"County Lord, please come with me." A woman dressed plainly and neatly greeted Xia Qingyun and led her to the courtyard, followed behind by Qingmei carrying a food box.

All the way to the living room, Xia Qingyun noticed that except for the soldiers guarding the door and an elderly janitor in the gatehouse, all the people in the house were middle-aged women with ordinary appearances.

"The county lord, please drink tea, the princess is accompanying the little county lord to learn calligraphy, and she will come later." The woman placed a cup of freshly brewed tea on the table and withdrew.

Xia Qingyun didn't need to lift the lid of the cup, from the overflowing tea fragrance, he knew that it was his own top-grade Beixi drifting snow, for the identity of the eldest princess, this tea was not noble.

Walking around, the living room is very tidy, except for the necessary household goods and a few pieces of porcelain and jade on the Bogu shelf, there is no superfluous furnishings, let alone luxury.

On the east wall, there is a picture of returning from a snowy night, and a wisp of light smoke rises from the incense burner below, filling the room with a faint and mellow aroma.

Xia Qingyun couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth when he couldn't help but distinguish that it was a good water agarwood. Agarwood is not only a spice, but also a medicinal material, in the line of temperature, warm the kidneys and absorb qi, and has a certain auxiliary effect on the hidden diseases of the horse.

After pacing around, the huge room was more than clean but lacked a little bit of homely warmth, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for the eldest princess.

The footsteps sounded, the curtain cage was lifted, and the county lord of Anping ran in with a 'giggle' laugh.

She was wearing a double bun, wearing a rabbit fur edge lotus lotus brocade jacket, and a pair of shallow dimples on her round face, and she rushed over when she saw Xia Qingyun, "Aunt County Lord, are you here to bring me a cake?" Mother must come before I finish the posting. Otherwise, you won't let me eat it. ”

Xia Qingyun bent down and poked her pink little face, and replied with a smile: "Yes, didn't I promise you." ”

The little county lord clapped his hands and cheered, "There's a cake to eat!" The eldest princess, who had just walked into the door, drank lightly, "Shan'er, don't make noise!" ”

The county lord of Anping shrank his neck, stuck out his tongue at Xia Qingyun with his mother behind his back, turned around and ran to the eldest princess, and stood obediently.

Xia Qingyun and Qingmei gave a gift. Greetings to the eldest princess.

"You're here. Have a seat. The eldest princess rarely squeezed out a smile, and Qingmei took the food box, put it on the table and opened the lid, and saw the red cherries dotted with cream. She was slightly surprised.

"Such exquisite pastry. It should be sent to the palace to the Queen Mother. Shan'er is joking, you don't have to take it seriously. ”

Xia Qingyun smiled and pointed to the sugar rabbit on the cake, "This is specially made for the county lord of Anping." If you have agreed, you cannot break your promise. Besides, the cake is not an expensive food, it is nothing more than some flour, eggs, and milk, and I have presented the recipe to the Queen Mother, and the small kitchen can make it. ”

"I'm afraid the price of the cherries on this is very expensive, it's icy and snowy, and I can't even find one in the palace." Princess Taiping glanced at it lightly, her tone was a little harsh, and said, "I'm just an unfavored princess, you can think clearly, don't make the wrong person." ”

Xia Qingyun smiled slightly, and replied without humility or arrogance: "Fellowship with profit, and dispersion when profit is exhausted; Intersect with potential, and tilt when defeated; The right intersects, and the right is lost; Fellowship with affection, and hurt if affection is broken; Only by communing with the heart can it become long-lasting. Since I met the princess, although the words are not warm, but the words are from the heart, than those who hide the knife in the smile and the honey sword in the mouth, I would rather have a straightforward friend. ”

The eldest princess sneered, "Others love to listen to flattery, you are special, let's talk about it in front, if you want to get any benefits from me, you will have already broken off this thought!" ”

Xia Qingyun lowered her eyes, "The princess knows my details, and she must also know that with the tea business, my annual income is not less than the princess's income, and my father-in-law is in a high position, which is enough to shelter me, so why bother with it." ”

"Over time, we will see people's hearts." The eldest princess said no more, and ordered her servants to bring the dishes, "Since you have done it, then try your craft." ”

The county lord of Anping was worried about his little toes, staring at the crystal clear sugar rabbit, Qingmei stepped forward to cut the cake, deliberately put it in the little county lord's plate, and handed it to her with a smile.

