Cen Shan Temple quickly sent a lot of corn and sesame seeds this morning, Su Qi and his grandmother were busy with sesame Buddha tea in the pavilion in the middle of Cuiwei Lake, and Su Sanniang and Siniang also followed to help.

When the Queen Mother came, Su Qi was seriously peeling corn.

Qi Ling saw it, his eyes lit up, he let go of the hand holding the Queen Mother and ran over happily, and said, "Su Qi, are you and the Duchess of Guo ready to make sesame Buddha tea?" ”

Su Qi and the others hurriedly saluted.

Mrs. Su said with a smile: "It just so happened that Cen Shan Temple brought some corn and sesame seeds, and the old student saw that it was fresh, so he took Qi Niang and her sisters to Huxin Pavilion to make sesame Buddha tea, and was thinking about sending some to the Queen Mother and the county lord when it was ready!" ”

Qi Ling was even happier when he heard this, and grabbed Su Qi's hand and said, "Oh, that's a good dare, I have a good mouth today!" As he spoke, he ran to the Queen Mother and asked happily, "Grandmother Huang, did you say it?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled more and more charitable, and said: "Today is not only a blessing for the mouth, but also a blessing for the eyes of the mourning family today!" ”

"Eye-blessed? What eye blessings? ”

Not only Qi Ling was puzzled, but Su Qi and Old Madam Su were also puzzled.

The Queen Mother glanced at the three pretty Su family ladies opposite, the smile in her eyes became thicker and thicker, and said, "Isn't it a blessing to be able to watch the Duchess make sesame Buddha tea with your own eyes?" Last time, I wanted to know how to make such a mellow sesame Buddha tea, but unfortunately I didn't dare to coincidentally that day, and now I don't see the whole production process with my own eyes, that is, the emperor Lao'er came to carry the mourning family and mourned the family and did not return to the palace. You are not allowed to mourn your family today! ”

The last sentence was said to Mama Yu behind her, and Mama Yu smiled and responded "yes".

Qi Ling was even more happy when he heard this, "Yes, yes, if it's late, the emperor's grandmother will rest in the General's Mansion, I don't want to go back every time I come here, I always think of a way to stay and not leave, and it's late to rest with Qi Niang!" ”

Hearing this, Su Qi also laughed, and Mrs. Su hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The Queen Mother is overjoyed when she comes to my general's mansion. If you can rest for a night, the old students will be even happier. The old woman is clumsy, she is too happy this time, and she doesn't know what to say for a while to coax the queen mother, and she hopes that the mother will forgive her sins. ”

Su Qi didn't think so. Grandmother's mouth is unknown to others. But she couldn't know better. The eldest uncle who was a lawyer back then couldn't talk about his grandmother, let alone just coax an old lady to be happy? In my previous life, I had never seen what kind of high-ranking officials and ladies my grandmother had. Seeing what people say, my grandmother is the most proficient.

The smile in the queen mother's eyes when she heard the words was even worse, Mrs. Su's words really spoke to her heart, she had never heard any flattery for most of her life, if she was called someone else's family and knew that she intended to stay in the house more, she was afraid that she would have been happy and praised for a long time, and she said it basket by basket, but it was Mrs. Su's true words that made her the most comfortable.

She said: "What forgiveness or not, you like to listen to the mourning family, Qi Ling is right, no matter how early or late it is, the mourning family is resting in the general's mansion." When you have time, go to the palace and say something, so that the emperor will not make a fuss. ”

The attendants who followed him all responded "yes".

Qi Ling clapped his palms and said happily: "Then I will also stay, you don't have to go back to the eldest princess's mansion to report when you have time, anyway, it is common for the county lord to stay in the general's mansion, and I will go to the mansion by myself!" ”

Su Qi laughed when he heard this.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You monkey head! ”

welcomed people into the Huxin Pavilion, and immediately had a mother-in-law come to serve tea and change snacks, Qi Ling cleaned his hands and peeled corn with Su Qi, Su Sanniang was interested in helping the girl's mother-in-law serve tea and snacks, and Su Siniang stood obediently behind Mrs. Su, and took a sentence or two when she saw the opportunity.

