In Yonghe Palace, Concubine Wu Yashi had just given the osmanthus kidney bean rolls sent by the palace maids as food rewards to several palace maids and eunuchs who were close to her.

Listening to the sound of the rain hitting the plantain outside the window, he sighed slightly, stood elegantly in front of the window, and with a gentle wave of the silver scissors in his hand, a white and round jasmine fell silently with a gentle "click".

"Mother, mother! Lord Belle is here! ”

As soon as the bead curtain rolled, it was Qilan, the personal palace maid of Concubine Wu Ya's family, who was in a hurry to report the news, and the breath that had not yet been adjusted was still like a fish.

Concubine De's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly." ”

Qilan answered yes and hurriedly walked out again.

After a while, the bead curtain "clicked", and two rainmen in front of and behind were wet and tart-covered fish rushed in, wrapped in a cold air.

The young man at the head was the fourth Belle Yinzhen, and the maid Yilan followed closely, turned around and lowered the warm curtain, and covered the hustle and bustle of the water curtain behind him like a waterfall, warm and comfortable outside the door.

Yin Zhen didn't care about taking off the wet clothes on his body, and when he entered the house, he leaned over and bowed to Concubine Wu Ya and said, "See your mother." ”

Wu Ya's gaze lightly fell on his son Yinzhen's face, stretched out his hand to help Yinzhen up, and said gently: "Yinzhen, these days, you have lost a lot. ”

Yin Zhen was full of worries, stood in place, and said with concern: "Is the mother concubine in good health recently?" ”

Concubine De said deeply: "Everything is fine in this palace, don't worry about it." Take off your cloak and speak. ”

Yin Zhen relieved himself when he heard this, and said frankly: "Mother, the son-in-law has important things to do, and the priority is urgent, so don't be prepared to stay longer." Floods have broken out in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is urgent to go to comfort and provide relief. When he went to court today, Huang Ama assigned his sons to take on this important task. Erchen specially came to bid you farewell this time, and seeing that the mother concubine was in good health, Erchen could go to work with confidence. ”

When Concubine De Wu Yashi heard this, she was very displeased and said, "Didn't you go there once three years ago, why is it your turn again this time?" The emperor is too partial, good things always don't talk about you, when you encounter a tricky thing, the first thing that comes to mind is to send you to do it! ”

Yin Zhen gently persuaded him: "Mother don't worry too much, the son has already mentioned it to Huang Ama, let the thirteenth brother accompany him, and you can rest assured that he will advance and retreat together." ”

Concubine De looked at Yinzhen and said suspiciously: "Your Majesty, agreed?" ”

Yinzhen held her mother's hand and said earnestly: "Don't worry, the concubine, Huang Ama agrees." Yinxiang has been friends with me since childhood, and if I don't bring him on this trip, I am afraid that he will be ridiculed and calculated. ”

Concubine De worried: "It's a pity, Yinyu is still young...... This trip is a long journey, and it is imperative to be fully prepared to avoid any extraneous branches. ”

Yin Zhen nodded and said in a deep voice: "Indeed." The reputation of the cold-faced judge has long been famous, and it must not be a smooth road, and I don't know if I can achieve Huang Ama's wish. However, since Erchen has made up his mind to do what others can't, this trip is inevitable..... It's just that before Erchen went this time, there was something to entrust. ”

After that, his eyes glanced at the people around Concubine De.

Concubine De understood in her heart, withdrew all the subordinates, frowned slightly, and stared at Yinzhen for a long time, just waiting for him to speak.

Yin Zhen's face was slightly condensed, and his eyes were deep: "Erchen wants to ask you to help and take care of a good person." ”

Concubine De was slightly surprised in her heart: "......What do you want to take care of in this palace?"

......

"Mu Lan!"

