"It's too bold in broad daylight!" Yu Lie said angrily.

The man curled up as he was beaten. Suddenly! The pain in his body disappeared, and he looked up to see the two people in front of him.

Yun Rongjue and Yu Lie had the skills to drive those people away.

"Uncle, are you alright?" Yun Rongjue asked.

The man was about to stand up, a little struggling, Yu Lie hurriedly helped him up, "Uncle, where do you live?" We'll send you back. ”

The old man looked at Yun Rongjue, staggered and bowed to him, "Thank you Gongzi for saving me." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yu Lie, "I...... My family lives over there, so I'll trouble you. ”

The two followed the path pointed out by the old man and sent the old man back to his residence.

The place where the old man lived was remote, and it was a thatched hut, simple and desolate.

"Uncle, do you live alone? What about your children? Yu Lie frowned and looked at this humble place.

I'm afraid that this place will leak rain on rainy days, and an old man lives in such a remote area.

The old man smiled, "I'm ...... If you have no children, you are alone. ”

"Childe, thank you very much today, if it weren't for the two sons to come to the rescue, I'm afraid my old bones would fall apart."

"Who are those people, and why do they do this to you?" Yun Rongjue asked.

The old man smiled helplessly, "Those are rich and noble people, these rich and noble people, they are all like this, and they are like the old man, they are not pleasing to their eyes, so they are beaten, this is not an uncommon thing in Luozhou, this Luozhou, the hardest thing is that we are poor people." ”

Yun Rongjue's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "Then Lord Taishou, don't you care?" ”

The old man immediately snorted coldly, "They? They're! If they don't help, it's a virtue! ”

Yun Rongjue and Yu Lie glanced at each other, knowing each other, Yu Lie took out the buns he had just bought and handed them to the old man, "Uncle, I have a few buns I just bought, you must be hungry, eat some." ”

The old man's eyes lit up, and he didn't be polite to them, but after grabbing and thanking them, he began to eat.

Yun Rongjue pulled the bamboo chair aside and sat down opposite the old man, "Why did the old man say that just now?" Isn't this He Taishou the parent official of this place? I heard that he is very honest and very good to the people. ”

The old man looked at Yun Rongjue and Yu Lie, stretched out his finger and pointed at the two, "You two are not locals, right?" ”

"Yes, we're from out of town." Yun Rongjue said.

"No wonder you don't know, but I tell you, don't go outside and spread the word, or you'll hurt the old man."

Yun Rongjue agreed, and the old man continued: "Our Luozhou City, it looks like that on the surface, but in fact, it is like the rotten fruit inside, you can't see it on the face, and the inside is very bad!" ”

"This Taishou surname He, don't drive also surnamed He, the county Cheng is also a person from the Taishou uncle's family, the official positions in Luozhou City are almost all people who are related to the He family, even if they are not individually, they are also enveloped, there is no difference."

"The people of Luoju City are bitter......"

Yun Rongjue is clear about these situations, "Uncle, I heard that the imperial court sent people to Luozhou to investigate the matter of Luozhou, but I also heard that there seems to be no gain. ”

The old man smiled and pointed his fingers, "Young boy, those are cunning foxes, and the mistakes are hidden, and it is not easy to find out." ”

"Okay, two sons, I'm tired and want to sleep, thank you for today's things, and I will repay you in the future."

The old man said this, and they didn't want to stay any longer, so they got up and left the hut.

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with it? Yu Lie saw that Yun Rongjue frequently turned his head to look at the thatched house and asked.

Yun Rongjue slowly retracted his gaze, "Let's go." ”

……

Three days later, Yun Rongjue and Yu Lie saw the old man again.

The old man was holding a basket with a lot of firewood, and after meeting the two, he unceremoniously asked the two to help.

Yu Lie hurriedly took it, "Uncle, I'll send it back for you, son, let's go back first." ”

Such a rough thing, Yu Lie didn't want Yun Rongjue to do it.

"Eh, this firewood is heavy, two people can move it, my old arms and legs, I can't move it, you two are just right together!"

"Uncle, I can ...... this firewood alone"

"Let's go." Yun Rongjue took the basket.

"Temple...... Son. ”

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Eh, isn't this good, two people work together, not tired! Walk! ”

Yu Lie: "......"

This old man is really not polite at all!

