Shi Qingqing sat in front of the dresser under the window in the inner room, looked at himself in the bronze mirror and smiled slightly, muttering to himself, I haven't seen him for a few days, but I have lost so much.

With a 'squeak', Xi'er took the maid from Zai's father's mansion and rushed in with all kinds of toiletries in her hands.

Seeing Shi Qingqing, he sat in front of the dresser and respectfully asked for peace.

Xi'er handed the golden basin in her hand to a maidservant behind her, walked through the screen and asked, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?" Xi'er saw that Shi Qingqing's face was getting paler and paler, and said, "Xi'er should go and ask the imperial doctor to come over and have a look, right?" ”

Xi'er was about to go out after speaking, and the maidservants in the outhouse all looked at each other, at a loss, but they did not come forward to speak.

Shi Qingqing hurriedly stopped Xi'er, "It's okay, Xu just blew some cold wind, it's freezing, you can bring some water to warm me up." ”

Xi'er remembered that Shi Qingqing was sick and couldn't bear it, and was not sent to the hospital until she fainted, so she was a little unbelieving and hesitant at the moment.

Seeing this, Shi Qingqing feigned anger and said, "Why, you don't even listen to me?" "But, Miss......" Xi'er Xu was frightened before, but she still didn't want to.

Shi Qingqing also knew that Xi'er was thinking about herself, so she comforted a few more words, "I'm really fine, I'm sorry for my life, don't worry, if you drag it out like this, the water will be cold." ”

Xi'er heard Shi Qingqing say this, only then did she remember that Shi Qingqing had not washed yet, and at this time, Shi Qingqing's face gradually became ruddy, so she really put her mind at ease, and went outside to call someone to come in and wait for Shi Qingqing to wash.

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Because Shi Qingqing had already gotten up late, it was almost noon when he was done, Shi Qingqing touched his belly that was about to be hungry, and asked, "Xi'er, is there any food in the kitchen here?" ”

Xi'er was standing behind Shi Qingqing and combing Shi Qingqing's hair, and when Shi Qingqing asked about eating, she couldn't help but smile, "Xiangye and Miss are really father and daughter, when Xiangye came, he ordered to prepare food, saying that Miss will definitely eat when she wakes up." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and instructed the maid in the green shirt on the side, "You go to the small kitchen and bring the food prepared for the young lady!" ”

The maidservant in the green shirt replied respectfully and withdrew.

Shi Qingqing but Nunu mouthed, quite unimpressed, yesterday since the time of disappearance, there must have been no good food, the prime minister's father is in a high position, how can he not calculate, what can he say if he orders to prepare a meal, and he didn't do it himself.

Shi Qingqing looked at the maid in the green shirt with a pair of red embroidered shoes looming under the huge skirt, and couldn't help but raise her head and ask, "Xi'er, is it almost the end of the year?" ”

Xi'er was caught off guard for a moment, and hurriedly stopped the wooden comb in her hand, "Miss, it's not hurt, right?" Seeing the teacher, Qingqing blinked lightly and sneered, "Miss is still the same as when she was a child, and she is very happy when she hears about the New Year." ”

Shi Qingqing actually hasn't spent the New Year with his family for a long time, and he always thought about the future, but he didn't expect that it would become forever in the future, and it would never be possible.

"It's like you're not happy, but when it comes to the New Year, I don't know what happened to the six ladies." Shi Qingqing put away his thoughts, remembering that when he left the mansion that day, it seemed that the sixth lady was still there and raised.

"The day before yesterday, I asked Mama Lian to inquire, but Mama Lian didn't know how the Sixth Lady was doing." Xi'er tilted her head and thought for a while, and then said, "Why don't we go back and have a look now?" ”

Shi Qingqing glanced lightly at the few maids standing in the outhouse, and saw that they were just standing aside respectfully with their heads bowed, without even making a sound.

Fang Cai lowered his voice a little and said, "Forget it, Daddy said don't go back this time, Auntie is repairing the yard for us." ”

Xi'er was not as happy as Shi Qingqing expected, only to see Xi'er dip the wooden comb in her hand into jasmine oil before combing it to Shi Qingqing's head.

"Miss, doesn't the master want us to go home?" Xi'er deliberately lowered her voice and asked.

Shi Qingqing played with a strand of black hair hanging down to his chest and circled it in his hand a few times.

But I don't know how to reply to Xi'er's words.

At this time, the maid in the green shirt who had gone to the small kitchen came back and said, "Miss, Mama Liu asked if it was placed in the side hall for dinner?" ”

Uncle Zai's father has never married a wife, let alone an heir, and now, Shi Qingqing lives here with a half-guest and half-master, and it is also appropriate for Liu Mazi to send someone to ask so.

Shi Qingqing didn't think about it, so he said: "I see that the weather outside is good today, so let's set it up in the courtyard for dinner today, and put a few more braziers, don't worry." "That side hall is located in the main courtyard of Zaifu's mansion, and Shi Qingqing's identity is naturally not suitable to go there.

However, Liu Mazi sent someone to ask like this, presumably because of the orders of his father's uncle, although Shi Qingqing was grateful, but in the end he still remembered his own duty.

"Yes." When the maid in the green shirt was commanded, she withdrew again.

