Chapter 32: The Fire Tree and the Silver Flower
Mei Zhexu also cheered up and noticed this inconspicuous short and fat palace maid.
Ruyi's face stiffened, and she paused and laughed awkwardly: "The masters don't know that the slave maid has just been transferred out of the cold palace and has not yet been assigned a position. Father-in-law Jiang saw that the slaves and maids were diligent, and sent the slaves and maids to help prepare the celebration banquet first. ”
Su Wanning was thoughtful, Ruyi's voice was low, it was rougher than that of ordinary women, and it inexplicably reminded her of the woman who complained on the night when she found the firelight bead.
After all, the guy who planned to make a big fuss about the celebration of the country has a stunt, and the technique of voice change can still be easily used.
"I see, this aunt looks in good shape, and Grandpa Jiang's eyes are really vicious, and you can see the difference between my aunt at a glance." Su Wanning's implication was to ask what Ruyi was good at.
Ruyi walked in front to lead the way, with his back to Su Wanning and the two frowned: "The slave and maid are not very brilliant, they are hard-working and resentful, and they will have some pot-throwing tricks on weekdays to amuse the masters." ”
Mei Zhexu raised his eyelids and glanced at Ruyi: "Yes, the pitcher can help gather spirits, and if the female officials in the palace practice more on weekdays, they can also be more appropriate when dressing their masters." ”
"What's your name? Next time, remember to put a cloth tag on the palace clothes. Su Wanning considered that she and Mei Zhexu were not very familiar with the palace, so she came up with the idea of pasting her name on the clothes of the palace maids and eunuchs who were preparing for the banquet so that they could be identified one by one.
"Slave maid wishes." Ruyi was dissatisfied and clenched his fists.
Mei Zhexu noticed this detail and became dissatisfied with Ruyi: "Although the two of us are not the masters of the palace, but you are so disobedient to discipline can make it difficult for me to be the son of the world." ”
Su Wanning listened to Mei Zhexu taking Qiao seriously, turned her head and raised her eyebrows at him, indicating that she had done a good job.
Ruyi was already short, her broad shoulders were still tightened into her chest, and the words she spit out were more like pinching her throat, and her emotions were unknown: "Lord Shizi, Miss Su, Ruyi has written it down." Never make that mistake again next time. The three people who performed the fire tree and silver flower were waiting by the river, and asked the two masters to dissipate their anger, so as not to delay the business because of the fault of the slave and maid. ”
Mei Zhexu "hummed" casually, and the unhappiness in his heart was not completely dissipated.
Su Wanning rubbed against Mei Zhexu's sleeve, raised her hand, and wrote the words "fire and rebellion" on the palm of her left hand with her right finger.
Mei Zhexu put on a serious look very tacitly and explained Ruyi: "You go down first, let's take a look around, we know the location of the fire tree and silver flower, and it's just like that from a distance." ”
Ruyi curled up, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Lord Shizi." ”
Waiting for Ruyi to walk away, Mei Zhexu returned to his usual expression.
"Cousin Mei, Ruyi does have a problem. In order to quickly remember the name and surname of each palace maid, I specially instructed the eunuch guarding the door to distribute a strip of cloth to each person, embroidered with their respective names, and they could receive it when they entered the door. And Ruyi did not. You say this? Su Wanning did not draw any more conclusions, so as not to have ears on the wall.
Mei Zhexu narrowed his eyes and took a deep look at the three people who were practicing the fire tree and silver flower, and exploded a string of dazzling sparks in mid-air.
"Cousin, it looks like we're really wading into troubled waters."
Su Wan followed Mei Zhexu's line of sight and looked at the two men and a woman dressed in alien costumes across the waterfront.
"Whether it's or not, let's go and probe. There is definitely a capable person who can speak well by the side of the Queen Mother, who will blow up this fire tree and silver flowers. ”
Is the color of the firelight bead similar to the bright light of the firewood silver?
SaiRui, Gula is a couple who have just gotten married, their hometown in Saibei was hit by drought, and they followed their father to make a living as an artist since they were young, but fortunately they learned a craft.
Aitch joined the two half a year ago, because he helped retrieve the fallen wooden box on the cliff, so that the two kept the iron whip for a living.
"Therefore, the two of us left Aiqi, coincidentally he is also a fellow villager, the three of them stop and go, cooperate very tacitly, and they can get a lot of remuneration when they return to sell their arts!" SteelSeries had a swarthy face, cracking her teeth and smiling happily.
Gula is a woman, and she shows some horror and worry about the interrogation of the masters in the palace.
Su Wanning looked at Aiqi, who was tall, his eyes were glowing with a soft brown light, and at first glance, he was a gentle man.
"The fire tree and silver flower are really shocking. It's just that at the moment when the sparks fly, I'm really worried about being splashed by the fire, Cousin May. Su Wanning led the topic to safety.
There were signs of rejection in Sai Rui's obedience, and he quickly explained: "Miss Su, please let go of a hundred hearts." Because of the hurry to enter the palace, the flower trellis has not yet been built, and when the time comes, put more wicker around to cover it, and put four water tanks around it, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong! ”
Su Wanning nodded absentmindedly: "The Queen Mother likes your show the most, and I, as a junior, can't dismiss her wishes." It's just that the officials present at that time are all the most capable cadres of the Great Yan Kingdom. In order to be responsible for them, I should also have your performance equipment inspected. Do you say, Cousin May? ”
"Well, my cousin is right. Five folk repertoire will be set today, and you will be the last one, and if you can't check it immediately, I'm afraid you'll be invited out of the palace after tonight. "How could Mei Zhexu not cooperate with Su Wanning, not to mention that there were obviously doubts about several people.
