juvenile onmyoji

Suzaku served two bowls of glutinous rice glutinous rice balls with red bean filling, which Li Zi had taught her.

This method is similar to the Bingliang Wan that warriors love to eat, and they are all made of glutinous rice.It's just that one is steamed in a pot and the other is boiled in water.

Suzaku also put a few cherry blossom buds, which looked very cute with waxy and white balls.

"What did you hear?" Seimei asked.

Lizi was still a little confused, she stared blankly at the contents in the bowl, thought for a while and said, "Sakura, eat."

Qingming was slightly taken aback, put his hand on her forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, it didn't get hot. It doesn't look too serious." He asked Suzaku to mix a bowl of mint water.When the mint water was brought, he first scooped up a spoonful with a small spoon and brought it to Pear, "Open your mouth."

Lizi slowly opened her bright red lips in a daze.

"So good." Qingming smiled slightly, and fed the mint water from the spoon.Then dipped her finger in a little peppermint water and quickly drew a pattern on her forehead.

The pattern flickered slightly, and Lizi felt something piercing from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet, and suddenly her eyes became clear.

"Awake?"

Seimei's arms were leaning against the short table, with a smile in his eyes reflected in his pupils.

"Yeah." Lizi frowned, touched her stomach with her hand, "It's so strange, I feel cool all over."

"I fed you peppermint water."

"Huh?" Lizi slightly opened her eyes.For some reason, the obviously serious words made her ears blush.

"The witch listens to the oracle, and because of the huge consumption of mental power, she often falls into a state of confusion. Drinking peppermint water at this time can wake up a little bit. But you are different, you just passed out. What did you hear?"

Riko thought about it, "I first heard the God of Spring and the God of the Moon talking about letting the cherry blossoms bloom tomorrow. Because they want to eat cherry cakes."

"No wonder," Qingming nodded, "When I asked you just now, you said the words "cherry blossom" and "eat". Then?"

"Then I heard Yebisu's voice, he was boasting how amazing he is."

"So, you heard the god talking." Seimei's eyes were full of disbelief, "Even Lord Saio couldn't do it. She can only listen to the oracle unilaterally. Moreover, the god can see who is speaking Listen to him. But the gods you hear don't seem to notice your existence."

"Is it fake?" Lizi herself was not sure.

"I'll find out tomorrow. If these green buds can really bloom overnight," Qingming turned his face and stared at the cherry trees in the courtyard, "In that case, we have to reconsider this matter. Absolutely, absolutely, no one will be allowed to Know."

"why?"

"Think about it, if I were a god, I would be worried about your private conversation being overheard, right?"

"Ah, that's true." Li Zi's face suddenly turned pale.

"However, it is reasonable to exist. Maybe, this will be a great opportunity, and there is no need to worry too much, as long as it is used reasonably. Well, is there any more?"

Hearing what Qingming said, Lizi breathed a sigh of relief, "There is another, very noisy voice. A woman kept asking if you heard it? I answered her confusedly, and then the voice disappeared immediately."

"You mean when you answer her, the voice goes away?"

Pear nodded, "That's right."

"Sounds like an evil spirit." Qingming unconsciously tapped her fingers on the table and thought for a while, "Don't answer her next time. You can hear their voices, and they should be able to hear yours. I'll do it later For this kind of thing, it’s best to set up an enchantment.”

Pear nodded again.

"Okay, the glutinous rice balls are getting cold, go to bed early after eating." Qingming stirred the glutinous rice balls with a spoon, and several small dumplings swirled like a whirlpool.He scooped one into his mouth and swallowed, frowning.

Is it so unpalatable?Lizi murmured in her heart and took a bite too, her sweet brows and eyes curved.

Seimei only ate one and stopped, put down the spoon and watched her.

She doesn't seem to like sweets, Lizi thought as she kept pushing glutinous rice balls into her mouth.

Qingming couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, "It's too late, eat less candy." After speaking, she stood up and walked towards the side door.

Lizi turned her head to look at him, knowing that he was going back to her room.There is a short bridge between her and Qingming's room.Open the side door, if the side door over there is not closed, she can see what Qingming is doing inside at a glance.Because it is so close at hand, she even feels at ease when she sleeps.Feel unparalleled security.

The night was getting deep soon, and Lizi heard a faint "rustling" sound in her sleep.Reflected in dreams, turned into rain.In the heavy rain, Qingming sat in the room and ate a big pot of glutinous rice balls.She watched while drooling.

Qingming smiled lightly and said, do you want to eat, I'll feed you.Different from reality, Seimei's words in the dream revealed a hint of provocation.She blushed and nodded, and ate the glutinous rice balls all night like this.

Waking up in the morning, Li Zi hugged her and thought helplessly, what a dream full of shame and satiety.

After getting dressed and washing, she pushed open the sliding door.

The sun was shining softly in the courtyard, Qingming was wearing a white safari suit, she raised her head slightly, and there was a faint light in her dark eyes.Next to him is a cherry tree in full bloom.The rich and colorful Kawazu Sakura is like a coquettish oiran, swaying in the wind beside the boy.

"It's really...opened." She muttered softly.

