I wanted to take a nap, but who knew that under this soothing incense, people fell asleep, and I didn't feel comfortable when I slept over, but I felt heavy, and I thought that I had slept for a long time. Not very comfortably got up and rubbed his neck, Qin Shujiu called: "Nanzhi." ”

After being called, Nanzhi came and said, "Sister, are you awake?" ”

"yes." After answering and getting up with Nanzhi's support, Qin Shujiu asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's time."

"Unitary time?" Slightly stunned, he looked outside, the sky was so dark, and then he said, "Can someone come to pass the word?" ”

"Just now, Father-in-law Yu sent someone over to spread the word, saying that His Majesty had dinner at Concubine De's today, so he won't come."

"Is Concubine De eating there?" Already getting up from the couch, Qin Shujiu said: "That's right, where is this Concubine De, can Your Majesty go to other people's places?" I think I will only go to Concubine De's place. But it's okay to go to Concubine De's place, so as not to make me trouble. After saying a few words, the spirit of the person replied, and then suddenly remembered something, and then asked, "By the way, can you do what I told you to do?" ”

"Sister, don't worry, when did Nanzhi forget the errand you ordered, that thing is still simmering on the stove."

"Really? Having you saved me a lot of thought, and it's almost dinner time when this unitary hour is about to pass. Nanzhi is ready to come with me to meet Lai Zhaoyi. ”

"Yes, sister."

Although Lai Zhaoyi is not as obsessed with Buddhism as Liao Zhaoyuan, she is not an ordinary person, this time she proposed to Liqing to let her come together, in addition to worrying that Concubine Lide would be too suppressed, and more importantly, Qin Shujiu also has his own plans in his heart. Lai Zhaoyi, the concubine of the head of the nine concubines, is the person she knows most well in the harem.

How can acquaintances not find an opportunity to visit her? Of course, I also want to remind by the way, and by the way, I can see if this old man still remembers himself. Liqing was eating at Concubine Lide's, and Xu Cairen was afraid that he hadn't recovered yet, so Lai Zhaoyi must be alone. took the food box and went to the West Garden of the Palace where Lai Zhaoyi lived, and after Qin Shujiu bowed, he then signaled Nanzhi to offer the food box.

After the food box was placed on the table, Nanzhi retreated, and then Qin Shujiu said, "Sister Zhaoyi's body can still hold up after the boat and car are tired?" But what's not to be comfortable with? ”

"The palace is fine, and I'm tired of Bao Lin Ji." Etiquette replied, after all, she was the head of the nine concubines, and Qin Shujiu was the five-grade treasure forest in that area, and it was natural that she would take the opportunity to get close to her in this palace to ask for protection, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with Qin Shujiu's visit to Lai Zhaoyi, and she didn't think much about it, but asked normally.

However, that fair Baolin was afraid that Lai Zhaoyi had no intention of her, and she was afraid that the atmosphere would be cold, and the two of them had no words, so they couldn't stop saying the words of concern, and after some concern, Qin Shujiu said with a smile: "Although my sister said that her body is fine, but the bumpy road from the Taiming Palace to this Jiu'an Mountain Road The concubine is also clear in her heart, and the concubine is really afraid that her sister has wronged herself, so she boiled some fine soup, and I hope that my sister will not dislike it." ”

"Since it's special, how can this palace dislike it? His Majesty has always praised Miao Baolin's dexterity, but he wants to see what has been boiled today? ”

"My sister laughed, Your Majesty is just a casual remark, if you want to say that there are a few people like your sister in your Majesty's mind. Concubines, I can only do that little bit of undignified things, how can I make my sister boast like this. As he spoke, he opened the food box, took out the soup that had been boiled inside, and then put it on the table, and said Bao Baolin.

"This is the snow lotus seed peach blossom tears specially made by the concubine for my sister, and I hope my sister likes it."

What was taken out of the food box was a round curved bowl, the small bowl was fair and transparent, especially the thin soup contained in the bowl was even more tempting. The white white fungus hangs on the soup surface, and there are some delicate things of white and red on the top, and the white is full of red stars, mixed with white snow lotus seeds, which makes people have an appetite.

This is definitely a pleasant soup, all ordinary people like it when they see it, but Lai Zhaoyi's complexion seems to be a little wrong, it should be the pleasing soup, but after Qin Shujiu took it out of the food box, Lai Zhaoyi's complexion changed a little, although it was not obvious, but it was also visible. has always put his mind on Lai Zhaoyi, but Qin Shujiu didn't make a sound, but pretended not to see the thin spoon put in front of Lai Zhaoyi, and then said with a smile.

