Fast time travel: Catch a eunuch, the author makes up the plot

Chapter 10 Meeting Under the Osmanthus Tree

Last night, the prince fell asleep restlessly and couldn't sleep all night. In the morning, he opened his sleepy eyes, and his eyes were also bluish. Renxuan Flower Crisp, Silver Carrot Cake, Tianxiang Lotus Root, Mixed Rice.He picked up the silver chopsticks and ate the cakes slowly.After eating the cakes, he called the servants to make a pot of good Biluochun.

The prince drank his tea slowly before getting up.

The plate of sesame ruyi rolls on the table had not been touched, the prince ordered the servant to put the dish in a food box, and brought it to Princess Linzhi.

The prince watched the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers bloom outside the wall, and a burst of cinnamon fragrance floated over. No wonder there is a saying in the book: green clouds cut leaves, and low guard gold chips.Accounting for the reputation of broken flowers, fragrance and rhyme, two clean.

The light yellow golden osmanthus is not bright, but the flowers are light in shape.In a quiet place, it doesn't attract anyone's attention, leaving only bursts of fragrance.There is no need to have the red and blue colors of famous flowers.Osmanthus has a light color and strong fragrance, so it should be the best.It's a pity that people like Linzhi, who are herb collectors, are born with sensitive noses and can't stand the scent of cinnamon.

The prince walked into the courtyard again, and walked to an arched door. After passing the arched door, there was a rockery. On the rockery was a stone ladder carved by someone. He thought that when Lin Zhi and himself were visiting the garden, they accidentally stepped on the ground. The stone ladder rolled down from the rockery, but he didn't sprain his ankle at all, and he was very angry and funny when he saw it.

Next to the rockery is a lotus pond, there were no lotus at that time, only two water lilies, Linzhi once quarreled with him, saying that he didn't want to send him to the border in summer, and then sat by the pond angrily.He was about to walk over to tell her, but Lin Zhi picked up two water lilies by the pool and threw them on him, and even said that he would take his flowers and get out of here.

At that time, he looked at the little girl, puffing her cheeks angrily, staring round eyes, like a little squirrel.

When he returned the next year, he saw Linzhi fishing by the pond, where lotus flowers had already been planted.He asked the little girl if she had caught any fish, and the little girl raised her head and said, "I'm learning Taigong Jiang's fishing."

He curled up his fingers and tapped on the top of her head, but the little girl pushed his hand away from the top of her head, saying that if she continued to tap, she would become stupid.

The prince walked past the rockery and came to a bamboo forest, where the bamboos are lush and green.Continue to go forward, pass a lake, then turn right, and slowly, you will come to the front of Linzhi's residence.

Her residence has ordered people to wash away the blood, and tidy up her clothes. She also invited eminent monks to recite sutras. In addition to evil spirits, prayer flags were specially hung under the corners of the surrounding eaves.Then they were ordered to move out from the study, and the two sisters moved back to live for a few days.

The lord summoned a servant to knock on the door. Princess Linzhi was embroidering crabapple flowers in the room. When she heard the knock, she opened the door and came out to greet her.

The prince saw that Lin Zhi was wearing a white gown of Sichuan Brocade, with a circle of rose patterns embroidered on the cuffs, and pavilions and pavilions embroidered on the elbows, but there was no embroidery around the collar.There is no outer gauze on her body, perhaps because she is afraid that it will be inconvenient to embroider.Lin Zhi wore a white feather ornament on her head, and her skirt was a gradient skirt.Under the scorching light and shadow, Lin Zhi seemed to be an elf in the mountains, straightforward and lovely.

When he saw this scene, he immediately thought of "Mountain Ghost".The mountain ghost is also an elf wearing a sage and a stone orchid, holding a duheng, with beautiful eyes, a smile on his face, and a graceful figure.

Princess Linzhi saluted the lord, and the lord handed the edict to the servant, and the servant stood and read it out.Jiang Jing received the edict, and the prince looked at her with blazing eyes, and said in a gentle voice, "I will send someone to deliver the wedding dress in the afternoon."

After the prince finished speaking, he turned and left.He was afraid that if he looked at her one more time, he would be reluctant to let her marry and let her go.

Jiang Jing looked down at the edict and understood that the border has not been peaceful recently.The world is in chaos and wars are raging, and warlords from all walks of life are also occupying territories. The current emperor has no heirs, so he can only make peace by himself.

