During the lunch break one day, Concubine Wen asked curiously: "Long live, you said, I heard that snakes are cold-blooded things, did the ancients use them to cool down?" ”

"Yes, my imperial master once told me the story of the dragon skin curtain of the previous dynasty, guess what?"

"What's wrong?" Concubine Wen was surprised.

"As an emperor, I didn't know that my zodiac was a dragon, and I talked about the refrigeration effect of the dragon skin curtain in the Tang Xuanzong era, and at that time, I was angry and blasted him out of the door."

After that, Zhao Xu began to cough again, Concubine Wen patted him on the back and reassured: "Well, long live, don't be angry about the old things of the former dynasty that are far away, take a good nap." Concubine Wen shook the white feather fan for Emperor Xu over and over again, and at the same time hypnotized softly: "I hope that this fan made of white swan feathers will send us back to the hometown of the swan. Emperor Xu, you see, the lake is calm, the water is clear, like a mirror, the mountains and waters are integrated, you and me, these two white whooper swans, just like fairies in the water, as if they are in the fairyland, lingering. We have pure white feathers, no variegation, and a long head and neck, which is just right for playing with each other. The body is fat and plump, which is exactly what the Great Song Wuhua Tianbao makes. We are like a pair of fairies dressed in white. Sometimes they stand and pace in pairs among the reeds and on the shore of the cattails, sometimes they swim and frolic in pairs into the turquoise water of the lake, sometimes they rise into the air, fly into the blue sky like arrows, sometimes they raise their necks and raise their heads, their spirits are like generals, sometimes they bend their necks and bow their heads, and they are as idle as fairies. Swimming forward with the pink soles of his feet, the lake surface ripples in circles, looking from a distance like white sailboats swinging in the water, and like white clouds in the sky reflected on the water. Emperor Xu was intoxicated by Concubine Wen's story, and after he fell asleep unconsciously and sweetly, Concubine Wen fell asleep with peace of mind, holding a cute young slave in the form of a sheep in her arms. (Note: Qingnu, also known as "Bamboo Lady", is a long cage made of green bamboo, or something that takes the middle of the whole section of bamboo and opens a hole around it and then ventilates it.) The southern summer is hot, people or hug or pillow, can rely on the coolness of bamboo, breathability to obtain the coolness of the body, some people call it the most affectionate summer utensils in ancient China. Mrs. Bamboo has existed in the Tang Dynasty, and is also known as "Bamboo Ji" and "Qingnu", etc., and is probably the same kind of supplies as the pillows of later generations. ﹚

In the afternoon of the same day, Concubine Wen asked the internal supervisor to find "The Secret News of the Tang Dynasty", and asked her sisters to study the stories that Emperor Xu had heard when he was a child, and to see why Banzai was furious at that time.

They first learned what a dragon skin curtain was, which turned out to be a kind of curtain that was hung outside the pavilion to resist the boiling heat. In the middle years of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong summoned Hanlin scholars Wei Ao and Sun Hong into the palace. As soon as the two of them sat down, they suddenly felt cold. At that time, Xuanzong had already made people hang "dragon skin" in the pavilion, so it could keep the pavilion cool and warm, and the breathability of the dragon skin could also make the indoor air refreshing. Secondly, it is speculated in the history books that the dragon skin is likely to be python skin. The common bamboo curtain is the same as this, but it is more simple and cheaper.

"God, it would be strange if we beauties didn't have nightmares in front of those horrible python curtains all day long." The eighth sister exclaimed.

"Shhh The second sister reminded.

When Concubine Wen spent time with Emperor Xu's sisters, she gently shook the feather fan, played with the glass fan, admired the purple jade fan, reveled in the poetry silk fan, and indulged in the amber fan. This gold fan is a plate of "blooming sunflowers", and the silver fan is a drop of "morning dew".

Every day, only Banzai and Xia Hua can catch a glimpse of the gold and silver fan, Xia Hua will carefully scrub the mother three times, and Concubine Wen is especially affectionate to this clever maid.

Looking at Xia Hua who was squatting and scrubbing the fan, Concubine Wen instructed her to sit comfortably beside her and asked, "Sister will teach you a word, okay?" ”

"Okay, I like my mother to teach us knowledge." Xia Hua replied happily. "Mountaineering is full of love in the mountains, and watching the sea is overflowing in the sea. In the same way, sweeping the floor is full of affection, and wiping the dust is overflowing. Therefore, we must always keep our hearts clear and peaceful, comfortable and quiet.

"This sentence is so instructive, how should I understand it?"

"When we visit the mountains and rivers, the mood and the landscape are integrated, the emotions are invested, the mood is released in the landscape, and the scenery has life in the mood. The poetry of the landscape is very compatible with what I think in my heart. It seems that you feel the feelings of the landscape, and the landscape seems to understand your thoughts. By extension, ordinary hearts are the way, and ordinary things are also the way. This palace appreciates that you are full of joy in everything you do, and it can be said that you are full of acceptance and peace. ”

"Thank you Niangniang for your compliment, in the future, when those palace maids and internal supervisors lose their temper because of trivial matters, I will use this sentence taught by Niangniang to persuade them."

"What a girl." Concubine Wen exclaimed.

