"Niangniang, the plum blossoms in the garden outside are blooming strangely, do you want to go out and have a look after your meal?" Cai Qing said cautiously while giving Ruotang a dish.

After she realized that the person who needed "comfort" was Ruotang, it was already after breakfast was put on the table. But looking at her master who looked like no one else, she was really unsure. Is the master in a good mood or forced to be in a good mood?

As the best girl by the master's side, Cai Qing feels that it is her duty to share the worries and relieve the master's worries and make the master happy, so she naturally has to rack her brains to think of some ideas that can make the master happy. Thinking about it, except for Ah Bai and Ah Da, there seems to be nothing that can make the master happy. But Ah Bai and Ah Da can see them at any time, so they are not good ideas. So I struggled for a long time before I remembered that the colder the plum blossoms in the garden, the better they bloomed.

Ruotang glanced at the little appearance of Cai Qing's eyes, and smiled, "Okay, I'll go and see after dinner." ”

Cai Qing saw this. He also squinted and laughed, "Then the slave will go and prepare, if there is a good one." Let's pick some back and insert the bottle. ”

As he spoke, he was about to prepare.

"Come back." Ruotang called lightly.

"Mother?"

"Take care of the wound on your forehead, and don't leave a scar." Ruotang sighed, after all, she was a girl, and she didn't pay a little attention to her image.

Cai Qing wanted to say that it didn't matter if he was hurt a little, and he would be fine, but he was afraid of making the master who was finally happy angry, so he didn't dare to be perfunctory, so he responded crisply, and jumped down.

Ruotang shook her head with a smile, when she was in a bad mood, how many people were scared. It's better to pay attention to it in the future.

After walking around the garden for a long time, the basket carried by Cai Qing was full of cut red plum blossoms, and then I went back to the room happily.

"The slave and maid are going to find a few vases," Cai Qing smiled with undiminished interest, and said with some regret: "It would be nice if Uncle and they lived next door to us, so that we could insert the bottles and send them to Uncle and them." ”

"Uncle, it's not like there's no plum blossom over there." What the Zhou family has is money. Since hitting the capital, the house in Furen Hutong has been expanded and expanded, and it seems that it is a posture to live for a long time, and the aunt who can't be idle has long been building a big garden that does not lose to the palace, and has also spent a huge amount of money to build a glass conservatory, which is something that the Hunan Wangfu does not have, how can it be rare to have so many plum blossoms?

"You don't understand that, do you?" Cai Qing said in an old-fashioned tone, "Uncle's family's is uncle's, but you sent it." But it's your heart, uncle, they will be very happy when they see it. ”

Ruotang muttered, "You say very well - you don't have to look for vases, I'll pack up these flowers and make some plum blossom pastries...... Seeing that it is Chinese New Year's Eve, you can also make some plum blossom lanterns and send them to your uncle. ”

Just do it when you think of it, Ruotang went to the small kitchen without delay.

It's just that the finished things haven't been sent to the Zhou family yet, and the Zhou family came first.

Ruotang looked at the girl in front of her, "This girl is eye-born, Cai Qing, she is really from the Zhou family?" ”

Cai Qing stared at her and thought for a while, "It can't be said that it is the Zhou family, it should be said that it is the Lu family-after the cousin girl gets married, it will not be Mrs. Lu, this girl is newly bought, and the slave maid has seen it in the Lu family." ”

Ruotang relieved himself and asked Cai Qing to grab a handful of money for her, "It's really hard to come here on this cold day, let's buy some snacks to eat." ”

"Thank you, Princess." The little girl was very clever, and she knelt down and kowtowed to Ruotang, and because it was the New Year, she said some auspicious words, and Ruotang couldn't help but reward her with some broken silver.

"Your wife asked you to come over?"

"Yes, my wife asked the slave maid to ask you, can you go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple outside the city tomorrow to offer incense?"

"Tomorrow?" Ruotang hesitated, approaching the end of the year, it should be the busiest time on Zhou Liangyun's shop, and she still has time to incense?

"Mother, you can go." Cai Qing pouted on the side, "It's better to be distracted." And the slave maid heard that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is very effective, and the food is also very delicious, and it is not far away, just outside the city, go in the morning, and you can come back after eating the food. ”

Ruotang glared at her, "Do you want to worship the Buddha, or do you want to eat fasting?" ”

Cai Qing replied confidently: "Being able to worship the Buddha, eat fasting food, and relax is the best of all three worlds." You're bored in the house, so you might as well talk to your cousin. ”

Ruotang understood what she meant, this was worried that she was simply forcing a smile, going out for a walk, and seeing Zhou Liangyun, maybe she could let Zhou Liangyun enlighten her.

