Chapter 4 Gantang
The residence is Lumingtai in the southeast of Inshou Palace, it is autumn, and the outside of Lumingtai is full of brilliant and golden chrysanthemums, with many varieties and fragrant wisps.
Renshou Palace has to live alone with the Queen Mother, so there are a lot of vacant houses in Luming Taizhong, Zhou Yier asked Su Ruhui to choose first, Su Ruhui couldn't refuse, so he randomly pointed to a courtyard near Juhai, Zhou Yier chose next door to her, saying that it was convenient to come and go.
Su Ruhui has a good impression of Zhou Yi'er, who has a gentle personality, and she is very happy.
The two instructed the inner supervisor and the palace maid to roughly arrange the luggage they carried, and they couldn't wait for all of them to be put away, so they hurriedly arranged their dresses, checked each other's hair and jewelry, and rushed to wait outside the main hall of Renshou Palace.
The Queen Mother is placed, who knows when she will get up. In case the two of them were still hurriedly directing the slaves and maids to furnish the house when they came, wouldn't they snub the Queen Mother?
Standing outside the hall with bated breath, the palace maids, inner eunuchs, and grandmothers nearby were all looking at their noses and noses, as if they didn't see them, looking solemn and orderly, which showed that the Queen Mother was well-disciplined.
After about a pillar of incense, there was still no movement in the main hall, but on the corridor in the direction of the palace gate, there was a brisk footstep.
Zhou Yi'er and Su Ruhui are both women, and before entering the palace, they were advised by their families, so they would not look back at will, but they were secretly strange in their hearts, and they didn't know who they were.
The footsteps got closer and closer, but finally stopped behind the two of them, and remained still for a while, and after a moment, an exclamation broke the silence in front of Renshou Palace. The two grandmothers not far away immediately raised their heads, their eyes were stern, and they were about to step forward to stop Zhou Yi'er from continuing to scream, but when they saw Zhou Yi'er screaming halfway, they suddenly snorted and fell softly.
At this time, Su Ruhui, who was stunned, reacted and hugged her.
Behind the two of them, the boy in bright yellow clothes sighed in disappointment, put his hands behind his back, shook his head, and said, "It's not fun to be so timid!" ”
If anyone were standing behind him at this moment, they would be able to see that a triangular head was quietly poking out of the bright yellow cuffs, and a live snake was hidden!
Just now, this boy used this snake to scare Zhou Yi'er, but he still didn't do anything, looking at the two strange girls in front of him with a smile.
"Third Highness!" The two grandmothers who rushed over didn't even look at Zhou Yi'er, and saluted the boy first, "Why did Your Highness come here alone?" What about the grandmothers and palace maids around you? Carefully the lady knows that it annoys you! ”
"Mama thought I was taking a nap, I tricked them into running out." Dayong's third prince, Shen Shufei, Su Ruhui remembered that his name seemed to be Gan Tang, one year younger than Su Ruhui, with delicate and dignified eyebrows, it was the naughty time, because of the identity of the prince, he became more and more unscrupulous, he saw Su Ruhui looking at him coldly, and frowned slightly, "Who are these two people?" Standing here without a head or a brain! ”
"Your Highness, these two are young ladies who have entered the service." One of the grandmothers said, "I came to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother." ”
Hearing this, Gan Tang's face softened slightly, his eyes slipped on Zhou Yi'er, and he smiled: "Oh? But this one is too bold, can this appearance accompany the imperial grandmother? ”
“…… Hehe, the Queen Mother should be up soon, is Her Royal Highness here to greet the Mother? Although these two grandmothers were not afraid of Zhou Yi'er, they also knew that all aspects were involved in the selection of these girls, but they didn't dare to follow Gan Tang's words, so they had to change the topic.
"It's not to ask for peace, what are you doing in Renshou Palace?" Gan Tang pursed the corners of his mouth and waved his hand, "Go back to your place, I will wait with them for the imperial grandmother to get up." ”
"Mama!" Su Ruhui, who had been ignored, finally couldn't help but speak, as soon as she spoke, Gan Tang immediately showed an interested expression, and the faces of the two grandmothers also changed slightly, looking at Gan Tang unnaturally.
Fortunately, Su Ruhui didn't want to sue, but said: "Two grandmothers, Sister Zhou was originally going to meet the Queen Mother with me, but she accidentally fainted, and asked the two grandmothers to find a place nearby and let Sister Zhou lie down for a while, okay?" ”
Hearing that it was such a request, and Su Ruhui never mentioned that Gan Tang deliberately scared Zhou Yi'er, the faces of the two grandmothers suddenly relaxed, and one of them nodded and said, "You just hand over Miss Zhou to me." ”
Not long after Zhou Yi'er was taken away by the grandmother, the door of the main hall opened, and a palace maid of about twenty years stepped out of the hall with a smile, and came first without saying a word: "The Queen Mother was thinking about the desertion of Renshou Palace, but I didn't expect the Third Highness to arrive with the young lady." ”
Saying that, she looked forward to it in amazement: "I heard that the queen mother has divided two young ladies to accompany the queen mother, why is there only one here?" ”
"Aunt Xiangxiang doesn't need to look for it, that one is delicate, and she fainted after standing here for a while." Gan Tang impatiently dusted off his clothes, and was about to walk towards the palace, "Let's let this see the Queen Mother first." ”
I wanted to answer but was robbed by Gan Tang, Su Ruhui faced the inquiring gaze of Sleeve Xiang, so she had to owe it, and said, "Please also ask my aunt to pass through, Su Ruhai's daughter Su Ruhui will meet you." ”
"The Queen Mother is waiting for you, come in." Sleeve Xiang nodded, beckoning her to follow.
I don't know if the main hall of Renshou Palace is too spacious, so it seems too empty when there are few people, but the Empress Dowager Jiayi is waiting for her grandson to meet Su Ruhui in the Dongnuan Pavilion.
This highly respected queen mother is over fifty years old, but she looks like she is thirty years old, probably because she has just woken up from a nap, and she only wears a homely dress, wearing a crimson and almost black skirt, covered with a dark palace robe, with clouds and temples, a few red gold phoenix hairpins, and a red gold armband on her wrist, and there is no extra decoration.
Empress Dowager Jiayi's appearance is not beautiful, her outline is even a little resolute, her eyes are bright and bright, and although there is kindness between her eyebrows, it is difficult to hide the fierce and decisive decision when she once lowered the curtain to listen to politics.
His Royal Highness Gan Tang naturally walked in front of Su Ruhui, the two of them saluted, the Queen Mother showed a smile, Gan Tang had already pounced on the imperial grandmother and shouted, and said with a grin: "Is there still a begonia cold cake here from the imperial grandmother?" The grandson will never forget it after eating it last time, but unfortunately the mother's small kitchen can't make the taste of the imperial grandmother here, and ask the imperial grandmother to give the grandson some more tastes! ”
The Queen Mother smiled dumbly: "The mourning family said that Tang'er came to ask for peace today, it turned out that she was thinking about the pastries in the mourning palace." ”
"The imperial grandmother can't say that, although the grandson came for the begonia cold cake, but also for the first time to see the imperial grandmother......" Gan Tang still wants to be coquettish, the queen mother has pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, you are good, it's not too late to sell it later-I didn't see that the little girl has been kneeling on the ground for a long time?" How long more do you want people to kneel? ”
said the Queen Mother and said in a harmonious voice: "Get up, Tang'er has always been naughty, but let you kneel for more time." ”
"Being able to accompany the Queen Mother is a blessing for the courtiers, don't say kneel for a moment, as long as you can see the Queen Mother, it doesn't hurt to kneel for a longer time." Su Ruhui replied obediently, but when she got up, she stumbled a little, and only stood up after a little stumbling, the Queen Mother's eyes swept over, and seeing that she was really not dissatisfied, she smiled faintly: "Give me a seat." ”
"The courtiers don't dare!"
"It's okay, when you enter the palace, isn't it to accompany the mourning family instead of Le'an? Feel at ease, don't be inhibited. The Queen Mother said, patting Gan Tang in her arms, "In the future, these girls who will accompany you in the palace will be like your sister Le'an, and you are not allowed to make fun of them, otherwise let the imperial grandmother know that you will not follow, do you remember?" ”
"Grandmother said as if I was deliberately bullying this sister." Gan Tang saw that the wind turned the rudder very quickly, "Actually, I just forgot everything when I saw the emperor's grandmother, and I only thought about Chenghuan on your knees." ”
The Queen Mother couldn't help but say happily: "Concubine Shu looks like an honest person, why is your mouth sweetly smeared with honey?" ”
"That's because the mother only thought about these words in her heart, but her grandson said them all." Gan Tang smiled with crooked eyebrows, and the Queen Mother hurriedly urged to get the begonia cold cake he wanted, while admonishing, "Although this cake is delicious, you can't be greedy. ”
"Grandmother Huang, rest assured." Gan Tang assured continuously.
Su Ruhui sat beside him in an orderly manner, listening to and watching Gan Tang and the Queen Mother's ancestors and grandchildren, and only felt that the time was extremely long.
After a while, the begonia cold cake was delivered, Gan Tang quickly got up and took a piece and handed it to the Queen Mother, unexpectedly, the second piece he took was presented to Su Ruhui with both hands.
"When I saw the imperial grandmother just now, I forgot that my sister was still kneeling and saluting, and my sister knelt for a long time, borrowing the begonia cold cake in the imperial grandmother's palace to make amends for my sister, and please don't blame my sister Gantang!" This Third Highness was articulate and sincere when he spoke, and the Queen Mother couldn't help but smile approvingly.
Su Ruhui hurriedly got up: "How dare Ruhui apologize as His Royal Highness?" In fact, it was human nature just now. ”
"Then I invited my sister to eat this begonia cold cake, and I will accept Gantang's reparation." Gan Tang showed an incomparably bright smile to her.
The chef in the Queen Mother's palace is extraordinary, and the begonia cold cake comes in at one end, and the color and flavor have aroused everyone's appetite.
However, at this moment, looking at the begonia cold cake handed by Gan Tang, she felt a little hot.
This Third Highness ...... It really doesn't look like an al-kind, right?