In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the lunar month of Qianlong's fifth year, and because of the snowfall for several days, the queen had already given the concubines a daily greeting ceremony. In the middle of winter, the concubines locked up each to live their own lives.

At this moment, he took a nap to dismiss the people who were waiting in the room, and entered the world of medicine garden alone.

The world outside is depressed, and the world of the medicine garden is verdant, with all kinds of medicinal herbs flourishing like spring and summer.

Because I am pregnant, the rouge gouache I received in the monthly case has long been gone, and I use all of them by myself. In the dry winter, the house is even more dry with a dragon and a charcoal basin, so every few days she squeezes a small bottle of aloe vera juice and puts it in a place where she can easily wipe her face.

The aloe vera in the medicine garden grows very strong, a thorny aloe leaf is the length of a man's arm, and just two leaves need to be cut down enough to last for many days. Wash the aloe vera leaves, remove the small thorns on the leaf edges, peel the skin and take the mesophyll, which can squeeze out the thick green juice. Aloe vera is known to be an excellent moisturizer, and it is okay to wipe your hands and face and body.

It is also easy to dry out in winter, so it is best to pour half a bottle of aloe vera juice into the bathtub where you bathe. After bathing, he usually rubs some sweet almond butter, also known as sweet almond oil, to make his skin delicate and soft. In the past, when I was not pregnant, I would add some spices to Mingming, but now I have avoided it.

In the morning of this day, Hao Ming burned her hands and washed her face with hot water dripping with rose dew as usual, Bai Peony waited for her to comb her hair, and Hao Ming moistened her face with aloe vera juice in the mirror, and then dropped two drops of sweet almond butter in the palm of her hand. Rubbing your face and massaging, sweet almond butter is not greasy, although it is also oily. And it is very well absorbed, coupled with the heat of the palm of the hand to rub, soon the face will not be shiny, but the skin is thin and soft, and finally the face is sprinkled with some pearl powder and rose rouge, that is. The lead powder of the monthly example has already been rewarded to several palace maids who are close to him.

Breakfast is slightly simpler, a bowl of red bean porridge. The staple food is white flour dumplings and a plate of steamed cakes, although there are not many dishes, but they are quite delicious. The spicy cabbage rolls are very appetizing, and the pickled cucumbers are very crispy. The rest are meat dishes, the bacon is heavy and not very chewy, and the chicken breast is very tender and delicious. Bo Ming ate most of the plate with the dumplings. Ate a round belly.

Yu Ming put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said softly: "The eunuchs in the dining room of the apse are also dedicated, and the eunuchs in charge of the spoons will each be rewarded with a month's worth of silver." ”

Nowadays, the number of dishes received is becoming much fewer, and it is rare to have the eunuch in the back kitchen to cook every dish carefully.

Banxia responded, and reminded in a low voice: "These two months are up and down." The mother has rewarded her several times, and the silver has already used two or three thousand taels. ”

Bo Ming let out a faint "um". "Got it. This is not an ordinary rate of spending. It can be seen that if the concubines who are not favored want to live a little more comfortably, they must have enough wallets.

"Where's Xiao Linzi?" asked Mingming softly.

Banxia said: "Make a fire in the pantry." I haven't seen any movement from him lately. ”

She lived a quiet life, and Xiaolinzi naturally had nothing to do.

After breakfast, Hao Ming was thinking about going back to the inner hall to lie down, but he suddenly heard that Zhao Xin, the leader of the queen's side, was here. As usual, the Changchun Immortal Pavilion is forbidden, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, even if it is the eunuch who is the leader of the six grades around the queen, it cannot be an exception. Therefore, the pure concubines, Jia concubines, and Yi nobles can only send some things to help at most. And Zhao Xin came in and said...... Did the Empress get the Emperor's permission?

He didn't have time to think too much, so he hurriedly got up and went to see Zhao Xin in the open.

Eunuch Zhao looks good, he has a smiling face all the time, and he asks Qian'er to say goodbye, "Slave Zhao Xin has asked Concubine Shu to say goodbye." ”

Yu Ming said gently: "Gonggong Zhao is exempt, but does the queen have any instructions?"

Eunuch Zhao nodded and said, "Something happened, the queen asked the little master of Concubine Shu to go to the Kaiyun Palace." ”

He was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "But the palace is still grounded." ”

Eunuch Zhao smiled and said: "Little master, please rest assured, the queen mother has already obtained the emperor's permission, so she called the servant to summon the little master to take a trip." ”

Hao Ming's eyelids drooped, and he asked, "Can my father-in-law tell me what happened?" - Although Eunuch Zhao was full of smiles, Hu Ming always felt that the person who came was not good.

Eunuch Zhao laughed, "I don't dare to say much, in short, it's an important matter, the little master of Concubine Shu is still picking up, let's leave quickly." ”

Hao Ming immediately glanced at Banxia with his eyes, and Banxia immediately stepped forward with a smile and stuffed gold into the eunuch's sleeve. Eunuch Zhao hurriedly pushed it and said with a smile: "Concubine Shu, don't embarrass the slave, the slave is here to pass on a word." ”

His eyebrows sank, Zhao Xin refused to accept the cash, but he was afraid that it would be even worse to go. Mingming's hand fell on his waist and abdomen, and his eyes narrowed, could he ...... Does the queen know?

