Chapter Twenty-Nine: Plum Mille-Feuille
Evil-hearted forced Xu Mengying to bleed profusely, and bought a bunch of things that she hadn't seen at all, and He Xiaoqiao, who felt a sigh of relief, immediately felt refreshed, and pulled Cailian to float back to the palace in various moods, and did not forget to turn around to East Street on the way to sell two boxes of freshly baked plum mille-feuille cakes.
As soon as she entered the house, she heard the rumor that Jiang Fenghao was waiting for her in the study, He Xiaoqiao looked at the sky, roughly estimated the time, and happily twisted the mille-feuille cake and went straight to the study.
Waving his hand to send away the beautiful maid who brought her over, seeing that the door of the study was open, in the childish idea of scaring Jiang Fenghao, He Xiaoqiao tiptoed against the wall and walked to the window, and then sneakily poked out half of his head and secretly glanced inside.
There are a few quaint bookshelves in the spacious room with excellent lighting, there are a vigorous and wild big characters hanging on the wall, the handwriting is scribbled and you can't see what the content is, there is a tall stand near the window, which holds a potted plant that welcomes guests with a pine, and the place where you turn right from the door is a large mahogany carved desk, on which the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are complete, but the owner who should have sat behind the table is missing.
Strange, where did the people go? Didn't you say waiting for her in the study?
Just when He Xiaoqiao was puzzled and put his head into the house a little more, ready to search for the target better, a smiling face magnified N times suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of him, and there was a window between the two, eye to eye and nose to nose, and they were only a finger away from colliding.
"Lady!"
The sound of the middle air shook the eardrums, He Xiaoqiao's eyes widened, he gasped reflexively, and then subconsciously raised his hand and waved-
"Be merciful!"
Jiang Fenghao, who didn't know where to come from, hurriedly shrank back when he saw this, and at the same time quickly blocked He Xiaoqiao's arm, "Lady, calm down, calm down!" It's me! ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a look, his little lady had already prepared a big pot sticker and was ready to invite him to taste it, and sure enough, it was ...... Enthusiasm is like fire!
"You? Jiang Fenghao? ”
The fragile little liver in his chest was still pounding and jumping, and He Xiaoqiao, who came back to his senses, shook his hand, grabbed his placket and pulled him to him hard, and roared with a fierce face, "Damn!" I'll rub your uncle's! Do you know that scary people can scare people to death? ”
Don't play like this!
If her psychological endurance is a little weaker or there is a small problem with her heart, maybe even the three souls and seven spirits will be scared back to modern times at this time.
"Lady calm down! I've heard that anger can age quickly and it's not good for your health, so come, hurry up and smile. Jiang Fenghao looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and quite cooperated with He Xiaoqiao to pull his shirt through a window to vent his anger, while blinking comically and sending autumn spinach to her, "It's better to be like this, let the husband sing a little song to the lady on the spot, let the lady have a good time?" ”
After saying that, he really cleared his throat and prepared to come to an impromptu solo concert in such an awkward posture.
"Stop!" Before Jiang Fenghao opened his mouth, he Xiaoqiao raised his hands and made a pause posture, his anger had long since disappeared, and all that was left was deep fear, "You better spare me, just your broken voice, do I still have to work again?" ”
remembered that on the way to the capital before, because she couldn't sleep because she was infected with the wind cold, Jiang Fenghao also volunteered to sing her lullaby. The result was that he sang passionately and sang contentedly, and she had insomnia for a whole day and a night with two dark circles under her eyes, and then turned directly from a mild wind cold to a severe cold, and almost lost her life.
That was the first time she clearly realized that there were really people in this world who could kill people just by singing.
"Lady, you dislike me!"
Jiang Fenghao resisted the accusation of a sadistic little daughter-in-law's face, and he was as aggrieved as he looked.
"I'm telling the truth."
He Xiaoqiao, who was deeply affected by this, rolled his eyes angrily, bent down to pick up the plum mille-feuille cake that fell to the ground, patted it with his hand, and then swaggered in from the main entrance, walked to the desk and sat down, and then wrapped the oiled paper on the table and spread it out.
"This is ......" You can smell the unique sweet and sour smell from a long distance, Jiang Fenghao, who also loves food, his eyes lit up, and he almost subconsciously shouted, "Aunt Liu's plum cake on East Street!" ”
“bingo!” He Xiaoqiao snapped his fingers, "Even you can know what it is, it seems that Cailian is right, the plum cake here is indeed delicious." ”
"Not only is it delicious, it is simply a must in the capital." Jiang Fenghao didn't care about He Xiaoqiao robbing him of his 'throne', he automatically moved a chair over, and elegantly took the pastry made into the shape of a plum blossom to his mouth, while naturally calling the subordinates and telling them to make a pot of new tea, "When eating plum cake, it is best to match a pot of Longjing before the rain, the taste is more perfect." ”
"Yes, human enjoyment." He Xiaoqiao raised his teacup to him, unwilling to lag behind to express his feelings, taking a sip of tea and a mouthful of pastries, eating was both happy and satisfied.
A total of two packs of more than 20 pieces of plum blossom cake were slowly wiped out in the leisurely afternoon tea time of the two.
After solving the plum cake, while Jiang Fenghao was correcting the official documents, He Xiaoqiao, who had already eaten and drunk, was not idle, first turned his study upside down, and finally had nothing to do, so he moved a chair and sat opposite him, flipping through the books pulled out of the shelf, and chatting with him about information to satisfy his curiosity.
"I heard Uncle Liu say that there are visitors coming to the Heavenly Mansion, is it the Lord Yushi who sent the worship post in the morning?"
"No," Jiang Fenghao's subordinates kept taking brushes to write and scratch on the books, and took the time to look up at He Xiaoqiao, who was bored, "Old man Qian Song always comes to this king to make some messy suggestions, this king is not interested in paying attention to him at all, this kind of person has his own Uncle Liu to deal with," Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, and then frowned rarely, looking extremely distressed, "But the people who will come tomorrow are different, they are, they are ......" Jiang Fenghao thought about it, and finally frowned and spoke," In short, it's the kind that can't be seen, even if it's annoying. ”
Although he knew that this was also a kind of privacy, He Xiaoqiao just couldn't control his mouth, and his mind to gossip blurted out, "Why?" Is it your benefactor or ...... Uh, relatives or something? ”
"The relatives are easy to deal with, even if the emperor comes to be a husband, the key is," Jiang Fenghao sighed deeply, his handsome face was clouded, "The key is that one of those two people is not only my mother's savior, but also her...... Finger for the married fiancé. ”
Huh?
What's going on with this increasingly bloody plot development? The concubine actually has a fiancé - could it be that Jiang Fenghao's father was also the third party who was rumored to be domineering and snatched love with a knife, and successfully killed the evil dragon in the end?
Jiang Fenghao pointed at He Xiaoqiao's forehead, and explained to her with an ambiguous face angrily, "At the beginning, my mother was supposed to marry that person, but later due to something happened to my grandfather, my grandmother had no choice but to send her reluctant concubine to the palace as a show girl, so as to seek help from the court." ”
"And then? And then what? He Xiaoqiao only thought that this was the eighth o'clock file of ancient love, held his chin and listened with relish, and kept urging Jiang Fenghao to continue, "Has your mother and concubine cut off contact with that person since then?" And your grandfather, his and that man's parents...... I mean, are you two at odds because of this? ”
"That's true, but it's not that exaggerated."
After all, his grandfather's current status is there, and the other party does not dare to say it in person even if he has more dissatisfaction, so for so many years, the two families have maintained a seemingly strong and harmonious 'friend' relationship that is actually shattered with one blow.