Sighing silently, she didn't understand Wang Ye's idea of ​​finding Jiang Xu back.But Jiang Xu is his own flesh and blood left in this world, so how could he be willing to let her marry the wolf-like king of Xuanyuan Kingdom.

I heard people at the frontier told the story of King Xuanyuan. When King Xuanyuan was seven years old, he was smart and generous, and his behavior did not exceed the rules.Every time he served by the side of Hong An, the master of Chinese studies, Hong An always said: This son is magnificent in appearance, extraordinary in quality, and very suitable.

Jiang Jing also heard that the Lord Xuanyuan was extremely ugly, and his body was covered with dragon scales. She also heard from people fleeing famine that the Lord Xuanyuan's arms were so long that they could reach his knees when they hung down.

In the afternoon, when Jiang Jing was watering another peony plant, the servant brought the wedding dress, and a maid behind her was holding a box, which must be the phoenix crown.Fengguan is named after it is decorated with phoenix.Jiang Jing put down the kettle, pushed open the half-covered door, and let the servants in.

When the servants arranged the clothes, Jiang Jing nodded and said lightly: "Go out, and get the reward from Yue'er." All the servants saluted and went out happily.

A phoenix crown with golden flowers and eight treasures, colorful clouds and colorful shoulders, and a wedding dress embroidered with roses.The orbs on the phoenix crown are dazzling and shining.I am not the phoenix in the sky, but a bird in the mountains, but once I flew up the branch, I was mistaken for the phoenix in the sky.

She knew that she looked nothing like the prince, nor did she look anything like Jiang Xu.When she and Jiang Xu were together, others would never think that they were biological sisters.

Jiang Jing knew that she was just a girl picking herbs in the mountains, and she had no pursuit of glory and wealth.It's just that she needs to get married now, and she doesn't want Jiang Xu to go instead.She wanted to repay the sins that she had brought over the past few years. She should not enjoy the glory and wealth, nor should she have the fine clothes and food of the past few years.What should be owned is this girl named Jiang Xu, she is the only princess in the palace.

I only hope that the prince can treat his daughter better if he marries into another country.

Maybe I will die in a cold palace in a foreign country, or maybe I will die on the road to marriage.But Jiang Jing knew that she only wanted to die in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, beside her mother.Tears dripped down on the wedding dress, Jiang Xu looked at her sister sobbing softly, feeling like a big stone was blocked in her heart.

"Sister, why don't I go with you." Jiang Xu thought for a long time before saying this slowly.

Jiang Jing shook her head silently, her apricot eyes filled with a layer of water, like a calm lake in the sea. The autumn wind suddenly picked up and the lake rippled.Jiang Xu was stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. The blush on his face slowly dissipated, and he realized that his sister was truly stunningly beautiful.

Since ancient times, concubines have had so many bad lives, thinking of her sister's fate, Jiang Xu sighed leisurely in his heart.My sister won't let me accompany her to Xuanyuan Country, so I can accompany her out for a walk.

Jiang Xu said in a low voice: "Sister, why don't I go out with you for a walk, to see the scenery outside the city."

Jiang Jing thought that she was about to marry out of town and would not have much time to spend with her younger sister, so she nodded in agreement.

"Sister, let's go out now," Jiang Xu said softly, looking at the bright sunlight and warm breeze outside the window.

"Okay. Let's go out after changing clothes." Jiang Jing replied.

Jiang Jing spread her black hair, picked up the wooden comb, her green fingers, fingertips glowed with ruddy luster, combed her long hair finely, then tied her hair in a bun, and fixed it with a mahogany hairpin carved with deer antlers live.

He also called the maid and brought the clothes of the maid and the servant.Jiang Jing changed into the maid's clothes neatly. The blue fabric made her look a little extra-terrestrial, and the cool color added to her aura.

Jiang Jing tied up Jiang Xu's hairstyle like a boy servant, and picked up a crumpled pumpkin hat for her to put on.Jiang Xu took the clothes and changed them behind the screen.

"Xu'er is quite shy." Jiang Jing said with a smile.

"Sister~" Jiang Xu's coquettish voice came from behind the screen.

Jiang Jing waited for Jiang Xu to change, then picked up a box of dark yellow powder, splashed it on her face, and then gave Jiang Xu some more.

