10 Chapter 10
Xu Zhi's movements were unexpectedly fast, and after a while, he brought a few guards to prepare things and send them over.
It's fine to know that paper, pen, paste, etc., but it's not so easy to find the right bamboo strips and kite strings in such a short time.
Jiang Yu took a look and saw that those bamboo strips had been split into appropriate thickness, and the edges were quite smooth, long and short, thick and thin, and the same size was grouped together, classified, and a seal was attached to write the size, which looked very organized.
"Where did you find this?" Jiang Yan picked up a bamboo stick, rubbed her slender fingers on the side, and asked with some curiosity: "Is there a kite maker nearby so coincidentally?" ”
Xu Zhi's face was expressionless: "That's not the case, please forgive the queen, these bamboo branches were cut down in the bamboo forest behind the Green Yi Pavilion." ”
Cut it now......
"Is it so smooth in such a short time?" Jiang Yu smiled and praised: "Who did it?" What a meticulous mind. ”
Xu Zhi paused for a moment, then raised his eyelids, and then replied: "Humble Xie Niangniang praises."
Jiang Yu was stunned: "That's the case......"
I can't complain that Emperor Jin values him, I'm afraid it's not just because of his aunt.
This person is unruly on the outside, but in fact he is so proper and meticulous in his work, even if he doesn't seem to respect her as a queen, he is still very beautiful when she is told to do such a small thing, and he does not leave a handle at all.
"You're bothered." Jiang Yu sighed sincerely.
Then the few guards who had finished delivering the things retreated, and each went back to duty, while Xu Zhi turned his head and left.
Jiang Yu sat on the chair, smiled and looked at Siluo's several hand-cut paper and tied bamboo strips, and after a while, she found that they almost didn't know anything, they were all done by imagination, and after wasting several pieces of paper, they finally had no idea, and they didn't know how to continue with a bitter face.
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Bring it to me." ”
When she saw that she was quite skillful in drawing a rough pattern on the paper, and then cutting it out along the lines to make a suitable shape, Haruto was quite surprised: "Niangniang, you still do this!" ”
Jiang Yan smiled, and kept bending the bamboo strips into the desired arc, and then placing them on the candlestick to fire, while saying, "I haven't done it for a long time, I don't know if there are any handicrafts." ”
"You've done a great job." Chun Teng said: "Did the Taishi teach you?" ”
Siluo's heart jumped when she heard this, and she hurriedly looked at Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan's movements on her hand stopped for a moment, then continued, and said slowly: "...... It was a friend who taught me to do it. ”
"It can be seen that Niangniang's friend must also be a famous lady with ingenuity." Ivy flattered.
Jiang Yan was in a trance for a moment, and when she saw Siluo's nervous and concerned gaze, she tried her best to suppress her ups and downs, and smiled reluctantly: "He ...... It's true that he was born in a famous family, and he knows a little bit of everything, but he is not very proficient in it, and now he ...... I'm afraid the craftsmanship is not as good as mine......"
After that, she quickly changed the subject: "Come, help me tie the bamboo strips." ”
Siluo hurriedly came up: "Slave and maid, come!" ”
Everyone else also rushed to help, and they didn't help much, but they added to the chaos.
Jiang Yan didn't dislike it, and slowly instructed them to do it step by step, and after working for most of the hour, she finally made a swallow-shaped kite.
Li Sui said with emotion: "I can't imagine that this little paper kite is so troublesome to do, how can the slave and maid be willing to let it fly away with the wind, and have to put incense and candles to worship for a lifetime to be worthy of the hard work of the queen." ”
Only one was afraid that it would not be enough, so Jiang Yu went on to teach them to make four simple square kites.
After she was done, she took it in her hand and looked at it, and said with a smile: "There are still a few touches of color missing." As he spoke, he took up his pen and carefully drew on the kite.
Although it didn't take too much time, and the lines were only sketched a few strokes, Jiang Yan's brushwork was bright and bright, and she didn't pursue too much realism, but she was extremely godlike.
Xia Yi tilted his head and looked at it, and couldn't help but cover his mouth in surprise: "It's so beautiful, this is ...... Our name! ”
That's right, Jiang Yan painted pothos, vines, gardenias and ears of wheat.
