Kuo Kuolun said eagerly: "In the past, when I didn't marry into the palace, in addition to taking care of myself, I could also help the family herd sheep and horses. I saw just now that the Empress Dowager has few people waiting around, can't we be good-handed? ”

Cheng Yue said with a smile: "When I first came here, the Empress Dowager had twelve palace maids and six chamberlains around her, but then there were fewer and fewer of them, and now only four palace maids and two chamberlains are left to serve the two saints. The Empress Dowager also opened a piece of land in the backyard of the house and planted vegetables and fruits herself, while the Empress Dowager often went to the water's edge to fish for the Empress Dowager's teeth, and lived more tastefully than in the palace, and it was not for nothing that they liked it here. ”

Babahan yearned for the authentic: "It's good, I can also fish, I can also swim, when I was a child, I could swim two times in the river at home." ”

Kuo Kuolun's eyebrows danced and said: "There are no rules, no outsiders come to bother, this kind of life is interesting, how can it be done in the palace?" We've come to the right place! ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Okay, I'll have someone to help you move over in a few days, let's go back first, the two saints are waiting for us." ”

Everyone reluctantly left, and Wan Ze whispered: "Xianggong, can we come and stay for a few days if we are free?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Of course, I will definitely bring you over in the future." ”

Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu have already prepared meals, all of which are home-cooked dishes, and two of the dishes are still cooked by Quan Jiu himself. Kuo Kuolun and others came to the Great Song Dynasty privately, and there was no need for a formal banquet, so it was the best.

After Cheng Yue came in, he saw that the saliva was flowing out of the table full of dishes, and he pointed to the two dishes made by Quan Jiu and said with a smile: "These two dishes are not Yaleju's dishes, are they the Queen Mother's handiwork?" ”

Quan Jiu saw Cheng Yue at a glance and saw the dishes he cooked. Gave him a blank look. said, "How about a quick taste." Don't just say nice things. ”

Kuo Kuolun couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing: "Great, it's best to eat like this, just like going home, thank you for cooking with your own hands." ”

Quan Jiu smiled and said: "Don't hide it from the queen, I don't have the opportunity to cook in the palace, I only learned it here, fortunately the saint does not dislike it, so I often make it for the saint to eat." These days, I finally have a little bit of experience. Today, it is rare for the queen and the princess to come, in order to show their hearts and show their ugliness. ”

Kuo Kuolun said movingly: "Thank you Queen Mother, after we live next to us, we will also cook and send food for the two saints." ”

Quan Jiuxi said: "Do the queen and the princess want to live in?" That's great, let's get closer in the future. ”

Ba Bahan smiled: "Not only do we have to live in, but we don't need others to serve, we want to live like this." ”

Xie Daoqing stroked his palm and praised: "Good! It's interesting to live like this, otherwise what's the difference with the palace? ”

The two sides chatted surprisingly well. Cheng Yue tasted Quan Jiu's craftsmanship and secretly praised it. Quan Jiu did it very carefully. The flavor is also just right, and it seems to be made according to his taste. Because Cheng Yue's taste is slightly heavier, Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu are lighter, and Cheng Yue once asked when cooking for them.

Quan Jiu caught a glimpse of Cheng Yue eating the food she cooked out of the corner of his eye, and with a smile on his face, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and talked to Kuo Kuolun and Babahan more casually, and he didn't pay much attention to Wan Ze's praise for them.

Putting down the chopsticks, Cheng Yue asked, "What about the official family, King Yi, and King Guang?" ”

Quan Jiu said: "In order to entertain you, let them go back to the palace first, and be carried by others." ”

Cheng Yue said: "How are they doing their homework during this time?" ”

Yang Shufei said: "The homework is all upstairs, why don't you go and see it if you have time?" You don't have time to teach the official's house, all the homework is led by Master Wen, you can give you some pointers. ”

Cheng Yue said: "Okay, I'll take a look." ”

Quan Jiu got up and said to Kuo Kuolun: "If you don't accompany you, the governor wants to see the official's homework." ”

Kuo Kuolun nodded with a smile, Cheng Yue went upstairs with Quan Jiu and Yang Shufei to the rooms of Zhao Xian, King Yi and King Guang.

Wen Tianxiang taught very carefully, the three children were all obedient children, they studied very hard, the newly learned homework was not left behind, and the homework was completed seriously and meticulously, which made Cheng Yue very happy.

Seeing the opportunity, Quan Jiu asked Cheng Yuedao: "Governor, I don't know something, can you ask for advice?" ”

Cheng Yue was stunned: "What's the matter?" The Queen Mother just asked. ”

Quan Jiu said: "Yes...... Something about Cao Guifei. ”

When Yang Shufei heard this, she immediately flashed away, she didn't want to listen to it again.

