Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0003 Meet Feilong Jun when you enter the noodle tea, avoid accidents caused by laughter in the side hall

The Empress Dowager allocated the Xipei Hall to Daiyu to live in.It's been a long time since I entered the palace, so I'm really not used to staying here suddenly this time.She didn't sleep well for two days, and she was going to visit the Empress Dowager during the day, and Princess Yangyi loved to pester her again.

On the third day, the spirit was not good, seeing the nanny coming with Princess Yangyi in his arms, he immediately had a quick wit and found an excuse to hide from his laziness: "It's time for the copper samovar to serve noodle tea. It’s good. I also ask my ancestors to allow me to go and have a look, and when I go back, I will cook it for my mother, so that she can make her smile.”

The empress dowager is such a perceptive person, seeing her pale in the morning, she was a little tired while walking, and I heard that she was weak since she was a child, so she must be tired.

Leaning on the big welcoming pillow and laughing, he turned his head and told the palace servants: "Guilan, you can lead the girl there." Then he pretended to be surong and said: "If you can't learn it well, you can't say it is the craft of Shoukang Palace when you go out."

Daiyu, as if she had been pardoned, followed Guilan to the copper samovar.The fire on the copper samovar of Shoukang Palace was kept on day and night, and it was under the care of a servant named Chen De, who was accompanied by two young eunuchs.The Empress Dowager loves to be clean, and all the snacks she uses during the day are delivered by copper samovars.

Chen De is very old, but has a good temper.Palace people often come here when they are off duty, and it is good to ask for a cup of hot tea to warm up.

Seeing Guilan leading Daiyu over, he hurriedly bowed to greet her: "The county lord is here."

Daiyu nodded, and looked forward after two or three steps: "Are you making noodle tea?"

"Yes." Chen De lifted the lid of the non-ash wood stove to show her, and a hot and oily aroma rushed out first, and then he saw the whole picture of the porridge inside: "It's not difficult to make noodle porridge. Soybean noodles, when it is neither thin nor thick, oh, the county master came just in time, it is now..."

Chen De kept talking, without any hesitation in his hands, quickly added sesame paste and salt, and stirred.Just add these two things, and there is no need to spend other work, a pot of noodle tea is ready.

Pour the noodle tea into a bowl, which is more than one bowl.Chen De called a little eunuch over again, saw with his own eyes what he ate too much, signed the list, and sent the things in the cloud.

Daiyu was raised in the south of the Yangtze River since she was a child, and she has never met face tea.Even when I came to the capital with my parents, no one at home ate this.So I found it novel and interesting, so I took a second look.

Holding the cloud pan, Chen De saw Daiyu standing on one side, turned around in his mind, and then smiled and brought the cloud pan to her: "Since the county lord is here, let's send it together."

Daiyu has nothing to do, since she came to the copper samovar, it was also an excuse to make tea, so it's okay to send it over now, just to complete the excuse.

"Give it to me, father-in-law." She took the things and went straight to Xinuange.

Gui Lan took a step behind, stretched out a finger and nodded at Chen Dexu: "Old Dezi, I really have you."

The creases on Chen De's face were piled up in one place, forming a flower: "It's a four-in-one deal, if you don't do it, you don't do it for nothing."

The copper samovar is located under the verandah of the west side hall, where the corridor leads directly to the West Nuan Pavilion of the "Ci Shou Ning Xi" hall.She came over filled with tea, noodles and tea, before entering the small gate, it was still a world, but after passing through the small gate, it was another scene.

The Linghua Gate of Xinuang Pavilion was ajar, and two strange eunuchs stood at the door, bowing their heads solemnly, and even the atmosphere of the entire Shoukang Palace became dull.There were also strange court ladies and eunuchs standing on their own, occupying the small space to the brim.There are so many people, but they are very organized. Apart from the sound of breathing, there is no other movement.

The palace people of Shoukang Palace are very well-behaved, but they are full of smiles when they walk, and they feel comfortable and comfortable when they look at them.These palace people are completely different, they are dull and empty dummies, the master will never speak without opening his mouth.

When Daiyu saw them, she felt that she was following them, and unconsciously her breathing became heavy.

She looked at Gui Lan as if asking for help. Gui Lan was the aunt in charge of Shoukang Palace, and she had gone through many things.After a quick glance, he knew what was going on, quietly stood beside her, and whispered to her ear: "They are all from the imperial court."

Imperial?The emperor is here?

Daiyu thought about the side of the building a few days ago, but she was overwhelmed by a few words on a piece of clothing.She was inexplicably scared.

"Auntie, send it..."

She thought she kept her voice extremely low, but at this moment there was no sound anywhere, such a slight movement was actually heard by the people in Xinuang Pavilion.

The Empress Dowager's voice came from far away: "Daiyu, come in."

Gui Lan smiled helplessly at her, expressing that there was nothing she could do to help.Daiyu was stiff all over, the Linghua door was already open, she could only force herself to go in.

Sure enough, there were two people sitting on the brocade kang in front of the large glass window in the Ming Dynasty. The Empress Dowager was still sitting at the east end, and a figure in azurite uniform was sitting at the west end.He faced the Empress Dowager, and Daiyu could see the auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on his straight waist when he turned sideways, and a dragon on his shoulder with bright eyes, very majestic.