The last time the Queen Mother came to the coincident, she came to the New Year's letter, hiding in her own yard to raise, Su Sanniang accompanied her to do needlework, when the lights went out at night, I heard my own henchman said that the Queen Mother was very happy, and praised Su Qi for being a virtuous child, at that time she had an idea in her heart, if she could also get the Queen Mother's word, not to mention anything else, in the future in the imperial capital's circle of noble women, then you can really hold your head up and be a man, now although staring at the identity of the general's mansion and the lady, there is a place in this noble circle, But none of those noble ladies and ladies are not human spirits, and it is too late for people to flatter Su Qi, how can they take into account these people from the poor countryside Cen Zhou, not to mention that who doesn't know that they are not from the Su family's third room, but they are just stained with some light from the general's mansion.

If she behaves better and wins the favor of the Queen Mother, then the wealthy nobles in the imperial capital city will not be allowed to be picked by Su Qingluan? I'm afraid it's possible to be that one.

Yes, I didn't know this before, but now when I arrived in the imperial capital, I knew that the Queen Mother was so spoiled by him, and His Royal Highness King Xuan was very much loved by His Majesty today, if she could marry him, she Su Qingluan would have nothing else to ask for in this life!

Thinking of this, the smile on Su Siniang's face became even sweeter, and her mind rushed to the Queen Mother.

Mrs. Su was like a mirror in her heart, how could she not know Su Siniang's thoughts, but the Queen Mother was having a good temperament, so she didn't say much.

The Queen Mother didn't know how to see Qi Ling not squeamish at all sitting side by side with Su Qi peeling corn, thinking of the child's usual big temperament, and now she actually learned Su Qi's patience to peel corn, she was even more relieved in her heart, and then looked at the three ladies of the Su family who were delicate and considerate on the side, although she looked taciturn, but that temperament was a virtuous lady at a glance, and finally she turned around on Su Siniang on her side, and her appearance was good, with a goose face and big almond eyes, and a makeup that was not thick or light. A pink gauze skirt, the Queen Mother immediately withdrew her eyes.

The smile on his face was too deliberate, and his eyes were even more shining, but he couldn't hold his breath, and the pair of nails dyed with pink peach blossoms, at a glance, he knew that he was a person who didn't usually do much, or Su Qi's white and tender hands looked pleasing to the eye, clean and slender. No wonder Qi Ling likes to get along with her.

After chatting and chatting, they came to Cen Shan Temple, and Mrs. Su was relieved: "...... The abbot of Cen Shan Temple wrote that there is no precarious precariousness in the temple now, and the Buddhist monks in the temple can also better study Buddhism, that is, the people of Qixiang and eight villages come from afar, and they can also rest their feet, drink sesame Buddha tea to relieve the heat, and the abbot also asked the old students, saying that they want to pass on the method of Buddha tea to other temples. ”

"And how did you reply?" The Queen Mother hurriedly asked. Sesame Buddha tea was originally created by the Duchess of Guo, and now no one knows about the country of Dayue, but the secret recipes have not been passed down since ancient times. She was able to pity Cen Shan Temple and teach this Buddha tea recipe was very kind. But now it is to be taught to more temples, and I am afraid that this recipe will spread throughout the entire Middle-earth continent in less than a year.

As the founder of the secret recipe, the Queen Mother understands the difficulty of making trade-offs!

Qi Niang shook her hand when she heard this, and listened attentively.

Old Madam Su smiled: "...... At that time, the recipe of this sesame Buddha tea was taught to the Buddhist monks of Cen Shan Temple. It's just thinking that they can drink some Buddha tea to fill their stomachs when they are in danger. They are dedicated to the Buddha and are the people they should respect the most. It's just the mountains and wilderness of Cenzhou, and the people don't have much money in their pockets, so the old students just give some money and food. That's just a solution to the urgent need for a while, I can't imagine that it can still have such a great use, of course, it is good to pass on other Buddhist temples, Buddhist monks are hard to learn Buddhism, if the old Buddha tea can help one or two, it is not in vain for my old woman to think hard about this recipe! ”

Hearing this, Su Qi added: "...... Maruko wrote that he has grown a lot taller now, and followed the master to learn Buddhist scriptures to learn words, the abbot is to reclaim a large piece of wasteland to plant corn and sesame, and also planted a lot of tea, Cen Shan Temple now those masters learn the scriptures and do things, all of them are full of spirit, that is, the ball that the child is also a lot stronger, said that next year with the master to the imperial capital to send us corn and sesame! ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she asked who the pills were.

