"Hmm. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Meng Meng didn't pay attention to what he said, at this time, the bright fireworks were in the air, falling like stars, the kind of fleeting beauty, she was even more shocked for a long time and couldn't come back to her senses.

"You know what? It reminds me of a story circulated in the Central Plains...... "Jun Hanshuang's gaze seems to recall the past through the fireworks in the sky."

"Story?" When Meng Meng heard this, she was immediately interested.

In addition to eating, her hobby is to listen to other people's stories, and that time she met a boy who was riding a bicycle in the lobby of the hostel, and recounted his experience of riding back to China from Europe, and couldn't help but sit on the hard bench and listen to the whole journey.

Jun Hanshuang smiled faintly and glanced at her: "Do you want to hear it?" This and the story of the open-air shrine are both a tragedy. ”

Meng Meng also noticed at this time that the shrine was a little lonely and solemn under the fireworks, so he made a gesture of invitation, and said with his chin: "Please speak." ”

"A hundred years ago, there was an empress in the country of Mu, her life was full of legends, and before she ascended the throne, there were even many people who did not know her identity and existence. But in the half year of her reign, she used iron-blooded means to purge the imperial court, overthrow the big family that leaned towards the government and the opposition, and laid the foundation for the peaceful and prosperous era in the following decades. It's just that when she slaughtered the city, she was shot to death in the palace by her younger brother with ten thousand arrows. Jun Hanshuang spoke eloquently, and his voice was slightly magnetic, making people feel like they wanted to continue listening.

"It's a tragedy, but it's not the same as the legend of the shrine." Meng Meng pondered for a long time and pointed out bluntly. Actually, she just didn't know what to answer.

Jun Hanshuang couldn't help laughing: "Your concern, really...... Particularly. ”

"In that legend, is there any reason why she slaughtered the city? I always feel that behind this, there is a hardship that no one can see. And since the empress decided to slaughter the city, she should know that someone would resent her because of this, so why didn't the palace take precautions? Arrows came from all directions, and the Imperial Forest Army didn't react at all? As a listener, picking thorns is Meng Meng's favorite thing to do.

A flash of surprise flashed in Jun Han's eyes, he looked at her eyes with a complicated expression, and shook his head seriously: "I have noticed what you said, but legends are legends after all, and there is no record in the history books." He blinked and said mischievously, "But...... If you really want to know the details, wait until Heiankyo meets my grandfather, and he will probably tell you. ”

Meng Meng pursed her lips and turned her head away angrily.

This guy only tells half of the story, and it's really inexplicable!

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Jun Hanshuang's subordinates drove the carriage over, perhaps because they were standing far away, and the carriage just parked in the middle, separating her from Jun Hanshuang.

"Get in the car." Jun Hanshuang smiled softly, jumped into the carriage first, and stretched out his hand to her, "It's a little far from the house, and it takes a long time to walk." ”

Meng Meng was helpless, and jumped into the carriage with his hand.

All the way back to the residence without saying a word, the servants all came out to greet her, Jun Hanshuang and the middle-aged uncle who looked like a housekeeper walked in while talking, and turned his head to look at her from time to time.

A girl dressed in simple and simple clothes came over, and after quietly looking at Meng Meng, she smiled restrainedly and said, "Miss, please come with me." ”

Meng Meng followed her to the room in the inner courtyard, the bathroom is made of marble, the decoration is very natural, the bathing pool is a bit like a modern bathtub, lying in it, you can also enjoy the view of the inner courtyard. After days of hard work, Meng Meng changed into bedclothes and returned to the tatami room next to her, the girl had already laid out the bedding, she lay on her side, looking at the candlelight in the courtyard that was swaying by the wind, listening to the sound of tinkling water from the water bowl, and fell asleep groggyly.

It feels so good to land!

The afternoon sun shines through the bamboo curtains, the air is filled with a faint fragrance of straw mats, Meng Meng woke up, moved her body, and lay on the verandah, now she can see clearly, the surface of the inner courtyard is Shirakawa gravel, the pebbles are laid under the water bowl, and behind it is a low stone wall, separating it from the chicken paw maple, and the stepping stones extend from the eaves to the edge of the water bowl.

She grabbed a handful of Shirakawa gravel and played with it, turned over, and suddenly a kneeling girl appeared in front of her, combed her double-ringed bun, and could vaguely smell the scent of orchids on her body.

“（???? ）?? Hi Akane. Meng Meng raised her hand to say hello.

The girl's name is poetic, Akane, which is the pale orange-red sky dyed by the sunset in autumn.

