Soon, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming.

Although there are few people in the Shen house, they are also very busy at this time.

Cai Qingzheng, who finally didn't have to put on a pig's head face, was sorting out the things of calamus and mugwort, and pouted and muttered: "It's also that the girl is so good-hearted, and she doesn't forget to prepare a copy for that strange person, but I don't see how good he is to our girl." It's really infuriating. ”

Ruotang is learning from Jixiang to weave a human shape with calamus, mugwort leaves, pomegranate flowers, garlic and dragon boat flowers, so that they can be hung in front of the house. The custom of the Ryuk Kingdom is different from that of the Great Chu, the Great Chu directly inserts the calamus wormwood leaves into the door, but the Ryuk Kingdom compiles these evil spirits and poison wards into Ai people or Ai Hu, which is also a bit interesting. Subzabu stroke.

At this time, after listening to Cai Qing's words, he said with a smile: "Actually, the imperial doctor is not very strange, he is alone, he will definitely not do this, let's make more and give it to him, and it won't be tiring." ”

"Who said you can't be tired or something." Cai Qing said unconvinced: "Last night, you were still soaking glutinous rice and washing zongzi leaves in the middle of the night, didn't you just think that it would be done today, so that you could send it to him." ”

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and his master is going to enter the palace for a banquet. Where is the use of wrapping the zongzi so early, it's not because of that weird person.

Cai Qing remembered in her heart that the Huangfu Divine Doctor had fallen into her great hatred, so naturally she didn't want to see him, Ruotang didn't bother to argue with her, and only said: "This Ai person has to make up another one, don't forget to send one to your uncle." ”

"You're thinking about your little uncle and that weird man, don't forget about the prince." Cai Qing reminded her.

"I can't forget your lord." Between words. Ruotang had already arranged the Ai Ren in his hand, looked up and down, and looked at it quite well, so he nodded and said with a smile. "Alright. You take out the longevity thread you prepared earlier, and I'll send it to the Imperial Doctor first. ”

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The carriage drove out of Shen's house, Ruotang sat in the car, opened the curtain and looked out. Because tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, the streets and alleys are full of laughter, every door lintel is inserted with Ai people or Ai Hu, there are those who are anxious, they have tied a long life thread on their arms early, and the air is full of the fragrance of zongzi leaves.

This time, Cai Qing also followed. Seeing this, he laughed, "The Dragon Boat Festival of the people of Liuguo is much more lively than ours, and look, there are still lanterns for sale?" ”

As he was talking, he saw several young men carrying a dragon boat in the direction of Yanhe, and Cai Qing's eyes immediately lit up, "Girl, look, there are dragon boats." ”

"There is a dragon boat race in Yanhe tomorrow, you don't have to follow me into the palace, go and watch the competition. Be careful, though, don't fall into the river. Ruotang smiled and told her.

Cai Qing also knew that it would be useless to follow him to the palace, so he nodded happily.

The carriage arrived at the door of the Huangfu Divine Doctor's house, and Ruotang walked in with a bunch of things, and Ji Xiang Cai Qing was waiting outside.

Huangfu Zhong looked a little displeased, stared at the smiling Ruotang for a long time, and then asked coldly, "Why didn't you come here in the morning?" ”

Ruotang blinked, raised the food box in his hand, and smiled apologetically: "Because I am going to enter the palace tomorrow, I can't accompany my uncle for the festival, so I thought about preparing zongzi and other things in advance. ”

Ruotang handed him the food box, "I also made up an Ai person, and I will insert it on the door for the uncle in a while, and this longevity thread, I will tie it for you, let's pass this Dragon Boat Festival today." ”

As she spoke, she shook the longevity strand on her arm, and smiled at Huangfu Zhong well-behaved and bright.

Huangfu Zhong glanced at her, lowered his eyes slightly, and accepted the food box expressionlessly, "If you want to enter the palace tomorrow, you should also go back and prepare for it, so as not to be in a hurry tomorrow." ”

"No, it won't." Ruotang helped him tie his longevity, and said with a smile: "Aren't we ready to prepare, as long as we get up early tomorrow, we won't miss something." ”

After that, he picked up the Ai Ren he brought over again, and ran towards the door with a jump.