Lianxin, who was on duty in the dining room, saw Mu Lan holding a food box in his hand, and the rain man generally returned to the dining room and hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Mu Lan's whole body was drenched, as if she was covered in frost, and when she walked into the warm inner room, she was a spirit on her body and let out a long "Ah ...... Sneeze! ”

"Mu Lan, why are you drenched like this? How did you come back? ”

Lianxin stepped forward to help Mu Lan sit down, covered the door and found a set of clothes for Mu Lan to change into, and went to the stove to boil a bowl of hot ginger syrup and brought it to Mu Lan to drink.

Seeing that Mu Lan's lips were purple from the cold, and she couldn't speak, a pair of outstretched hands trembled, and she hurriedly stopped and said, "Forget it, I'll feed you!" ”

One bite after another, with a hint of sweetness and steaming ginger syrup, it was poured into Mu Lan's mouth one by one through the pair of delicate hands in front of him.

After a long while, Mu Lan felt that the five aggregates had returned to their places and returned to their true nature little by little.

A pair of hands that regained consciousness supported the overdrawn body to sit upright, and with a slight pull of the knees, he couldn't help but let out a long "hiss" sound from his mouth.

Lianxin was puzzled, reached out and lifted the hem of Mu Lan's skirt, only to see two large black and green kneeling marks on the original snow-white knees, and quickly let go of his hand, his eyes flashed and said, "Mu Lan, what's going on?" ”

Mu Lan made a silent gesture, signaled Lianxin to be silent, and asked in a low voice, "Aunt Min, Xia Qing, what about them?" ”

Lianxin understood, lowered her voice and said, "Aunt Min was called to the Internal Affairs Office to discuss the Queen Mother's chrysanthemum banquet. My aunt has been looking for you for a long time, and when she saw that you didn't come back, she called Xia Qing and Chunhua and went with them. ”

Mu Lan relieved herself and asked, "Why didn't you go back to rest earlier?" ”

Lianxin was asked about the sad thing, and forgot to ask about the black green on Mu Lan's knee for a while, and said with some chagrin...... During the day, I saw the two of you, and I followed Aunt Min to learn to make osmanthus kidney bean rolls, and I also wanted to learn to make them. Thinking that there was just a little bit of red kidney beans left, I thought about trying to make it with it. Who knows it's easier said than done! ”

After that, he angrily pointed to the side of the cabinet and said, "Look at the ones on the case, none of them are formed." ”

The red kidney bean rolls on the case are really crooked, like little monsters with teeth and claws.

Lianxin lowered her head and sighed: "Before entering the palace, my mother looked for a fortune teller and showed me the eight characters. Mr. clearly said that there is a celestial chef star in my eight characters. However, seeing that you are doing so well, I can't learn anything...... I'm afraid I'm going to be bad at this in my life. ”

Mu Lan's body recovered most of his vitality, and said softly to Lianxin: "Look at you, what's there to worry about?" Everything is from not knowing, to knowing, to mastering. Don't be too fatalistic, if you want to believe, then only half of it. You should believe in yourself in everything, and if you do your best, you will definitely be able to do it. It's really not good, it's a big deal to endure here for a few years, and then make plans when you get out of the palace......"

After that, seeing that Lianxin still had a sad face, she couldn't help but scratch her little nose and said, "Look at you, I can't think of such a trivial matter." Wait for the red beans that won't be useful one day, and I'll teach you how to do it secretly. ”

Hearing that Mu Lan was willing to teach him with his own hands, Lian Xin was overjoyed, laughed out a row of white shell teeth, and couldn't help but pat Mu Lan's knees with his hands, which made Mu Lan grin in pain, couldn't help but snort, and quickly pursed his lips.

Only then did Lianxin think of the two large patches of black green on Mu Lan's knees, and just wanted to ask about it.

But I heard a sound of inquiry, and the sound of questioning came from far and near.

"You two, don't go back to rest, what are you still doing here?"

As soon as the words fell, I saw that Min Sishan had already walked in from outside the door and stood in front of the two.