Seeing Chen Ying standing alone on the side, Queen Situ beckoned to her: "Come, good boy, come here and try a snack, this is a newly made wisteria cake, it is delicious." ”

It's all about talking to a child.

Chen Ying walked over when she heard this, and saw that there was a delicate lotus leaf cup on the table, and there were a few small snacks made into lotus pods in the bowl, which were about to be kneaded with dough mud, and there might be stuffing in it, which looked very cute, and looked very strong, as if she was quite hungry.

Empress Situ pushed the snack plate in front of her and said softly, "You're hungry too, eat a mat." ”

Chen Ying was indeed hungry, she almost didn't stop this morning, and she walked a lot, so she was not polite, thanked her and picked up a small lotus pod to eat, sure enough, there was a filling, and the fragrance of wisteria flowers was also very strong.

She ate one, and was about to put the second one in her mouth, when Empress Dowager Xiao's voice rang out.

"Three girls, what verification are you going to do in this little garden at the back?" Her eyebrows raised a little, and she looked at Chen Ying in a little surprise, as if she couldn't believe it, and said in an accentuated tone: "In the small garden of the mourning family?" ”

Chen Ying had no choice but to put down her snacks and bent down and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother." The courtiers felt that they didn't bother the two masters, and since they always had to use oleanders, it was better to do the verification on the left side. ”

Who is Empress Dowager Xiao, she immediately understood what Chen Ying was going to do, and suddenly her eyebrows rose higher: "Yo, is it possible that you still have to kill pigs and sheep in front of the mourning family?" ”

Chen Ying lowered her head and admitted very respectfully: "Yes." The courtiers also didn't hear of the Queen Mother's vegetarian. ”

So you have to run to her and kill the pigs?

Empress Dowager Xiao said to her that she was happy, and the expression on her face was angry and funny: "Even if the mourning family is not a vegetarian, they can't let the small garden do this for you." ”

When Empress Situ heard this, she asked softly, "What's going on?" Who wants to kill pigs? ”

Empress Dowager Xiao said Chen Ying's request again.

When the queen heard this, she couldn't cry or laugh, and said to Chen Ying with slight disgust: "You kid, why do you think of using pigs to do verification?" ”

Chen Ying solemnized her face and said in a solemn voice: "Queen Mother, this matter is very important, and the courtiers have to figure out some things through this verification." And figuring out this matter is not far from solving the problem. ”

Seeing her suddenly solemn expression, Queen Situ also put away her smile, muttered for a moment, and then said gently: "Since this is the case, then send the pig to the palace." Although the Fengzao Palace in the main palace is not as big as here, there are still a few empty rooms, so it's good to ......"

"That's it, let's just stay here at the mourning family." Empress Dowager Xiao interrupted her, and her voice became cold: "After the verification of this Laoshizi is completed, the mourning family will ask someone to cut down those two oleanders as firewood, so that no one will always make waves with it." ”

"Queen Mother, don't do this." Chen Ying immediately said, her expression becoming more and more solemn: "This oleander is quite toxic, and the smoke produced during incineration is also poisonous. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was slightly startled, and then her eyebrows frowned: "Is this thing so poisonous?" ”

Chen Ying heard something strange from her words, and said lightly, "Hmm", "The smoke produced when burning oleander, as well as the water that soaks its flowers and leaves, are poisonous. If the Queen Mother wants to dispose of them, she can ask someone to uproot the tree and put it there, and let it rot on its own. As long as you don't eat it, it's still harmless to people. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao was noncommittal, her eyes squinted slightly and looked out of the hall, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Changle Palace is by no means an iron plate, otherwise the oleander would not appear in the Changqiu Palace. Chen Ying felt that the Queen Mother might not accept her proposal.

"Since the queen mother said this, then Manager Jiang will go and get ready." Empress Situ spoke, breaking the rather subtle silence in the hall.

Jiang Yusheng took the order and retreated, Chen Ying confessed his guilt, and went out with him.

Although the Queen Mother allowed her to do verification in the small garden, she had to make preparations first, so as not to be difficult to clean up afterwards.

Jiang Yusheng was very careful, first asked someone to clear a small piece of open space, and then spread several layers of linoleum on it.

"It's good, it's clean, it's easy to clean up." Chen Ying was very appreciative of this, and deeply felt that Jiang Yusheng had arranged it properly.

She herself is a bit of a cleanliness fetish, and if it were for her to arrange everything, hygiene would be the first thing to consider.

Jiang Yusheng could only pinch his nose and smile bitterly.

He knows the temper of the Queen Mother best, and he can fully foresee the future scenario. After this verification, this small garden will have to be cleaned up, and maybe even a layer of land will have to be peeled off.

After laying the felt, Jiang Yusheng temporarily built an earthen stove next to the felt according to Chen Ying's request, put an old iron pot on it, and the pot was filled with water, so that the little eunuch blew the fire and burned it. In addition, a large porcelain cup, the size of which is similar to the lid of the fish soup, contains water, and incense sticks and incense burners are prepared for later use.

This busy work has made Jiang Yusheng turn around, and it is rare to have this kind of excitement in Changle Palace, so there are young eunuchs and palace maids who can't stand their curiosity, hiding behind the pillars of the corridor and in the eyes of the windows, sticking their heads out and peeking out, all of which were driven away by Jiang Yusheng.

After a while, everything was ready, and the two live pigs were carried over by several eunuchs and put on top of the green felt. Fearing that these living creatures would disturb the noble masters, the two pigs were tied up in cages and kept from moving.

After settling the live pig, Jiang Yusheng wiped the sweat on his forehead and walked to Chen Ying's side, and asked respectfully: "Third girl Chen, it's all right, can you start now?" ”

The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother each sent a palace maid to watch, but neither of them appeared.

This kind of "hurtful nature" thing, they are self-conscious, so it is naturally impossible for them to participate in it personally. Therefore, the owner of this small garden is Chen Ying for the time being.

She was very happy to see this, and said "you have work" to Jiang Yusheng, then took the scissors and came to the two oleanders.

In early summer of April, it is the season when oleander blossoms, and between the emerald green leaves, there are a few touches of drunken pink, gently swaying in the breeze, with a sparse showiness.

Chen Ying cut it by hand, Jiang Yusheng held the tray, and the two of them tacitly collected a number of leaves and branches, and poured them into an iron pot with boiling water.

As soon as the leaves entered the water, Chen Ying lit the incense stick, and said to Hou Yuxiu, the palace maid who was guarding the "Guanli" next to her: "Please keep an eye on this incense, and wait until the incense burns to this position," she gestured at a third of the place where the incense stick was, and said: "When it burns here, please put out the fire in the stove." ”