After a while, he ran in lightly carrying the corner of his skirt, "Uncle, what did you eat in the morning?" ”

Huangfu Zhong paused, and then said, "Use it casually." ”

But in just a few days, his mouth, which has never been picky, has been fed by her good cooking skills, and this morning his neck has grown, and he has not seen her bring breakfast, and he has thrown him aside when she has used it, and he is not too disappointed. It's just a breakfast that he went out to buy, but he doesn't have any appetite at all.

He knew that this was not good, he was used to being lonely, and if he got into such a habit again, he would ...... in the future

"I guess you're going to eat whatever you want." Ruotang pursed his lips and said with a grin: "Fortunately, I was prepared." ”

As he spoke, he happily opened the food box and took out a few boiled zongzi, "It's still hot." Uncle, come and try it, I have made several flavors, sweet, salty, vegetarian, meat, I don't know which one you like to eat, I cooked one of each. And these I brought here, I have sorted them all and put them away, and you can cook whichever flavor you like to eat. I'll go and give you two taels of realgar wine in a while, you will drink it tomorrow. ”

As he spoke, he had already peeled one neatly and pushed it in front of the Huangfu Bell, holding his face with a smile and looking at the Huangfu Bell expectantly.

Huangfu Zhong has long been accustomed to being looked at by her like this, and he looked at the white and jade-like zongzi on the plate with his eyes down, and he always felt that his eyes were as if they had entered the sand, and they were uncomfortably tight.

A zongzi, he ate for a long, long time, "It's delicious." ”

Finally, he said.

Ruotang was still holding his cheeks and looked at him with a smile: "It's good if you like to eat." ”

"Why are you doing these things?" Huangfu Zhong raised his eyes and looked at her with gloomy eyes.

"Because you're my savior." Ruotang was still smiling, "Because uncle, you are a good person, I am willing to be good to you!" ”

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, you can take a trip." After a long time, Huangfu Zhong said expressionlessly.

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the West House where he never allowed Ruotang to enter, and closed the door.

Ruotang was stunned, and then his heart was overjoyed, and he happily shouted to the closed door: "I'll come over." Uncle, what do you want to eat the day after tomorrow? ”

If she guessed correctly, her efforts these days will really pay off!

……

It's the Dragon Boat Festival in a blink of an eye.

"Girl, you haven't packed this ointment yet, isn't it a birthday gift for Concubine Shu?" After Cai Qing served her to change her clothes and freshen up, she was busy checking the things she wanted to bring into the palace, and when she saw that the bottle of hard-won beauty ointment was just casually placed on the dressing table, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"If you don't bring this, let it go." Ruotang was arranging his clothes in front of the mirror, and replied casually when he heard the words.

Cai Qing looked confused, "But didn't you get this ointment with a lot of hard work with that weirdoster?" Why don't you send it again? ”

"Naturally, it's because I have prepared another gift." Naturally, as soon as she sees this thing, Concubine Shu will inevitably think of Huangfu Zhong, if she knows that she has been fighting with Huangfu Zhong recently, she is afraid that she will arouse her vigilance, she will cry at Huangfu Zhong again, pretending to be pitiful or something, Huangfu Zhong has already had a somewhat shaken heart, and then let her make it hard as iron, her efforts these days are not all in vain?

In short, before Huangfu Zhong completely led out that half of the Gu worm for her, she must not let Shushu Guifei think of Huangfu Zhong!

Concubine Shu's birthday is naturally extremely lively, regardless of the internal and external women, they all know that she has been standing in the harem for more than ten years, and she has already been the first person in the harem of the Ryuk Kingdom, so they all rushed over early.

Originally, this birthday banquet Baili Huang was going to be bigger, but in the end he was persuaded by Concubine Shugui, because those who could enter the palace to celebrate his birthday were all relatives of officials above the third grade.

Ruotang thought that she was early, but when she was led to the temple to wait, she found that many women had already arrived.

Because of her identity, naturally no one stepped forward to talk to her. Ruotang doesn't care, so he can end up relaxed.

After sitting down slightly, Ruotang saw the old lady looking at the door.

Seeing Ruotang, he hurriedly walked over, "Miss Shen is here, Niangniang has been waiting for you for a long time, let's go to Huaqing Palace with the old slave." ”

Ruotang was stunned for a moment, and her first reaction was that Concubine Cheng Shu knew about her secret dealings with Huangfu Zhong, and this was to ask her to go over to punish the crime?