The county lord of Anping carefully pushed the sugar rabbit aside, and there were words in his mouth, "Don't be afraid, little rabbit, I won't eat you." ”

Xia Qingyun smiled: "This is made of sugar, which can be eaten." ”

"No, it's so cute, I'm going to keep it." The county lord of Anping said, scooped a small spoonful of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and countless little stars suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he ate one bite after another.

The eldest princess took a sip lightly and said in surprise: "There are pineapples in it?" ”

"Someone from my hometown came a few days ago and brought some cherries and pineapples, oh yes, and this." Xia Qingyun asked Qingmei to carry the basket and took out two large gourds from it.

"There is a fairy spring in the mountains of my hometown, and the men and women in the village who have become relatives want to have children, and they will take the mountain spring water to drink. My father and mother," Xia Qingyun bit her lip, her voice was like a mosquito, "They just drank the fairy spring water, and my mother was pregnant with twins." ”

I hope that the eldest princess will not blame herself for being reckless, after all, the hidden illness of the colt is a very shameful thing, and she definitely does not want to be known by others.

The eldest princess's face tightened, put down the plate, and said in a cold voice: "Mrs. Zhenguo sued you?" A girl who has not been out of the cabinet, she is not shy about it! ”

Xia Qingyun looked at her with some embarrassment and explained, "Whether it is male or female, it is excellent for conditioning the body. She glanced at the county lord of Anping, and said: "Even if you give it to children, there are no side effects, get rid of illness and strengthen your body, the princess might as well give it a try." ”

The eldest princess nodded slightly, and accepted it, Xia Qingyun got up and said: "Tianyan sees that it is going to snow, so I won't bother much, when does the little county lord want to eat cake, you can send someone to sue me." ”

Before leaving, the eldest princess ordered someone to take a sachet and handed it to Xia Qingyun and said: "I don't have anything rare here, I have an embroidered sachet by myself, you don't dislike it, you can accept it." ”

Xia Qingyun smiled, took it and held it in his hand, "It's cold outside, the princess and the little princess, please stay." "Took the green plum out of the inner courtyard.

As soon as he passed through the Hanging Flower Gate, he met a man with a long figure and a delicate face, he walked in in a hurry, and almost collided with Xia Qingyun.

The woman who led the way hurriedly said: "Master Ma, this is the lord of Taiping. The horse hurriedly saluted, exchanged two words, and Xia Qingyun said goodbye and left.

Sitting in the carriage, Xia Qingyun held the sachet and took a closer look, on one side is the water hibiscus, on the other side is the swift double flying, the stitches are fine, the embroidery is exquisite, put it under the nose and smell it lightly, a trace of faint fragrance is refreshing.

"Agarwood, white sandalwood, thorn grass, and amber." She distinguished them one by one, and suddenly her heart moved, and her eyes narrowed, as if she remembered something incomprehensible.

"Qingmei, I met Master Pony just now, did you notice anything special about him?"

"Special" Qingmei rolled her eyes and recalled, her eyes swept over the sachet, and her eyes lit up, "It seems that he has a very special fragrance on his body." ”

"yes, I smell it too." Xia Qingyun clenched the sachet in contemplation.

The two of them have been drinking Qixing spring water for many years, and their five senses are 100 times more sensitive than ordinary people.

"Strange," Xia Qingyun said to herself, "According to the princess's preference, she shouldn't use floral fragrance." (To be continued......)