I slept soundly that night and had a very sweet dream. In the dream, the princess was sleeping next to me and softly calling my name:
"Xiran... Xiran... I miss you."
"Princess, I miss you so much~ Although it's only been a day, I still miss you so much, I'll be back soon..."
After that, I smacked my lips, turned over and grabbed her hand, hey, why is her hand different from before? Why is it so big? It's still so rough, how come there are calluses
...
So I struggled to open my eyes in a daze, trying to determine if this was a dream or real. If this was a dream, the hand in the dream would be too real to touch.
But the moment I opened my eyes, I was stunned. There was a man's big face in front of me, only ten centimeters away from me. His eyes were staring like two bells. look at me the same way.
I calmed down and finally recognized the owner of this face. Who is the person in front of me, Xu Mo
At the same time, a deep male voice came into my ears: "Xi Ran, how long will you hold my hand and touch it?"
I was so frightened that I quickly jumped up from the bed, stood three feet away from him, and looked at him in horror.
"What are you doing? How did you get in?"
"What am I going to do? It's already high in the sun. Master Lin asked me to wake you up, and I came here. Who knew you were still asleep. As soon as I called you, you turned over and grabbed my hand tightly. By the way, you are still talking in your sleep, who do you really miss? Who do you miss?"
"Uh... It's not important. The master called me, right? Then I have to go quickly, Xu Mo, thank you for calling me. I'm leaving. Let's meet again by fate."
As I said that, I hurriedly put on my clothes, put on my shoes and ran away, leaving Xu Mo messy in the room alone.
I knew I was late, so I ran to the master in a hurry, out of breath.
"Master, master, master, I'm sorry I'm late," I panted heavily.
"You still know to come, I will come to invite you later, that's all right, follow me to the kitchen."
"Yes... Master" I knew I was wrong, so I had to obediently listen to the master.
When we came to the kitchen, the master asked me to wash my hands and do some preparatory work. After everything was ready, he began to speak.
"This state banquet has always been hosted by the minister of the imperial dining room. This time the emperor handed it over to you, it must be that he trusts you very much and is very sure of your cooking skills. You don't have to worry too much about the rest of the dishes. The recipe for the state banquet It's all fixed, and their subordinates will do it, you just need to order it. And what you want to cook is an innovative dish. Today, I will teach you a dish first. Now you are optimistic about it, start with In terms of material... "
I listened very carefully to the dishes taught to me by the master, and took some notes with a pen and paper.
The time of study always passes quickly, I am practicing while listening, and in the blink of an eye, it is afternoon.
After dinner, I suddenly remembered the small rosewood comb I ordered in that jewelry store three days ago, so I decided to get it back.
I walked into that store, and the boss walked up to me excitedly when he saw that it was me.
"Young master, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you since morning."
"Why are you more excited than me?" I saw that the store owner was obviously more anxious than me.
"Isn't this to let you see the finished product sooner? Your idea is really good. The things you make in this way are really beautiful."
"By the way, Boss, we can make an agreement. This thing is made to order by me. I have already paid for the buyout. You can't make it exactly the same for others. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, I assure you, my lord, there will never be a comb with the same pattern and pattern again. If you find this second comb in the capital, the shop will pay ten times the compensation, no, twenty times the compensation, how about it? Young Master, let’s inspect the goods first, this way please.”
I was very satisfied with his answer, and followed him to the counter, where he took out an ebony box from the counter, and took out the comb I made for the princess from it.
I saw that the comb was very beautiful in color, the whole body was reddish brown, and the pattern was generally water ripples, accompanied by other patterns. A peach forest and a red bean, the leaves of the peach trees are decorated with turquoise, and a small word "Zhen" is written on the petals.
There is a saying in the Book of Songs: "The peach is young, and its flowers are scorching. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family.
There is a truth about peaches. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family.
Tao Zhiyaoyao, its Ye Zhenzhen. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. "
I think that's how she got her name, and the meaning of that red bean is: "Linglong Dice An Hongdou, you will never know when you are deeply in love."
Coupled with this comb that symbolizes eternal unity, I promise us all the best wishes in the world, and I only wish to be with her forever.
I was very satisfied with this comb, paid the rest of the money to the shopkeeper, picked up the comb and went back to the master.
When I went back, it was already dark. After another tiring day, I put the box next to my pillow like a treasure, and fell asleep with sweet dreams.
In this way, the day of learning how to cook at the master’s every day was repeated for nearly two weeks. Sometimes the princess would visit me in person and bring me some delicious food, but most of the time it was Yuan’er who came to deliver things to me.
That morning, I received a letter from Wei Qi, saying that he has come back, and he has a surprise for me, and asked me to meet at the old place at noon, and I will know.
I always feel that this kid must have something to hide from me. After so many years as a brother, he still plays these children's games with me.
But I still arrived at Juxiang Pavilion on time. Xuan'er has been helping here all the time, so I also live here. The last time Xu Mo came over, I asked him not to tell Xuan'er about my stay at the master's place, but he didn't say anything, so Xuan'er still thought I was in the palace.
