As we enter June, the heat is better than ever.

Even though he was in the most luxurious Daming Palace in the world, because the house for him to wait for orders in the tent hall was not open and ventilated, Xu Xiuneng only felt that the heat was unbearable, and seeing that the blue leaves outside the mullioned window were motionless, there was no need for Xiao to think that there would be a cool breeze to send in, so he simply hung down the bamboo curtain, so that the cool air emitted from the ice urn would not dissipate too quickly.

Although he has to give the order of the tent in the tent of the palace, but the queen mother will not be edicted to see the important ministers or deal with government affairs all day long, especially in such a hot time, the queen mother will often take a break at noon, that is, she will not take a nap, and it is inconvenient for Xu Xiu Neng, the foreign minister, to stay an inch, but in case of sudden accidents, it is inconvenient to use people, so a special room was arranged for him in the tent hall, but of course Xu Xiu Neng could not lie down in this wide clothes, many times it was to read books and texts.

But the weather was too hot, and he was wearing an official uniform, which was not as light and cool as when he was in private, so he was depressed all his life, and he couldn't read the papers quietly, so he simply pulled up his sleeves, opened his shirt a little, and leaned on his legs and feet to close his eyes and recuperate.

But suddenly heard a small laughter, not to disturb people, and not to hear clearly, but the tent hall has always been strictly ruled, this situation inevitably made Xu Xiu can doubt, so he stretched out his arm slightly to open the curtain, only to see that under the verandah opposite the window, Liu Shi Niang, who was wearing a narrow sleeve skirt, was whispering to the female officials passing by, and you could see the smiling faces of those female officials from afar, not a courteous and flattering pretentiousness, but as if she was really amused by Liu Shi Niang, and one female official even uncovered Liu Shi Niang's palace people holding a tray behind Liu Shi Niang, The buckle cover of a small green jade carved urn, I don't know what I saw, seemed to make fun of Liu Shiniang, but instead I was said to be slightly red, and I stomped away.

Xu Xiuneng raised half of his eyebrows slightly, and there was something meaningful in his eyes.

He remembered the first time he met Liu Shi Niang, or two years ago when he was invited to the Qing Dynasty at the banquet, there was a good scene of Chang'an five sons facing off against Dongying Four Crazy on that day, he determined from the slight change in the girl's expression that the duel was not as simple as it seemed, and then it happened that Cao Gang was convicted of the county test re-examination, but the biggest beneficiaries were Shao Guang and Yin Shen, Xu Xiuneng was sure that a series of events must have the acquiescence and promotion of the Queen Mother, and Liu Shi Niang also played a role in it, but I really couldn't believe that the Queen Mother was persuaded by Liu Shi Niang, Although the main purpose was to prepare Cao Gang for the Linchao listening system, by the way, Shao Guang and Yin Shen also took advantage of this to make a name for themselves.

After all, although Liu Shiniang was a well-known talented woman in Kyoto at that time, she was only in her early tens, so wouldn't she be wise and close to the demon if she had such a means, so Xu Xiuneng always thought that the three who made the strategists were He Zhan, Xue Luli, and Wang Ningzhi.

Liu Shiniang may just get the order of the Queen Mother and contact in the center, at most it plays a role in threading the needle.

But now that he has close contact with this girl, Xu Xiu can feel amazing.

Wei Yan has been confirmed by him to be in vain, originally thought that another boudoir was not more than Erer, but although the Queen Mother asked him to draft the edict, but never deprived Liu Shiyi Niang of this position, he and Liu Shi Niang are more like colleagues, but his duty in addition to the draft edict is to record the words and deeds of the Queen Mother, but Eleven Niang is just a classification of the chapter, Xu Xiuneng naturally has a lot of opportunities to "visually review" Eleven Niang's draft edict, quite shocked by the other party's writing skills, with the classic Bo is not mentioned, although there are Chinese words piled up, but it is just right, The expression of the edict is very accurate, and it does not need to be amended by the Chinese scholars, etc., but only the format is perfected and the name is signed according to the procedure, and it can be issued.

Liu Shiniang seems to be not just good at painting, if she is a man, she will definitely be able to enter high school.

However, this girl clearly has this talent, but she is not like Wei Yan who talks about national politics lightly at every turn, and she knows how to advance and retreat very well in front of the Queen Mother.

After another observation, Liu Shiniang and the palace people in the Penglai Palace also seem to be very accommodating, and everyone talks and laughs with her without any restraint, not like Wei Yan, although she is also respected by the palace people, but she is mostly in awe, which is completely forced by her blood relationship with the Queen Mother, not from the closeness of the heart.

Of course, there are also a few palace people who are quite dissatisfied with Liu Shiniang, such as Qiao Ajian who always raises his chin next to Concubine Yuanxian, and engraves the word stupid directly on his head, which of course does not mean that Liu Shiyi Niang is deficient in life.

A cardamom woman, and a famous lady, can do so exquisitely and without flattery and hypocrisy, not to mention how many so-called noble ladies who have been experienced for a long time but have limited knowledge, even many men are far behind.

In short, Xu Xiuneng's interest was thoroughly stimulated by Liu Shiniang, and he had the idea of forming an alliance and getting closer.

He peeped here, but saw that after Liu Shiniang said goodbye to the two female officials, he led the palace maid to this side, his heart jumped heavily, and he quickly withdrew his arm to tidy up his clothes and sit upright, and picked up a volume of papers, pretending to be inexplicable.

The idea of forming an alliance and getting close was just secretly born, Xu Xiu Neng naturally would not act so hastily, and even more so Shi Niang did not show any difference to him, except for this sudden "visit" - Xu Xiu Neng couldn't help but be secretly excited, suspecting Liu Shi Niang's intention to suddenly approach.

Before he could come up with a rough outline, he had already heard two pecks outside the door, and Xu Xiuneng subconsciously cleared his throat again and said the word "please come in".

"Xu Sheren didn't take a break?" Eleven Niang entered the courtesy, smiled, waited for the palace people to put the tray on the case, and said again: "The waiter entered the ceremony, saying that Wu Weibo and his son had entered the palace, and were waiting for the edict to see, the queen mother confessed to the eleventh to tell Xu Sheren, two moments later, the waiter saw the edict, the queen mother was worried about the heat, Xu Sheren was suddenly disturbed and was not in good spirits, so he ordered to prepare a fresh fruit cold drink, which can be used by Xu Sheren to wake up. ”

It turned out to be for "official business".

Xu Xiuneng suddenly felt disgusting, of course, it was for "official business", Liu Shiniang has always advanced and retreated, and where would he commit the taboo of "selfishness" to please the queen mother in the Penglai Palace.

He thanked him first, and went to look at the fruit drink on the tray, only to see that the jasper bowl was actually filled with peeled lychees, and the white flesh was lined with a refreshing blue color and became more and more transparent.

"This lychee is only yesterday will be sent to the palace, eleven because of thought, Lingnan tribute more made for lychee fried, so it is beneficial to store, but this fresh lychee is very rare, so there is no preparation of cheese as a match, only this clear drink, is the mountain spring water after chilling, and did not add sugar, it was eleven themselves are not used to too sweet things, it is their own opinion, if Xu She people are not used to it, you may as well say bluntly, eleven this will be replaced."

Lychee is only born in Lingnan, far away from Chang'an, not to mention that this fruit is particularly delicate, it is rumored that "if you leave this branch, one day and the color changes, two days and the fragrance changes, three days and the taste changes, four or five days of color and fragrance are gone", and only the royal family uses the post station fast horse relay to transport, even people with horses tired to death, in order to eat this new rare taste, not to mention the east and west of the two cities are difficult to buy, even the princes and magnates have no ability to try it, because it can only be transported by people and horses, the royal family gets only about ten catties every year, so it is generally not used as a reward, Unless you are like Eleven Niang and Xu Xiuneng who grow around the Queen Mother, it is possible to taste more than a dozen grains.

However, the nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty ate fresh fruits, and there were many particulars, and they would not be eaten directly as in later generations, which would be laughed at and vulgar, such as cherries, which should be dipped in steamed cheese with sugar, and even common fresh pears also need to be steamed, and even roasted over a stove fire, which is called elegant.

Although it looks simple, it is also ingenious, and it can show the umami of the fruit itself, so that it will not be ruined.

Of course, it is also possible to be disliked.

It's just that Xu Xiuneng also has an understanding of the Queen Mother's temperament, and it is impossible to take the trouble to tell Liu Shiniang how to prepare this fresh fruit to cool off the summer, and he will not even deliberately explain how to prepare lychees, this should be completely Liu Shiniang's own idea, she saw that the Queen Mother was quite serious about herself, so she was so thoughtful.

Where else can Xu Xiuneng be picky? It's too late to say thank you.

Eleven Niang is not bothered, and after a polite sentence, she has to leave.

But he was called by Xu Xiu Neng: "Today is the blessing of the little lady, and there is such a blessing in the next, but the verbal thanks are inevitably contemptuous, due to a coincidence in the next, I have collected a set of Zhuge pens, and I have the intention to transfer it to the little lady, but it is inconvenient to bring it into the palace, so I have to wait for the little lady to rest, and then go to the Qingguan meeting." ”

Zhou people are accustomed to Xuanbi, especially the Zihao made by Zhuge Shi, but it is very rare, it is simply hard to find, so Eleven Niang repeatedly refused: "It's all the Queen Mother's reward, how dare Eleven admit it?" ”

Laugh away.

However, of course Eleven Niang understands that the bait has played a role, she didn't want to provoke Xu Xiuneng, but when His Royal Highness King Jin returned to meet her, she was ordered at the right time to let her explore Xu Xiuneng's roots, of course, this is not to investigate Xu Xiuneng's origin, what is on the surface, how can she have to do more, although King Jin did not elaborate, Eleven Niang can also hear the sound.

But of course she won't take the initiative to approach so obviously, she has always advocated letting the other party take the initiative, so today she should be instructed by the Queen Mother, and she only paid attention to it.

Obviously, although she didn't inquire about anything, Xu Xiuneng's attitude has already shown that the plan is not small, otherwise she would not have expressed her intention to go up to the "private opinion" because of these dozen or so lychees.