Chapter 41: Jinling Affair (4)
In that place, the original buildings on the ground were of little use, and there was a wine cellar underground, which stored a lot of good wine, and later after the death of King Yu, no one remembered this matter, and the new moon was in that courtyard, lacking food and clothing, but it practiced a lot of wine, and also relied on these good wines to live for a longer time.
It was a dream, but after Xinyue woke up, the amount of alcohol was really much better, you must know that the first time she drank alcohol, it was just two glasses of wine made from flower juice and she got drunk.
Crescent Moon looked at Feng'er who was walking towards her, and Crescent Moon reached out and hugged her.
"Ma'am, you're really drunk." Feng'er looked at the new moon that threw herself into her arms, sobbing incessantly, and it seemed that she was really drunk.
"Since the lady has arrived here, the slave and maid will retire first, and our lady is still waiting for the slave and maid." Without waiting for Xinyue's answer, Zhi'er retired and left.
Zhi'er's footsteps faded away, and Feng'er looked at the motionless crescent moon in her arms, and patted her on the back, "Madam, Zhi'er has gone away." ”
"En" said, Xinyue straightened up, Feng'er followed Xinyue, and the two returned to the courtyard not far away.
The day of returning to Jinling, will not be idle, Xinyue sat in the carriage, closed her eyes and recuperated, today is only the second day of her return, first to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother, and to see Queen Chai, the crown princess Wang.
"Madam, the oil cake you confessed," the crescent moon opened her eyes, and as soon as the carriage stopped, she bent over and came in from outside.
The new moon smelled a strong smell of peanut oil and rice milk, this is the fried oil cake of the big fruit shop on Sanfang Street, fried on the outside is charred and tender on the inside, and the filling is red bean paste mixed with thick milk, the taste is sweet and rich, and the price is cheap and clean, and the women and children in the city love to eat it.
"Have you sold an extra copy? Yao'er also made a fuss about eating. Xinyue looked at the food box in Yao'er's hand, for fear that if she didn't buy it for Yao'er, she would make a fuss.
"I bought it, when the slave went out, the lady confessed, saying that Miss Yao had a bitter mouth after drinking medicine, and she would definitely buy her a copy. The slave and maid had already asked the maid to hurry up and send it to her. ”
"You have all ordered it again, and those who know and those who don't know must not discuss Yao'er's affairs. The people around her are too, she is still not allowed to spread the word about drinking medicine or curing diseases, if I hear a little gossip about Yao'er outside, I have to clean them up. Xinyue said, and Feng'er wrote them down one by one. If it is said that in the palace in the eastern capital, everyone only thinks that Xinyue is a dispensable person, then in this Yuwang Beppu in Jinling, even when her aunt is there, she is also counting.
Seeing that Xinyue's face was solemn, Feng'er opened the food box in her hand, "Madame entered the palace because she got up early, and only ate a bowl of white porridge for breakfast, this hot fruit just out of the pot is the most delicious, the slave and maid are prepared with water to wash their hands, Madame quickly taste it." ”
Xinyue looked at the steaming fruit in the oiled paper, and shook her head, "Put it away, when I get to the palace, I still don't have anything to eat." When you buy fruit, do you keep a good watch from the side? ”
"Yes, the oil fruits in this big fruit shop, women and children all over the city will buy them, and they are naturally extra careful in what they do, and the slaves and maids themselves are watching them make it, without a trace of error." Crescent Moon nodded, telling her to put it away.
At the gate of the palace, after getting off the carriage, Xinyue was lowering his head to arrange the cloak on his body, and he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
"Madam, this is the Lizhen Gate going to the harem, why is the prince of Jin here?" Feng'er followed closely and couldn't catch up with the new moon.
"Today, today is the rest of the court, he entered the palace at this time, naturally he wanted to go through the palace gate of the harem, and go to see the emperor and queen through the inner palace." Xinyue entered the palace because she knew that she was resting today and that there were few chores in the palace on weekdays.
Rong Ying didn't stop long, he got off the horse, and there were already attendants waiting for him, seeing that these attendants were wearing palace clothes that His Majesty was waiting for, and he would come because His Majesty summoned him.
He and Crescent Moon staggered by, their eyes inevitably met, and Crescent Moon curtsied his knees and was about to salute, but he still held his robe and walked over.
"Greetings to Mrs." Xinyue was looking at Rong Ying attentively, and a female official who was dressed up and had a good bearing had already walked in front of Xinyue.
The lady curtsied and saluted the crescent moon standing on the porch.
Xinyue saw that Rong Ying was led by the attendant and walked into the palace gate, so she withdrew her gaze, looked at the female official standing under the corridor, and said, "Auntie, I haven't seen my aunt for a long time, I don't know how it has been?" ”
This female officer's name is Xue Cui.
Xue Cui is the personal maid of the Queen Mother and the daughter of Han Lan.
Mama Hanlan had passed away six years ago, and Xue Cui was now as old as Xinyue's mother.
When Xinyue entered the palace, Xuecui was taking care of her, and Xinyue was also close to her.
Xue Cui smiled, "Madame only looks at the newly made clothes of the slave maid and the tight appearance, and she knows that the slave maid has a good New Year." Xinyue looked at the green palace dress on Xuecui's body, and sure enough, as she said, it was a little tight.
"Yes, my aunt's face is ruddy, which is good."
"It's Madame, how did you go to the Eastern Capital for the New Year, and you lost weight. The wound on this head is still so bad. Hearing Xue Cui say this, Xinyue couldn't help but cover the wound on her forehead, but seeing that Xue Cui was nervous, she put her hand down again, "It's not in the way." ”
"You can't touch it, if you get dirty, it will leave a scar." As she spoke, Xue Cui took out a clean handkerchief from her arms and wanted to wipe Xinyue's hands, but Xinyue didn't answer, but asked with a smile, "Auntie, is the Queen Mother awake?" ”
Xue Cui then remembered why she was here, and hurriedly said, "The Queen Mother knew that Madame was coming, so she got up early in the morning, but it happened that today was the day when the Imperial Doctor gave acupuncture to the Queen Mother, and asked Madame to wait for a while." The Queen Mother is afraid that you will be bored waiting, so you will go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye first. ”
"Will the Queen Mother's arm still be gone?" Xinyue remembered that she came to the palace before leaving, and she also met the imperial doctor because the queen mother's arm was always painful and numb, and came to acupuncture for her.
"Yes, there has been some improvement in the New Year, but during the New Year, the Queen Mother was tired and repeated." Speaking of which, Xue Cui was also very worried.
Xinyue frowned, "Is the crown princess okay?" ”
Xue Cui nodded, "It's just that the Imperial Doctor said..."
Xue Cui really regards Xinyue as her own, and when she said this, she also cautiously lowered her voice, approached Xinyue and said, "It's just that after this miscarriage, the imperial doctor said that she can't have any more children." ”
"Auntie, don't talk nonsense" Xinyue frowned, although she was also very concerned about this matter, she still felt that it was not appropriate for Xue Cui to tell her about this matter now.
"Yes, the slave maid lost her words" Xue Cui knew what the new moon meant, and was not angry, but bowed, "Then the lady will follow the slave and maid and go to meet the queen." ”
"Since the Queen Mother has ordered so, then I'm annoying my aunt." With that, the two walked one after the other towards the queen's Kun Palace.