Chapter 18 Incense making

After a few days like this, it can be considered quiet. Until the Midyear Festival was approaching, Liu Anran took two paper lamps when he came in the evening, one was green and the other was red, which was very delicate.

Pillow Spring played with it in his hand, and he liked it very much: "Today I want to put on the lamp and add incense." I now have my sister's lamp, but I don't get a good fragrance. ”

Liu Anran came to take her: "You hide in the house all day long, and everyone is tired." I heard that the incense making bureau has entered a lot of good fragrances that are fashionable in autumn and summer, and I can't miss those flowery and woody smells. Then you will choose with me, so that you can move your body and bones. ”

"It's so hot." Pillow Chun wrapped himself on the couch for a while, and reluctantly shrank up, "If you don't walk a few steps out, you will be tired and sweaty." Although I have never had a bitter summer, I can't stand the sun twice......"

Despite the chatter, people still went. The incense bureau is in the North Palace, but fortunately, the trees in the North Palace are flourishing, and the shade is quite refreshing. When I arrived at the bureau, a female official greeted me: "It's really an honor to come in person." I don't know what the two little masters need, send someone to inform you, and the slave will send it to you. ”

Everyone knows that being on an errand in front of the master is a good place to be soft. But in a remote place like the Incense Bureau, it is rare to see half of the master, and all those who come to receive incense are the servants of the various palaces who run errands. Therefore, the female official in front of her was extremely attentive, and she couldn't wait to offer Pillow Spring and Liu Anran to the Buddha shrine, and only introduced the two of them into the inner hall behind the screen and made tea.

"You don't have to be so troublesome, just come and see what kind of good incense powder and incense thread you can use, or balm and flower dew." Pillow Chun sat behind an incense rain lotus screen, and gently fanned a thin silk fan in his hand. The fan was smoked with some dried flowers, and the wind that came out was refreshing and dark.

The female official said again and again: "When you look at An Guiren, she is a fine one. Now that there are a lot of them, the slaves and maids have found some good ones to show the two little masters. ”

Soon, Gong E presented eighteen exquisite incense boxes, and the two of them selected. There is a fragrant incense in a splendid sachet; There is also sandalwood incense, which is made into the style of incense sticks; There is also tortoiseshell powder, which smells of faint osmanthus. Pillow Chun picked it up one by one and sniffed it, but he didn't smell a few things and got tired of it: "It's that my nose is not very smart, but I think it's all the same." ”

The female official said respectfully: "Ordinary people can only smell three or four kinds of incense, but An Guiren is powerful." The master of our incense bureau has a sensitive nose, and the new ones are all pointed out by Concubine Mi, and the craftsmanship is called a masterpiece! ”

"Oh?" Pillow Chun smiled lightly, "That's naturally good." I only thought in my heart that Concubine Mi was in power, and she was really fast. Taking advantage of Concubine Qi's escape, even the people in this remote incense making bureau have been changed, which is really powerful. The interest was also intrigued, and he pointed to a box of lotus fragrance and said, "This is light, I think it's good, so I will match it with two or two." ”

Liu Anran was very interesting, looked at it carefully for a long time, and selected a box of moon linxiang in his sleeve, which smelled faintly sweet.

The female official wrote it down: "The slave maid will ask the perfumer to pretend the incense, and ask the two little masters to wait for the tea." ”

The two sat at each other and smiled, and were about to say something funny to pass the time, when they heard a voice from outside the screen.

"Let's make the fairy condensation cream that Jieyu Niangniang wants is ready, and we want the most fragrant kind!"

Pillow Chun heard the voice, and looked out of the gap in the screen. I saw a little palace maid with a goose egg face shouting into the hall.

When a waiter heard the voice, he came out and held the brocade box that had always been very luxurious: "Miss Yuan'er, don't worry, the things that Jieyu Niangniang wants have always been the best and most important!" ”

The palace maid named Yuan'er took the brocade box, and her face showed a smug look: "This is not." Your Majesty can now treat us as the top of your heart, if you incense makers despise our blessed house, don't go around without eating! ”

"Look at what the girl said, our incense bureau respects the mother and offers the mother." The chamberlain hurriedly smiled.

"You're interested." Yuan'er glanced at the waiter, "Now the new entrant in the palace is our mother's serious master." As he spoke, he walked out, and said on the wall, "It's not like anything else that can't go up or down, and you can't get on the stage." The others are really not enough, let's take a look at Jieyu Niangniang. ”

When the people were far away, Liu Anran joked: "Sure enough, the people of Fuguiju have their eyes on their heads." Why don't you go out and reprimand her for a few words, it's so ugly. ”

Pillow Chun sat back and smiled: "If I reprimand a few words, they will feel that we are even more stingy." What's more, Na Yuan'er said it well, and now Jieyu is the most satisfied. It's just strange to say, that Xianzi Ninghua Cream is not Concubine Mi's private treasure, where did she get the formula for Jieyu? ”

Liu Anran gently pressed the bead pendant shaking in her ear: "She is in the limelight, she can't ask for anything, and she always uses a way to get it." But although Jieyu is beautiful, she is not as good as Concubine Mi, even if she wipes the fairy dew, she may not be able to crown the six palaces. ”

"My sister is beautiful, why don't you also decorate the balm with fat powder, it will definitely be a few points better than that of Jieyu." Pillow Chun read the word '恣', and felt something else in the end, and felt a trace of Mu Beiyi's preference, "Since I have Your Majesty in my heart, it is not okay for my sister to blindly raise her eyebrows." ”

Liu Anran turned red in an instant: "What nonsense are you talking about, even if Your Majesty is not here...... Be gentle with me. ”

Pillow Chun was about to make fun of her, but saw the female official come out with a box of incense: "This is the incense of the two little masters, and it has been loaded." ”

The two took their things and said that they were going to Yaoting Lake to put lights. It was dark at this time, and the two of them took their maidservants from the palace road of the bright hall to the lake, and they saw a beautiful woman holding fish food in the place where the flowers and willows were flying.

Peach Blossom's eyes were sharp, and she said in a low voice: "Little master, it's Liu Meiren." ”

Liu Anran didn't have much friendship with Liu Meiren, and said softly: "Let's go around, she has always had a broken mouth, and if she gets entangled, it will be troublesome." ”

Pillow Chun hummed, shaking the fan to the side.

"Concubine Liu!" But Liu Meiren stopped her.

"Liu Meiren." Liu Anran's face sneered slightly, and he turned around.

Liu Meiren was dressed in carmine, very pretty, and wore a tender string of red on her head. She bowed her head slightly, and then saluted: "The concubine saw that the two of you were walking in a hurry, where are you going?" ”

Liu Anran looked at her lightly and said, "It's just going to put the lights." ”

Liu Meiren suddenly said: "Such a good interest, but I also heard that His Majesty is going to pass by here today?" ”

Pillow Spring understood when he heard it. This Liu Meiren got the news from nowhere, and learned that His Majesty was going to pass through Yaoting Lake today, so she put on heavy makeup and waited deliberately. only teased: "I haven't heard of it, but now you have heard it." Thinking about this, I have to leave, so as not to prevent you from seeing Your Majesty. ”