Xie Ning was weak here, but the emperor didn't mean to see anything else, and asked with great interest about the places she had been to and what she had seen and heard along the way.

Xie Ning brought some things that impressed him deeply. But she was still a little girl back then, and there weren't many people who could go anywhere she could go. Fortunately, the emperor is not picky, listening to her talk about some food on the road, the price of buying things, and the small things that happen in those remote places, even he listens to the heavy rain on the road with relish.

At the end, Xie Ning was a little embarrassed: "Actually, the concubine has shallow knowledge, and she still listens to the elders about many things." The little uncle is really an expert here, and the eldest aunt used to joke that he could write a book of mountains and rivers, and there are really not many places in the world that he has not been. My grandmother also said that my uncle was born with a character who couldn't sit still, and he used to let him go to school, and sent him to the gate of the hospital to watch him go in. When he was ten years old, he went out for a month with someone else's cart to deliver goods before returning home, and he hasn't stayed at home since then. ”

The emperor asked with great interest: "Is this really the case?" He didn't find a proper businessman? Listen to you last time, your brother-in-law is also thirty, right? ”

"It's thirty-one this year, right?" Xie Ning thought for a while: "That's right, he will be thirty-one in the spring, he has a livelihood, and he has a business in his own hands, but he doesn't know anything about trading, anyway, he is not short of money." When I entered the palace, he hadn't yet started a family, and my eldest uncle and mother were angry with him in the first few years, but now I have figured it out, and it was in vain to be angry with him, and I also told my eldest cousin that if they all have a group of children, my little uncle is still alone, and I will let my cousin take care of him in the future. ”

Even the emperor heard the helplessness in this. It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, since the old man is gone, the eldest lady of the Lin family should help him start a family for the little brother-in-law, and even help take care of his future wife and children. It's a pity that this uncle is unruly, like a wild horse, and now he can't arrange his life, so he can only find a way out for him. Although it was a joke, she really thought so in her heart.

"Aren't you sleepy?"

Shainin shook his head. After a day of scribbling sleep, she is not sleepy at all. But the emperor is different from her, she didn't sleep all night yesterday, and today she went to worship the sky before dawn.

But I haven't seen the emperor yawn until now, should it be said that the real dragon emperor is really different? Or did he secretly yawn and didn't let her see it?

"The emperor will lie down and rest for a while, and the concubine will help you press your head?"

"I don't dare you press it now." The emperor's hand lightly pressed on her stomach: "How is he today?" ”

"It's good, and he moves very energetically, and he kicked it away before dinner was delivered, as if he was hungry and couldn't wait."

She said it easily, but the emperor told her very seriously: "Don't be hungry." He must have known that he had to eat three times a day plus snacks and supper, and he couldn't do anything less. You don't care if you're an adult, and a child can't do without a mouthful. ”

He also instructed Qinghe on the side: "Remember to remind your master to eat on time, it is better to be early than late." ”

Qinghe hurriedly responded.

Her face was covered with a little powder, and it didn't look unusual. But if you hit yourself in the face, you naturally know if it hurts. The place near the corner of the mouth was a little hot, but fortunately the skin was not broken, and I only dared to drink a little porridge at night. It's really clear porridge, you can count the grains of rice, and you can see the shadow of people. She still has a little pill in her hand, and she will take one later.

Qinghe especially wanted to see Fang Shang Palace now, but she tested it today, she couldn't get out now, and they couldn't come to Fang Shang Palace. No one needs to remind her, Qinghe also knows that she is afraid that she herself will be staring behind her back.

At times like these, more is better than less. For the sake of Xie Meiren's face, no one has treated her well, but if she talks nonsense, she may get angry and affect others.

I don't know what happened to Qingmei and Fang Shanggong. She hadn't even met Hu Rong today.

They must all be questioned, but they don't know if Bai Gonggong and those people will be polite to them.

Seeing that the lights in the house had been extinguished, Qinghe came out with the lamp lightly, and met Bai Hongqi head-on, Qinghe stopped and curtsied: "Father-in-law Bai." ”

Bai Hongqi asked with a smile: "Miss Qinghe has worked hard, is she free now?" We just have something to ask you. ”

Qinghe's heart tightened, but it would never be her turn to say no at this time.

She turned her head back to look, and Bai Hongqi said, "The master has someone to serve there, so there is no need to worry about this." ”

Bai Hongqi led her through the empty yard, the snow was falling sparsely, there was a lot of snow this winter, and the weather was very cold.

Qinghe followed him through the long mezzanine, the wall was so high and narrow that it could barely accommodate three people in parallel. The faint light of the lantern in his hand couldn't even illuminate the green bricks under his feet.

She hadn't been to this place, but she had heard of it.

This is the least known part of the inner palace prison, commonly known as the court prison.