It's just that Zhao Xin is right, the queen summoned her, and she got the emperor's permission, so she can't help but go no matter what. She has been grounded for a long time, and she doesn't know the outside situation, so she really can't guess what the queen is going to do, but she can obviously feel it, but I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

Taking a deep breath, he nodded and said, "It's cold today, can my father-in-law let the palace change into warm clothes, and then go." ”

Zhao Xin was slightly puzzled, and said: "The slave will retire first, please hurry up with the little master, don't let the queen wait." ”

Yu Ming smiled and nodded, and hurriedly ordered: "Banxia, send Zhao Gonggong out." ”

"Yes. ”

Seeing that Banxia sent Zhao Xin out, Hao Ming turned his head to look at Grandma Sun and said to her: "Grandma go to the pantry and ask Xiao Linzi to pour me a soup woman and bring it!"

After the order, Hao Ming took down a thick loose green embroidered Ruyi pattern ula mink cloak hanging on the red lotus pattern, put it on in front of the mirror, and took a pair of white mink sleeves and put it on his hands.

At this time, Xiao Linzi came in with Grandma Sun in his hand.

Hao Ming stuffed the hot soup woman in his sleeve, took the hand stove again, and saw that Xiao Linzi was already about to bow back, so he said to Grandma Sun: "It's rare that my pregnancy can be concealed for three months. Now I'm afraid it's been understood. ”

Mama Sun was stunned, glanced at Xiao Linzi's back, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Niangniang, ...... are you?"

Ming looked at Grandma Sun with a smile and said, "It's time." ”

Grandma Sun nodded and came up to help her in person: "The shoulder is ready." ”

He frowned, "Why isn't it a warm sedan chair?" -- it's not a wonderful thing to sit on the shoulder in the winter, facing the cold wind.

Mama Sun sighed and said, "There are only three eunuchs left, and they can't carry the sedan chair." ”

Laughed with a loud "heh", in the past two months, she has been extremely generous to the minions below, Rao is so, I didn't expect so many people to go! The warm sedan chair has to be carried by four people, and the shoulders are two people, she is a concubine master, I didn't expect that the cold winter Layue can't even sit in a warm sedan chair!

"That's it!, shoulder-to-shoulder!"--The Changchun Immortal Pavilion is not very far from the queen's moon Kaiyun Palace, although the cold wind is howling, patience is enough.

The mouth is so light, but Hao Ming's heart is uneasy after all, and he looks at a small and sharp pair of scissors in the needle box, and picks it up and puts it in his sleeve, perhaps...... It can come in handy.

Walking out of the Changchun Immortal Pavilion, the mountains and rivers outside are covered in silver, and the Sendai Pavilion is like an ice carved jade building, a blank and pure, it is really magnificent. I didn't come out for a few months, but I didn't expect the Old Summer Palace to be such a scene.

Banxia helped her and whispered to her ear: "Niangniang, Xiao Linzi went out through the back door." ”

"Oh?" said Mingming, smiling.

Outside the hall, the shoulders stood quietly, and the two rough eunuchs bowed and served.

Wearing flowerpot shoes that were only an inch high, he walked forward in a few steps, and was about to sit on his shoulder, but there was a scream of fire "cooing" beside him.

The sound was poured into Mingming's brain: "Master, don't go up!

Boom Ming's feet instantly felt like he was frozen on the snow.

"Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" Banxia asked suspiciously, and hurriedly urged: "The queen summons, you can't delay, you should hurry up." ”

Ming Ming took a deep breath, the cold breath poured into her heart, and immediately made her feel much fresher, Ming Ming lowered her head and looked at it carefully for a while, her eyes couldn't help but focus on the place where the wooden pole on her shoulder and the seat met, her eyebrows frowned, and she hurriedly reached out to touch it.

Suddenly, my eyes widened, and two-thirds of the way under the wooden pole had been sawed alive!!

The shoulder is actually a seat with a pole in the front and back, and the pole is made of thick and tough hardwood, just to prevent accidents. If the lifting pole is sawed, it is conceivable that the weight of the person will break and fall off the high shoulder after sitting on it, and it will break after walking a few steps!!

Banxia also noticed it at this moment, she hurriedly walked in to take a look, her face gradually turned cold: "Who did this!!"

The two eunuchs who had raised their shoulders had already knelt down, "The slave doesn't know! ”

Ming raised his hand: "Don't embarrass them. He glanced at the fire ball at his feet, revealing a palpitating look, if the fire ball was not discovered, he was afraid that he would ...... The consequences are unimaginable. If ordinary people fall, they will naturally not be tight, but if a pregnant woman falls, at such a height, I am afraid that there will be a miscarriage nine times out of ten! !

The fire ball squatted on the ground, and the angle of view was also low, so naturally I could see at a glance that the bottom of the lifting rod was sawed, and when I looked down from a high place, it was extremely difficult to detect! This must also be the reason why the person who did it saw it from the bottom! ! He also advised: "Look at this shoulder carefully, and don't move anyone." ”

He held the back of Banxia's hand and went all the way to the Kaiyun Hall of the Carved Moon. (To be continued.) )

PS: Sixth Update!

Rub, there's another one on the new book list! I beg to keep the tenth place! If you still have a monthly pass in your pocket, please smash it! If you don't use it today, it's really a waste!

As long as you maintain the tenth place, two hours, that is, ten o'clock Yuni will add more!

Tonight, fight!!