On this day, I asked Qiao'er to fill some Ejiao cakes in a food box and followed me out of the Wutong Palace. It's early summer, and it's full of bleak spring. When I met all the palace people along the way, I learned the etiquette of the Qin Palace and saluted them.

"Girl, where are we going?" Qiao'er asked.

"Go to Jingyang Palace!"

"Jingyang Palace? Isn't that the Queen's residence? ”

I nodded.

"Girl, but I heard that the queen is in poor health, and she usually likes to be quiet, and she doesn't want to be disturbed!"

"That's why we're going!"

"Huh?" Qiao'er scratched her head, very puzzled.

Walking to Jingyang Palace, the palace gate of Jingyang Palace was closed, the surroundings were deserted, and a thick layer of green moss grew at the root of the palace wall.

"Qiao'er, go knock on the door and say that the prince of Wutong Hall is rushing to see you." I commanded.

"Yes!"

After knocking for a while, an elderly aunt opened the door.

I hurriedly bowed to him.

"Seeing my aunt, the prince of Yan Guo rushed to the Qin Palace and received a lot of care from his mother. However, because of the man's body, it is inconvenient to come to visit, and the special slave maid came to thank the mother! ”

The aunt looked me up and down: "The son has a heart, but the mother's body has not been quiet recently, so it is not appropriate to disturb, girl, please go back!" After that, he had to close the door and say goodbye.

"Auntie, wait!" "What else?" The aunt looked me up and down.

"The slave maid's family has an ancestral Ejiao cake ancient recipe, which is quite effective in regulating women's qi and blood, and the slave maid specially boiled some, filial piety to the mother, please accept it." I took the food box from Qiao'er's hand and handed it over with both hands.

After a moment's thought, she took the box.

"What's your name?" The aunt asked.

"The slave's surname is Zang, and her name is Qing'er. Demeng Gongzi did not give up and was in charge of the Wutong Palace. ”

"Well, good! I will convey your filial piety to Niangniang, go back! My aunt said.

"Yes. The slave and maid retired. We saluted her again and waited until she had closed the door before we dared to turn away.

When she was far away, Qiao'er pouted and said, "Girl, we have walked so far, but we haven't even entered the door of Jingyang Palace, so we are really tired in vain." ”

"Shh......h Beware of partition walls with ears. Qiao'er covered her mouth in fright.

"Now that we are in this Qin Palace, although we have the protection of King Qin, we are hostages from Yan Palace after all, we must be low-key everywhere, we must be careful when we speak, and remember that trouble comes from the mouth, you know?"

"What the girl said is that the slave is just a pity for that box of Ejiao cakes."

"You gluttonous girl, I'll do it for you tomorrow!" I said helplessly.

"Girl, do you think this ejiao really has the effect of nourishing and beautifying?" Qiao'er pursed her lips and asked embarrassedly.

"The little girl has grown up, hasn't she? Begin to care about these coming! I quipped.

"Girl, you hate it!" Pretty kids are going to hit me. I hurriedly trotted away.

Since the phoenix came to the Qin Palace, although all the rewards were the best in the Qin Palace, Fu Jian, the king of Qin, rarely came to the Wutong Palace. Even if he came, he just sat and listened to his piano and left.

Murong Chong didn't like to laugh in the first place, but now he is more and more calm. His body is growing rapidly, and now he is a head taller than me, and as he grows older, his face has more resolute edges and corners, and he has more and more Longyang talents.

I heard that the king of Qin ordered people to plant countless plane trees in Chang'an City. Come to think of it, this is also because of Murong Chong!

About half a month later, I was pruning flowers in the back garden. Some people spread that the queen sent someone to the Wutong Hall to send a reward. I didn't have time to clean up, so I went straight to the front hall, and it was my aunt I saw in Jingyang Palace last time. I bent down to salute her, and she smiled at me.

It turned out that after the last silkworm ceremony, the queen personally reeled the silk and made the cloth, which has been made into high-quality cloth. No, the queen sent some people to reward Gongzi Chong. Murong Chong wanted to kneel down and bow to Xie En according to the rules, but who would have thought that this aunt would grab him.