The three of them walked to the thatched hut together, and after putting down the basket, the old man instructed Yu Lie to help boil the water.

The old man looked at Yu Lie busy and happy, "What did the son do when he came to Luozhou?" The old man poured a glass of water and asked.

"Do business."

The old man nodded clearly, "Doing business in our Luozhou, that boy has to be careful, how long have you been here?" When do you plan to leave? He asked again.

Yun Rongjue chuckled, "I don't know yet, everything is done, and I left." ”

The old man nodded and didn't say anything more.

When Yu Lie was burning the fire, the old man and Yun Rongjue chatted with each other.

"Yikes." Suddenly, the old man shouted, and Yu Lie, who was burning the fire, hurriedly poked out his head when he heard the sound.

"Childe's sachet is the same as mine, hehe, what a coincidence." The old man held his sachet in one hand and pointed to the sachet hanging on Yun Rongjue's waist with the other.

"Childe doesn't mind showing me!"

Yun Rongjue lowered his eyes slightly, then took off the sachet on his waist and handed it to the old man.

The two sachets are put together, both in color and pattern, they are the same.

Yu Lie finished boiling the water and walked over, "These two sachets look the same, but they are not exactly the same. He said.

Their son's sachet, whether it is satin or jade spike, is made of the best fabric, and the workmanship is also the finest, and the difference between this one in the old man's hand is big!

The old man pursed his lips and glared at Yu Lie, "Of course the old man knows, the old man is made of leftovers, and of course it can't compare with the son's sachet!" ”

Yu Lie: "......"

"But Childe, look, these two sachets, if you don't look at them from someone who knows how to make fabrics, just look at them like this, don't you see any difference, maybe you think they are the same, and you regard the old man as a good thing."

Yun Rongjue listened to the old man's words, and chuckled for a moment, "Yes, just leave it like this, and if you don't look at it carefully, you can't see the difference." ”

"Eh, yes, it's like a person, what are the names of two people who look exactly the same......" The old man thought with a frown.

"Twins." Yun Rongjue said.

"That's right! It's twins, twin brothers and sisters in this world, aren't they the same, people can't tell the difference? The old man sometimes thinks, this is also a very wonderful thing, if anyone has twins, this scientific examination, one is not good, the other can be topped, anyway, no one knows, the son said yes? ”

Yun Rongjue looked at the old man's eyes, the two looked at each other for a moment, he looked away, and smiled lightly, "What the old man said is." ”

Yun Rongjue and Yu Lie chatted casually with the old man for a while, then got up and left.

"Uncle go back, you don't have to send each other." Yu Lie said to the old man.

The old man smiled, looked at Yun Rongjue and said: "Childe, I have no one to talk to me all year round, and no one can remember what I said, Childe, don't forget the old man's words, otherwise the old man will be sad." ”

Yun Rongjue looked at the old man's smiling appearance, nodded and agreed, "Okay, I must remember." ”

The two left, "Your Highness, this old man is really interesting, at such an old age, there are still a lot of words." ”

The old man chattered with them a lot, but it was all insignificant.

Yun Rongjue lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and remained silent until the two of them were about to walk out of this secluded place, he spoke, "Go and check the growth of the master around He Chong, to be the most detailed, his parents and brothers must check it one by one." ”

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When Jiang Wu came out of the academy, he saw Yun Qingqing pacing back and forth at the gate of the academy, Yun Qingqing turned around and saw her eyes lit up, "Jiang Wu." ”

"I've seen the three princesses." She owes a bow.

"You're out of school, Princess Ben has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Jiang Wu looked at Yun Qingqing and asked, "Does the princess have any instructions for finding slaves?" ”

Yun Qingqing said: "Command, I can't talk about it, I just ask you for a favor!" ”

Help?

Jiang Wu was a little puzzled, she didn't know what she could do to help the third princess.

"Third princess, please speak." She said.

Yun Qingqing said to her in the future.

Jiang Wu listened slightly, and even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears, "The princess asked the slave to make pastries for the princess?" ”

"You teach me." Yun Qingqing said.

Jiang Wuxiao frowned, with a faint doubt in her eyes, the imperial chefs in the dining room were all skilled, but the third princess asked her to teach her how to make pastries, it was really ...... Confusing.

Although she can make some pastries, it is by no means exquisite, and although the taste is not unpalatable, it is very different from the imperial kitchen.

