Chapter 57: A Bowl of Chilled Mung Bean Soup
In the small courtyard of Jinyuan, Mama You is teaching the third princess to turn the rope.
"Third princess, in this way, look at it, you want to do this." Mama You's voice was kind, she had long heard that the third princess was the same as Concubine Gong Hui, she was a brutal person. This time, Mama You was mentally prepared before coming to take care of the third princess, but she didn't expect that the third princess was well-behaved and cute, which was different from the rumors.
"Well, look at it, I did it right this time." The third princess clumsily turned over the flower rope and showed it to Mama You.
"Yes, the third princess is really smart, she can learn it."
Mama You is a little insincere, the third princess's brain is not smart, she hasn't seen it yet, but the fingers are really inflexible, when her own girl is so big, she can play well with the rope, and she will sew a simple small purse, but this third princess, the fingers are like wood cut out, stiff and hard, alas, the mind can be skillful, and the hand can be skillful, and there is no harm in children practicing their hands.
After getting the compliment, the third princess was very happy, and she played more energetically, laughing while playing, when Hua Jingyao came to pick her up with a few maids, before she entered the yard, she heard the little girl's silver bell-like laughter.
But the next moment, the laughter stopped, because the third princess saw Hua Jingyao.
She swooped and hid behind Mama You, refusing to come out anyway.
Hua Jingyao touched her face, sister, I can't help it.
"Mama, the third princess is timid, so you have to bother." Hua Jingyao said.
"Where did the girl say, the old slave has not taken such a young child for several years, when he saw the third princess, the old slave remembered that the girl was a child, they were all the same well-behaved and obedient, empathetic, the old slave saw the third princess, he liked it from the bottom of his heart, and wanted to be close to her." Mama You said as she hugged the third princess who was hiding behind her, and the third princess buried her little face on Mama You's shoulder and didn't look at Hua Jingyao.
Hua Jingyao smiled and shook her head, she just felt a little sorry for Mama You, the six-year-old girl was not small, and Mama You, with her old arms and legs, was very difficult to hold.
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The eldest princess of Zhaoyang asked people to clean up a quiet room for Master Miaohui to diagnose the disease, and when Mama You carried the third princess in, Hua Jingyao stood under the corridor and went through the set of words she had prepared in her heart, as long as Master Miaohui said that something was possessed by a ghost, she would use this set of words to deal with it.
Soon, Mama You came out, and in addition to Master Miaohui and the third princess in the quiet room, there was also the eldest princess of Zhaoyang and the palace maid named Qingchun.
"How is the third princess?" Hua Jingyao asked in a low voice.
Mama You gently pulled her sleeves, walked out of the corridor, and saw that no maid came up, so she said: "Master Miaohui put his palm on the third princess's heavenly spirit cover, and the third princess fell asleep. ”
Hua Jingyao was slightly surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Is the third princess okay?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay", Mama You patted Hua Jingyao's hand and continued, "Until the old slave came out of it, Master Miaohui's palm was still on the third princess's heavenly spirit cover, and her expression became more and more solemn. ”
Hua Jingyao's heart that she had just put down hung again, she really wanted to go in and have a look, but just now the eldest princess of Zhaoyang said that she was not allowed to go in, let Qingchun stay in it at this time, that is also to leave a personal witness, what happened here today, Qingchun will tell the palace as it is.
After waiting for another half hour, the door of the ashram finally opened from the inside. The maid who was guarding outside hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang and Master Miaohui walked out one after the other, Mama You hurriedly stepped forward, and the eldest princess of Zhaoyang said: "You and Qingchun take the three princesses and follow Master Miaohui back to Guangji Temple, alas, forget it, the palace should go in person." ”
"Mother, I'll go with you." Hua Jingyao walked quickly to the eldest princess of Zhaoyang.
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang looked at Master Miaohui, and said to Hua Jingyao in a low voice: "Master Miaohui is going to take the third princess to the temple, please ask the master abbot to take a look in person, my mother is worried that it is in response to the matter of the gods, you are still young, so don't go with you." ”
"Mother, let me follow, I'm not afraid." Hua Jingyao shook the arm of the eldest princess of Zhaoyang and said.
The eldest princess of Zhaoyang ignored her, called Mama Ding, and said, "You send the girl back to the embroidery garden, and she won't go anywhere until the palace comes back." ”
Helpless, Hua Jingyao had no choice but to follow Mama Ding back to the embroidery garden where she lived.
She was uncomfortable sitting in the embroidery garden, and she was uncomfortable standing, she only felt uncomfortable anywhere.
She sent the little girl to the second gate to guard, as long as the eldest princess of Zhaoyang came back, she would come to report immediately, but after waiting for two or three hours, until the evening, the people who went to Guangji Temple still did not come back.
"Girl, Shi Bing is back!" The little girl ran and said.
Hua Jingyao sighed, and finally waited for one.
"Let him in." Hua Jingyao said.
Shi Bing entered the garden, saluted Hua Jingyao, and said, "Girl, I really made you right, the little one inquired about the lady in a shop." ”
Hua Jingyao asked Xiao Xia to bring Shi Bing a bowl of chilled mung bean soup: "Don't worry, speak slowly." ”
Shi Bing saw the iced mung bean soup brought by Xiao Xia, and said with a smile: "The girl should be able to pinch and calculate, and the small one is to find out about it in the shop that sells iced mung bean soup." ”
"Hey, are you talking about Zhang Ji porridge shop? It's still a long way from Zhelu Lane. "Since Hua Jingyao asked people to inquire about all the people in Zhelu Lane, of course, she also knows everything about the surrounding shops, and what her father eats and drinks is all in these shops.
"Yes, the girl is right, it's Zhang Ji Porridge Shop, there is only Zhang Ji Porridge Shop selling chilled mung bean soup nearby", Shi Bing said, "The little one asked all the shops outside Zhelu Lane, but didn't hear anything, so I had to walk away for a while and inquire from house to house." The price was clearly marked on the sign hanging in the inner hall of Zhang Ji porridge shop, and the small one saw that the price was not cheap, and even this chilled mung bean soup was sold for ten big dollars a bowl, so he temporarily changed his mind, and did not inquire about the lady, but asked about Chen Juren. ”
"Oh? Has Chen Juren been there? Hua Jingyao asked.
"Yes, just the day before yesterday, Chen Juren sat in a sedan chair to pass, one in front and one behind the two sedan chairs, all stopped outside the porridge shop, Chen Juren got down from a sedan chair, personally went in to buy a bowl of mung bean soup, and served it to the people in the other sedan chair to drink, and when the people in the sedan chair drank the mung bean soup, Chen Juren sent the bowl back to the shop. The guy in the shop has a deep memory, and he said that he has never seen a master who is so considerate to his own lady. ”