Zi Ning calmed down, thought for a moment, smiled and said: "The name of this dish is wishful thinking! This bacon and chicken thigh meat are not compatible, I don't think they fall in love with each other, the bacon is willing to be cut into slices, the chicken thighs are willing to become diced, and then fried with hot sesame oil, the smoked aroma of the bacon melts into the chicken, and the tenderness of the chicken dissolves the greasy bacon, they are in love, and the two are happy." ”

Qianli drew a warm current in his eyes, couldn't help but bow his head and smile, pointed to the winter bamboo shoots in Zining's chopsticks, deliberately showed a questioning look, and asked: "Since the two are consensual, what is this winter bamboo shoots? Could it be that the two love of bacon and chicken are happy, and there are winter bamboo shoots in the middle?"

Zi Ning narrowed her eyes, stared at the winter bamboo shoots for a moment, and said in a coquettish voice: "Hey, what do you know, these winter bamboo shoots, radish, and kale are all side dishes, and you can't dominate them!" put the winter bamboo shoots in his mouth, chewed them a few times, and an irrepressible sourness arose.

I couldn't help but feel gloomy in my heart, and thought silently: "Zining, Zining, how can you match the prince, he is a dignified prince, and if he wants to be the emperor in the future, there will be three thousand beauties in the harem." If you don't give up, I'm afraid you'll be reduced to winter bamboo shoots and turnips, and you can only be used as a side dish for the rest of your life. ”

The more I thought about it, the more irritable I became, I ate half a bowl of rice in a sullen voice, chewed all those winter bamboo shoots and kale, and then put the rice bowl down, took a long breath, muttered to myself to the empty bowl, and said: "Okay, I'll wipe out all of you who compete for favor and flattery, and see how you still fight with me!"

Qianli looked at her with a smile, with a playful look in his eyes, and was silent for a long time, and said: "Who can compete with you for favor, you must be extremely favored in front of Master Su." ”

Zi Ning glared at him, crossed his hands on his waist, and said dissatisfiedly: "Who wants to be favored by Lord Su, and I don't like him! That Lord Su is really annoying, what to learn for him to hang Feiyan, it hurts my back and legs." The wives eat two bowls of porridge every day, all because Master Su likes a thin waist, and you say that he is annoying. ”

Qianli was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "You are the concubine of Lord Su, but you are tired of Lord Su, what did you say about the allusion of mutual affection just now, and you want to destroy the person who competes with you for favor, I don't understand, why is this? Could it be ...... Who else do you like?"

Hearing what he said, Zi Ning's face turned red, she lowered her head and twisted it, and said, "I...... I have someone I like......"

Qianli's expression changed, and he looked at her in a daze, his lips trembled twice, but he couldn't speak.

The two were silent for a long time, Zi Ning lowered her head and asked hesitantly, "Qianli, we are good friends, right?"

Qian Li nodded slightly, looking at her silently, Zi Ning exhaled deeply, and said quietly: "These words, I can only say these words to my good friends, if they are known by others, it will be a dead end." Looking at him pitifully, he showed a complicated look in his humble eyes, and said slowly: "Don't worry, I never talk much." ”

Zi Ning crossed her arms and knees, curled up on the pyre, and said in a calm tone: "The person I like, he has a high status. I knew I couldn't climb high, but I couldn't help but think about him. Since I chose Lord Su's daughter-in-law, I am about to hate myself to death, and I want to escape from this ghost place in my dreams, as long as I see him again and let him eat a bite of the food I made with my own hands, I am willing to die. ”

Qianli listened silently, saw her gloomy expression, sighed and said: "It turns out that you don't want to be a concubine...... was silent for a moment, and then said: "Master Su has glory and wealth around you, which can make you worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life, do you want to escape?"

Zi Ning took a thin piece of wood in his hand, broke it into two with force, threw it into the stove, burned it with a "crackling" sound, frowned and snorted coldly: "What is glory and wealth, I don't live to eat and dress, if I can't be with the person I like, it's in vain to have no worries about food and clothing." ”

Qian Li frowned slightly, and said: "If a woman's life can be worry-free, it is already good. ”

Zi Ning was very dissatisfied, and glanced at him angrily, "What is good or not, the maid is like a bird in a cage, just a thing raised by people." Tell me, which woman wants to be trapped in this deep house and die of old age, but she can't help herself and has no choice. Those gentlemen of the noble clan are the most hateful and shameful to ruin the happiness of others for their selfish desires. ”

Qianli was a little surprised, and said in surprise: "This is the first time I've heard of this kind of truth. After a pause, he whispered to himself: "You are a smart and clever girl, and you make good dishes, but unfortunately Master Su is not blessed." There was a slight loss in his words, and the sentimental look in his eyes flashed.

The fire in the dining room was dim, Zi Ning couldn't see Qianli's eyes clearly, and when he praised himself, he couldn't help but smile proudly: "Of course, I learned a good dish, so I didn't cook it for Master Su." I hope that one day, my crush will be able to eat the dishes I made......" Zi Ning smiled, holding her chin with both hands, and a look of fascination on her face.

Qianli looked up in his eyes, and his snort unconsciously had a sourness. lowered his eyes slightly, and couldn't help laughing at himself: "It turns out that I eat these things every night to try dishes for your crush." I would like to know who he is, and you will never forget him. What a double wire mesh, what a wishful thinking, such an affectionate paragraph. Alas, I should have thought that these dishes were not prepared for me at all. ”

Zi Ning saw that his expression was a little depressed, so she hurriedly patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Qianli, you said that we are friends, and the food trial is also to help me, manly man, don't worry so much, okay!"

Qianli lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "So far, what can I care about? Even if I do, what is the use?"

Seeing that he was silent, Zi Ning's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "In the future, I will come up with a few new dishes and make them for you as a thank you gift, okay?" Qianli slowly raised his head, seeing that her face was full of expectation, he couldn't bear to brush off her kindness, and nodded reluctantly.

Zi Ning clapped his hands, and then said with a smile: "As for who my crush is, I can't tell you yet, it's a big deal, you know it's no good, maybe someone will kill you!" said as he raised his hand and scratched his neck, making a throat-slitting motion.

Seeing that Qianli didn't seem to believe her words, he immediately waved his hand and said, "In short, he is a very powerful person, and his status in the Great Jin Kingdom is one of the best. ”

Looking at the moonlight outside the window, an unbearable stinging pain welled up in his heart, and he sighed quietly: "It's a pity that I can't see him." Don't know how far and near you are, and the desolation is hate!" Then he thought again: "I must leave Qingshuang Garden, I can't be a maid anymore, I must go to him!" Now that he has made up his mind, his thoughts are even more imminent, and he can't wait to fly out of the high wall of Dongyuan immediately.

Qian Li's eyes widened, revealing a sparkling light, and asked strangely: "The status of the top two in the Great Jin Kingdom, that should be Master Su, right?"

Zi Ning's face sank, and she shouted dissatisfiedly: "Qianli, don't tell me Master Su, I respect him as an old man, and I don't want to speak ill of him behind my back." You say a sentence on the left, Master Su on the right, I am annoyed to hear it! Let me tell you, no matter how great Lord Su is, it can't compare to the person I like in my heart!"

Qianli looked at her in a daze, rolled his eyes for a while, became a little gloomy, and then lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Zi Ning didn't pay attention to his frustration, seeing that the medicine had been boiled, he hurriedly went to the stove to get the decoction, put it in a small bowl, brought it to Qian Li, slowly blew the hot air, and said: "The only good thing about Lord Su is that he has not come to Dongyuan for a long time, so I have time to help you boil medicine and cook." If he comes, it will make the chickens and dogs restless, I will practice hanging Feiyan all day long, and I will not have time to take care of you, your injuries will not heal so quickly!"

Suddenly, he remembered the four treasures of the study that Lord Su rewarded at noon, paused for a moment, and said: "Lord Su has another benefit, I took the pen and paper and rosin ink he rewarded." Just to learn to write with you, there is pen and ink available, I owe him a favor first!"

Turning to think that Master Su was going to send Xia Wan cold smoke and ink, he couldn't help frowning, and said to himself: "He gave the high-grade maid cold smoke and ink, and my low-grade maiden can only use rosin ink, which is not a kindness, and I didn't take the silk and jewelry he rewarded, and the rosin ink is only regarded as the interest I received for practicing hanging Feiyan, not counting his favors." ”

Qian Li saw that she was holding a medicine bowl in her hand, and her mouth was full of broken thoughts, and she calculated Master Su's account at a glance. He suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly sighed that this girl was too clever and refused to eat at all!

Zi Ning blew the heat of the medicine bowl for a long time, Qian Li took the soup bowl, lowered his head and drank the medicine soup, a heavy bitterness surged up from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't say what it tasted for a while.

Seeing that he finished drinking the medicine, Zi Ning blinked and smiled: "Qianli, I have something I want to ask you, whether Lu Gongzi is ...... Do you want to be Su-sama?"

Qianli nodded slightly, and replied softly: "The Lu family and the Su family have been friends for generations, and they are in-laws, of course they know each other. ”

Zi Ning clapped her hands excitedly and said with a smile: "That's the best, you are Lu Gongzi's companion, ask Lu Gongzi for a favor, let Master Su raise his noble hand, and let me leave Qingshuang Garden." I don't know how to do needlework, I don't know how to sing and dance, I haven't served my master, I eat a lot, and it's a waste of food to stay. It's better to send me away, Master Su can't see it and don't worry about it. ”

There was a coldness in Qianli's eyes, his dark eyes flashed twice, and he asked slowly, "If you leave Qingshuang Garden, where do you want to go?"

Zi Ning clasped her hands in front of her chest, looked up and thought about it, and said with a smile on her face: "I want to enter the palace!"

Qianli's eyes narrowed, and he said lightly: "You said that Qingshuang Yuan is a cage of the deep house, but you insist on going to the deep palace...... His eyes shook suddenly, and he asked: "The person you want is the prince?"

Zi Ning turned her head to look at him suddenly, her face turned red, and she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Qianli, don't ask again, in short...... I thought about it, I must leave Qingshuang Garden, I don't want to be a concubine for Lord Su!"

There was a trace of unbearability in Qianli's eyes, and he said softly: "The word Zining originally means noble and auspicious, and 'Ning' is a precious ritual vessel placed on the high platform, which makes people feel at ease at a glance." If you leave Qingshuang Garden, as soon as you enter the palace gate, I will never see you, how can I rest assured. As you said just now, don't know how far and near you are, and you hate you when you're gone, what should I do? Aren't we friends?"

Zi Ning wiped away her tears and said seriously: "You told me before that the meaning of humility is like a mountain like fire, and the virtue is high, but it is not ostentatious. He is neither humble nor arrogant in his life, never buries his beauty and enthusiasm, nor hides the bald stone cliffs, he is merciful when he is weak, and he is confrontational when he is strong. This kind of humility shouldn't be weak and sad, right?"

Qianli smiled bitterly, and said gloomily: "Zining is really a Qianli confidant, if I persuade it again, I will indeed be too mother-in-law." ”

Seeing him like this, Zi Ning reluctantly smiled: "I'm just talking, if you want to leave Qingshuang Garden, how can it be so easy." Even if Lu Gongzi opened his mouth to ask Lord Su, Lord Su might not necessarily agree. If Master Su agrees, it will be difficult for me to enter the palace, and I will not be able to see him after all, but I will just daydream. ”

Qianli got up and stood up, and said in an indifferent tone: "Zi Ning, I won't make you so sad, whatever you want, I will definitely help you fulfill your wishes." As he spoke, he took a step forward, took Zi Ning's soft and boneless hand, and said, "Follow me, take you to a place!" turned around and pushed open the wooden door of the dining room, and walked into the cool night.