That day Xiaohua returned to the house and lay in bed thinking for a long time.
No matter how much I think about it, I can't figure out what's going on in my heart, and my heart is so messed up.
She thought that His Highness should come at night, but it was dark and she didn't come.
Evening Xiaohua is useless, the whole West Courtyard is very quiet.
After the last spring bamboo left, a new 'spring bamboo' was distributed. Because of what happened, Aunt Qi said 'very clean' words when sending people over.
Lilac understood what Aunt Qi meant, and this spring bamboo was waiting in the west courtyard.
The master of his own family is favored, and the people below are very face-to-face. When walking in the mansion on weekdays, who does not give him a high glance. After the last Chunzhu incident, the rest of the three Chunmei Chunlan and Chunju are very honest, and after this Chunzhu, several people waited carefully and worked carefully, hoping that one day they could be like the three cloves. Served by Mrs.
There are very few people who can serve in the mansion.
Today, when Madam returned from Jingtai Hall, Lilac forced Ding Lan and Chuncao out, and then Ding Lan and Chuncao went in, but in the main room, in addition to the main room, there were lights in the West Room and Madam's bedroom. No point. Coupled with the expressions on Lilac's three faces, the following four Xiao Gong people also understood that something major happened.
All of them are doing things lightly, with their necks shrunk, for fear of being used as a punching bag.
"Aren't you going to take a look?" Ding Lan whispered.
Chuncao was full of anxiety and irritable in her heart, but she didn't know how to vent this aggrieved emotion in her heart.
Ding Xiang's face was solemn. Seeing the expressions of Ding Lan and the two of them, she said, "You are all in good spirits, Mrs. Don't feel happy, and you all follow the look of a mourning examination and approval. What are we serving as servants for, that is, In order to make the master happy. Madam Daohui got up, and seeing your face, it should be uncomfortable again."
Lilac never missed any opportunity to teach Ding Lan and Chuncao, but the two also knew that Lilac was teaching them for their own good.
"Sister Lilac, we understand, we will definitely not let the lady see it."
After a while, Lilac put down what was in her hand and walked into the bedroom.
It was pitch-dark inside, but the moonlight outside wouldn't make it hard to see. Lilac did not light the lamp, and walked outside the curtain in front of the bed.
"Is Madam still sleeping?"
After a while, there was a slightly hoarse voice inside.
"clove?"
Hearing the response, Lilac lifted the tent and walked to the bed.
"It's getting late, it's better for Madam to get up and have some meals."
"What time is it?"
"It's almost time."
"Oh, it's so late."
There was a little sigh in her voice, and Lilac blinked her eyes before driving away the dampness in her eyes.
"It's time to eat, how can you do it if you don't eat?" Xiaohua murmured.
"The servant will arrange it."
Lilac said a word, then turned around and went out and ordered Ding Lan and the two. Although it was getting late, King Jing's mansion had a large population, not only King King and his wives and concubines, but also some of the servants, the chiefs of the guards, and so on. Naturally, they also had a night-watching stove.
In the past, there was no food after a while, but now Madam Hua is also His Highness's favorite concubine, so it's not a problem to go to the Dian Shan to order some meals and come back.
After Lilac gave her instructions, she went into the bedroom to light the lamp, and went to the bed to wait for Xiaohua to get up.
Hooking the tent on the soft gold hooks on both sides, Lilac saw that although the lady's face was pale, she had regained her composure.
It seems that it is no different from the past, but seeing the lady who seems to be alive these days, and seeing the lady back to the way she was when she first came to the West Courtyard, Lilac felt uncomfortable.
She forced a smile and said, "Madam, this servant asks Ding Lan to go to the pantry and order a mutton pot, mix two cold dishes, get some sauce, and eat it warm. It's better than anything else. You didn't really like eating this. Do you grow mutton pots? The slaves always say that this kind of eating is too much to get angry, and I haven't eaten it for a long time, so I will eat it better today."
