Chapter Eighty-Eight: Gnocchi Soup
Previously, Luoyu always thought that her master was knowledgeable and could read books, but now that her master has been favored, she knows that the ones that the master will know are all fur, and they are far worse than the emperor and Han Shanggong.
She can't write herself, and she usually sees her master practicing calligraphy with envy, because of her limited growth environment, she has never touched a brush since she was born.
She looked at the words written by the master and felt that it was already very good, but as soon as Han Shanggong came, she raised her hand and put down the pen to write a few words in one go, and the master's words were not enough.
In the past, there was no such condition, and when the master wanted to practice words when he lived in Yunyan Pavilion, he had to work hard, but now he has moved to Yingxue Pavilion, let alone the master, even if it rains, she can occasionally practice calligraphy, and practice calligraphy at the same table with the master, guided by Han Shanggong, she can now write a few simple words.
It's just not very smooth.
She has always wanted to write her name, but there are too many strokes of the two words of falling rain, horizontal and vertical, and the whole word is written crookedly, she can't see what is written, and she hasn't learned it at all.
The master wrote a particularly beautiful word 'emperor' today, and Luo Yu knew that the emperor was a symbol of the emperor, not something that others could use casually.
After putting away the notebook, the rain went back to the back room, and he met the master telling the snow.
The book is about a travelogue in the south, and Luo Yu also sat next to him and listened to it for a while.
The weather in the south is very good, it rarely snows, but it often rains when it is cloudy and sunny, I heard that the feng shui there raises people, men and women are all watery, especially women, before entering the palace, I have heard of the rain before entering the palace, and the emperors of the past dynasties chose concubines in addition to the surrounding areas of the capital, and the rest are women in the south.
Han Shanggong also came, and came over with a smile, "What are you looking at?" ”
Yao Chuxi raised his head and said with a smile, "Travelogue, you sit." ”
Han Shanggong sat down and took the book, "The weather is pretty good today, why don't you go out for a walk?" ”
"I just left, and I didn't come back for a while." Yao Chuxi lifted the thin quilt covering his legs, "I also saw Xia Cairen, I heard Luoyu say that she has been coming there, and I don't know if she is going now." ”
Luo Yu took the conversation and said, "I have already left, and the slave maid also handed her a cup of hot tea for you." ”
"Why didn't you let her in and sit down?" Yao Chuxi asked.
"You think the slave didn't let me?" Luoyu smiled a little helplessly, "It's Xia Cairen, she can't keep her face by herself, the slave maid thinks about it, if she asks a few more words, she will come." ”
"That's true." Yao Chuxi only said this sentence.
In the afternoon, the sun was more abundant, and Yao Chuxi put on his cloak and walked outside again.
She took the rain and snow to the Imperial Garden. In winter, all the flowers in the garden have fallen, and all that remains are withered branches and a few lonely plum trees.
Not only are there plum blossoms in the Plum Garden, but there are also a few plum trees scattered in other parts of the palace to make it look less boring in winter.
In winter, I am afraid that there is nothing else but the white sky, so a few red plum trees are particularly eye-catching at this moment.
A few people sat down in the pavilion, and the eunuch behind them hurriedly followed, adding charcoal to the hand stove and pouring tea with snacks.
"You can drink some too, it's getting cold this day." Yao Chuxi said.
Luoxue ate a piece of dim sum, and while the dim sum was hot, she said, "Little master, try it, this dim sum is really delicious." ”
Yao Chuxi put the hand stove on the stone table, reached out and took a piece of dim sum to eat, "This is red bean paste?" It's so sweet! ”
The few people only ate for a short time, and the heat dissipated quickly outside, and the little eunuch saw the opportunity to come over and put the dim sum back into the food box, and wrapped it with cotton cloth, and finally closed the lid, thinking about waiting for the master to eat it again when he wanted to eat it again.
The tea was also put back, worried that the master would not feel comfortable drinking raw and cold things, and the rain and snow were under control, and the timing was very stable.
A few people sat for a while, the scenery of the imperial garden is very good, the location is on the high side, the view is vast, even if there are no flowers in the garden at the moment, it is worth coming.
Thinking that it was late, he had to ask Jiang Liu to pass the meal, and the rain urged the master to go back.
As soon as he returned to Yingxue Pavilion, Jiang Liu came over and asked, "Little master, what do you have for dinner today?" ”
Yao Chuxi wasn't too hungry, but he just came back a little cold, "Make something hot, it's more fragrant to eat at this time." ”
"Come on, little master." After Jiang Liu agreed, he turned his head and walked out of Yingxue Pavilion.
When he came back from the dining room, it was already dark, Xiao Yongzi lowered his body and lit the lantern, and walked back with Jiang Liu.
Although it is not dark, it is too late to light candles when it gets dark.
The two of them rushed back to Yingxue Pavilion after dark, and the burning clouds in the west were beautiful, but this did not make the two stop.
When he entered the courtyard gate, the master was sitting under the porch, his eyes drifting to the side of the fire cloud, and he hadn't noticed that Jiang Liu and Xiao Yongzi had returned.
"Little Lord." Jiang Liu took two steps and took one step up the stairs, "Manager Yuan made some noodle soup, which is hot at this moment." ”
"Let's set the table." Yao Chuxi came back to his senses and helped the rain into the hall.
