Wei Heyan was fishing boredly by the lake. Si Hai hung up the bait, set up the fishing rod, and opened an ink-colored oil paper umbrella to hold it above his head to ensure that his governor would not be caught by the snow.
"A man in a boat and a straw hat, fishing alone in the snow on the cold river." Wei Heyan, who was waiting impatiently, asked to himself, "Does this governor look so desolate?"
I can’t wait for anyone to come!
The fishing rod was set up on the shore and Si Hai was staring at it. He was holding the hand stove and wrapping his cloak around the vast lake. He was counting from one to ten and from ten to a hundred in his mind. He did not appear on the promenade across the lake.
The fishing rod did not move at all, and no fish took the bait.
The white snow piled on the branches of the crabapple tree behind him looked very much like the blooming crabapple. He thought of the scene when he first met the girl. She didn't know how she felt when the crabapple petals fell on her black hair.
Amazing people.
"Don't you feel cold, Lord?"
In a daze, a girl wearing a black cloak stood behind her, picked up the fishing rod from the ground, took off the bait, walked to the lake, and caught two fish from the water in the blink of an eye.
One carp and one crucian carp.
"The Governor hasn't eaten yet. These two fish are suitable for braised fish and stewed soup."
"Aren't you going to pretend to be strangers to me now?"
Wei He spoke in a sinister tone, and Si Yiluo had long been accustomed to his tone. He chuckled and threw the fishing rod to Si Hai.
"I'll go to the kitchen. If the governor is interested, you can stay a little longer."
She left without looking back...?
Wei Heyan looked down at his own attire, took Si Hai's umbrella with a straight face and chased after her.
"Lord Governor, wait for me, slave..."
Si Hai arranged the fishing tools with one hand and lifted the stool with the other hand, preparing to catch up. Seeing the person walking further and further away, he could not catch up, and suddenly stopped, the stool fell to the ground, and he stretched out his hand on his face
A slap in the face.
"Why are you joining in the fun?"
Snowflakes drifted past his eyes, hitting his face with a chill.
"Just go ahead and do what you have to do!"
He raised his head and looked around, shouting to the servants who were watching in the dark, "They are all dead! I didn't see our family carrying so many things, so why don't you come up and help!"
The things on his body thumped on the ground, and the little eunuch who was watching ran over and picked them up one by one, and asked piously: "Eunuch Sihai, do you have any other instructions?"
Si Hai was so cold that she shivered as she spoke. She rubbed her hands and walked towards her residence, followed by the little eunuch who was stumbling on her feet.
"Of course, light a stove for us quickly. Don't go to the kitchen. Anything else to eat will be served to us!"
His governor didn't eat, and he didn't eat either, and stayed with him freezing in the snow all night...
The little eunuch wanted to know where to eat except in the kitchen... He was afraid that he would get angry, so he hurriedly went to do it.
In the kitchen, Si Yiluo took off his cloak and robe, rolled up his sleeves and chopped two fish first, fried them twice with cooked lard, added spices and stewed them in water. Seeing that the kitchen was well prepared.
He started to roll out the noodles. He had a bad spleen and stomach, so he cut the noodles into dragon whisker noodles as thin as hair.
Add cooked lard to the soup and simmer for a while until the soup and oil are completely blended into one, making the soup as milky white as milk. Filter out the impurities in the soup before proceeding to the second process.
The base of the soup needs to go through three processes, and finally the noodles are added. A seemingly simple bowl of fish noodle soup actually has such a complicated process behind it.
The tangy aroma aroused greed, and Si Yiluo ate a bowl with him. Although she had already eaten a bowl of noodles at home, she ate quickly. After finishing, she put down her chopsticks and watched Wei Heyan eat slowly.
Wei Heyan originally wanted to be more reserved, but the taste was too delicious. He drank the last mouthful of soup and asked, "Is there any more?"
Si Yiluo smiled and went to serve him. He was easier to serve in this life than in the previous life.
In this life, what he eats is delicious. Unlike in his previous life, he had to be picky about whether it tasted good or not...
After eating happily, the complaints in Wei Heyan's heart dissipated.
He held Si Yiluo in his arms and put his forehead against his forehead.