"But princess, the pastries made by the slave are afraid that they are not as good as the imperial chef in the dining room, and the princess's pastries are specially made for Mrs. Chu, and the slave is afraid that she will not be able to bear this heavy responsibility." She said modestly.

"Eh, Jiang Wu, don't be so unconfident, you follow my fifth brother, I often hear the fifth brother praise your good skills, and also, and the sixth brother too, that is, the sixth brother said that your pastry making skills are good, let me come to you." Yun Qingqing said.

Jiang Wu: "......"

Her eyebrows trembled slightly, and a touch of incredulity climbed up her eyebrows. Yun Huang actually praised her pastry-making skills?

Can't believe it.

She still remembers the scene when Yunhuang asked her to make water chestnut cakes several times before, and later he occasionally ate the pastries she made, but every time he looked acceptable, and there was no praise for it.

"Okay, this princess has been waiting for you for a long time, stop talking nonsense, come with me!" Yun Qingqing didn't give Jiang Wu the possibility of refusal, and forcibly pulled her out of the academy.

In the small kitchen of Yuetang Palace, Yun Qingqing said what she wanted to do with Jiang Wu.

"Look, this is made by Princess Ben, and it tastes weird." Yun Qingqing handed Jiang Wu a pastry she had made before and let Jiang Wu taste it.

The pastry made by Yun Qingqing tasted too sweet and greasy, and it did not have the aroma that the pastry should have.

"Princess, Nannu will do it for you, you will come back later to see if you are satisfied." Jiang Wu proposed.

"That's not good, my father-in-law has to do it himself, don't be long-winded, just teach me quickly, I'll learn from you."

Yun Qingqing insisted, Jiang Wu didn't want to say anything more, she took the pastry materials prepared on the stage.

Yun Qingqing wants to make plum blossom cake with plum blossoms.

Jiang Wu did it carefully, explaining to Yun Qingqing while doing it.

Yun Qingqing watched and listened, quite seriously.

"What does this do?" Yun Qingqing saw Jiang Wu scoop a spoonful of what looked like white sugar from the jar, spread it flat in the jade plate, and then put it in the steamer.

"This is the hoarfrost used in making pastries, doesn't the princess want to make plum blossom cakes? The slave thought, a single plate of pastries is a little monotonous, after the hoarfrost is steamed, spread under the plum blossom cake, the white hoarfrost and the red pastry complement each other, and the name is better, called treading the snow to find plums. ”

"Treading the snow to find plum blossoms...... Yun Qingqing muttered, "That's a good name!" ”

The hoarfrost was quickly steamed, and Jiang Wu put the finished plum blossom cake into the cage drawer, and after about a quarter of an hour, the cake was baked. She puts the plum blossom cake on top of the hoarfrost, red and white, pleasing to the eye.

"It's beautiful." Yun Qingqing's eyes lit up.

"Princess, taste it."

Yun Qingqing took the chopsticks handed by Jiang Wu, the plum blossom cake entrance, the faint aroma of plum blossoms was refreshing, and the taste was sweet but not greasy, much better than what she made!

"Delicious! I'll just say you can do it, and Princess Ben will try it too. Yun Qingqing couldn't wait to start trying to make plum blossom cakes.

Yun Qingqing studied seriously and did it carefully, chatting with her while making pastries.

"These days, Mrs. Chu is not in a good mood, her father is worried about her, and this princess can't do anything else, so she thinks about making some delicious food for Mrs. Chu, and it's good to make her happy." She said.

Jiang Wu looked at Yun Qingqing's serious appearance and smiled slightly, "The princess has a deep filial piety to Mrs. Chu, as a mother, Madame will definitely sense the princess's filial piety and will like these pastries made by the princess." ”

The faint smile on Yun Qingqing's face slowly faded, and after a while, she said slowly, "Mrs. Chu is not my biological mother. ”

Jiang Wu was slightly flustered, and subconsciously spoke, "Isn't it?" ”

She didn't know exactly what the relationship was with the princess in the palace, she only heard that the eldest princess's mother was the daughter of the noble family, Yun Qingqing and Yun Rongjue had always had a good relationship, and they grew up under the knees of Mrs. Chu, and she thought that they were brothers and sisters.