This is her kindness. Ruotang thought that anyway, the affairs in the mansion were all in order, and there was nothing else for her to worry about except Ah Bai, so she nodded and said, "It's okay." When you go back to your wife, you will say that I will pick her up in Furen Hutong early tomorrow morning. ”

The little maid hung her head and said crisply: "The princess doesn't have to go to pick up my wife, my wife will go out to inspect the shop early tomorrow morning, and when the inspection is over, she will go directly to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to meet you." ”

"She's so busy, and she still has to find time to go to incense?" Ruotang frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

The little maid pursed her lips and smiled, "My wife doesn't want to go, but my in-laws always nag, saying that the Lu family is thin or something, urging my wife to go to the temple to worship, but my wife has no choice but to go." ”

Ruotang understood as soon as he heard it, this is the eldest aunt hugging her grandson! It's really defeated to her, my cousin has only been married for a long time, and she is in a hurry to hug her grandson. However, she also knew her aunt's temperament, thinking that her cousin was really annoyed by her, so she had to deal with it and went to the nearest Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, and asked her to go with her, and she must have complained to her.

"I'll tell you." Ruotang sympathized with her poor cousin, and instructed Cai Qing to pack the finished pastries and plum blossom lanterns in separate boxes, "Here are some pastries made by me, you can take them back, one box for your family, one box for Zhou's family." ”

The little maid hurriedly took the double-layer food box and said respectfully: "The slave and maid are too much to thank the princess for my family." ”

……

The little maid carrying the food box walked out of the gate of the palace and boarded a very ordinary carriage, which started immediately.

Without waiting for the little maid to speak, the young man who was waiting anxiously in the carriage couldn't wait to ask, "How is it, she agreed?" ”

The lips and teeth of this life are red and white, and the eyes are like stars, it is Xie Yong, the eldest son of the Xie family who has not been the groom for a long time.

"Childe, don't worry." The handsome maid who was serving Xie Yong in the car hurriedly comforted him: "You let Xiao Rouxuan answer your question in a good tone." ”

While comforting Xie Yong, the pretty maid glanced at the little maid named Xiaorou before she spoke: "Xiaorou, what did Princess Xiang say?" ”

Xiao Rou smiled sweetly, "Princess Xiang has agreed." I said that Princess Xiang and my wife are the best, she learned that it was Mrs. who invited, and she agreed in one bite - just Sister Qianqian, my wife clearly did not invite Princess Xiang to incense, I did this, isn't it good? ”

Qianqian hurriedly handed a heavy purse to Xiao Rou's hand, "Good sister, don't tell your wife about this." Don't worry, my son-in-law doesn't want to do anything to Princess Xiang, but there is something important that must be told to Princess Xiang, because my son-in-law is not good at going to the door, so he came up with such a method. ”

"But, won't it bother me?" That Xiaorou looked distressed and afraid, "If Princess Xiang gets angry, won't I suffer?" ”

Xie Yong hurriedly said: "Don't worry, when I see Princess Xiang tomorrow, I will speak for you, Princess Xiang understands my hardships and will not trouble you." ”

Then Xiaorou smiled reassuringly, "Then I'll rest assured - Gongzi Xie, let me go down at the intersection in front of me, I still have to buy some rouge gouache for the sisters in the house." ”

……

Xiao Roumu, who jumped out of the carriage, watched the carriage merge into the traffic, looked around, and cautiously and cautiously turned into an inconspicuous dark alley.

She threw the food box in her hand next to the garbage heap, tore off the thin human skin mask on her face, and threw it in the garbage heap, and then, she moved her shoulders and neck as if she was moving, and after listening to the crisp sound of the bones of Kalakala, the body of the originally petite little girl suddenly stretched a lot higher, with long hands and long feet, how can there be a little petite and delicate appearance.

She was about to walk in when a flower appeared beside her. The palm she slapped out quickly retracted, because she recognized the person in front of her, it was her loyal master, and she quickly knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the things you have explained have been done by your subordinates." ”

The long-standing man bent down and picked up the food box next to the garbage heap with his own hands, "This is from the Xiangwang Mansion?" ”

The pretty-looking woman hesitated for a moment before replying: "Yes, listen to Princess Xiang, this is what she made for the Zhou family herself." ”

"Hmm." Baili Wenhan replied meaninglessly, picked up two food boxes, and walked unhurriedly to the depths of the alley.

