." ”
"yes, you're still in good taste. Li Ying felt a little proud of finding someone in the same way, and someone finally agreed with her.
The lotus flowers in Nantang are strong and fat, and in the middle of summer, the lotus flowers have long passed the head.
Li Ying was plucking lotus flowers on the side, he was plucking, not picking. Although it is on the edge of Nantang, the lotus flower has already poked out of the path paved with stones, and the side is full.
Heaven pays off, after Li Ying's very hard work, he finally pulled out a branch, and the flowers were connected to the stems, and they were taller than Li Ying. Li Ying looked at Xinxi, so he casually sent it to Liu Huan, "Here you are."
Liu Huan continued to pull it after half a beat, Li Ying continued to pull it, she was now on her head, she was very happy, and after a row, there were already more than ten branches, Li Ying looked at it almost before she stopped.
Looking at the fruitful results, Li Ying was very happy. His eyebrows moved, and he said to Liu Huan, "Do you like it?" Liu Huan was thinking, there are so many lotuses, let the mother see it, she must know that her "nymphomaniac" has committed it again, let Liu Huan bring it back, then it will be fine!
Liu Huan just silently instructed his subordinates to put away the lotus.
Li Ying pulled Liu Huan's hand sleeve and hurriedly thanked him.
On the way back, there were some talking and laughing, which was in stark contrast to when they came, and Xiang Ling and Xu Mama both felt that it was a good phenomenon for them to be alone.
Back to her mother's side, Li Ying continued to be her "stuffy gourd", and the previous things were as if they hadn't happened.