XXXII. Drunkenness

On the way back after the break, Liang Meiren also found that something was wrong with her.

"Sister Xie?"

Xie Ning came back to her senses, she put the back of her hand on her face, feeling a little cool and comfortable.

"I may have drunk a little too much."

Liang Meiren thought about how much Xie Ning drank at the banquet just now. She and Shainin's seats have always been very close. Just now, there was one person at a table, and in front of each person was a small wine pot with begonia flowers, and in the pot was a warm drunken late spring wine. Shainin didn't see her move the pot again except for a few drinks she shared with the others.

How many drinks have you had? Do you have two or two wines? Definitely not.

The amount of alcohol is too shallow.

Liang Meiren asked: "Is this wine too strong today?" ”

"I haven't drunk much before." Xie Ning was also a little embarrassed: "I don't drink it when I'm at home, and I don't have much chance to drink it when I enter the palace." This was the first time it was open, and I drank several glasses at once. ”

"Drunk late spring is indeed not a strong wine, this is always available at palace banquets, and everyone can drink a few glasses." Liang Meiren persuaded her: "You can usually practice, people say that this amount of alcohol is practiced, drink less first, drink one cup at a time, two glasses, and the amount of alcohol will come up slowly after a long time." It's not okay to not drink at all, and it's even worse if you get drunk when you do. ”

Shainin smiled at her embarrassedly.

The two went back one after the other in a soft sedan chair, and arrived at Wangyun Pavilion first, Liang Meiren also invited her in for tea, but Xie Ning refused. This time it was really polite, but she felt that her head was shaken again and again by the sedan chair, and the little Qingming that was still left was shaken. It was better for her to hurry back to the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, and if she didn't go back, she didn't know what she would do if she was driven by alcohol.

Liang Meiren didn't force her to stay, but said: "I have a hangover cure, I'll ask someone to send you some when I go back, and the palace people will fry you in water clothes." ”

Xie Ning thanked him vaguely.

She pulled up the hood of her cloak and curled her legs, almost curling herself into a ball. When the sedan chair arrived at the door of the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, Qinghe was a little panicked when she saw her like this: "Master, what's wrong?" ”

Xie Ning was drunk, and said slurredly: "It's okay, it's just wine......"

Qinghe and Qingmei stepped forward to help her get out of the sedan chair and enter the door.

Shainin threw himself on the bed and didn't want to move.

Qinghe walked over quickly and asked softly, "Does the master have a headache?" Dizzy or not? Slave maid go pour a cup of honey tea, right? ”

Someone came outside the talking kung fu, and it was Liang Meiren who sent the palace maid to send Gehua.

Qinghe thanked again and again, accepted the things and sent people away, and threw the bag of kudzu aside as soon as he turned his head.

She won't give the things sent by others to her master, this is an entrance thing, how can she do it if she is not careful.

She beckoned, and Hu Monkey hurried over: "What do you have to say Sister Qinghe?" ”

Qinghe glanced at him, this person was thinner than ordinary people from head to toe, as if he had been squeezed through the crack of the door and taken out.

"You go to the dining room and tell Grandpa Huang to boil some mung bean soup."

Hu Monkey agreed sharply.

Qinghe saw him go, turned around and went into the house.

Xie Ning probably felt that the collar was a little tight, and he was a little messy and loose. The bun was also rubbed and distorted.

Qinghe hurriedly went over to tidy up for her, took off the jewelry on her head, took off her outer clothes, and hugged a thin clip to cover her for her.

How much wine did you drink, master? Just now, I saw that not only her face, but even her neck was red, as if she had rubbed too much rouge.

Qingmei came in with honey water, Qinghe took it, coaxed Xie Ning to raise his head and drank two sips.

Qingmei was a little anxious: "Why is the master drunk?" What if I go back and send a message to accompany the driver? ”

Qinghe glanced at her a little helplessly: "Don't worry, it won't be today." ”

Qingmei didn't understand: "Why? ”

"Today is Concubine Shu's birthday, and the emperor should go to Yanning Palace."

"But last time Chen Jieyu's birthday, the emperor didn't summon luck that night."

"Chen Jieyu is Chen Jieyu, Concubine Niangniang is different."

Even if you don't look at Concubine Shu's face, you have to look at the face of Concubine Shu's father and brother. Even if they don't look at their face, they have to look at Princess Yuyao's face.

The emperor has few children, and Princess Yuyao is very favored. Even if it is only in the face of his daughter, the emperor will be very tolerant of the concubine.

Hu Monkey brought back the mung bean soup, but the master was already asleep, and the soup did not come in handy. The soup could no longer be brought back as it was, so it was divided among a few people.

Qinghe sat at the corner of the cloister and called Hu Monkey over and asked, "Who made the mung bean soup?" ”

"It was Gonggong Huang who ordered his apprentice to cook it. Because I was waiting on the sidelines, Huang Gonggong also came up with a clever trick to make the soup cook faster. ”

"What's the trick?"

Hu Monkey whispered: "This is Huang Gonggong's trick, I also stood at the door and saw it, Huang Gonggong pressed a stone on the lid of the pot, and blocked the seams on the side of the pot with a damp cloth." ”

"Is this a trick?"

"The average person certainly doesn't know. I guess the soup will be steaming as soon as it boils, and if the heat runs away, the soup will cook slowly. Huang Gonggong did this, pressed the lid of the pot tightly, and blocked the seam of the runaway, so that the soup would definitely be cooked faster. ”

Hearing him say this, Qinghe also felt that it did make sense. Huang Gonggong is in charge of the meals in the back garden, and he will definitely not sit so firmly in this position without a trick.

"Since it's someone's secret, if you see it, put it in your stomach, don't go around talking about it."

Hu Er hurriedly responded: "Sister, don't worry, I understand, I must be able to keep my mouth shut, and never say more than half a word if I shouldn't say anything." ”

"It's the first time you've gone to the dining room on an errand, and they didn't say anything about you, did they?"

Hu Monkey hurriedly said: "No, no, the people in the dining room are very polite to me, and I have prepared a little money to hand over, they have to ask me to eat snacks." ”

That's as it should be. Qinghe sent Hu Monkey to run errands, although he was just a little eunuch, he was the one who went out of the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, and the people in the dining room were very eye-catching, and they would definitely not treat him slowly.

"What kind of face do we have as slaves? The face is all given by the master. Because our master is powerful, we can only have a face when we go out. But you must also be careful, you must not use your power to oppress others outside, and use the name of your master to swagger and cause trouble for your master. If there is such a thing, you yourself know the consequences. ”

Hu Monkey hurriedly promised, and almost swore a curse to the sky.

Qinghe's words were very polite, but Hu Monkey had no displeasure in his heart, only a fiery scene.

Sister Qinghe wants to promote him and use him, so she will beat him patiently.

He must seize this opportunity. In the past, the master was not powerful, and they had no chance to get ahead. But now it's different, as long as he works hard, maybe he will be able to become another person in this lingering fragrance pavilion, and one day others will respectfully call him Gonggong Hu.

Xie Ning slept until dinner time and didn't wake up, and when he woke up, he felt a little groggy in his head. She hadn't eaten much at the birthday party at noon, but until now she didn't feel hungry, but a little nauseous.

Qinghe brought her a glass of warm water to drink, and served her to get up and dress.

PS: I wish you all a happy new year and all the best Y^o^Y