Daiyu didn't dare to take a closer look, she lowered her eyes and stepped forward, knelt down to salute: "The little girl respectfully invites the emperor's peace."

The emperor didn't call out immediately, but hesitated for a moment. He stretched out his hand and brushed the corner of his clothes. From this angle, Daiyu could see his surprisingly white palm and extremely slender fingers.

"Get up." The voice was still that emotionless, concise and clear, but like a boulder, there was a steady force that oppressed people's hearts.

She got up and walked to the side of the Empress Dowager, and brought the tea to the small kang table.There is no rule of persuading meals in the palace, so she put the noodle tea on the table and stepped back with the cloud tray without saying a word.

The Empress Dowager took the silver spoon to eat, and suddenly heard the emperor say: "Chen De dares to use his hands to others for the errand on the copper samovar?"

The mood in his words was stable, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.Daiyu heard it, but she was frightened, and was about to step forward to plead guilty, but the Empress Dowager said, "I told Daiyu to go to the copper samovar, it's in Shoukang Palace, it's not worth anything."

The Daqing Dynasty regarded the things that were imported as very important. The theory was that whoever made an item would make a record, and after handing it over to the person who passed it on, he would make a record.Since then, it has been sent to the master without breaking the seal, otherwise it will be a capital crime of losing his head.This is the rule of passing meals from dining room to dining room.The copper samovar is located in the Shoukang Palace, which is regarded as a small kitchen. Most of the snacks and tea used by the Empress Dowager are ordered from here.Because there is nothing under the eyes that you can't rest assured, so the rules are looser.

The Empress Dowager is a tolerant and kind person, but the emperor who is sitting at the west end of the kang right now has a strict eye and is always cautious and dignified.Chen De asked Lin Daiyu, who had only stayed for a few days, to send him noodles and tea, and let him know that he wanted to let him know.The empress dowager spoke up, so she had no choice but to give up.

Tong Yi came in from the door of Linghua, and whispered back: "Princess Yangyi is awake, and she is looking for the magistrate."

"This girl, I don't know what is the fate, and I can't leave you for a moment. If that's the case, you can go." The Empress Dowager saw that she was standing in the hall with her hands tied and looked pitiful, and she wanted to send her away.

Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down and went out.

The emperor raised his eyelids and took a look. She was left in the palace because she was deliberately adjusted to the rules.Knowing that you can't turn around straight when you go out, you have to tiptoe and bend your waist, and slowly back out sideways.After all, if you are not a person in the palace, it is inevitable that you will deliberately be unfamiliar when doing these things.His posture is also different from others, with a fragility that is too weak to wear, and a romantic and unique caution.

When the Empress Dowager saw him turn the emerald jade ring on his thumb, she knew that he was thinking about something.This is a movement he has had since he was a child, and he loves it when he is upset, and he can't change it after all these years.Although she knew it, she never deliberately pointed it out.

"When will the ancestor plan to send her back?"

The Empress Dowager was a little surprised: "Yangyi is very attached to her, that's why I kept her that day. I selfishly wanted to keep her for two more days. How did she annoy the emperor? If so, I can't keep her."

Having said that, one also knows how careful and prudent Daiyu is.What's more, she stays in Shoukang Palace every day, right under her nose, how can she get time to meet the emperor?

"She's a girl from the Lin family." The emperor explained that it was a very fair reason, but it was somewhat self-deprecating. "For no reason, the daughter of an important official of the court was detained in the palace, and it was spread to make people think about it."

The empress dowager froze him for a moment, but when he woke up he found it a little funny.The emperor was too upright and self-disciplined, and even the slightest rumor spread would be investigated.Looking at that posture, it is not like being an emperor, but more like being a saint.

"Since the emperor said so, let her go back in two days."

With these words, the emperor was really relieved.After talking to the Empress Dowager, he said goodbye.After leaving the Xinuang Pavilion, he was about to return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but he suddenly stopped and asked, "Where is the little Princess?"

Ever since she came out of Xinuan Pavilion, Daiyu stayed in the East Side Hall to play with Princess Yangyi.The little princess couldn't speak, so she hugged her and walked back and forth in the corridor, pointing at the flowers and plants and talking nonsense, which was also interesting.In any case, it was better than staying in Xinuange and being criticized by others.

A peach blossom outside the porch stretches a branch down the porch.The little princess stretched out her hand to reach it, and every time she was about to reach it, Daiyu narrowly hugged her and stepped back a little, Huazhi missed it.The little princess was not annoyed, and made her more and more interested by making her amused several times.

The nanny was standing aside, when someone from the palace asked her to eat tonic soup, she went to confess the crime.Seeing that there was no one around, Daiyu murmured face to face with the little princess: "Young princess is really good, but I don't know when I will be able to speak." She pursed her lips and smiled, and said quietly: "At that time, I will secretly teach you to call you aunt. ..."

"Auntie?" A question came from next to her ear, such a cold word, tinged with ridicule, easily made her heart jump.

She hugged the little princess and turned around to look over, but saw a crowd of people at the other end of the veranda, the leader was wearing azurite clothes, and the three dragons on her chest were facing her, with bright eyes, like glaring.The others bowed and knelt, not even daring to raise their heads.

His tone was full of disdain and sarcasm: "You just said, what do you want to teach the little princess to call?"