Chuxiu Palace——

When Gu Yunxi came back, he bumped into Lan Xin's shocked face.

"You're back?"

She stared straight at her friend's umbrella under the porch, leaning it against the corner.

On the smooth surface of the oiled paper, the water droplets rolled down to the ground, converging into a long, winding line of water that stretched down the steps.

"Hey, where did you get the umbrella?

Lan Xin asked.

Gu Yunxi lowered his eyes, his cheeks were slightly hot, and his mouth was furrowed:

"Well, I met the sister who entered the palace at the same time in the Gongyuan on the road, and she gave it to her."

Before the words fell, he had already flashed into the room, hid by the bed, took off his soaked shoes and socks, and changed into clean palace clothes.

Frowning and looking at the umbrella in the corner, Lan Xin was puzzled in her heart.

She knew that the umbrellas used by ordinary palace people were all of a unified system, with orchid bamboo as the bone, and the white paper umbrella was coated with tung oil.

And the umbrella that Gu Yunxi brought back was not only an ordinary white umbrella No. 1 in appearance, but also the closed umbrella surface and the edge of the umbrella were full of speckled germanium orchid patterns, which must have been some delicate patterns.

The most conspicuous place is the umbrella head and handle, which are actually different from the carved wood red agate.

What kind of amazing character did Twilight meet in the Tribute Courtyard to be able to use such a good item?

This thought just passed through Lan Xin's mind, she didn't inquire much, scratched her scalp and went to work.

But soon, Lan Xin found out that her friend was really not normal.

After the end of duty, she sat quietly on the edge of the bed all night, wiping the gorgeous umbrella in her arms repeatedly with a clean silk handkerchief, the expression on her face was ever-changing, sometimes contemplative and meditative, sometimes happy and sweet, sometimes sad and sad.

Lan Xin watched from the sidelines, and couldn't help but worry about her friend.

The state of being immersed in his own world by his friends is clearly a good match!

The baby umbrella that she held and refused to let go must have been given by the friend.

But she said that the umbrella came from a sister she knew in the Gongyuan.

Oh, my friend, can't you bear the loneliness, and you think of the high-ranking palace maids in the palace as "grinding mirrors", right?

Lan Xin was frightened into a cold sweat by her own guesses, and couldn't help but feel anxious.

Men and men are incredible, what is this woman!

Lan Xin secretly decided:

No, I want to help my friend, and I can't watch her go astray because of the loneliness of the deep palace and seek same-sex comfort.

Tomorrow, I will go to Brother Fan and ask him to find a good-looking and old guard in the forbidden army, and introduce him to Twilight.

……

The morning sun shines on the spacious and gorgeous palace garden, and it is a new day.

For Gu Yunxi, the work of the small kitchen is getting better.

Now she is in charge of the five products, and she only needs to move her mouth more and less hands in everything.

And because of Concubine Xu's preference, she was specially allowed the right to enter and leave the main hall at will, so she frequently went back and forth between the main hall and the kitchen, so that Gu Yunxi's physical consumption was no less than when she was the maid of the Qipin Palace before.

At the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the air is less humid and heavy, making people feel more refreshed.

The masters of the harem were more willing to go out of their palaces, or visit the garden, or visit each other.

Before lunch, several masters came to Chuxiu Palace as guests.

The small kitchen did not dare to delay, Gu Yunxi personally went into battle, and he was busy with his cooks, baking several unique pastries in the shortest time, and serving them into the main hall together with honey drinks.

Soon, Yan Gui was asked to come out with a message and asked Gu Yunxi to come in and serve.

Gu Yunxi was busy combing his clothes under the corridor and followed Yan Gui into the hall.

The hall was lively, several concubines gathered in front of the pear blossom table, talking and laughing while sipping tea, and the copper stove next to it was scented with spices.

On the way to put his hands together, Gu Yunxi raised his eyes slightly and looked at the masters in front of the table.

Oh, in addition to Concubine Shu, Li Meiren, Zhao Cairen and the new Rouxuan waiter, Jin Jieyu ...... Is it there?

Gu Yunxi walked to the table and greeted Concubine Xu and several concubines, Li Meiren was sending a rhombus cake to the entrance.

Biting off the small half, her eyes were overjoyed, and she praised:

"The pastries in Sister Xu's palace are really new. It's all ordinary rhombic flour cake, how can a mouthful of milk flow out of a mouthful of milk when you bite into it! ”

She knows how to eat!

Gu Yunxi's original milk honey water powder paste is to chop fresh water chestnuts, mix them with glutinous rice flour and osmanthus, and fill them with milk, honey and duck egg yolk. Compared with the traditional rhombic paste, the taste and texture are naturally leapfrogging.

In the production process, it takes a lot of effort just to fill the dough with pulped milk.

Concubine Xu took a sip of the teacup in her hand, and smiled lightly:

"How can it be? It's not the originality of the twilight girl. Now that the palace has called her to serve, if her sister doesn't eat well, she will be punished by the palace when she returns. ”

After all, Xu Feiyan doesn't know about Twilight's craftsmanship? It is true that he is reluctant to punish her with half a point.

Gu Yunxi smiled, understanding that Concubine Xu was clearly and secretly praising her, and walked behind Concubine Xu very cooperatively to beat her back, and said in a soft voice:

"Even if you want to be punished, the slave and maid thank Niangniang for her grace, you give the slave and maid enough face, and let the slave and maid serve in front of the masters, so that the slave and the maid will have the honor to show off the ugliness on the spot."

