Chapter 20 The Origin of the Snow

The end of the year will be, and the Inner Palace Shangju and the Inner Servant Province are also busy, but no matter how busy they are, the few lamps that Miao Baolin wants can also be rushed. My Lady Baolin is now in full bloom, and she rarely asks for anything from the Inner Servant Province, so this time she asked for more than a dozen palace lamps painted with Xuemei, and the people of the Inner Servant Province should have responded. Anyway, the palace lantern is not a trouble, but it is good that a few palace lanterns can be exchanged for a smile from the concubine.

More than a dozen Xuemei Palace lamps are not as good as a few days to call the Ministry of Internal Service to send, the lamps are the finished products under the craftsman, the size and shape of each lamp are the same, the plum blossoms are also in good shape, at a glance you know that the craftsmen have used their hearts. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a palace lamp to reward him, and Qin Shujiu looked at the snow lantern on the table. didn't mention it in his hand, but leaned on the table to look carefully, and when he was looking carefully, he heard Nanzhi behind him ask.

"Sister, this lamp has been delivered, shouldn't I go and say hello to the wind?"

"No need." Still lying on the table with his hands pillowing his arms, because of the posture, the voice sounded a little muffled. Qin Shujiu's meaning Nan Zhi accidentally understood, and even confused: "Why? If you don't leak the wind, wouldn't it be a waste of these lamps if you don't come? ”

"If you are a thoughtful person, even if you don't inform them, they have the ability to know, so why bother to get involved in this trouble yourself? Besides, don't you feel so fake? ”

"That's true." Nodding in response, Nanzhi then said: "Then Nanzhi will go down first to get busy, sister, you are also ready, and you will leave in a while." ”

"Go ahead." Still said in a sullen manner, Qin Shujiu's posture had not been changed for a long time, seeing that Xuemei on the palace lamp was fluted, the more he looked at Xuemei, the more hazy it became, and finally it became a mess.

After having lunch and having a good night's sleep, after getting up, Qin Shujiu beckoned the palace people to send these palace lamps to Hanmeiling, and after sending the palace lamps to Hanmeiling, Qin Shujiu ordered them to retreat.

The white palace lamp is placed on this snow, but it also blends into it, if it were not for the plum branches under the thick ink above the palace lamp, I am afraid that it would really be ignored. Today, I brought these palace lamps to Hanmeiling, which should be useful, and I met the eldest princess of Tongyang in Meiling that day, and inadvertently Qin Shujiu explained the reason why he loved Mei.

Qin Shujiu said that in the place where she was fostered, there was once a sister-in-law who taught her a way to pray for blessings, that is, when the plum snow was at its peak, hang a few lit snow plum lamps in the snow plum forest, and let others perform it for herself, it is said that she can pray for the health of the people she cares about in the coming year.

This method has never stopped with Yang, but Qin Shujiu said it so well that she felt that it was somewhat true. The end of the year is approaching the end of this year, and it is good if you can ask for a smooth and stable year in the coming year, Qin Shujiu has grown up under the ancient Buddha lamp since he was a child, and his words are of course credible.

Plum blossoms are holy, and these holy flowers should be able to bless the people they want to be blessed with good fortune and health. can make the eldest princess of Tongyang so concerned, since it should only be today's saint. However, it is unknown whether this concerned person still has King Chong, who is far away in the north to guard the border passes.

Prayers for blessings have always been something that cannot be borrowed from other people's hands, so the palace people who accompanied him all asked Qin Shujiu to leave, leaving only Nanzhi alone to serve by his side. lit the candle flame in the lamp, and hung these palace lamps with candles on the plum branches, Qin Shujiu did it carefully, but when he was doing it, he didn't expect to meet Su Yi here, this father-in-law Yu is also a busy man in this palace, it is extremely difficult to see the last time on weekdays, but I didn't expect to meet it in Hanmeiling today. When he saw Su Yi, Qin Shujiu stopped what he was doing and then bowed, and Su Yi was also busy returning the salute and then said.

"What is this doing in the forest? Hanging so many palace lamps is really elegant. ”

"My father-in-law laughed, these palace lamps are not for elegance, but a few days ago I met the eldest princess of Tongyang in this place, because I heard that there is a folk way to pray for a smooth year, the eldest princess cares about my big ginger and Your Majesty, so she ordered me to hang these palace lamps here, praying for all the best in the coming year."

"I've heard of this before." With a smile, Su Yi said: "But it's also difficult for Baolin, you have to work on these things on such a cold day." Qin Shujiu said with a smile: "What do you say about working hard or not, if it is for Your Majesty and Jiang Guo, what are these things." Besides, this is also the meaning of the eldest princess, and she has to do her best. ”

"yes." Sighing with a smile, Su Yi said: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is most concerned about Your Majesty, it seems that the eldest princess will also come to this Meiling in a while, if you encounter it, you have to be careful." After speaking, he sighed quietly, but he was very tired, but he also asked Qin Shujiu to smile and said: "Father-in-law Xiao Suzi really likes to laugh, the eldest princess has the best temperament, so why do you need to be careful." ”

"It's only Baolin that you said so, okay, the miscellaneous family still has an errand at hand, so don't bother Baolin, and the miscellaneous family will retire first." After saying that, he made a salute, and then left with the eunuchs who accompanied him.