"This snow lotus seed peach blossom tears are boiled by the concubine today, and the concubine has already put it on the stove to stew when she arrives in this palace, and the heat is definitely enough. This peach gum is newly picked by the palace people this year, and this snow lotus seed is also a new tribute in the court, thanks to His Majesty's love for these, the concubine boiled this lotus seed peach blossom tears for her sister, this thing is the most nourishing and rejuvenating, and I hope that my sister will not dislike it. ”

said with a smile, after putting this fine soup in front of Lai Zhaoyi, Qin Shujiu was looking forward to it, such a fine soup also took a lot of effort, just looking at the fine soup in this white porcelain bowl, he could see that Qin Shujiu was attentive. If it's the peach gum or the snow lotus seed, it's a rare treasure in the palace, and this thought should really be enough. It's just that in the face of such a painstaking soup, I don't know why, Lai Zhaoyi didn't even mean to move the spoon, which made Qin Shujiu a little worried. couldn't help but look closely, and after a little thought, Qin Shujiu asked softly.

"Sister, but these peach blossom tears don't suit your mind?"

After asking, there was obvious worry, but Qin Shujiu was very worried, as soon as Lai Zhaoyi asked this, he shook his head, and then said: "It's not because of your soup, it's just that I suddenly thought of some things in the past when I looked at it." "Things in the past can often make a person lose his mind, and Lai Zhaoyi is also excusable when he is like that, Qin Shujiu said with a smile at the moment: "Although this past thing is like a cloud of smoke, it will dissipate after it has passed, but the concubine doesn't feel like this." Dissipation is just a luxury in the world, and the things that have been experienced will not dissipate with the passage of time, but will be engraved in the bones, always reminding of the things done in the past. ”

Saying this, there was always a smile in her eyebrows, Qin Shujiu said this was all what she thought in her heart, but a very ordinary sentence made Lai Zhaoyi hear something wrong, or maybe she had something hidden in her heart, so Qin Shujiu's words made her have other thoughts. Lai Zhaoyi raised her eyes and looked at Qin Shujiu, but she didn't say anything after a meaningful glance, but looked at the fine soup in the bowl, and then scooped a spoonful with the spoon and put it in her mouth.

Crispy and delicious, delicate as smooth, the taste of this snow lotus peach blossom tears is really good, after tasting it, put down the spoon in his hand, Lai Zhaoyi nodded and said, "It's really good." After taking a silk handkerchief and wiping the corners of his lips, Lai Zhaoyi replied again: "The taste of this peach blossom tear is very special, I don't know how to boil it in my spare place?" ”

"It's nothing special, if you just soak the white fungus peach gum and snow lotus seeds, put them in a pot and simmer them slowly, and nothing else." Laughing back, Qin Shujiu said, while Lai Zhaoyi nodded and then responded: "If you want to have such a taste, the heat is the most important, but it is hard for Bao Baolin to have such a heart, by the way, ......" When he praised it, he seemed to suddenly remember something, Lai Zhaoyi looked at Qin Shujiu and then asked.

"Miao Baolin is the daughter of Qin Shangshu, the secretary of the Criminal Department?"

"My father is Qin Tianhao, the secretary of the Criminal Department." I don't know why Lai Zhaoyi suddenly asked, Qin Shujiu also responded respectfully, and after answering, he looked at Lai Zhaoyi and nodded slightly, and then said: "Qin Shangshu is an upright person, if it is not the previous dynasty, even the harem has heard of it." Such an upright person in this court and the opposition is now difficult to find. With such a sigh and such a word, whether Lai Zhaoyi is just polite or has other profound meanings needs to be explored.

Qin Tianhao does have a reputation for being upright outside, so Lai Zhaoyi's words are not abrupt, and a soft sigh is a sentence, but after this exclamation is finished, what he asks later is when Lai Zhaoyi cares about it at this time. Sitting upright, looking at Qin Shujiu unintentionally, Lai Zhaoyi said.

"Miao Baolin seems to have been raised in the Qin Mansion since he was a child? Do you still remember that there are some rumors in the palace, saying that Miao Baolin was raised in that nunnery? The words of inquiry are very common, but some of them can be heard in the ears of those who are thoughtful. At this time, he also understood Lai Zhaoyi's thoughts, and Qin Shujiu responded with a smile.

"Those are not rumors, but facts, I heard my mother say that the concubine has been weak since she was born with this body, and she has seen a number of doctors who are always not good, and then there is a lame monk who came to the door and said that the concubine is a doctor who is sick and ordinary people is not good, and he must be sent to the nunnery since he was a child, and the ancient Buddha of the green lantern will be raised for more than ten years to be disease-free." Xu remembered his childhood in the nunnery, and saw through a little, although Qin Shujiu's words were also a little sentimental, but his face was quite indifferent. It made Lai Zhaoyi almost cry when he heard it, looked at Qin Shujiu and said.

