Xie Ning took a shower happily at night, and when she took a bath, she found that there were some marks on her body. On the neck, on the shoulders, on the chest, and down.

Of course, this is not the bite of insects and mosquitoes.

Xie Ning's face was a little hot, she turned her head to look, Qinghe, who was standing by the bathtub and was combing her hair, was shocked, and asked invisibly: "Talented, is the water hot?" Would you like to add some cold water? ”

"No need." Since the people around him are not surprised, they are also calm.

Qinghe also took out a small bottle from the side, opened it and gave it to her to smell: "Cairen, do you smell this fragrance?" Do you want to add a little more to the water? ”

The bottle should be filled with perfume, and I smelled the jasmine scent, which was very strong and fragrant.

"Where did this come from?" Shainin was very surprised.

She has also gained a lot of insight in the past two years since she entered the palace. Xianglu is not something that ordinary people can afford, jasmine is not planted much in the north, I heard that the jasmine powder and fragrance dew used now are all transported from the south of the Yangtze River, and the jasmine powder sold on the street in the past is more expensive than osmanthus and clove powder, not to mention the fragrance dew. Such a small bottle is not estimated to be cheap.

"It was given by Qi Shang Palace."

"She gave this back?" Xie Ning was really not in good spirits today, and he was a little absent-minded, only knowing that Qi Shanggong gave him the fabric.

"Here's it, and a bottle of plum blossom dew."

"Not yet."

Xie Ning couldn't say why she didn't use it, she actually liked the jasmine fragrance. But as soon as you use it, you can smell it when someone comes.

These benefits, these changes, are all brought about because she was "sleeping", Xie Ning always felt that there was a hurdle in his heart that he couldn't get over, and he was too embarrassed.

Qinghe didn't know which sentence was wrong, so she quickly changed the subject: "It's raining outside." ”

Shainin looked at it, and sure enough, it was raining. She also stretched out her hand to catch a handful of rain, the rain was not heavy, but Qinghe hurriedly helped her into the house as if she were facing a great enemy, and went to close the window again.

"Don't shut it down, leave some seams for breath."

Qinghe answered, and when he closed the window, he left a slit about a palm's width, and after thinking about it, he closed it again, leaving only two fingers wide.

If the window is closed in the rain, the house is indeed stuffy, but Qinghe is even more afraid that the cold wind will blow and catch a cold.

The next day the rain was a little lighter, but it didn't stop, and there was a tank in the yard with fish and water lilies on top. The lotus flower bloomed one, and the lotus leaf was only the size of a palm, and the oil was shiny, and the green was particularly thick.

Xie Ning stood there and looked at the fish in the tank, the fish were small, the largest was only the length of a little finger, swimming around the lotus leaf. The drizzle fell in the jar one by one, and the lotus leaves were slightly concave in the middle, like a small green saucer, and the raindrops were rolling around on it.

The wind blowing on the face is also tidal, occasionally mixed with rain.

Qinghe persuaded her: "Talented, let's go into the house, don't catch a cold." ”

"Okay."

Said a good word, but Shainin still wanted to stay in the courtyard longer. On rainy days, the house is stuffy and dark, the house of the Xiangge is old, the old house is usually fine, and when it rains, I always feel that there is a smell of not fresh in the house. Since it was dark and stuffy to stay in the house, of course she wanted to walk around the yard.

The umbrella that Qinghe held for her was a half-worn oil-paper umbrella, and the landscape and willow trees painted on the surface of the umbrella had faded. The number of times the umbrella is used is not much, and it is forced to be old.

"Cairen, what do you want to use at noon? Now send Qingmei to say something, right? ”

"It's almost noon?" She didn't notice it, she looked up.

Of course, the sky was still overcast, and the rain was constantly falling.

It's fine on a sunny day, but when it's rainy, it's easy to lose a clear concept of time. Especially in winter, in order to avoid leakage of wind, the window paper is very thick and tight, and sometimes it will be pasted in two layers, which will block most of the light outside, and it is like entering the night as soon as you enter the house. It's still sunny, and if it's cloudy, it's going to have to be lit from morning to night.

There's no way around it, and you can walk around the yard like this in other seasons, but not in winter.

"Let's eat hot noodle soup at noon, it's hot." Such a cool rainy day is a bit unrefreshing, so Xie Ning feels that his tongue needs a little more stimulation to refresh himself: "Tell the people in the dining room that the soup should be hot, and you can put more hot sauce, vinegar and pepper." ”

Qinghe hesitated.

In the palace, not only the palace maids and eunuchs have to eat lightly, but Xie Ning and the others are no exception. Most people don't like such a tasteless meal, but they have to. Not only do most of those pungent foods smell, but they are also not good for women who cherish their looks.

However, Qinghe's words stopped in his throat for a moment, and finally swallowed it back.

Qingmei got the order, and also held up an umbrella and went to the dining room.

The road from the Yingxiang Pavilion to the dining room is not too far, and the Yingxiang Pavilion and the dining room are almost in the northwest corner.

Qingmei hadn't entered the courtyard gate yet, and the two little eunuchs who were squatting at the door had already seen her, so they jumped up and stepped forward with a smile on their faces.

"Sister Qingmei."

"My sister is here to deliver food to Xie Cairen, right?"

"Sister, sit down."