After Su Yi left, Qin Shujiu hung up all the remaining palace lanterns, and the palace lanterns hanging on the trees swayed gently in the wind, which was also unique. Under the tree and looking at the lamp on the tree, Qin Shujiu was silent while Nan Zhi asked, "When will this person come?" Isn't it coming? ”

"No, it won't." smiled and said: "The Inner Servant Province is a place where you can often receive silver, besides, I asked you to personally go to the Inner Servant Province to ask for this palace lamp to be made by them." I am afraid that the words "My Fair Treasure Forest", "Hanmeiling" and "Your Majesty" have already been introduced to the ears of some people, and I still don't know about the others, but the people we are waiting for have always liked to be lively, how could they miss such a lively drama? ”

"That's right." Nodding in response to Nanzhi, he no longer spoke, but accompanied Qin Shujiu to watch these hanging palace lamps, and when he closed his eyes and closed his eyes to pray for blessings, he suddenly heard the sound of someone walking, and when he heard the footsteps of the broken snow.

Qin Shujiu smiled.

Sure enough, it was two people who loved to join in the fun, and they couldn't wait to come when they heard the sound? When the corners of his lips were hooked, the person behind him also spoke, and quickly walked behind him, and the person behind him smiled: "Look who this is?" Isn't this the treasure forest of Zhong Broken Palace? Look at the palace lamp in this Merlin, what is Bao Bao Lin doing? Can you tell us about it? ”

The person who opened his mouth was Ni Baolin, who seemed to have heard something and came over in a hurry. It was also after listening to Ni Baolin's words that Qin Shujiu opened his eyes, then came back to his senses, looked at the two of them and saluted, and then said, "I didn't do anything, I just hung the lamp for nothing?" ”

"Just nothing?" As soon as Qin Shujiu's words fell, Xu Cairen laughed, walked a few steps to a lamp, raised his head and looked at the palace lamp in front of him, Xu Cairen raised his hand and said while playing: "I didn't expect that Miao Baolin has such a Yaxing, and he would go to Hanmeiling to pass the time because he has nothing to do?" But then again, my fair treasure has been in full bloom recently, and the new year is approaching, but this inner province is busy, but I have to spare people for me to make these palace lamps for my fair treasure forest for a while, and my fair treasure forest is really casual. ”

At that time, when I went to the Inner Servant Province to ask for the palace lamp, it was indeed to ask Nanzhi to speak a little heavier, after all, if this was not serious, how could people see that her grace was thick and she was already pampered and arrogant. The words were a little heavier, but they weren't too much, but I didn't expect them to reach Xu Cairen's ears. Seeing her say this, Qin Shujiu just smiled, and then said.

"My sister laughed, but it's just a few palace lights, what kind of grace is it?"

"Just a few palace lights? Sister, that's a big deal! ”

A few palace lamps are indeed nothing, but if they fall to someone who deliberately seeks trouble, then there will be something. Xu Cairen and they are here to find fault, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Qin Shujiu's external temperament is to endure if he can, even if he ignores everything. But the palace people around him don't necessarily have the same temperament as the master, and they also look at Xu Cairen's big deal, Nanzhi couldn't help but say.

"It's just a few palace lamps, and Baolin's grace is nothing, and these palace lamps are for His Majesty's blessings, even if they really call the inner servants to rush away, it's nothing." Nan Zhi couldn't say a word for Qin Shujiu, but how could a palace person like her refute Xu Cairen, so she immediately asked Ni Baolin to scold.

"Bold, a little palace man dares to talk to Xu Cairen like this, it must be that he wants to be punished." Glaring, Ni Baolin said, and the Xu Cairen said on the side: "Sure enough, what kind of person raises what kind of thing, and prays for His Majesty?" I think it's done on purpose, so that Your Majesty will watch you kneel down in the middle of winter and pray for you to have mercy on you? ”

In the end, there was already a bit of resentment and contempt, and the favor in the palace was meant to be fought for, even if there was only such a mind, it was understandable. However, if such a mind falls to the same person who is competing for favor, it is unbearable.

Xu Cairen's words also made Ni Baolin feel that Qin Shujiu's method was shameful, and he stood under the palace lamp and said: "I really didn't expect Miao Baolin to have such thoughts, but what about ......" The speaker suddenly raised his hand, and then pushed it heavily, and the candle in the lamp immediately licked the palace lamp, and soon the palace lamp was lit.

"Oh, look at my carelessness." Obviously deliberate but pretending to be careless, Ni Baolin retreated as he spoke, but this retreat caused three lamps to burn in a row.

The palace lamp burned quickly, and the snow on the trees melted under the fire, but Ni Baolin, who did this, said with an innocent face: "Oh, I'm really sorry, I accidentally became what I am now." ”

The laughter spread in the forest, Xu Cairen and Ni Baolin laughed, and Qin Shujiu.

Also laughed.

Lowering his head and not letting others see his smile, Qin Shujiu smiled secretly in his heart.

I'm afraid it's time to come.