The sky was shining, the emperor lifted his shoes and walked out barefoot, and the palace maid who was keeping vigil was busy calling someone to serve, but was stopped by the emperor. He didn't want to wake up Qingcheng, until he ordered someone to dress and wash up in the flower hall. In the dining room, breakfast was set up, with white jade steamed buns, cuiyi flower rolls, sugar and meat buns, siu mai, wontons, milk steamed buns, sorghum noodles, etc., and there were thirty or forty kinds of dishes.

The emperor didn't have a late snack yesterday, and his stomach was empty, so he ate two bowls of noodles with braised beef and three milk buns, and then asked Wu Shulai to hand over the "meal card" that the prince and minister begged to summon today. He looked at the meal card and said to Hai'an: "In the future, if I don't come back late, just wait for the pure master to rest early, don't let her wait stupidly." ”

Hai An bent his knee and said, "The slave obeys." ”

The emperor said again: "You tell your master, from now on, someone will come to pick up the third elder brother to study in Yizhitang every afternoon, and let her pick a few grandmothers to follow." Hai'an responded with "yes", and the emperor got up and ordered people to withdraw the meal and drive to Nian'en Hall. When Qingcheng woke up, it was already three poles of the sun. Yongzhang and Sixth Elder Brother played under the porch for most of the time, and when they heard movement in the room, Fang Hee entered the room and shouted, "E-Niang." Hai'an waited for the green orange to wear, and passed on the emperor's words, and asked, "What does the master want to eat for breakfast?" ”

Er Qi was left in the palace to serve the noble concubine, Hai An was smart, but he was not as refined as Er Qi's long-term maturity.

Qingcheng asked, "Have Yongzhang and Sixth Elder Brother eaten it?" Haian replied: "I have already eaten." Qingcheng snorted and said, "What did the emperor eat?" Hai An said: "The emperor ate two bowls of beef sorghum shredded noodles and three milk buns. Qingcheng said: "I can eat the same as the emperor." Hai'an answered, went out and passed the word below.

Yongzhang put the copper wire cage on the table, and watched the squirrel peel chestnuts and eat it with the sixth elder brother. The sixth elder brother giggled in amusement, and took the chestnut in his mouth again. Yongzhang hurriedly snatched it and said, "E-niang said, you can't eat such a hard thing, be careful of getting stuck in your throat." The sixth elder brother pouted with tears in his eyes, and said, "I want to eat..."Yongzhang let Mama collect all the chestnuts, gently wiped the tears for the sixth elder brother, and comforted: "Let's go and ask Eniang, can you eat chestnuts." ”

Qingcheng came out of the dormitory with a smile, bent down and hugged the sixth elder brother, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Yongzhang said: "The sixth elder brother wanted to eat chestnuts, but I was afraid that he would get stuck in his throat, so I didn't dare to let him eat them." Qingcheng touched Yongzhang's head and said with a smile: "Yongzhang did the right thing." Yongzhang was praised and very proud, and listened to Qingcheng continue: "Your emperor Ama said that there will be palace people to pick you up and go to school in the afternoon today, you should prepare well, don't oversleep at that time." ”

If it was a shocking thunder, Yongzhang was stunned for a moment, and only said with a crying voice after a while: "Didn't you say that you don't need to study in the palace?" ”

Qingcheng didn't care about comforting the little one, handed the sixth elder brother to the grandmother and hugged it, and came to comfort the big one again. Yongzhang was born tall and strong, and Qingcheng had already hugged him without moving, so he squatted down and hugged him in his arms, and said softly: "You are the prince of the Qing Dynasty, how can there be any reason not to study." When you were in the palace, you had to go to the south study early in the morning, and you never slacked off. Now it's only two hours in the afternoon, and I can go back to dinner again, which is already very free. Huang Ama is tired of affairs, and he is still worried about your study, but Eniang does not allow you to lose your temper. ”

Yongzhang was unhappy on his face, but he had accepted the fact of reading in his heart, and at this time he wiped his tears and said, "I know, I don't lose my temper." Qingcheng hugged him into his arms and said with a smile: "Yongzhang has grown up and can reason with Eniang." Yongzhang said: "E-niang hasn't had breakfast yet, I'll accompany you to eat a little more." Qingcheng nodded, and he led him to the flower hall.

The emperor was busy from early morning to noon, and finally stopped, and sat on his shoulder and returned to the apse. The early summer sun is a little hot, Qingcheng is watching the palace people build swings in the yard, Yongzhang is busy feeding the gray rabbit and sika deer, and the sixth elder brother is circling around the green orange, one will eat, and the other will want the green orange to see the deer, and the days are quiet and comfortable.

A eunuch said: "Master Qiyu, the emperor is here." ”

Everyone hurriedly greeted each other at the back corner door, and the emperor entered the house, Qingcheng waited for him to change his clothes, and saw that he was sweating on his neck, so he wrung a wet handkerchief and carefully wiped it for him, and then used a dry handkerchief to carefully clean the water, and then announced dinner. The four of them ate around the table, and it was not as regular as usual, only more than ten favorite dishes were placed, and they went back to their rooms for a lunch break after they were finished.

The windows everywhere were open, and the green orange was still afraid of the emperor's heat, and picked up the red sandalwood inlaid bamboo yellow palace fan and shook it from time to time. The emperor lay flat on his back, resting his hands on his lower abdomen, and slept peacefully. He said: "If you want to name the sixth elder brother, it is better to take the names of the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother together." I ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draw up a word, and you pick it up yourself. ”

Qingcheng smiled: "You slept heavily yesterday, I thought you didn't hear it." ”

The emperor looked at her with a biased face and smiled, and said, "My eyes can't be opened, but my ears are still listening." She leaned sideways, her hairpin was scattered, the black silk was hanging down, her face was as bright as fat, and when she smiled, her eyes were like a cut of autumn water, and the corners of her lips were curved, and she sipped out a small pear vortex that was intoxicating. The emperor didn't feel emotional, snatched her fan with one hand and threw it away, turned over and pressed her underneath, and said affectionately: "Little thing, it's not safe to take a nap." His breath was warm on his face, with the familiar fragrance of the dragon's birthday, Qingcheng snorted softly, and said, "I always think crookedly, and I don't want to live." ”

The wind creaked and blew the window railing, the curtain rippled, and the emperor propped his elbows at her side, wiped the broken hair from her face, kissed her forehead, the tip of her nose, her cheeks, and finally landed on her lips. Coming out of the palace, the two get along every day, but they don't seem to linger for a long time. The Emperor unravels ........ teasingly: "What do you mean to always think in a "crooked place"? As he spoke, he put his hand in.... Green orange can't stand it.... Immediately, his face was flushed, and he said in a low voice: "In broad daylight, are you ashamed?" ”

The emperor didn't care, but he ..... Said: "What are you afraid of?" It's not like I haven't done it before..."His voice became softer and softer, itching in her ears like little insects, and the green orange was crispy and numb, as if floating on a cloud, and could not step on the ground.

At noon, the two of them were so hot that they were covered in sweat, so they had to order the palace people to boil water, prepare fragrant soup, take a bath together, change into clean clothes, and then go back to sleep. After a while, until the sunset fell, the lamp was in hand, and the emperor did not go to the Nian En Hall, so he ordered Wu Shulai to bring all the folds and sit in the apse study to read them. Qingcheng waited for him to study ink for him, and sometimes said a few words. Yongzhang got out of class and knew that the emperor was there, so he went into the house to say goodbye. The emperor asked about his homework, and said: "It is not possible to study hard, so Ming'er Qi asked the cavalry and archery battalion to pick a few guards to accompany you to shoot arrows and ride horses, and practice for an hour every day." ”

When it comes to archery on horseback, Yongzhang loves it, so he happily kowtows to thank him.

knelt down, and was about to retreat, when suddenly a yellow shadow burst out from behind, Yongzhang was startled, and instinctively looked at it. Yongzhang suddenly lost his etiquette and shouted, "Lion! When the lion heard someone calling for him, he stopped and threw himself on Yongzhang first. Qingcheng was also surprised and delighted, and said, "Why did it come?" ”

The emperor smiled: "When I left the palace, I only planned to stay for ten days and a half months, so I didn't think about taking it with me. Didn't you say you wanted to stay until the Chinese New Year? So I sent for it. As he spoke, Hai An lifted the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "Long live the master, master, Erqi is here." ”

Qingcheng hurriedly said, "Let her in." ”

Er Qi entered the house, knelt down and kowtowed first, and replied: "The queen's master asked the internal affairs government to choose someone to go to Xianfu Palace on an errand, and the slave maid was free, just long live the lord sent someone back to Yikun Palace to pick up the lion, and the slave and maid made it clear to the queen's master, and the queen's master sent another carriage for the slave and maid to follow." ”

The emperor smiled: "Very good, the affairs in the kitchen are still yours." ”

Er Qi hurriedly thanked him and said, "Long live the praise." Qingcheng asked about the situation of the noble concubine again, Er Qi didn't dare to say too much, but said that it would be okay slowly, so that Qingcheng could be relieved. When the lion came, it was like a family reunion, adding warmth and joy. Erqi prepared the late snack very properly, which made Hai An breathe a sigh of relief, and also made Qingcheng no longer worry about eating.

Two days later, the sun was shining, and Yongzhang didn't need to read in the morning, so he went to Saihu Lake with the emperor and Qingcheng to take a cruise. Bilian is connected with the sky, there is an island in the lake, and there are pavilions and pavilions built on the island imitating the famous places in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor pointed to a building and said, "It was built in the shape of the Yanyu Building in Nanhu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and there, does it look like your Jiangjin Mountain in Jiangsu?" "Qingcheng traveled with his father when he was very young, and he almost forgot what scenery and buildings. It's just that this scene of the lake is extremely familiar and cordial.

She said: "I feel a little like I am in Jiangnan. ”

After swimming in the boat, the emperor led her to an island called "The Sound of the Moonlight River". The moonlight river is composed of an exquisite courtyard house, which is planted with various colors of melons, fruits, willows and pines, which are verdant and rich, and the branches and leaves are blowing the eaves. There are several pavilions among the trees, and to the second floor of the pavilion, you can overlook the wide lake. I saw the shimmering light, and the lake water lapped against the shore, making a crisp sound of water waves colliding. The air is filled with a faint fragrance of lotus, and with delicious food and wine, it is really a pleasure to talk about drinking. There are also Yongzhang, the sixth elder brother and the lion laughing and playing on the side, and the passage of time makes people forget all their worries.

Knowing that Qingcheng loves to paint lotus leaves, the emperor ordered someone to prepare paper, ink, pen and inkstone, put a few tables in the water pavilion, spread rice paper, and retreated from the guard of honor, only staying by his side to grind for her, and quietly accompany each other. The two talked about their painting skills, sometimes they learned from each other, sometimes they would draw half of the painting by themselves, and sometimes they would laugh at each other.

Returning to the apse at noon, Yongzhang changed his clothes and shouted: "It's so fun, I really want to go to Saihu Lake tomorrow to play." The courtyard house on the island is excellent, E-niang, why can't we live there? At night, you can hear the sound of the lake lapping on the shore! Qingcheng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said, "Living on the island, it's too far away from Nian En Hall, so you can't meet Huang Ama often." ”

Yongzhang thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's better to live here." After speaking, he rolled onto the couch in his bedclothes and said, "I'm so sleepy, Eniang, I'll sleep first." Qingcheng helped him cover him with a thin blanket and said, "You go to sleep, when the time for school comes, Mama will wake you up." It was easy for children to fall asleep, and before Qingcheng's words were finished, Yongzhang had fallen into a dream.

Qingcheng smiled, put down the tent, and left quietly.

Gradually into the summer, day by day hot day by day. The sixth elder brother was covered with prickly heat, kept shouting and itching at night, and he couldn't sleep well. The imperial doctor who followed Hu prescribed a few herbal boiled water, and wiped it on the sixth elder brother every morning and evening, but it didn't work. Qingcheng's heart was anxious, and the emperor comforted: "What's wrong with a little prickly heat, wear less clothes during the day, cover it with less quilts at night, and then put two more jars of ice bricks in his room, and bathe with honeysuckle water in the morning and evening, it will always be fine." ”

Qingcheng took the needle and thread and twisted the gold buckle on the dragon robe, half-hung his face, and said, "I tried it a long time ago, but it was completely useless." The Emperor stood upright, letting the orange fiddle with his chest. The generals who rushed back from the border pass were waiting in Nian'en Hall, and the emperor was in a hurry to summon them, and it was extremely time-consuming to take off the dragon robe, so he simply wore it on his body and let Qingcheng sew two stitches at will, and when the matter was over, he would repair it well. Qingcheng felt that the emperor's holy face could not be lost, and everything should not be sloppy, so he compared the warp and weft to sew very delicately.

The emperor said: "You order Hai'an to keep an eye on the grandmothers, don't let them save trouble and be lazy, and make the sixth elder brother suffer." "He himself was brought up by his mother, and the night was hot and cold, and the tea was hot and cold, and everyone was not necessarily meticulous.

Qingcheng thought about it and felt that the emperor's words were reasonable, although she saw the sixth elder brother every day, but after all, she couldn't bow down to everything, most of them were settled by the grandmothers, and the grandmothers were clever and fine, and if they bumped into a little careless, it was the sixth elder brother who was affected. After sewing the gold buckle, the emperor hurried to the front hall. Qingcheng called the sixth elder brother's grandmother, and asked about everything one by one, the grandmother in charge is an old grandmother who has been in charge for many years, and her speech is smooth, so that people can't find mistakes or omissions.

Erqi asked the kitchen to make a new rose juice jelly cheese and brought it into the house to taste the green oranges. The white round enamel bowl, with the lid removed, was still billowing with a cold mist. The taste of green oranges slowly followed the emperor, and he became less sweet and said: "It's cool, it's very heat-relieving, it's just sweeter." Er Qi smiled: "Next time, let Bai Que put less sugar." ”

The people in the kitchen were all brought out from Yikun Palace, but Bai Que'er's name had never been heard, Qingcheng asked: "Bai Que'er is the cook of the palace?" Er Qi said: "Bai Que'er is also a member of our Yikun Palace, but he used to be in charge of cutting vegetables, and he was transferred to dim sum before. "Green orange head, the kitchen is the first priority, and there can be no stubble. She said: "Over the years, people in the kitchen have inevitably moved in and out, and when you look for a time, you can re-screen it." He sighed again: "The matter of the high master is to suffer a loss in eating." If the people in the kitchen pay more attention, then no matter how clever Jin Yu is, someone should find out. ”

Er Qi said neatly: "Master rest assured. ”

When it was time for dinner, the grandmothers took the sixth elder brother to the third courtyard to ask for peace, Qingcheng untied the sixth elder brother's shirt and took a look, and found that the red spots on his body were more serious. So he took off his brother's robe and put on a small belly pocket embroidered with goldfish patterns on soft silk. After finishing the meal, Hai'an waited for his face to be cleaned, and Qingcheng said: "You pick two girls who can be entrusted and put them in the room of the sixth elder brother and the third elder brother." ”

Hai An guessed what Qingcheng meant, and said, "The master wants to stare at the grandmothers?" ”

Qingcheng picked the fat powder and gently rubbed it on his cheeks, and said, "Not only the grandmothers, but everything related to the elder brothers must be guarded against." When we are in the palace, we are vigilant everywhere, and it is not easy for outsiders to enter and exit. When I arrived at the palace, it was inevitable to relax, although there were eunuchs on duty on the corner door of the apse, but after all, they were all people in the palace, and it was difficult to go out and go in all aspects. Let's just say that the sixth elder brother has prickly heat, the medicine that should be used has also been used, and the one who should be ordered has also been ordered, but it is not good that the potion is useless, and the grandmothers are a little unsatisfied, and they don't strip the sixth elder brother when it is hot, and cover it at night, how can it be good to just rub the medicine? This is a trivial matter, find out and scold two sentences, just have a long heart, if it involves anything else, I really can't think about it. ”

Hai'an's mind turned slightly, and he waited for the green orange to fade Zhu Hai, changed into a tulle bedrobe, and said: "Since the master is worried, it is better to simply check it from the inside out." It's not like we're going to live for a day or two, or half a year. ”

Qingcheng sat on the edge of the couch and said, "It makes sense." After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Mammas, you will watch, if there is anything wrong, when it is critical, you can deal with it first." As for the concierge and the palace people walking around, you and I are difficult to control, and we have to talk to the emperor. "Hai'an said yes, serve Qingcheng for a lunch break.

The emperor gave a banquet in the front hall, and when he returned to the back hall, he was smoky and had a terrible headache. Er Qi hurriedly asked someone to cook the sobering soup, Qingcheng personally fed the emperor to drink, and waited for him to wash his feet and clothes, untie his braids, and stop until midnight.

Early the next morning, Qingcheng slept in a daze, and in a trance someone was playing with his face, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the emperor was leaning on the pillow with his hands on his head and looking at himself and laughing. Qingcheng turned sideways to face him and said, "Don't you need to go to Nianentang to listen to the government?" The emperor said, "Yesterday, the ministers also drank wine, let them rest for a day." ”

Qingcheng's eyebrows were raised, the corners of his lips smiled, and he said, "Wouldn't you be able to steal a day of leisure?" ”

The emperor said: "I want to approve the folds in the afternoon, and I can accompany you to eat a late snack at night." His hands were not idle, ravaging left and right, leisurely. Qingcheng clapped his hand and said, "Then what do you want to eat?" I'm called Erqi Prepare. The emperor shook his head and said solemnly: "I want to eat, but Erqi can't prepare it." Qingcheng knew what he was going to say next, raised his foot against his lower abdomen, his whole body was far away from him, and smiled: "I mean serious." The emperor grabbed her feet, scratched the soles of her feet, and said, "Little thing, what I say is serious..."

