After Song Tangning carried the food box and walked around Huangli's lattice door into the inner room, she found that the temperature around her had dropped strangely. At first glance, the room was still sparsely furnished. The only thing that surprised her was where Xiao Yan was. The place is a waterside pavilion extending out.
Next to it stands the screen fan of He Ming Jiugao. There are some gaps in the window behind the fence, and the sound of gurgling water can be heard from a distance. Beyond it is the back lake.
A bit of coolness blew from the lake through the window, diluting the heat from outside and making the house cool.
Xiao Yan was wearing a long gown and sitting in front of the fence writing something. There was a thick stack of folded books on the table in front of him, open papers on the desk, and hot tea simmering on a small fire beside him.
Seeing her come in, Xiao Yan put down the pen in his hand and raised his eyes: "Did you sleep well last night?"
The momentum that Song Tangning had been building up to "raise the army to investigate the crime" was instantly suppressed. Before she could reply, she saw Xiao Yan take out a food box from the table, put it on the table and pushed it in her direction.
"I heard you said a few days ago that you wanted to eat peach blossom cakes from the West Building. I happened to buy some on the way when I came back from the morning. There are also sugar-steamed cheese cakes and abalone cups in their building. They are also the taste that the young lady likes. Let me see. I also asked someone to bring some fresh feces back, if you try it, it will be good for you."
Song Tangning: "..."
The full name of Xilou is Xijue Tower. Because it is located in the west of the city, some people in the capital made fun of it and called it Xilou.
The imperial palace is in the east of the city, and Jiuyun Lane is in the south of the city. No matter how Xiao Yan goes to the palace to attend court, he can't go to the west of the city along the way. He obviously made a special trip to Xijue Tower to buy snacks.
Song Tangning maintained his only momentum: "Brother, you did it on purpose."
She stepped forward angrily and put the food box in her hand on the table. She just put her hands on her hips and wanted to say that it was wrong for him to do this and she would not be bribed by these sweet cakes.
But before the words came out of his mouth, Xiao Yan casually pulled a soft cushion embroidered with silk begonias and placed it on the side of the table. He pointed upward and said, "You are tired of coming over here. Sit down and talk."
"..."
It is said that the courage of a husband in battle will be exhausted once he fights, then fades away, and is exhausted three times.
Song Tangning stared at Xiao Yan with a gentle smile on her face. She could not continue with her hands on her hips. She lowered her eyes and sat down at the table. She muttered angrily to him: "Brother, I obviously promised." I have to stay in the house to recover from my injuries."
Xiao Yan replied to her seriously: "There are some things in the palace that I cannot avoid. I have to go when His Majesty summons me."
After hearing this, Song Tangning's momentum dropped a little again, and even the little bit of anger he had left felt that he was being unreasonable.
My brother is a close official of the emperor. He is a chamberlain first and then a court official.
She knew that as Xiao Yan, if she wanted to stay in the palace to recuperate completely and completely ignore the palace, it was impossible. Apart from anything else, as long as Emperor An summoned him, he would have to crawl into the palace even if he had a broken leg. She just had some problems. I feel sorry for the person in front of me, even though the injury is so serious, I still have to worry about these things, my face is pale but I can't rest.
Xiao Yan saw her eyes lowered and full of frustration, so he took the peach blossom cake and placed it in front of her: "Don't be angry, there will be nothing to do in the afternoon, there is no need to leave the house."
Song Tangning felt unreasonable because of his indulgence, and couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Did Brother change his dressing?"
Xiao Yan said: "I changed it when I got up early, and drank the decoction Mrs. Qin told me."
After hearing this, Song Tangning felt a little relieved. She looked around and saw that there was nothing unusual about Xiao Yan's waist. Although his face was a little pale, he was still in good spirits. She quickly opened the food box she had brought over.
"Sister Qin said that my brother was injured yesterday and needs to be replenished. I ordered someone to make some ginseng soup yesterday. I used old pigeon meat that had been stewed all morning. Brother, please try it."
The little girl held the stew pot in front of him and took the spoon.
"This soup is very thick. Sister Qin said that your body is different from ordinary people, so you have to take your time to take your tonic. Don't eat the ginseng in this soup, otherwise it will be too tonic and your body won't be able to bear it."
"Sister Qin said that you should always pay attention to the wound. Brother, were you dizzy when you got up early? Is the wound still bleeding? Did you take a carriage to the palace? Sister Qin said that your injury is close to the vital part. Although it is not fatal, it is not fatal. You can’t move at will, you can’t ride a horse until the wound is healed, and you can’t fight with others..."
Song Tangning's eyes circled around him, wishing that she could follow Madam Qin's doctor's orders in every detail.
Xiao Yan saw that she was busy like a little bee. She stretched out her hands to arrange the desk for him and kept talking in her small mouth. He didn't feel impatient at all, but looked at her with great fun. .
The corner of his mouth was raised slightly, and his sword eyes were filled with a smile. He took a mouthful of ginseng soup and said indulgently: "This governor is not too idle. He will not fight against others unless they provoke others."
Song Tangning stared at him when he heard this.
Xiao Yan immediately covered his face with a spoon: "Okay, I won't do anything if I provoke you."
Song Tangning heard this but was not happy: "That won't work. What if someone takes advantage of him and bullies me? Brother is injured and will not fight with anyone. Let Canglang go. If someone provokes me, let Canglang beat him."
When Xiao Yan heard this, a series of laughter burst out of his throat, and he leaned on the table with a smile.
"Xiao Haitang, if people look at you for being such a defensive person, you can be said to be unreasonable."
Song Tangning curled her lips and said, "Let them talk."
She's unreasonable, what's wrong?
Xiao Yan laughed even louder, leaning on the desk and looking at the little girl opposite with her rare arrogance.
The unreasonable look of his little Begonia is exactly the same as his, which makes people happy just looking at it.
Seeing a thin layer of sweat forming on the little girl's nose and her cheeks turning red, Xiao Yan stretched out his hand across the table and took her arm to make her sit down: "Okay, stop working and eat cake."
Song Tangning sat at the table and wiped his sweat: "Brother, why is it so hot here?"
Xiao Yan turned around and lifted up the hanging curtain on the railing, then picked up the folding paper on the table and fanned her: "There is a geothermal area under the Crane Hall, and two layers were dug down from here. Fang Yao Spring, I was not in good health in the first few years after I came to Beijing, so I have been living here. With the medicine spring and Nuanyu geothermal heat, the Crane Hall is a little hotter than outside."
Song Tangning was surprised: "Is there a medicinal spring buried under this small building?" She was quite curious: "In the summer, isn't it too hot to keep people here?"
Xiao Yan handed her a brocade handkerchief to wipe her face: "That's not true. The temperature in the medicinal spring has always been like that. Warm jade is also cold jade. Most of them are warm in winter and cool in summer. In addition, the outside of Leaping Carp Terrace is connected to Fuzhong. In the inner lake, there is lake breeze to enjoy the coolness. In the hot summer, it is actually cooler here than outside."
"Warm in winter and cool in summer? So good?"
Song Tangning's eyes were full of surprise, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch the ground beneath him. His eyes seemed to want to see through the stone slabs to see below.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "When the weather gets hotter in a few days, you can come over and sit down and we'll find out."
