9. Noble people help each other
Xiao Hanyu didn't expect that this old woman, who didn't look good, would be well versed in the layout of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion. She took herself around a few corners and up a few floors to lead herself into a clean bedroom. There were even pillows and quilts in the house, which made the girl overjoyed.
Of course, at the same time, she did not ignore a very important question.
"Mother-in-law, who are you? Why are you so familiar with this scripture pavilion? β
"The old body is just an old man in the palace, not worth mentioning."
"That'...... What do you call your mother-in-law? β
"You can call me 'Granny Nian'."
Although I couldn't ask the identity of the other party, I learned the old man's surname, so I guess I knew each other.
The girl, who was not reluctant, smiled at the old man, thanked her sincerely, and asked her if she had a place to rest.
"Yes. You don't have to worry about old age. β
"Then thank you mother-in-law."
Xiao Hanyu laughed to herself, and suddenly thought that the pavilion was obscure, as a young man, should she escort the old man back to her residence?
When she put forward this proposal seriously, Granny Nian bluntly declined.
"Don't worry, even if my eyes are closed, I can find my way back."
Xiao Hanyu saw that her eyes were clear and her expression was determined, so she didn't insist, politely said goodbye to the old man, and went to bed comfortably.
The next day, the girl who had a good night's sleep opened her sleepy eyes and looked motionless at the simple beams, and the worry in her eyes was quickly replaced by Qingming.
The moment she opened her eyes, she felt as if she had returned to the time of three years agoβthere was no gorgeous bed curtain, no fragrance filling the room, just a humble room and a green lamp.
However, she missed such a poor day very much.
The girl sighed faintly and got up from the bed. I don't know if it's because the layout of the house gives her a sense of intimacy, Xiao Hanyu didn't rush to freshen up after getting up, only grabbed her loose hair and yawned and walked out of the house.
Yesterday, she stayed in this scripture pavilion for nearly a whole day, and she knew that few people cared about it here, so she didn't worry that her cloak would be looked at.
However, she never imagined that when she returned to the desk without delay, the old man's voice would suddenly be remembered in the room.
Xiao Hanyu was taken aback again. Fortunately, she quickly recognized the appearance of the person who came, and knew that this was the young mother-in-law who kindly took her to the bedroom to sleep last night.
"Mother-in-law early."
She greeted the old man with a smile, but unexpectedly received criticism from her mother-in-law on the spot.
"A big girl's house, why didn't she know how to wash up, and ran out so aggressively?"
"Uh......"
Xiao Hanyu scratched the back of her head unconsciously. She was embarrassed to tell her mother-in-law, she often did this before recognizing her ancestors and returning to her ancestors.
"Concubine Mei didn't even arrange a maid for you to serve and freshen up?" It wasn't until the old woman turned cold that the girl pulled away from her memories.
"It seems so." She nodded solemnly.
Nian's mother-in-law didn't say much, and directly told her that there was a well outside the pavilion, and asked her to go and fetch water by herself, wash her face and rinse her mouth. The old man thought that the little girl would open her mouth wide and be full of surprise, or complain "The golden branches and jade leaves of this palace, where can I do such rough work by myself", but the other party not only responded with a mouthful, but also ran out happily as if she had a baby.
Looking at her jubilant back, an approving smile appeared on the old woman's face.
Xiao Hanyu didn't have eyes behind her, and she didn't know the change in the old man's expression, she only took three steps and two steps out of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and found an ancient well according to the path pointed out by Granny Nian. The bucket and rope were ready-made, and she had great strength, and she hit a bucket full of water in three strokes and five divided by two. At this time, it happened that the old man had already helped her get a copper basin and a cloth for washing her face. Xiao Hanyu thanked him, took the two together, bent down and poured water into the basin, and freshened up outside the quiet Tibetan scripture pavilion.
I have to admit that the early morning air is superb. Especially in a secluded place like the Scripture Pavilion, it is even more quiet. Xiao Hanyu quickly tidied herself up, and chatted energetically with her mother-in-law in the same year. It wasn't until after chatting for a while that her stomach suddenly "growled" twice, and the conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.
The girl smiled dryly and shifted her gaze, secretly saying that no one had come to bring her breakfast - someone had brought her two plates of vegetarian dishes and a bowl of white rice last night!
Just thinking so, she saw a little girl carrying a food box hurriedly walking outside the pavilion. Xiao Hanyu was overjoyed to see it, and hurriedly greeted it with the soles of her feet. Who knew that the strange little Gong'e only paused, looked at her in a daze for a moment, and looked at her as if she were a monster, while looking at her, she raised her foot and walked past her.