There were only two people in the room, Cheng Yue and Quan Jiu, Cheng Yue explained Cao Guifei's matter to Quan Jiu with a smile, and said: "These are all told to me by Dingniang, and I also asked Cao Guifei personally, and she admitted it." I will then discipline her brothers, and the matter will be revealed. ”

Quan Jiu tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "What do I think...... You seem to be hiding something from me? ”

Cheng Yue was stunned, and then smiled: "Isn't it okay for you to be stupid occasionally?" ”

Quan Jiuyan smiled and said, "No, you are not allowed to lie to me." You've always hated it when people take advantage of your name, and it's not your usual practice to let it go so easily. ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "Indeed, I promised Concubine Cao that after disciplining her brothers, I would send them to Dadu to take care of my business." Their Cao family has a livelihood, and I also have a few more available talents, the best of both worlds. ”

Quan Jiu tilted his head and looked at Cheng Yue very cutely, and said playfully: "No? ”

Cheng Yue said seriously: "No, I lied to you that you are a puppy." The two "you" words bite very quickly and sound like one word.

Quan Jiu smiled, and suddenly heard Cheng Yue say again: "By the way, I brought back a gift from Dadu, I wanted to give it to the queen mother, but after thinking about it, it is most suitable for you to wear it, you are reluctant to make it difficult, okay to accept it for the time being?" ”

Quan Jiu was stunned: "Wearing it?" What kind of jewelry is it? ”

Cheng Yue smiled and said: "Yes, it's a necklace, it's a bit heavy, I'm worried that the queen mother is too tired to wear it, you are so young, suffer a little more." ”

Quan Jiu knew that he said this on purpose, and said coquettishly: "If you want to give me a gift, just say it, I am the queen mother, can't you afford it?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled: "I'm afraid that you won't accept it, so I have to make a detour." ”

Quan Jiu said curiously: "Why don't I accept it?" Isn't it expensive? ”

Cheng Yue took out a flat delicate box from his arms and handed it to Quan Jiu, and said casually: "It's not expensive, it's just a stone." ”

Quan Jiu opened the box suspiciously, and suddenly gasped, but his eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky.

Inside the box is a necklace carved into two slender phoenixes in white gold. The eyes of the phoenix are each inlaid with a diamond, crystal clear, the light is shining, and the chain body alone is a treasure!

Of course, such a precious chain body must have a rare pendant, the huge diamond that An Tong gave to Cheng Yue was cut out by Cheng Yue to find the best craftsman in the world, a total of 256 faces, the size of a child's fist, in the shape of a droplet, without impurities, shining with an incomparably brilliant light by the sun!

It's not that Quan Jiu has never seen diamonds, there were a lot of them in the treasury in the palace before, and later heard that Cheng Yue was collecting diamonds, so Quan Jiu ordered Cheng Yue to give more than half, and she didn't take it to heart. But she had never seen such a wonderful diamond necklace!

Quan Jiu couldn't stop looking at it, not obsessed with its preciousness, but from it, he could see that Cheng Yue was thinking about her. Diamonds are extremely difficult to process, and there are only a few hundred craftsmen in the world, including the Yuan Dynasty, who can work on diamonds, and Cheng Yue definitely found the best among them. The design of the chain body is even more ingenious and ingenious, this necklace is completely specially made for her, and the cost of production must be sky-high, why does Cheng Yue want to please her so much?

What she can give Cheng Yue, Cheng Yue is not lacking, power, status, money, women, Cheng Yue has more than her, whether in the Great Song Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty, he can be called one person below, above ten thousand people, there is no need to dig out his mind to please anyone, what does Cheng Yue want?

Cheng Yue smiled and looked at the expression on Quan Jiu's face, and the more he looked at it, the more interesting he felt. From the excitement at the beginning to the deep thinking later, Quan Jiu must have had a lot of thoughts, and now he doesn't know where to think of it.

Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Do you like it?" I think it goes well with you. ”

Quan Jiu raised his head suddenly, stared at Cheng Yue and said, "Metropolitan Governor, you have always disliked luxury, why did you give me such a valuable thing?" ”

Cheng Yue said: "An Tong gave me this diamond, I was full of interest, so I designed this necklace, after the design, I feel that there is no one in the world more suitable for it than you, so I want to give it to you, don't you like it?" ”

Quan Jiu bit his lip and said, "It's that simple? ”

Cheng Yue smiled lightly: "It's as simple as that." ”

Quan Jiu said seriously: "If I don't want it, what will you do with this necklace?" ”

Cheng Yue smiled faintly and said, "The queen mother may like it." ”

Quan Jiu said: "If you don't send the saint to me, how can I wear it?" ”

Cheng Yue said lazily: "It's up to you whether you wear it or not, and it's up to me whether you send it or not." ”

Quan Jiu was silent for a moment and said, "You...... It's better to give it to the saints, I can't ask for it. ”

Cheng Yue took back the necklace and put it in his arms, and sighed: "I'll keep it first, just don't give it to anyone, keep it for yourself." ”

Quan Jiu looked at Cheng Yue apologetically and said, "It's not that I don't accept your affection, it's just ......"

Cheng Yue smiled: "It's okay, it's just a necklace, what's the matter?" ”

Quan Jiu could clearly detect the loss in Cheng Yue's tone, and she didn't know how to explain it. She had a faint feeling that once she accepted this necklace, her relationship with Cheng Yue would be very different from what she was now. She didn't dare to think about it, so she could only refuse Cheng Yue's heavy heart.

Cheng Yue put the necklace into his arms without changing his face, and said, "Queen Mother, the official family's homework is very good, let's go down." ”

Quan Jiu pursed his lips tightly, looked at the ground with his eyes, and nodded.

The two walked down the stairs, and Cheng Yue sighed deeply in his heart. (To be continued......)