Chapter 52: Wind and Rain

Chi Tao nodded: "What does my sister want me to do?" ”

The maid looked into the flower hall, and when she saw that everything was as usual, she said, "You are here to watch, and when the mother is about to get up, go to the ear room and call meβ€”my name is Songzhi, what is your name?" ”

"My name is Tao. Sister, don't worry, I'll just watch here. ”

Songzhi is a first-class maid next to Princess Duan, seeing that Chi Tao is well-behaved, and he will do some of the princess's clothes early in the morning, and he has been busy for most of the day, and he is indeed a little unable to support it, so he went to the ear room, sat down to drink tea and eat snacks, and rested slightly.

After a stick of incense, a little guy who hadn't left his head hurriedly ran over, saw Chi Tao outside the flower hall, and hurriedly stopped: "Where have the sisters gone?" ”

"They are all waiting in there. What's the matter with you? ”

"Go and tell my sisters, let the princess Tongyu, the emperor and Concubine Lin come over from the palace!"

"Huh?" Even though Chi Tao was mentally prepared, he was also taken aback by the news, "Did you hear it right?"

"How could you hear me wrong?" The little servant was anxious, "The chamberlain has already come to announce the decree, saying that the emperor heard about today's event and wants to come to have fun." Concubine Lin also said that the strange flowers and plants in the drinking garden have been planted, and a luminous cup has been planted, so she should take this opportunity to watch it! It's going to be there in a while, you have to get ready! ”

Chi Tao suddenly had a headache, this end of the king is trying to ambush it, how can the emperor be like a child, want to come out of it?

Chi Tao's belly was scolded: "I know, I'll go and tell Sister Songzhi, you go first." ”

If he went to inform Xie Yao first, it would take at least two quarters of an hour to go back and forth, and he would be exposed on Songzhi's side.......

Other Xie Yao should have dealt with it earlier, only Xie Ning was an unexpected situation on his side, and his primary purpose should be to keep his family safe.

Chi Tao made up her mind and went to the ear room to inform Matsueda.

Songzhi was also startled, and hurriedly entered the flower hall to whisper a few words to the princess.

Princess Duan's face changed, she stood up and smiled at everyone: "Today, due to fate, even the emperor and the concubine Niangniang will come to the drinking garden to have fun with all the monarchs for a day." ”

The flower hall was silent for a moment, and then it boiled again: "Thanks to the blessing of the princess, we can also see the face of heaven!" ”

Aunt Lin was slightly excited on her face, and Xie Ning beside her secretly poked her: "The emperor is coming, what is my aunt excited about?" ”

Aunt Lin glared at her: "Silly girl, I heard that there are female officials around the palace lady!" If I like you......"

Shainin's eyes almost rolled to the sky: "How old am I!" ”

Princess Duan smiled and said to everyone: "I have to ask my subordinates to arrange it, I won't accompany everyone here, and someone will invite you to go to the Moon Fishing Pavilion in a while." Lost in company. Then he was supported by the pine branch and turned into the back screen.

Chi Tao saw that no one paid attention to her, so she also lowered her head and followed through the flower hall, and those who saw it only thought it was the princess's maid, and didn't care.

Behind the flower hall is a courtyard, and there is a row of back cover rooms, which is a living place, Princess Duan is sitting on the embroidered couch by the window, with a shocked face: "The emperor never goes out of the palace for no reason, and he doesn't like to feast and drink, why do you suddenly want to come to the drinking garden today?" ”

Songzhi and several other big maids stood on the ground: "I just went to ask the prince, but he doesn't know." Now they are busy preparing a place for the emperor and the concubine to worship, rest, and eat. ”

The pond peach under the windowsill is a little strange, it stands to reason that if King Duan wants to do something, this emperor should come to the drinking garden should be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, why is Princess Duan so shocked?

Before I could think about it, I heard someone come in and report: "The prince is here." ”

King Duan thought that it was to avoid the ladies in the front hall, so he came in through the door of the backyard, and the princess and the maid hurriedly saluted.

Duanwang's voice was also a little anxious: "I'm afraid that Concubine Lin is going to listen to the play with the female dependents, and you have to prepare some things to take over here." ”

The princess responded, and King Duan helped her up and smiled gently: "The emperor is in a hurry, and the princess is hard." ”

Princess Duan smiled: "The concubine has been married to the prince for many years, and such a scene can still be handled." ”

As he was talking, a maid came up with tea, and when he raised his hand, he knocked over the tea tray, and two cyan cups fell to the ground, one of them immediately shattered, and the other rolled to the bottom of the high table.

The maid was so frightened that her face was like earth, and she knelt on the ground and trembled: "Please forgive the prince, ask the princess to forgive the sins!" The slave didn't mean it! ”

Princess Duan frowned: "You are also doing old things by my side, why are you so careless today?" ”

King Duan didn't care: "Forget it, go down." ”

The maid bowed her head as if she had been pardoned, and hurriedly withdrew tremblingly.

Chi Tao could hear it clearly under the windowsill.

Wrong......

Chi Tao naturally knows that he can't judge people by his appearance, but this end of the king is weak and weak, with a fair complexion, peaceful eyebrows, and even gentle and sympathetic to his subordinates, he really doesn't look like a person who will plot to seize the throne of his brother!

What's more, the emperor arrived suddenly, and his accident was not fake.

Before he could think about it, he listened to Princess Duan instruct the maids: "Call the housekeepers and grandmothers immediately." ”

Chi Tao turned to the front of the flower hall, and saw Songzhi hurriedly coming: "Hey, it's just right, I'm going to the kitchen, you follow me." ”

Chi Tao originally wanted to go to Xie Yao to see if he had learned that the emperor and Concubine Lin were coming to the drinking garden. But Songzhi watched closely, and she had to respond: "Does my sister still take care of the meal?" ”

Songzhi walked in a hurry, but his face showed a look of pride: "My mother was originally in charge of the kitchen in the princess's mother's house, and there are many secret skills. She lowered her voice: "When Concubine Huilin comes over, the princess will let me make a few specialty snacks." ”

"Oh." Chi Tao flashed with an ignorant look, "The emperor and the concubine must have been prepared for such a big event for a long time in advance." She listened to Matsueda's inadvertent southern accent, and followed her voice into the dialect.

Sure enough, Songzhi's expression was softer: "We are from Yuhang, and you are also from that side?" ”

Chi Tao was pleasantly surprised: "My grandmother's house is Xiaoshan, which is close to Yuhang!" ”

"That's half a fellow." Matsueda smiled, "But you're wrong, I don't know any news this time, even our prince is a little messy, I think the emperor is also idle and panicked." But think about it, this banquet was originally organized by Concubine Lin and our princess. ”

Saying that he had arrived at the kitchen, Songzhi hurriedly ordered a few chefs, and ordered to take wheat flour, choose rose silk, fried puff pastry, and make a starting point.

After a busy day, the kitchen brought out a few exquisite new snacks such as dragon and phoenix crystal cake, rose pine cake rolls, jujube paste yam cake, etc., and a rough maid panted and said a few words to Songzhi, Songzhi was stunned and said: "This time I will go to the Moon Fishing Pavilion?"

The maid was panting unevenly: "Yes, the concubine said that it is boring to sit dry, it is better to go to the Moon Fishing Pavilion to enjoy the scenery and listen to the music." I guess I've already sung it. ”

Songzhi beckoned to Chi Tao: "Come and serve me the snacks." ”

As he spoke, he put the dim sum into the two Eight Immortals and crossed the sea box, and Ling Chi Tao and the rough maid held it, and hurried all the way to the upper room.

Chi Tao kept at his feet, pretending to be unintentional: "Then the ladies and ladies are still in the flower hall?" ”

The maid sneered: "Of course, I also went to the Moon Fishing Pavilion, and I talked with the concubine." ”

Chi Tao frowned secretly, listening to the wind commenting that the emperor is not a person who is keen on pleasure, why did he suddenly come to mix with the garden feast today? I also know that it must have been instigated by Concubine Lin, but what is Concubine Lin for? Could it be that Concubine Lin and King Duan are actually in the same group?

There are already a number of attendants around the Moon Fishing Pavilion, and the jewels and treasures in the pavilion are floating in the dark fragrance, and everyone knows that Concubine Lin is uniquely favored, even if she secretly spits a fox to confuse the lord, she has to put out a fiery flattering smile and say funny things.

Chi Tao was left outside the museum by the pine branches, and was about to slip away, only to hear a noise in the Laoyue Pavilion, and then a coquettish smile: "What Niang Niang said is it!" ”

Chi Tao was just thinking about the route to get the little girl's clothes, but she didn't hear what was said inside, and quietly asked the maid next to her who couldn't enter the hall because she was rough: "Sister, what did you say?" ”

The maid thought that Chi Tao was a little maid who served the pine branches, which was equivalent to the secretary of the first-class secretary in the palace, and she didn't dare to slack off: "The concubine said that after the meal, she fought poems in the flower hall, and the male and female guests were separated by a screen. ”

After a while, the wine and delicacies were served up like water, Chi Tao wanted to go, but saw that on the mountain path leading to the Star Picking Tower, there were already two big internal guards standing every ten meters, and the people who delivered the wine and food were a high-ranking inner attendant leading a group of small internal supervisors, and it was even more difficult to get up in the dark.

Time is urgent, Chi Tao is anxious in his heart, but his face is not revealed, and when he saw Songzhi coming out of the Moon Fishing Pavilion, he thought about it and hurriedly ran up: "Sister." ”

Concubine Lin is weird, so it's good to watch her.

Songzhi walked in a hurry, and casually ordered a few maids who were waiting outside: "You, you, you, follow me to the flower hall." Let's come along. ”

When the flower hall was properly arranged, news also came from the Moon Fishing Pavilion that the emperor and the concubine had already set off.

Chi Tao followed the pine branches for a long time, and had already figured out the layout of the flower hall. At this moment, the flower hall is divided into two, separated by a row of twelve rosewood screens. The dirder is open, the screen is thin and can be seen, and the left and right sides can be seen in the opposite side, but it is just a pose.

After a while, everyone gathered around the emperor's imperial chariot and the concubine's sedan chair.

Today, the emperor did not wear a royal robe, only wore a homely dark red robe, walked to the upper seat with the concubine's money, and smiled at the young masters: "You are all famous families, I am a young talent in Liang, and I can't lose today." If anyone wins the first place, I will be rewarded. ”

Concubine Lin opened her mouth next, as tactful as a yellow warbler: "My daughter's family is not allowed to be left behind, and there are rewards waiting for this palace." Saying that, Qiu Bo turned sideways, glanced at the emperor, covered his sleeves and smiled: "The emperor doesn't blame the concubine for fighting in the ring with you." ”