Chapter Twenty-Eight: Refreshing
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The morning dew in the grass reflects the morning sun, and from a distance, the grass is dotted with stars. Early finches chirp among the branches and discuss the day's course of action. Suddenly, the carp in the pond by the tree jumped up and splashed the waves, disturbing the silence of the early morning, and the frightened birds and finches fluttered their wings in a panic and scattered in all directions.
As soon as Haitang watered the hydrangea in the yard, she saw Su Shou and Ning Xiang holding a basin of water, and was about to knock on the door of Qinmei's house, so she lowered her voice and said, "The candles in the girl's house were lit until late at night yesterday, why don't you let her sleep a little longer?"
Ning Xiang shook her head and said helplessly: "She asked us to call her now, no, Yunshang has gone to get breakfast." ”
Last night's incident in the main hall, Haitang listened to Ning Xiang's description and trembled.
I heard from other maids just now that after Qin Mei and the others redressed, after returning to the main hall, King Qi not only did not have a seizure about the previous matter, but also talked to Qin Mei and them about the queen mother's banquet today. Everyone's surprise was taken aback.
Begonia couldn't figure out why King Qi's temperament changed drastically. Maybe it's because of the Queen Mother, the person who can't come to the Queen Mother hasn't seen the Queen Mother yet, so he was sent down by the King of Qi. Or did King Qi take a fancy to Qinmei? She shook her head, shook all kinds of strange thoughts out of her mind, put down the kettle, picked up the broom, and began to clean the yard.
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Qin Mei was wearing a moon-white dress. The skirt itself does not have any jumps under the skillful hands of Begonia, which makes this skirt look new. The cuffs, neckline, and skirt were wrapped in a thin green edge. The skirt is embroidered with plain orchids. Different shades of green leaves and yellow-green orchids make it more and more gentle.
"Oh, Sister Begonia's hands are so skillful!" Ning Xiang looked at the embroidery on her skirt in amazement. "You'll have to teach me when you go back, my needlework is terrible every time!"
"What's so difficult about this?" Haitang smiled: "The only thing I can do is this hand of needlework." If my sister doesn't dislike it, let's discuss it together. ”
"You guys are so sour!" Su didn't raise his hand to deal with the gardenia that had just been cut from the garden, shook his head and smiled: "Change Ming'er Begonia, you teach Ning Xiang embroidery, let Ning Xiang call you to make medicinal food, isn't this all work!"
"Begonia has a heart!" Qin Mei looked down at the well-proportioned stitches and said, "But...... How do you remember to embroider orchids?"
"Because His Majesty gave the Queen Mother an orchid some time ago, that's it. Haitang pointed to Qinmei's skirt and said, "The slave maid is also the first time to see green flowers, and I think it looks good, so I secretly sketched an embroidery sample, but I didn't expect it to come in handy." ”
"Do you smell anything or what?" Ning Xiang suddenly sniffed, felt it carefully, and asked everyone.
"Didn't you see that Sushou was playing with gardenias?" Qin Mei snorted in the direction of Sushou
"It's not the taste of gardenias...... It's ......" Ning Xiang tried to search for the name of this taste in her memory, and felt that the name had reached her mouth, but she couldn't say it.
"Jasmine?" replied Begonia.
"Yes, yes, it's Jasmine," he took a big breath and argued, "It seems to have been passed from Miss Qinmei." ”
Begonia smiled. She thought about it, looked at Ning Xiang, and then at Qin Mei, and said, "Actually, the place that the Queen Mother chose to let the master play today is a whole jasmine garden. After speaking, he smiled, scratched his head and said, "I thought, it will be more suitable to smoke a little jasmine fragrance." ”
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The Queen Mother helped Guo's father-in-law to pin the gardenia she had just pinned to her bun, and said with a smile: "I'm all old, and I still have such a pleasing flower,"
Gonggong Guo belched, and said to the Queen Mother with a smile: "You are not old at all! As he spoke, he picked up the bronze mirror in his hand, intending to show the Queen Mother.
"Xiaoluzi, you have such a mouth! You are more and more able to coax the mourning family!" The queen mother turned to look at Guo Gonggong who was standing behind her and smiled: "You know that the mourning family can't see clearly, but you still let the mourning family see it!
"The slave knows that he is wrong! Please punish the Queen Mother. While speaking, Guo Gonggong slapped himself flatteringly.
"It's very different from when you first entered the palace. ”
Thinking of the first day when Gonggong Guo served her, the Queen Mother couldn't help laughing.
"What's your name?" After the eunuch who led Gonggong Guo to the Queen Mother retreated, the Queen Mother took a sip of tea and asked Gonggong Guo.
"Back to the Queen Mother, the slave is cheaply named Guo Nu. ”
"What?" Fortunately, the Queen Mother swallowed the tea just now. Otherwise, Guo Gonggong will definitely spray all over his face.
"Passing?" the Queen Mother forced a smile: "Why did your father give you such a name?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, it is 'Guo Nu', the 'Guo' of 'Chengguo', and the anger of 'Anger'. Gonggong Guo cautiously glanced at the Queen Mother, and then said: "It is said that before the slave mother gave birth to the slave, she was quarreling with the slave's father, so ...... Hence the name. Father-in-law Guo smiled a little embarrassedly.
