Hongli is to put bamboo jars in the imperial garden, last time he heard the third brother say, the tea brewed with dew is the most refreshing effect, but every time the dew is too troublesome, and the third brother also specified the dew on the bamboo leaves, so that even if the palace people come to the bamboo forest located in the northeast corner of the imperial garden before dawn to collect, sometimes the number of only half a cup, just boiled and almost gone, not to mention the tea, often can not drink, it is really sad.

The last time he heard it, he had secretly remembered it in his heart, and he had been thinking about how to collect dew for the past few days, and he really came up with it. Cut off the hollow bamboo segment, drill holes in it, and then hang it at the lower end of the bamboo leaves with silk threads, and you have to find the kind of bamboo leaves that are connected to each other, so that even if the dew of other bamboo leaves drops, it will flow down and not be wasted.

"Fourth Elder Brother, can you see this position?" Xiao Zhengzi asked, pointing to one of the bamboo leaves, holding several bamboo jars in his hand, all of which were ready to be placed all over the bamboo forest.

Hongli put his hand in front of his forehead, blocked the dazzling skylight, and took a serious look at the position of Xiao Zheng Zi's finger and said, "It's okay, then put one here." ”

"Huh!" Xiao Zhengzi agreed, and quickly took a bamboo pot with silk threads and hung it on the bamboo branches, and the soft bamboo branches drooped a little because of the sudden increase in weight.

"Fourth Brother, what are you collecting these dews for? Brew tea? Xiao Zhengzi asked curiously, he had this question since yesterday when the fourth elder brother asked him and a few little eunuchs to cut bamboo, and now he couldn't help but ask.

"It's to make tea, but it's not for myself, but for ......" When he was saying that it was for Hongshi and Eniang, he suddenly saw Nian's walking towards him, and hurriedly saluted, and said respectfully: "Hongli has seen the concubine Niangniang, Niangniang Wanfu." ”

Nian smiled and said: "Fourth elder brother is polite, get up, on such a cold day, you don't study in the house, what do you do in this unsightly bamboo forest, and bring so many bamboo jars." ”

Hongli knew that he didn't like to interact with the third brother, where did he dare to say that it was to collect dew for Hongsheng, and lied: "Back to Niangniang's words, Hongli is a little boring to read, so I came here to play, the bamboo jar is just to get fun, what is the use, but even I know it." ”

"Really?" Nian obviously didn't believe what he said, what kind of place is in the palace, and what kind of person is Hongli, under the ** of Concubine Xi, a good mother, she knows how to please Yinzhen the most, and now she will run to make bamboo jars to play for no reason? It's just a joke.

However, she was more concerned about another thing at the moment, her bright eyes narrowed slightly, and she fell on Hongli's waist with a dark blue belt, and said casually: "The jade pendant on your waist is very good-looking, can you take it down and let the palace take a closer look?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Hongli suddenly chuckled in his heart, oh no, he hung up the jade pendant that the third brother gave him if he liked it today, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that he bumped into Nian's, she shouldn't have recognized this jade pendant, right? Hopefully not, or it will be a big problem.

Thinking like this, Hongli slowly untied the octagonal jade pendant that was also hanging on his waist, and before he could hand it over, Nian Shi had already said in a cold voice: "Didn't the fourth elder brother hear what Bengong said clearly, it was a jade pendant, not an octagonal jade pendant." ”

"Yes, Hongli heard it for a while." Seeing that Nian's eyes were firmly on the jade pendant, Hongli couldn't, so he could only take off the jade pendant carved with a turtle and crane pattern and hand it to Nian's hand.

After Nian looked at it carefully, he determined that this jade pendant belonged to the set of jade pendants that his brother gave to Hongsheng, Hongsheng liked it very much at the time, how could it appear on Hongli, could it be ......

Thinking of this, Nian's face sank and asked, "I don't know where this jade pendant came from?" ”

Hongli clenched his fingers and didn't know how to answer, and after a while, he said, "I...... I don't remember, maybe it was from the Emperor. ”

Nian's couldn't see that he was nervous, and he confirmed his conjecture more and more, Hongsheng, he was serious...... Hum!

Nian endured the anger in his heart, returned the jade pendant to Hongli, and said coldly: "Since it is rewarded by the emperor, then put it away carefully, don't lose it." ”

"Yes. Hongli knows the way. Seeing that Nian didn't ask any further, Hongli secretly sighed, hoping that she really didn't see it. He took the jade pendant and said to Nian, who turned to leave: "Hongli sends the concubine Niangniang." ”

When the Nian family went away, Xiao Zhengzi wiped the sweat on his head and whispered: "Fourth elder brother, look at the noble concubine like this, do you see that the jade pendant was given to you by the third elder brother?" ”

"I don't know, I hope not. Don't talk about that, hurry up and hang the bamboo jar, so that you can collect the dew tomorrow. Hongli shook his head, he was also very worried in his heart, but Yikun Palace was never able to go, so he could only wait for the third brother to ask the third brother when class was going to be held tomorrow.

When Hongli returned to Chengqian Palace, it was getting late, Shui Xiu was leading the palace people to hold the lamp, and when he caught a glimpse of Hongli coming, he saluted with a smile, "The fourth elder brother is hungry, after the lamp, the slave and maid will go to the imperial dining room to pass the meal." ”

"There's no hurry." Hongli thought about it and said: "By the way, let the small kitchen cook a bowl of purple potato millet porridge for preparation, yesterday I heard Eniang say that sometimes I will be a little hungry when I sleep late." ”

Shui Xiu smiled and agreed: "Yes, the slave maid has written it down, the fourth elder brother cares about the mother so much, which is really envious of the slave maid." "Hongli is the same as Ling Ruo, and they are very tolerant of their subordinates, and they speak more casually in the palace.

She was joking, but she didn't want Hongli to remember it in her heart, and said: "Aunt Shuixiu, you and Aunt Shuiyue have been waiting for Eniang for so many years, and you have never left the palace or married, and when you are old in the future, I will support you like an elder, okay?" ”

None of them expected Hongli to say such a sentence, Shui Xiu and the two were both moved and frightened, and shook their hands again and again: "Slaves and maids are a humble body, how dare you be the fourth elder brother, the fourth elder brother is really killing the slaves and maids, please don't make such jokes......"

Hongli said seriously: "I'm not joking, it's all true, in my heart, Aunt Shuixiu and Aunt Shuiyue are like relatives, and it is a matter of course to support relatives." ”

Shui Xiu almost burst into tears when she said this, quickly wiped her face, and pretended to be casual: "Even if it's true, it will take more than 20 years for the slaves and maids to get old, and it's too early for the fourth elder brother to say this now." After that, he said: "Fourth elder brother, go in quickly, the slaves and maids still have to hold the lamp, if it is late, the palace will not be able to see the road clearly." ”

"Hmm." Hongli agreed, turned his head and said, "Xiao Zhengzi, I don't have to wait here, you can follow Aunt Shuixiu and them to palm the lamp." ”

When she entered the hall, she saw Ling Ruo sitting in a chair reading a book, and there was a lamp in her hand, which was covered with a lampshade painted with wisteria patterns.