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Chapter 10 The Osmanthus Flowers in the Leisure Garden

Xiao Lianzi and Xiao Yunzi were very puzzled by me letting Huanbi go so easily, and even Jinxi was speculating.WWW.tsxsw.COM However, Huanbi became more diligent and careful and was careful to serve, so they could not say much.

Finally one day, Jinxi asked while there was no one beside me, "The little master seems not to be ready to do anything to Miss Huanbi." She hesitated a little and said, "I'm afraid she will still be a confidant after all."

At that time, the autumn was just right, and the garden was full of flowers. The green leaves were already soaked by the wind that it turned hazy yellow, and the thick moss on the rocks were dyed with a layer of light golden smoke. The osmanthus planted by the queen last year was as fragrant as clouds, and the entire Tangli Palace was full of such intoxicating sweet fragrance. I was lying on the horizontal couch on the front porch of the bedroom, covered with a soft red brocade cloak that looked like morning glow. From a distance, Liu Zhu Huanbi and the palace maids pickled the newly picked crabapple fruits into candied fruits in the courtyard.

I lowered my head and drank the osmanthus wine and said slowly, "If I want to get rid of her, I can borrow Hua Fei's hand. But she is a person around me after all, and she still has the affection she has grown up with since childhood." Seeing that Jinxi was just silent, I said again, "She knows too much about me. If she kills all of her, she will force her to jump over the wall. Now that I cut off her back, I promised what she wants most and I want to suppress her."

Jinxi said: "Since the little master is sure, I will feel at ease."

I smiled slightly, "Authentic, I don't care about her one hundred and twenty. She only thought that the matter that day was exposed by me because of Mi Hexiang, but she didn't know that I had already ordered people to pay attention to her whereabouts. Now, Xiao Lianzi is also ordered to pay attention to her secretly. If she has a second thought, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Jinxi smiled silently: "I always thought that the little master was too kind and would cause endless troubles. Now it seems that I am too worried."

I looked at her with a smile: "Jinxi. If it comes to proper, you are the number one person around me. But I kept thinking, you are only together for more than a year, why are you so devoted to me?"

Jinxi also smiled and her eyes were calm: "Does the little master believe in the fate between people? I believe it."

I laughed, "This is a good reason." I looked back at her: "Everyone has his own reasons for doing things and being a human being, but no matter what the reason, your heart is loyal."

I yawned slightly. Since Concubine Hua was scolded by Xuan Ling, Feng Shuyi gradually became friendly with me, and the queen was supported by her. Ling Rong and I gradually settled down. However, Concubine Hua was old in the palace and her power was also mixed, so the family power should not be underestimated. For a moment, the palace gradually became a horn-like force. With even forces, the harem maintained the surface calm and stability.

But there is no evidence for Meizhuang's affairs. Liu Qi couldn't find it for a long time, and Meizhuang could not regain freedom. Fortunately, Feng Shuyi and I tried our best to protect it. Fang Ruo was also secretly considerate, and finally the situation was not too difficult.

When the autumn wind is first cool, although a thin single dress cannot stop the coolness of the Qingse, it is also beautiful. However, the cool touch is not a cold and cold, but a long-lost brisk and comfort after the heat subsides. Even breathing is greedy. After a deep breathing, it warms the chest, warms it with some coolness. The osmanthus in the yard is blooming thickly, and the sweet fragrance is gradually falling like rain. The hands of the lover gently caress the temples and cheeks, making people unwilling to wake up. Yi Yi lying under the west window, her hair is as bright as a black silk and spreads lightly. Countless small and sweet osmanthus falls gently between her hair like a butterfly.

After taking a nap, Jiang Zhongmin, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, came to pay his respects in person. After Huang Guiquan was punished, Jiang Zhongmin succeeded him and took charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Naturally, he understood who was getting the advantage. He was very attentive and careful about Tangli Palace, and wanted to repay my promotion to him with heart.