"Although I was forced to dissolve the marriage contract, this matter has always been a hurdle in my mother's heart." Jiang Fenghao sighed and continued to explain to He Xiaoqiao, "In order to express my apologies to that person, my mother will make this damn rule, requiring her descendant, that is, me, to receive that person unconditionally and help him within my ability for five years after her immortal death." ”
He Xiaoqiao tilted his head and thought about it, then gasped, "This is too unfair, if any of his needs must be met, then wouldn't you be at a loss?" ”
"Not really." Jiang Fenghao shook his head, then squinted his eyes and smiled slyly, "My mother didn't say this in front of others, it's up to me whether I want to help or not—as for enduring the unhappiness and meeting them, it's just to let the mother concubine go with peace of mind." ”
He Xiaoqiao raised his eyebrows, gave Jiang Fenghao a thumbs up, and made a very pertinent summary, "Treacherous!" ”
Jiang Fenghao's deep eyes were half-narrowed, and he grinned and accepted this evaluation very generously, "Awards, awards." ”
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It was already dark when he left the study, and after having dinner with Jiang Fenghao, He Xiaoqiao went back to his room.
As a result, I don't know if it was because the things she ate today were too messy and there was a problem, or if she greedily ate two more bowls of mung beans after dinner and caught a cold, and when she slept until midnight, her stomach suddenly cramped and was unbearable, so she had to get up and go to the toilet.
Although Cailian slept next door, He Xiaoqiao had no intention of waking her up to accompany her.
Because there was something wrong with the latrine in his yard, the door couldn't be closed, He Xiaoqiao worked hard for a long time without results, so he had to endure abdominal pain and run to the next yard to borrow a place.
I squatted on the pit for a long time, and I don't know how long it was, in short, by the time her stomach finally stopped hurting, the husband who passed by outside the palace had already beaten her three times in a row.
Coming out of the latrine, He Xiaoqiao's face was pale, his steps were vain, and he was holding on to the wall like a female ghost with his hair scattered and moving towards his yard step by step.
The moon hung listlessly in the sky, and there were not even a few stars in the dark blue sky, and there were dark lights all around, and the only frogs chirping in the silent night were one after another
"Why did it take so long to come? Don't you want to mess around? ”
Just when He Xiaoqiao walked outside the garden, a strange man's voice suddenly appeared in her ears, and then before she could react, the man had quickly pulled her and hid in the shadow of the tree on the side, and without saying a word, he stuffed something cool into her hand.
There were no lighting tools around the garden, except for the bottom of the corridor, the rest of the place was pitch black, and when he couldn't see his five fingers, He Xiaoqiao could only judge by his hand that the thing was about the size of a palm, with a faint coolness.
"It's a good thing, and a little bit can make a big difference." The man looked outside the door of the Moon Cave, and then lowered his voice and admonished, "You take the things, everything will go according to plan tomorrow, remember to mix this thing into the prince's tea before eating, and the master will tell you how to do it at that time, but remember?" ”
Hearing that there seemed to be a lot of hidden secrets, He Xiaoqiao dragged the bottle in his hand and didn't make a sound, just nodded very cooperatively.
It was impossible to see the other party's expression in the dark, but He Xiaoqiao could clearly feel the man's relief - he didn't know how much garlic he had eaten for dinner, and the taste was so heavy that it could smoke an elephant to death.
"Good, that's it. The house was heavily guarded, and I finally avoided the nursing home and came here, so I left first. ”
After saying that, the people also ran out quickly, and after a while, they couldn't even see the figure.
As for He Xiaoqiao, who was left behind to 'entrust him with a heavy task', he clenched the porcelain vase in his hand excitedly, and shouted surprise in his heart.
I didn't expect to encounter such a fun thing when I came out to go to the toilet - by the way, who did that person mistake her for just now? What is the origin of the so-called 'master'?
Won't it ...... is what Jiang Fenghao said, the ex-fiancé who was abandoned by his mother, right?
If that's the case, then tomorrow will be a good show.
Squeezing the porcelain vase in his hand tighter, He Xiaoqiao happily hummed a seriously out-of-tune English song, and went back to the room briskly.