[Qing Chuan] No pet little promise

Standing by the lake, Yinzhen looked at the sparkling lake, and couldn't help but think of "her".

All the water in the world comes from one source, and the lake in this summer resort is also running water. Will she get tired of staying in the palace one day and come here for a stroll along the river?

He bent down, folded his hands together, scooped up a handful, and the crystal water dripped down the gap between his fingers.

Just as he was watching intently, suddenly his wrist tightened and was held by an invisible shadow.

He didn't have time to say anything, but when the other party exerted force, he was dragged and fell into the lake.

Surrounded by water, he tried his best to open his eyes wide. Through the dim light, he vaguely saw a slender and familiar figure holding his arm.

Slender and beautiful, just like the person sitting in the mist.

"It's you!" He said in surprise.Then I was surprised to find that I could breathe and talk in the water.

She smiled sweetly, grabbed his wrist and fell down, like a fish swimming, Yinzhen felt the world was spinning, and the surrounding scenery changed in a blink of an eye.

It is a palace where glazed bricks are made of bricks, corals are made of walls, and shells are made of tiles. The luminous pearls flow and roll everywhere, illuminating the whole palace with brilliance.

She turned her head to look at herself, amidst the radiance, he finally saw her face clearly.

As beautiful and moving as I imagined, her eyes are shining like stars, with a light of joy.

Very familiar...

As if a basin of cold water was poured on his head, Yinzhen woke up suddenly.

He sat up abruptly, gasping for breath.

Xiao Shengzi's cautious voice came from outside, "Master?"

Yinzhen came back to his senses, and immediately said: "It's nothing." Then he added, "You step back."

Xiao Shengzi was full of worries, but he followed the order and retreated.

When he walked away, Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief and lifted the quilt.

His cheeks were flushed, thinking of the absurd dream just now, it was more panic than shame.

Why does Wei Changzai's appearance appear in the dream?

It's just a bit like it, and it was replaced unconsciously?

I can only be thankful that there is no one on duty tonight.After taking a closer look, it was more than an hour before dawn.

Having lost all sleepiness, Yinzhen simply got up and went to the study.

He took a Buddhist scripture, sat at the table, and began to copy slowly.

As the neat handwriting flowed on the plain white rice paper, my mood gradually calmed down.

Time passed, and the sky was filled with a hazy white light.

After more than an hour, I finished copying the small volume with concentration.

Yinzhen put down his pen, feeling a little hungry, so he took a snack from the box.

In the eight-treasure plum blossom box on the table, there are eight kinds of fine and delicate items neatly arranged. Originally, each item was only three or four yuan the size of a finger belly, but this time the amount prepared is two or three times more than before.

It was probably because Xiao Shengzi saw that the snacks in the study were all eaten that day, and Xiao Shengzi thought it was his own, so he added more.

I also remembered the appearance of that person holding the snack and eating sweetly.

Really like her!

For example, the first snack chosen that night was snow soufflé, which was exactly what "she" liked to eat.Another example is the habit of breaking two layers of Melaleuca plum cream and eating it.

Moreover, at the beginning of my own investigation, "she" ate food secretly in the palace, and the most frequent place to go was the small kitchen of the Changchun Palace, and Wei Changzai lived in the Changchun Palace!

Like a thunderbolt, it suddenly exploded in the ears.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they grow quickly.

Yinzhen stood up abruptly and went back to his bedroom.

***

Glancing at the western clock, Xiao Shengzi went to the bedroom door and knocked lightly when it was time to wake up.

There was no response for a long time.

Xiao Shengzi became worried, the fourth elder brother got up at this time every day, and the cold and heat remained the same, unless he was sick.

Thinking about the day before yesterday, because I drank too much wine, I felt a little unwell, and even alarmed the Empress Defei...

Xiao Shengzi hurriedly opened the door and entered the room.

Looking around, the room is neat and tidy, the bed and bedding are all folded, and there is no sign of the fourth elder brother at all.

Is it already out?About to turn around and leave.But I heard a rustling sound under the bed.

Xiao Shengzi opened his eyes wide, looking in shock at his calm and stable elder brother crawling out from under the bed.

There was some embarrassment on his always upright and delicate face.

Xiao Shengzi was in a daze: "Master, that... did something important fall under the bed? I can just find it for you."

Yinzhen shook his head, "It's nothing, there's no need to look for it, you can go down."

After receiving three consecutive denials, Xiao Shengzi was at a loss, and could only retreat with worry.

Yinzhen turned around and looked at the bed with heavy eyes.

He tried it just now, and stuck it on the bottom of the bed as she said to hide it.Action is more difficult than imagined.

At that time, Wei Changzai was obviously drugged and couldn't even walk steadily. Can he still complete it?

Even considering the lightness of the woman's body and the short search time for the guards, it should be difficult, right?

Doubts are like dark clouds in the sky, piling up more and more.