Jiang Yu put the pen on the pen holder and nodded casually: "It just so happens to be one for each person." ”
They were all pleasantly surprised, and Siluo also changed her previous nervousness, unconsciously put a smile on her face, and asked in a cheerful tone: "Then who is this swallow lady going to give it to?" ”
The swallow-shaped kite is the most delicate and beautiful, and the four of them all want it a little, but they can't say it directly, staring at Jiang Yan with blank eyes, she had to say helplessly: "Let's put it here with me, and when there are enough four, you can divide it?" ”
A few people only felt that the queen was too generous to people, how could she be willing to work and make three such complex kites, Chun Teng snorted, "Niang Niang is okay with us?" ”
After all these busy times, Jiang Yan's forehead was already a little sweaty, she took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat, shook her head and said, "You guys go...... I don't like to move. ”
As she spoke, she picked up the swallow kite and joked with a smile: "Which of you helped the most today, this ......"
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhi, who had left before, suddenly went back and forth, and walked straight into the pavilion with a letter in his hand.
"Just give it to whomever ......" Jiang Yu's second half of the sentence happened to land.
Xu Zhi glanced at Jiang Yan silently, did not hand over the letter, but first glanced down at the kite in her hand.
Jiang Yan was speechless for a while, the atmosphere was quiet for a moment, Siluo was the first to react, she frowned and said, "Where did the letter come from?" ”
Xu Zhi withdrew his gaze from staring at the kite, and handed over the thin letter with both hands: "Letter from Tokyo, please read it in person." ”
Jiang Yu immediately forgot about Fang Cai's embarrassment, put down the paper kite in her hand, took the letter and immediately opened the envelope.
She is now afraid that this is a letter from Beijing to inform her to return to the palace, even if she knows that if this is the case, then there is a high probability that the internal officials in the palace will go out of the palace to send a holy decree to summon the queen back to the palace, but she is new to the palace, and she doesn't know much about the Jin Kingdom, who knows what the Jin Emperor's habit is, what if people are used to writing letters to their wives like this?
Therefore, Jiang Yu opened the letter, but first turned to the last page to see the payment.
"Minister, Chu's Jinghe, worship."
Chu Jinghe.
Jiang Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and her tensed body relaxed a little.
The handwriting of this younger brother of Queen Chu is quite delicate, the pen is tactful, the pen is meticulous, just looking at the handwriting, it is not like a courtier who is already on an errand, but more like a girl in the boudoir, and the writing in it is also very gentle and thoughtful.
The words of concern for my sister passed by, and the point was to tell the queen in a tactful and comforting tone that some ministers who were close relatives of the Chu family had already pleaded for her in front of the emperor, in order to let her return to the palace as soon as possible, but Emperor Changwen was noncommittal, and only said that the queen's body had not yet healed, and the imperial doctor would be sent to visit again, and the return date would be set at that time.
Seeing this, Jiang Yu finally completely relieved herself, she looked up at Siluo, who was also nervous, and shook her head very slightly.
Seeing that Silo understood, she lowered her head and read the letter again.
At this glance, her expression, which had been relaxed, froze again.
The letter roughly talked about the movements of the DPRK and China in recent days, and there was a sentence: "Moliao is changing, Qin Yizeng died in the north and south of it, and the lords and ministers are busy with it......"
This is Chu Jinghe explaining to his sister why his father ignored her during this time, but Jiang Yan's attention was all on the word "Qin".
She didn't even really understand the meaning of the words, but she could already feel an unconscious palpitation, both as if her heart was sinking into her stomach, and as if it was pounding violently in her mouth.
Jiang Yan suddenly clenched the letter and pressed it on the table.
But now that she has grown, these complex emotional changes have been subconsciously hidden, including Silo who didn't notice her momentary stiffness and distraction.
Jiang Yan moved her throat, feeling as if she was quietly swallowing her heart into her chest in front of so many people.
At that moment, she felt her fingers loosen and something pull away from her fingertips.
Jiang Yu was excited, and immediately wanted to raise her head to get the letter back, but found that the letter was pressed under her fingers.
- It was the kite that was taken away.
Jiang Yu slowly raised her head, with the unease and apprehension that had not yet dissipated, she moved her bloodless lips, and she didn't even make a sound.
Even though the emotions in her heart fluctuated like ocean waves, her expression was well controlled, and the people on the other side did not notice her abnormality.
Xu Zhi pursed his lips, and said in a hesitant and hesitant tone: "Her Royal Highness Queen Xie rewarded ......"