Chapter 6: Unexpected Joy (1)
It's rare to come here, although Bao Yuan is unhappy because of Shen Gui's case, but now he still cheers up and takes me to look around in Xiaozhu.
The furnishings here are the same as in the past, although not as exquisite and luxurious as in the palace, but there is a warm and peaceful feeling. It was one of our best times, and I remember it all the time.
I gently stroked the furnishings on the desk, and when I looked up, I saw the hibiscus planted by the river outside the window. This was planted by me and Bao Yuan back then, and now the flower bulbs are full of trees and bowls, and they are blooming in full bloom.
With joy in his heart, he pulled Bao Yuan to the flower, looked up to him and said, "Meng Lang, what do you think of this hibiscus flower?" ”
Bao Yuan stared at me with a smile and said slowly: "The hibiscus I watched today is the most beautiful here. ”
"Really?" I smiled and said, "I also think that the hibiscus in Huanhua Xiaozhu blooms the best, and there is nothing better than here!" ”
"Not really." Bao Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Huh? That Meng Lang felt that the hibiscus was more beautiful than here. ”
"Of course it's from the palace."
"In the palace?" I scoffed and said, "The flowers in the palace are beautiful, and the flowers and trees here are full of spirituality and warmth." ”
"Rui'er is not right, there is a place of flowers and trees in the palace, in my opinion, it is a hundred times more beautiful than here."
Seeing that Bao Yuan said so surely, my curiosity was also aroused, and I grabbed him and asked, "Then Meng Lang tell me, where are the flowers in the palace more beautiful than here?" ”
Bao Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Each flower has its own eyes, and the Rui'er I said may not think so." ”
Seeing him talking about him left and right, I didn't hesitate to say: "Meng Lang, don't want to fool around today, you must tell me where it is!" ”
"The beauty of flowers and trees is all in the mood of the flower watchers, Rui'er thinks that Xiaozhu Hibiscus is the most beautiful, that is because this raccoon flower Xiaozhu has another meaning in Rui'er's heart, and I think that the flowers and trees somewhere in the palace are the most beautiful, that is because it is of great significance to me."
"No matter what, tell me first, where is it in the palace?" I don't want to go around in circles with him.
"Tell me, where do I like to go on weekdays?"
"Listen to Fengxuan!" I don't think about it, I say it casually.
"Hey, it's time to fight." Bao Yuan pulled me into his arms as he spoke, and said with an innocent face: "You little petty ghost, you obviously know what I'm talking about, but you want to go to others." ”
I couldn't hold it, so I laughed and said: "Meng Langya is much better, Rui'er knows which flower has entered Langjun's eyes now." ”
"Alas, I really married a sharp-toothed lady." Bao Yuan made a distressed gesture and said: "I knew today, why bother at the beginning, it seems that I acted too much for the sake of my family and country." Now jumping into the Huanhua Creek is also unclear. ”
"Hehe, if Lang Jun really enters the stream today to show his innocence, Rui'er will believe it." I hid my mouth and laughed.
"Really?"
"Seriously!"
"Good!"
"Ah......" Seeing that he was really about to jump into the water, I panicked and pulled him, but I didn't want to be firmly hugged by him, Fang Jue was fooled, and the whole person was already with his feet off the ground and lifted up by him.
Laughing, over his shoulder, happiness is like the sparkling stream, beautiful, and he was intoxicated, but he saw a figure flash on the path not far away, and the back was so familiar...... But for some reason, that familiar feeling was accompanied by a trace of panic and pain in my heart, and I tried to find the answer in my mind, but I found nothing!
Fifteen, Mid-Autumn Festival, autumn twilight and sunset, worship the moon god, the palace opened a reunion family banquet in the banquet hall.
"Raise your head to look at the bright moon, bow your head and think of your hometown".
Shu was originally my hometown, but now it is only blocked from time and space, and an orphan like me has gained a love and family affection after a thousand years, and the sky treats me favorably. Just as he was sighing, Bao Yuan saw that I was stunned, and peeled peanuts with his own hands and stuffed them into my mouth.
With such an intimate act in front of everyone, I couldn't help but blush a little, and called out: "Your Majesty~!" ”
"Isn't it sweet?" He chuckled.
