Liang Ci didn't go to the court today, is there anything important that needs to be dealt with in the court?

Mu Lin said in a low voice: "The emperor didn't say it, and the people didn't dare to ask, I heard that I brought a lot of frightening medicinal materials to Miss Eleven, it should be that Miss Eleven was kidnapped by thieves yesterday, and you mobilized the Imperial Forest Army and alarmed the above." ”

Liang Ci took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth, turned to me and said, "Since he came under this banner, you can't hide, go out with me to meet him." ”

I scratched my scalp, I was a little worried, and I turned my head to look in the mirror, and my lip flap was still a little red and swollen, which was very conspicuous. I simply opened a box of peach blossom powder and pounced on my face, especially around the lip flap, until I grinned, and the peach blossom powder fell down in a flutter.

Liang Ci saw that I was looking at myself in the mirror, and I still had the heart to wipe the grease and powder, so I urged angrily, I turned around, startled him, and then urged: "You have just been frightened, but this dignity is a little too exaggerated, right?" In case you are surprised, you can look good. ”

I grinned nonchalantly: "The white way I was chased by a tiger, he didn't even look weird, so that he could scare him?" It's better to be scary than to be ridiculed. ”

Liang Ci smiled helplessly, and went out first, I honestly followed behind him, lowered my head, and looked respectful.

Turning the shadow wall, you will see the garden in front of you. In the past few days, Liang Ci transplanted a lot of rare herbs from the outside and planted them in flower beds. The herbs changed the environment, and there was no discomfort in the slightest, all of them were lush and lush, and they grew luxuriantly. Some of them have already bloomed delicate buds, and the fragrance is rich, but it is not smoky, and it is completely different from ordinary floral fragrance.

The emperor stood in the middle of the medicine garden with his hands in his hands, raised his chin slightly, closed his eyes, and looked intoxicated. He removed the dazzling yellow court robe, dressed in a brocade robe embroidered with bright purple embroidered five-clawed golden dragons, and a belt inlaid with beautiful jade of the same color, standing in the still slightly empty medicine garden, adding a sense of desolation and loneliness.

Guo Gonggong stood behind him silently, as if he was also immersed in memories, and his eyes were a little sad. Seeing me and Liang Ci, he whispered to the emperor: "Lord Qi and the county lord of Deyi are here." ”

The emperor opened his eyes and turned his head to look at us, his eyes were clear, and he couldn't see any emotion. I hurriedly bowed my head, followed behind Liang Ci, saluted respectfully, and shouted three long live.

The emperor has raised his hand to exempt me from the cold ceremony, but I really bowed down, and the emperor said casually: "In the future, Miss Eleven will see me, and these vulgar gifts will be exempted." ”

The emperor's grace, but I don't dare to take chicken feathers as arrows. Xie Enping was not perfunctory behind him, and stood respectfully aside.

Liang Ci bowed his head and said respectfully: "The imperial brother is here in person, but what is the urgent matter?" ”

"I heard that you are in poor health today and have not been able to go to court early, so I am a little relieved and come to have a look. 2yt”

Liang Ci said indifferently: "There is a brother of Emperor Lao who is worried, and the younger brother is afraid." Please take a break from tea in the reception room. ”

The emperor waved his hand: "I'm not a guest, what kind of living room to go to, the scenery here is good, the morning breeze is cool, just walk around here." Your medicine garden reminds me of the time when I left the palace, and it is this scene, and I miss it a lot. ”

Liang Ci hurriedly instructed his subordinates to set up seats under the shade of the tree and cook tea. The two of them sat facing each other, and I naturally did not dare to cross it, and stood quietly on one side, still with my head bowed.

The emperor pointed to the corner of the medicine garden and said, "I haven't seen this for many years, so just use it to make tea." ”

Summer is approaching, and there are more mosquitoes, so I asked someone to transplant a few mint grasses. Mint leaves can be used for cooking to remove the fish, and the taste of water is cool, which can be used to clear the fire.

Liang Ci was puzzled: "Can this thing be eaten?" ”

"Of course," the emperor said with a smile, "I remember it seems to be called mint." ”

I didn't want to mess with the people in the house, so I stepped forward and picked out a few shiny leaves, handed them to the people behind me, and carefully explained the brewing method. After a while, Xia Chu came over with two lamps of mint tea and respectfully presented them to the emperor and a cool speech.

The emperor took it in his hand, opened the teacup, sniffed lightly, and stopped Xia Chu, who was about to turn around: "Who taught you to put lemon slices in mint tea?" ”

Xia Chu was startled, thinking that he had done something wrong and was not in line with the emperor's wishes, so he hurriedly said uneasily: "The slave has been replaced." ”

The emperor raised his hand to stop him: "I mean to say that it is very good. ”

Xia Chu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The slave maid just followed Miss Eleven's instructions, and she didn't understand. ”

What a smart girl, no wonder Liang Ci is so serious. At first, he couldn't figure out the emperor's intentions, so he took all the faults, and now he is appreciated by the emperor, and he doesn't take credit.