Qinghe clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

If you enter here, even if you don't die, you have to peel off your skin.

She thought she could get away with it, but it seemed that she was too naïve.

The two eunuchs silently pushed the door open, and walked for a long time in the dark alley, looking at the light leaking from the door, but it didn't make people feel relieved at all. The open door is like an open mouth to swallow people whole.

Qinghe's legs and feet were about to stiffen, and he struggled to cross the threshold.

The door closed silently behind him.

Bai Hongqi didn't look back at her, and still walked forward. Then I walked through a courtyard and entered a room.

Qinghe noticed that this room was much lower than the average house, and Father-in-law Bai was not tall, and she was a woman, so she stood up and raised her hand to touch the beams.

It was like a heavy slate pressed on top of one's head, and the people who pressed it were out of breath.

Bai Hongqi was still quite kind, raised his hand and said, "Qinghe girl, sit down, don't be afraid." People who haven't been to this place always say that it's scary, like the underworld. In fact, once you've been here, you'll know that that's what happened. ”

Qinghe slowly sat down with the chair handle.

Bai Hongqi asked her how old she was, what year she entered the palace, where her hometown was, and where she worked on an errand before serving Xie Meiren, these are all trivial things, and these don't need to ask her at all, you can see it clearly when you flip through the palace book.

The latter question carries some weight. Bai Hongqi asked her about what happened after she arrived at the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion. There are a few people in the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion to serve, what do they usually do, Zhou Yuchen, Qi Shang Palace, Fang Shang Palace, these people's affairs. Qinghe honestly didn't say a lie. It's not that she's really so honest, it's that she knows that it's useless to tell lies in front of Bai Hongqi, and she can't hide it from him at all.

When asked about the hand stove, Qinghe also said very clearly. When the hand stove was delivered, the master picked it up, leaving two simpler and inconspicuous ones, and the other two masters with gems and gold threads said that they were too luxurious and she couldn't afford to use them, so they still let the craftsman take them back. At that time, the craftsman supervisor came to a Shanggong surnamed Qian, and Gonggong Zhou did not come that day, but it was Gonggong Lu who came beside him. After the hand stove was put away, it was useless, so it was put away.

Bai Hongqi interrupted her: "Where do you collect it?" ”

"The small one is in the drawer, and the big one is put on the shelf as an ornament because of the chic appearance of the pumpkin."

Bai Hongqi asked again: "Then why didn't Xie Meiren use it immediately?" ”

Qinghe replied: "Our master always says that people are not as good as the old, and things are the same. The old ones are handy...... At that time, it was snowing heavily, and the master said that he didn't know how many people were frozen outside, and he didn't even wear new clothes, so this novice stove was useless. ”

Bai Hongqi asked again: "Among the people in the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, how many people can touch these two hand stoves?" ”

Qinghe took a deep breath: "Although there are new people in the Lingering Fragrance Pavilion, none of them can enter the house to serve. Not to mention tampering with the stuff in the house. The ones who can do the stove are me, Qingmei and Fang Shanggong. Of course, Xie Meiren himself is not counted.

Bai Hongqi really didn't say anything about Qinghe, but the questions were detailed and complicated, and some questions had already been asked, but he asked them again in another way. Qinghe answered according to the truth, corresponding before and after, and Bai Hongqi also had other people's confessions here, and there was no discrepancy in what came out.

He called someone to come and explained: "Good students send the Qinghe girl back." After saying this, he still said to Qinghe kindly: "It's good to go back and rest, and to cultivate your spirit so that you can serve your master." ”

Does this mean, has she passed this level?

Qinghe's answer just now was orderly, but now that he is relieved, the whole person will be paralyzed.

She didn't even know how she got out of that door, and she couldn't remember how she got back. I just remember that the wind was very cold, and the night was very dark. Just now, my back was covered with sweat in the house, and I came out to let the north wind blow, and it was swishing and cold.

Bai Hongqi entered the next room. There was a person sitting there, who had written down all the words that Bai Hongqi had asked Qinghe just now.

Xiao Ye pushed open another door and entered this room, he found a piece of straw paper to wipe the blood stains on the upper of his shoes, and when he saw Bai Hongqi standing here, he hurriedly came up and saluted: "Master." ”

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Ye had a smile on his face: "It's really right that Master is right." This can't be found from people, but from things, it really looks at some clues. He took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Bai Hongqi: "Master, please take a look." ”

Not everyone can get a recipe for incense, and with a recipe, you can find materials to prepare it. Check the recipe first, then check the herbs.

Lao Shanggong said that this thing had also appeared in the palace before, and if it weren't for that, she wouldn't have known about it.

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Valentine's Day dinner was good, the only fly in the ointment was that there were mushrooms in the soup, and the whole soup became mushroom-flavored. The rest of the fish, beef, and crispy chicken were delicious.