The female official palace of the Shangshi Bureau had already put on all kinds of Mid-Autumn Festival delicacies, and I glanced at the table and muttered, "Are there no moon cakes?" ”
"Bread? Is Qingcheng Township a Mid-Autumn Festival cake? What kind of bread is it? Rui'er said let's hear it. Bao Yuan seemed to take it seriously and asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, but ordinary folk food, the emperor can try this year's 'playing with moon soup'." I laughed dumbly, and I knew that I was speechless, and handed him the 'playing moon soup' in front of him, and he took a small sip of the silver spoon.
"Playing with moon soup" is boiled with water and rock sugar until dissolved, and lotus seeds, wolfberries and cinnamon round meat are added. Mix the lotus root flour with warm water to form a pulp, pour it into the sugar water that has been collected over low heat, and cook until the lotus root flour is ripe into a transparent paste, and then it can be served.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace must eat "play with moon soup", there has been no moon cakes, the original five generations have not had moon cakes such food. In this year's "Playing with Moon Soup", I asked Shen Shanggong of the Shang Food Bureau to add some handmade osmanthus nectar before serving the table, which I think will be more sweet.
Bao Yuan ate sweetly, looked up and said to me: "There is a faint fragrance of osmanthus in this year's 'Playing with Moon Soup', but Concubine Ai has spent some careful thought into it. ”
"That day, I picked osmanthus flowers in the Changchun Palace, just to brew this osmanthus honey."
"Well, it really has a different flavor." Bao Yuan smiled and beckoned the concubines sitting there to taste it together.
"Sister Guifei has always been very clever." Shen Yuefu held on to the silver spoon and said softly. After speaking, his eyes looked at Bao Yuan like water.
I smiled slightly, lowered my head and stirred the soup in the bowl, Bao Yuan leaned into my ear, and said, "The moon cakes that Concubine Ai said must be there, right?" When can I do it, let the husband give it a try. ”
I pursed my lips and glanced at him with a smile, and said, "The emperor really has to look at Shu, and let's see when I'm happy!" ”
"Hehe, then I'll wait for Luo!" Bao Yuan said, took a date and handed it to me.
I shook my head and said, "This date is too sweet, I just ate one, and I'm a little tired." ”
"Oh, really? You have always liked to eat dates, I specially asked Zhiqiu to make them! Bao Yuan said and took a bite, and said thoughtfully: "This date is sweeter than what I usually eat, so it's not bad." ”
Jingyi interjected from the side: "My sister has always liked sweet things the most, and today's dates are too sweet, and I don't know what happened to Mother Qiu, and even my sister's habits have been forgotten." ”
As she was talking, Shen Yuefu got up and told us: "The emperor forgives me, these dates are made by concubines, I thought I would let the emperor and my sister taste them, but I didn't expect ......" said with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Oh, it turned out to be made by Yuefu." Bao Yuan waved his hand at her and said, "It's okay, you are also a good person, but Rui'er has not had a good appetite recently, so she needs to pay special attention to her diet." ”
"It's all the concubine's fault." Shen Yuefu was sincerely afraid.
"It's okay, it's okay, you go back and sit!" Bao Yuan didn't care, but Shen Yuefu apologized in every way, which made me embarrassed, so I only persuaded from the side.
After the banquet, Bao Yuan sent the Queen Mother back to Qinghe Palace, and Jingyi and I walked slowly to the Changchun Hall hand in hand, Jingyi said to me: "My sister is really good*, I know that Shen Yuefu blindly pretends to be pitiful in front of the emperor." ”
I tugged at the corners of my mouth and said, "She just hopes to get more favor and attention from the emperor, after all, she is also a mother now, and she has to plan for her children." ”
"You're always thinking about others like this." Jingyi sighed: "But after all, God doesn't pay hard, and the emperor treats his sister better than before." ”
I smiled and joked to her: "The emperor treats my sister very well, and the day before yesterday I also sent a lot of newly made hand ornaments to my sister, and my sister looks very hot!" ”
"Alas, you said you were a man!" Jingyi's face turned red, patted me, and said, "Now that you are a concubine, you are still so unforgiving, look at how you will be a mother in the future." ”
"Alas, it's been all these years, and there has been no news, and I've almost forgotten these things." When it comes to heirs, it is a thorn in the heart after all.
"Sister, there may be good news soon." Jingyi said gently: "You know what? I had a dream the day before yesterday that there was an old man with a white beard who was holding a cute fat doll and giving it to you. ”
"Really?" I grabbed Jingyi and teased: "Mo didn't give it to my sister, in order to ease my heart, my sister insisted that it was given to me in a dream." ”
"Hey! People are kind-hearted and tell you to be serious, but you are not serious. Jingyi was anxious, bit her lip and nodded my forehead.