After Nian Shilan finished his breakfast, he watched the servants tidy up the room, and asked Han Lu to fetch the box of plum blossom pancake-shaped spices.
Han Lu followed Nian Shilan's instructions and took out the spice box from the cabinet. As soon as she opened it, a plum fragrance hit her face.
Nian Shilan picked up a fragrant pancake, put it under his nose, and took a deep breath.
It's only the end of August, and it's still a long time before the plum blossoms bloom.
Nian Shilan was lost in thought while holding the fragrant pancake. She once saw a graceful woman dancing under the plum tree in her dream.
Amidst the white snow and dots of red plum blossoms, the woman seemed to be an elf passing through, spreading her graceful arms and stretching her legs.
In the dream, Shilan couldn't see her face clearly, but could only vaguely remember her dancing figure, which was extremely beautiful.
Seeing that Nian Shilan was lost in thought while holding a fragrant pancake, Han Lu called out cautiously.
"Master, do you want me to burn this spice?"
"Light it up. Take out the two new clothes I made and smell them with this incense."
Nian Shilan put the fragrant cake in his hand back into the box, then took the handkerchief handed over by Mang Zhong and wiped his hands. The handkerchief was also stained with some plum fragrance.
Although the weather was already after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was still not cool in the afternoon, so Nian Shilan sat lazily by the window.
The window was open, and the cold dew stained the clothes in the shade of the courtyard. She looked back and saw Nian Shilan in the window.
Xiang Fujin is truly extremely beautiful, with a delicate yet majestic face, and a casual and lazy glance at her attentive eyes, bringing out a myriad of elegance.
Dongming Dongyue is only eighteen years old, but she exudes a luxurious temperament, which is different from her delicate face.
Han Lu couldn't help but be stunned. She thought of the letter brought by the pigeon.
The letter asked her to report Prince Yong's daily life to Fujin, but there were no other tasks assigned to her.
Nian Shilan noticed that there was a gaze looking at her. She followed the gaze casually and saw that Han Lu was looking at her as if she was in trance.
"Why, what are you thinking about when you look at me? You're so lost in thought."
Nian Shilan waved the fan in her hand through the window. When Han Lu heard the sound, she blurted out as if she had found her soul.
"Master is so beautiful that all the slaves are stunned."
Nian Shilanhun smiled carelessly.
"You are so ignorant, how beautiful I can be. You need to know that a woman's beauty must be matched by corresponding talents to complement each other. If it is only beauty, it is not necessarily a blessing or a curse."
Nian Shilan in the previous life would never agree with these words.
In the last life, Nian Shilan only knew that a woman had an appearance that pleases her. All her thoughts and all her beauty were shown to Yinzhen.
She thought that as long as she was beautiful, she would be loved by men forever. Later she learned that she also needed brains and means to be invincible.
At least, her beauty was defeated by Zhen Huan's hands.
Songzhi leaned over and whispered.
"Master, do you want to rest for a while? I see that you seem sleepy."
Nian Shilan wanted to say that she was not sleepy, but looking at Songzhi's face, he knew that she had something to say, so she left the window and sat in the courtyard where the slaves could not see her master and servant.
"What's wrong?"
Nian Shilan is still lazy.
"Replying to the master, Xiao Linzi went out secretly today, and the letter you told him to send has been delivered to the second young master. The second young master has read the letter and asked Xiao Linzi to tell you, "Don't worry."
Songzhi whispered while looking out the door.
Nian Shilan asked again.
"Did you see the mark on Han Lu's elbow that I asked you to see?"
Songzhi replied.
"I haven't found a chance yet. As you know, I don't live in the same house as Han Lu, and Han Lu is much smarter than I thought. Master, I don't understand. Since you think Han Lu is suspicious, why don't you find an opportunity to send her away? What else can I do? She needs to exchange news with the outside world."
"Of course I want to send her away, but not now. I still don't know who she belongs to. Why is she by my side like this?"
After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she felt a little sleepy, and Songzhi helped her take a nap.
In the evening, Shugege walked toward Yinzhen's front yard with Zijin. The tray in Zijin's hand held soup in a celadon bowl.
Su Peisheng was in the courtyard, reprimanding his slaves in a low voice for not serving their master with all their heart.
