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"Miss Luo, my lord wants some snacks." Ma Han said to Luo Qingqiu.

"Got it, I'll send it over later." Luo Qingqiu agreed.

Bao Zheng is tall and tall.As a civil servant, he is obviously not muscular.In fact, he is really conscientious in his work, but he is inevitably tired, so he eats to relieve fatigue.In addition to meals, snacks are also eaten a lot.Luo Qingqiu got used to it soon after he came to Kaifeng Mansion.

She made a plate of snacks and sent them to Bao Zheng's study.

"Qian Tang is a person, and he doesn't seem to be the type who would be in cahoots with Li Chang. But if it wasn't for the ulterior motives between them, why would all the important contents of the letters Li Chang wrote to him be obliterated?"

"This is the crux of the case. Is Qian Tang an accomplice of Li Chang? If so, what is the motive?"

Luo Qingqiu put down her snacks, Zhan Zhao was not there, she heard Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng discussing the case.

Seeing that Luo Qingqiu seemed to be thinking something, Gongsun Ce called out: "Miss Luo?"

"Ah." Luo Qingqiu smiled embarrassedly.

"What does the girl think about this case...?"

Luo Qingqiu shook his head: "No, I'm just thinking about it."

"It's okay, if you have an opinion, girl, you may wish to bring it up." Gongsun Ce had just seen Luo Qingqiu's expression, and he had an idea.The case is difficult to progress, but Gongsun Ce wants to hear, what if there is a breakthrough?

Seeing that Bao Zheng also nodded in affirmation, Luo Qingqiu said: "I just heard what you said just now, the important parts of Li Chang's letter to Qian Tang were all smeared out. I don't know if you have heard of Cao Cao smearing Han Sui in the book room?"

Gongsun Ce was overjoyed: "Miss, did you know that Cao Cao wiped Han Sui's book? That's right, I never thought that the letter was wiped by others. No wonder Qian Tang kept saying that he didn't know why." He couldn't help but look at Luo Qingqiu with admiration.He had previously felt that Luo Qingqiu's speech and behavior were elegant and polite, but he didn't have the twitchy attitude of a daughter in a boudoir, and he didn't look like an ordinary cook.Now it seems that he should have read the book.

"My lord, if you have nothing else to do, then I'll go back first." Seeing Gongsun Ce's smile, Luo Qingqiu left.

As soon as he came out of the study, he ran into Zhan Zhao.

"Master Zhan." Luo Qingqiu unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.

"Miss Luo, the plum blossoms are blooming," Zhan Zhao said.

"Really?" Luo Qingqiu was happy, not only that the plum blossoms were blooming, but also that Zhan Zhao still remembered her words.

Zhan Zhao nodded and said, "I'll go talk to you first, then I'll go pick a plum blossom with you."

"it is good!"

There are not many plum blossoms in Kaifeng Mansion, only two.But these two trees bloomed very well, with large and numerous flowers, both of which were red plums, with delicate colors and very beautiful.

Luo Qingqiu took a deep breath, the dry and cold air was mixed with the fragrance of plum blossoms.

"smell good."

"The wind brings out the delicate fragrance, and the bird peeks at the beauty." Zhan Zhao said.

"...I've never heard of this poem before." Luo Qingqiu suddenly thought of something, and smiled, "Master Zhan, I'll also say a few poems about plum blossoms, listen to them?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"'A few plum blossoms in the corner, Ling Han bloomed alone. Yao knew it wasn't snow, so there was a faint fragrance.'" Luo Qingqiu paused, "How?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned: "This is... made by the girl?"

Luo Qingqiu shook his head again and again: "I don't dare to take it. This poem...isn't there yet. But after a few years, you should know who wrote it."

She leaned closer to Zhan Zhao's ear: "The author of this poem will be the prime minister in the future."

Zhan Zhao frowned, what does Luo Qingqiu mean, is this a poem she will know in the future?

Looking at Zhan Zhao thoughtfully, Luo Qingqiu said: "Don't think about it, Mr. Zhan, let's pick flowers."

Zhan Zhao nodded, jumped up, broke off a short branch, and handed it to Luo Qingqiu.

Luo Qingqiu took it with a smile, and led Zhan Zhao to their snowman.The snow had already been swept away, but Zhan Zhao and the cleaning officials in the mansion had told him to leave the snowman behind.Luo Qingqiu stuck the plum blossom in its small hand.

Red plums and white snow, the gorgeous plum blossoms add color to the snowman.The snowman's smile seems to be brighter.

After Laba, the taste of the new year is getting stronger.In the twelfth lunar month, the rich and noble families hold a banquet when it snows, make snow lions, and install snow lanterns to meet old relatives.Three or three of the poor make a fire, pretending to be women and ghosts, beating gongs and drums, patrolling the door to beg for money, and "beating night beards".The Spring Festival is approaching, and the door gods, Zhong Kui, Taoban, Taofu, Caimen blunt donkey, Huihuiluma, Tianxing post, as well as dried eggplants, horse teeth vegetables, Jiaoya glutinous rice, etc. are on sale in the market to prepare for the New Year's Eve. use.

Luo Qingqiu lives in Kaifeng Mansion, he doesn't have his own residence, so he doesn't need to decorate it, he just buys some food for the New Year.Also, after all, it's Chinese New Year, so you always have to wear new clothes.

There are a lot of delicacies in the Northern Song Dynasty, especially the candies and cakes on the market during the Spring Festival, which are not inferior to modern snacks.Luo Qingqiu is actually a person who loves to eat, so he naturally bought a lot.

When she came back from the outside, she was carrying a box of Zezhou glutinous rice wine in her hand, and she saw Wang Qinghe packing her bags.

"Sister Qinghe, you are leaving too."

"Yeah." Wang Qinghe replied, "Let's go now, and it will take 2728 to get home."

Luo Qingqiu sighed: "Then take care of yourself."

As the twelfth lunar month entered, many families in Kaifeng Mansion who were in other places asked for leave one after another and left.Luo Qingqiu and Feng Siyu agreed in the letter, because it was the first Spring Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty, and they just separated two months ago, so let's spend it separately first, and take a look at the Spring Festival in Shuzhou and the different places in Bianjing. What are the characteristics? Afterwards, we will communicate with each other, and we will choose a place to spend together next Spring Festival.

Wang Qinghe was Luo Qingqiu's best friend in Kaifeng Mansion, and she left too. During the Spring Festival, Luo Qingqiu felt a little lonely in his heart.

She misses her parents.

How could you not want to?It's been more than half a year, and there hasn't been a phone call or a message, which is a real and complete separation. Even if it is not the New Year's Day, she will cry uncontrollably when she thinks of this by chance.Moreover, it is such a day of family reunion.

She thought that with her sudden disappearance, her parents must be in a bad situation, and it must be worse than her own.At least, I know what happened, but my parents must be worried, worried that they will be in danger, they must be crazy.

Powerless is probably the cruelest word in the world.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, when it was the official holiday, those who lived in Kaifeng stopped coming, and the Kaifeng mansion was completely empty.A place with so many people suddenly becomes deserted.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was originally a seven-day holiday for the Spring Festival, three days before and after New Year's Day, but it was Bao Zheng who thought that the holiday was long and there were many things to do, so he changed it to five days.

But in fact, even on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the seven sons of Kaifeng still stayed in the mansion.

Bao Zheng's family is in Luzhou, and these five days' leave is not enough to go back and forth anyway. He has the right to know the Kaifeng mansion, so it's not easy to take the lead in asking for leave.What's more, Bao Zheng's heart is concerned with state affairs. From the fact that he shortened his vacation, it can be seen that he is definitely not a person who asks for leave, and even works when he should be on vacation.

Gongsun Ce, Zhang Wang, Ma Zhao are all alone, they have no family, their parents have passed away, and they have no other relatives. for company.

Zhan Zhao still has an ancestral house and an old servant in Changzhou, who can be called a family. He also has two elder brothers, both in Changzhou.It's just that the elder brothers have their own homes, so it's inconvenient for me to disturb them.There is no one else in the old house except the old servant, but it is not as lively as Kaifeng Mansion.What's more, the yamen servants have all gone home during the Chinese New Year, but this is the time when accidents are the most likely to happen. All kinds of petty thefts come out while the excitement is busy, and Kaifeng Mansion has to keep manpower.In previous years, Zhan Zhao and the four captains would still patrol the streets in shifts.

Naturally, Luo Qingqiu was also in the Kaifeng mansion, so, out of a coincidence, it seemed that she was one of them.

"Master Zhan, if you don't go home, do you still have the taste of the New Year?" Luo Qingqiu chatted with Zhan Zhao while cooking.In the past few days in the past, there was no one in the public kitchen, and the seven sons of Kaifeng were all outside looking for restaurants or stalls that were not closed.Now that Luo Qingqiu didn't go home, it saved them trouble.Gongsun Ce also said that she will allocate extra money to her when she does things during the holidays.

"Yes." Zhan Zhao replied with a smile, "My lord, sir, with us, we are a family. On New Year's Eve, we will sit around the fire to watch the New Year's Eve. Since the shops outside are closed, we will prepare a table of New Year's Eve dinner by ourselves..."

When Fang talked about New Year's Eve, Luo Qingqiu interrupted: "Master Zhan, you... know how to cook? Sir, sir?" This really made Luo Qingqiu curious.

Zhan Zhao nodded: "Naturally, it's not as good as the girl's ability to stir-fry and other delicate methods. However, Zhan and Zhang Long Zhao Hu traveled the rivers and lakes, lived in the open air, and simple steaming and cooking are still good. After failing the imperial examination, Mr. also traveled all over the world, so I also know how to cook. Although they are all simple and frugal in the house, the New Year’s Eve dinner is not as rich as other people’s, but it’s a new year. But I’m from a wealthy family, so I don’t know how to cook. Fortunately, I can make sure that there are no leftovers Come on, whether it's delicious or not."

In the last sentence, Zhan Zhao said it seriously, but Luo Qingqiu couldn't help laughing out loud, and said again: "Then, do you know how to make dumplings?"

"Make dumplings?"

"Ah," Luo Qingqiu realized that he had made a slip of the tongue for a moment, "it's Jiaoer, and dumplings are what we say there."

"Yes, I always have to eat during Chinese New Year."

"Then when you have time later, maybe you can teach me?"

"Won't a girl know how to make a bag?"

"I really don't know how. I was taught by my family when I was at home. They just let me try it when I was doing it, and they didn't teach me until I learned it. I didn't see anything else in Yunlai Building. The master did it, so naturally he didn’t learn it.”

Zhan Zhao smiled: "This is a trivial matter, Zhan is naturally willing."

"Thank you Mr. Zhan! You have all eaten my cooking. If you don't mind this year's New Year's Eve dinner, let me cook it except for the corners!"

"The girl's craftsmanship is naturally much better than ours. That's a hard work for the girl."

Luo Qingqiu smiled sweetly, how hard is it to make a meal for Zhan Zhao?