During breakfast, there were several muffled thunders, and heavy rain poured down.

With a noodle in his chopsticks, Yinzhen's eyes flickered, and he suddenly had a tentative idea.

He called Xiao Shengzi.

"Go and catch a snake, the bigger the better, the more fierce it looks, the better."

Xiao Shengzi: "Ah! Master wants poisonous snakes to prepare medicine?"

Yinzhen glanced at him, "It needs to be non-toxic, the kind that can scare people." After a pause, he said, "It doesn't have to be too scary."

Xiao Shengzi:? ? ?

"The servant knows."

Woohoo, the master is getting more and more unpredictable.

***

Wei Rong traced the drawings in the studio.

It rained heavily the day before yesterday, and the weather is quite cool this morning.

Taking advantage of this time, Wei Rong continued to rush to work.

After drawing a few strokes, she walked to the table and prepared to mix the paint.

But just as he walked to the table, he stopped suddenly.

Unknowingly when, there was an extra snake on the table, coiled on the table, as thick as a candle, with the red wick sticking out, grinning, its bright yellow pupils fixedly staring at her, making a hissing sound.

Wei Rong's body froze.

***

Yinzhen hid under the corridor outside, and through the open window, he could see the scene in the room.

Ordinary women must panic when they are targeted by snakes, and there are no maids in the palace to serve them. If she is really the person I suspect, she will definitely use magical powers to avoid it.

***

Seeing such a big snake, Wei Rong was really startled, almost screaming out loud, and looked carefully, it turned out to be a cauliflower snake.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

It must have been raining in the past two days, and it must have crawled in from outside.

Alas, she didn't say that, the greening of this summer resort is also very good, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and I saw foxes haunting it the day before yesterday.

Wei Rong retreated to the corner of the wall, took two long wooden sticks used to support the drawing board, and used them as clips.

Seeing her approach, the snake reared up, hissing in protest.

Wei Rong is not afraid of it, this kind of cauliflower snake, she used to grow vegetables with her grandmother in her hometown, and she has seen it several times.

First, he threw something to the left of the snake, and while the snake was attracting attention, two wooden sticks were clamped, and it was precisely stuck on its neck.

No matter how hard it struggles, it can't get rid of it.

Wei Rong walked to the window and threw it out with all her strength.

"Don't come in again, you won't have such good luck next time."

She can still leave a small life for the snake, if people like Yufu and Qiuyi see it, she will scream and call for someone to smash it into a pulp.

Yinzhen looked at the snake that flew out and hit his feet, and was a little dazed.

Shouldn't a woman be terrified when she sees a snake?If she threw it out so vigorously, wouldn't she be afraid that the snake would be poisonous?

The unlucky little snake landed less than three steps away from him, was pinched half to his life, rolled for a long time before crawling out close to the ground.

Yinzhen followed it silently and left Mingde Palace.

The first trial, failed!

***

After a busy day, Wei Rong returned to the bedroom.

Passing the corridor on the road, a burst of rich milk aroma wafts.

It's so fragrant, fragrant and sweet!Even Yufu couldn't help but exclaim.

Wei Rong looked in the direction where the scent came from, hey, it's the small kitchen of Mingde Palace, two little maids came out with a few plates of snacks.

When he saw Wei Rong, he bowed and saluted, see Wei Ying.

Wei Rong looked at the dim sum divided into six plates in the center of the plate, full of anticipation, "What is this?"

The leading lady hurriedly replied: "The fourth elder brother, as a token of filial piety, specially gifted Empress Defei a finer cook who is good at southern dim sum and has made quite a few."

Wei Rong's eyes lit up, and now he is lucky.

If there is anything bad about the Summer Palace, it is that the small kitchen here is small, and the cook's skills are not as good as those in the palace.Some of those who followed from the palace were highly skilled, but they all served the emperor and the throne.So these days, Wei Rong and the concubines' diets are not lacking, but their tastes have plummeted.

Now I can finally subsidize it.

As soon as this thought flashed across, a basin of cold water poured down.

"It's a pity that my mother didn't like it after tasting it, and said it was something for children. So I only made a few dishes every day and sent it to Brother Fourteen."

Wei Rong: ...

Going back to the dormitory listlessly, eating a bland dinner, the smell of the delicious snacks seemed to still be lingering in his nostrils.

But the cook is the fourth elder brother who respects Concubine De, she is not from the Yonghe Palace after all, so it is impolite to order dishes by name.

Alas, I really want to embark on the road of "crime" again!

***

a few days later.

Yinzhen stood in the room, listening to his subordinates' reports.

The middle-aged man standing opposite had a shrewd face, he was the new master of the small kitchen.

"Are you sure you haven't lacked any snacks these days?"

"The slave counts the quantity specially every day, and even weighs the weight carefully. There is absolutely no defect at all." The pastry chef said with certainty.