Yes, I haven't eaten for a long time, King Jing always comes to the Western Court for dinner these days. He is vegetarian and likes light food, Xiaohua has not eaten that kind of spicy food for a long time.
Xiaohua smiled and said: "That's good, finally you, the housekeeper, don't care, this time you have to have a good time and let the pantry cook something spicy."
"Of course there is."
Lilac waited for Xiaohua to simply wash up, and then she casually pulled up her hair.
Ding Lan was very fast over there, and it didn't take long for her to return with Chunmei Chunlan carrying a food box, and she was carrying a steaming copper pot in her hand.
Charcoal was added to the pot in the middle, and soon the pot rolled away, and the fresh aroma of mutton soup filled the house with the smoke.
Xiaohua sat down at the table, while Lilac instructed, "Add more spice, Madam said I want something more spicy today."
There are several ways to eat this mutton pot, some are spicy, some are light and fragrant. Xiaohua likes spicy food on weekdays, so as long as there is a mutton pot here in the western courtyard, the dining room will cook it spicy.
It's just that this spicy is very difficult to figure out. If the taste is light, the master will be surprised. Therefore, the pantry came up with a way to make a basic spicy flavor, and then adjust the spicy base.
Ding Lan brought a bowl of spicy base and put some in it.
Xiaohua looked at the pot and smiled: "Not enough, put more."
Ding Lan dug some more into it with a spoon, and Xiaohua said angrily, "Madam doesn't eat you. As for being so stingy? I want half a bowl."
Lilac looked worried, but Ding Lan still dialed in half.
The spicy base was put into the pot, the soup inside turned bright red, and there was a pungent spicy smell in the air.
"Will this be too spicy?" Clove asked worriedly.
Xiaohua smiled, "No, no, I like it like this."
The mutton pot only has a soup base, and the mutton is sliced into very thin slices and eaten. There are two large plates of mutton in the pantry, which is more than enough for Xiaohua's appetite.
To eat this kind of thing, it is beautiful to do it yourself.
Xiaohua didn't let anyone serve her, so she took the chopsticks and took the mutton and put it in the pot.
This is not the first time she has eaten this thing. She knows that mutton can be eaten after blanching, but it will not be beautiful after blanching for a long time.
On a round Eight Immortals table, there is a mutton pot, two plates of mutton, some succulent mushrooms and vegetables, two plates of cold appetizers, and a few small plates of pasta.
Xiaohua ate happily all by herself, eating steaming hot, very happy. After a while, he was sweating, and his face was not sure whether it was smoked by heat or spicy, and the red glow was like fire.
"Lilac, is the honey chrysanthemum water ready?"
Xiaohua has a quirk. When she eats spicy or heavy food, she always asks cloves to prepare some water. It used to be white water, but now it has become honey chrysanthemum water. That is, the dried chrysanthemums are soaked in boiling water, and there is no tea, but some honey. And don't drink hot, you have to drink it when it is warm, and it needs a big pot.
The small tea cups on weekdays cannot be satisfied, so Lilac specially prepared a large porcelain pot for this purpose. How big is it? The size of a long-mouthed copper pot generally used to boil water.
Knowing that the lady wants to eat spicy food today, cloves naturally prepared the spring grass early, and it is just right to drink it now.
"It's ready." Lilac said, and Ding Lan went to get the porcelain pot.
"Use a bigger cup."
Ding Lan smiled, poured a large glass of pale yellow honey chrysanthemum water and placed it by Xiao Hua's hand.
So Xiaohua ate more happily, and when she was hot or spicy, she took a sip.
Looking at the smiling lady who was very different from the previous style, Lilac sighed again in her heart.
"Ma'am, this servant will help you cook some cabbage hearts." After speaking, she lowered her head and took a few pieces of cabbage hearts with long-handled chopsticks to rest assured.
