Chapter Thirty-Six: The Strange Plum Talent
I don't know when it began, there were gradually some changes in the Yunshu Palace, the palace door was often closed, except for the occasional need to pick up things and pass the word, they all stayed quietly in the palace to spend a leisurely life.
Now the palace door is often wide open, there are a few cooks in the small kitchen of Yunshu Palace to make a good snack, Xiao Dong'er is a love to eat honest, often jumping up and down with the cakes rewarded by Zangjiao to the palaces, generously sharing the dim sum with a group of palace people.
Qiulan Qiuzhi and Jixiang Fuguier are already familiar with each other in the palace, or help the sisters of the palace tie a flower, or who is sick to help buy some things, and gradually the officials of the palace come and go occasionally.
The palace people and inner supervisors gathered together naturally because the parents had nothing to talk about, so the important and unimportant news flowed in from the various palaces. For example, Huang Xiuyi of Luomei Palace has prepared a kind of incense powder, which is said to be delicate and fragrant on the face.
Li Wanyi and her cousin Duanmucai, who have always been polite, rarely went to Zhaoyang Palace to greet the queen's mother, and sat with them for half an hour before coming out.
Song Zhaoyi of Hanzhu Palace has a much suppurer temperament than before since the grounding was withdrawn, and Mrs. Song handed the sign to the palace to visit twice, and I am afraid that she also has the credit of admonishment.
There is also a new painting technique created by Gu Cairen of Qiulu Palace, saying that he does not use painting tools, only his bare feet are bare-white and stained with cinnabar ink and trampled on rice paper. This makes not only a peculiar picture, but also a unique style.
All kinds of strange news were finally returned to the ears of Qin Ge and He'er, and then reported to Zangjiao one by one.
Qin Ge stood in the dormitory and lowered his white and greasy neck, and was carefully embroidering a lotus flower on the flower bandage:
"Jieyu, yesterday the official family said that the sherbet you sent to Zhaoyang Palace was excellent, cool and sweet. The queen was full of praise and gave the official family a taste. The official said that Jieyu should prepare more today, and she would come for dinner in the evening. ”
Zang Jiao raised her head and said with a smile: "Since the official family is coming, I ordered the small kitchen to stew a taste of sea cucumber hoof tendons, remember to stew some rotten." There are also dozens of small wontons stuffed with shrimp and cabbage that the official family likes to eat, and then prepare a pepper oil mixed with silver sprouts and golden needles, and two roasted quails poured with honey. ”
Qin Ge looked at the smiling master in front of him, and his complexion became more and more beautiful than before. Between the smiles, the complexion is stretched and the brilliance flows, and the style is blooming day by day.
The faint smile in the majestic expression is casual, which makes people dare not look up. Thinking about it, he opened his lips and asked more: "Jieyu, the newly created painting skills of Gu Cairen of Qiulu Palace have already attracted the official family to see it twice, but she is a person who has already served in bed."
Jieyu has not slept yet, and the official family is just a meal and gossip together every time she comes. Jieyu should have teamed up with the official family last time, why is she so careless now. Don't, don't let others take the lead, you will regret it when you are pregnant. ”
Zang Jiao raised her long slanted eyes and looked at Qin Ge with a smile: "You don't have to worry, I have my own opinions." You just have to rest assured to listen to more fresh stories, I also want to see how many tricks the people in this harem have. ”
Qin Ge shook his head, and he couldn't figure out why Zangjiao was either tying flowers or drinking tea with Jing Meiren all day long. When the official family came, she just served softly and carefully, and the official family didn't mention the matter of sleeping in the house, but Jieyu smiled and didn't care. ”
Shaking his head and sighing, he went out and went to the kitchenette to order the evening's meal.
Seeing Qin Ge go out with a regretful face, Zangjiao looked back at He'er who was standing beside her and said with a smile: "Qin Ge is planning for me wholeheartedly, but she doesn't know what to do but can't tell her." ”
He'er sighed: "Sister Qin is kind-hearted, but now that the queen is in this situation, how can the official family have the heart to linger in the harem." The more Gu Cairen tossed, the more upset the officials became. Only when I came to the lady, I didn't flatter or invite pets, and I felt relaxed when I served carefully. ”
Zangjiao's snow-white fingers held the needle and thread on the pink petals, lowered her head and embroidered a few more stitches: "The kung fu is almost done, Mr. Meng has already had a letter about Lord Meng's recommendation of my father to enter Beijing, but I am afraid that it will be mentioned in the court in the next two days."
Let's just let the officials eat and drink well, take a break from the hard work of state affairs and family affairs, and don't worry about other things, Mr. Meng will arrange it.
