Chapter Twenty-Four: The First Encounter with the National Teacher
Although Mu Xiaoxiao often enters the palace to diagnose Princess Runing's pulse and chat with Concubine Hui, it is really not much to stay for one night, especially this time, in order to prevent the little princess from being young and recurring, Concubine Hui asked her to live here for seven days
Two days ago, she was still safe and steady to ask Concubine Hui every day to check on the little princess's condition, but in recent days, Mu Xiaoxiao has not been able to calm down
It's really boring in this palace, she sees that Concubine Hui is either looking at the little princess every day, or reading a book, and she looks at it all day, and then she looks forward to the arrival of the emperor
The four corners of the high city wall trapped all the concubines here, she just stayed for a few days and got bored, so how these concubines who stayed in the palace all the year round survived, I really can't figure it out
Looking up, it feels like the sky is all square, eh, the trees are red... It seems to be a lantern fruit
Mu Xiaoxiao, who ran out of boredom and lay under the tree to lament her life, swept away her previous sorrows, got up excitedly, and circled around the tree
Then he became even more excited, because he was sure that it was the lantern fruit
This lantern fruit is like grass, the vitality is tenacious, after planting, it will not freeze to death in winter, and it will be full of spring when the spring breeze blows, and in summer, no matter how hot it is, it can resist the past
It tastes so sweet and not greasy, it can be eaten as a fruit, and most importantly, it can also be used as a must, good throat, fire and heat, phlegm and cough have miraculous effects, it is the best anti-heat holy object for summer, and finally it can also be dried, and it is also very good to look good when it is placed in a vase as a dried flower
It's just that the world doesn't know much about it, and few people plant it, so it's very rare, but I didn't expect this thing to exist in this palace
Now, the little princess just has a fever, and this thing is added to honey to make a soup for the little princess to take, which should be better to recover her health, and she can leave early
Ahem, she won't say, she wants to eat it too, huh
Speaking of which, she grew up in the mountain villa when she was a child, climbing trees and walls, and going down to the river to fish
Don't look at the fish last time it was caught by Mu Jiang, but in fact, in the end, she grilled it deliciously!
Mu Xiaoxiao has already looked at the route to climb, rolled up his sleeves, and acted!
The slightly clumsy pace was successful with Mu Xiaoxiao's constant persistence
Mu Xiaoxiao, a master of tree climbing, has successfully gone to the book, and she is also a person who can do light work, but in this palace, it is better to keep a low profile, in case she knows that she has martial arts and kicks her out, she will not take revenge, and be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years
Not to mention, Mu Xiaoxiao, who had already gone up the tree, looked at the fruit on the tree and was very happy in her heart
Looking at these fruits up close, they really look even better
No longer hesitated, reached out and plucked the red wind fruit and put it in the baggage he carried
Mu Xiaoxiao, who looked up again, saw a more round and huge lantern fruit not far away
His eyes lit up again, as if a star was flashing, and he laboriously reached out to pick it, but the distance was a little far, and Mu Xiaoxiao was half of his body in the air, with one foot on the branch
In order to pick the largest lantern fruit, the only foot on the branch stood on tiptoe slightly, and while picking the lantern fruit, Mu Xiaoxiao let out a sigh of relaxation
Then his feet were unstable, and his body fell straight down
The incident suddenly made Mu Xiaoxiao have no time to react, so he could only instinctively close his eyes and tense his body, waiting for him to fall into the grass
But the expected pain did not come, the whole body seemed to be protected by a tall and strong body, and there was a faint and unique medicinal fragrance from the tip of the nose
Mu Xiaoxiao didn't ask very seriously, and she wanted to be noisy when she asked carefully what kind of medicinal fragrance it was
"This girl, have you hugged enough, you have enough bags to stay!"
Mu Xiaoxiao listened to the voice and looked up, but found that it was not the voice made by the person holding him
Rather, he followed the voice of his entourage, both of whom were dressed in ink-blue clothes, one smiling and the other crying
The voice came from the mouth of the man with tears in his eyes
The smiling man tugged at the person next to him and said
"The girl is injured, if not, it is better to get down from the arms of my master first, my master is not in good health... I'm afraid I can't bear it."
Mu Xiaoxiao realized that she was still in someone's arms
She was scared when she just fell, and her reaction was half a beat slower
Hurriedly rolled out of the man's arms
Then I looked up at him, but the man was dressed in plain white clothes, and he was wearing a hat outside, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but when he looked closely, he seemed to see the man... Hair is white?!
Mu Xiaoxiao noticed that she seemed to be staring at him in a daze, so she hurriedly looked away and saluted
"This... Childe, the little woman thanked Childe for saving her life, I don't know who Childe's surname is? ”
"Do you want to know the name of my master?"
Before the man could answer, the weeping attendant spoke first
Another attendant next to him pulled him again, his voice a little warning
"Xuanliu!"
Xuanliu, who was taught a lesson, was even more aggrieved, he wasn't for the master, he was already in poor health, and he could take a breath when he walked, although...