Qi Ling hurriedly replied: "The balls are the little monk that Su Qi will take with him when he stays in Cen Shan Temple, Su Qi often gives him food when he sees that he is pitifully thin, and he also makes a special trip to make a lot of clothes, shoes and socks for the child, oh, and the sesame Buddha tea is the abbot handed over by the child." ”

The appreciation in the eyes of the Queen Mother became stronger and stronger, beckoning Su Qi to summon her, and a green dripping bracelet faded from her wrist and put it on Qi Niang's hand, Su Qi hurriedly said "Don't dare", the Queen Mother smiled and said: "You child, the mourning family is grateful for your kindness, but you are not allowed to postpone it, I didn't expect that your heart is so good at a young age, it seems that the Duchess of the Kingdom is well educated." ”

Old Madam Su also hurriedly got up and saluted.

After a lot of commotion, the sesame Buddha tea was baked

Clean your hands, taste tea, and it's a lot of fun.

It's just that after that, the Queen Mother chatted with Mrs. Su about Buddhist scriptures, even if Su Siniang occupied the closest position to the Queen Mother, but Buddhism was too profound, even if she tried her best to interject and say a few words, she couldn't, so she could only pretend to be in a hurry as if nothing happened.

It wasn't until dinner time that Emperor Rende suddenly came to the General's Palace.

So, I took the car, saluted, and was busy serving tea and adding vegetables, which was busy for a while.

Mrs. Su had to accompany the Queen Mother and the emperor, and it was inconvenient to withdraw, and it was even more impossible for the housekeeper to come forward to ask about things, so Qi Niang took advantage of the happy conversation during the banquet to get up and retire and go directly to the kitchen, not wanting Su Sanniang to be in the kitchen.

She said: "My sister came just in time, this old duck and jade bamboo soup is too light, and the lily lotus seed bird's nest soup is sweeter, I can't get it for a while, I'm afraid that the taste will be light, Your Majesty won't like it, and the Queen Mother won't use it if it's sweet, and I ask my sister to get an idea." ”

Although there are many people in the kitchen, the people who can cut vegetables, burn the fire, and watch the soup are all busy in an orderly manner, she finally put her mind at ease, looked at Su Sanniang's eyes softened, and said: "The third sister is careful to consider, since this is the case, it is better to serve this old duck and jade bamboo soup first, light and warm the stomach, and finally in the lily lotus seed bird's nest soup, together with dim sum desserts, at night, drinking some lily lotus seeds just helps sleep." ”

Su Sanniang's eyebrows lit up, and she said, "My sister is right!" ”

Saying that, he hurriedly instructed the people to fill the soup, and said the dishes to be added one by one to Su Qi, the two discussed, Su Sanniang opened her mouth, "It's not good for the grandmother to accompany her alone, here now the dishes are considered appropriate or go to help the grandmother, although the sister is stupid, but looking at the kitchen is still possible, my sister can rest assured." ”

Su Qi frowned and said, "Sister, let's go too." There is a mother-in-law in charge here, I will let the mother-in-law watch from the sidelines, Your Majesty is here, and it is not good for my sister not to go. ”

What she wants to say is that the Queen Mother, the Lafayette, rarely comes to the General's Mansion, not to mention that there is also Emperor Rende today, it is a good time to be in the limelight and gain fame.

She didn't understand why this person's personality had changed so much since she became Su Sanniang, as if she had calmed down for a while.