Concubine Wen asked Ling'er to customize two bamboo sticks for her sisters one by one, and the sisters quipped: "What the hell in the world is terrible, only this fruit is the loveliest, when it is empty, it has the fragrance of bamboo, and when it is full of fruits, it can send the sweet fragrance of the palace." ”

On summer nights, terrible mosquitoes flew in.

"Ai Concubine, I think of the poem written by Ouyang Aiqing, 'Although there is a little helplessness, it is difficult to prevent poison.'" In the past, 'mosquito fear' was used in the palace. Now, you are pregnant with a dragon fetus, and you can't use these finished products. ”

"Yes, what Banzai said is very true, so what is 'mosquito fear'?"

"When the book was introduced, 'During the Dragon Boat Festival, collect duckweed, dry it in the shade, add realgar, make paper to wrap incense, burn it, and get rid of mosquitoes.' Realgar is an arsenic sulfide ore and a very versatile insecticide. "Long live, what you don't know is that when there are many small mosquitoes and mosquitoes, you don't know that big scalpers can be bitten to death!"

Concubine Wen sent the grapefruit peels she had stored to the sisters one by one, telling them to cut them into thin strips with scissors, set the peel on fire, and smoke the mosquitoes.

The beauties smelled the fragrant grapefruit peel, and each praised the maids: "The things that the queen has rewarded are good, and even the skin of the fruit that repells mosquitoes also has a strange fragrance." ”

Only Liu Meiren, who was particularly unwilling, sighed: "I actually touched the queen's light, and the queen sent me benefits again." It's just that what I don't understand is that the queen who has climbed to the top, does she still need to please us? Fortunately, this sentence failed to reach Concubine Wen's ears.

Concubine Wen asked to water it from time to time and planted some mosquito repellent herbs in the imperial garden, such as pitcher plants, Huoxiang, fly plum, violets, impatiens, seven mile, lavender, and nightshade......

Half a month later, the Imperial Garden has become a small world of mosquito nemesis.

On a sunny summer night, the imperial concubines enjoyed the cool outside the palace, which could not only enjoy the refreshing fragrance of flowers, but also prevent mosquitoes.

On the second day, Concubine Wen made an appointment with Ling'er to find a specific talk about these beautiful and useful flowers and plants.

"Hui Niangniang, these mosquito repellent flowers and plants have been planted in the palace before, but the Empress Dowager Gao in her later years thought the smell was too strong, so she asked us to remove them."

"I can't imagine that these flowers and plants are like people's fate, which really makes this palace grow in knowledge again."

From time to time, he pointed to all kinds of flowers and said: This kind of big blooming flowers, called five-color plum, also called stinky grass, its branches and flowers volatilize the sensitive smell of mosquitoes and flies, with a strong effect of expelling mosquitoes and flies, and there is no harm to the human body. This kind of white flower is called thyme, Qilixiang, also called thyme, Jiuqiu incense, golden cinnamon and so on. ”

"With so many names, what health benefits does it have?" Concubine Wen asked.

"My father and mother have heard from the imperial physician that its roots and leaves can be used as herbal medicine. Warm, with meridians, qi, blood circulation, stasis, pain, anticonvulsion, swelling, detoxification properties, can treat colds, headaches, stomach pain, toothache, rheumatism and bone pain, bruises, swelling and pain. ”

Then, Concubine Wen and Ling'er got to know the strange-looking pitcher plant, and Ling'er sighed: "Fortunately, I'm not a mosquito, otherwise, if I enter this cage, I will immediately suffer a catastrophe, and it is like entering an abyss, and there is no possibility of climbing up again." ”

"So, I'm still happy as a person." Concubine Wen said with a smile.

Seeing that she was teaching the queen about flowers and plants, the sisters heard the news, Concubine Wen was very happy, and ordered: "Sisters, there is knowledge everywhere, listen carefully, keep these knowledge in your heart, and use it in the future." ”

"Ah, this flower is so white and white, what is it called?" Jade Butterfly asked in surprise.

"Hui Niangniang, this is called nightshade, for the evergreen shrub, also called evening primrose, night fragrance flowers, etc., is a perennial vine-like entwined herb, is a kind of semi-wild vegetable with fresh flowers and buds for food. In addition to ornamental, the flower can be used as a dish and medicine, with the effect of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and can treat eye redness and pain, measles on the eyes, corneal pannus, etc. Every summer and autumn, there will be clusters of yellow-green flowers, when the moon rises in the treetops, it will waft out a burst of fragrance, so it is called 'evening primrose', this fragrance, mosquitoes are afraid, but as long as the beauty is happy. ”

"Reward! This person pours it all the time, knows what it is, and knows why it is so. Concubine Wen was full of appreciation.

"Ah, in summer, you can also enjoy the chrysanthemums, come and see." Wei Meiren exclaimed.

"It's called 'mosquito smelling sorrow.'"

"It's a good time to pour, this must be your name, right?" Concubine Wen was overjoyed.

"Xie Niangniang's praise, exactly! Precisely! ”

"Okay, since it's so fun to choose a name, let's also give it a name, it's called 'Kikunaka Nengchen'."

A gust of wind blows, and all kinds of flowers and plants dance, telling their contributions in the wind. The chrysanthemums turned into small suns and drove away all the mosquitoes and flies; The leaves are like wormwood's mosquito repellent grass, turning into a fence to block the invasion of mosquitoes and flies; The five-colored plum turned into a ball of fire and burned up the abominable mosquitoes and flies......