Thinking like this, I felt a little uneasy in my heart. She took a deep breath, stood up, and walked out with the old lady as if nothing happened, and asked with concern as she walked: "I haven't entered the palace to ask my mother for peace, I don't know how my mother is doing these days?" ”

The old lady smiled very kindly: "Niangniang is all right, and you often praise Your Majesty for being very filial." ”

Ruotang looked flattered, "Niangniang praised, I really don't dare to be." ”

"Miss Shen is too modest." The old lady said with a smile, "Niangniang has just seen your congratulatory gift, and said that you have a heart - now I have ordered the small kitchen to cook it, and you can eat it in a while." ”

Ruotang lowered his head embarrassedly, "Niangniang's immortal posture, I thought about it, I really don't know what to send, I thought about it for several days, and then I ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to get into the eyes of my mother. ”

"Where are you talking, Niangniang saw it, and said that you have a heart. Compared with the gold and silver sent by others, it is more in line with the mother's heart. ”

Ruotang breathed a sigh of relief, "If Niangniang really likes it, then I will rest assured." ”

As he spoke, he soon arrived at Huaqing Palace.

At this time, Concubine Shu has already dressed up, she is wearing a jade vortex palace dress today, embroidered with five Zhai Lingyun patterns, the pattern on the gauze is woven with dark gold thread, and the feathers on the feathers are small and round rose spars and tiger's eye stones, broken beads and tassels are like starlight, bright like flowing glow, revealing the royal nobility of fascination.

"Niangniang is so beautiful today." Ruotang looked at the beautiful and noble concubine in front of him in a trance, and praised.

"You kid, you will make this palace happy." Concubine Shu smiled, the ruby hanging down her forehead and the pear flower were intertwined, and her complexion became more and more as white as snow.

She beckoned to Ruotang, "The horn dumplings you sent have just been seen in the palace, but they are smaller and more beautiful than those in the palace." The palace has already let the small kitchen cook some, and it just so happens to let the emperor taste your craftsmanship. ”

As soon as her voice fell, she saw Ruotang's surprised and stupid expression, and she couldn't help laughing: "Look at you kid, but you are stupid with joy?" ”

Ruotang blushed and twisted, and said in a voice: "Don't hide it, I haven't seen His Highness for a long time." ”

Concubine Shu and the old lady looked at each other and smiled, "It's all me, the mother concubine, I should have arranged for you to meet a long time ago." Don't be in a hurry, the emperor will come over in a while. ”

She paused, and then said, "There's another good news, I'm afraid you don't know it yet." ”

Ruotang opened his eyes wide and looked at her seriously.

Concubine Shu laughed again, "Your Majesty has already chosen a good day and an auspicious day, and on June 11, the emperor will be allowed to leave the palace and open the mansion, and then ......."

Ruotang's eyes widened, and he covered his mouth, for fear that he would accidentally exclaim, and only after a while did he cautiously verify: "Mother, is this true?" ”

"Such a big thing, can the mother still coax you?" Concubine Shu covered her lips and chuckled, "If you bear with it, it won't be long before you can be with the emperor." ”

As she spoke, she frowned slightly, as if she remembered something embarrassing.

Ruotang called her uneasily: "Mother? ”

Concubine Shu sighed, looked at her with pity and gentleness, but just shook her head, looking hard to speak.

Ruotang became more and more uneasy, "Mother, is there any bad news?" ”

Concubine Shu just shook her head blindly, and the old lady stood up to share her worries, "Miss Shen, you know how much our mother likes you in her heart, right?" ”

"Niangniang loves me, I naturally know, Mama, what happened?"

"Yesterday, when His Majesty came to Huaqing Palace and told Niangniang that she had chosen an auspicious day for His Highness to move into the Prince's Mansion, along with this news, there was ......"

"Mama, that's it, let's talk about it after today." Concubine Shu suddenly interrupted the old lady's words, and glanced at Ruotang with an unbearable expression.

Ruotang looked at Concubine Shu in ignorance, and then looked at the old lady, she was determined, so she squeezed the handkerchief tightly and begged in a tight tone: "Niangniang, what is the matter, you can tell me." ”

The old lady also couldn't bear it, "Niangniang, Miss Shen will know about this matter sooner or later, and tonight, maybe Your Majesty will make an order in public, if Miss Shen is not mentally prepared, it will not be good to lose her honor in front of the palace." ”

"That's what you said." Concubine Shu sighed, looking very helpless, "You can tell her." ”

The old lady said to Ruotang at this time: "Your Majesty told Niangniang that he has selected the princess for His Royal Highness, and after His Royal Highness moves into the Prince's Mansion, he should start preparing for His Royal Highness...... Miss Shen? ”

Ruotang seemed to be stupid, she couldn't even blink her eyes, her face was full of blood, she trembled her lips to look at Concubine Shu, and muttered as if she couldn't believe it: "Niangniang, is this true?" ”

Concubine Shu seemed to find it difficult to face Ruotang's gaze, and her face was unbearable and sad.

