Shen Huo flipped through Jiang Guiren's sign again at night. After Shen Huo finished commenting on the recital, he went to Jiang Guiren.

When Jiang Guiren woke up in the morning, Shen Huo was no longer by his side, and after the palace maid waited for Jiang Guiren to get up, she began to dress up Jiang Guiren.

The palace maid gently combed Jiang Guiren's hair, and said while combing: "Your honor, today is the Lantern Festival, and other ladies have worked hard to prepare gifts for the emperor, what do you think you want to prepare for the emperor?" ”

Jiang Guiren looked at himself in the bronze mirror in a daze, but he didn't hear what the palace maid said.

"Mother, mother?"

Jiang Guiren suddenly came back to his senses and looked at the palace maid with a confused expression. The palace maid sighed helplessly, and said again: "Today is the Lantern Festival, what gift do you think you want to give to the emperor?" ”

"This ...... The palace has not yet thought about it, and the concubines of the other palace must have tried their best, and the gifts prepared must all be ingenious, and the palace really doesn't know what to prepare. ”

Unexpectedly, the palace maid actually laughed out loud, Jiang Guiren looked puzzled, I don't know why the palace maid laughed, the palace maid looked at Jiang Guiren with a puzzled face, and then said: "The slave knows that the nobleman has to worry about this time, and the slave has a good suggestion, I don't know if the nobleman is interested." ”

As soon as the palace maid finished saying this, Jiang Guiren's hair bun was also tied, Jiang Guiren looked back at the palace maid and said, "Yes, let the palace listen to any good suggestions you have." ”

The palace maid said to Jiang Guiren's blessed body: "Lantern Festival, each palace will give gifts to the emperor, these gifts must also have their own merits, but the ladies of each palace give the emperor gifts or rare silk silk, or find rare treasures, individual thoughts, nothing more than to send their own hand-made things, but the concubines heard that the emperor likes to eat all kinds of snacks, but they feel that the Lantern Festival is too sweet, if the nobles can send a special Lantern Festival to the emperor, they will be able to please the emperor." ”

Jiang Guiren heard that this method was feasible, but he didn't know how to do Lantern Festival, and then the palace maid said: "If you don't know how to do Lantern Festival, you can let the grandmother of the imperial dining room teach you, Lantern Festival is actually very easy to do, you are so smart and ingenious, and the slave believes that it won't take long for the noble person to learn." ”

Jiang Guiren nodded, and said with a smile: "This method is not bad, I didn't expect you to have such ingenious thoughts, yes, you will go to the imperial dining room with this palace to study." ”

"Xie Niangniang appreciates, the slave and maid must do their best to help Niangniang." As he spoke, he inserted the last hairpin for Jiang Guiren.

After Jiang Guiren finished dressing up, he waited for a while, and then went to the imperial dining room with the palace maid, and when he arrived at the imperial dining room, the eunuch at the door hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and asked: "Jiang Guiren, if you want something, send the palace maid to inform you, and the servant will personally send it to you, why do you have to run it yourself." "Now that Jiang Guiren is favored, it is also very important for the palace people to see Jiang Guiren.

The palace maid next to Jiang Guiren said: "Our mother heard that there is a Mama Zhang in your imperial dining room who is very good at making Lantern Festival, today is the Lantern Festival, our noble people want to learn to make Lantern Festival, send it to the emperor, and bother the father-in-law, may I ask, which one is it?" The eunuch hurriedly replied, "You are really tormenting the slave, and the slave will take the noble person to find Mama Zhang." ”

found Mama Zhang, Jiang Guiren said to Mama Zhang: "Today is the Lantern Festival, this palace wants to learn how to make a Lantern Festival, I wonder if Mama Zhang has time to teach this palace now?" ”

"The noble man wants to learn, and the old slave naturally tries his best to teach the nobleman, and invites the noble man to come with the old slave." Mama Zhang hurriedly took the Jiang nobles to the place where the Lantern Festival was made, "The imperial dining room is really a little dirty, please don't mind." Jiang Guiren was focused on the Lantern Festival, and replied: "It's okay, please also ask Mama to teach the palace as soon as possible." ”

Jiang Guiren's imperial dining room studied all morning, and finally learned to make Lantern Festival. Jiang Guixin thought that the emperor thought that the Lantern Festival was too sweet, so he pondered for a while, and then rearranged the stuffing in the Lantern Festival.

Jiang Guiren worked hard and finally made the Lantern Festival a good one. The palace maid was about to step forward to send the Lantern Festival to Shen Huo, but Jiang Guiren stopped the palace maid, "This Lantern Festival was made by the palace himself, and it took a lot of effort to make it, and the palace will now send it to the emperor in person." The palace maid put the Lantern Festival in her hand into the hands of Jiang Guiren.

On the way to the Yangxin Palace, Jiang Guiren ran into Xiu'er, who thought that Jiang Guiren saluted and asked, "Guiren, what is in your bowl?" Jiang Guiren replied: "Today is the Lantern Festival, and the palace will send a bowl of Lantern Festival to the emperor." "That noble man really has a heart." After speaking, Xiu'er returned to Lanyue Palace.

Jiang Guiren walked to the door of the Yangxin Palace, holding the Lantern Festival, and asked to see Shen Huo, and Shen Huo summoned Jiang Guiren into the hall. Shen Huo frowned when he saw that Jiang Guiren was holding a bowl of Lantern Festival, because he didn't like to eat Lantern Festival, but seeing that Jiang Guiren personally sent it to him, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he ate one.

