Song Yao's demeanor was very good, as if she was really scared.

Seeing this, the queen motioned for Song Yao to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Song Niangzi doesn't have to be so restrained, this palace just said it, it's just a common thing to gossip with you." In fact, this palace is also curious, what kind of woman is the first female chef god of my Great Zhou Kingdom, and the strange woman with a thin gold body. ”

"I disappointed the queen mother, the folk woman is just luckier, and she is not a legend." Song Yao sat down again and replied modestly.

"Actually, this palace summoned you today, in addition to wanting to talk to you, there is also something I want you to do." The queen picked up the teacup, but she didn't mean to drink tea.

"The queen mother, please command, the women do their best." Song Yao pretended to be obedient.

"It's not difficult, I just want to ask for a pair of ink treasures." The queen put down the teacup, looked at Song Yao and said, "The queen mother's birthday is approaching, and the palace can't think of what to give for a while." But Song Niangzi's fame is also known to the queen mother. ”

Song Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this matter is not difficult, as long as she is given plenty of time.

"I wonder what the queen wants? It is also good for the women to estimate whether they can share the worries of the queen within the specified time. "Song Yao didn't hold it up, she was very busy in the palace now, and she really couldn't spare much time.

The queen raised her hand to signal, and Ping Xue called two palace maids in, and unfolded a pair of rice paper in front of Song Yao, which was the size of a four-open screen.

Song Yao frowned, such a large painting would take at least three or five days to complete, and it had to be done without distractions.

Since she was a child, the queen has also been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she understands how much time and thought it takes to create a pair of calligraphy and paintings.

"There is still more than a month before the birthday, and you should first draw up a list of dishes that will be presented on the birthday, as well as the materials that need to be prepared, and the palace will send someone to prepare. During this time, you can go out of the palace to concentrate on painting, and the palace will give you enough time for 20 days? The queen asked.

Although the queen used an inquiring tone, Song Yao understood that this was the maximum deadline that the queen could give her.

Even if Song Yao is a god of cooking, her specialty dishes can appear at the birthday banquet, but they also need to be tasted and approved by the queen.

The calligraphy and painting still need to be framed, and it also takes more than ten days of work.

"The women will do their best." Song Yao stood up and saluted.

Even if he was not in the palace for these twenty days, Song Yao had to respond.

That Qin nobleman had hatred in his heart, even if Qin nobleman was reluctant to risk using the imperial heir, it did not mean that no one would take the opportunity to harm Qin nobleman, so that Song Yao would be charged with murdering the imperial heir.

Seeing that Song Yao was not reluctant, the queen instructed Ping Xue: "Go and prepare all the things that Song Niangzi needs, don't have a bad pool." ”

"Yes, the slave will arrange it." Ping Xue took the order and beckoned the two palace maids who had just come in to go out together.

The queen rubbed her temples, as if she was a little tired.

Seeing this, Song Yao got up and said, "If the queen has no other instructions, the women will go to wait outside the palace." ”

"Hmm." The queen nodded, and asked as Song Yao saluted, "Have you heard of the Nine Emperor Uncles?" ”

Song Yao's body stiffened, and after a breath, he returned to normal, and said with a look of adoration: "The folk girl has heard of it, but it's a pity that she didn't have the opportunity to see it, presumably the Nine Emperor Uncle must be the man who is like an immortal, right?" ”

The queen had been observing Song Yao's expression, and seeing that she was not abnormal, she couldn't help frowning.

"It's okay, you go down." The queen waved.

"The women of the people have retired." Song Yao hunched and took a few steps back, then turned around and left.

The queen looked at Song Yao's back and called in a low voice: "Mama Shen, do you think this Song Yao looks very familiar?" ”

Aunt Shen walked out of the inner room, looked at Song Yao's back and shook her head gently, "The old slave is old, and I can't see the face of this Song lady clearly. ”

Hearing this, the queen didn't speak again, and after thinking for a while, she asked, "Have you investigated everything in the days you have been out of the palace?" ”

"The old slave is incompetent, and he has not found out what the master has explained." Aunt Shen frowned and said, "I haven't found anything, but the old slave feels suspicious." ”

"Oh?" The queen turned her head to look at Aunt Shen, waiting for her unfinished words.

"The old slave has investigated Song Niangzi's life experience, and everything looks no different from the rumors, but it ......"

Song Yao, who was waiting for Ping Xue outside the hall, didn't know that after she left, the queen and her confidant Aunt Shen were still talking about her.

I didn't know that the queen actually sent someone to investigate her, as if she wanted to find out something.

Ping Xue was quick to do things, and soon asked people to prepare a box of things, all of which were paints and other things needed to make calligraphy and painting.

As for the rice paper, it is packed separately.

"This is the rice paper that entered the palace, even if it is not rare in the palace, the slave maid prepared three for Song Niangzi according to the queen's decree, and Song Niangzi should be careful to keep it." Ping Xue deliberately explained.

Song Yao was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that in this era, it was all handmade, and it was not easy to make large sheets of rice paper.

And when the palace maid unfolded the rice paper, Song Yao could also see that the quality of the rice paper was different from that sold in the market, and it was a real first-class product.

It's a pity that Song Yao doesn't know how to make paper, otherwise this is a way to make a fortune.

"Thank you, girl." Song Yao bowed slightly, took the opportunity to hand over a purse, which contained a silver ticket, and said with a smile when she got up: "The girl has worked hard, I will come to meet the queen in the future, and I hope the girl can mention a little bit or two." ”

Mo said that he entered the palace in the name of the god of cooking, and even this painting will inevitably have to meet the queen again.

Ping Xue put away the purse without a trace, and said in a low voice: "The capital is not as simple as outside, during the period when Song Niangzi returns to the house to paint, it is best not to go out at will, if you provoke the nobles and understand the matter of the queen's mother, but you can't make a difference." ”

"Song Yao wrote it down." Song Yao thanked him, but he didn't think so.

When she came to the capital once, it was impossible not to go out, and she didn't have to worry about Song Yuanbao being playful.

"This is the queen's reward, if your calligraphy and painting satisfy the queen's mother, it is indispensable to reward again." Ping Xue handed a brocade box to Song Yao, and saw that she was holding a brocade box in her hand, but she didn't ask.

Song Yao turned around and saluted in the direction of the queen's dormitory, fortunately, she didn't have to kneel this time, otherwise she would have resentment in her heart.

But Song Yao didn't open it either, this is a respect for the queen's mother.

"This is the token for entering and exiting the palace gate, you put it away, and when you finish it, take the token to find the guards at the palace gate, and someone will return to the queen." Ping Xue took out a token, handed it to Song Yao, and instructed: "This token must be put away, if it is lost, it will be punished." ”

"Thank you, girl, for the warning." Song Yao expressed her gratitude, holding the two brocade boxes in one hand and placing the token in the cuff with the other.

"Ten days later, I will send someone to your house to check the progress of the calligraphy and painting. If you encounter any problems, Song Niangzi can also let people pass on the message to me. Ping Xue told him almost, so he asked the two palace maids to send Song Yao out of the palace.

As for the things that Song Yao left in the palace, they were also taken away.

After Song Yao returned home, Keren and Kexin had already returned home, but Kexin had stayed up all night, and she was resting.

Let the lovely people divide the things brought out of the palace into three equal parts, and then put them in three places for preservation.

Although she is back at home, the situation in the palace is complicated, and Song Yao does not dare to guarantee that she will not be exploited here, only by placing it in this way can she feel at ease.

After arranging this matter, Song Yao couldn't take a break, so she set off to pick up Song Yuanbao and go home.

After not seeing her for a few days, Song Yao missed Song Yuanbao very much and wanted to reunite with her son earlier.

It's just that Song Yao sat in the rickety carriage and squinted, not knowing that the coachman didn't follow her instructions to go to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites.

Song Yao didn't sleep deeply, and woke up when the carriage stopped.

"Arrived?" Song Yao asked, but was stunned for the moment when she lifted the curtain.

In front of him is an ordinary mansion, there is not even a plaque, it is impossible to be Shangshu Mansion at all.

Song Yao's face sank instantly, but thinking that the coachman was the person arranged by Helian Sheng, he was not afraid.

If the coachman is unreliable, Helian Sheng will not use it for Song Yao, so it is Helian Sheng's arrangement.

Since coming to the capital, Helian Sheng has not appeared, and Song Yao really wants to see him, but this does not mean that she agrees with the coachman's approach.

"When you go back, you will go and collect the punishment yourself." Song Yao said in a cold tone, got up and got out of the carriage.

The coachman wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and he couldn't help it, okay?

When she came to the door, Song Yao was just about to lock the door when the door was opened.

Without waiting for Song Yao to see the situation in the door, a big white hand dragged Song Yao in, and then threw herself into a familiar and warm embrace.

"You're hurting me." Song Yao lightly slapped Helian Sheng's chest and complained: "You haven't come to see me for so long, I finally left the palace and wanted to pick up my son, but you robbed me halfway, aren't you afraid that Yuanbao will know and remember your revenge?" ”

"After I returned to Beijing, I was poisoned, so I didn't go to see you, don't be angry, okay?" Helian Sheng's eyes rolled slightly, and he opened his mouth to tell a lie.

It's just that this lie, Song Yao will definitely not be able to debunk it, and she will care about it.

Sure enough, as Helian Sheng expected, Song Yao hurriedly pushed him away and looked at him carefully, the worry and distress in his eyes couldn't be faked.

"Wasn't it well controlled before? Did you do something you shouldn't have done? How about now? But there are still hidden dangers? Since you're uncomfortable, what are you going to do when you come out? Song Yao asked in a row.

Seeing Song Yao's anxious appearance, Helian Sheng felt a little guilty in his heart.

But after so many days of separation, Helian Sheng didn't want to just let go, so he naturally wanted to find a reason that made Song Yao willing to stay with him.

"It's not very serious, it's just that in order not to worry my mother, I can only recuperate in the house." Helian Sheng's lies are very slippery, and they have something to do with his identity.

In the imperial city, those who tell the truth die quickly.

When Song Yao heard this, she was a little relieved, but she was still very worried about Helian Sheng's situation.

"This yard is safe, right? You're just a little better, don't blow the wind outside, let's go inside and talk. Song Yao completely forgot that she had come to this courtyard for the first time, and took Helian Sheng's hand and left.

Helian Sheng didn't refuse, as long as he was with Song Yao, it would be the same everywhere.

Let Song Yao hold her hand, Helian Sheng walked behind her slowly, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth.

After returning to Beijing, seeing Song Yao was the only thing that made him feel comfortable, but it was a pity that he couldn't always accompany her.

"Lian Sheng, you haven't told me yet, why did you get poisoned." Song Yao was afraid that if he walked too fast, Helian Sheng's body would not be able to bear it, so he followed him slowly under the green shade.

This house looks ordinary, but the layout inside makes Song Yao like it.

In particular, this tree-lined path is the most suitable for people who love each other to walk, and the summer sun can also shade the sun and enjoy the shade.