Jiang Xu looked at himself in the mirror, his face was sallow, and his eyebrows were drawn thickly by Jiang Jing, like two big caterpillars.Looking at Jiang Jing in the mirror again, her complexion was sallow and thin, her beautiful eyebrows were not covered up with powder, leaving only her beautiful almond eyes.When other people saw the elder sister who looked like this, they probably wouldn't think that she was the famous Princess Linzhi in the capital.

Jiang Jing called two more maids, changed into clothes, and pretended to be embroidering in the room.Jiang Jing picked up a bamboo basket, led Jiang Xu by the hand, and hurriedly walked to the back door with her head down.

Jiang Xu's nervous palms were sweating, and his gait was a little unsteady, so he couldn't help slowing down. Jiang Jing led Jiang Xu to turn around in the long corridor, and finally reached the back door.

When Jiang Jing was about to sneak out from the back door, unexpectedly, someone behind her shouted: "Stop, where are you going?"

Jiang Jing was taken aback, and immediately adjusted her thoughts, and said, "Returning to the guard, the servant is following the order of Princess Linzhi, and went to Baiweilou to buy some pastries." The tone was a bit frightened, and her body was trembling. Trembling.

The guard looked at the badge on the girl's waist, it was indeed Princess Linzhi's maid, and then glanced at the young Jiang Xu.Asked: "What is this boy going out for?"

Jiang Xu was a little confused by the question, and when he was about to speak, Jiang Jing hurriedly said: "The princess of Linzhi said that he would reward the servants with sweet-scented osmanthus oil, this young man was found by the back kitchen to help the servants move things .”

After the guard heard these words, he also knew that Princess Linzhi had always been very kind to the maids around her, so he said to them: "Go back quickly."

Jiang Jing pulled Jiang Xu, saluted the guards together, and hurried out.

While walking on the street, Jiang Xu saw hawkers hawking along the street, and Humei people from the Western Regions dancing the dances of the Western Regions on the street.

Jiang Jing heard a peddler who carried a load through the streets and yelled to sell: "Oh, candied haws, freshly dipped." There are many small holes on the top to insert candied haws, and the other end is a stove, iron pan, chopping board, knife and shovel, sugar, red fruit, yam and other tools and materials that can be used for making on the spot.In order to prevent the wind and sand, the hawker with the basket and the box is often covered with a white cleaning cloth to prevent dust.

Jiang Jing tugged at Jiang Xu's sleeve, lowered her head and asked, "Does Xu'er want candied haws?"

Jiang Xu nodded, and Jiang Jing waved her hand to stop the peddler.

Jiang Xu saw that each shanlihong (hawthorn) in the picker was independent, and the fruits used were all huge and clean, and they were placed in a paper box lined with oiled paper for the guests to carry.

Use long Vitex as the core, and brush caramel on the outside of Shanlihong (hawthorn), so that the whole body is white.The small ones are three feet long, the big ones are five or six feet long, and there are small pennants made of red and green paper on the top.

Jiang Jing asked: "Is there any other aftertaste?"

The peddler shook his head and replied: "There are Shanlihong, crabapple fruit, grapes, yam, walnut kernels, red bean paste, etc. Among them, Shanlihong is the most delicious, sweet, crisp and cool."

Jiang Jing looked at her younger sister's tangled expression, and said, "Two of each flavor."

"Well, guest officer." The peddler took out a paper bag, put the candied haws away, and handed it to Jiang Jing.

"How much?" Jiang Jing asked.

"Five hundred coppers," the hawker replied.

"Let's take one more each." Jiang Jing handed over a broken piece of silver, secretly wishing she knew that she would have brought some copper coins when she went out.

Jiang Jing took a Shanlihong flavored candied haws and handed it to Jiang Xu, put the others in the basket, and took Jiang Xu for a walk.

The peddler carried the burden, and sold a lot of candied haws today. Thinking that they could be sold out sooner, he hummed an out-of-key song and continued walking around the streets.

"Sister, it's sour." Jiang Xu said coquettishly while holding a bitten candied haws.

"Ok?"

"Sister, this is so sour that my teeth are about to fall out. Can you help me eat it?" Jiang Xu shook the small bamboo basket held by Jiang Jing from side to side.

Really afraid of this little ancestor, Jiang Jing lowered her head and bit into the mountain red. She chewed it, and the sweet and crispy feeling spread on the tip of her tongue.

Seeing Jiang Xu's sly eyes, Jiang Jing touched Jiang Xu's hair.