However, the high-ranking master, whom they rarely meet on weekdays, reported a girl they didn't know every day today, and he was angry
His master was defiled, whining, squatting in the corner of the wall and drawing circles while drying tears
No one noticed that a certain defiled lord rubbed his fingertips that were still warm after Mu Xiaoxiao left his arms, and a pair of empty eyes stared straight at Mu Xiaoxiao through the veil
The silver-white pupils seemed to reflect Mu Xiaoxiao's figure
After a brief staring, he resolutely turned away
When Shen Wu and Xuan Liu saw their national teacher leaving, they also hurriedly followed
Only Ming Wu hugged his fists and saluted when he passed by Mu Xiaoxiao, who was stunned
Xuanliu on the side snorted unhappily when he saw it
The three of them gradually moved away, and faintly saw that after Ming Wu, who was walking behind, dragged Xuan Liu's ear, Xuan Liu twitched and left, and his shoulders shrugged one after another, making Mu Xiaoxiao think of his little face full of sorrow and tears in his eyes, which must have been aggrieved
Mu Xiaoxiao, who was in the same place, looked at the person leaving, and his eyes fell on the person walking in front of him again, until he couldn't see the figure around the corner
The man... It's so strange that she saved her, she asked him his name and didn't reply, and he didn't speak, and the sun was shining and he was wearing a hat, as if he still had white hair, and he still had the fragrance of medicine on his body
Could it be that he has some hidden illness and is afraid of the wind? But... It doesn't seem to be windy today, right?!
Mu Xiaoxiao looked up at the dazzling sun suspiciously
The sluggish brain turned slowly, and suddenly there was a startle, and even the lantern fruit that had not let go of the tree slipped from its hand
Silently landed on the grass
The man... That person is the legendary national teacher?! Didn't you say he was blind?
Although I didn't see the national teacher on the street that day, I still heard about it when I went back later, especially when Mu Jiang came back from the palace that day, I also talked to her
However, it seems that Mu Jiang's first impression of the national teacher is very good, as if he feels that he is a little arrogant and indifferent
But just now I didn't want to be arrogant and indifferent when I saw him save myself, and his smooth steps just now and his body as light as a swallow didn't feel like a blind man
However, it should be true that he is not in good health, and when she just hugged her, she still felt that the skin that came into contact with him was extremely cold, which was very unbearable
According to her experience over the years, people who are cold are generally very uncomfortable, especially late at night or on rainy days, they are already cold, and with the addition of cold and damp, you can know how uncomfortable it is when you think about it
It was only then that she remembered that it was spring, and there should be spring rain, but the rain had not yet arrived, and the farmer who planted wheat must be in a hurry
He is a national teacher, so he should come to pray for rain
Besides the man, he was the second more mysterious person she had ever seen
I'm suddenly interested in him
It wasn't until the shouts of some palace maids and eunuchs came from afar, it should be what happened to the little princess, and the palace maids and eunuchs of Zhaoyang Palace couldn't find her, so they called her like this
Anyway, it's been some time since she's been out, so she's better to go back soon
"I'm here! I'm here! ”
When those palace maids and eunuchs heard the voice, they all came to take the lead, and the one who took the lead was Xiao Cui, who should take care of the little princess
"Miss Mu, why are you here, let the minions find it easy"
"I... This..."Mu Xiaoxiao didn't know how to answer, but faintly saw that Xiaocui was a little anxious, and changed the topic
"You came to me in a hurry, but what's the matter with the little princess?"
Only then did Xiaocui remember the purpose of looking for her
"It's the little princess who can't eat the food she prepared today, and Concubine Hui is also in a hurry, so I'm looking for you to show the little princess."
Mu Xiaoxiao roughly knew some of the reasons, and pointed to the lantern fruit on the ground
"Pick up these fruits on the ground, take them to the kitchen, boil them into a soup with honey and serve them to the little princess, and I'll go see the little princess first."
"Yes," Xiao Cui squatted down to pick up the fruit
Mu Xiaoxiao and a group of palace maids and eunuchs returned to Zhaoyang Palace
As soon as he entered, Mu Xiaoxiao looked at the nurse next to her who was holding a meal, and the meal was not moved
Mu Xiaoxiao stepped forward to check the condition of the little princess, and there was no major problem, but she was a little inflamed and didn't like to eat
Now the little princess is still young, it is not easy to use medicine, there is just a lantern fruit, eating some will relieve a lot of natural willing to eat
checked it, but found that the little princess was sick, but Concubine Hui was nowhere to be found, and looked at Xiao Rong, who was taking care of the little princess
"Xiaorong, where is Concubine Hui?"
"Miss Mu, the mother was called to give the queen mother a safe trip."
"The Queen? I didn't see Concubine Hui go to ask for peace on weekdays."
"It's such a girl, although the queen is not there, but after all, the identity is there, although you don't have to go to ask for peace every day, but the rules can't be abolished, you still have to go once a month, today is the day to ask the queen mother"
So that's the case, Mu Xiaoxiao, the power of this harem, has also heard of it, since Concubine Rou's eldest prince was canonized as the crown prince, Concubine Rou can be regarded as a mother and a concubine with her son
It's just a head lower than the queen, and the power of the harem and the phoenix seal are given to Concubine Rou
For a while, many people stammered, and the queen was also closed
I'm afraid that if I go out to ask for peace, no one will go to see her
Even when I see the emperor every year, it is some large-scale family banquets and summoning knowledgeable envoys
It's strange to say, since the death of the arrogant and domineering princess, why did the queen and the emperor get into trouble like this
Mu Xiaoxiao was puzzled, but... The queen is also a good chess piece for revenge, isn't she?