"Oops......"

Concubine Shu raised her eyes, looked around Gu Yunxi with elegant eyes, and boasted:

"Sister Xu's new head is really a person, not only is she ingenious, but her small mouth is also like honey, which is a little sweeter than this pastry. Well, it's really nice to be young. ”

Gu Yunxi hurriedly blessed Concubine Shu:

"Concubine Shu praised it falsely, it is the duty of slaves and maids to serve their masters, and slaves and maids dare not take credit."

"I can talk."

Concubine Shu smiled with satisfaction, lowered her eyes and picked up a peony blossom sweet fruit, carefully supported it with a champa, chewed it and swallowed it slowly.

Li Meiren finished eating a rhombic flour cake and went to get the second piece, and said:

"Sister Xu is really joking, my sister will wake up laughing when she can eat such delicious food, how can she still think that this snack is not delicious enough?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Jieyu, who was sitting next to her, quickly gave her a roll of her eyes, and her tone seemed to be cold:

"It's lunch time in a while, be careful that you eat too much and don't have the stomach to eat!"

Li Meiren shrugged her shoulders, her fleshy little mouth turned up, and her expression was full of indifference:

"It's okay, it's a big deal."

His complexion sank suddenly, Gu Yunjin's sideways eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, glanced at Li Meiren with a blade-like light.

Concubine Xu smiled lightly on the other side, and said to Li Meiren:

"If my sister likes this snack, she can bring some back to the palace when she leaves."

Li Meiren looked delighted:

"I'm at my sister's house as if I'm at home, you're welcome."

"That's very good."

Concubine Xu responded with a smile and continued to talk and laugh with everyone.

Gu Yunxi stood beside Concubine Xu, a pair of keen eyes staring at Gu Yunjin.

I saw her sitting on a chair, dressed up and down. But she didn't talk much, and her delicate face was dark and numb, as if she was suppressing layers of haze.

Gu Yunxi and Gu Yunjin grew up eating and sleeping in the same house since childhood, who is Gu Yunjin, can Gu Yunxi not know?

Think about this person who has always been arrogant, likes to be outstanding, likes to be held, and can't wait to be the focus of attention when he walks there, how can he be willing to sit on the cold bench here?

It should be that she has been friends with several low-ranking concubines such as Zhao Cairen and Li Meiren in the past few days, and this time they will bring her with them when they come to Chuxiu Palace.

Just now, she slashed Li Meiren's eyes were vicious, like a knife blade quenched with poison, which made people feel uncomfortable.

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, Mama walked into the main hall with the little prince Hua Nanlin in her arms and greeted the concubines.

It's time for the little prince to add food before eating.

Gu Yunxi instructed the palace maid to fetch the steamed egg custard and give it to Mama. With permission, Mama fed the little prince egg custard in front of Concubine Xu's eyes.

There is a rumor that Yu Zhaoyi of Xiaoyexuan came to greet Concubine Xu.

The scene suddenly fell silent, and several eyes with various expressions gathered towards the door.

Gu Yunyao walked into the main hall with exquisite makeup and a surging color dress, accompanied by Songqin and two young palace maids behind her.

When Gu Yunxi saw it, his eyes lit up, and he was sincerely happy for Gu Yunyao's cheer up.

Concubine Xu also looked surprised, got up from the chair and greeted with a smile:

"How did my sister get here?"

Gu Yunyao first saluted Concubine Xu and the sisters, and then ordered Songqin to present the things he brought to the waiters of Chuxiu Palace.

"Today's sky is clear, my sister wants to come out for a walk, one has always asked my sister to say goodbye, and the other is the Mid-Autumn Festival next month, the harem sisters have to do some manual work, and my sister sent some ink and color paper to my sister. I don't want several sisters to be there, but it's a blessing for everyone to be together. ”

And so it is. Come on, we'll have a table of snacks, and we'll leave you. ”

Concubine Xu said as she pulled Gu Yunyao to the table, the maid of the first palace moved the chair in time, and Jinzhu added new chopsticks and dishes to the table.

Coincidentally, Gu Yunyao's seat was opposite Gu Yunjin. As soon as they raised their eyes, the two looked at each other silently, their expressions indifferent.

Concubine Shu was located next to Gu Yunyao, and when she saw her sitting down at this time, she smiled warmly and asked kindly:

"Seeing that my sister's complexion is much better, I think my body is safe?"

Gu Yunyao lowered her eyebrows and replied in a shallow voice:

"Sister Lao is worried, the concubine will be raised for a year, and now her body is fine."

It was silent for a while, and the atmosphere was quite awkward and weird.

Except for Concubine Xu, who was teasing Lin'er with an unharmed expression, the others were suddenly silent, as if they were in a state of disengagement, and their thoughtful attitude was very obvious.

Everyone knows that although Yu Zhaoyi is from a humble background, she is a woman who has been favored and has been beautiful.

That year, she was sick and was taken off the green head card by the Jingshi Fang, and I don't know how many newcomers to the harem have been fulfilled.

Now she has a radiant appearance, with a dignified temperament and a charming complexion, and it is not impossible to regain her favor.

The women of the harem are also pitiful! Don't look at their infinite appearance, but in fact, they live in dire straits all day long, who wants to have an extra competitor out of thin air and share a husband with them?

Without the orders of his mother, Gu Yunxi couldn't leave without permission, so he had to stand aside with his head on his head, occasionally peeking at the concubines present, and every change in the expression on each of their faces did not escape from her silent eyes.