The heat in the hall was very sufficient, and Yao Chuxi asked people to open the window to clean the charcoal, and then set the meal.
It's said to be noodle soup, but it's not ordinary noodle soup. The gnocchi in the noodle soup are as big as the nails of the little thumb, soft and glutinous, with cucumber shreds, shredded abalone, and then two eggs are poured on top, and it is very fragrant without putting so many ingredients.
Yao Chuxi didn't feel very hungry, so he only ate a small bowl, who knew that this noodle soup was so fragrant? A whole cup of noodle soup went into her stomach.
When the emperor came up, Luoyu and the others were cleaning up the mess on the table, and he signaled Jiang Liubei to make a sound, but Luoyu and the others naturally didn't hear it.
The people in the palace didn't know that the emperor had come, and Yao Chuxi was still there half-jokingly saying that the craftsmanship of the rain could not catch up with Mr. Yuan.
"Say what? So happy. ”
Hearing the emperor's voice, Luo Yu and Luo Xia immediately knelt on the ground one after the other, so frightened that the rags in Luo Xia's hands to wipe the table fell on the soft cushion.
Yao Chuxi held Luoxue's hand and quickly got up, "What's wrong with you?" ”
"I just went to Bijingxuan to see Yun Ming, and I didn't go back to Taihe Hall after dinner with her, thinking that you would come and see." The emperor's eyes swept over the cup on the table, "What is it for dinner?" ”
"Back to the emperor." Luoyu was half-kneeling on the ground and turned around, "Manager Yuan made a noodle soup, and the little master has eaten it all." ”
The emperor nodded with a smile in his eyes, and looked at Yao Chuxi again, "What did you just say, who is Luoyu's craftsmanship inferior?" ”
Yao Chuxi was happy when he heard this, and took two steps forward to hold the emperor's arm and let him sit down, "The concubine just remembered that when she was in Yunyan Pavilion before, at that time, the concubine didn't recognize the emperor yet, once it rained and cooked noodle soup, the soup was soup, and the noodles inside were all big lumps, although the taste was good, the noodles were not too cooked, and then the soup was drunk, and the noodles were all poured out." ”
The emperor also smiled when he heard it, "It's good to be happy with this kind of thing in the future, don't eat blindly, who is to blame for eating a bad stomach?" Blame Luoyu for not being skilled, or blame you for being the master? ”
"The concubine remembered." Yao Chuxi knew that the emperor was not sincerely reprimanding her, and said with a smile, "Has the emperor used dinner?" Why didn't you come here without saying a word, and the concubine should leave some for you. ”
"It's okay, I've used it at Bijingxuan." The emperor stretched out his hand and took Yao Chuxi's hand, and looked carefully in front of him, "Have you practiced calligraphy today?" ”
"How do you know?"
"These fingertips are still red." The emperor put down Yao Chuxi's hand, "You've been practicing for a long time, right?" ”
"It didn't take long." Yao Chuxi withdrew his hand and looked at it seriously, "This is obviously not popular, how can you see it?" ”
The emperor smiled, "Tease you, see if you practice." ”
Yao Chuxi jokingly glanced at the emperor, "You make fun of the concubines." ”
The fingertips are indeed not red, and Yao Chuxi has not practiced much, maybe the two have been together for a long time and have the same mind.
Concubine De of Ningshou Palace had just had dinner, and the palace maid Shuhuai came in to report that Concubine Qing was coming, and she was packing up and preparing to greet her.
"Sister Defei." Concubine Qing held the second prince with one hand and her palace maid with the other, and said with a smile on her face, "Have you had dinner?" Didn't miss the hour? ”
"That's right, that's right." Concubine De smiled and said, "Why is my sister here?" ”
"Didn't you just have dinner, take Cheng'an out for a walk, and I'll come to my sister's place."
The second prince was led by the palace people to the side to play, and Concubine De looked at him and smiled from the inside, "The second prince seems to have grown again, but it is not like a while ago." ”
Concubine Qing also looked at the second prince, "Isn't it, when the child is young, he looks the same every day, and if he doesn't pay attention, he will rise higher." ”
Concubine De beckoned to the second prince, "Cheng'an, come here." ”
"De Niangniang." The second prince's face is fleshy, with a natural luster, and his cheeks are slightly red because of the cold outside, and he looks pretty good.
"Let De Niangniang hug and see if there is long meat." Concubine De hugged the second prince as she spoke, and the second prince didn't dodge it, letting her pick herself up.
Concubine De really likes children, she didn't want to see Concubine Qing when she came by herself, but now that she is here with the second prince, she has to see it.
As soon as she saw the second prince jumping so lively, Concubine De could think of her two children who had a miscarriage before, and the names had already been chosen, but she was not lucky to see them.
She often thought about it, and her heart was full of regret and hatred, but she couldn't do anything.
In this case, her thoughts were a little complicated when she saw the second prince.
"Sister Defei." Concubine Qing saw that the atmosphere was driven by the second prince, and she also said what she meant: "Sister, has she been assisting in palace affairs recently, and her body is still light?" ”
Concubine De immediately heard the meaning of her words, but her eyes were still on the second prince, and she deliberately said absent-mindedly, "It's still the same, and this body is just like that." ”
Concubine Qing smiled after hearing this, "If only there was a sister to help her." After she finished speaking, she also took the opportunity to glance at Concubine De, "Sister, did you say?" ”