She remembered that she hadn't really visited the Imperial Garden, so she had time to take a look at it today.

In May, the weather is not too hot, the sun temperature is just right, and the fragrance of the garden is really refreshing. The two of them walked all the way and looked, the imperial garden was full of trees, rockeries, a hundred flowers bloomed, and the scenery was beautiful.

Yu Qing sighed, it is really worthy of being the favorite travel destination of the concubines in the palace.

"Eh, little master, look, this peony looks like the one in our palace." Wan He pointed to a white peony flower in front of him and said.

Yu Qing walked over and looked at it, shook her head, it looked like it looked like it from a distance, and when she looked at it closely, there was still a difference, the leaves and petals were not as pure and full as the pot in the palace.

But......

"Hmm...... Passable. ”

Yu Qing's eyes rolled and she had a bad idea, "Wanhe, let's dig it back, plant it in a flower pot, and have a flower graft, how about it?" ”

Wanhe instantly understood what Yu Qing meant, her face was embarrassed, and she said worriedly: "Little master, what if you are discovered by the emperor?" "I'm afraid it's not just about endorsement.

"Oh, no, no, no." Yu Qing said affirmatively.

After all, not long after the fast horse was sent back, he was sent to his palace by Xue Gui, how could the emperor remember to ask so much, and it was even very likely that he didn't even see it.

And I've been raising it for a while, and the shape of the branches and leaves, and the petals will change over time, and it's not what she says, which one she says is which.

The more I think about it, the more reliable it feels, well, that's it.

Yu Qing and Wanhe were just about to make a move, when a scolding came from behind them: "Who is so bold as to dare to steal the famous peony of the Imperial Garden!" ”

The sudden voice made Yu Qing tremble in fright, and when she turned around, she saw Concubine Hua pacing in all directions with the support of Yuzhi, walking towards her unhurriedly.

"I've seen Concubine Hua." It was sunny, and the evening lotus asked for peace.

"Who should this palace be? It turned out to be a noble person. Concubine Hua hooked a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth, glanced at Wanhe, and said, "Yo, what's wrong with this little girl's voice, didn't this sound in the past?" ”

Having said that, Concubine Hua was not surprised at all, and she was clearly knowingly asking and deliberately ridiculing Wanhe.

"Back to Concubine Hua, the slave had a serious illness a few days ago, and her throat fell after she got better." Wanhe lowered his head, couldn't see the look on his face clearly, and said in a flat tone.

Concubine Hua herself was laughing, whether she returned or not, she didn't care what she replied, and instead asked Yu Qing sharply: "What were you doing just now, do you know that not a single grass or tree in the imperial garden can be tampered with?" ”

Yu Qing rolled her eyes silently, and said respectfully: "The concubine came to the imperial garden for the first time, and she didn't understand the rules, and I would like to thank Concubine Hua for mentioning it, Concubine Hua is kind, and she must not worry about the concubine." ”

Anyway, the high hat will be brought to you first, and Yu Qing's abacus is good, but Concubine Hua finally caught an excuse to punish Yu Qing, and she didn't eat this set at all.

"Don't tell this palace that those who don't know are not guilty, and if you break the rules, you will receive the punishment you deserve, come on." Hua Fei said.

As soon as the words fell, the palace maids on both sides behind Concubine Hua stepped forward to twist Yu Qing and Wan He's arms, and Yu Qing struggled and did not let them succeed.

"This morning, the concubine went to the queen to say goodbye, and the queen also said that she understands the hard work of Concubine Hua's servant, and you don't have to get up early to ask for peace, but if the queen mother knows, Concubine Hua not only didn't get up early to ask for peace, but went to the imperial garden to play, how would you feel?"

Yu Qing looked at Concubine Hua coldly, not afraid of her angry eyes.

"You dare to use the queen to press the palace?!" Concubine Hua was furious, shook her handkerchief, shook her hands, and pointed at Yu Qing and shouted.

Yu Qing's gaze stopped motionless on Concubine Hua's handkerchief, this pattern, she seems to have seen it?

It's not the flowers, birds, insects and fish on the silk handkerchief of the general palace concubine, it's more like a special symbol, but I can't remember where I've seen it for a while, Yu Qing secretly wrote it down in her heart, thinking about going back and remembering it carefully.

"The concubine doesn't dare." Yu Qing's tone was flat and unwavering.

"Hmph, you remember it for this palace, let's go!" After Concubine Hua finished speaking, she left angrily with a group of entourage.

Although Concubine Hua has a family background and the queen mother relies on her, she doesn't dare to provoke the queen, after all, the queen's family background is not weak, and she is still the master of the middle palace.

usually plays a little temper, the queen can not care about Concubine Hua, once there is really a legitimate reason to punish Concubine Hua, the queen will naturally not be soft.

It has always been the ancestral rule for concubines to ask the queen for peace, and it is not allowed to mess up, and it is a big crime to disrespect the queen, even if it makes trouble in front of the emperor, Concubine Hua is untenable.

Yu Qing also calculated this point, so she dared to talk to Concubine Hua like this, she was just a small nobleman, and she could avoid it as much as possible without a head-on conflict with Concubine Hua.

"Little master, let's go back quickly." Wan He breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that Concubine Hua had just punished the little master regardless of it, but fortunately, the little master was wise.

