As soon as the front foot stepped on the stone steps of the main hall, the heavy rain came.

Standing under the eaves, Yunxi squatted down to pat off the fine soil on Xia Xue'er's skirt, and said happily: "This summer's rain is really coming, and the slave and maid are not at all prepared!" Today, the third lady is light-footed, and she must have rushed back before the heavy rain fell! ”

Xia Xue'er didn't answer after hearing this, and only cooperated to cover her mouth and chuckle a few times, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes. Since my aunt was able to bring an umbrella to look for her, it can be seen that everything in the Hua Palace in this month is in the hands of Sun Guifei, how could she really let her get drenched in the rain?

After Yunxi got up, Xia Xue'er first thanked her softly, and then stepped into the hall, Yunxi saw her so gentle, and her heart was also very comfortable.

In the main hall, the mother and Sun Guifei seemed to be chatting happily, both of them covered their faces with handkerchiefs, and leaned forward and backwards with a smile. Seeing her come in, Sun Guifei took the lead in standing up, grabbed her hand before she leaned over and saluted, and asked softly, "I've been going for so long, but what has happened to delay?"

Xia Xue'er smiled slightly, and naturally knew in her heart what Sun Guifei was referring to other things, so she didn't hide it, lowered her eyebrows, and replied with a well-behaved look: "The scenery of this garden is excellent, the courtiers stumbled into the acacia flower forest for a while, disturbing the interest of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince blowing the flute and enjoying the flowers, fortunately, His Royal Highness did not blame, and also pointed out the courtiers, when he came back, because the scenery in the garden was too beautiful, he was greedy for a while and got lost, if it wasn't for Aunt Yunxi to look for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back at this time!" After delaying for a long time, the concubine and her mother were worried. ”

Hearing Xia Xue'er say that she had met her son, Sun Guifei breathed a sigh of relief, the joy in her eyes became a little stronger, she gently patted Xia Xue'er's slender and tender little hand, and continued to ask: "I heard the maid say that it is raining heavily outside, have you been drenched?" This palace sees that the tenth princess is about the same size as you, why don't you send Yunxi to get a dress to change into? ”

"Concubine Xie cares, so she came back in time, and she didn't get wet with rain, so she didn't bother Aunt Yunxi to run."

Xia Xue'er gave a blessing, and then she refused unhurriedly, not to mention that she rushed back before the heavy rain fell, and her dress was not half wet, so she didn't need to change her clothes; Even if she was really wet, the princess had a huge disparity in status with her, and how could the princess's service be dressed by her courtiers? Moreover, she deliberately revealed the news that Yunxi was not with her because of her words, but Sun Guifei did not blame Yunxi who was supposed to serve by her side, so it can be seen that her previous guess was not impossible.

Her encounter with the Six Princes is probably a partnership between the mother and son, and now she is asking her if she is deliberately testing her or unintentionally mentioning her if she is so impolite? This is unknown.

As soon as the words fell, a maid brought something into the hall and walked straight towards the two of them. Seeing this, Sun Guifei stretched out her hand as warm as clotted fat to pick up the transparent jade bowl in the tray, and then handed it to Xia Xue'er, and said in a very concerned tone, "The cool breeze is blowing, so you still have to drink a bowl of hot ginger soup to warm up your body." ”

Never thought that the concubine would be so kind to herself, Xia Xue'er was a little flattered, and hurriedly took the jade bowl in Sun Guifei's hand, thanked her first, and drank the brown liquid in the bowl under the gaze of the other party. Fortunately, this time it was a pure ginger soup, and there was no medicine that could induce pain like the old tea I drank earlier.

The rain comes and goes fast. After the rain stopped, Xia Xueer and her mother saluted and said goodbye. Sun Guifei looked reluctant, and took Xia Xue'er's hand and said a few words, which allowed Yunxi to send them out of the palace. Outside the palace gate, the carriage of the Marquis of Anguo has been waiting beside the palace road, Cuizhu and Gui Mama stood beside the carriage and talked in a low voice, seeing the master come out, he hurriedly took the cloak and greeted it, although it was in summer, but the day after the rain, it was still a little cooler.

The two got into the carriage, and just as they were about to set off, they heard someone shouting to stay, as if it was them.

"Mrs. Hou and Third Miss, please stay!"

Lifting the curtain of the car, I looked up, and it was a girl dressed as a palace maid, with a very raw appearance, holding a delicate food box in her hand, and walking quickly in the direction of the carriage.

Seeing this, the mother and daughter both got out of the carriage, and when the palace maid arrived, Mrs. Xia asked, "But what does the mother command?"

The palace maid bowed to the two, and then handed the food box in her hand forward, calmed down her breathing, and then said slowly: "Today, the small kitchen picked acacia flowers to make snacks, and our mother guessed that the third lady might like sweets, so she asked the slave maid to send some freshly made snacks, and said that when will the third miss be free to hand over a post to come in, and also go to the Xiyun Palace to talk to the mother!"

Hearing "Acacia Flowers", Xia Xueer thought that the person who sent her to deliver snacks was Sun Guifei, but when she heard the words "Xiyun Palace", she felt that there was someone else, so she asked the palace maid: "Dare to ask which lady in the palace is the lady in the girl's mouth?"

"Since it is Xiyun Palace, of course it is Concubine Jingxian!" The palace maid looked at Xia Xue'er with a puzzled expression, how could anyone enter the palace and not even know who lived in the Xiyun Palace? When Fang Cai Niangniang ordered her to send things out, she clearly knew her, and she thought that Xia Xue'er was also familiar with Concubine Jingxian.

Hearing the palace maid's words, the mother and daughter were stunned, looked at each other for a few seconds, and after coming back to their senses, Mrs. Xia gave Gui Mama a look, Gui Mama stepped forward to take the food box in the palace maid's hand, Mrs. Xia said: "I was rewarded by my mother, I should have thanked her, but now the hour is not early, I am afraid of disturbing my mother's rest, and I asked the girl to convey it on my behalf, thank you for her gift."

Mama Gui took out a purse for a reward and handed it to the palace maid who sent the snacks, and then took Mrs. Fu and got into the carriage again.

In the carriage, the mother and daughter were all looking at the food box on the small table in a daze, and neither of them spoke.

Concubine Jingxian sent someone to deliver pastries just a pretense, and this food box is the protagonist. There are no traces of splicing on the whole body of the box, which is made of a whole piece of rosewood hollowed out, and the whole body is carved with a bright pattern. The growth rate of red sandalwood is extremely slow, so just this one-foot diameter of red sandalwood itself is already a rare thing, not to mention that the pattern carved on it is delicate and delicate, vivid, and the highest value can be imagined!

Xia Xue'er likes sandalwood, and the incense is mainly sandalwood, and Concubine Jingxian did what she liked and sent such a food box made of rosewood, which seemed to be a little flattering. It's just that the position of the fifth imperial concubine is no longer vacant, and how can the concubine of the Marquis of Anguo be small? At this time, she already had no grasp in her hands that she could tie up the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, so why bother?

The quiet sandalwood fragrance was pervasive, and after a while, Mrs. Xia took the lead in breaking the silence and said: "Listening to the meaning of the concubine Niangniang today, it seems that I like you to be the sixth imperial concubine." (To be continued.) )