This time he came, but he was more excited than before. He carefully presented a tray with a pair of red brocade. I couldn't help but laugh: "What a great thing, just hold it carefully like this."

He smiled happily: "The emperor gave it to the little master, and the little master will know at a glance."

On the bottom of the gilded tray was a pair of brilliant palace shoes, which shook the precious light in front of you. Even though Jinxi was knowledgeable, she couldn't help but be stunned.

The vegetable jade made into the soles of the shoe is a famous species of Lantian jade. It is green and bright, with warm and fine tentacles, and is lined with various precious spices. The tip of the shoe is decorated with a Hepu pearl as big as a thumb. It is round and huge, which makes people dazzling. There are silk threads next to it and various gems and rice beads are embroidered into a pattern of mandarin ducks and lotus flowers. It is fine, but the upper is made of Shu brocade embroidered with gold crepes. Shu brocade has always been praised as "the golden brocade is made of bamboo, the river waves are washed", not to mention Shu brocade embroidered with gold crepes. A hundred women in Shu have only got one piece for three years. It is so luxurious and precious, and the price of an inch can be compared with gold. It has never been easy for women in the palace to see them at first, let alone the luxury of making shoes.

I accepted it with a smile, and couldn't help but smile: "Thank you for the reward of the emperor. But where did this Shu brocade come from? I remember that the tribute brocade in Shu had arrived in February, and I only sent it to the empress and the empress dowager. The newly arrived ones will not be available next February."

Jiang Zhongmin kowtowed and said, "This is the emperor's special favor to the little master. Prince Qinghe left the palace and went to Shuzhong. When he saw a new Sichuan brocade that had been weaving in a variety of ways, he traveled thousands of miles away. Just this one, the emperor ordered the acupuncture and the Industrial Bureau to make it out for several days."

I said "Oh" and then I remembered that after the Qinghe King met Taiyechi that day, he had left the palace and traveled around. Calculated the days, it was more than a month. It would be fine, otherwise he would often go in and out of the palace, and would always remind me of that pride and the emotion I should avoid, although he had never mentioned it.

It’s just that I’m afraid that such unknown and embarrassing emotions will happen.

Therefore, I would rather not see it. Not only "Mountain Ghost", but even Qu Yuan's "Li Sao", "Nine Songs" and "Madam Xiang" are left behind.

I hope everything is like a book hidden in the dust, and don’t ask me to know more.

However, I couldn't help but miss the scene of the endless night rain in Bashan in Shu. I could only look at the confined sky in a corner of the palace, holding a poem by Li Yishan silently imagined it.

He had already smiled and got up in a flash, because he saw Xuan Ling stepping in behind Jiang Zhongmin. He looked very good. He saw that I was taking the pair of jade shoes and looking at him. He smiled and said, "Put it on and let me see it."

I walked back to the back hall and took off my silk shoes and put on my jade shoes. Xuan Ling smiled: "Although women's feet cannot be shown to anyone other than their husbands, why should you be so careful?"

I lowered my head and smiled: "Is it good-looking?"

He praised it, "It just fits your feet, it seems that I didn't give it wrong."

I looked up and said, "What?"

He put me in his arms, "I ordered the people from the needle office to make the shoes into four inches and two parts, and it's true."

I turned my head and thought about it, and asked, "I don't seem to have told the emperor about the size of my feet."

He laughed in shock, "I have been sleeping with you for many days, how could I not know this?" He paused, "I specially instructed the needlework lady in the embroidery courtyard to embroider the mandarin duck..." He stopped and did not say anything further.

I turned my head and the wind came down the window. The coolness of the clear frost in the air had already penetrated the autumn cold. My body trembled slightly, and I already understood his intention to me.

It’s not that he is not moved. Since he came back from visiting Meizhuang, he has been far away from him intentionally or unintentionally than before. He will not fail to notice it.

He kissed my earlobe lightly and sighed, "Huanhuan, why did I make you unhappy, right?"

