Chapter Eighty-Three: Pretending to Sleep
After Ling Rui finished eating the pastries brought by Qing Li, he was also a little unsatisfied, "The two girls around you are very skillful, even some ordinary dim sum can make different flavors." ”
Let's just say that this osmanthus hibiscus cake, he has not eaten it, it is relatively sweet. But what Li Er brought over today, the taste is a lot more crisp, with three points less sweetness, two more points of fragrance, and one point of sweetness, and the taste is excellent.
Qing Li pursed his lips and smiled: "This is natural, An Ning and Lan Xi's hands are extremely skillful, what kind of stale formula, as long as they are improved, they can be renewed, otherwise how can I be embarrassed to come to my father to show off?" ”
She often encouraged them to invent and innovate, and since they had this talent for food and drink, she naturally provided them with a material need.
Qing Li glanced at it casually, and saw a small patch of green plants planted under the banyan tree, looking at the shape of the leaves, it should be white chrysanthemum, but now it is summer, only bare branches and leaves, but it already has a proud backbone.
She pointed to the white chrysanthemum, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Father looks at the cluster of white chrysanthemums, and when the autumn blooms strongly, he can let the two girls eat chrysanthemums, make a plate of chrysanthemum cakes, and taste what an elegant thing it is to drink the fall of magnolia in the morning and the fall of autumn chrysanthemums in the evening." ”
Naturally, a man as full of poetry and books as his father liked to do some elegant things, and she thought that he should be interested in this idea.
Sure enough, Ling Rui smiled when he heard it, "You girl, you can always come up with something unexpected, I guess, those two girls also learned from you, so they are so ingenious." ”
He chuckled. Suddenly, his mind moved, and he said to Qing Li: "It will be your grandmother's seventieth birthday in a few days, and it is inconvenient for this king to participate now." Choose a gift for the king, and send it. ”
The queen mother's birthday was arranged by the emperor with great care, and he must have put in a lot of hard work.
And his body, if he wants to go to a complicated and lengthy banquet, he can't bear it. What's more, the last thing the emperor wanted on that day was to see himself, so why did he bother to add to it?
It's just that. After all, he is still the queen mother, and he has to do some filial piety as a son, and it is a pity that people can't come. Then the gift must not be left behind.
The queen mother is in the palace, what kind of treasures are not? He couldn't think of anything good for a while. But he had a hunch that Li Er, the child, could find a suitable birthday gift for him.
Qing Li Wei'e. Wouldn't there be anything wrong with handing it over to her?
was about to excuse himself, but he heard Ling Rui smile and said, "Let go and look for it." This king trusts in your vision. ”
Someone who is able to observe all the little things. How simple will it be? Perhaps, this choice will make the queen mother particularly satisfied.
When it came to this, Qing Li was unwilling and could only respond hard, "Yes, father." I...... Do all in one's power. ”
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On the busy streets of Kyoto, every day is in a very fast pace. Crowds of people come and go, shouting and shouting endlessly, and the scenery is the same. Everyone's face was a hurried indifference and flamboyance.
It was in this bustling crowd that a moon-white figure was a little out of place. It's like a sudden flash of whiteness in a gray and black world, abrupt but equally eye-catching.
Qing Li was dressed in a white robe, shaking a folding fan and walking on the street to see these disturbances, ancient and simple style, every point is showing the heritage of Kyoto.
She went back and thought about it for a long time, but she still couldn't think of what gift to give to the Queen Mother.
If it was in the past, she would definitely find one or two of all the precious medicines in the Qing family to give away, whether it was to strengthen the body or recuperate, it was a good choice, why did she need to bother so much?
But now the birthday gift that her father asked her to prepare is considered to represent the Chennan Palace, if she follows the usual routine, wouldn't it give people the illusion that the current palace has become her master?
After all, she is still a daughter-in-law who married in, no matter how strong her mother's family is, she can't overshadow the limelight of her husband's family, otherwise it won't let people break the backbone?
But it was because of these twists and turns that she was as hesitant as she is now.
Such an identity as the Queen Mother is the red coral of the East China Sea, and the night pearls of the South China Sea are piled up in front of her, and she will not blink an eye.
Where is the treasure lacking in that place in the palace? The Queen Mother has long been visually fatigued, and maybe she will start to faint as soon as she sees those golden things.
The father's intention was nothing more than to ask her to come up with some novel ideas, which could please the queen mother without losing the face of the palace.
But where is it so easy to do such a thing!
Qing Li sighed and helped her forehead, she really had nothing to do, and she did everything she could to make trouble......
The pedestrians around her came and went in a hurry, and she saw too much and became numb.
I thought that I could find inspiration in it, but it turned out to be more and more chaotic......
Unconsciously walked in front of Zhenbao Zhai, the two green jade pixiu were still smooth and shiny, and the warm and precipitated color texture gave Qing Li a little comfort in his troubled mood.
Jade, can calm the breath and calm the nerves, and there is also a saying in medicine that jade is used as a treatment, and it is not a problem to cultivate sentiment and soft-heartedness.
She thought she needed these jade artifacts now to feel at ease.
Walking into the treasure house, it was the blue-clothed guy from last time who greeted him, and he obviously remembered Qing Li as well.
At that time, Ling Sier was encouraged by the two long-tongued women and became angry, and she didn't care whether it was useful or not, she bought most of the jewelry of Zhenbao Zhai in a fit of anger, if it wasn't for Qing Li to stop her, she would probably move this shop!
Therefore, Qing Li and Ling Sier have been automatically included in the list of the gods of wealth by their friends, and now that they are goodbye, they will laugh more and more kindly to greet them.
Qing Li is funny. If this guy knew, she was actually the owner of this shop, and the last big sweep, but she gave most of the jade in the store to Si Er, I don't know if she would laugh now......
"I'll take a look, you can go and get busy." Qing Li waved her hand, she couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the man, and she still liked to go shopping alone.
The guy also knew this son's habits, and obediently stepped aside, he didn't want to send this God of Wealth away!
Qing Li casually found a soft chair and sat down, and picked up a pair of palm-sized jade combs placed in front of him.
The translucent jade body has no impurities, the color is uniform, and the two jade combs fit perfectly together, the texture is exactly the same, and it is obviously carved from a single piece.
When it touches the hand, it is warm and smooth, and the slightest coolness seems to penetrate the heart through the fingertips, smoothing out the last trace of irritability.
She chuckled silently, and sure enough, it worked well......
Continuing to admire these exquisite handicrafts, I suddenly heard a shrill call from outside: "Third Miss, wake up!" Don't sleep, we're here! ”
The mother-in-law's voice was a little impatient and weak, and it seemed to be a bit of hatred for iron and steel. And after this call, there was no response.
Qing Li didn't pay much attention to it, until the mother-in-law's rough voice sounded again: "Third Miss, it's here!" ”
The shrill shout was noisier than the chirping cicadas in summer, but after such a sentence, the other party still did not react.
Qing Li couldn't hold back his curiosity now, this slave was so presumptuous, why did the master still let it go?
When I looked up, I saw a mother-in-law wearing a dark embroidered horse-faced skirt dragging a girl in yellow, the impatience on her face was obvious, and her subordinates continued to exert their strength. However, the girl kept her head hanging down, looking paralyzed......
The guy stood there and didn't know what to do, he really hadn't entertained such a guest, that little girl looked like she was sick, so she should go to the hospital, what are you doing here?
The mother-in-law finally dragged the girl to the soft chair and sat down, and she panted with her hands on her waist, and turned to the boy and said, "Bring all the fine jewelry in your store!" ”
The guy was stunned for a moment, but he still didn't react in a daze, which made the mother-in-law uncomfortable, and scolded with a crossed waist: "Don't you understand people's words?" Let me bring my jewelry! ”
She looked at the guy with disdain, tilted her head arrogantly, and still scolded in her mouth: "What kind of broken shop!" Find such a dumbfounded! Just like this little ancestor! As he spoke, he didn't forget to secretly spit on the girl.
Qing Li has been in a state of cold observance, in addition to being a little disgusted with this mother-in-law, but more focused on the girl.
She had no ornaments on her body, she couldn't see her appearance clearly with her head hanging all the time, and her long hair was braided and hung down on her chest, as if she was asleep.
However, if you look closely, you can see that the girl's small hand, which had been hanging by her side, gradually tightened in the scolding of the mother-in-law, but after only a moment, it changed back to a relaxed appearance.
Qing Li raised her eyebrows and smiled secretly, this girl is pretending to be asleep!
Although she didn't know why she did this, she didn't need to demantle them, so she went back to look at the jade.
Of course, the mother-in-law saw Qing Li, at this time, there was no one in Zhenbao Zhai, such a handsome son was here, unless he was a blind man, where could he not see it?
She looked at it secretly for a moment, and then praised it in her heart.
Kyoto's son-in-law buddy, she has also seen a lot, which one can have the outstanding demeanor in front of her! It is estimated that he is also the son of a big family......
She nodded secretly, glanced sideways at the "sleeping" girl, and spit in her heart.
If the third lady didn't look like this, it is estimated that she would have married into the general's mansion and become a young lady by now! The demeanor of the young general is not much better than that of the prince or the son in front of him! If the young lady can marry him, she will also have a bright face!
However, this little ancestor is so unlucky! I don't know how I got infected with such a strange problem, I slept and slept every day, and I scared the people in the general's mansion. Her good days are gone!
The more she thought about it, the more angry she became. (To be continued......)