Steele looked embarrassed, and Gula tugged at her husband's sleeve in fear.
Aiqi opened his mouth at this time: "Shizi, it's not a secret, folk artists sell some opportunistic handicrafts, if the techniques behind it are completely disclosed, then we will no longer be unique in this industry, and in a few years, there will be fire trees and silver flowers in the market, then we are afraid that it will become a problem for us to be full." Please also ask for your understanding and leave a way for us craftsmen to live. ”
"Aitch, you have a point." Su Wanning knew that it would not be so easy to break into the interior, and then said to herself: "But the Queen Mother really likes this show, and besides, there will be a saint ...... present at that time."
Aiqi seemed to hear something of interest, and his eyes rolled: "It is naturally very necessary for the nobles to check. However, the fewer people present, the better, and if something is crowded or damaged, it will be time-consuming and laborious to repair, and it will not be good to delay the performance of the Qingguo ceremony. ”
After listening to Aiqi's words, Mei Zhexu already felt disgusted with this person, not to mention that the program had not yet been decided, so he dared to rely on the name of the Queen Mother, thinking that it was a sure thing to let them stay.
"Time is precious, hurry up and lead the way."
He grimaced coldly, too lazy to speak.
Aitch glanced at Steel, who led the way with a smiling face.
"Lord Shizi, this remote hall is deserted, even if something happens, it will not implicate the house of the main hall." SteelSeries pushed open the carved red lacquered wood door and stepped into the courtyard.
Su Wanning sniffed, and there was a vague smell of gunpowder in the humid air.
Ai Qi had sharp eyes and immediately explained: "Sometimes, for the sake of the performance effect, when the molten iron is not fully melted, a layer of gunpowder powder will be stained on the shaking iron chain. Rest assured, water is sprinkled three times a day in the house, and the powder keg is tightly sealed and will never leak out. ”
Su Wanning carefully opened the lid of the barrel and looked closer, the amount of gunpowder inside was indeed not much, and it was not enough to explode instantly.
Mei Zhexu didn't see anything wrong either.
Inside the house were three large wooden boxes, one containing clothes and the other two containing utensils.
Su Wanning glanced at the box where the clothes were stored, there was a wooden box with a thick color, and at a glance, she knew that the value was extraordinary, not like walking the streets and alleys to sell things that an artist should have.
She reached for the box.
Gula swallowed violently and swallowed the words that came to his lips.
As soon as Su Wanning opened the box, there were more than a dozen round red translucent beads inside.
She suppressed her emotions and pretended not to know: "This bead is so strange, it looks crystal clear." ”
As she spoke, Su Wanning pinched one and put it in the palm of her hand, deliberately trying to squeeze it hard.
Ai Qi smiled and picked up a folding fan and hit Su Wanning's wrist: "Miss Su, please be merciful, this bead has a crisp skin, and there is another mystery inside." If you don't believe me, you see. ”
In the next moment, Aitch picked up two beads, squeezed them in the palm of his hand, and the red juice flowed out and fell to the ground bubbling.
Gula was so frightened that she dodged behind Steel, and was patted on the back by her husband comfortingly.
Su Wanning saw Aiqi's scalded hand with her own eyes, the wound was blackened, and wisps of white smoke were ignited, and she was also a ruthless person: "What is this for?" How can it hurt so much? ”
Mei Zhexu also followed: "Isn't it poison?" ”
Aitch casually picked up a piece of cloth and tied it to the wound: "If you return to your nobles, this is a medicine to treat the wound." ”
It was the first time Su Wanning had seen this kind of novel statement, but it was really different from the firelight beads she had seen before, this bead was a liquid, and after the firelight beads exploded, they would emit fire.
Mei Zhexu pinched one and held it up in front of his eyes: "The fire tree silver flower is made by molten iron, if there is any residual iron slag accidentally touched the person's body, it may be used to heal." ”
Aiqi cast an appreciative look at Mei Zhexu: "What the prince said is right. Iron slag on the skin is a matter of moments. After a serious injury, you can use the liquid in this bead to clean the wound, and at the same time can wash out the iron slag, killing two birds with one stone. ”
Su Wanning always felt that such an explanation was a bit far-fetched, because she and Mei Zhexu were not people who knew this way, so they could naturally be dealt with at will.
"The beads are too dangerous, and according to the rules, we need to take them for safekeeping. When the celebration is over, the goods will be returned to their original owners. Su Wanning closed the lid under the gaze of several people, and put it in the palm of her hand.
Aitch stood indifferently.
Su Wan thought for a while: "You can stay in the Fire Tree Silver Flower Program, but you can only walk around the side hall and the pond, and you are not allowed to bring the performance equipment to other living people to see, may you accept it?" ”
Sai Ruined was the first to come back to his senses and said in surprise: "Yes, of course we can, we have to be peeked at by others to learn the technique." That's the best way to go. ”
Gura timidly glanced at Aiqi, and was caught by Su Wanning.
"Then we'll come back every day after dinner to see how the rehearsals work, and we'll talk about that later."
Su Wanning then glanced at Mei Zhexu and teased: "Cousin, let's go, it's getting late." In any case, I have to leave some work for the Aiqi brothers to deal with the scars, so as not to stagnate the medicine powder in it for too long, waste the whole hand, and it would be bad if I couldn't perform for the Queen Mother. ”
Edge's eyes instantly darkened.