After sitting in the kitchen for a long time, Si Yiluo smelled the smell of fireworks on his body and reminded: "My body smells of firewood..."
Wei Heyan smiled and hugged her sideways.
"Then let's wash up together!"
The snow didn't fall heavily, but it continued all night, which caused a lot of trouble for going to court in the morning.
Si Yiluo was too tired to remember that Wei Heyan stroked her temples and comforted her: "Good boy, you can go to sleep. I will ask for leave for you in the palace."
Asking him to help with asking for leave, it's strange that Emperor Yao didn't doubt it! Si Yiluo struggled to sit up, but his body was limp and his eyelids were heavy. Wei Heyan felt extremely distressed. If he had known that he should have calmed down last night, he would have waited two more days to wait for her.
Hugh.
"I'm going to court..."
"How do you get there like this?"
Wei Heyan had no choice but to ask Si Hai to prepare warm water and a handkerchief, wet the handkerchief, wash her face and hands, put her hair into a bun, and coaxed her to change into her official uniform on the bed.
He tidied up casually, wrapped the person in a big cloak, held him in his arms, and got into the carriage.
At this time, the ministers who were rushing to go to court had just gotten up, and his carriage was the only one on the street where the curfew had just been lifted. Si Yiluo slept peacefully all the way, and only got out of his arms when he arrived at the palace gate, tidying up.
He took off his official hat and uniform, and when the carriage stopped, he couldn't wait to jump out of his carriage.
He clasped his fists towards the carriage politely but unfamiliarly.
"Thank you, Lord Governor, for bringing me to the palace."
This set of actions made Wei Heyan dumbfounded. She didn't look sober at all... and she was afraid of getting involved with him!
With a straight face, he got out of the carriage with Si Hai's help and hummed in a strange tone.
"Master Si, you're welcome."
All the way into the palace, the two of them didn't speak again.
Arriving at Emperor Yao's palace, Emperor Yao had already gotten up.
"It's very windy and snowy outside today, and there are a lot of things to do at the end of the year. It's hard for He Yan to run back and forth every day. I'll give you a few more days off tomorrow. It's the end of the year, so it's time to take a rest."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."
Emperor Yao looked at Si Yiluo again.
"How is the situation over in Beiliao?"
It is also the duty of Jin Yiwei to spy on intelligence. Civil strife in the north is a good thing for them.
"Back to the emperor, there is a shortage of food and clothing in the north. Since the beginning of winter, there have been frictions on the border. However, the King of Northern Liao and the rebel forces are coming one after another. With the Marquis of Xiping guarding the border, the border is temporarily stable."
"Prince Xiao is still at peace in the capital, but Princess Poyun has been making a lot of moves recently. The official has already revealed several secret lines in Beiliao and sent people to warn her."
Emperor Yao hummed and said, "Come to court."
On the last morning of this year, although it was snowing outside, the enthusiasm of the courtiers not only did not diminish, but became even more enthusiastic. They were noisy for a while because of the dispatch of grain and grass at the border, and they were also quarreling for a while about the candidates for the imperial examination.
Finally, each department reported and summarized this year's situation. When it was Si Yiluo's turn, she took out the prepared excerpt and was about to read it in the hall when Emperor Yao raised her hand to stop it.
"Sir Qing, just hand over the paper. It's getting late. Let's dismiss the court."
After listening to the report all morning, the officials were so hungry that they were dizzy and had no energy to listen to her anymore. Moreover, her booklet was thicker than any other. This year, there were nearly one-third fewer officials in Beijing. Everyone
Can you not count...
Si Yiluo suspected that Emperor Yao didn't want to hear it anymore and had no other intentions, but it was favored in the eyes of the officials below.
The emperor began to favor Si Yiluo more and more. In just one year, she had established a firm foothold in the court and had handled many cases that no one could fault...
But it's the end of the year, it's the time of reckoning, and there's no one who doesn't care about Si Yiluo.
Peacefully, another year has come!
Si Yiluo stood at a high place and saw the expressions of everyone below. Some were unconvinced, some were envious, some were glad that they were still standing in the court, and some... had ulterior motives.
Her eyes swept over Zhou Chang and Zhou Yu. They were not sure what evil they were holding back.