"My Lady has really suffered, so what about now? Is your body all right? ”

"It is also rare to say, the mother of the family did not believe anything, and refused to send the concubine to the nunnery, but the father felt that this matter had to be tried, so he listened to the words of the leper monk. I didn't expect this to be strange, since I was sent to the nunnery, from the time the concubine can remember, I have no such serious illness, and my body is also a lot better. Therefore, the mother had no choice but to leave the concubine in the nunnery, and it was also in the past year that the leper monk appeared again, saying that he could return to the world to show filial piety under the knees of his parents, and the concubine returned to Kyoto from the ancient nunnery to serve her parents. ”

"I didn't expect that My Lady Baolin is also a person who has gone through hardships." There was no lack of distress in his tone, and Lai Zhaoyi said: "Since it is Cheng Huan's knees, how did Miao Baolin enter the palace?" I remember that the person who participated in the show seemed to be Qin Shangshu's eldest daughter. ”

The person selected for this Qin Mansion was originally the eldest lady Qin Jingruo, but now she has replaced this unheard of second lady, it is common sense that some people will have doubts in their hearts, Lai Zhaoyi is tempting, and its meaning is already obvious. But since he will be here, Qin Shujiu must be ready, and he replied with a normal face: "It should have been the palace where the sister entered, but there were unforeseen circumstances, and the eldest sister was injured for some reason on the eve of entering the palace, and she happened to be injured on that side." And the candidates for this show were also reported, and if they changed their minds halfway, they would have deceived the king and rebelled against the saints. It was really because of this sudden disaster, although the concubine had just returned to Kyoto, her mother was reluctant, but her father said that as a courtier, she must be headed by the saint, and the concubine entered the palace on behalf of her sister. ”

Since it has been selected, it is indeed not allowed to be changed temporarily, unless there is no woman of the right age in the family, otherwise the show selection cannot be changed. It is also reasonable for the second lady of the Qin Mansion to enter the palace on behalf of the injured eldest lady. Besides, the eldest lady of the Qin Mansion was injured before the draft, and she had also heard of this matter, so there was nothing wrong with it.

It's just that snow lotus seed peach blossom tears.

Glancing at the white porcelain bowl on the table, the fine soup contained in it always made Lai Zhaoyi feel very dazzling, she hated this fine soup, and now as long as she saw it, she always felt unnatural. Regardless of whether this Qin Shujiu was intentional or coincidental, Lai Zhaoyi always felt that there was something wrong with her who served this bowl of fine soup, but she couldn't say anything.

After all, it is impossible to exist in these wrongs.

Is.

There was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, the hand resting on the table, the thumb, index finger and middle finger were unconsciously twisted, and after a moment of silence, Lai Zhaoyi said loudly: "By the way, Bao Baolin is Fang Geng this year?" ”

"Six out of ten."

"Twenty-eight beauties, jasper years, but an extremely meticulous age." With a smile and said, Lai Zhaoyi asked again: "By the way, I just heard Miao Baolin mention that he was raised in the Gudao Nunnery when he was a child, but when was he sent to the nunnery?" ”

"I remember my mother said that it was like the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, when I was just a child, and my father was just a waiter in the criminal department."

"I left my parents when I was a child, no wonder Mrs. Qin was so reluctant." sighed lightly and showed pity, if this Lai Zhaoyi is familiar, people still know how to cherish people, at least on the face.

Today, I went to Lai Zhaoyi's place to talk about family life and explore some things, but now that this is over, I have seen a lot of things, and Qin Shujiu feels that there is no need to waste time here. At that moment, his eyebrows and eyes rolled slightly, and then he lowered his head and apologized and said: "I wanted to send some soup to my sister to let my sister relieve the fatigue of the boat and car on the way, but I didn't expect my sister to be sad for the concubine's childhood, which is not the concubine's." ”

"Whatever you say, they are all sisters in the family, and they should be cared for." Qin Shujiu's apology made Lai Zhaoyi shake his head with a smile and answer. Although he said so, but the words that should be guilty were not a word, sitting there and his body was half shorter, Qin Shujiu said: "Thanks to my sister's care, the concubine is very grateful." After speaking, he straightened his body slightly, and then looked at the thin soup that was just moving, Qin Shujiu said: "I have delayed my sister for a long time if I think about it, and my sister is tired when I think about it, so the concubine will retire first." ”

"Well, I'm a little tired to say this, so I'll step back first."

"The concubine retired."

After speaking, he got up and bowed, and then Qin Shujiu took a few steps back and turned to leave, and it was only after this Qin Shujiu left the palace that Lai Zhaoyi thought about it a little, and only said out loud after a long time.

"Come, pour out the soup in this bowl."