A few feathered maple leaves outside the window gradually condensed into a drunken and thick red. No matter how far away it was, the sky was so high that it was so high that it was impossible to see through. I whispered: "No. The emperor did not make me unhappy."

A hint of panic appeared in his eyes, as if he was afraid and anxious. He held my hand: "Huanhuan, I said that you could call me "Silang" when you were alone with me. Have you forgotten?"

I shook my head, "Huanhuan was speechless. Huanhuan was just afraid."

He stopped talking, just hugged me tightly, his body temperature dispelled a little Qiuhan and said gently: "Don't be afraid. What I once promised you will definitely give you. Huanhuan, I will protect you."

I recalled the apricot blossoms that day, the soft words on the pillow, and the promises in the imperial study. My heart seemed to be hit by the soft blow of the warm spring breeze, and almost shed tears.

Finally, he still didn't cry and reached out to hold his slender and warm neck.

Perhaps, I am really an exception in his eyes. It would be worth it if there was such a little love in these many pets.

When the frost and mist were hazy at night, I put on my clothes and stood up. The brilliant light of the galaxy became more and more distinct in the quiet night. It seemed that the sky was filled with bright diamonds. The bright light was almost amazing. Xuan Ling hugged me gently and cut the pair of Yeye Candles under the west window with me. He said unintentionally: "The sky is clear in Kyoto, but the sixth brother's letter said that it was raining in Shu. Fortunately, the night rain scene of Bashan where he stayed was very beautiful, which comforted the journey. "

I smiled and only leaned on Xuan Ling's arms. Why did I cut the candle in the west window together? But when I talked about the night rain in Bashan, it was a beautiful sentence in the poem. Xuan Ling was speechless, hugged me quietly, casting a soft shadow, overlapping with my shadow, as if she was alone. For a moment, my heart was touched and I didn't want to think about the figure of Xiao Su who was stained with Du Ruo's fragrance of flowers, maybe at this time, she was in the night rain in Bashan, and I only thought with peace of mind: Maybe Xuan Ling, he really likes me.

The winter of this year came very late. It was not until December that it had a few heavy snowfalls that it felt like a cold winter. The heavy snow continued for several days, like flying catkins and goose feathers. Standing at the window and enjoying the snow scene for a long time, his eyes were slightly dizzy, and he turned to Xuanling and said, "Silang was kind-hearted and wanted to plant white plums in the Tangli Palace. Unfortunately, it was snowing and blended into the snow scene, and it was impossible to see."

He said casually: "What's the problem? If you like the red plum, I will let someone transplant the jadeite from the plum garden into your palace." He stopped writing and looked up, "Hey! Didn't you let me write without distraction? Why did you talk to mess with my heart?"

I couldn't help laughing and said, "Where is such a slutty person? It's okay if I don't concentrate, but I just come and rely on others."

He smiled when he heard this, "If I hadn't lost three games with you last night, I wouldn't have to be punished here today."

I said softly, "How can Silang break his promise in front of me, a little woman?" I sat down again and smiled softly, "Okay, haven't I also made clothes for you as a gift for the Winter Solstice?"

He gently stroked my hair, "It's okay to break your promise, I just copied the idea of ​​tailing your clothes three times."

I laughed at him and glanced at him: "You said this yourself, don't regret it."

During the whole day, he copied all the poems and essays about plum blossoms from all generations. I only sat next to him and prepared a bedcloth for him in winter.

The scented cotton outside the hall was pulled and fell silently. The people who served were sent out early, and the two sat together. The fragrance of Baihe was burned in the large red gold carved cauldron underground, which was as faint as a strand, quietly dispersed into the depths of the warm pavilion. Baihe was ground with more than 20 spices such as the fragrance of water and the fragrance of Ding Zixiang, and made of white honey. It was specially used for winter months. Sniff it carefully and there was a warm fragrance. In addition, the heat from the warm pavilion was drying, making the fragrance of the pavilion more and more as if it was in the sea of ​​flowers in Shanglin Garden in the spring of spring.

The use of Baihexiang began in the Three Kingdoms era. After several circulating methods, it was lost. It was rare in the palace. The Tangli Palace used all from Lingrong. Lingrong's father Anbihuai had run a spice business before becoming an official and got a lot of secret recipes for making incense. Lingrong knew that I had always loved incense, so he came to my palace to discuss and have a lot of fun talks. After several experiments, he made a new recipe for making Baihexiang.

There are large windows facing south in the warm pavilion, with bright paper pasting into the blue and white snow light outside, making the hall bright. I had him quietly facing each other, so quiet that I could hear the sound of red charcoal in the charcoal basin "peeling" by chance, and the heat was gurgling out, and even the sound of snowflakes flying outside the window was clearly heard.

The kang in the pavilion was too warm, which made people feel a little sweaty. Holding the needle and thread for a long time, the fingers were slightly astringent. I was afraid that sweating would stain the bright yellow silk used, so I called Jingqing to wash my hands with water.

He turned his head and smiled at Xuan Ling, "The bedding can be handed over to Huanhuan to make it, but I have to push the dragon pattern used on it. Huanhuan's embroidery skills are really not as good as An Meiren, so why not let her embroider, okay?"

Xuan Ling said: "Since I have agreed to this pretentious thing, I have to do half of it and do something for others. I don't want others to interfere."

I ate and said, "I'm talking ugly things ahead. If you don't feel comfortable wearing stitches, don't blame Huanhuan for being rough and stupid."

I wiped the towel with Jingqing's hand, then twisted the handkerchief and handed it to Xuan Ling to wipe his face. However, he didn't reach out to take it, and just smiled: "Come on."

I had no choice but to walk over and smile, "Okay, today I will be the emperor's little palace maid to serve the emperor, okay?"

He couldn't hold on to laugh: "So naughty."

He wrote for a long time, and fine sweat beads faintly emerged from his hairline. I wiped it carefully for him and said, "Is it okay to change a piece of clothing? This robe seems to be too thick."

He held my hand and pursed his lips and smiled: "I just focused on copying it for you but didn't know it was hot."

I couldn't help but feel hot, and glanced at Jing Qing and said, "I'm not afraid of being embarrassed if someone is here."

Jing Qing tried his best to hold back the smile on her face, turned her head and pretended not to see her. He just smiled "sneered", and Xiao Yunzi led her to the inner hall to change her clothes.

I walked to the desk and put the copying aside for Xuan Ling. I was lowering my head and flipping through it when I suddenly heard a crisp laugh as if I had arrived at the door.

Just as I was about to go out to see what happened, the thick brocade curtain was lifted, and a cold wind turned to my eyes with a bell-like laughter. Chun'er held a bunch of red plums in her hand, standing in front of me, unable to hide her joy and pride on her face, and shouted: "Sister Zhen, Chun'er went to the newly picked red plums in the plum garden. Are you happy?"

She broke in like a wind, and Jinxi, who was following behind her, turned pale with her face. She still stomped her feet and shrank her hands and said, "Sister is so warm here, and it's going to be frozen outside."

Before I could tell her to silence, Xuan Ling had already walked over from the inner hall. Chun'er was startled when she saw Xuan Ling, but she was not afraid. The big almond eyes were like two balls of black mercury soaked in white mercury. After a while, she turned her back and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please see if the plum blossoms I picked for my sister?"

Because it is common in my palace every day, Chun'er is very innocent and cheerful. When Xuan Ling saw it was her, she was not surprised and said, "You are intent. Your sister is thinking about looking at Hongmei, so you are here." She laughed, "Chunchangza seems to have grown a lot taller."

Chun'er turned her head, "The emperor forgot that I will be fifteen after the New Year."

Xuan Ling said: "Yes, your sister Zhen was only fifteen when she entered the palace."

I said, "Don't just talk, Chun'er also dusted off the snow on her body, don't turn back and get cold, don't cry when taking medicine." As she said that, Jinxi had already taken the big red brocade-inlaid cloak that Chun'er picked. She saw that her small figure had grown a lot, and the warm jacket of rouge made her figure look good. The treasure-like patterns on her clothes were embroidered with golden brown, bright green, royal blue and other colors. She felt that she was full of joy, and her round face looked very cute.

She was not afraid of Xuan Ling, she just kept joking, and Xuan Ling liked her to be innocent and innocent. Although she had not been lucky enough to Xuan Ling, she was also familiar with her.

Chun'er smiled, and the jade pendant on her earlobe twitched like water droplets, "Don't my sister have a white porcelain ice pattern bottle? It's best to use it to insert plum blossoms." She smiled and went to use the bottle to insert plum blossoms.

The plum blossoms that Chun'er folded were either like beads or had two or three petals. The branches were vigorous and powerful, as if they were pens. The flowers spitted rouge and the fragrance deviled orchids, which was really beautiful. The three of them watched and savored them for a while. Chun'er sat down on the steak with a charcoal pot, and placed various delicate pastries in front of her. She looked happy and slowly picked up the ones she liked to eat.

I accompanied Xuan Ling to use snacks and stood beside him to polish ink and brush his pen. In the pavilion, he only wore the clothes of a homely peacock blue flat gold satin dragon, making his face look like a jade-like man, as if he was a young man from an ordinary wealthy family. Only the bright yellow brocade and white jade buckle around his waist showed the true nature of the Heavenly Family. I also dressed up in my daily life, with a pearl pink embroidered little jacket, a shaky fallen horse bun, and a red gold flat hairpin with no beads. He stood beside him, dipping the brush in the black ink to make it plump and round. Xuan Ling took the pen in his hand and wrote two or three words. He looked up and saw a little ink splashed on the back of my hand, and picked up the plain silk on the table to wipe it off for me. It was so natural, it seemed like he was used to doing it.

I just lowered my eyebrows and smiled softly, without saying anything.

Chun'er had half a piece of steamed cheese in her mouth, and she had forgotten to eat the other half in her hand. She just looked at the expressions of my and Xuan Ling. After a while, she smiled and clapped her hands and said, "I couldn't figure out why I always looked familiar with the emperor and my sister. It turned out that my sister and brother-in-law were like this when I was at home. One was grinding ink and the other wrote. I didn't speak quietly for a long time, and I just looked at me so bored..."

When I heard her speak without any restraint, I was embarrassed and interrupted: "So you are so bored that you blame me and the emperor for ignoring you. Okay, I will talk to you when I finish grinding the ink."

Chun'er raised her head and was unable to stop talking. She still wanted to continue talking. I hurried over and poured her tea and said, "I have eaten so much snack, drink some water to moisten it."

But Xuanling spoke on the other side, "Huanhuan, you are the same, why don't Chun'er finish his words?" He looked at Chun'er with a smile and said, "You just keep talking."

I stomped my feet and turned my head away from them. Chun'er became more and more excited with Xuan Ling's encouragement and said, "I'm a good sister and brother-in-law don't talk, but they never blush. My mother said this... this is..." She was so difficult to think about it, and she blushed. Finally she remembered it and said excitedly: "Yes, my mother said this is called the 'Booming Joy'."

When I heard this, I turned my head and said, "Chun'er is so young that I don't know where I heard the messy words, just talking nonsense." I said angrily, "Your Majesty, you are still spoiling her like this, and you are even more indulging her."

Chun'er couldn't help but feel aggrieved and said, "Why are I talking nonsense? It's obviously my mother's saying it. Your Majesty, do you say I'm talking nonsense?"

Xuan Ling smiled so hard that he almost leaned on the table and said repeatedly: "Of course not. Why are you talking nonsense? It's a great thing." As he said that, he came to hold my hand, "I and Jieyu are like this."

His hands were extremely warm, and he grabbed my fingers. I smiled slightly and felt peaceful and happy.
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