When Xiao Zian heard Lin Chujiu say he was leaving, he seemed to have lost something and wanted to keep her mouth shut, but Concubine Zhou said first: "Chu Jiu, it's rare for you to enter the palace once, why don't you go to my palace to talk, just try it? The craftsmanship of the cook in the palace."
"Another day." Lin Chujiu politely declined, and Concubine Zhou did not force it, but insisted on sending Lin Chujiu out of the palace. Lin Chujiu couldn't refuse, so she had to go out with Concubine Zhou.
An Wang looked at the figures of the two walking away, the smile on his face seemed to be a little sad, and it took a long time to withdraw his eyes.
Concubine Zhou knew very well how tense Xiao Tianyao's relationship with the emperor was and her position with Lin Chujiu, but she really had to thank Lin Chujiu for saving Xiao Zian, so she would help Lin Chujiu within her ability.
After sending Lin Chujiu out of the Qinghe Palace, Concubine Zhou stopped, the smile on her face did not change, but she said in her voice: "Chujiu, you saved Zian, I will remember your feelings. Let me remind you, you If you have nothing to do, try to enter the palace as little as possible." In this palace, Lin Chujiu was not the only one who was not pleasing to the eye.
Concubine Zhou's tone was serious, but the smile on her face was relaxed and casual, from a distance, it was as if Concubine Zhou thanked Lin Chujiu.
Lin Chujiu's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled lightly, "The concubine and the concubine stay, I can go by myself."
"I'll have someone send you off." The smile on Concubine Zhou's face deepened a bit, and she brought in the maid who was close to her and asked her to send Lin Chujiu out of the palace, lest someone without eyes collided with Lin Chujiu.
Lin Chujiu did not refuse. She was not familiar with the palace and did not want to make any taboos.
However, as soon as Lin Chujiu walked out of the Qinghe Palace, the maid next to the empress blocked her way, "Princess Xiao, the empress has a request."
After speaking, he put on a gesture of invitation, making it clear that Lin Chujiu was not allowed to refuse.
Concubine Zhou's maid showed dissatisfaction, and was about to help Lin Chujiu refuse, but was blocked by Lin Chujiu, "Lead the way." The queen wanted to see her, and she could avoid today but not tomorrow.
"Princess Xiao..." Concubine Zhou's maid looked embarrassed.
Lin Chujiu shook her head: "Go back and tell Concubine Zhou that I went to the Queen's place." The Queen didn't mind letting Concubine Zhou know, so she said she would not touch her.
Lin Chujiu followed the Queen's people to the Queen's Luanfeng Hall, but the Queen was in the main hall, but in the flower room. Lin Chujiu walked for a while, and then saw the queen who was watering the peonies.
The queen doesn't seem to like a lot of people to serve, and there is no one else around except an old mama.
"Princess Xiao, the queen is waiting for you in the flower room, and the servants can only take you here." The maid bowed her knees and retreated without waiting for Lin Chujiu to speak.
The flower room is made of colored glaze and is transparent on all sides. Even if it is far away, you can see the colorful flowers inside.
Lin Chujiu stepped forward, stood outside the flower room, and gave the queen a salute, "Greetings to the empress, the empress is blessed and safe."
"The ninth day is here?" The queen turned around and glanced at it, without letting Lin Chujiu wait for a long time, she handed the water bottle to the mama next to her, took the white towel on the shelf, wiped her hands, and turned to Lin Chujiu. Come over, "Come in, let's see how the flower room of this palace is?"
"Thank you, Niangniang." Lin Chujiu stepped into the flower room, glanced around, and said with a smile, "These flowers are so beautiful." Lin Chujiu admitted that she didn't understand flowers, so she could only think of this adjective.
The queen put the towel aside and said gently, "It's not good now. In winter, it's snow-white outside, but the flowers are blooming in the flower room. That's beautiful. Let me show you, a pot of Wei Wei that bloomed the day before yesterday. Purple, the flower shape is very beautiful."
After finishing speaking, regardless of Lin Chujiu's willingness or not, he dragged Lin Chujiu over and said, "In just two days, this flower is in full bloom, the color is even more positive, and it makes people like it. "
Lin Chujiu didn't know much about flowers, but he also knew that Yao Huang and Wei Zi among the peony flowers were treasures, but Lin Chujiu believed that it was not as simple as looking at flowers when the queen asked her to come here.
Lin Chujiu didn't speak, and quietly listened to the queen praise how rare and beautiful this flower was.
Sure enough, after the queen praised the flowers, the conversation changed, "This pot of Wei Zi can bloom, which is not what I expected at all. This pot of peony has been kept in this pot for many years, but it has not bloomed. I thought it was useless, a few days ago. He ordered someone to throw it away, but a florist was reluctant to bring it back. He didn't expect to have a flower bud not long ago, and it bloomed two days ago. It's called Wei Zi."
The queen was talking about flowers, but Lin Chujiu understood that the queen was talking about her with this pot of Wei Zi.
She had been sheltered by the queen before so that she could be arrogant and domineering in Lin Mansion and Beijing, but she never repaid the queen, or she was useless to the queen.
After that, the queen gave her to King Xiao as an abandoned child, but she did not expect that she would be a blockbuster, not only won the favor of King Xiao, but also cured King An's disease.
The queen is dissatisfied with her!
Lin Chujiu smiled indifferently, her expression was calm, neither was there any unease after understanding it, nor did she feel at a loss.
The queen seemed to have no idea, so she asked her to bring a pair of scissors, and in front of Lin Chujiu, she trimmed the branches and leaves of the pot of Wei Zi, "No matter how expensive a flower is, there will always be some branches and leaves that affect its beauty. Ye, at this time, there is no shortage of people who prune it."
"Kacha... Kacha." The queen skillfully cut off a few branches and leaves, and then handed the scissors to Lin Chujiu, "Would you like to try it on Chujiu?"
"I won't." Lin Chujiu honestly refused. As for what the Queen would take this sentence to mean, it was beyond Lin Chujiu's control.
The queen didn't force it, she just said, "There are some things we have to learn, and it's not a reason why we don't."
The queen raised the scissors and continued to trim the pot of Wei Zhi, "If you want this pot of flowers to achieve the shape you want, you must have enough patience. Ben Gong has always been patient. But... When this pot of flowers is broken, Ben Gong will It won't hurt either."
"Crack..." The queen cut off the huge Wei Zi, only to hear a "crack", the crown-like peony fell to Lin Chujiu's feet, and the petals shattered.
Lin Chujiu didn't move, just looked at the broken flowers on the ground calmly, and smiled silently...
"Look at me, when I'm old, my eyes are not good, and I accidentally cut it wrong." The queen put down the scissors calmly, stretched out her hand to pick off the flower buds that were not blooming, and threw them on the ground at will, "It's a pity. Lose this pot of flowers."
The queen turned around and clapped her hands indifferently.
Lin Chujiu's expression remained the same, and the smile on his face did not diminish.
The queen didn't care at all and said with a smile: "Are you impatient on the ninth day? Also... You young girls, few like flowers."
"It's my honor to be able to accompany the empress." Lin Chujiu said insincerely.
"You're a well-behaved child." The Queen tapped Lin Chujiu's forehead with a loving look on her face, "It's getting late, and this palace will not delay your leaving the palace. Come, send Princess Xiao out of the palace."
I've said everything that should be said, if Lin Chujiu doesn't understand, then it's no wonder she...
[Author's digression]: I am afraid that everyone will be in a hurry, so I will present the fourth update first, and there is one more update that is being worked on...