The story told by Niu Jiao begins with a poet who suffers from dryness, and his good friend is a famous painter known as the painting saint, who painted him a picture of cold snow and hung it on the wall, this painting is lifelike, he watches it every day, and the dryness is quickly cured.

A few years later, his wife gave birth to a child, and the child was lost one day, and she couldn't find it, and her wife was heartbroken. At this time, his painter friend came and painted a door for them, and the shadow of a child could be seen looming behind the door. When Madame saw the painting, she assumed that it was her child, and sent her servants all over the world to look for the door.

One day, the lady was looking at the painting again, and suddenly, she found that the door on the painting was open, and she hurried in, and found that it was a fairy cave, and it was full of delicious wine, and the smell of food was so fragrant that people were drunk in it, and they longed to eat until they were old. Mrs. ate food all the way to find her son, met a few immortals, Mrs. asked to know, this is the Immortal Cave Heaven, they have seen her son, her son because of the immortal fate, was picked up by the immortals**, and after the age of fourteen, he will be sent back, telling her not to worry.

The next morning, Madame found that she woke up from the couch, the painting was still on the wall, she was suspecting that it was just a dream, but found a piece of osmanthus cake next to the pillow, the taste is exactly the delicacy that can only be made in the world of the fairy cave, it is difficult to see in the world.

She called her husband to eat the osmanthus cake together, and the poet was also impressed by the deliciousness of the osmanthus cake. That night, their son gave them a dream, saying that they had not learned the spell well before, and that they could not report to their father and mother, so that they were worried, and when they were fourteen years old, they would definitely go home.

A few years later, their son really came back, and brought back a plate of osmanthus cake, after the husband and wife finished eating, they became immortals like the child, and the whole family went to the fairy cave to live a happy fairy life.

Although this story is simple, when describing those delicacies, it is extremely rhetorical, and even Yan Qingge, who has just eaten, can't help but feel liquid in his mouth when he listens to it. After listening to the story, even Mama Xu, whose face had been very serious at the beginning, became gentle.

Starting from dryness, slowly bringing it to Dizi, and then entering the Immortal Cave, to the final family reunion, living a fairy life, and interspersed with all kinds of fascinating delicacies, this story is simply wonderful.

It was tailor-made for the Yun clan at all, but it didn't seem abrupt at all, and it wouldn't make the Yun clan feel that it was deliberately choreographed to coax her. On the contrary, it seems that there is such a story in this world, but now it has been taken out and talked about as a cliché. It can be seen that Niu Jiao's grandfather and grandson are really thinking about it.

Although Shui Ying didn't quite understand the truth, she felt that this story was good enough, better than the story of the previous battle field and the king side by side, she nodded and said, "This story is good, you can tell it to your mother." ”

Yan Qingge's heart suddenly moved, and said, "Shui Ying, can you make a plate of osmanthus cake in the kitchen." ”

Shui Ying said: "Sister Qingge wants to eat osmanthus cake after listening to the story?" ”

"It's not me who eats. Later, you can go and listen to this story again with the princess, and then let the kitchen bring the osmanthus cake up. Don't use a mold for the osmanthus cake, just make it into a small cube. Osmanthus is not used in it, and you can also put some hawthorn and other appetizing things. ”

Mama Xu was moved for a moment, looked at Yan Qingge gratefully, and stepped forward to give her a big gift: "Thank you Miss Yan, the old slave will order the kitchen to do it." ”

Even if the Yun family has no appetite now, after listening to the story, in order to please that good fortune, he will eat one or two osmanthus cakes. The osmanthus cake is full, even if it is only one piece, it is a lot of food for the Yun family, who can't eat two mouthfuls of soup all day.

Shui Ying's eyes widened and said, "Sister Qingge, this method is good. ”

The subordinates in the kitchen of the Zhongwang Mansion got the order, knowing that it was made for the princess, and tried their best, before the princess got up from a nap, he brought seven or eight kinds of osmanthus cakes with different flavors for Shui Yingxuan.

Shui Ying chose one according to the previous taste of the Yun family, estimated that the time was almost up, and took Mama Xu and Niu Jiao to the Yun family's residence.

After waiting for about half an hour, Shui Ying came back, his face was full of joy, and as soon as he saw Yan Qingge, he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Sister Qingge, thank you very much." After listening to the story, my mother ate four pieces of osmanthus cake in a row, and later she said that four were unlucky, so she used two more pieces for bird's nest soup. She hasn't eaten so much since she got the news for the Chinese New Year. ”

Yan Qingge didn't expect this method to work so well, she was happy for Shui Ying in her heart, and said, "It's so good! Niu Jiao's grandfather and grandson were very clever, and asked the two of them to make up jokes to tell the princess every day, and then used various methods to tell the princess to eat more, and she would slowly get better. ”

Seeing that it was not early, and Bailu Academy was on the mountain outside the city, it would take a lot of time to go back, Yan Qingge, Ling Xiao, and Shui Ying got up and sat in the car to meet the academy.

The three of them walked down the street in a carriage, because they got up too early in the morning, and the carriage was swaying, and the charcoal stove in the carriage was also very warm, and they were all a little sleepy, and they were napping against the wall of the carriage one by one.

Suddenly, the car stopped. The driver who drove the car said outside: "Miss Yan, Miss Shui, Miss Ling, there is a kid outside, saying that he was sent by the Yanwang Mansion and wants to see you." ”

Yan Qingge came to his senses, opened the curtain and looked over, and saw that the person standing outside was Yan Xiuyu's personal servant.