Yun Qingqing lowered her head, her hand movements did not stop, and she said: "Well, no, my mother is Tian Zhaoyi, who passed away when I was very young, and when I was a child, because I liked to play with my fifth brother very much, my father handed me over to Mrs. Chu's knees." ”

Jiang Wufan's lips opened slightly, and he nodded clearly, "So that's the case." ”

While the two were talking, Yun Qingqing made the pastry and gave Jiang Wu a taste.

"Okay?"

The plum blossom cake melted between the lips and teeth, and the fragrant fragrance filled the lips and teeth, Jiang Wu bent his eyebrows, "Well, it's delicious." ”

When Yun Qingqing heard this, her face showed joy, and she was busy and tasted it.

She breathed a sigh of relief, "This tastes good, I hope Mrs. Chu can like it!" ”

"The plum blossom cake is delicious, and the princess is even more attentive to making the plum blossom cake, and the lady will be happy." Jiang Wu said.

Yun Qingqing's smiling little face concealed a hint of worry, "Hopefully, it's just that Mrs. Chu's temperament is the most difficult to fathom, and I don't dare to guarantee it too much." ”

Yun Qingqing has been by Chu Yin's side since she was a child, although Chu Yin treats her well, but she can't talk about how attentive and good, she also understands, after all, she is not Mrs. Chu's biological daughter, Mrs. Chu is willing to take care of her, it is already very good, and she doesn't dare to ask for anything too extravagantly.

Jiang Wu listened to Yun Qingqing's words and could feel her caution.

After Yun Qingqing made the plum blossom cake, Jiang Wu followed her into the inner courtyard of the palace.

This was also the first time she entered the inner courtyard, and she followed Yun Qingqing's side, keeping her head down, not daring to look up more.

"The third princess is here." The palace maid Caixia greeted Yun Qingqing when she saw it.

"Well, is Madame there? Qingqing made some delicious pastries and wanted to taste them for her wife. ”

"Madame is here, princess wait a moment, the slave will pass you on." After Caixia finished speaking, she turned around and entered Changle Palace.

The two waited outside, and after a while, Caixia walked out and let Yun Qingqing enter the hall.

"You're waiting for me here." Yun Qingqing turned her head and said to Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu bowed her head, and after Yun Qingqing entered the hall, she kept her head down and stood in place. In the inner courtyard of the palace, she didn't dare to exceed the rules.

About half an hour, Yun Qingqing and Mrs. Chu walked out of it.

"If Mrs. Qingqing loves this pastry, she can make it for Mrs. from time to time." Yun Qingqing said.

Mrs. Chu's expression was indifferent, and she didn't have too much joy, "You have a heart, this pastry tastes and looks very good, when did you hide this hand?" Chu Yin asked casually.

Yun Qingqing smiled, "This is not Qingqing's ability, madam, it's her, Qingqing learned from her!" Yun Qingqing pointed to Jiang Wu, "Her skills in making pastries are very good." ”

Chu Yin turned his eyes and looked at Yun Qingqing's point, a little surprised. The plum blossom cake that Yun Qingqing presented to her tasted good, and what was even better was the appearance, stepping on the snow to find plums, the name was good, and the appearance was also echoed. Such a pastry is actually made by a little girl?

"Raise your head and take a look at this palace."

Jiang Wu slowly raised his head, his eyelids drooping slightly.

"This appearance is also beautiful, what's the name."

"Mrs. Hui, the slave name is Jiang Wu." Jiang Wu replied.

Chu Yin's peaceful eyebrows trembled slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly to look at Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu......

I think I've heard this name somewhere.

But I couldn't remember it for a while.

Chu Yin dispersed the emotions in his mind and said slowly, "You have people with such abilities around you, it's good." Okay, this palace is going to Chengming Palace, you can go back too. ”

Yun Qingqing bowed her head, "Qingqing retreated." ”

The two turned around, and Caitang, the palace maid beside Chu Yin, came to Chu Yin's side, "Niangniang, there is news from His Highness." ”

"Oh? How is it? Is he done? Chu Yin asked as if he was concerned.

Caitang's eyes were complicated, and he said softly: "Not yet, it will take some time for His Highness to report that the matter of Feixin Luozhou is tricky." ”

Jiang Wu and Yun Qingqing didn't go far, when she heard these words, Xiu Mei couldn't help frowning worriedly.

Is it tricky......

Is he still safe?

Jiang Wu had no way of knowing.