After returning home for dinner in the evening, he came in and whispered in Jinyi's ear: "This afternoon, Lianxiang and Lianyu went to the second floor. ”

Jin Yi glanced at her, said "um" indifferently, and continued: "The two of them said that they were going up to clean, and Mama Liu came then and drove them out. ”

On the second floor, there are mechanisms made of Qiaowei on the cabinet doors of the medicine room and the incense room, and you can open it in three or two clicks if you know the trick.

Jin Yi didn't want to hide too many secrets in the Lingxi Building, so that people with intentions wanted to snoop, but it was too conspicuous, and those pills and incense pills were not secrets.

It's just that Lingxi Lou has a clear order, and the subordinates are not allowed to go up to the second floor at will, it seems that they really have ulterior motives, Jin Yi smiled slightly, and ordered to listen to the words: "When the birthday banquet tomorrow, you should pay attention." ”

Get up and go to the quiet room on the third floor to find Sima Yulou, there is a set of purple mud tea sets on the several cases near the window, he sits in front of the desk to practice tea, his expression is leisurely and elegant, and he raised his eyes to look at Jinyi, "Come and taste the tea I cooked." ”

Jin Yi was slightly surprised, sat down opposite him, and immediately lingered on the end of his nose with a thick mellow tea fragrance, the tea soup was a dark red close to ink, the entrance was sweet and smooth, and the aftertaste was sweet.

Jin Yi's eyes were a little moist, and her voice trembled lightly, "This is aged tea." ”

Sima Yulou smiled and nodded, "The people of the Central Plains are not used to drinking tea, and the shops in the Western Regions in the city rarely sell it. ”

His movements in cooking tea are elegant and smooth, and his techniques are skillful, which is pleasing to the eye, Jin Yi held a cup and tasted the familiar aroma of tea, looked at him and said, "I didn't know you could also cook tea." ”

He kept his hands in his hands and said casually, "Otherwise, how could the tea monk look the other way." ”

The handsome face showed a trace of the charm of the dust, and the dark eyes looked warm and soft, staring at Jinyi quietly. Her temperament has always been introverted, and only when she touches the old things in her hometown will she have a momentary emotional release and reveal her true feelings.

The sweet entrance of the tea, Sima Yulou felt bitter in her throat, the tragic experience of the country's ruin and family death made her bear a heavy shackle, and she had to hide her identity for ten years, although homesickness will make her recall the sad past, but at this moment, she is the most real, no disguise, no need to forbear.

The bright moonlight poured in from the window, and the fragrance of flowers in the dark fragrance garden drifted in the wind, and both of them were silent, enjoying the tranquility of this moment.

After a long time, Jin Yi told him about the letter to Jin Xuan, and told him: "This letter is not in a hurry, it will be fine to go back and forth for a month or two." Then he told him what had happened today.

Sima Yulou nodded and said, "I know, you don't need to write the letter, I will tell Jinxuan." ”

Speaking of Jinxuan's current situation, "The boat mill in Jingzhou has been newly built, and there are too many things, and he rarely goes back to the house in the city, and almost all of his food and accommodation are in the workshop." ”

Jin Yi heard that Jin Xuan was so busy, and there was no one to take care of him over there, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Sima Yulou glanced at Jin Yi seriously, and when she said Wang Zichen, she didn't look angry, so she said her evaluation, "I didn't see that Wang Xiang's granddaughter had such great courage and dared to leave Beijing alone to go to Jiangnan, I think such a woman is also suitable for Jinxuan." ”

Jin Yi glanced at him, but he didn't think so, in fact, since the last time Jin Xuan talked about Wang Zichen going to the shipyard to find him, he felt that this woman was too frivolous, and after falling into the water once, he transferred all his thoughts about Sima Yulou to Jin Xuan, and he felt slightly disgusted in his heart.

