"The slave maid also thinks that Ah Lang is very abnormal." Having said that, Xiao Jiangyuan's face did not show the slightest expression.

Xue Chongjian thought that Xiao Jiangyuan was angry, so he hurriedly smiled and persuaded: "Don't take it to heart." My cousin looks quite lively on the surface, but in fact, he has a lot of thoughts, and he has nowhere to release the pressure in his heart, so he can only be coquettish with people close to him. He is the most affectionate, a person who has been with him for 20 years, like a sibling, can even betray him, how can you make him embarrassed? ”

"One thought of benevolence is very likely to cause a catastrophe."

"You can rest assured about this, don't look at the cousin's opposition so fiercely, in fact, the more intense he reacts, the more he believes in you, even if he doesn't kill Wang Maozhong, he will find a way to put an end to Wang Maozhong's hidden danger. However, it was his servant, and he used his own methods, so we can't control it. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan nodded.

Xue Chong glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan steadily, and said curiously, "How did you run out of the palace?" Princess Anle did that before, but she couldn't find you, why did you run to your cousin? You're with your cousin now...... Is it really a master-servant relationship? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was stunned for a moment, and smiled slightly: "There are too many problems with Guogong. ”

Xue Chongjian also felt a little rude, and smiled embarrassedly: "I...... I'm just a little curious, why did you put a good future in the palace and run to your cousin...... Serve? ”

"Before answering this question, the slave maid also wants to ask Guogong."

"Ask."

"When Empress Zetian was on the throne back then, why did Guogong only follow Princess Zhenguo and ignore his stepfather surnamed Wu?"

"This ...... Is it the same? Regardless of whether it was my biological mother, Aya died early, I followed my mother's side, it is logical, only to say that my mother is a princess regardless of the Tang and Zhou dynasties, even if I ignore my stepfather, or even disrespect my stepfather, I will not lose anything because of this, but you ......"

"The slave doesn't feel that she has lost anything by leaving the palace and following Ah Lang."

The speech was interrupted, but Xue Chongjian was not angry at all, but looked at Xiao Jiangyuan in a daze for a while, and smiled knowingly: "Cousin...... There is indeed an indescribable charm that makes people can't help but follow him willingly, but you are not like an emotional person, and there must be another reason to follow your cousin. ”

"Guogong wants to know?"

"Will you tell me the truth?"

Xiao Jiangyuan was silent and said solemnly: "Ah Lang is sometimes very similar to Ling Tang. ”

Xue Chongjian was shocked: "What? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan paused before continuing: "Ling Tang is sometimes very similar to Empress Zetian. In the past and future of Datang, they are destined not to be ordinary people, and the slave maid never thought that she would live an ordinary life in this life. ”

"Mother is indeed extraordinary!" Xue Chongjian faintly looked proud and proud, and his chin was slightly raised, "My cousin will not be a fish in the pond after all, this joint coup will definitely be able to win a big victory, and when the time comes, my cousin, who has been suppressed for so many years, will be able to raise his eyebrows!" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his head and said, "I hope so." ”

"You are really ......," Xue Chongjian sighed, "Look at what you mean, it is clear that you believe that your cousin will win more than anyone else, but now this is really frustrating." ”

"The slave believed in Ah Lang, but did not believe that he would win. This coup d'état, hitting the stone with an egg is true, the outcome is difficult to determine whether it is true, how can the slave and maid be blind and paranoid and deceive themselves and the lord when they are closest to Ah Lang's side? Boost morale, that's for subordinates, what the success is, that's what Ah Lang and the slave should know. ”

"You're not prepared for the worst, are you?"

"The worst is death. There are so many good things in the palace, pillars, deep wells, and liquid pools...... If you want to pull a few funerals, and there are candlesticks with sparks burning with stars, if you want to have a good time, who doesn't have a sharp weapon on them? Xiao Jiangyuan looked joking, but his tone was a little heavy, "These...... Do you still need to plan? ”

Xue Chongjian showed respect: "I didn't know that you were determined to come to this." ”

"Ah Lang's determination is much greater than that of a slave. The slave and maid are just a little open to the success and defeat of the king, but he refuses to look away. He knew how likely he was to fail, but he was unwilling to admit defeat, because he knew how serious the consequences of defeat would be, that he made himself feel like he was embattled and fought against the water. ”

"Cousin...... It's really hard. Who wants to come into this world and die in obscurity? You have to be vigorous to live this life in vain! ”

Li Longji, who had just walked a short distance and remembered that he had something left in the study, was standing outside the door of the study at the moment. He heard the conversation between Xiao Jiangyuan and Xue Chongjian clearly. But he didn't say anything, and he didn't plan to take what he was going to take. For a while, his chest was full of tightness, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, and then turned to look for Wang Maozhong.

- It seems that he will have to knock this brother again. He didn't want to kill him, but he couldn't be held back.