The woman hurriedly got up and followed, "Your Highness, tomorrow the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas ......"

"I've already arranged it, so you don't have to worry about it." Baili Wenhan's tone was cold, "Over there in the country of Liu, but you have hidden it?" ”

"The news that you are seriously injured and need to recuperate for a while before you can return to China, the monarch believes it, but ......"

"Say!"

"Concubine Shu won't believe it, she will do everything possible to find out His Highness's whereabouts, if she knows that you are still in Dachu, I'm afraid that ......"

Baili Wenhan sneered, "It's okay, anyway, the matter here is almost over." ”

……

Probably Duan Qingyi watched Chu Qianlan more closely, Ruotang waited for a long time last night and didn't see him steal, it was inevitable that there was some depression about being released pigeons, but thinking that Chu Qianlan didn't say whether she would come over at night, her sullenness was just in vain.

I got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and heard Caiqing say that everything was ready and I could go out.

Seeing that Cai Qing was more interested than her, Ruotang's mood finally improved, teased Cai Qing twice, and then helped her hand to get into the carriage.

The thrush followed, but he didn't see auspiciousness.

Since her spitting handkerchief was gone, Ruotang was reluctant to let Jixiang follow. Although she knew that she was actually very innocent, she was just following Chu Qianlan's orders, but she was still a little uncomfortable in her heart. Jixiang seemed to understand, and he didn't appear in her sight again.

But Ruotang also knew that Chu Qianlan was relieved that when she went out, she would inevitably let Jixiang follow.

Ruotang sat in the carriage, pushed a smaller food box to the thrush, and said casually: "I made more in the morning, you can take it and give it to your sisters." ”

Thrush looked at the food box, then looked at Ruotang, and pretended to be stupid: "Today, the slave and maid and Cai Qing came out, and the little girl and mother-in-law next to me, where is the blessing to eat what you made." ”

Ruotang didn't look at her, "I'm talking about auspiciousness." ”

"Ji, auspicious?" The thrush choked and looked even more stupid: "Where is the auspiciousness?" Don't you dislike her? Without your orders, where would she dare to follow, oh hehe...... Belch. ”

Her smirk stopped abruptly in Ruotang's staring, her eyes glanced left and right, and her heart was very weak: "That, Niangniang, how do you know that Jixiang is secretly following?" ”

"Without her with her, can this concubine still be able to go out?"

Seeing that Ruotang didn't have a smile on his face, the thrush beat a drum in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "The prince is also worried about your safety, and he knows that you don't want to see Jixiang recently, so Jixiang secretly followed, don't blame Jixiang." ”

Ruotang silently twisted his head.

Cai Qing couldn't help but laugh, "Sister Thrush, if Niangniang is really angry with Jixiang, where will she let you take food for Jixiang." The things made by Niangniang are not something that anyone can eat, that is, the important people around her have this blessing. ”

Thrush breathed a sigh of relief, but when she thought that Caiqing's mind was as simple as her own, she couldn't believe her words! stared at Ruotang suspiciously, as if he had to get a definite answer from Ruotang's mouth to rest assured.

Ruotang once again doubted that the thrush could stay by Chu Qianlan's side, what was it!

"Don't go yet!" Ruotang glared.

The thrush smiled reassuringly, and as soon as he was happy, he forgot about his shape, picked up the food box and jumped out of the narrow car window.

"Niangniang, it's good that you're not angry with auspiciousness." Cai Qing also smiled, "Although I don't know why you don't like auspiciousness anymore, but auspicious...... She blames the poor too. ”

Seeing Cai Qing's sympathetic and embarrassed look because of Jixiang, Ruotang couldn't help but tell her, "Do you know that Jixiang is Ruyi's sister?" My sister. ”

Cai Qing was stunned, looked at Ruotang who was light and breezy, blinked, blinked, and rushed to the window, and shouted angrily: "Thrush, you come back for me, come back!" ”

……

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is not far from the capital, and when you go out of the city, the carriage walks for about half an hour before stopping.

There was already a mother-in-law who went up the mountain to do a good job, and when Ruotang got off, there was a welcoming monk who immediately greeted him, and after asking, Zhou Liangyun really hadn't arrived yet, but he had already sent someone up the mountain and set a place to settle in the Zen courtyard.