Yinzhen's eyes were gloomy. These days, he arranged manpower to prepare all kinds of pastries that "she" likes most, as well as grilled chicken crisps and other things. In addition, the access control of the small kitchen is very lax.According to common sense, she likes to eat so much, she should not be able to resist it.

Especially since he specially made the small kitchen prepare more light vegetarian food these days, how could she bear it?

He waved.The dim sum chef withdrew immediately.

The second attempt also failed.

Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun outside the window, Yinzhen sighed, maybe he really thought about it, Wei Changzai was not "her".

That's right, she is such a smart and intelligent person, how could she be a mortal woman.

It was because I was too eager to see her, my obsession became a demon, and I became delusional whenever there was any disturbance.

Yinzhen smiled wryly, dispelling this ridiculous idea.

***

In the room, Wei Rong was reading a book by the window, when suddenly he heard a light knock from the window.

She immediately opened the window.

I saw Little Douding Fourteen standing outside the window, with big eyes blinking, holding a bulging oil paper bag in both hands.

Wei Rong bent down and hugged him in.

Fourteenth elder brother couldn't wait to wrap the oiled paper for her.

"This is the dim sum that was delivered just this morning. I ate two pieces. It's delicious. You should try it."

Wei Rong took it with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Fourteen."

Then he took out a palm-sized little tiger doll from the table and handed it to him, "Brother Fourteen, the little tiger doll I needed last time is ready."

The little tiger was made of golden cloth with delicate black stripes embroidered on it.It's stuffed with cotton, and it's very cute.

The most amazing thing is that as long as you pinch its belly, it will make a sound.

This is a small toy that Wei Rong came up with a while ago. The days in the palace were boring, so I tried it out. There is a small whistle wrapped in it, and an air bag tied with sheep intestines at the back. When pinched, it will produce airflow and blow whistle.

Of course, it cannot be compared with the sounding toys of later generations, but it is already a very innovative gadget in this era.

She made a little rabbit, and with the idea of ​​building a good relationship with her future colleagues, she gave it to Mr. Migui's fifteenth elder brother.

Unexpectedly, the fourteenth elder brother saw her a few days ago, and she was so envious that she quietly came to look for Wei Rong that day, and wanted to ask for one after pestering her.

In order to express her sincerity, she also specially brought delicious snacks for her.

Seeing how cute he is, Wei Rong readily agreed.

The next day I made a similar bunny for him.

Brother Fourteen likes it very much, and wants to beg for a little tiger.

Wei Rong made toys twice, and really made a little experience.

Because the intestinal airbag is not like the rubber of later generations, it can rebound automatically, and it has to be inflated every time it is squeezed.After careful consideration, Wei Rong added a fine mesh support made of soft and elastic bamboo sticks.You can pinch continuously to make a sound.

Because it took too much effort, it took several trials before it succeeded.Fourteenth elder brother can't wait to come every day to urge the speed.Of course always with a gift.

Now it has finally achieved results, the little tiger is more delicate than the little rabbit, and the fourteenth elder brother is holding it in his arms, and he can't put it down.

Wei Rong was sitting at the table, smiling and eating snacks, also very happy.

All are happy.

***

In a blink of an eye, it entered September, and after a few autumn rains, the weather cooled down.The days of the summer palace have also come to an end.

After these days of hard work, Wei Rong finally completed the portrait of Concubine De.

The half-person tall painting is the most elaborate work she has done since time travel.I didn't even put so much effort into it in my previous life, because most of this painting will be preserved for future generations.

Concubine De looked at it, and she was really happy.

In fact, with Wei Rong's painting skills, this portrait is only six or seven points like Concubine De, but the key is beauty!YouQi figured out her intentions and lowered the age by a few years. The characters in the painting are young and beautiful, with noble temperament.

Concubine De praised repeatedly, and then asked: "The emperor is interested, and wants to take advantage of these two days to have a night tour and banquet on the lake, the fifteen elder brothers on the side of nobleman Mi feel a little uncomfortable, and the emperor still lacks someone to serve him. "

Wei Rong understands that this is the compensation given by Concubine De, after all, the previous olive branch cannot be fulfilled.

She said respectfully: "I shouldn't refuse the reasoning, but I have always been a little seasick, and coupled with the weak alcohol, I'm afraid it will spoil the emperor's interest."

Concubine De glanced at her meaningfully, and said with a smile: "That's all. I got such a lovely portrait, I can't cherish it with a broom, I should also invite old sisters like Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong to come and enjoy it. In the future, I'm afraid they will Be greedy too, the days when Wei Chang will be with you will not be many in the future."

Wei Rong could not wait to cheer loudly, Empress Defei is so understanding!

She sincerely said: "It's all thanks to your mother for not disliking her, and I also thank you for your support."

Empress Defei nodded and picked up the teacup.

Wei Rong took the opportunity to retreat.