Li Longji's figure was projected on the door as soon as the sun shone on it. Xiao Jiangyuan sat with his back to the door, naturally he couldn't see it, but Xue Chongjian opposite her saw it clearly. He smiled secretly in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, he threw the small burden that Li Longji brought in into Xiao Jiangyuan's arms: "Open it and take a look." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan naturally recognized that this small burden was brought in by Li Longji, and when he put it on the long case, his movements were very light. At that time, she had something to do, so she didn't pay much attention, and when she saw Xue Chongjian like this, she reacted a little: "This is...... For slaves? ”

As he spoke, he opened the bag and saw a beautiful food box. When you open the lid of the food box, you can see five snow-white round balls lying on top of the jade-like smooth plate. The dumplings were supposed to be made of white flour and adorned with red colors, each one different, with peonies, peonies, magnolias, and baoxiang flowers placed below, and the one above painted with a lotus flower.

——Very similar to the one on Xiao Jiangyuan's silver hairpin.

"This is the cherry Biro made by the most famous restaurant in the West Market." Xue Chongjian said and shook his head, "Originally, my cousin and I went out early, not far from the door is the West Market, and I don't know which of my cousin's tendons is wrong, seeing that it was still early, he couldn't help but pull me and rush in, and went straight to the restaurant, but it happened to be in time for the last cherry Biluo to be sold." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan stretched out his hand and touched the lotus flower through the air, and his voice softened a little: "What happened later?" ”

Later, my cousin began to wait for the next cage. Waiting and waiting, seeing that Lang Jun, who was doing Biluo, was about to draw something on Biluo, he got up and went over, insisting on drawing one himself. Yes, it's this lotus, and he painted this one. I waited an hour. In fact, at this hour, my cousin was not idle, and this food box and this small dish were all bought at the same time. Growing up, I had never seen him so attentive to anyone. Xue Chongjian said with a sigh in his heart, if Xiao Jiangyuan was a woman, his cousins had done this, if they were women, they would have become dependents at this moment, so why bother......

"When my cousin and I went out of the West Market, we happened to meet a steward of my family, and the steward saw that we were still hanging around outside the house for a long time, and we didn't go far at all, and I didn't know what to say—you can taste it and see what it tastes like."

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't move the one with the lotus pattern, but picked up the peony one and took a shallow bite. The still warm juice suddenly poured into his mouth from the tip of his tongue, with a fragrance and sweetness, slowly seeping into Xiao Jiangyuan's heart. After the juice was absorbed, Xiao Jiangyuan took Bi Luo away a little, and saw five or six cherries clustered among the snow-white dough. The skin of the cherries is still shiny, but the color is slightly darker, giving the illusion that they have just been picked from the tree.

Xue Chongjian said regretfully: "This is already very well done, Bi Luo is to be steamed after all, how can the cherries in the filling still be as fresh as fresh?" It's just a little bit of a change in color, but the taste is not much different from fresh. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan took one and nodded.

"If there is someone in the future who can make this cherry Biro more and more amazing, it is better to make the cherries in this stuffing fresh from beginning to end, inside and out, then it will be good." Xue Chongjian swallowed his saliva and said, "Speaking of which, why did my cousin suddenly remember to give you cherry Biluo, he owes you?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan, who had been talking to him eloquently, smiled silently at this time, silently put the unfinished Bi Luo back on the plate first, buckled the food box, rewrapped the baggage, stood up, and said: "The slave still has something to do, so I will retire first." After speaking, regardless of whether Xue Chongjian stopped her or not, she withdrew from the study.

Xue Chongjian, who was left alone, had to look at Xiao Jiangyuan's back with tears and laughter, and sighed lowly: "Sometimes, she is really like a cousin, like a mother, like a grandmother......

Xiao Jiangyuan returned to his room and tasted it slowly.

Still on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, she and Li Longji traveled to the West Market together, and at that time they also caught up with the cherry Biluo sold out, because there were still many things that she hadn't seen or played, so she didn't take this seemingly bland pastry to heart, but she didn't want Li Longji to remember it.

But it's been a month since the Dragon Boat Festival, and he only remembered it today?

Obviously to paralyze the eyeliner of the soldiers in the city, I bought this Bi Luo, but looking at Xue Chongjian's appearance, could it be that I still want to see her moved to tears?

- Is the relationship between her and Li Longji really misunderstood to such a point?

Looking back, Li Longji has indeed never restrained his attitude towards her, even if she is still a man on the surface, this does not prevent others from conjecturing about Li Longji's thoughts. As for what she thinks, it doesn't matter. As long as Li Longji likes it, as a slave, she will only have the share of favor.

As a man, this is still the case, if you are a woman, I am afraid that I am already commensurate with the sisters of Princess Linzi.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiangyuan's heart sank, and his heart, which had been in a trance since he saw Cherry Biluo, suddenly calmed down, and the sweetness in his mouth also flashed a little bitterness.

How can steamed cherries be the same as fresh?

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty