The palace is full of heavenly style, even the dining room, there are utensils that ordinary people can't see. The tables and chairs were carved mahogany, the tops were inlaid with elaborate jade stones, and even the small bottles of salt, vinegar and soy sauce were made of crystal jars from foreign countries.

The dining room is divided into several areas so as not to be too large and cause unnecessary confusion. There are 12 kinds of hot dishes and 8 kinds of cold dishes, which almost include the delicacies of the world's underground. Even an ordinary bean bag has been carefully carved to look like a red-eyed rabbit.

Master Rabbit blew his beard angrily when he saw it, "This and this, how can I get my mouth off the old man, can I eat myself?" Huaiyue smiled and stuffed a sugar treasure made into the shape of a round piglet in the three-petal mouth of Master Rabbit, "You eat this, this is also delicious!"

Sima Lu's family has dozens of chefs from the north and south, and several of them are from the imperial kitchen. She only felt bored by these gorgeous dishes, and only took a plate of green vegetables fried in shrimp oil and a small bowl of porridge, and sat down with a frown. Huaixing and Huaiyue were overjoyed, they chattered about this and delicious, and they hadn't eaten that before. Li Qingxue watched coldly, and couldn't help but feel a sadness in her heart.

With so many delicacies, almost everyone is dazzled and doesn't know which one to eat. Only Sima Lu only picked a plate of the most inconspicuous vegetables, this is because she is used to these snacks and has long been out of her mind.

Li Qingxue looked at the jar of Buddha jumping over the wall that contained abalone, shark fin and other valuable ingredients she was holding, and suddenly felt that in front of Sima Lu, she was so vulgar. If he were Fang Dui, he would also choose a girl like Sima Lu who has a family background and knowledge.

When I think of this, the best taste becomes the same as chewing wax. When this kind of secret inferiority complex piled up too much and turned into anger at a certain moment, Li Qingxue almost lost her mind. Just when Sima Lu was eating the vegetables tastelessly, Huaiyue happened to bring a bowl of steaming chicken soup with sour bamboo shoots.

A thin layer of chicken fat floating on top seals the hot soup to ensure that the temperature does not dissipate and lose its flavor in a short time. Huaiyue stared nervously at the bowl of soup, for fear that a drop would be spilled. Her position was on Sima Lu's right, and she had to pass Li Qingxue when she walked back.

"Be careful, be careful!" Huaixing looked at his sister's appearance, very funny. Huaiyue muttered, "Don't worry, I'm very stable." Just as she was concentrating on carrying the soup behind Li Qingxue, Li Qingxue's left arm suddenly moved slightly. Her movements were so small that no one noticed them except Rong Yue, who was sitting across from her.

It was this time that he hit the soup bowl in Huaiyue's hand with force. A few drops of hot soup were sprinkled on the back of Huaiyue's delicate hand, and it was immediately red and swollen. Huaiyue screamed in a low voice, and with a slip of her hand, the entire soup bowl was buckled on Sima Lu's body.

"Ahh Seeing this, Fang Duan hurriedly said, "Senior Sister Sima, where is the burn?" Li Qingxue's eyes were almost angry, but she had to pretend to be concerned and asked, "Senior sister, I'll accompany you back to the room to change your clothes." I still have some swelling and pain relief medicine there, but I'm afraid I'll have to apply some as well. ”

"Senior Sister Sima, I, I didn't mean it, it's my fault, it's all my fault!" Huaiyue saw that she was in trouble, and hurriedly apologized. Sima Lu endured the pain and said, "It's okay, I'm full, just go back and change my clothes." Everyone insisted on sending her back, but Sima Lu insisted, "It's really not necessary, if you are like this, I will really be angry." You're so good, I'll go back!"

Out of the dining room, Sima Lu put away his smile, the hot place hurt badly, and every step he took would be pulled. In just a few steps, she didn't know how long she had walked before she walked back.

Closing the door, Sima Lu took off his oil-soaked clothes and carefully wiped his shoulders with a towel. There are a few blisters on my fair skin, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to sleep well tonight. The moment she turned her head, she saw the birthmark under her collarbone again. It was a cyan lotus flower, blooming on her, bewitching and beautiful. My father and mother said that she was born with this lotus flower, and she must be a rich and noble person, and the small Yixi City cannot be locked. So since she was a child, her family has raised her as a man, but she often asks herself, as a woman, can she really take on the responsibility of the Sima family?

With a "whoosh", something seemed to fly outside the window, and then with a crisp sound, it was nailed to the pillar under the porch. Sima Lu got dressed, quietly opened the door and walked out. A light bamboo leaf dart with a paper roll nailed to the post. It was the Sima family's message mark, and Sima Lu immediately took off the bamboo leaf dart and returned to the room.

Under the candlestick, she slowly unfolded the scroll of paper, on which it was written in very small handwriting, "There are old people in the palace to help you, and you must seize the treasure." Sima Lu closed his eyes, and after a long time, he burned the paper roll on the candlestick.

Before leaving, she was called to the study, and her father told her to go to the capital this time, and she could only succeed and not fail. This treasure was very important, and she had to find a way to get her hands on it. Sima Lu didn't agree, thinking that she knew that just looking at what was in front of her, she couldn't compare to Senior Sister Twilight, not to mention that there were so many masters in the palace, if she wanted to come out on top, she was bound to ascend to the sky!

"Senior sister, senior sister, are you sleeping?" It seemed to be Fang Dui's voice outside, Sima Lu immediately put away the bamboo leaf dart and said in a loud voice, "I didn't sleep, you come in!" Fang Dui pushed open the door and walked in, still carrying a five-petal plum blossom-shaped delicate food box in his hand.

"I saw that you didn't have much to eat, so I brought some. Fang Du opened the food box, "Huaiyue feels guilty in my heart, let me apologize to you on her behalf." This plate of puff pastry is something she asked me to bring to you. There is also this bowl of waterlogged rice balls, which is the idea of Master Rabbit. ”

Sima Lu glanced at the food box, and saw a bamboo leaf zongzi bag small and cute, and couldn't help but say, "At this moment, I haven't arrived in Duanyang, but I also have zongzi." Fang Du said embarrassedly, "At this time, I took it, thinking that my senior sister can't eat it, this zongzi is small and fresh, maybe my senior sister will like it." ”

"I'm just thinking about this. Sima Lu peeled off the bamboo leaves, and sure enough, there was a faint fragrance of bamboo leaves in the crystal clear glutinous rice. She took a bite, which was also very appetizing, "Fang Dui, thank you." ”

"Senior sister, why is she so polite. Fang Du said, "After arriving here, you seem to have something on your mind, and you are depressed. Sima Lu was shocked, "No, no, maybe I'm too tired along the way." Fang Du asked, "Senior Sister is hurting for that strange treasure?"

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