Early the next morning, Yun Yi asked Frangipani to bring a wooden box to Huaxi.

Huaxi opened it and looked at it, quite surprised.

The box contains a white jade moire pattern furnace and a branch incense tube of the same type, the lines are soft and delicate, the shape is simple and elegant, and it is not ordinary at a glance.

"This is the reward of the virtuous concubine in the palace. My girl said that she is not a person who understands incense, and it is a tyrannical thing to stay with her, so it is better to give you a person who loves incense, and it can be regarded as making the best use of things. ”

This gift is in her heart, and Huaxi did not shirk it, and thanked her with a smile.

Frangipani left, and Huaxi took out the stove to play with.

The furnace is open, the neck is adducted, the lower abdomen is bulging, and one hand can hold it.

The last few times I went out, Huaxi also saw it on the street. Because Dahua is mostly burned directly, they are all goblets and ear-type incense burners with open mouths and uncovered. Only those wealthy and wealthy families have the habit of placing partitions on the charcoal fire for direct fumigation, so there are closed incense burners and smokers similar to tower and dun type, and the price is also more expensive. These incense burners need to be held up with both hands to move, and the materials are mostly gold, silver, copper, pottery, and porcelain.

It is rare to see a bean stove and a kiln that can be held. Like the Boshan furnace that flourished in the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it is the product of the evolution of the bean furnace, and Huaxi has never seen it here, and I don't know if it has never been seen or only in the palace and palace. As for the method of incense that Huaxi is accustomed to using to separate the fire, it is not popular here.

However, Huaxi still admires the virtuous concubine, and even the gifts she gives to people are incense utensils and incense products, which shows that she is really a person who loves incense as rumored.

Huaxi called Cui Ming on duty, "Change the incense burner in the house." Today, with this, the red willow is used to the burnt ash made by me, although the color is as good as snow, but it is not cleaner than the dry pine ash. The things given by the palace must be taken care of. ”

Cui Ming smiled and took it and looked at it, and praised it twice, "This stove is small, and it is more convenient to go out with the method of raising charcoal with the girl." ”

Huaxi nodded, "Well, let's take the furnace and change it." ”

Cui Ming went down to change the stove, put the incense ash on the charcoal fire, added the partition, put the chrysanthemum flower fragrance and covered it, and then came out of the ear room.

As soon as I left the room, I saw Hongliu coming back from outside, his brows furrowed, and he looked like he didn't belong.

Cui Ming greeted Hongliu: "Hongliu, you were on night last night, and if you didn't go back in the morning to catch up on sleep, where did you go?" Just now, the four girls sent Frangipani to send a white jade incense burner, and I heard that it was given by the virtuous concubine, and the girl just asked me to change it. ”

"Oh?" Hongliu glanced deeply at the incense burner in Cui Ming's hand, "Really?" It's a good thing to see. I once saw a lotus jade incense burner at the old lady, and later the third lady asked for it. Hey, it was Zhu'er who came to call me just now, saying that the fourth girl had sent two calligraphy and paintings to the old lady. The old lady asked to change it, and told her to put it in the library. Zhu'er just went to the treasury and was not familiar with it, so he came to ask me, and by the way, he chatted a few more words. When I came back, I immediately went back to my room and went to sleep. ”

Cui Ming saw that the red willow eye circles were floating, although she applied fat powder, she could faintly see the blue and black color, and said in surprise: "Why do you look like this?" Didn't you close your eyes last night? ”

Hongliu nodded silently.

Cui Ming smiled and quipped: "Didn't you hear that the fourth girl is going to marry into the palace, and there is a side concubine in our house, and you are too excited, right?" ”

Hongliu's face froze, and then he lowered his head and dragged to the backyard.

Cui Ming looked inexplicable, turned her head and took the incense burner into the house.

Huaxi is sitting next to the embroidery frame under the window and embroidering a picture of a rich peony.

Cui Ming entered lightly, put the incense burner and prepared to withdraw.

After Huaxi finished embroidering a stitch, she suddenly asked, "Hongliu just went out?" ”

Cui Ming stopped at her feet and turned back, "Well, I changed the incense burner and came out, she just came back from outside, saying that the bamboo in the old lady's house just now came to her to ask about the storeroom." Now I'm back to my room and sleeping. Does the girl have something to tell the red willow? ”

"Nope." Huaxi hooked the corners of her lips, "I guess I didn't sleep last night." I can't sleep well all night, and I'm afraid that I have to slow down for two or three days. You let her rest for a long time, and she won't have to be on duty these days. You and Chunying will change it. ”

After speaking, Huaxi lowered his head again and began to embroider the bright red peony flower under his hand.

Cui Ming was stunned, her head remembered Hongliu's inexplicable behavior just now, and then looked at the girl flying the needle with a leisurely face, and said in her heart maybe she thought too much, and said busily: "The girl is sympathetic, I'll tell Hongliu to go." ”

Huaxi bowed, and Cui Ming retreated.

Cui Ming went to the backyard, knocked on the door of the red willow, found that the door was hidden, knocked twice and pushed the door directly.

Hongliu hadn't fallen asleep yet, and was sitting on the edge of the kang in a daze.