The old lady sighed: "Miss Shen, don't blame Niangniang, Niangniang begged Your Majesty for a long time yesterday, but Your Majesty has made up her mind, and Niangniang is helpless." Later, Niangniang finally begged His Majesty for mercy, and His Majesty promised to wait for the Seventh Imperial Concubine to enter the door, and then let His Royal Highness welcome you in with the gift of a side concubine - Niangniang risked being punished by His Majesty, so she asked for this grace for you, if Niangniang begged again, I am afraid that I will really anger Your Majesty. Miss Shen, Niangniang also has Niangniang's suffering, she has tried her best. ”

Concubine Shu also had red eyes, held Ruotang's hand and said guiltily: "Good boy, it is the mother concubine who is incompetent, the mother concubine failed to persuade Your Majesty, you, you must not complain about the mother concubine." ”

Ruotang's expression was very complicated, and he asked softly with red eyes for a while, "I don't know...... I don't know which lady Your Majesty chose for His Royal Highness? ”

"Then Xiao Min, what you have also seen, is Xiao Min, who came to the palace with you on the night the emperor returned to the palace. Bengong can be regarded as watching her grow up, she is also a good child, and she will not be embarrassed by you when you enter the door in the future. Concubine Shu whispered softly to appease Ruotang and said, "Besides, there is still a mother concubine, and the mother concubine will help you." ”

Ruotang's expression was gloomy, he lowered his head and pursed his lips without speaking.

Concubine Shugui's eyebrows frowned slightly, and she held Ruotang's hand and tightened unconsciously, "Good boy, the concubine knows that she has wronged you, but ...... You must know that this is the Kingdom of Liu, not Da Chu, and His Royal Highness has given you such an identity, and there is really no way for the mother concubine. Fortunately, the emperor has you in his heart, and if you have suffered such a grievance, he will cherish you more in the future. The concubine knows that you are a sensible child, do you know that the emperor is in the court at the moment, it can be said that it is difficult to move an inch, and the only one who can rely on him is his father, if he provokes his father and the king because of the marriage, the future of the emperor can be ......"

Ruotang seemed to come back to her senses at this time, she shivered fiercely, she bit her lip and looked at Concubine Shugui, as if her head weighed a thousand pounds, and nodded vigorously, "I...... Mother concubine, rest assured, for the sake of His Royal Highness's future, I don't care what happens. As long as His Highness is well, as long as he can be with His Highness, I, I am a slave and a maid and willingly. ”

"Silly boy!" Concubine Shu looked at her with relief and kindness: "The mother concubine is fighting for this concubine not to do it, and she must not call you a slave or a maid!" You can rest assured, there is a mother concubine to call the shots for you in everything. The emperor is really blessed to be able to marry such a good child who understands righteousness like you. ”

Ruotang lowered his head, his face was still pale, and he said, "Thank you, concubine." I don't know this news, does His Highness know it? ”

"This is exactly what the mother wants to ask you." Concubine Shu said, sighed, and said helplessly: "The emperor's carbon-explosive temperament, I think you know it." Since he knew about this, he made a big fuss, if it weren't for the mediation of the palace, His Majesty would be annoyed with him - when he comes, can you help the mother concubine persuade him, you must also know that the emperor is so troublesome because he is reluctant to let you be wronged. It's just that if he continues to make trouble, he will lose the sacred heart of his father! Good boy, do you understand what Hongu means? ”

Ruotang frowned tightly, although he was very uncomfortable, he still bit his lip and nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely persuade Your Highness well, so that he will not be angry and contradict Your Majesty, which will make Your Majesty and you unhappy." ”

Although she had expected such a play, although Ruotang had already been mentally prepared, it was just that when this play was really staged, Ruotang felt that her sadness was not all pretended.

That's it, the ancient King Yue was lying on his salary and tasted his courage, and her grievances were not worth it.