7 Honey Yuzu Tea
A month is not a long time, but it is not short, it is enough for Yinzhen to grow from a crumpled bun to a white and chubby bun.
Zhu Lan sat on the small couch in Yonghe Palace, pinched Xiao Yinzhen's little hand like a white lotus, and couldn't help but kiss his hand. Xiao Yinzhen thought that Eniang wanted to play with him, so she couldn't stop giggling.
After confinement in the east side hall of Jingren Palace, Zhu Lan moved to Yonghe Palace under Xuan Ye's instructions. When she arrived at Yonghe Palace, she was the head of the first palace, but fortunately, there were no concubines in Yonghe Palace now, and she didn't have to deal with other people, which was really a great thing for Zhu Lan.
When it came to the concubine, there was not only a usual mouthpiece, but also a lot more people waiting.
The eunuch in charge of Yonghe Palace was not very old, and he seemed to be in his twenties, and he led a row of little palace maids and little eunuchs to stand in a row in front of Zhu Lan.
"Slave Xiang Xiu, please ask the master to be safe."
Xiang Xiu is not bad, probably because he is still young, so he is not as gloomy as Zhu Lan imagined, but looks clear and gentle.
He carefully introduced the palace maids and eunuchs below to Zhu Lan, and Zhu Lan only remembered the two most beautiful girls after listening to it.
The second one on the left is called Rongyue, with a goose egg face and willow eyebrows, a pair of apricot eyes full of water, it is said that he is a good hand at combing his hair, and female red embroidery is not a problem.
The one on the far right is called Poria Cocos, with a melon seed face and peach eyes, but she looks like a taciturn character, and there is nothing outstanding except for her face.
Zhu Lan smacked her lips, and specifically mentioned these two girls when Xiang Xiu asked her about the selection of second-class palace women, which attracted some surprised glances from the two.
In fact, there is an unwritten rule among the masters in the palace, and the people who serve around him must not be very beautiful, unless they are specially used to fix pets. But now the concubines in the palace are still young, and they don't need to be favored for the time being, so most of the masters of girls like the two of them don't want it, and in the end, they can only survive as a third-class palace maid.
I didn't expect Concubine De to be different from others, but seeing Zhu Lan's beautiful face, the two of them felt not strange. The master is good-looking and oppressive, so maybe he doesn't have so many requirements for the people around him.
It's just that Zhu Lan might laugh if she knew, because she didn't think about it so much at all, she was just a simple face control. If she can stay in the pile of beauties every day, Zhu Lan feels that her appetite can be much better.
After recognizing the people, Zhu Lan handed over those little eunuchs to Xiang Xiu, and Lu Cao was responsible for the new palace maids.
She leaned down on the couch and ate afternoon tea.
The teapot is not filled with the popular tea leaves, but the honey grapefruit tea made by Zhu Lan in the dining room.
The dining room has long been immune to this master's sudden thoughts, especially the old eunuch, not only did he not show embarrassment after hearing Lu Calyx's instructions, but he repeatedly praised Concubine De Niangniang for her ingenuity, and Zhu Lan was embarrassed to hear it after Lu Calyx came back to tell her.
The dining room cut the grapefruit peel very finely, it should be wrapped in a thick layer of frosting, brewed with honey, now the tea in this teapot not only has a sweet taste, but also a trace of sour bitterness under the tasting, but this bit of sour bitterness is pressed to death by the sweetness, and it doesn't feel much to drink.
It is just right to get tired.
Zhu Lan's left hand side is a small dish of jujube paste yam cake, the pastries made by the people in the dining room look exquisite, one by one is the appearance of plum blossoms, the sweetness of the red dates neutralizes the taste of the yam, it tastes sweet and soft and glutinous, she eats sweets in small sips, drinks drinks, and pats the little Yinzhen from time to time.
"Your tea doesn't smell like anyone else."
Xuan Ye was quiet every time he entered Yonghe Palace, Zhu Lan had long been used to him like this, and when she heard him say this, she naturally put the swaddling clothes aside and poured him a cup of tea.
Xuan Ye took a sip and realized that it was not tea, and a sweet smell of honey and grapefruit swirled around his throat.
He smacked his lips: "It tastes pretty good, how did you come up with it?" ”
Zhu Lan pointed to her head: "I'm smart." ”
She didn't blush when she said this, and looking at Xuan Ye's somewhat unbearable appearance, Zhu Lan smiled proudly.
In her opinion, the current Emperor Kangxi is still a young boy, and he will occasionally show a little childishness in front of him, since he can't go back, it's okay to treat him as a roommate.
"Is Yinzhen not well-behaved?"
Manchu people pay attention to holding their grandsons and not their children, so Xuan Ye did not take the child from Zhu Lan's arms, but looked at Yinzhen who was still asleep.
"He's good."
Zhu Lan said this sentence sincerely, Xiao Yinzhen only cries when she is hungry and pees, and she is usually a good child who sleeps obediently, and she does not make trouble, and occasionally plays finger grabbing games with Zhu Lan.
"You're a child who can raise children, in that case, let Yinzhen stay by your side."
After Xuan Ye pondered for a while, he felt that it was not impossible to let Wu Ya's family raise their own children, because the position was undecided and there were many children in the palace who died, so they all sent the children outside the palace. Now that Wu Yashi is one of the six concubines, and the children have begun to gradually stand still, it is not impossible for her to raise them by herself.
Zhu Lan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, she didn't expect Kangxi to really let her raise Yinzhen by herself, so she still looked stunned on her face, which amused Xuan Ye.
"Long live you, long live the best!" Zhu Lan grinned and couldn't help but shake Xuan Ye's hand.
Xuan Ye was slightly stunned, his expression was a little dazed, most of the women in the palace expressed their emotions implicitly, and there were few such straightforward praises as Wu Yashi, which made him quite useful.
He looked around, the furnishings in the Yonghe Palace were more in line with her mind under Zhu Lan's orders, which was a bit novel for Xuan Ye.
Zhu Lan asked the people who moved to the palace to put all the soft pillows in the east side hall of Jingren Palace in every place where she could lean on, and a large bookshelf was placed in the inner room of the main hall of Yonghe Palace, on which there were now scattered books, and the pages had traces of being folded, and they were often turned over at a glance. There is also a rocking cart next to her bed, which is a soft futon, which should be for Xiao Yinzhen.
"Was Yinzhen by your side when you slept?" Xuan Ye pushed the cart.
Zhu Lan put Xiao Yinzhen into the rocking car, gently shook the rocking car, Xiao Yinzhen smacked her mouth, and slowly closed her eyes.
"The concubine couldn't see him for a while, and she panicked, anyway, there was nothing to do at night, so she put the rocking cart here." Zhu Lan couldn't help but smile when she looked at the sleeping child.
Xuan Ye looked at the woman in front of her, her body, which was originally considered weak, had plumped a lot after giving birth to a child, and the flag costume that was quite fitting before was now worn on her body to wrap her tightly, revealing her bumpy figure.
Zhu Lan's slender and white neck was right in front of Xuan Ye's eyes, and his eyes were a little dark.
"Why didn't you put up the green head card after the confinement?" Xuan Ye approached her gently, his hand returned to her waist, and pinched the soft flesh on her waist.
Zhu Lan's body froze suddenly, and Xuan Ye's warm breath was in her ears, blowing the roots of her ears soft, and the blush slowly crept up her face.
"It was originally going to be hung...... Zhu Lan's mind suddenly became confused, her voice became lower and lower, and Xuan Ye's eyes became darker and darker.
Neither of them likes to be served, and there is only the heartbeat of two people in the inner room.
"Then I'll come over tonight." Xuan Ye chuckled, so ashamed that Zhu Lan just wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill down.
He is a man who does what he says, and when it was almost time, Xuan Ye came to Yonghe Palace again.
Rongyue braided Zhu Lan's hair and pulled it to the back, revealing a piece of her neck, with a few small hairpins, it seemed that Zhu Lan's whole person was as beautiful as the moon, which was obviously in contrast to her delicate figure.
Zhu Lan likes it, and Xuan Ye likes it too.
On this night, the lights of Yonghe Palace were almost on overnight, and they didn't stop until almost the second half of the night.
Zhu Lan hid in the quilt with a red face, beside Xuan Ye's long warm breathing, he put one hand on her and the other hand under her neck, as if the whole person had encircled her.
In addition to being shy, she was also a little sad, leaning on Xuan Ye in a daze, but her eyes were involuntarily red.
Tears fell down, she didn't dare to move for fear of waking up Kangxi, so she kept her eyes open until the tears dried.
She didn't know what she was upset about, since she had already crossed over, some things were unavoidable, but Zhu Lan still felt sad for herself. The man lying next to him was destined to have more than twenty sons, and she was only one of his harems, which was very different from the concept she had accepted for so many years, but she had to accept it.
Zhu Lan opened her eyes and began to think about the past again.
Half-asleep, Xuan Ye felt that the person in his arms seemed to twitch a little, and he raised his hand to touch her face, feeling wet.
"Why are you crying? Does it hurt you? ”
Zhu Lan shook her head, stepped her whole body into his arms, leaning on her warm chest, she didn't want to hear or want to think.
If it comes, it will be safe.
She has no way to change the established facts, she can only accept it.
Zhu Lan felt the man's generous hand slowly patting her back, as if coaxing her to sleep.
Her tears couldn't help but fall a few drops, and a gentle kiss fell on her forehead when she was sad, and Xuan Ye coaxed gently: "Hurry up and sleep, I have to go to the royal grandmother tomorrow to say goodbye." ”
Zhu Lan sighed slightly in her heart, and the hand holding Xuan Ye tightened a little.
A dreamless night.