Xiao Hanyu was also stunned on the spot when she saw this, she watched as the visitor handed the food to Granny Nian's hand, and opened her mouth, as if she was planning to ask Granny Nian where she came from.
However, before that, the old man waved his hand at the other party, signaling that she could leave.
The little palace maid did not dare to disobey the old woman's wishes, so she quickly blessed her, and walked around the girl again.
Xiao Hanyu was speechless.
What's going on?! If you don't bring me food, don't you be able to avoid me like a ghost?
Xiang boasted that she was quite good-looking, but Xiao Hanyu couldn't understand the aesthetics of Nanshu women for a while.
Unexpectedly, just when she was depressed, the old man's inexplicable hearty laughter came from behind her.
The girl turned around with an embarrassed face and witnessed the scene of the young mother-in-law laughing loudly.
"Mother-in-law!" She couldn't hold it back, and stomped her foot angrily - obviously, Granny Nian had already understood her "interaction" with the little Gong'e, and she couldn't help but laugh at this moment.
"Alright, alright...... The old body stopped smiling, stopped smiling. Nian's mother-in-law tried her best to restrain the laughing **, and beckoned to the little girl in her eyes, "Come over and have breakfast." β
"How's that going to work? These were sent to my mother-in-law to eat. Xiao Hanyu's slightly pursed mouth immediately returned to the same as before, and politely rejected the old man's kindness.
"It's okay, it's enough for the two of us."
"Not really."
As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's stomach sang "Empty City Plan" again.
The sound of "grunting" made people blush, and Xiao Hanyu almost wanted to look up to the sky and howl - where is the imperial dining room!? She's going to steal food!
However, this is just an angry word that can't even be spoken, and in the end, the girl still can't resist the old man's warm invitation and the fatal temptation of food, and half-pushes and half-pushes and half-follows Nian's mother-in-law back to the scripture pavilion. Fortunately, the little palace maid sent a lot of breakfast, and heard the old woman repeatedly say that she couldn't eat so much, so the girl put her mind at ease, nibbled on a jade-noodle steamed bun, and drank a bowl of white fungus porridge.
Although he couldn't take care of himself, he also filled his stomach, Xiao Hanyu thanked him, and took the initiative to clean up the dishes and chopsticks for the old man, and he couldn't help but be curious about the identity of the other party.
Unfortunately, the old man didn't give her a chance to ask, and after telling her where to put the used utensils, she disappeared on her own.
Xiao Hanyu had no choice but to return to the case and continue to copy the scriptures with a bitter face, but she didn't know that at this time, the man who was going to go to the morning court was changing clothes while listening to someone report her situation.
Yes, yesterday day, Li Wujian heard that Princess Dongzan was punished by Concubine Mei to go to the Scripture Pavilion to copy books for some reason. Concubine Mei was one of the concubines favored by his father during his lifetime, and in the future, he had to respect her as a concubine according to his father's will, and allowed her to stay in the palace and live for a long time. He didn't have any special thoughts about the future Concubine Mei exercising her rights in advance and managing his future concubines. After all, this time it was indeed Princess Mingning's fault first, and he was happy to see her restrained and less contact with his little niece.
So, he didn't intervene in the matter - yesterday and today.
"She knew it was good to be safe. Keep staring. β
"Yes."
Solve a trivial matter, Li Wujian went from the East Palace to the Jinluan Palace as the prince. About an hour later, he moved from the main hall to the side hall of the imperial study, and was about to sit down to review the folds, when he heard the notice of the lord of Xiangming asking to see.
The little niece rarely came to him on weekdays when he was busy with state affairs, so he didn't have to think about it to know that it was related to the one in the Scripture Pavilion.
Having said that, he did not avoid it, so he ordered someone to bring the little guy in, and then responded to the soft and glutinous "Uncle Huang" with a smile.
"Come, Uncle Huang." Five out of twenty men stood up from their thrones, took the initiative to meet them, and picked up the little one carved in pink.
The county lord of Xiangming obediently stayed in his uncle's arms, with a pair of big watery eyes, staring at him without blinking.
"Uncle Huang."
"Huh?"
"Mother...... Sister She ...... In order to prevent Xiangxiang from being punished, she was arrested by Concubine Mei, Uncle Huang, can you save your sister? β
The immature voice did not fall, and Li Wujian was already stunned.
He had already known the news brought by the little niece, but what surprised him was that after only one night's work, how could she know that she was going to call the girl "sister" instead of "mother"?