Su Sanniang smiled. said: "I was thinking that the Queen Mother and Her Majesty were in the house. I'm afraid that something will go wrong and lose the face of our general's mansion, you go first, and I'll go over after a while, if the queen mother asks me about it, I will be guilty again. ”

Qi Niang saw that it was useless to force it. Although I still have doubts, I can't say more. and took care of the grandmother to entertain the feast alone. I had to rush over.

But fortunately, Sanniang returned to the banquet not long after, and no one asked about the Queen Mother and grandmother, so Qi Niang was relieved.

Afterwards, Mrs. Su asked about it. The princess next to her told Sanniang and Qiniang how to arrange the dishes and how to direct the people to act one by one, and Mrs. Su listened for a long time before she said: "Qiniang's child has an idea at a glance, I am not surprised that she can be such an old woman, but Sanniang's child, she has been afraid of things since she was a child, and she has been hiding behind her without saying a word, you also saw it today, Siniang knows that she is a good student to accompany me and the queen mother to gossip, she is quietly watching the tea and snacks on the side, I didn't expect to know how to take care of the meal later, hey, I still didn't care about that girl before, and it hurt her. ”

Granny Wang helped Mrs. Su pinch her legs and feet, and said: "Now that I have followed the old lady, it is also the blessing of the third lady, and the days will be long in the future, you will only discipline and hurt, and then find a satisfactory husband for the third lady, that is the best!" ”

Old Madam Su also laughed, "Yes, yes, I must be so sensible that child, but she is careful, she will be sixteen years old after the age of sight, and she should prepare well, but I am thinking about which family in the imperial capital city is not a wealthy nobleman, that child...... I'm afraid it's not suitable. Speaking of this, Mrs. Su sighed, "I still want to marry in Cen Zhou, be closer to our own family, and don't ask her husband how rich and noble, as long as she can live her own life, and now there is no need for a draft, I am also a lot more down-to-earth, although it was suppressed at the beginning, it can be ...... But what the hell is Sanniang...... I lost my body, and I had to push her out because of the holy decree, but now if I choose a husband's house for her, I, as a grandmother, will have to be more cautious. ”

"Hey, if only I hadn't had that......"

As she spoke, Old Madam Su sighed vigorously again.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly comforted: "Old lady, why are you so troubled, that thing has been so long, Your Majesty is not drafted, you should always be happy, and now the third lady is also raised by your old man's side, you can choose this husband's family slowly, why bother thinking about those sad things." ”

Mrs. Su thought about it, so she didn't mention these anymore, but asked about the Queen Mother's rest, "The mother-in-law who keeps vigil must be more energetic, don't be lazy and slack, and arrange more people to take turns, and the small kitchen in the Qingsong Courtyard is always ready with tea, snacks, and soups, and the hot water is indispensable, and the lanterns in the verandah in the house should not be extinguished tonight, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will use some objects for a while, and it will not be good for the grandmothers around her to slip and fall down at night......"

Mrs. Wang nodded vigorously, and finally waited for Mrs. Su to finish speaking before she said: "These seven ladies have explained the affairs in the morning, and the mother-in-law of the night arranged four shifts of people, and the seventh lady said that there are two shifts in the courtyard, and there are also two shifts outside the yard, and the first half of the night and the second half of the night are changed, and there are also guards and the royal guards in the palace to guard together, I am afraid that those military masters have something to lead the way, the snacks, tea, and soups in the small kitchen are ready, and the soups are all light, or the lady has discussed the lord of Qiling. In addition, the supper of those military masters is also prepared by the big kitchen, the lady said that when the time comes, there will be some strong tea, the best way to solve the difficulty, Ming'er's breakfast seven ladies also ordered to go down, the county lord of Qiling said that the queen mother should drink a rose honey dew every morning, afraid that the kitchen in the house made the wrong taste, has gone to get the recipe of the imperial dining room, and discussed with the county lord for a while. ”

"Old lady, you can sleep with confidence, our seven ladies can't be more appropriate."

When Mrs. Su heard this, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were dyed with a smile. said: "Although the child has not been back for a few days, I see that he is really sensible, and I am also worried too much." ”

"It's not early, I have to accompany the Queen Mother tomorrow, blow the lamp and sleep."