Cui Ming frowned, "Why are you so distracted, you don't even close the door?" ”

Hongliu was startled and hurriedly got down from the edge of the kang, "You didn't wait in the girl's house, why did you come here?" ”

Cui Ming sat on the kang side, picked up the kettle on the kang table, poured a glass of water, took a sip, and then held the teacup in her hand, "The girl asked me to come over and tell you that you didn't sleep well yesterday, let you rest for a few days, and I'll be on duty for you tomorrow night." ”

Hongliu stretched out his hand to smooth the wrinkled bed sheet that he had just sat on, and when he heard Cui Ming speak, he said "um", and opened the wooden cabinet by the kang to take out the pillow and cover.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Cui Ming looked in a trance, amplified her voice and said, "I said did you understand, the girl said that I would be on duty at night, and let me and Chunying change it, but I didn't say how many days to change it......

The hand of the red willow paving paved paused, and looked back at Cui Ming.

Cui Ming explained to her word by word, "I just took the incense burner in, and the girl asked if you came back?" And then I said you go to sleep. The girl said that you didn't sleep well last night, so let me watch for you. ”

"The girl said I didn't sleep well last night?" Hongliu finally asked.

"Yes!" Cui Ming sighed, and said in her heart that she had guessed eight times out of ten.

"Although you are older than me, you always come out of the old lady's room. I don't know why you were pointed here by the old lady, but don't you remember how I came? Because of the spring peach first, I didn't know the bottom at first, but after being with the girl for a long time, I also understood something. I think you know better than I know who our girl is. If you have anything to say, it's better to make it clear to the girl as soon as possible, she is not an unreasonable person...... Although I don't know how Chun Tao was caught, I privately heard the mother-in-law in charge say that the girl happened to be in the ...... at the time."

Hongliu was a spirit, and she woke up from her confusion, how could she not understand the meaning of the girl's words just now? The girl was reminding herself...... Hongliu thought of Chun Tao, and felt panicked, when did she find out, girl? Could it be that she saw something yesterday when she welcomed the four girls back from the front yard? When the girl is annoyed, will she want to rectify her?

Hongliu sat on the edge of the kang and muttered, "I'm seventeen years old this year...... The girl is only thirteen, and I will be ten in two years, you say, what do you say I should do? ”

Cui Ming was already sure that she had guessed, and gritted her teeth and twisted the red willow fiercely, "Be sober!" Tell me, did you really want to go to Xiaofeng Garden? ”

Hongliu stroked the place that had just been twisted by Cui Ming, and pouted, "I just thought about it...... Haven't you thought about it? ”

"Are you-confused?!" Cui Ming's voice unconsciously raised, and then she realized that she was too excited, and hurriedly lowered her voice and said, "Not to mention that you are a girl's person now, the girl will not allow it; Just talking about the four girls, they may not want you. Rashly inserting a person, can the people in her courtyard be willing? The two ends of your don't fall are not people, and the old lady may not be able to tolerate you at that time. ”

Hongliu also knew that this matter was inappropriate, but he was still thinking about the opportunity to enter the Thai Palace, although the matter had passed, but he still longed for it at that time. Although she is a servant girl, she is not stupid, her appearance is also excellent, and she grew up with the old lady and Wang's mother, and she is not worse than the average young lady from a large family. If you don't look forward to it, you can obviously have the opportunity to enter the palace, and even ...... In the end, it was over, and he didn't lose the benefits, but fell from the celebrity next to the old lady to being a girl of unknown origin who was picked up from outside.

Yesterday, I heard that the fourth girl was going to be the concubine of the world, and she couldn't help but envy the maid in front of the fourth girl, and Zhu'er showed off the things that the fourth girl brought back from the palace...... Although her own girl is very beautiful, her origin is unknown, and she doesn't have the opportunity like last time, even if she can marry a good family in the future, it can't compare to the Luodong Mansion where the four girls went.

The opportunity is fleeting, if there is no this time, do you really have to wait for the matching?

The little thought in Hongliu's heart began to stir again.

She was unwilling, but she couldn't show it at this time, so she was busy gathering her mind, and said to Cui Ming with a smile: "I didn't sleep well last night, and I just listened to Zhu'er's chatter again, and my brain was confused for a while...... Don't worry, I know the measure. ”

Cui Ming was puzzled, looked the red willow up and down, and saw that her expression was as usual, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but she was not very relieved, for fear that she would really move her mind and not act according to the old lady's wishes, so don't worry about herself when the time comes.

"I see you've been going to Mother Wang's less recently? Recently, she has been busy with the marriage of the fourth girl, and Mother Wang will not be idle, so you might as well go to her and sit down to see if you can help with anything. ”

Hongliu nodded, this matter should be explored first.

"Yes, I know. Let's go to the girl's house together. I have to tell the girl that I will come by myself on duty at night, don't let the girl be too careful. ”

Cui Ming nodded in agreement: "It's okay!" ”

The two went out of the room and went to Huaxi's wing.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard someone talking in the house.

The two went in to take a look, Chunying was making tea outside, saying that the fifth girl was coming. Hongliu and Cui Ming didn't go in, and sat outside waiting for Huaxi and Yunxin to finish speaking.

"Sister Huaxi, your incense burner is really chic." Yun Xin caught a glimpse of the white jade incense burner on the high table and praised it, "I remembered that it was a celadon hollow lotus pattern furnace some time ago, this one was just replaced, right?" ”

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I came back at 7 o'clock, finished cooking and eating, and started coding at 9 o'clock. There are a lot of mistakes.,I've just roughly repaired it~~ I mentioned the matter of the little powder plus more last night.,Mi thought of the fact that I voted so much today.,Orz thank you.,Pink is over 50.,Friday plus more~~ I won't forget~~