"Brother Xuan'er, you are indeed here. The elder brother who drank tea with you last time is upstairs, and he said that you will definitely come." She was still very excited when she saw me, her little face was flushed .
I dare not think, if she knows that I have been with the master for more than two weeks, will she go crazy
I hurriedly avoided her and said, "Yes, of course I'm coming. Is Wei Qi already here? Then I'll go upstairs first, Xuan'er, let's talk later." After that, I went straight upstairs, After all, I already have a princess, and it is really not suitable for me to have other entanglements with any woman, including Xuan'er.
I turned my head and saw her frustrated face, and I couldn't bear it, but...
"Xuan'er, you are a good girl, and you will definitely meet someone better."
After I resolutely turned around and went upstairs, I entered the wing room that Wei Qi had reserved. Outside the door, I heard voices talking inside. One voice came from Wei Qi, and the other sound was so familiar...
"This voice... yes, it's my mother!"
I hurriedly opened the door, only to see that the person inside was indeed her. She is still dressed in the same way, plain and clean, but there are a lot more white hair on her head, and a lot of fine wrinkles on her face.
Although my mother was born as a commoner, her upbringing etiquette is no worse than that of a lady from a wealthy family, and she still has a temperament of being educated and courteous. It's just that I haven't let her worry about it these years, so her temper has become much more irritable. .
As soon as I saw her, I couldn't restrain myself, tears flowed down my face, and I knelt down in front of her with a plop.
"Mother, the child is not filial. I haven't gone back to see you for so long. Are you doing well alone?"
My mother was also very excited when she saw me like this, she wiped her tears and said:
"Where did you go, you little bastard? You haven't sent a letter to your mother for half a year. Do you know that your mother is going crazy thinking about you? Get up, what are you doing kneeling? You haven't done anything during this time." Eat well? You’ve lost a lot of weight.” As she spoke, she lifted me up, let me sit on a chair, and looked at me from top to bottom with distressed eyes.
"Mother, I was wrong, please forgive Xi'er. I planned to go back to see you after I finished my work, why did you come here in person?" I wiped away the tears on my face, and held on to my mother's hand.
My mother glanced at Wei Qi, and then said to me: "It's not that this child said that you miss me so much, and told me to come over and take a good look at you, and the mother also misses you very much, and then Just come over."
I gave Wei Qi a very grateful look, and he gave me an impolite smile in return. What a good brother, you understand me so well~
"Godmother, Xiran, I am very happy to see your mother and son reunited. Xiran heard that you are busy these days, why don't you let the godmother live with me. How about I take good care of her old man for you first?"
"Is it suitable to live with you? Will it cause you trouble?" I was a little worried whether it would cause some trouble to Wei Qi.
"I have just been canonized by the emperor as a fifth-rank Hanlin Xiuzhuan. He gave me a mansion and rewarded me with a few silver coins. It is agreed that after obtaining the honor, I should respect my godmother. Since you are my good brother, my godmother is also mine. Mother, what's the point of letting her live with me? It just so happens that I also brought my parents here, so they also have a companion for each other, wouldn't it be a good thing? What do you think, godmother?"
Seeing my mother nodding frequently, she looked very pleased. Since she is willing, I have no reason to stop her. So I cast a more grateful look at Wei Qi, and kept saying thank you, this brother is really not in vain~
"Xi Ran, you don't need to say thank you anymore, I'm happy tonight, I'm the host, how about we get drunk?"
So amidst laughter and greetings, we ended this reunion feast. I accompanied my mother to Wei Qi's mansion, and after she settled down, we had some intimate conversations between mother and daughter, and then we were going back to the master.
Just when I was about to leave, Wei Qi stopped me from behind and said:
"Xiran, wait a minute, I still have something to tell you. The godmother has just arrived in the capital, and she has never been to many places. Why don't you take a day off tomorrow, and I will accompany your mother out for a walk together. how?"
"Oh~ Wei Qi, how could you be so thoughtful? I didn't even think of it. There are so many things to say, and I should thank you very much." I patted his shoulder, and I was so moved that I wanted to cry. This is the good fortune that I cultivated in my previous life.
"We are good brothers and a family. Don't I know you yet? We don't talk about thanking each other. Besides, these are what I should do. Okay, it's getting late, you should go back early, and I will send you a letter tomorrow morning." Someone is coming to pick you up."
After I thanked him again, he ordered a carriage to take me home.
The carriage walked away slowly, but he didn't leave immediately, but just stood quietly at the door with his hands behind his back, watching the direction of my departure, a meaningful smile flashed in his eyes that I didn't notice just now .
"Xi Ran, see you tomorrow."
After saying that, he entered the mansion, and the servant slowly closed the door of the Wei mansion.
The author has something to say:
The tail of the fox is exposed a little bit, I didn't expect you to be such a person~ (there are too many princesses in these chapters, but soon came out to sprinkle sugar (dog abuse), welcome all little angels to leave comments~~~ refill~)