Mrs. Wang smiled and replied "yes".

The octagonal beauty palace lamp in the inner room of Qingsong Courtyard is still on.

Mama Yu blew out the two beauty palace lamps and reminded softly: "Queen Mother, it's late at night, let's rest, you haven't slept well recently, the seventh lady of the Su family may have listened to the county lord." After dinner, I served a sweet soup of lily and lotus seeds and bird's nest. Imperial Physician Li said that the lily calms the nerves, and the lotus seeds dispel the heart, which is the easiest to sleep, and you have a fragrance today. I think I'll be able to sleep soundly at night. ”

The Queen Mother opened her half-squinted eyes. There was a "hmm" that was not light. It's just that the jade Buddha beads that rotate in his hand don't stop at all.

Mama Yu's eyelids drooped, and it seemed that the Queen Mother still had something on her mind, so that she had been sleeping more and more badly recently. The doctor said it was due to the hot weather. The Queen Mother said that she was old, but she had been with the Queen Mother for so many years, and she still saw some reasons, but there were some things she didn't dare to say and couldn't say.

Then a leisurely voice came.

"What do you look at the seventh lady of the Su family?"

Mama Yu was stunned for a moment, and laughed before she spoke, "Naturally, it's good, the figure doesn't need to be said by the old slave, and the queen mother also knows that we are afraid that we can't find a second person with such a sign in the imperial capital. ”

"Queen Mother, what do you say?" In the end, Mama Yu saw that she was asking unintentionally, but in fact it was intentional, and now outsiders don't know, but most of them who serve in close service know it, Your Majesty is very fond of this seventh lady of the Su family, and intends to accept it as a concubine after her marriage.

The Queen Mother didn't reply half a sentence, and then asked, "What about the third and fourth ladies of the Su family?" ”

Mama Yu is even more strange at this time, she is talking about the seven ladies of the Su family, why did the queen mother ask what three ladies and four ladies come up, don't you come to take a good look at the seven ladies of the Su family when you have been frequently entering the general's mansion recently? Could it be that the third lady and the fourth lady have also entered the eyes of your Lafayette?

Bi Fuquan, the chief eunuch, said in private and still echoed in his ears, "In the future, I will ask my aunts to say a few more good words for the seven ladies of the Su family in front of Lafayette, and Your Majesty will definitely have a heavy reward in the future." ”

The words of the Qiling County Lord's exploration were also especially in his ears, "Mama, the imperial grandmother has no objection to Qi Niang, right?" ”

Now the Queen Mother asked such a question, and she, the most talkative mouth in Shouren Palace, didn't know how to answer for a while.

If you say something bad, it can't help but make people feel mean and deliberate, but if you say it, you can't help but cover up the seven ladies of the Su family, hey, it's really difficult!

Mama Yu hit several little Jiujiu in her heart, and then replied quietly: "The ladies of the Su family are naturally good under the upbringing of the Duchess of the Kingdom, the third lady is gentle and virtuous, and very sensible, although she doesn't like to talk much, but she knows that she shares worries for her elders and takes care of the affairs of the house, and she will be a good wife in the future." ”

"The fourth lady has a good appearance, a weak voice, and a delicate figure, I think she is a typical Jiangnan person, her temperament must be very gentle, and her words are very bookish, and her talent must be good."

"The Duchess is really a blessing, the three granddaughters are all flowery people, and it won't be long before this matchmaker who asks for marriage is afraid that the threshold of the General's Mansion will be shortened."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother laughed, glanced at Mama Yu and said, "Just your mouth, I'm afraid that even the Lord of Yama will have to be moved by you!" ”

Seeing this, Mama Yu's eyebrows lit up, and she hurriedly said: "If that's the case, then the old slave will be the first to say that the Lord of Yama will add another thousand-year-old Yang Shou to Lafayette!" ”

The Queen Mother was even more "haha" in size, put the Jade Buddha beads in her hand, and Mama Yu took it and guarded it carefully, and hurriedly stepped forward to give the Queen Mother wide clothes.