As soon as the little guy saw Yan Qingge, he saluted and said, "Miss Yan, our little prince asked me to come and report to you, saying that you must not go back to Bailu Academy tonight." ”

"What's going on?" Yan Qingge heard that something was wrong and asked.

The little guy was sharp and said, "Today's February 2nd Apricot Blossom Meeting, because the prince also went to Bailu Academy, so the Apricot Blossom Meeting in the inner courtyard and outer courtyard will be held together." The flower sticks taken from the inner courtyard were tampered with, and all the 108 flower sticks in a tube were replaced with apricot flower sticks. Later, someone testified that this flower stick was made by Miss Yuan, and the three young ladies of the Yuan family denied it on the spot, saying that someone framed them, and now the inner courtyard is biting. ”

Yan Qingge was shocked, and turned around to look at Ling Xiao.

A few days ago, Yuan Niannian went to them to report the news, saying that she was ready to compose poems at the Apricot Blossom Meeting, which is estimated to have a lot to do with today's change of signs. If it weren't for them and Shui Ying coming back to Beijing to see the Yun family, today's incident, the three of them would definitely be involved.

Yan Qingge thanked the little guy, the little guy hesitated, took out a handkerchief from his arms, he didn't know what was wrapped in it, and said, "This is what our little prince asked me to send to Miss Yan." ”

Yan Qingge opened it and found that there was an apricot blossom wrapped in it, because it had been covered for a day, it was already a little wilted, but the faint fragrance of apricot blossoms still lingered on the tip of his nose. Although the apricot blossom meeting is held in February, there are not many apricot blossoms that bloom now, this apricot blossom is in beautiful shape, the flowers bloom just right, it is extremely rare, it must be Yan Xiuyu who has been selected to find out.

She smiled and said, "You told Xiao Wang Ye Yan that I received his wishes." After speaking, he pulled the apricot blossom into the cuff.

Ling Xiao said enviously: "It would be good if my uncle also found such an apprentice, and he would be worried about me if there was anything good." ”

After the little girl left, Shui Ying hurriedly went home to see her mother again, and said, "Since we can't go back to the academy, let's go home and stay overnight, and we'll come back tomorrow when things settle down." ”

Yan Qingge didn't want to go back to Yan's house, but she didn't want to publicize the bad things at home, so she nodded, "Okay." ”

Then the coachman drove the carriage and carried the three girls and their maids home one after the other.

When Yan Qingge arrived at Yan's house, the mother-in-law who greeted her was taken aback when she saw her, and hurriedly saluted: "The eldest lady is back?" ”

Yan Qingge said lightly: "I'll only come back for one night, don't alarm others." After speaking, he returned to Qingxing Yuan with Ruyi.

Although Yan Qingge is not at home, her residence in Qingxingyuan is cleaned every day, and the mattress is also taken out to dry every once in a while.

Yan Qingge was so sleepy that he didn't want to eat dinner, so he went to bed, and he was sleeping dimly, his body shook violently, and he was forced to wake up.

She opened her eyelids with difficulty and found that it was Yan Shuyu standing in front of her bed, and it was Yan Shuyu's two maids who pushed her.

As soon as he saw her, Yan Qingge was not sleepy at all. She sat up, gathered her clothes, and said, "What is my sister doing?" ”

Yan Shuyu gloated and said, "Father called you." He wants to ask you why your uncle didn't receive the invitation when he moved a few days ago, and you promised your father that you would give it to him. ”

Yan Qingge frowned, very unhappy in his heart. Le Yi didn't invite Yan Songnian, what did it matter to her. But she still said coldly: "I know, I'll go to Hanyouju right away." ”

Yan Shuyu showed a smile, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Father lives in Mingxinzhai now, don't make a mistake." After saying that, he left Yiran.

Yan Qingge got up to wash, changed her clothes, asked the time, and found that she had only slept for more than an hour, and it was still early before the normal time to sleep.

Ruyi walked in front with a lantern, and when he was about to reach Mingxinzhai, Ruyi suddenly screamed, pushed Yan Qingge away, and the lantern also fell to the ground, and the flames licked the lantern skin, and it burned whirringly.

Yan Qingge was taken aback, only to see a colorful shadow quickly jump past them in the corner of his eye, slip into the grass and disappear.

Ruyi's face turned pale and said, "There are snakes!" ”

Ming Xinzhai was not big, and the two mothers-in-law in the courtyard were also frightened when they heard their movements here, but they didn't dare to answer.

It's not been one or two times to see snakes in Mingxinzhai, especially after this year's rejuvenation, there are especially many snakes, and even their old and dizzy mothers-in-law who have difficulty moving have seen them several times. But Aunt Hai gave a gag order and didn't let them say it, otherwise if they were found to be discussing that there were snakes in Mingxinzhai, they would deduct the monthly money to reward the board, and sell it at the worst.

Yan Qingge knew the origin of these snakes, they were put by the five big and three thick martial grandmothers sent by the Yanwang Mansion. They had reported to Yan Qingge before, saying that they had bought some non-poisonous snakes and put a few in Mingxinzhai, thinking that the one they saw just now was one of them.

She didn't tell Ruyi about this, but since she knew that the snake was not poisonous, she was not afraid, so she pulled up Ruyi, who was sitting on the ground, and said, "It's okay." This serpent, which haunts only those who are unfortunate, you see, didn't it flee when it saw us? After finishing speaking, he walked in with the different eyes of people in the courtyard of Mingxinzhai.