"Is sister unhappy?" Jiang Xu asked pitifully like an abandoned little animal.

"No."

"Then why hasn't my sister spoken?"

"Xu'er is good. Sister is just looking for Baiweilou."

Jiang Jing led her awkward younger sister through the long alley to the front of Baiwei Building.

"Shopkeeper, come to a private room."

"Okay. Guest officer, please." A young man led them to a private room on the second floor.

Xiao Er served them tea neatly, and handed them a menu. Looking at the food in their baskets, he understood the nobleness in their behavior.

Jiang Jing looked at the menu and said: "Dazhuansi and soup dumplings are the best breakfasts in Baiweilou. Dazhugansi is a test of the chef's knife skills. It is made of shredded tofu and served with broth. It seems to be done inadvertently. , but the taste of the soup is very strong. Jiangcheng's "Top Ten Famous Points" are frequent customers on the morning tea table. In addition, there are bud ginger, milk cucumber, assorted vegetables, meat dishes, tofu brains, etc. Served with a cup "Lvyangchun", morning tea is complete. But it's noon now."

Jiang Jing took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Let's order Sanding Steamed Buns, Thousand Layer Oil Cake, Shuangma Crispy Cake, Jade Shaomai, Dried Vegetable Buns, Wild Duck Vegetable Buns, Glutinous Rice Siomai, Crab Roe Steamed Dumplings, Cheji Shaomai , shredded chicken rolls, and another beef bone soup. However, the most famous morning tea shop is undoubtedly Fuchun. However, Jiangcheng people rarely go to Fuchun House for morning tea. Instead, they choose Peony Teahouse, Yechun Tea House, Gonghechun, Restaurants such as Jinchun and Mao Pailou. I will take you to have morning tea when I have the chance."

Xiao Er quickly wrote down the name of the dish, bowed his hands and said: "Guest officer, wait a moment, the dish will be served immediately."

Jiang Jing nodded and asked the boy to go out and wait.

When all the dishes were served, Jiang Xu looked at the dim sum on the table and asked suspiciously, "Sister, why don't you order some stir-fried vegetables?"

Only then did Jiang Jing realize that Baiweilou only serves snacks such as pastries and snacks, and she was a little embarrassed at the moment.Stretching out his hand to his mouth, he clenched his fist and coughed: "This restaurant specializes in pastries and other food, you can eat something to fill your stomach first, and eat it when you return home at night."

Jiang Xu nodded, and picked up a piece of pastry with chopsticks. The pastry was diamond-shaped, hibiscus-colored, and translucent. The pastry was divided into 64 layers, with layers of sugar and oil alternated.

Jiang Xu thought it was delicious, so he picked up a piece and put it in Jiang Jing's bowl.

"Sister, what's the name of this pastry?"

"This is an oil cake that is as white as snow and has thousands of layers. It is one of Baiweilou's signature pastries. There is also a legend about this pastry."

"What kind of legend is it, sister."

"It is said that during the Qingyuan period of the founding emperor, he arrived in Yangzhou City by dragon boat. Salt merchants picked him up and invited the emperor to come ashore. As a result, the emperor was welcomed home by a big salt merchant named Yan. That afternoon, it was snowing heavily. When it was snowing, the emperor admired the snow from the window in the warm hall of the Yan family. The founding emperor, who always liked to show off his literary talents, would inevitably recite a poem or two when appreciating the snow. The poem "Appreciating Snow" reads: "Snowflakes are flying like goose feathers , the waves are jumping in the white oil sea, cheering in this snow..." He just said "you snow, oil snow", but he couldn't continue the fourth sentence. He looked at the flying goose feathers and heavy snow outside the window, worried, and anxious Sweat broke out on my forehead. At this moment, Yan Yanshang, holding a fine flower agate plate, came to kneel down and offer tea."

Jiang Jing took a sip of the beef bone soup and continued: "The eyes of the founding emperor were all attracted by the same two dishes of small dots on the agate plate. These small dots are fried cakes like small Lantern Festival, breaded with sugar and dipped in oil. Fried, then rolled in sugar, it was crystal white and lovely. The emperor forgot to use chopsticks and picked up one to taste. It was sweet, soft, fresh and delicious, and immediately praised: "What kind of pastry, so delicious! "He was admiring, grabbing and eating, and he had already eaten several in the blink of an eye. He also named this pastry, 'oil ice cream'."

"Has sister ever eaten it before?" Jiang Xu asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)