Looking for the scent, I came to the edge of the small lake. There were lush green leaves and thick shades. The old swallows and the new swallows were chattering, and the cicadas were chirping together. It felt like it was summer overnight.
From afar, he could see Meng Han busy and arranging things, doing things in an orderly manner. It must have been carefully trained by the second princess. Meng Han turned around and saw the fourth princess not far away wearing a strong suit, and was surprised for a moment.
, then a smile appeared on his face, he stepped forward and said slowly: "I have seen the fourth princess, but did it disturb the princess's clear dream?"
"No," Chu Miao'er stepped forward with a smile, "Thank you, second sister-in-law, for being so thoughtful."
She looked around and saw that many moonglow trees had been planted by the lake and were in full bloom. The tree that the farmer was planting was in full bloom, as bright as fire, and very pretty.
"Is that an 'interesting tree'?" Chu Miao'er walked slowly over and asked with interest, "Tell me what makes it 'interesting'?"
The enchanting and gorgeous flowers exude a fragrant fragrance. When you get closer and take a closer look, you will see that the thousands of petals are like a beauty waiting to bloom shyly.
"The name of this tree is 'An pomegranate'. It is grown in the Western Regions. It is said that the fruit has plump seeds, so it is called 'The pomegranate blooms with hundreds of seeds and brings many blessings'. The shopkeeper knew that our princess loves to play with flowers and grass, so she
After being transported from the Western Regions for several months, in Kyoto yesterday, the princess saw the flowers and thought they were pleasing to the eye, so she ordered her servants to come to the Fourth Prince's Mansion to plant them." Meng Han said with a smile on his face, "It is also the second prince's heartfelt wish. I also hope that the Fourth Princess will
Don’t refuse.”
All the seeds have been planted, how can you refuse? But thinking about the tender and sweet pomegranate flesh, Chu Miaoer felt salivating, and nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will refuse, and I will give it to my second sister-in-law when the fruits are produced in the future."
go."
"Menghan, look at this tree with so many flowers blooming, will it also bear so many fruits? I still don't know what pomegranate tastes like -" Baitao looked at the flowers on the tree, her eyes full of expectation.
Because it is produced in the Western Regions, transportation is extremely time-consuming and laborious, so wealthy people may not necessarily be able to buy it. Although my grandmother's family occasionally purchased pomegranates when I was in Dongling, only the favored ones could get them.
There are only some shriveled ones left in Miao'er, and her impression of pomegranates is still stuck in her previous life. As a maid, Baitao has no chance to taste it.
Chu Miao'er nodded with a smile, her face full of doting. After hearing this, Meng Han, who was usually steady, also covered her mouth and smiled and said: "If you want to eat white peaches, why don't you ask your princess to share one with you so that you can taste the sweetness.
"
"That's a good idea -" Baitao chuckled.
During the conversation, the farmer stood up and said loudly: "Miss Menghan - the planting has been done -"
"Okay, please wait outside for a moment."
The farmer said "Okay" repeatedly and turned around happily. At first glance, he was an optimistic and honest person.
"Fourth Princess, that slave is going back."
Chu Miaoer nodded with a smile and said softly: "Okay, you go ahead."
The shadow in the pavilion is reflected in the lake, just like the beautiful scenery in the mirror. Suddenly a breeze causes the water waves to ripple, like a crystal curtain gently swinging, and the fragrance is refreshing.
After she left, Chu Miaoer also turned around and hurriedly walked in the direction of Lanyuan. He didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery along the way. He had just delayed his appointment with Wan Niang at Mao Shi. Now it was already Chen Shi, but he couldn't.
Made her wait for too long.
The door opened, and Chu Miaoer saw Wan Niang standing under the magnolia tree, dancing with a sword. Her body was dry and refreshing, and she must have been waiting in the courtyard early. She stood in the courtyard, smiling a little apologetically:
"There was some delay just now, please don't mind Wan Niang."
"Nothing."
"What does the princess have to explain to her?" Baitao frowned slightly and muttered awkwardly.
Chu Miao'er glanced sideways at her and said nothing more. Wan Niang Xiwu certainly heard it, but she didn't care. She stood up and strode towards her.
"Wan Niang holds the sword in her left hand?"
Hearing this, Wan Niang's left hand holding the sword trembled slightly unnoticeably. She lowered her eyes and said to her right hand, "My right hand was injured and I couldn't hold the sword, so I tried my left hand."
That's what Fu Yunqi said yesterday. In order to save him, Wan Niang was willing to lose her right hand holding the sword. Is this friendship really that simple? Chu Miaoer couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"Gather your strength and sense your body's condition so that you can stabilize your balance in time," Wan Niang said calmly, "Let's take a step first. Princess, please move this way."
Nodding, Chu Miaoer silently followed her.
"Open your feet outward to the same width as your shoulders, squat down slightly, return your toes to the front, and then squat down slowly——"
Chu Miaoer took a deep breath, listened to all directions, looked ahead and concentrated on doing it. This was not too difficult for her.
"There's still a quarter of an hour left -" Wan Niang stood up and came to Chu Miao'er's side, saying with satisfaction, "The princess is much better than I imagined."
She adjusted her posture slightly. Although it was a simple posture, it was still a little difficult for her who never exercised and she breathed heavily involuntarily.
It was silent, except for the howling wind.
Throughout the day, Chu Miao'er kept walking and punching, and only stopped when Fu Yunqi sent someone to tell him about lunch. Chu Miao'er's legs were so weak that she almost knelt on the ground.