The Queen Mother said: "The mourning family just said, you really think you are so affectionate." But your eyes are really poisonous enough, if the Su family has a few more ladies, I'm afraid that you will be able to say that you are ugly one by one. ”

"These girls are good, but it's a pity that ......"

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother sighed, and said: "It's a pity that there are not many good men in the imperial capital today, and there are even fewer marriages of the right age, and now many embroidered girls who are preparing for the draft are still stranded in the imperial capital, I am afraid that if you take it off like this, the complaints will be greater." ”

Mama Yu came to her senses, and it turned out that the Queen Mother was still worried about this matter.

She rolled her eyes and said tentatively, "The old slave thinks that there is still room for maneuver in this matter. ”

"Emperor Rende has issued a holy decree, how can there be anything to say." The Queen Mother glanced at Mama Yu and said casually.

Mama Yu laughed and said, "Your Majesty's decree naturally can't be changed, but those show girls can choose a good husband's family." ”

"Oh!" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and became curious, "How to pick a method?" ”

Mama Yu hurriedly said: "The old slave heard that the five countries of July will congratulate him, and there will be not only princes and grandchildren of various countries, but also envoys and adults of various countries, and there are not many sons and brothers in our imperial capital who are suitable for marriage and matching age, but when the envoys of various countries come, they will not ......."

When the Queen Mother heard this, her slightly frowning eyebrows and eyes were immediately dyed with a smile, and she said happily: "Yes, the triennial Five Kingdoms Chaohe is the best time for the marriage of various countries, and we take this opportunity to promote peace and stability in all countries, and at the same time, we can also marry these alternative show girls, which is very good both internally and externally." ”

"Although there are few sons and brothers of the right age to marry in the imperial capital, there are also some, and several princes have reached the age of marriage, if the mourning family marries this wave of show girls to various countries all at once, then where will the good sons and daughters of our Dayue country go to marry the lady? Could it be that Chengdu still brought a foreign princess home to live? Yicheng is lazy and out of tune, when he marries a princess, he is only afraid of some trouble, Qin'er's child has been weak and sickly since he was a child, it would be good if he could find a caring service, any princess is spoiled, or don't want it, and those children of the Mu family, my brother is not careful, if it can't be settled this time, I'm afraid that it will drag on for several years, and the mourning family will be anxious! ”

Mama Yu smiled, "Queen Mother, you are too lenient, Old Emperor Mu has a free plan for his grandchildren, you are so anxious, but you can't go away with your own body!" ”

The Queen Mother said: "Although the Mu family is now under the control of the later one, it is not the elder brother who has the final say, he has been old and confused all these years, and he is bent on honing his children and grandchildren, and he has even dragged down lifelong events such as marriage, no, this time I will take this opportunity to choose a few granddaughters-in-law for the Mu family, and Mu Jiu's girl is not young, if you can settle down this time, you will be relieved." ”

"When Ming'er returned to the palace mourning house, he went to tell the emperor that the internal affairs office would hurry up and prepare, and then the mourning family would personally watch it, and these major events would have to be settled."

"Blow out the lamp and sleep!"

Before Mama Yu had time to digest these words, she watched the Queen Mother slip off the quilt by herself, she smiled bitterly twice, and hurriedly blew the lamp as instructed.

One night without dreams, the next day I woke up extraordinarily refreshed.

The queen mother's mood is naturally good, seeing that Qi Ling came over early in the morning to say hello, and specially picked several hosta flowers to make trouble for her old man's hairpins, her heart is even smoother, looking at Qi Ling's hairpin flowers, I think Qi Ling is becoming more sensible, this time I have to find a family for her, the best is in the imperial capital.

Thinking of this, the corners of the Queen Mother's mouth curled up again.

So in the morning, when I looked at Mama Yu serving the rose powder honeydew, I couldn't help but praise Su Qi, "It's really hard for you, this rose honey dew is the lotus leaf dew taken from the third watch, the honey must be the osmanthus nectar in September, and the mourning family tastes good when you drink it!" ”

"But what a good boy with a heart, the mourning family likes it!" (To be continued.) )