The emperor took a sip, closed his eyes, and seemed to have a good aftertaste, and said: "There is also acacia honey added to it, which is the taste." Miss Eleven, how did you know my preferences? ”

I lowered my eyebrows and said: "Lemon and mint are more fragrant, not sweet, and adding some honey can neutralize the acidity of lemon, which complements each other the most." ”

Liang Ci couldn't help but take a sip when he heard the words: "It turned out to be mint, and sure enough, it was fragrant on the teeth and cheeks, and it was slightly better than my jasmine flowers." ”

The emperor said to Xia Chu and Yan Yuese: "Miss Xia Chu, can you please go and cook a cup for my wife again." ”

Liang Ci smiled and said: "If the emperor likes it, I will send someone to send some to your palace, this kind of grass is not rare, and there are many in the ravine." ”

The emperor sighed with emotion: "Seeing things and thinking about people, it is inevitable to feel melancholy, it's just that." ”

Liang Ci was a little surprised when he heard this: "Why did the imperial brother say this?" ”

The emperor put the tea cup in his hand on the desk and said in a deep voice: "When I was a child, I studied hard, and the fire was stuck in the tip of my throat. Aunt Xiyue often makes me such tea to moisten my throat and clear my lungs. At first, I didn't like the taste of mint, so I rewarded Guo Gonggong with the proof of guilt. Later, my aunt found out and added lemon and honey to it, and I gradually liked this cool and sweet taste. However, since Aunt Xiyue left, I haven't drunk this mint tea again. ”

I naturally know who Aunt Xiyue he is talking about, no wonder I seem to be a little sad when I first saw him standing in this medicine garden for no reason today.

According to what Liang Ci said, when the emperor was young, the queen mother was busy seizing power and helping her son consolidate her position as the crown prince, and she had no time to take care of it. The emperor is taken care of by Tang Xiyue girl, accompanied day and night, and the relationship is naturally very good, I believe that in the emperor's young mind, Xiyue girl has completely replaced the role of the queen mother. Coming to the Qiwang Mansion today, it is inevitable to touch the scene.

The Qiwang Mansion is not big, and at the beginning of summer, the tea was made and brought out, and a new cup was refilled for the emperor.

The emperor rewarded Gonggong Guo, turned to me again, and said, "You don't have to be formal, just sit down and talk." ”

I thanked the Holy Grace and sat on my side at the bottom of the place.

The emperor held the teacup and said casually: "Why does the virtuous brother want to eradicate a good garden and use it to grow grass?" Is it just to emulate the silver spear and leave the king, and fight the beauty to smile? ”

After a long conversation yesterday, I naturally understood that the relationship between me and Liang Ci was not good for the time being, so I continued: "Medicine is not as good as food, and many of the medicinal materials planted by Qiwang are good for making medicinal food. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at the medicine garden, lest if the emperor asked me carefully, I would be dumbfounded for a while.

The emperor was taking a sip of tea, and when he looked at me, he couldn't help but be startled, almost choked, pointed to my face and said, "You, why are you like this?" ”

I remembered that I was now a half-human, half-ghost, and explained awkwardly: "I was frightened, my face was not too good-looking, and the girls said that I could cover up one or two by applying some powder, so as not to startle the holy driver." ”

The emperor was a little unable to laugh or cry, but he was successfully diverted and asked, "I heard that you encountered robbers when you returned to the house yesterday, have you ever found out where it came from, and you dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head?" ”

Before I could think about how to perfunctory, Liang Ci had already preemptively said: "It has been investigated clearly, the person behind the scenes is a subordinate of the Su family, who colluded with a group of outlaws, intending to kidnap Qingwu and then extort money." After all, she had previously rescued disasters and spent money like water, which naturally attracted the attention of others and took advantage of loopholes. ”

"Oh?" The emperor's eyes flashed slightly: "A mere subordinate can actually rob someone from your Qi prince and escape?" I'm afraid it's not simple, right? ”

Thinking that the emperor has his hands and eyes open to the sky, there should be a lot of his eyeliner in the Imperial Forest Army, and yesterday's events naturally can't be hidden from him. I can't help but be secretly grateful and glad that Liang Ci entered the bamboo house alone yesterday, and everyone outside didn't know the inside story, which not only left me with affection, but also left room to turn around.

"The younger brother was embarrassed, thinking that the thief had been planning for a long time, and Qingwen was not a little wary of him, so he was kidnapped. The younger brother threw a mouse bogey, so he was succeeded by a little thief. "Cool words to avoid the serious.

The emperor no longer asked: "It's good to find out, and it's good to be careful in the future, don't be careless." Today, in addition to bringing the county lord's seal and treasure book to Miss Eleven, I also selected a few rare medicinal materials, which can be used to the best in Miss Eleven's hands. Father-in-law Guo, show it to Miss Qingyu. ”

Gonggong Guo beckoned a few little eunuchs standing in the distance, opened the medicine box he was holding in his hand, and presented them to me one by one.

My eyes widened in surprise, and I looked like I had never seen the world before, and I was extremely unproductive. Because there are a lot of medicinal materials presented to me by Guo's father-in-law, I have only seen records and descriptions in ancient books, and I have seen hand-painted samples, but I have never seen the real appearance at all. I can't even name a few. Whether it's color or something else, it's all superb.

I almost greedily held a long-bearded ginseng in my arms, just like this thousand-year-old ginseng, according to the master, it is all become essence, and it can only be tied with a red thread, and if you cut off a little beard, you can hold a breath and save someone's life at a critical moment.

The emperor smiled and said: "The sword is given to the hero, and my gift seems to be a good one." ”

I thanked the emperor and Gonggong Guo very diligently, and ordered the guards in the palace to take it in my hands. When I looked up, I found that Guo Gongcheng was staring at the top of my head excitedly, intently and thoughtfully.

Only then did I remember that this morning it was Liang Ci who coiled my hair, which was quite funny, and Guo Gonggong must have been laughing at my clumsy hands and feet, so he touched his hair and coughed lightly, a little embarrassed.

Guo Gonggong suddenly woke up like a dream, rubbed his eyes, and whispered: "It must be that the old eyes are dizzy, how can it be ......?"

The face is full of loneliness, which is unbearable.

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