The smoke lingered around Xiaohua's eyes, making her face indistinct in the mist. She mechanically took a piece of mutton and simmered it, then ate it, and then took another piece of mutton, simmered it, and ate it. Later, I felt that it was too slow, so I took a large chopstick and threw it into the pot. After it was cooked, I put it into the small bowl in front of me.
Bite by bite, she didn't eat fast, but she didn't stop.
Her cheeks were sore, her mouth was wooden, Xiaohua kept eating, and finally the spicy energy reached the critical point that she could bear, and tears welled up.
"Bad Dinglan, you put so much spiciness and brought out your wife's savage tears..." She laughed, but she still didn't stop in her hand.
The various emotions that were simmering in my heart, I couldn't make sense of it, so she blocked, made her bored, made her uncomfortable...
Finally, all the tears that were pouring out came out.
"...But this taste, I really like it..."
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On the second day, Xiaohua's mouth was strung with two fire bubbles.
The yellow is transparent, and it looks really ugly.
Lilac was so anxious to die, for fear of being bumped into by King Jing who came, forcing Xiaohua to eat bland food again, she also went to the good doctor's office to find Hu Liangyi to prescribe some hot recipes.
When Hu Liangyi encountered such a small problem, he had a headache. It would take a while for a blister to grow on his mouth. There was no other way, so I opened some gunpowder mixed with coptis and honeysuckle, and asked the cloves to come back to make water for Mrs. Hua to drink, and also gave a bottle of cool ointment, saying that the fire bubble was picked with a needle and then applied.
But it won't be good for a while, at least three days.
Lilac was helpless, and cooked up one by one after returning. Forced Xiaohua to eat light food for a few days, and gave her the water in which the medicinal herbs were soaked. Honeysuckle is nothing, but it is really bitter to soak in water. Fortunately, Xiaohua is not a spoiled person, so she can drink it if she wants to.
The fire bubbles were also picked, and Xiaohua was tearful in pain when picking it, so she squeezed out the water inside and put on the ointment.
I have done all the cloves that should be done. If King Jing comes and bumps into it, it will only be fate.
Xiaohua smiled and comforted Lilac, saying that His Highness was busy and would not come.
Fortunately, King Jing really didn't come for a few days.
The fire blisters were finally healed, scabbed, and scabbed off, and there was nowhere to see where two disgusting fire blisters had grown.
Xiaohua finally doesn't have to eat all kinds of light porridge, the world seems to be better, and Xiaohua's smile is getting brighter and brighter.
What is King King
It seems that Xiaohua forgot, and the west courtyard has been forgotten up and down.
So everyone has forgotten, but Lilac, who has been waiting by Xiaohua's side, has not forgotten. Every time she sees that the lady is no different from before, but she will always look very silent when she is alone. Lilac is very complicated.
In particular, His Highness has rarely come these days.
Endured and endured, but still couldn't help but comforted him.
"Madam, if you want to be more open, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines..."
In Lilac's mind, this kind of thing is a very common thing, especially for rich people. It is more common for rich people to encounter such a situation.
"When the slaves were in the palace, I saw a lot of favored empresses, but what is favor, that is, the flower in the mirror, it looks beautiful, but it's empty in a blink of an eye. If she thinks about it, she will live a good life in her favored days, and ask for a favor. Children and half-daughters, I will depend on them in the days to come..."
"It's important that you have a good life, everything else is fake..."
Xiaohua understands what Lilac said, but it is two different things to understand and turn around. In her previous life, she could turn around quickly, but in this life, she couldn't. What should I do
So whenever Lilac said this, Xiaohua was unusually silent and stopped laughing.
Lilac looked at Madam's silent face and sighed.
Madam is still young after all!
The author has something to say: when this chapter is published, it is estimated that someone will chase and beat Mianmian again, (snotty face), but this level must be bypassed. Xiaohua does not bypass this hurdle, and there will be another moth in the future. Can't do it or just watch it? (Of course, this is hypothetical, and it is definitely not true.) But you must have this awareness.
Tomorrow, the spring flowers will bloom, and the dark clouds will be cleared to see the bright moon.