"Miss, Childe asked me to ask you, do you need lunch?" Akane smiled slightly, and there was a lacquered wooden tray for the meal next to her.

It is a tempura rice bowl made with clean shrimp, eggplant, and green peppers, wrapped in a layer of skin, fried in a pan, drained and spread on top of the rice, and then poured with a layer of sauce, which is crispy and sweet, and you can't help but salivate when you smell the aroma.

Meng Meng nodded desperately at the steaming meal, and suddenly remembered that Jun Hanshuang took her to the summer festival yesterday, and planned to make some food to repay him, and asked, "Do you have a kitchen?" ”

According to Akane's guidance, the kitchen is not far from the right turn of the door, the materials in it are quite complete, and there are some salted cherry blossoms, soaked in water, very beautiful.

Meng Meng pondered that it was best to eat some light desserts after lunch, so she planned to make Shuixin Xuan Cake, which was crystal clear like a solidified water droplet, with a natural sweetness, and melted in the mouth!

Akane helped her get a few fresh flowers and fruits, oranges, cherries, strawberries, frangipani, magnolias, chrysanthemums, osmanthus, and salted cherry blossoms.

Wash the petals, Meng Meng will slice oranges, cherries and strawberries into two petals, mix lotus root powder and sugar, pour hot water and stir to dissolve.

In ancient times, there were no round molds, but there were a few semi-circular copper food boxes, which were carefully filled with the mixture, and the processed ingredients could be placed in ice buckets to freeze.

I heard that the authentic water letter cake melts in more than 30 minutes, but it is made with agar and water from the Dongying Akaishi Mountains.

I found a nine-square food box, poured the Shuixin Xuan cake on the ice cracked porcelain plate, put them one by one, and added some cooked soybean flour and brown sugar syrup, and I could eat it in three or two bites.

"Miss, what kind of dessert are you making?" Akane stared at the food box curiously.

"Shuixin Xuan Cake, haven't you eaten it?" Meng Meng's eyes widened in surprise, this is a traditional snack in Dongying, why hasn't Qiankong seen it, could it be the reason for the overhead era?

"We do have a dessert called 'Shingen Cake', but it's made of glutinous rice flour and tastes a bit like rice cakes." Akane explained, fetching a small dish of matcha powder for her.

In fact, when it comes to the history of matcha, it was popular in the Tang Dynasty, prevailed in the Song Dynasty, and disappeared in the Ming Dynasty. Unlike green tea powder, matcha is ground more finely, and the foam is uniform and delicate, with an attractive green color and almost no bitterness. Sweep the tea powder into the bowl with white feathers, flush it into the boiling water, beat the tea whisk evenly, and simply look at the color, soup flowers, and water marks It is also a pleasing thing to the eye.

After doing this, Akane put the food box and matcha on the tray, and followed her to the tea room to find Jun Hanshuang.

Before he pushed open the lattice door, he heard a few words faintly coming from inside, such as "imperial examination", "fraud" and "prince", Meng Meng knew that he couldn't explore, and was about to wave his hand to signal Qiankong to retreat.

At this moment, Jun Hanshuang suddenly shouted in her direction, "Come in." ”

Meng Meng was stunned, glanced at Qiankong, and obediently pushed the door open.

The space of the tea room is not large, the decoration is elegant, simple, there is an incense burner on the floor of the alcove, and the smoke is wafting, she sniffed it, it is a long incense that is difficult to buy. Jun Hanshuang sat leisurely on the cushion, his eyes looking at the garden, and his ink hair was scattered behind him, like a beautiful ink painting. Opposite him sat the butler, who knelt down and was silent when he saw her come in.

"Go and prepare, and set off in an hour." Jun Hanshuang sent the housekeeper away, then waved his hand and asked Meng Meng to sit across from him, "I thought you would sleep until the evening before waking up." ”

"I'm not a pig!" Meng Meng sat cross-legged on the cushion, and Qiankong knelt beside him, and stepped back after setting the food out.

"Is this done to thank me?" Jun Hanshuang opened the food box and scooped it with a spoon with a light car, "The artistic conception is good, but the taste is a little worse." ”

"Hmm." Meng Meng nodded in agreement.

"By the way, a word of caution." Jun Hanshuang poured some matcha with a clean cup and handed it to her, "We'll leave for Yamato in a while." ”

"Aren't you in a hurry to rush back to Heiankyo?" Meng Meng was puzzled.

"I'm going to meet someone there, I'm going to stay for a long time, why don't you go to Todaiji Temple?" Jun Hanshuang proposed.