It's just that if he said this, he seemed to be cautious, and changed the topic and said: "I see that Mrs. Wang doesn't seem to object to her granddaughter's actions at all, and the Wang family's attitude is probably not wanting to offend you too much." ”

Sima Yulou nodded, "Wang Hao is extremely deep in the city, but he is not as ambitious as Huan Ting, if he doesn't get too close to the King of the East China Sea, I am willing to make friends with him." ”

Jin Yi thought for a moment and asked hesitantly, "What do you mean,...... Does the king of the East China Sea want to compete with the crown prince? ”

"Sima Jue is sure that he is dissatisfied with the crown prince in his heart, but he should not be so bold as to dare to violate the emperor's taboo." Sima Yulou played with a sharp tea knife with a white jade handle in his hand, and said slowly: "The battle for the heir back then was too bloody, and Yunhui's father and mother also died tragically, so the emperor has always warned him not to compete with the prince, otherwise he will not be crowned the eldest son of the emperor as a two-character county king." ”

Since ancient times, most of the princes and princes have been crowned princes, Sima Jue, as the eldest son of the emperor, was named the king of the county, and the emperor did this, not only to remind Sima Jue, but also to wake up the courtiers who wanted to stand on the opposite side of the prince.

Sima Yulou put the tea knife on the table, stood up and took Jin Yi's hand and walked downstairs, "You are also tired today, go to bed early, you have to be busy with tomorrow's birthday banquet." ”

During the fifth watch, Qiao Wei came in and woke up Jinyi. After getting up and washing, Qian Mo came in to help with a whole makeup and change clothes, and today I chose a short shirt with a lilac purple rhyme folded branch orchid pattern, with a mist long skirt with purple edges, the color is elegant and festive.

Today is the birthday banquet of the concubine, and it is too plain and inappropriate to dress, but the color is too bright, and it looks too grand. Although Jin Yi's current identity is noble, after all, she has not been a princess for a long time, and if she dresses too luxuriously, it will inevitably make people feel that her identity has changed too much.

Before going out, Jin Yi called Mama Liu and instructed her: "Today, I will leave Tang Tang and Hollyhock to take care of the house, and the rest of the people will go to the garden to help." ”

There are many guests at today's birthday banquet, and the people in the house have been arranged to serve in the Dark Fragrance Garden and the Outer Mansion. Mama Liu agreed, and after Jinyi took Qianmo and Qiaowei away, she took the rest of the maids in Lingxi Mansion to the small kitchen in the Dark Fragrance Garden together with the two of them, and helped Zhang Luo tea and pastries.

Everyone in Qinxin Building kowtowed to the concubine and offered birthday gifts one by one. Jin Yi prepared a pair of pearl bracelets, the longan-sized pearls are round, condensed with several rare herbs, often worn on the wrist can play a role in nourishing qi and blood essence, prolonging life.

There is also a set of 12 pieces of Birong Cui glazed colorful flower offering bottles, which have been sent over yesterday.

Sima Yulou ordered someone to find a red coral more than three feet high this year, the most rare thing is that the top of the coral is like a pine and cypress, and there is a place below it like a flamingo standing on one leg, which is a naturally generated pine crane longevity pattern.

The concubine was very happy when she saw it, and ordered someone to place it in the flower hall of the Dark Fragrance Garden for the guests to enjoy during the birthday banquet.

Yunhui's birthday gift is gone, Sima Yulou paid her a large piece of crystal moist golden jade, the color is as golden as the previous Tian Topaz, but the texture is more warm, please carve the craftsman into a jade statue of Guanyin, Guanyin's face is seven points similar to the concubine, and the medicine Guanyin means to get rid of the pain, get rid of the suffering, Yunhui then smiled and ordered someone to carry it to the concubine.

Xie Weiran's brother and sister also prepared their own birthday gifts, and the concubine looked at the few people kowtowing below, it was rare to have this year's birthday, and her children and daughters-in-law were complete, and she felt very relieved. (To be continued.) )