Xi'er took the opportunity to say: "In this case, then you can go and help together, Miss is here, I will serve." ”

Everyone did not suspect him, and hurriedly withdrew together.

sorted out a place where Shi Qingqing could eat, although the whole temperament utensils were not enjoyed by Shi Qingqing in the Shifu, but they were still busy in an orderly and orderly manner, setting up the best moire food table, and using the best peony gold porcelain utensils to serve the dishes......

According to Xi'er, this group of people was specially sent by Uncle Zai's father to serve Shi Qingqing, but Shi Qingqing was still not at ease, and Xi'er also had more eyes.

First, it is taboo to talk too much about everything, and secondly, Shi Qingqing is not used to having many people following and waiting, and it is enough to have one person at night.

But something like this happened yesterday, and Shi Qingqing couldn't shirk it anymore, so he had to secretly take more embankments.

"Xi'er, it's inconvenient for me to go out of the mansion, you should pay more attention to the movements in the master's mansion on weekdays." Shi Qingqing whispered as he walked outside.

Xi'er looked stern and said busily: "Yes, Xi'er can save it." ”

Shi Qingqing was relieved of Xi'er, and nodded lightly when she heard the words.

Walk to the temporary dining place.

I saw that there were four main dishes on the table: a plate of mountain and sea dous, lotus fish buns, anchovy shark fin and red plum beads, as well as two appetizers of the palace cucumber and pickled black cabbage, supplemented by Longjing bamboo sunflower soup.

Shi Qingqing had a great appetite when he saw it, how could he still use Rausch appetizers, and he feasted on it as soon as he sat down.

Then there was a maidservant girl who respectfully stood behind Shi Qingqing and reported the name of the dish, "Miss Shi, this dish you eat is the lotus fish bun, which is made by taking the tender lotus pod in the lotus flower, cutting off the meat, cutting off the bottom of the canopy, leaving only its holes, stuffing the live mandarin fish pieces with wine, sauce and other special spices, and steaming the lotus pod in the steamer." ”

Shi Qingqing heard the words and picked up a piece of dried bamboo shoots and fern and sent it to his mouth, and the maid really said: "Those who pick the tender bamboo shoots and ferns in winter, pass them with soup, take the fresh fish and shrimp, cut them into pieces, soak them in soup, steam them violently, mix them well with mung bean skin, and then match them with the special sauce carefully developed by Liu Mazi, which is also a must." ”

Shi Qingqing took another bite, the taste was really good, crispy rather than crispy, tender rather than smooth, very delicious.

But if you have to listen to a story for every dish, wouldn't that be a tasteless meal?

Shi Qingqing put down the chopsticks and gently beckoned to the maid.

Seeing this, the maid hurriedly stopped her continued speech and bowed forward, "I don't know what the young lady commands?" ”

Shi Qingqing smiled slightly, "What you said just now is very good, this bracelet was rewarded by your master, and I will reward you today." As he spoke, he took it from his hand.

When the maid saw this, her face showed panic, she knelt on the ground with a puff, and said, "The slave doesn't dare to be a slave, and I ask Miss Shi not to torture the slave and maid." ”

As soon as she knelt, the two black-brown cloth maidservants behind her also knelt down.

It seems that the master is good at the green material, and the maid who introduced the name of the dish thinks to be the leader among them.

From Shi Qingqing's point of view, there is also a bit of posture.

"What's the trouble, this is what you deserve, besides, I'm just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." Shi Qingqing stretched out his hand and helped the maid up.

Seeing that the servant girl was still full of resignation, Shi Qingqing's dark eyes stared straight at people's hearts, "What, do you think this thing is light?" ”

The maidservant was about to kneel down again when she heard this, but Shi Qingqing seemed to have expected it.

And he took the bracelet to the handmaiden.

"Thank you, Miss!" The maidservant saw that she couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it and saluted respectfully.

Shi Qingqing nodded as if he was absent and smiled lightly.

The maidservant's eyes turned, and she said, "I don't know what Miss Shi commands?" ”

Shi Qingqing turned his head and glanced at Xi'er, and then said: "My maid is very greedy, I was already salivating just by seeing these foods, and if you think again, where can you resist it." Shi Qingqing said as he looked at the face of the leading maid.

"So, I want you to step aside first, and then how about you come forward after I've eaten with my maid?"

The maid's face did not change, and she hurriedly bowed down, "Although the master and the servant eat at different tables, since Miss Shi and Miss Xi'er have a deep relationship between the master and servant, where does Mei'er dare to have any objections, the slave and maid will go and prepare another pair of dishes and chopsticks for Miss Xi'er." ”

Shi Qingqing nodded lightly when he heard this.

Looking at the figure of Na Mei'er leading the two other maids to leave, she whispered to Xi'er on the side: "Later, you will find an excuse to go to the front yard, notify the front yard steward, and let the father of the zai come back to the house and come over for me." ”

Xi'er naturally responded.

"Miss, do you suspect that someone else in this group has sent them?" Xi'er was very puzzled by the actions of the talented teacher Qingqing, although she secretly sighed that the teacher Qingqing was becoming more and more intelligent, but in the end she was still very unaccustomed to it.

Shi Qingqing remembered that each of those people never looked at each other, never looked up at people, and was never surprised by their appearance, no longer talked behind her back, and did not give cold eyes because she was not favored in the teacher's family......

It stands to reason that Shi Qingqing should be very fortunate that the person given by Uncle Zai's father is very useful.

But Shi Qingqing always felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't say it, so he sighed and said, "It's always good to be careful." ”

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