"It's a strange name. The Queen Mother thought for a moment, "Hmm...... I'll call you 'Xiaoluzi' in the future!"
"Thank you for the name of the Empress Dowager!" Guo Gonggong bowed.
From then on, no one in the palace remembered his real name. The masters all called him "Xiao Luzi", and the daughters of the eunuch palace all had to call him "Guo Gonggong". ”
"You say......" The Queen Mother looked out the window and said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of music I can hear today." ”
The Queen Mother's question pulled Guo Gonggong back from his memories, gave the Queen Mother a step on the other side of the bun, and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother, you can rest assured, Miss Qinmei will not live up to your expectations." ”
The Queen Mother looked at the small box that had been prepared on the table, stood up with a smile, and said to Guo's father-in-law: "The mourning family really wants to see her." ”
Speaking of Qinmei, Guo Gonggong suddenly remembered what happened in the main hall last night. He thought about it, but he still felt that it was better not to tell the Queen Mother. I was afraid that this early morning would affect the mood of the Queen Mother. Besides, if the Queen Mother is dissatisfied with Qinmei today, she can say this to the Queen Mother again, but if the Queen Mother likes Qinmei tightly, she will definitely complain about provoking it in the future. The decision has been made, and Gonggong Guo said to the Queen Mother with a smile: "I heard that this girl is very kind, and she will not disappoint the Queen Mother." ”
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The scent of jasmine, of course Qin Mei smelled it, and her nose was full of jasmine. Not because of the scent on the clothes, but because of the smell that remained in her dreams, the smell of her heart.
A large sea of jasmine flowers. Surrounded by a sunny tea plantation, it blooms quietly. The two bowls of tea on the small stone table in the sea of flowers are still bubbling with mist. Haotian sat leisurely on the stone bench, smiling and looking at Qinmei who was standing in front of him, a little crying and laughing.
"What are you doing standing stupidly? Come and sit down and smell the tea with me. Haotian picked up the tea bowl in his hand and handed it to Qin Mei.
Qin Mei smiled and shook her head, walked to Haotian's side and sat down, took the tea bowl handed by Haotian, breathed a long sigh of relief, and took a small sip of this luscious tea.
"I've been humming that song you sang last time lately. Haotian looked into the distance and sang quietly:
"Slowly, in its form, in vain
Glittering, no one is seen
It's a long way, and it's in vain
Fall into its stamen, and no one praises ......"
Qin Mei closed her eyes and listened to Haotian's deep voice enveloping her like his warm arms, and she instantly felt that all her troubles had disappeared. Listening to this, the corners of his mouth raised a satisfied smile, gently leaned on Haotian's shoulder, and said softly: "It's good to have you." ”
"Aren't you a little curious, why did you come to such a place today?" Haotian finished singing, turned his head to look at Qin Mei who was leaning on his shoulder, and adjusted his posture slightly to make her lean more comfortably.
"I haven't figured it out yet, I thought you would take me to the snow to look for plums!" Qin Mei quipped with a smile.
"Treading the snow to find plum blossoms? This is good!" Haotian smiled: "Next time, I'll go to the snow to find plum blossoms!"
The two of them just sat like this, laughing and drinking tea. No one spoke, just looked at each other with a smile. Just looking at it, warm, and reminiscent.
"By the way, you haven't said why you brought me here here. Suddenly remembering Haotian's question earlier, Qin Mei stood up with a light tug of her skirt, walked to the edge of the sea of flowers, looked forward at the dividing line between white and green, and frowned slightly.
Haotian put down the tea bowl in his hand, walked behind Qin Mei, admired the white and flawless flowers like Qin Mei, and said softly in her ear: "Because tomorrow you will play the piano in this sea of jasmine flowers." ”
"Huh?" Qin Mei turned around in surprise, right on Shang Haotian's chest.
The sunlight spilled obliquely from behind Haotian. A faint aperture is plated on the back of Haotian. The occasional hair or two of his hair was also rendered blonde by the sun. Qin Mei squinted her eyes slightly, hiding in the shadow of Haotian's chest, she realized for the first time that Haotian was so tall.
Looking at Qin Mei looking at himself with slightly surprised eyes, Haotian involuntarily stretched out his arm and gently wrapped Qin Mei into his arms. Look down at her. Qin Mei twisted her eyebrows, raised her eyes, and pouted her lips, which was cute. Haotian couldn't help but take his arm into his arms again, making her closer to him. "The place chosen by the Queen Mother tomorrow is such a sea of jasmine. ”
Qin Mei raised her head in surprise and looked at Haotian's close face, "There is also such a place in the Qi Imperial Palace?"
Haotian looked down at Qin Mei's starry eyes, and said "um". With both hands tightened, he hugged Qin Mei into his arms.
The two of them hugged each other like this, closed their eyes in the lazy sun, and enjoyed each other's warmth. No one said why the Queen Mother let her into the palace, no one mentioned the good and evil of King Qi, and no one thought about the hairpin that fell to the ground during the palace banquet......
The refreshing fragrance of flowers is around them, dancing. Stop in their hair, on their fingertips, in their memory...... (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )