There is a 睢 (suī, not the jū of Guan Guan 雎鸠) forest garden in the south-east of the prince's mansion, and there is a Guanyuxuan in the south-east of the Sui Forest Garden.

Guanyuxuan is located on the bridge deck of Mingyue Bridge, surrounded by water, and there is a pond, to be more precise, it should be a small lake. Rows of weeping willows are planted on the shore, and there are also many water hibiscus planted on the lake. It's just that now it's autumn, and it's still raining, which makes the lake a little depressed. The wide emerald green lotus leaves began to turn a little yellow, as if they could not withstand the urging of fine raindrops and drooped slightly. The surface of the lake was scattered with many petals that had been caressed by the wind, pale pink, light purple, falling down from the flowers and trees on the surrounding shore, and rippling lightly on the blue waves with the ripples of raindrops.

The fallen petals stretched in the water, and the originally wrinkled leaf petals also became round like jade, dancing to meet the crisp sound of raindrops hitting the lotus leaves, and occasionally a few red carp spitting blisters and jumping out of the water made a splash, which made the petals on the lotus leaves tremble. If you are really sharp-eyed, you will definitely be able to see half a golden helmet exposed behind the white lotus, like a wine and meat general who has lost a battle, quietly prostrate in this mirror, and the golden armor is really like a joke.

There is a woman in the pavilion, her shoulders are shaved, her waist is like a plain, and her red clothes are tied, fluttering to the ground. The neck is purple jade, the earlobe is bright and the moon is clear, the plain finger is as pure as jade, and Zhu Dan's mouth is sandy. There are only a few hostas, and the hair is gently pulled by the step, and the rest are scattered vertically around the waist like ink. The waist is as thin as a willow, and Yingying does not hold it. The body is light, and the eyebrows and eyes are picturesque. With a smile and a move, the beauty is fully revealed.

Hai Yan stretched out his hand towards the outside of the pavilion, revealing half of his white lotus root arm. Slightly cool raindrops fall on the fingertips and flow to the palms, taking away a little of the dampness and heat between the palms. "People say that 'leave the residual lotus to listen to the sound of the rain', but now I see that this lotus is in full bloom, but I have lost the elegance of the original."

"Everyone has their own ambitions, how can the residual lotus listen to the rain compared to the rain to punish the residual lotus" Cen Wan spoke quickly, and there was a bit of unbearable excitement in his voice.

Hai Xiang followed her line of sight, and saw only a few pure three-color lotus, although this flower is precious, but it is not uncommon in the rich family, and its lotus leaves have seen yellowing, how is it worth Cen Wan staring intently at this lake, as if he had met a long-lost friend and indulged in it, he couldn't help but wonder, "But what's the difference"?

"The master should be able to see the remnants of the lotus soon" Cen Wan turned slightly sideways, full of spirit, and his slightly trembling hands seemed to be trying his best to suppress the turbulence in his heart, "Does the master ever know what 'overnight white' is?" ”

"I once heard that Wu You's doctor Wu Zixu had a bald head overnight... Illustrious... Close... No... You mean 'overnight white' . . . The sea tree carefully looked at the tricolor lotus: the lotus heart was milky white, with some very light yellow accents, close to tooth color; The peach-shaped bud in the middle resembles *, towards the tip of the petal, and the color is darker; As for the tip of the valve, it is like rouge dyed, and the color is like pink. Hai Yan suddenly remembered something, and said happily, "But Jia Gong's so-called 'overnight white'"?

"Exactly." Cen Wan hurriedly explained, "Jia Gong once wrote "Zhi Wei Ji", which is known as "Strange People and Strange Stories", during which there is a detailed record of this "overnight white", saying that it "lotus opens nine pedicles, one pedicle nine colors, nine pedicles and nine colors are different, and it is called 'eighty-one color lotus', but there are also two pedicles, three pedicles, five pedicles, and seven lotus, all of which are nine colors, collectively referred to as 'nine-colored lotus'." And they all have the saying that "if the twilight leaves are yellow, then the sun will fall", just like a person's white head at night, so it is named. ”

"As soon as it was said that "Zhiwei Ji" was originally written at the beginning of Cangjie's character creation, Jia Gong learned by chance, and he added more compilations. Moreover, its font is actually an ancient script, and all the texts that exist now are praised by later generations. I don't think it's true. Hai Nan looked suspicious.

"The Legend of Strange Things" records the eight wildernesses of Kyushu, the wonder of all creatures; Mountains, rivers, grass and trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish. It has always been regarded as an ancient god book by the world. The content is extremely exquisite, but most of them are legends and illusions, and no one can know its fiction and reality, so it is said that it is really Huaxu's dream.

The others Cen Wan didn't dare to say anything. However, this 'overnight white' does exist in the world, and it is indeed as the 'twilight and yellow dan' as said, but the number of survivors in the world is very small, which is really rare. Even those who are lucky enough to see it may not know the absurdity. ”

"How so? In the early days, the palace had consulted thousands of ancient books, but only two or three out of ten of them were appreciated. How do you understand what it means? ”

Hearing this, Cen Wan couldn't help but laugh and said: "It must be thanks to the blessing of Qingqiu, so that I have the honor to lie in the Tibetan Valley for more than half a year." Seeing that Hai Xiang was interested, he said: "The main Tibetan valley Zang Chunwu once bred such a nine-colored lotus, but it is a more precious five-pedicle, and the color is more pure and gorgeous. I have heard the Lord of the Tibetan Valley say that this kind of lotus is not just like the ancient books say, but is extremely afraid of the dark. If the lotus leaves begin to turn yellow, and there is no sunlight, at most an hour, the flowers and leaves will wither, like a lotus in late autumn. ”

Hai Yan was quite surprised, and then chuckled: "There is such a wayward thing in the world. I don't know where Mei Lan got the blessing of cultivating it, and she was able to get this ancient book and strange thing. Hai Yan said as he slowly paced in the pavilion, shaking his head and sighing. However, since it is said to be a 'nine-colored lotus', why is there only three colors in this palace? ”

Cen Wan raised his head to look at Haiyan, and his hair shook slightly, and his expression was not without pride: "If you say willful, I'm afraid it can't be more willful than this 'overnight white'." Whether it is the 'Nine-Colored Lotus' or the 'Eighty-One Colored Lotus', before the flowerfall, even if it is only a quarter of an hour, it is the same. As he spoke, Cen Wan pointed to the "three-color lotus" blooming on the lake. "Blooming flowers, or flowers blooming in three colors, or flowers blooming in nine colors." Cen Wan paused again and said, "Only in the last quarter of an hour, in an instant, either the nine petals become one color, or each makes nine colors, which is the so-called nine colors and eighty-one colors of lotus in ancient books." And then within a quarter of an hour, the flowers will be grateful, and they will all lose their color in an instant. Then it became a residual lotus, withered. The regret in Cen Wan's words was overflowing.

Hai Xiang was very surprised, surprised but more than happy, looking at the pavilion still raining lightly, falling on the wide emerald green lotus leaves, snapping, crisp and pleasant: "This rain is coming at the right time."

Prince's Mansion, Dining Room.

"How are you doing, Madame has been asking for sour plum soup for so long, and you dare to be lazy. Be careful, I'll go back and return to Madame, and let you all go and get the board!" A woman in the room was talking in a high-spirited manner. There was also a thick man beside him who frowned tightly, and said with a bitter face: "Hey, hey, painting girl." You're serious. This sour plum was just shipped from Kangzhou this morning, no, it had just been sent to the dining room, and the little one was in a hurry to make soup for his wife, and he didn't dare to be lazy at all. He smiled and said, "Please do well, girl, wait a while." ”

"You'd better be quick in your work, otherwise. . " The painting snorted coldly, and the few people around him were all sincerely afraid, and said yes again and again.

"You know each other. Ay... Ay... "The painting enjoys the flattery of the crowd, like a fight to win the wings and long singing, and the spirit is very good." Hey.... Ay... What about you, what are you holding in your hand?" said the painting in a hurry.

I saw that at this time, Qianyu was entering from the outside, holding an emerald green lotus leaf in his hand, and there was a golden turtle lying on the lotus leaf, revealing a golden turtle shell, and the wine and meat general lay on the lotus leaf with his feet facing the sky and did not dare to move.

The painting blinked, incredulous.

"Ouch---" immediately reacted, shocked, so the voice line was very long, "Isn't this the golden turtle raised by Mrs. in Mingyue Lake" [1] Yuanzhu said angrily, "You... What are you bringing here for? You're going to die, put it down for me! ”

Qian Yu didn't pay attention to her, went straight through, and bowed to the chef: "I heard that the stewed turtle is three coins for wolfberry, two coins for deer antlers, three coins for ginseng seeds, and two taels of He Shou Wu, put it in the stew pot and stew it in boiling water for two hours, and then simmer for half an hour, which has the effect of nourishing yin and latent yang, benefiting qi and blood, and tonifying the heart and calming the nerves, but?" [2] [Do not imitate! 】

The head chef chanted "It is a good recipe for people with weak kidney qi, damp and cold liver and spleen, and insufficient qi and blood", but he did not take over. 【3】

"You . . . Daring! You want to stew this beetle! "The painting is about to come and grab it" I'll see who dares to stew, I want the lady to know, I have picked your skin" The painting has a sharp tone, but the voice is delicate, and the accent sounds like a northerner. It's just that Qianyu is quick and directly splits the painting to the side.

"You . . . You don't want to die, you know who I am! Which yard are you, so arrogant and bold, I will tell Madame to sell you to people. ”

The kitchen in the room looked bitter, and also persuaded "The girl should not stew the golden turtle."

But this girl is eye-catching, and she is dressed extraordinarily, I am afraid that she is not a person in the house, and she dares to be so swaggering so that the golden turtle that is the favorite of Mrs. Meilan should have been approved by the crown princess, and they did not dare to refuse. But at this time, Mrs. Meilan's big girl painting is watching here, the prince favors Mrs. the most, and Mrs. favors the big golden king who is raised in Mingyue Lake the most. If anyone dares to stew this big king at this time, I am afraid that it will be themselves who will be stewed first. Thinking about it like this, the kitchen in the room didn't dare to move.

Qian Yu understood the difficulties in the meantime, and sneered at the painting: "Why, the huge prince's mansion is already your wife in charge?" ”

"Hmph" painting was speechless for a while, the princess was in charge of the prince's mansion, and there was Huai Liangdi's assistant, so there was really no part of the lady in charge. But Mrs. is extremely favored in the house, and several Liangdi don't dare to provoke Mrs. at will, and when she saw this woman's face, she only said that the new girl in which yard did not understand the rules: "In which yard are you on an errand?" I'm afraid your master doesn't know about our Mrs. Mei Lan. Slightly mocked: "This golden turtle is a treasure raised by our wife, if you let your lady know about this, don't talk about you, my master will probably have to shed his skin if he doesn't die." ”

"But if you kneel down now and beg me to 'draw a girl,' I can still ask Madame to intercede for you." The painting looked at Qianyu, brushed his cheeks with his fingers, and giggled. The face of the painting is round, similar to a goose egg, the nose bone is erect, the lips are slightly raised, and when he laughs, a pair of tiger teeth can be seen.

Hearing this, Qianyu didn't feel funny, so he said with a panicked look: "The painting girl has this leisure to intercede for Zaixia, and Zai Xia is really grateful, but. . . After all, even if the whole family of you kneel down and beg for you, and you don't have any leisure in the next place, even if you have leisure, you will never help you plead for this pickled [(ā zā) meaning dirty, filthy] thing. ”

"What a thing that doesn't know what to do, it's shameless to be embarrassed!" The painting was furious, thinking that she painted the girl in the prince's mansion and was also a 'person with status', and the girl in which room saw that she was not coaxed as if she was half a master, and dared to look at her like this, and she was extremely arrogant when she put her nose on her face, and waved her hand to greet Qianyu's face: "Cheap thing, you are looking for death." Qian Yu would not wait for her to drop her palm, and raised her hand to shake the painting back a few steps, after all, she was a person who practiced martial arts, and not lifting her up and throwing her out was enough to give her face.

"What are you yelling about!" A clear and stern whisper sounded outside the door, and the big and small cooks in the room breathed a sigh of relief, Qianyu stopped his hand, and the noise of the painting humming and chirping also seemed to be lacking in breath. I saw that at this time, Bai Ming's face was gloomy, his expression was solemn, and he entered through the front door in purple clothes, and the room suddenly quieted down.

"Shallow Girl"

"Hundred Girls"

Bai Meng and Qian Yu greeted each other first, and then said to the chef: "I remember that the crown princess ordered the dinner, come and see how you are prepared." ”

The chef raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and said with a smile on his face: "Poorly prepared. . . Almost... "Enough," I looked up, and sure enough, I saw that the painting was staring at him with big round eyes

"Be prepared. The feast is held at the right time, so don't miss the hour. ”

"Yes, yes . . . Be. ”

"Also, everything is done according to what the girl said." Bai Meng smiled slightly.

"No! If you let Madame know, you will have to. . ."

"Don't all be so ignorant, and you will suffer yourself in the end."

"Hmph, when I return to Madame, I want to see who is the one who doesn't know what to do." The painting was quite jealous of Baimeng and saw that everyone was facing Baimeng, and he didn't dare to say much, and he wanted to go back to move the rescuers, scolded and scolded and walked away, and when he left, he didn't forget to gouge out the eyes of the chef, the meaning of warning is self-evident.

[1] Turtle: It does not refer to the so-called modern so-called insect beetle, as mentioned in the text, it refers to the meaning of "golden shell turtle", and "er" is the pronunciation of painting girls (northerners).

[2] [3] Two places: due to the author's lack of common sense understanding, professional level restrictions and other factors, there are many inappropriate, please understand.

Another: Corrections are welcome.

[4] Dajin Wang Ba: The turtle, also known as Wang Ba, is not the same species as the turtle, but it is forcibly considered a species in the text. (Don't be misled)