Qingmei has seen a lot of faces that have changed abruptly overnight in the past two days, otherwise these two little eunuchs would have to be startled.

"What do Xie Cairen want to eat today? My master said that there is a good fresh fish today, up and down a catty, and the meat is the most tender. ”

Another little eunuch was not to be outdone: "My master has picked walnuts since yesterday, and one by one he took the skins away, crushed them and scooped up the juice to make steamed walnut cheese. ”

Qingmei made them both confused.

Fortunately, a middle-aged eunuch came out of the house at this time, scolded the two of them, and let Qingmei into the house with a smile: "Qingmei girl, what do Xie Cairen want to use today?" ”

Qingmei remembered Qinghe's instructions, she couldn't throw her face at others and play prestige at this time if she felt that a talented person was powerful, in case she caused trouble to a talented person, then a palace maid like them would never have a good life.

Qingmei said politely as before: "Hello Huang Gonggong, we just said that we want to eat some hot noodle soup at noon today, sour and spicy, and chili vinegar." ”

Huang Gonggong nodded in response: "It's raining today, the weather is weirdly cold, you should eat something hot to warm up." In addition to noodles, what side dishes do you want to order? ”

"This talented person didn't say it, Huang Gonggong watched it and did it."

Huang Gonggong smiled and said, "Okay, good, I must tell them to do it with their hearts." The rain can't stop for a while.,Qingmei girl go back first.,I'll let people send them over as soon as the noodles and vegetables are available.,Save the Qingmei girl from running again.。 ”

This is also reasonable, it is raining today, and she can't carry an umbrella and a food box by herself.

Qingmei curtsied to Huang Gonggong: "Then there is Lao Huang's father-in-law's trouble." ”

"It should be, it should be, the green plum girl doesn't have to be so polite."

Out of the dining room, Qingmei held up the umbrella again, the rain was tighter than just now, she was afraid that the rain would wet her skirt, so she picked up the corner of the skirt and picked up the place where there was not much water on the road.

When she arrived at the gate of the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, Qingmei took two quick steps, took two quick steps, threw the umbrella twice, put it by the door first, and dusted her shoulders with raindrops. As soon as she turned around, she saw a man standing under the porch in the courtyard.

It's all strangers.

Qingmei was a little flustered, and after looking before and after, it happened that Qinghe came out of the house with a tea tray.

Qingmei hurriedly called her sister.

Qinghe stood under the porch and beckoned to her, and Qingmei walked over quickly.

"Sister Qinghe, this ......"

Qinghe pulled her to the corner of the room and whispered, "The emperor is here." ”

Qingmei's eyes widened suddenly.

"When talking to talented people in the house, you have to be smart."

Qinghe doesn't expect Qingmei to do anything, as long as she doesn't talk nonsense and doesn't cause trouble.

Seeing Qinghe's calm appearance, Qingmei pulled her sleeve with some trepidation, as if she had a backbone in doing so: "I listen to my sister." ”

Qinghe asked, "Have you ordered the meal?" ”

Qingmei hurriedly said: "Father-in-law Huang said that he would send it when it was done." ”

Qinghe is calm on the surface, but in fact, he has no bottom in his heart. The emperor came up very suddenly, and a few people followed, and they all entered the courtyard, and Qinghe saw it. After the emperor entered the house, she hurriedly found out the good tea brought by Qi Shanggong the day before yesterday, and carefully built the tea and brought it in.

When she entered the house, Father-in-law Bai, who was standing by the door, glanced at her and panicked in her heart. When I was serving tea, I felt that I couldn't speak well, and my hands were shaking.

Luckily, nothing went wrong.

The inside of the room was darker than the outside, and the windows were half propped up. Through this half-window, the sky light outside penetrated and shone on the small tea table. In the half-old porcelain pot, tea smoke is rising.

The Emperor whispered, "You are quiet here. ”

This is not wrong, if you have to find an advantage in the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, it is quiet. It's quite a big courtyard, and she is the only one who lives here, and even if you count the palace maids and eunuchs, there are only six people. The drizzle washed the bamboos along the wall more and more green, and when the wind blew, it was quite poetic and picturesque.

Xie Ning didn't know how to chat with the emperor. Since she arrived here, she has spent most of her time dealing only with women, and only eunuchs.

"Your Majesty, taste this tea." Shainin had no choice but to say this.

The emperor picked up the teacup and took a closer look: "Your tea set is chic." ”

"The concubine thinks this is good-looking, so she keeps using it."

This set of tea sets is cyan, the pot is shaped like a lotus pod, and the cup is cyan lotus leaf shape. Of course, this set of tea sets is not made carefully enough, and if you hear that you want to be elegant, even the veins on these lotus leaf cups will be made meticulously. After using it for a long time, it is inevitable to bump into it, this set of tea sets turned out to be a pot of four cups, and the cup hit one, but fortunately, she has not used this to entertain guests, so you don't have to pay too much attention to it for your own use.

I didn't expect the emperor to come!

As soon as he sat down, the room, which had been quite spacious, suddenly became cramped and cramped, and all the things that were used in this room seemed to be out of the flow.

"If you like this, there are a few good pieces of porcelain from Wuzhou Gong this year, and someone will send it to you when you go back."

Xie Ning didn't expect the emperor to come with such a sentence, so he had to get up and thank him.

She felt more pressure.