Qingming turned around when she heard the sound, and said with a smile, "It seems to be true. Our family is really amazing, we have such an amazing little girl."

Hearing his praise, Lizi was so happy that she bubbling, and immediately ran over, "I'm so good, is there any reward?"

"Stretch out your hand." In the young man's clean and clear voice, there was a hint of pampering that he didn't even notice.

"What, eh?" A patterned woven bag tied with five-leaf pine branches fell into her palm.Unzip it and see that there is pine nut candy shining with amber luster inside.

"Eat less sweets, don't eat them at night." The boy Chun Chun urged.

……

The cherry blossoms bloomed overnight, shaking Heian-kyo.The dignitaries speculated that some happy event must happen.They played the emperor one after another, regardless of what he should do, there is nothing wrong with congratulating him first.The emperor also happily told them that it was probably because he had recruited a stunning beauty, Tamazamae.

The teacher of Ise Shrine took advantage of the heat of the cherry blossoms and asked everyone to practice divination.See why it blooms half a month earlier.When the hall was over, most of the answers handed in said that a happy event would happen.Only pears say that the gods want to eat cherry cakes.

"Qing Shui, your answer is very perfunctory." The instructor in charge of divination is an old pedant, she knocked on the paper dissatisfied, "Go back and copy the divination book three times."

Lizi felt aggrieved, "Cherry blossoms can't be the reason for this?"

"Absurd reason," the teacher reprimanded, "the gods are very busy, do you think it's a little girl like you? And charge the gods with gluttony, and add it twice."

Lizi didn't dare to argue, and ran away in a hurry.

What a cruel and unreasonable person.

Saio happened to be passing by and asked the teacher curiously.

"Look, I asked them to divine the reason for the blooming of the cherry blossoms, and she said that the god wants to eat cherry cakes." The teacher handed over the paper with the answer written on it.

Saio looked surprised, "Today Kamo-sama found out the reason, that is, the gods want to eat sakura mochi. His Majesty also specially ordered that the best sakura mochi be offered to Kasuga Shrine and Tsukiyomi Shrine."

The professor widened his eyes in surprise, "Is this really the reason?"

Saio smiled gently and said, "You wronged that little girl."

"But how is it possible? Kamo-sama is so big. Only an onmyoji can do divination, this apprentice priestess..." Although the teacher immediately believed the result of the divination, he still didn't believe in Riko's level.

"It seems that we have a very talented maiden from Ise Palace. What's her name?"

"Clear water pear flower seeds."

"Shimizu Rikako. Hey, isn't that the little girl who killed monsters?" Saio was pleasantly surprised, "What a remarkable little girl."

Lizi, who didn't know about this, returned home crying, and hurriedly copied books without even thinking about eating.

Qingming came back early today, and I heard that Lizi was writing when she came back.So he put the meal in a food box and carried it to see her.

"Master Qingming, don't worry about me, I have to write this quickly."

Seimei sat on the ground under the cherry tree, and asked Suzaku to hang a string of paper light bulbs under the tree.Move over another table and put the food on it.Eel rice balls, pickled octopus feet, small fruits and amazake.

"Did you get punished by the teacher today?" Qingming picked up the wine bottle and poured plum wine into the empty glass.This kind of liqueur has a very low alcohol content and is as sweet as fruit juice. Heian nobles have been drinking alcohol since their teens.

"Hey, how do you know?"

"The blooming of the cherry blossoms overnight is a major event in Heian-kyo. The teacher must have asked you to divination, and you will be punished if you write the truth."

"Yes, that's right." Lizi wrote without raising her head.

"You come to eat, and I will help you find a way." Qingming said with a light smile.

"really?"

"Well, after eating, I will take you to see the night cherry blossoms in Heianjing."

"I'm coming." Lizi immediately dropped the pen, ran to Qingming and sat down opposite her.

After the meal, Seimei came up with the idea to ask his two shikigami to copy the book for Riko.

"Will the handwriting be different?" Lizi asked worriedly while walking on Ertiao Avenue.

"No, they are very knowledgeable about it." Qingming said casually.

Hey, if you have any experience, could it be that you helped Lord Qingming copy it before?

There is Takase River near Nijo Avenue, and a large number of Someiyoshino cherry trees are planted along the river.Countless pink and white cherry blossoms bloom at night, surrounded by orange lanterns, creating a hazy and gorgeous night scene.

There were a lot of people, and there were many food stalls by the river, and girls in kimonos holding paper umbrellas laughed and stopped to watch.

Lizi only glanced at them a few times, but Qingming was nowhere to be found.

She looked around anxiously, and a skewer of small glutinous rice balls on a bamboo stick suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Here." The clean and clear voice was Seimei.

The boy's fingers were long and slender, with well-defined joints, and they were extremely good-looking.He was so close to her that he could see her eyelashes like crow feathers.

Lizi was stunned for a while, Qingming stuffed the bamboo stick into her hand, with a bright smile on her face, "I went to buy you meatballs, didn't you just look at the food stall, I thought you wanted to eat it."

"Actually, I was looking at the beautiful young lady." Li Zi muttered.

"That's it," Qingming also glanced at the girls, and said seriously, "I still think Xiaoli is prettier."