The master likes to drink eight-percent hot tea, but the servant had to dry the tea until it was seven-percent hot before serving it, which caused Su Peisheng to be scolded by the master.
When Su Peisheng saw Shu Gege coming, he hurriedly bowed to Shu Gege.
"Good luck."
Shugege nodded slightly and said politely to Su Peisheng.
"My father-in-law has informed me that I am from the Shu family. I was thinking about my master's hard work during the day, so I specially stewed the pure heart lily and lotus seed porridge and presented it to my master."
Su Peisheng is confused.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a slave, but I won't pass it on to you. It's just that the master is nowhere to be seen right now."
"What? Master, are you feeling unwell?"
Shugoge asked.
Su Peisheng thought for a while and then spoke thoughtfully.
"Go back to Gege and ask. My master is busy today and is not in a good mood. Otherwise, you can come back another day."
Shugege smiled and said softly.
"In this case, I would like to ask Eunuch Su to convey the message and dedicate this soup to the master. I will go back first."
After saying that, he asked Zijin to hand the tray to Su Peisheng, and he took Zijin back the same way.
Su Peisheng looked at Shu Gege's back, sighed, and entered the room with the tray.
Seeing no one around, Zijing whispered.
"Gege specially took a shower and dressed up today, but she didn't see the master. It's a pity."
Shugege just walked forward and said calmly.
"Why are you so anxious? Didn't you listen to what Eunuch Su said? My master is in a bad mood today. In this case, not seeing him is a good thing. Why should I bump into him at this time?"
"That's what Princess said."
Zijing stopped talking and followed Shugege back.
Ulanala listened to Jiang Fuhai's report in Xingfuyuan, saying that Shugege went to the front yard to serve the soup, but did not see his master.
She stroked the jade in her hand and smiled softly.
"If you haven't seen her, you haven't seen her. There aren't many people in the house now, so she can fight for favor as much as she likes."
Qiu Mei said.
"Master, aren't you angry?"
"What do I have to be angry about? I can't control who the master wants to call to sleep with me. I can't stop him from going to his room, so why bother to find trouble myself? It's better to wait for Duan in peace and quiet. I will give birth and fulfill my duties as a mistress."
Ulanara asked Jiang Fuhai again if Duan's fetus was still safe.
"Master, everything is fine with Miss Duan's fetus. I also followed your instructions today and invited the imperial doctor to check Miss Duan's Ping'an pulse. The imperial doctor also said that everything is fine and she can just wait for the birth with peace of mind."
Jiang Fuhai lowered his head and bowed his body.
"Is there any movement over there from the Nian family?"
Ulanara handed the jade Ruyi in her hand to Qiu Mei and watched her carefully place the jade Ruyi in the tray.
"Just be more careful on weekdays. This jade is Ruyi, but it was my sister's favorite thing. If I accidentally smash it by mistake, I can't protect you."
Qiu Mei responded, yes.
Jiang Fuhai looked at Uranala and said quietly.
"Master, don't worry. I have asked people to keep an eye on Cheng'en Garden. I haven't seen anyone leave the house. Over at Cheng'en Garden, since the girl Luluo committed suicide last time, there is still a shortage of a second-class maid. Master, please make arrangements." People passing by?”
"It's not the right time yet. What happened last time may have alerted the enemy. By the way, have Lu Luo's family settled down?"
Uranala remembered that in order to save her family, the green dill took poison and committed suicide without saying a word. However, if he cut the weeds but not the roots, there would be endless troubles.
Jiang Fuhai heard the question and approached Uranala again.
"Following your instructions, this servant was going to deliver money to her family. The master is kind-hearted and appreciates that she has served the palace for a long time. Unfortunately, when the servant went, the neighbors around her knew that his family had eaten the wrong food. , all gone. Wu Zuo also had a test, and it was said that he died of food poisoning. It's pity that her family of seven, including her brother and sister-in-law's newborn son, was only two months old. Because the adults ate the wrong things, the baby The child didn’t survive either.”
Ulanara's eyes were indifferent, but he spoke.
"Oh Amitabha, what a sin. Go back and burn some more paper money for her family. By the way, see if there are any people who survived, and "settle" them too."
"My slave obeys your orders."
Jiang Fuhai responded and hurried out under the cover of night.