Qingcheng got up and dressed first, Fang served the emperor, and said: "There are many people in the apse, and most of the palace people who are responsible for sweeping the door are people from the palace. I don't feel at ease, can you let Wu Shu help with the screening. The emperor pulled his cuffs and said, "You don't need to use Wu Shu, you can just watch and dispose of it yourself." Qingcheng bent his knees to smooth the folds of the dragon robe and said, "I don't know where to start." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "What's so hard to start?" You should be beaten, scolded, punished, and slammed, you can do it with your heart. Besides, you should have heard of "killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys", sometimes you don't have to investigate and deal with them one by one, pick a few powerful minions to punish them, and the effect is better. He is the emperor, everything is in the middle of planning, and said: "You can do it boldly and boldly, it doesn't hurt if you are wrong, don't always be soft-hearted." Rather than helping you, it is better for you to learn to deal with it yourself. ”

He said it lightly, but if you think about it carefully, anyway, with his support, what are you afraid of.

The two had breakfast, Yongzhang came to say goodbye, the emperor wanted to ask him about his homework, and the two fathers and sons muttered in the study. Qingcheng ordered Hai'an to pass the word down, so that all the heads of the apse gathered in the side hall to ask questions. It is common for the errand in charge of the three courtyards to be in charge, but some of the palace people in other places or on the corridors and flowers and plants are all working at night and in the early hours of the morning, and they have never shown up in front of the master, so they are nervous.

The back door of the kitchen of the first courtyard has the Qingfeng Division, which specializes in raising chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, which belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the eunuch Zhang Degui in charge has not entered the Forbidden City for several years. Today, I was suddenly summoned, and I was terrified, and hurriedly looked for my brother Zhuo De in the kitchen to discuss.

Zhuo Dekai boiled a pot of Longjing tea, sat on his legs in the courtyard of the lower room, humming a tune and drinking it slowly. Zhang Degui said, "Grandpa Zhuo is good." Zhuo Dekai opened a slit in his eyes and looked at it, but he smiled and said, "Oh, who am I, it turned out to be you!" We are the same generation, and we entered the palace together, and calling me grandpa tormented me. As he spoke, he was very proud.

Zhang Degui didn't care about him, so he laughed and said, "What kind of tea is grandpa drinking?" Smell the incense. ”

Zhuo Dekai said: "In the kitchen in front of me to make crisp cheese, the aunt in charge of the pure master said that the taste of milk was fishy, so she took some Longjing and mixed it in it, and I didn't want to leave two taels, and rewarded me for making tea." He wrinkled his nose and said: "You palace people of Qingfeng Division, everyone has a foul smell on their bodies, and it smells bad." ”

Zhang Degui hurriedly laughed and said: "There's no way, I serve those beasts every day, and the smell can't be washed off." Speaking of the pure master, he took over and said: "The pure master is generous in the end, such a good Longjing will reward people casually." ”

Zhuo Dekai sneered and said, "Say you don't know it, what is this idea Longjing, you haven't seen it yet." The more he talked, the more he wanted to show off, and said: "That milk is precious, we can't eat much all year round, but at the pure master's place, not only is it always supplied, but also all kinds of pastries are made." The first three elder brothers love to eat crisp cheese, and they made forty or fifty flavors in the kitchen, what should I do if I can't finish eating? All of them were rewarded to the people in the kitchen. If you are in the palace, those little lords and nobles will have a hard time eating. Zhang Degui has also seen the world, and he doesn't feel anything, and when he saw that Zhuo Dekai was interested, he just agreed.

Zhang Degui said with a smile: "I also heard about it, saying that what is there there in the master will not be missing from the pure master." Or do you have the luxury to serve in front of the pure master, and you can be regarded as having a head and a face. ”

Zhuo Dekai was relieved when he heard the flattery, patted his thighs with his hands, and said with foam: "That's natural, long live the harem of three thousand, but only the pure master can come to the palace alone." ”

Zhang Degui said: "The pure master has a good temperament, and everyone under him likes it tightly, let alone Long Live Lord." ”

I can't find fault with such words, Zhuo Dekai asked for a sycophant, and said: "A good temperament is really good, I have never heard of a pure master reprimanding the palace people, and being an errand in front of her, as long as it is sincere, it doesn't matter if it's wrong." Zhang Degui waited for this sentence, his heart was at the bottom, his face was relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Grandpa is so good at drinking tea, and the kitchen is still waiting for me to send the duck, so I went first." ”

Zhuo Dekai spoke for a while, but he didn't guess that Zhang Degui was listening to the habits of the pure master, and when he saw him yelling to leave, he didn't bother to care about him, so he said: "Go quickly, don't delay." ”

Zhang Degui fought again, and Fang retreated.