By the way, are there any spicy pickled nectar seeds that Mr. Meng brought in last time? The official family has lost his appetite these days, but he likes to eat that. If so, go and make a small plate, and I'll want to eat that. ”
"There is also a small jar, Princess He'an also likes to eat this, the slave thought that the princess was too young to eat too much, so she secretly hid it. Speaking of which, Princess He'an has been more and more fond of running into our palace recently, and the maid sees that she is very attached to the lady. ”
He'er stepped on the footstool, stood on tiptoe, felt a tightly sealed black pottery jar in the top cabinet lattice, and jumped to the ground.
"Yes, Princess He'an is a lovely child, but it's a pity...... That's it, let's not talk about this. My neck is a little sore, let's go to the flower garden for a walk, where is Lan Yi today? Zangjiao put down the flower bandage and got up, moved her arms and prepared to leave the hall.
"I heard Yulan say that Jing Meiren went to Luomei Palace to see Mei Cairen, the tassel and willow silk were not lightly injured last time, Jing Meiren asked Mei Cairen for some snow grease to smear so that there was no scar, and now I want to go to Mei Cairen to give a thank you gift."
Mo Lanyi was sitting in Mei Caiping's room in the side hall of Luomei Palace, drinking her newly made herbal tea. Pick up the cup and smell it carefully, a faint fragrance slowly lingers on the nose, and I praise Mei Caiping with a sip:
"Sister Mei's tea is really good, mellow and fragrant, bitter and sweet. I also like to drink some weak tea at home, and I love to order tea in this palace, and I feel that it is too strong and I am always unaccustomed to it. ”
Mei Caiping still has blue eyebrows and snow-white skin. The thick black hair on his head was knotted into thick black braids and hung down on his chest, which was no different from when he was in the Xixing Pavilion before, except that the clothes were slightly more delicate and gorgeous.
Bending the corners of his mouth, revealing a mouthful of white and brilliant teeth, he added some tea to Mo Lanyi's cup: "This tea is made of dried plum petals and bamboo leaves and pine nuts, and it is refreshing to drink and good for the body." If you like to take two jars when you go back, bring them to Jieyu to taste. ”
Mo Lanyi was a little surprised when she heard that she was no longer commensurate with the Zangjiao sisters: "My sister has rarely met since she was assigned to Luomei Palace. Sister Jin often sighs, the sisters are separated, and they have a lot of separation.
I was detained by Song Zhaoyi in Hanzhu Palace and didn't dare to walk around, Sister Jin is always in trouble, Sister Mei is free in this Luomei Palace, and she doesn't want to come to see us. ”
Mei Caiping was not angry when she heard Mo Lanyi speak straightforwardly, and glanced at her maid Bai Shao. Bai Shao quietly walked to the open window sash and looked out left and right, shook her head at Mei Caiping, went out and walked to the porch outside the door to guard.
Mo Lanyi watched her master and servant do this mysteriously and secretly, and looked at Mei Caiping with wide and beautiful eyes. Mei Caiping took a sip of tea and smiled faintly at her: "What, Sister Mo thinks I'm very comfortable in this Luomei Palace?" I don't know where to see it? ”
"It's... I heard that Huang Xiuyi is a very small steward with a light personality, and he has seen him twice during the banquet. Light makeup, plain words, quiet words, think it's a good temperament. Her palace is more remote, and she wants to be lenient when she wants to treat her sister. ”
Heh~~ Mei Caiping chuckled: "Su Dan is Su Dan, and it's true that I don't like to take care of things, this Luomei Palace goes in and out with me." It's just that since the lord loves purity, I naturally don't want to be too ostentatious.
There are many people in this palace, and Sister Yuzhen died in a good manner, so I should stay in the palace in peace, so as not to cause trouble. My sister was naturally happy that she wanted me to come to see me. If you don't have time, you can't come.
I don't mean anything else, if my sister needs some medicine for a while, just send someone to get it. It's better to come over in person, it's far away from all the palaces, and it's not good if my sister encounters something along the way. ”
Mo Lanyi listened to Mei Caiping's words more and more incomprehensible, which was confusing. Originally, she had kindly brought something to thank her for begging for the snow fat, but she didn't want to sit so much.
Na Na said a few polite words casually and got up to say goodbye, Mei Caiping did not leave her, taught Bai Shao to take two jars of Sanyou tea stuffed for her, and sent them outside the hall at will and turned back. Bai Shao slammed the door behind him, like a tiger hiding from a man-eating tiger.
Mo Lanyi walked all the way to the outside of Luomei Palace, but flew down from the cloud head of the eaves corridor, a termite flapped its wings and hit its forehead, startled, looked at the flying insect that was shaking and hurriedly escaping, and complained a few words that Yunshu Palace did not have these things.
Chattering back to Yunshu Palace, thinking about looking for Zangjiao to talk about Mei Caiping's weirdness and coldness, Zangjiao happened to take He'er to the flower garden for a leisurely walk. I had to go back to my side hall sullenly, and by the way, I went to the lower room to see how the tassels and willow leaves' bodies recovered.