Chapter 60: The Loss of the Prince
The signs of spring have completely disappeared, and the summer sun is gradually becoming hotter, and the bamboo of Dong Yayuan is becoming more and more green, and the sunlight is sprinkled on the slender bamboo leaves, and a cool wind sweeps by, rustling.
Dabao took the flower hoe to shovel away the growing rose, and the quiet fragrance filled the whole yard.
"Dabao, there's another one over there, you can get rid of it by the way!" Yan Zhu came out of the back room, carrying a bucket of water, and splashed the water on the bamboo roots as she spoke.
"Okay!" Dabao carefully placed the rose in the dustpan, and immediately ran to the corner of the wall, picked up the hoe, and dug down the roots.
"I don't know when Niangniang will come back, I'm afraid that these roses are gone, and she won't come back!" Linglong propped up her chin in front of the window and said sullenly.
"Crow's mouth, don't you want Niang Niang to finish things immediately and come back in a few days?" Yan Zhu scolded solemnly, her smooth forehead was oozing with fine beads of sweat, the tip of her nose was red and red, there were mosquitoes in the bamboo forest, and the mosquitoes just bit the tip of her nose.
"I also think, now that half a month has passed, there is no news from Niangniang, Sister Yanzhu, why don't we go to Longfu and ask if Niangniang has any letters back!" Linglong stood up straight, slowly walked out of the back room, but the expression was still bored, since Xing'er left, they were like idlers in this palace, the housekeeper was entrusted by Xing'er to take care of the three of them, so only let the three of them take care of this Winter Garden, and they were not assigned to other jobs!
"In my opinion, forget it, wait here quietly for the mother to come back, I believe she will come back!" Dabao said with a determined face, he smiled and placed the roses on the dustpan, put down the flower hoe and took it out. 0
A slender figure enveloped his sight, Dabao only felt a chill around him, and quickly knelt down, his body trembled, although he had seen the regent several times, but every time there was a star in front of him, although he was afraid, he was not as frightened as he is now, "See the king..... King.... No, see... Emperor! ”
Ye Che glanced at him faintly, "Why do you want to throw away such a beautiful flower?" "She is not there, these subordinates are lawless, they actually hoe off the delicate flowers, it seems that they are really too idle, his expression is cold, and his voice is cold and stern!
Dabao prostrate on the ground, the atmosphere did not dare to take a mouthful, heard Ye Che's question, the heart was even more frightened, I heard about these roses, but the princess Niangniang personally selected the flower seeds, when the mother lived, the celebrity removed all the flowers, but there are always one or two left, after a spring wind and rain, it bloomed so delicately, and now such a delicate flower, but it was taken to transplant in a decadent manner, and anyone who sees it will regret it!
Yan Zhu and Linglong heard the voice, so they hurriedly ran out, the two of them couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw Ye Che, since the mother left, he has not come, why did he appear at the door of Dong Yayuan today? The two didn't dare to speculate, and knelt in front of Ye Che to say goodbye, "See the emperor!" ”
Ye Che glanced at the two of them lightly, and then stared at Dabao again, his voice was not loud, but it was majestic and powerful, "Say!" Dabao shuddered for a moment, but couldn't say a word,
Yan Zhu hurriedly climbed up and begged: "Your Majesty, Dabao is just a child, he doesn't understand anything, please forgive him for his rudeness!" Dabao has long been as close as a younger brother in her heart, and she was afraid that Ye Che would blame him, so she hurriedly explained to him.
Ye Che snorted coldly, "Okay, then tell me, where are you going to send these roses?" Actually, he didn't need to be so angry, but he didn't know why, he just didn't want anyone to destroy every flower and grass in Dong Yayuan!
Yan Zhu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said in fear: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, Dabao has no disrespect." It is the time when the mother is there, due to the sensitivity to pollen, the flowers in the yard are all removed, and the elegant and light ink bamboo is planted, these two roses only bloom in summer, when the mother leaves, there are no flower buds, the day before yesterday a light rain, this rose actually bloomed very brightly. The slave didn't know when the maid would come back, so she thought that if she came back, she couldn't let the pollen hurt her body, so she asked Dabao to hoe the flower and plant it in the garden! ”
Ye Che was a little surprised, these minions were so dedicated to her? She is gone, and she is still doing this and such a job for her, and even such a detailed thing has been paid attention to, maybe, with these minions here, she may come back.
"Get up!" Ye Che's words were much warmer, and his face softened, "Move these words to the Xiyuan, now the south wind, even if the wind rises, it can't blow here!" ”
"Yes, yes, the minion is going!" Dabao hurriedly kowtowed a few times, got up and trembled and picked up the dustpan, bowed and retreated, but due to panic, one fell back and fell to the ground, Linglong hurriedly stepped forward to help him, Dabao's face turned red, staggered to his feet, and stood aside with his hands hanging down and did not dare to move. Seeing that he was nervous, Ye Che stepped into the threshold and walked straight to the courtyard, until his figure was completely hidden behind the ink bamboo, and Dabao breathed a sigh of relief!