"What are you going to do, the flowers haven't been dug yet, help quickly." Concubine Hua left, Yu Qing is not in a hurry to leave, do you say that if you don't let you dig, you won't let me, I want to dig.

also didn't care about the image of his nobleman, and directly dug into the dirt with his bare hands.

Wanhe had no choice but to bow his head and dig the soil with Yu Qing.

The two returned to Wenhua Palace, and Yu Qing asked Wanhe to take a look at the white jade peony in the original pot and dispose of it, and carefully replace the newly dug one.

Xiyue watched the two of them operate, dumbfounded, "Little master, this, can this work?" "If the emperor knows about this......

"Besides, isn't it all because of you, otherwise your master and I can do such a thing as stealing flowers?" Yu Qing gave Xiyue a look, and Xiyue stopped talking.

After some tossing, I can finally rest for a while.

Yu Qing sat at the desk, closed her eyes and recalled the pattern on the handkerchief of Concubine Hua that she had just seen in the imperial garden, and sketched it on the rice paper.

Then I kept staring at the pattern, but I couldn't remember where I saw it.

Until dinner time, Yu Qing didn't think about it.

In the evening, he put the meals one by one in front of the table and waited for Yu Qing to eat, while Xiyue went to the inner room to clean up the scattered calligraphy and four treasures of the study on the desk.

Seeing the pattern outlined by Yu Qing on the table, I felt familiar, and I picked it up and looked at it for a long time with some doubts.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said to Yu Qing, who was eating outside: "Little master, the slave maid has seen this pattern you draw." ”

When Yu Qing heard this, she hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and couldn't even take care of her favorite boiled fish fillet, trotted into the room, looked at Xiyue who was standing at the desk, and said excitedly: "Have you seen it?" Where is it? ”

"Not only the slave and maid have seen it, but the little master should have seen it too?" Xiyue tilted her head and looked at Yu Qing a little strangely.

Of course, Yu Qing knew that she had seen it, but she couldn't remember it anyway, she couldn't stand Xiyue's dumb riddles, and anxiously urged: "I can't remember, you can say it quickly!" ”

"When you were still in Lord Fu's mansion, Lord Fu rescued you from Concubine Rong, and the slave found a jade pendant on the clothes you changed, with this pattern on it, after moving to Wenhua Palace, didn't you put it in the makeup box."

When she heard the jade pendant, she remembered it, but she didn't hear the words at all, so she rushed directly to the dresser, pulled out a drawer at the bottom, and turned over to the jade pendant that she had forgotten in the depths of her memory.

When she first came to this world, she was lying in a coffin, and she was pressing a jade pendant under her at that time, she saw that the quality was good, and thought that she had picked up a treasure, so she put it away.

Yu Qing raised the jade pendant to the light, the symbol on it was exactly the same as the one on Concubine Hua's silk handkerchief, Concubine Hua was really related to the case of the Irgen family's extermination!

But why does this pattern appear on the handkerchief?

"Wanhe, you go to the internal service, ask which department is responsible for the use and distribution of handkerchiefs and brocades for the concubines in the palace, and call him to me." Yu Qing commanded.

If you want to confirm the relationship, you must first understand where Concubine Hua's handkerchief comes from, the fabrics in the palace are regulated and detailed, and the person in charge will be called to ask.

"Yes, little lord." Wanhe got the order and went out to do it.

After a while, Wanhe came back, followed by a slightly chubby man, who saluted respectfully when he saw Yu Qing, "Zhang Da, the head of the Chenguang Reserve Division, has seen the Qing nobles. ”

"Manager Zhang, get up, I invite you to come today to ask for advice." Yu Qing said.

"Your Excellency is polite, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhang Dafu gave up.

"I saw that Concubine Hua had a silk handkerchief in her hand, the material was chic, and I thought I liked it very much, I don't know if you have any Guangchu Division, can you give me one." Yu Qing said and gave Wan He a look, and Wan He handed Yu Qing's sample of rice paper to Zhang Da.

Zhang Da took it and took a look, and knew which handkerchief Yu Qing was talking about, and said embarrassedly: "Hui Qing noble, I'm really sorry, the material of this handkerchief is regulated, only the queen mother, the queen, and the four concubines are qualified to use it, you see......"

"Oh, that's the case, satin has regulations, I wonder if this pattern is also exclusive to the concubine? Because I mainly think that this pattern is novel, I think if the pattern is not regulated, can Mr. Zhang take the base sample for me to learn from, and I can make one myself. ”

Yu Qing's tone was gentle, looking at Zhang Da's embarrassed appearance, and smiled indifferently.

"There are no regulations on the pattern, but this handkerchief is a finished product made by the largest private trading house to pay tribute, and the bottom sample is not in the hands of our Guangchu Division." Zhang Da wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied.

Before coming, the sea manager specially instructed to try his best to meet the needs of this Qing nobleman, and he couldn't help the Qing nobleman with two questions in a row, so how to explain to the sea manager when he went back.

"Manager Zhang doesn't have to be embarrassed, I'm just bothering you on a whim."

Yu Qing knew that the problem must not be easily probed to the end, and now that she had gotten the information she wanted, she let Zhang Da go back.

"What are you talking about, the Guangchu Division is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we are all working under the head of the sea, and this little thing should be done." After Zhang Da finished speaking, he bowed and retreated.

Yu Qing fell into deep thought, the handkerchiefs turned out to be finished tributes, so why did her jade pendant have the same pattern as the handkerchief?

Could it be that Yu Pei has a connection with the largest private trading house? Or is it just a coincidence......