Since it was to offer incense, Ruotang first went to the main hall to burn a stick of incense, she used to be an atheist, but inexplicably appeared in this world, she instinctively had a sense of awe for the gods and Buddhas in her heart.

The Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas, as the name suggests, is that there are thousands of Buddha statues with different expressions.

Cai Qing came for the first time, like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, it was very novel, and she had a determination to read all the ten thousand Buddhas, Ruotang accompanied her to two temples, and estimated that Zhou Liangyun arrived, so she let her go to play by herself.

was led by the monk to the Zen temple set by the "Zhou family", only to know that Zhou Liangyun had not yet arrived.

Ruotang looked at the sky near noon, couldn't help but be a little worried, and instructed the thrush: "You find someone to meet you on the road, aren't you in any trouble?" ”

The thrush hurriedly let people go, "The road up the mountain is bumpy, are you tired, do you want to rest for a while?" ”

"It's fine." I didn't sleep well last night, so I took advantage of this time to catch up on sleep. "Let them all go out, and don't stay in the house."

Thrush has been following Ruotang for some time, and naturally understands Ruotang's habits, if there are people in the house, she can't sleep at all, so she sent all the people out of the room and closed the door.

A soft couch near the window was very comfortable, Ruotang was lying on it, and was about to close his eyes, but when he saw the figure coming out from behind the screen, Huo sat up.

"Sister Tang, don't be afraid, it's me." Xie Yong, who had been hiding in this room, walked out quickly, afraid that Ruotang would shout if he was frightened, so he hurriedly waved his hands and whispered, "Don't shout." ”

Ruotang looked at him with a blue face, in fact, as soon as she entered this room, she felt that something was wrong. The decoration in this room is too comfortable, even the velvet blanket under her is shipped from overseas, she was only arranged by Zhou Liangyun at that time, and now it seems that this is indeed arranged by someone earlier, but the person is not Zhou Liangyun.

"Why are you here?" Ruotang's mind flashed, and he was even more speechless, "It's not my cousin who asked me to come here at all, it's you, isn't it?" "Hong died at the age of death.

"Sister Tang, don't be angry first, I have something important to tell you, and I have no choice but to lie to you." Xie Yong explained anxiously, and took two steps in Ruotang's direction, "Sister Tang, you believe me!" ”

Ruotang endured his anger, "You are a good means, even my cousin's maid can be bought." ”

"I also had to do it." Xie Yong looked at Ruotang's cold attitude, but he still felt a little hurt in the end, and his face showed a look of grievance, "It's the maid next to me, who happened to recognize the maid of Dr. Lu's family, and in desperation, I asked her to help with this." Sister Tang, I was just about to ask you about this matter, can you not pursue that little maid, I asked her for help, she is innocent......"

Ruotang looked at him angrily and looked panicked and aggrieved, and really wanted to kick him out immediately, but there was a maid guarding outside, and Xie Yong went out of her house like this, so people could see it, what was going on?

"You've been hiding in this house?" Ruotang interrupted him, and looked at the room, this room has no windows, and naturally there is no back door, it is obvious that if Xie Yong is not discovered by the people of the palace, he can only hide in this room early.

Xie Yong saw that her tone seemed to soften, and said embarrassedly: "If I don't hide here early, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you." ”

"It's such a cold ......"

"It's nothing, Sister Tang, don't worry, I'm in good health, although it's early, and it's not freezing me." Xie Yong happily interrupted Ruotang's words, "It's Sister Tang, your body has never been good, and the wind is strong on this mountain, I'm worried that you won't be able to stand it, so I will let people make this room warm up early, so as not to make you uncomfortable." ”

Ruotang's words of condemnation were overwhelmed by his attentive and cautious appearance, "You don't have to bother so much. ”

"It's okay, anyway, I have thick skin, I can't freeze." Xie Yong grinned, "If you are comfortable, I will rest assured." ”

"You're married, so you should be so considerate and attentive to your own wife." Ruotang said lightly, "If you let her know that you are so bothered for other women, what do you want her to think?" ”

The smile on Xie Yong's face disappeared, and he lowered his head crampedly, "I, my mind, she ...... You know it. She said she wouldn't care. ”

If he really didn't care, Jun Liu wouldn't have found her straight to the point, Ruotang couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart, "She cares - but today, I don't want to discuss with you whether your wife cares about you being so good to other women, I just ask you, why did you go to great lengths to trick me here?" ”