"Princess, why are you going to suffer this? I can't walk now, and the pain is excruciating tonight," Baitao said with a look of resentment, "It's all that Wan Niang's fault. She just practiced swordsmanship. Why did she stab her?
Horse step!"
Seeing Chu Miao'er walking hard with Baitao's support, Fu Yunchi hurriedly went up to take it, and said with a teasing smile: "Hey, what's wrong with our fourth princess? She hurt her leg while practicing swordsmanship?"
"Isn't that right?" Before she could speak, an angry Baitao quickly answered, "I've been walking on horseback for a day, can I not hurt my legs?"
"Baitao, no matter what kind of martial arts you practice, you must start with the horse stance. I understand this." Chu Miao'er stopped him. Although Baitao was a little unfair, he had no choice but to swallow it.
Fuyunqi helped her sit in front of the table, stretched out his hand to massage her twice, his technique was skillful, neither light nor heavy, making Chu Miaoer close her eyes in comfort.
"Don't rush into martial arts training, you should do it step by step."
Listening to his serious tone, without opening his eyes, Chu Miaoer knew that he must have a serious expression at this moment, with thick eyebrows furrowed and his eyes fixed on his face. Thinking of this, Chu Miaoer couldn't help but laugh.
"Why are you as verbose as Baitao now?"
"Me?" Fu Yunqi pinched half of Chu Miao'er's face with one hand and said through gritted teeth, "You dare to think your husband is nagging, I think you are impatient with life——"
"Bai, Baitao, you go down first -" Chu Miaoer said inarticulately to Baitao who was standing aside.
Baitao left the house, closed the door gently, and leaned against the doorpost angrily without saying a word.
Tingfeng, who was already guarding the door, saw her aggrieved look, quietly moved to her side, poked her arm with the hilt of his sword, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"
Baitao glared at him fiercely and turned away to ignore him. Tingfeng chased after him and asked, but Baitao turned to the other side and still ignored him. Tingfeng even got closer to him. Finally, Baitao couldn't bear it any longer and roared in a low voice:
"What are you doing!"
The tone was sad and fierce, which frightened Tingfeng to feel a chill running down his back. He smiled and said, "Did the princess scold you?"
"Humph, I actually helped that Wan Niang to speak. The princess loved me the most before," Baitao lowered her head in aggrieved manner, "The princess also said that I was long-winded. I really felt so uncomfortable, wuwu——"
She was so caught off guard that she cried "Don't come over", causing Ting Feng to freeze in place, motionless, except that the hand holding the sword tightened again and again. Baitao's crying was like a sudden rainstorm in summer, it came and went as quickly as it came.
She raised her eyes and looked at Tingfeng beside her, pouted, and said plausibly: "The girl doesn't know how to comfort her when she cries. She is such an idiot. She deserves to be alone till now."
Tingfeng looked at the back she left for him, his eyes were shocked, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed: It's hard to raise a woman!
The two people in the room ate their meals in a formal manner. They exercised too much today. Chu Miaoer was already dizzy with hunger. In addition, she had just been having trouble with him for a long time, and she was almost exhausted.
I don't say anything about big or small things.
"By the way," Chu Miao'er put down her chopsticks and asked softly, "The prince still didn't go to court today?"
Speaking of the prince, Fu Yunqi smiled with emotion: "The prince not only came to court today, but also made the ministers who impeached him feel ashamed. I feel ashamed."
The prince was in a state of decadence yesterday, but he can regain his strength today. There must be someone behind the scenes to guide him. Seeing Fu Yunqi's complacent expression, Chu Miaoer couldn't help but think of what he said yesterday about the prince not seeing him, and it was even less likely that the emperor would come to look for him at this time.
Angrily, Chu Xianxue probably didn't dare to meet the prince in private at this juncture without the emperor's permission. Then Chu Qianqian was the only one left.
"It's Chu Qianqian." Chu Miao'er looked at him with certainty and said.
"Yes, Miaomiao is smart," Fu Yunqi put the shark's fin in her bowl, "The prince is now the last bargaining chip of the Chu family."
Zhu Miaoer sighed invisibly: "Chu Qianqian is a poor person. If Mr. Chu doesn't come to the court, she will be alone."
"Tsk -" Fu Yunqi shook his head, "Poor people must be hateful," the subject changed, "I learned today that just as Mr. Chu's condition had improved, Mei Qianrou fell again, and now the two of them
They are all sick, and according to etiquette, we should go and visit them."
Chu Miaoer also knew a little bit about how Mei Qianrou got into the position of a nun's mistress, but after all, she was not the real Chu Miaoer and couldn't empathize with her, so Chu Miaoer didn't have much hatred for her.
"Oh?" Zhu Miao'er looked at her maliciously, "Then what should I say according to family law?
Hearing this, Fu Yunqi smiled solemnly and looked at her with a pair of peach blossom eyes: "According to the family law, naturally Miaomiao will do whatever she says -"
"I think it's because Chu Xianxue became ill because of worry. The two instigators in the palace should be the ones to visit them the most," Chu Miaoer raised her eyebrows and said with a playful smile, "Poor people must be hateful.
Since it's hateful, don't bother your self-sufficient son for no reason, husband, do you agree?"
"My husband agrees with whatever Miaomiao says."
Chu Miaoer's eyes rolled up, and a warm current flowed through his heart, and he suddenly felt that he had found a treasure.