Yan Zhu and Linglong hurriedly went in to wait, Linglong made a pot of tea and sent it to Ye Che, "Your Majesty, please use tea!" ”
Ye Che nodded, sat on the chair, looked around at this simple but warm little hall, there was a plate of evergreen on the coffee table, and there was a delicate porcelain bowl on the windowsill, he took a closer look, it was a valuable antique bowl, Yan Zhu saw him staring at the bowl, so he quickly explained: "There are a few goldfish in that bowl, which Niangniang bought from the market!" ”
"She likes to raise fish?" Ye Che was a little curious, she seemed to be cold and indifferent to everything, as if nothing could arouse her interest, "I thought she had no hobbies!" ”
"How can there be no hobbies? She has a lot of hobbies! Yan Zhu found that she was a little overstepping, and hurriedly put her hand up and said, "The slave is saying, Niangniang, it's not as indifferent as the emperor sees!" ”
Ye Che stood up thoughtfully, slowly paced close to the windowsill, there were three gold-rimmed small fish, the body was golden, one was a little black spot on the back, but the body was stout, and he swam very hard, although it was only a small bowl, but for them, it was already able to move freely, and it was very enjoyable, there were a few polished pebbles at the bottom of the bowl, the pink and white pebbles and the golden fish were very good-looking, and it could be seen that she had turned over her thoughts, what kind of woman was she?
"Tell me about Concubine Long!" He turned, and the frost on his face had melted, replaced by a faint tenderness. 0
Linglong stepped forward to change a cup of tea, and when she talked about Concubine Long, she was very excited, "This tea is Niangniang's favorite tea, she specially asked Miss Long to buy it back at the tea house, your Majesty, try it!" Ye Che picked up the tea and took a sip slowly, the tea was fragrant, the entrance was smooth, and the teeth and cheeks were fragrant, which made people feel refreshed!
"Good tea!" He couldn't help but praise, "Niangniang likes to drink tea on weekdays? What else do you like to do? ”
Yan Zhu thought about it for a while, and said with some amusement: "In addition to liking to sleep on weekdays, she is shopping for things, she actually loves to be beautiful, her clothes are not elegant, and she also loves to wear heavy colors, but she can master the layers of colors very well. Ye Che thought about it for a while, it seems that she has always been dressed up, and she has indeed been much more beautiful recently, but I remember that in the past, her clothes were very scary, and she always seemed to be splashed with colorful clothes, which made people's eyes tired. Maybe it's because she's bored and falls in love with dressing up, or maybe she's not the previous Long Xing'er at all, but a new soul, a woman who traveled through time and space a thousand years ago!
"Sister Yan Zhu, if Niangniang knows that you say bad things about her, she will not spare you!" Linglong also let go a lot, no longer so restrained, and said jokingly!
Ye Che's face turned cold, "She beat you?" ”
"How so? Where is the mother willing to beat us? Yan Zhu sighed and said, "Even if she is reluctant to say a heavy word, she especially loves Dabao, and when she just redeemed Dabao, she thought about recognizing Dabao as her younger brother, and Dabao didn't dare to climb high before she gave up." Niangniang is actually a cold-faced and kind-hearted woman, the slave maid has been in the Qinglou for several years, and she has seen all the personnel, only Niangniang, which is moving! ”
"Are you a Qinglou woman?" Ye Che was stunned, why did she go to the Qinglou? I was suddenly displeased, she actually went to that kind of place? On that day, Zhaoran said that she bought two small houses from somewhere, and it turned out to be Qinglou!
Yan Zhu's face was a little pale, and the inferiority complex in her heart rose again, "Yes, the slave maid is a Qinglou woman, and it was the mother who redeemed the slave maid and Dabao!" It turned out that he didn't know, and now he was afraid that he would be angry with his mother!
"Dabao is the little guy just now?" The boy she loves? Her brother? Dabao's round and lovely face came to mind, and I couldn't help but feel a trace of love in my heart!
"Yes!" Yan Zhu was not displeased when she saw him, and she was a little relieved!
Ye Che was silent, slowly drinking tea, Yan Zhu and Linglong glanced at each other, their hearts fluttered, this is too strange, that is, when Niang Niang was there, the emperor was too lazy to come over a few times, and now Niang Niang is gone, but he sat alone and asked Niang Niang about the subtle things.
"By the way, last time the housekeeper said that Niangniang was sick last time, who cured her?" Ye Che suddenly asked with interest!
Yan Zhu's body trembled, but she was afraid that she was going to investigate this matter. That time, I heard the housekeeper say that the emperor specially invited the imperial doctor to go out of the palace to see the patient, but I didn't expect the mother to believe in Dabao's home remedies, and she was unwilling to let the imperial doctor see the patient. She said, Niangniang is a side concubine, and her body is delicate, how can she believe in home remedies, fortunately it was okay at the time, if something happened, it would be ten treasures that were not enough to cut!
She and Linglong both knelt down in a panic, "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Dabao!" The two looked at each other, but they didn't know how to justify!
Ye Che sighed, "Get up, I don't mean to blame, I just want to know about Niangniang's daily affairs, forget it, I'm gone!" ”