Cining Palace.

Xia Qingyun had been in the palace for three days in a row, staying for a whole day, and he didn't return home until dark.

The tea leaves and dried flowers brought over the first day were not enough for the third princess to practice, so she had to take the green plums to dry several large baskets overnight.

The branches and leaves of the dried flowers are brittle after roasting, and they will be crushed if they are pinched with a little force. The third princess was an anxious child again, and at the beginning, dozens of flowers were crushed by her.

Xia Qingyun also admired her perseverance, even though she failed dozens of times, the third princess still insisted on practicing, and finally tied them into several, but when they were thrown into the cup and soaked in hot water, either the tea and flowers were separated, or they were tied too tightly and the flowers couldn't rise.

Early this morning, the third princess waited in Cining Palace, and made more than a dozen in a row with her head down.

She carefully held a glass and brought it to the Queen Mother, "Ancestor, take a look at what I did this time, I guarantee that it will bloom!" ”

The tea leaves in the cup slowly stretched, and a pink and bright millenia slowly rose from the green leaves, just half of it rose and did not move.

The third princess blinked, shook the cup, and suddenly, the millennia quickly floated upward, followed by a golden cup, a purple jasmine, and a bunch of flowers of different colors swaying in the light golden tea soup.

"Blossom!" The little county lord of Anping clapped his chubby little hands and cheered.

The Queen Mother stroked Shan'er's head with a smile, "I wasted so much tea, if I don't do it again, I won't be able to see it!"

The third princess said coquettishly: "Thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, this cup is called 'Longevity'!" ”

"Good. Good! The Queen Mother praised again and again, and instructed the grandmother next to her to take a brocade box, "The lady of the governor of Shanxi just sent it yesterday, and I will exchange it for your cup of longevity." ”

The third princess took it and opened it, and the brocade box contained a glittering lacquer box painted with a golden peony flower.

In the hand, the weight is lighter than an ordinary makeup box, the feel is delicate and smooth, and the polishing is brighter than a mirror.

"Thank you, Ancestor!" The third princess happily bowed her knees and played with the lacquer box.

This kind of lacquer box is a specialty of Shanxi Prefecture, and the process of making zuò is extremely complicated. It should be divided into five processes, such as wood tire, gray tire, lacquer work, painting work and inlay.

The push-light lacquer box is made of high-quality paulownia wood into a thin wooden tire. The lacquer is made by a special process. Then use lacquer and tung oil to refine the cover paint.

The wooden tire should be scraped with hemp scraping, and the process of scraping the ash alone must be repeated more than a dozen times, and it must be dried before it can be scraped a second time.

After that, or painted with gold. or inlaid with Raden. Then use sandpaper, charcoal, hair, brick ash, sesame oil, etc. to push the light one by one. Make the lacquerware as bright as a mirror.

It is said that the last pass must be pushed by the delicate palm of the girl who has not left the pavilion, and the more times it is polished, the brighter the light. It will be brighter and more durable in the future.

A good piece of polished lacquerware often takes months or even a year or two to complete, and the slightest carelessness will be wasted. Therefore, it has always been regarded as a treasure and presented to the royal family.

The third princess had seen it in the palace of the queen and the concubine, but she didn't expect to get one herself, and she rubbed it happily and couldn't put it down.

The Queen Mother smiled: "You kid, patronize yourself and be happy, and leave the master aside." ”

Only then did the third princess raise her head, look at Xia Qingyun, and then look down at the lacquer box, bit her lip reluctantly, and sent the lacquer box to Xia Qingyun.

"Here you go!"

Xia Qingyun hurriedly waved his hand, "The ancestor rewarded you, how can I ask for it!" ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Listen to her lie to you, if you really accept it, she still regrets jumping somehow." ”

"Not really!" The third princess stepped forward, although her eyes were reluctant, but with a little sincerity, "I'm sincere!" ”

Xia Qingyun pushed back with a smile, "The princess can keep it for herself." If you can learn to do a good job in craft flower tea, it is the best reward for me as a master! ”

The eldest princess interjected: "If you really want to give it, just wait for her to prepare a generous gift when she gets married!" ”

The third princess was stunned for a moment, the smile on her face slowly put away, and she lowered her head and said, "That's nature." As long as I am still in the capital, the gift will definitely be given. ”

Xia Qingyun was a little puzzled, he was fine just now, why was he unhappy all of a sudden? Listening to her tone, it was as if she was about to leave.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "The prince from the southwest came to propose, and the emperor plans to marry her to her." Speaking of which, you are really pitiful, as a royal princess, you naturally have to bear the burden of the royal family. Don't blame your father for his lack of affection, he has no choice but to seek his own government in his position! ”

The third princess raised her head and smiled sadly, "I am the daughter of my father, so I naturally want to share my father's worries." ”

She looked at Xia Qingyun again, "I heard that the southwest is rich in flowers, when the time comes, you sell more tea leaves, I will make one every day, and I will bring it back to you during the New Year's Festival." ”

Xia Qingyun's smile was a little stiff, it turned out that it was because of this that the third princess desperately wanted to learn how to make craft flower tea. It's a pity that she is just a teenager, and she is going to marry far away to the southwest barbarian land, and she can't help but feel a sour feeling in her heart.

"Alright! Haven't I been married yet? The third princess took a deep breath and changed to her bright smile in the past, "Maybe that southwest prince is infected with a fever and dies, and I don't have to marry!" ”

The Queen Mother said angrily: "There is no cover! Your father and mother have exchanged wedding posts with others, if the prince returns to heaven, you will have to stay in the cold palace for the rest of your life, but those days are human? ”

"So what!" The third princess shook her head, "The cold palace is better than a barbarian who is unfamiliar with life. I will accompany the ancestors, and if the ancestors are cranes, I will also go with them, and go to heaven to serve you. ”

"Phew! The more you talk about it, the more unpleasant it becomes! The eldest princess raised her veil, "Maybe it's not as bad as you think." Barbarian is a small country, the area is as large as Jiangnan Province, and it is not far from Yuzhou City, so it should be married to other provinces. ”

Xia Qingyun also persuaded: "What the eldest princess said is true. Now that we have formed an alliance with the barbarians, and a mutual market has been built on the border, I can often follow the caravan to see you when the territory is opened. ”

"Really?" The third princess held her hand, "You are my master, you have to talk about it!" ”

Xia Qingyun smiled and nodded, and also held the third princess's hand, lowering her eyes to look at her wrist.

"This bracelet looks chic, it's not gold or jade, where did the princess come from?"

The third princess pinched the beads with her fingertips and turned around, "It was sent by the seventh brother, saying that he invited the master to open the light, and he could bless me to marry a good family." ”

She pulled out her hand, took off the bracelet and threw it on the table, "It's not a lie, it doesn't work at all!" I also said that I couldn't pick it up for a year without bringing it, so I wanted to pick it! ”

Seventh brother? Xia Qingyun and the eldest princess glanced at each other, and the seventh brother shouted by the third princess naturally referred to the seventh prince. The bracelet of the third princess was given by him, but what about the string of the county lord of Changping?

Xia Qingyun smiled, picked up the bracelet and said: "I want to go to the Jietai Temple to offer incense tomorrow, or take it and let the masters recite the scriptures, maybe it can really turn things around." ”

"Eun, take it!" The third princess was busy responding.

Coming back from the palace, Xia Qingyun flashed into the treasure pavilion, took out the bracelet and compared it with the copy from the county lord of Changping, and the two were exactly the same! (To be continued......)