"Childe doesn't have to be polite, Niangniang said, Childe is weak, so there is no need to make such a big gift, please hurry up."

"Murong Chong thanked Niangniang for his love."

"The old slave still has to go to the other palace to give a reward, so he will retire." Aunt said.

Everyone saluted and sent their aunt to them.

She suddenly turned around and said, "Miss Qing'er, the queen mother has made some snacks for the son, please taste the son." Ask the girl to go to Jingyang Palace later to get it. ”

"The slave and the maid obeyed," I should come.

In the evening, I came to Jingyang Palace as promised. Under the guidance of my aunt, I walked through a long winding flower path and came to a courtyard, which was the queen's bedroom.

When I entered the dormitory, I saw that the queen was sitting on the top seat drinking tea, and I saw that her complexion was much better than that of the silkworm ceremony.

"Kid, come in!" The queen beckoned to me.

I didn't dare to go beyond the rules, and knelt down to the queen as usual.

"Don't be so formal, get up and talk!" The queen said kindly.

"Slave and maid thank the queen mother!"

"Let me ask you, what do you add to this Ejiao cake?" The queen took out a piece of ejiao cake from the plate on the table.

I didn't hurry and said, "Back to Niangniang, the slave maid has added two flavors of medicinal herbs!" ”

"Tell me about it."

"The slave maid added ginseng and angelica to Ejiao. The effect of these two herbs in treating both qi and blood deficits is very good. ”

"How do you know that this palace has a disease of blood and qi?" The queen asked suspiciously.

"Slave maid, slave maid at the silkworm ceremony, see Niangniang...... Seeing that Niangniang's complexion was not good and her body was weak, it was speculated that Niangniang was suffering from this disease. I stammered back.

"Bold girl, dare to peep at the silkworm ceremony!" The aunt rebuked loudly.

"The slave knows what is wrong!" I quickly knelt down and confessed my mistake.

Who knows, the queen let out a hearty laugh.

"Mom Rong, don't scare this child! Hurry up and let her get up, what are you doing with three knees and nine bows? ”

Rong's mother helped me up: "You kid is meritorious!" Our mother doesn't like to take medicine since she was a child, and she can't persuade or coax her. But I love to eat this Ejiao cake you made, you have made a great contribution! This mother has eaten these days, and her body is much better than before! ”

"Yes, my illness has been treated by the doctor earlier, and it is this disease of loss of qi and blood. I prescribed a lot of medicines, but this medicine is too bitter for the palace to eat at all! In the past, Tai Hospital also paid tribute to Ejiao cake, but the taste is far from what you make. How did you do that? ”

"Back to the queen's mother, in order to increase the softness and fragrance of Ejiao, the slave maid added roses fried with honey and dried strawberries to make Ejiao soft and mellow. Rose petals are sweet, can balance the fire in Ejiao, and also have the effect of beauty for women. There are many benefits to eating it on weekdays! ”

"You've got a heart! An attentive child! Tell me, what reward do you want? ”

"Slave ......"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"The slave and maid did not ask for any reward, but only to live in peace in this palace. What the slave and maid ask for is what the son asks. ”

"Gongzi is a hot figure around the emperor right now, and even the palace respects him for three points, so why should you worry about it?"

"Niang Niang Mingjian, the early death of the son's mother and the huge blow caused by the weak body and weak personality since childhood, and he does not fight or grab on weekdays. I had no choice but to leave my hometown and come to the Qin Palace, I just wanted to live in peace, and peace was a blessing. ”

"The prince is favored by the emperor, and he can live in peace, and the girl doesn't have to worry!" The queen said, "Mother Rong, bring the snacks made in the small kitchen for this child to taste, and bring some back to the son." ”

"Thank you for the reward."

"It's getting late, let's go back! It's okay to come to the palace for a walk, I'm very worried about your craftsmanship in making ejiao! ”

"As long as the mother likes it, when the mother finishes eating, the slave will make some fresh Ejiao cake and bring it to you." I say.

"If you have a heart, Mother Rong will send someone to send this child." Queen's Road.

"Yes, sissy."

"Slave and maid retire!"