Shen Huo tasted the taste of the Lantern Festival, his eyes widened, and Jiang Guiren hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Your Majesty, is it a bad taste?" Shen Huo waved his hand, didn't speak, just sent another one to his mouth, and after eating, Shen Huo asked Jiang Changzai, "Is this Lantern Festival made by the imperial dining room?" Jiang Guiren replied: "No, this Lantern Festival is made by the concubine herself, but ...... Not in line with the emperor's wishes? Shen Huo hurriedly replied: "No, no, no, I'm really satisfied, it's just that I tasted this Lantern Festival, which is not quite the same as on weekdays, Jiang Guiren, what is in this Lantern Festival filling?" ”

Jiang Guiren smiled, "Back to the emperor, the concubine heard that the emperor likes to eat pastries, but she doesn't like to eat Lantern Festival, because she thinks that Lantern Festival is too sweet and greasy, so the concubine found a way." After a pause, Jiang Guiren said again: "Usually, the fillings in the Lantern Festival made by the imperial dining room are sugar, sesame, nuts, and bean paste, but in addition to these, osmanthus and hawthorn are added to the Lantern Festival made by the concubines. ”

Shen Huo listened to this and said: "No wonder, I feel that the entrance of this Lantern Festival has a trace of fragrance, and there is a slight sourness, just to relieve greasy, it is really wonderful, Jiang Guiren is kind, I like it very much." Jiang Guiren was also very happy to hear it, Shen Huo and Jiang Guiren talked for a long time, Shen Huo felt that this Jiang Guiren was really unusual, he often read the books of sages, gentle and dignified, and quite intelligent, and ingenious. Shen Huo looked at Jiang Guiren, and his heart became more and more happy.

Xiu'er returned to Lanyue Palace, and immediately told Du Qinyue about seeing Jiang Guiren, Du Qinyue thought in her heart, this Jiang Guiren is really unusual, the other concubines of the Lantern Festival are carefully preparing gifts for the emperor, she is good, and directly sent a bowl of Lantern Festival to the past, Du Qinyue immediately called Xiu'er and asked Xiu'er to accompany her to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Du Qinyue arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, and waited for Shen Huo to summon her, but when she went in, she saw that Jiang Guiren was also there, Shen Huo looked very happy, and said to Du Qinyue: "This Jiang Guiren is really ingenious, and he is really a rare wonderful person." Du Qinyue was naturally unhappy when she heard this, but she didn't dare to make a mistake in front of Shen Huo, so she had to echo it. Shen Huo was focused on Jiang Guiren, but ignored Du Qinyue.

Du Qinyue sat alone in the main hall for a while, thought for a moment, and then got up to say goodbye, Shen Huo wondered in his heart, this Du Qinyue usually wants to stay with him all the time, but today is different. So he asked, "Where is Concubine Ai going?" Du Qinyue stepped forward slightly, "The concubine went to prepare some Lantern Festival and gifts." ”

Shen Huo felt strange in his heart at the moment, today is the Lantern Festival, and the gifts prepared are sent to the ladies of the palace, but the imperial dining room is ready to have a Lantern Festival, could it be that Du Qinyue also made the Lantern Festival herself? Du Qinyue saw the doubts in Shen Huo's heart, so she said softly: "The concubine is preparing this, she is preparing to send it to Luwu Villa and send a queen mother." ”

Shen Huo was very surprised in his heart at this moment, Du Qinyue had always been at odds with He, how could he be so kind today. Then he asked, "Aren't you at odds with the queen on weekdays?" Why did you suddenly think of the queen today! ”

Du Qinyue smiled and said: "The emperor said that the emperor laughed, the concubines and the queen were not very harmonious before, but now it is different, we are both harem people, Sister He is the queen, and the concubines are also in the position of concubines, so naturally we must get along in harmony and take care of the harem, otherwise, how will the palace be governed this time?" The queen and I are now in harmony and very good friends. Sister He is now cultivating in Wushan Villa, and her diet must be bland and tasteless, and there are only imperial doctors and palace maids around her, and the concubine has prepared a Lantern Festival and gifts today, which is ready to be sent to her sister. ”

Shen Huo was very relieved to hear this, he was still very worried before, but hearing Du Qinyue say this today, Shen Huo was also relieved. Then Shen Huo waved his hand, "It's rare for the concubine to have such a heart, I am very pleased, you go down to prepare first, I will order the people of the Internal Affairs Office to send the new cloth to the queen mother in a while." ”

When Du Qinyue was leaving, she glanced at Jiang Changzai meaningfully. Jiang Changzai saw it, of course, he knew what Du Qinyue meant. But he didn't want to pay too much attention to it, so he pretended not to see it. Du Qinyue immediately retreated.

Only Shen Huo was still immersed in the joy of Du Qinyue and He Suoyi releasing their previous suspicions, and did not find any clues in this.

Du Qinyue returned to Lanyue Palace, and Xiu'er hurriedly asked Du Qinyue: "Niangniang, you are not used to seeing the queen mother on weekdays, when did you get along with the queen mother?" Du Qinyue looked at Xiu'er and let out a long sigh, "You girl usually looks quite smart, why did you become so stupid now." ”

Xiu'er still didn't know why, Du Qinyue said: "Jiang Guiren used a bowl of Lantern Festival to please the emperor, if the palace doesn't make some action, how can the queen do it now, although the queen is now in the Wushan Villa, but the emperor is most concerned, or the queen, the palace's actions, let the emperor think that the palace and the queen have no suspicion, the emperor will naturally be happy, this can be more than giving the emperor a gift." ”

Only then did Xiu'er understand that it was not Du Qinyue who really intersected with He Suoyi, but Du Qinyue did it intentionally in order to please the emperor.