Heart of the Palace: Golden Branches and Jade Leaves

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When I met Su Shuangran for the first time, Xiang Wanchun was only thirteen years old, working as a fireman in a small camp in order to earn a living.The camp was a den of bandits who smashed, looted, and burned. Naturally, the treatment was not much better. Xiang Wanchun also did the hard work of washing and cooking, so he was thin, black and short.

Speaking of it, since it is a den of thieves, no matter how tall, short, fat, thin, beautiful, ugly, rich or poor, the captured women can't escape that doom, but Xiang Wanchun can save herself.A considerable part of this is due to her good cooking skills, and everyone who has tried it has praised Xiang Wanchun's cooking skills.

After drying the laundry, Xiang Wanchun heard a lot of noise on the way back carrying the empty basin.Curious in her heart, she stopped the people beside her and asked, "What's the matter? Why is it so lively today? Could it be that our village master robbed some rich family and we can drink to celebrate at night?"

"Hey, you really guessed right," presumably because he was so happy in his heart, the person who stopped him had a face full of wrinkles, "We are lucky today, let alone robbing a rich woman, then Niu'er is still very pretty. The owner of the village values ​​friendship, and said that everyone should try something new, so why don't we kill our brothers now."

"Yeah, you guys are beautiful, but I didn't catch anything." Having said that, Xiang Wanchun's heart turned cold, as to which family's young lady would be brutally murdered by these villains.

"Hey, what you said is wrong." Seeing Xiang Wanchun's unfriendly expression, the man hastily defended, "When I came here, I saw some beautiful hairpins on that girl's head. Something you women will love."

"Really?" Xiang Wanchun grinned, and as soon as he put the wooden basin down, he was about to go to the old thatched hut where the prisoners were held.

Seeing Xiang Wanchun's impatience, the man couldn't help calling her: "Hey, big girl, don't forget to be serious! Don't see what time it is, if you don't prepare meals, you may stay for a while The village chief is on fire!"

"Tsk, talk about the village master again." Xiang Wanchun muttered in a low voice, and gave the man a sideways glance. She was unwilling to be poured cold water into her mood when she planned to go over and have a look. Reluctantly walked away.

It is estimated that the good things were not taken. Xiang Wanchun has been thinking about this matter all afternoon. She has no idea how much salt and oil are put in the dishes. face.

"Big girl, what's the matter with you today? Why is this dish so salty and oily?" Who knows who started it, and a group of brothers followed suit.

"Hey! I know, Da Ya is angry because we didn't catch a man for her!" The yin and yang tones made everyone present burst into laughter, but Xiang Wanchun blushed and was about to speak, not wanting to be robbed first.

"What are you talking about, what are you talking about, a bunch of brats who speak out loud, they're just looking for a beating!" The person who had been silent for a long time finally couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help scolding.

Seeing that the deputy village master helped to speak, those people also made fun of themselves, so they gave up: "Forget it, big girl, you should pay more attention next time, this dish is so greasy and salty, it's really annoying."

I don't know if Xiang Wanchun listened to it or not, so he took a breath and went out.Xiang Wanchun didn't go directly to the hut, but turned back to the kitchen to find two big steamed buns in his arms.This is bribery, even if the guarding little brother is one of his own, it is not easy to get into that house.

There was a blindfolded woman covering her mouth with her hands tied behind her back on the bed, and it was easy to see from the hair decoration that this person was of high status.Xiang Wanchun pushed the door open and walked two steps in. The woman who heard the movement moved back slightly nervously.

Maybe after staying in this kind of mess for too long, I feel pity for those who are in trouble, especially the woman Xiang Wanchun.Thinking of being frightened by others, Xiang Wanchun stood where he was and dared not move: "Sister, don't be afraid, I have no malicious intentions."

The woman realized that the person was just a little girl, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and stopped struggling, and groaned a few times at her.

Xiang Wanchun understood the other party's intentions, but she was not in control of this matter, so she said in a soothing voice, "I can't take off the cloth, why don't I take off the blindfold for my sister?"

When the person agreed, Xiang Wanchun went over to take off the blindfold with peace of mind.Unbuttoning the cloth towel, Xiang Wanchun was dumbfounded.She has never seen such a beauty in her life.The beauty is graceful and dignified. At first glance, she looks like a lady who is well-versed in books and etiquette.How can a wild bastard like her be ashamed to say everything?

Xiang Wanchun stared at him stupidly for a long time, and then vaguely remembered that this impolite behavior might cause displeasure.With a flush on his face, Xiang Wanchun rolled his eyes and said, "Sister must be from the city, why did she come to the countryside? There are many robbers ambushing on our mountain roads, why doesn't my sister know the danger?" When a woman speaks, people can't help restraining their temper and becoming gentle and gentle.

Hearing this, the woman closed her eyes in self-blame.Xiang Wanchun, who was on the side, saw her quiet, sad and helpless appearance, and felt distressed.Thinking that such a good-looking beauty will be ruined by those rough and rough men, the feelings of pity and pity make people want to let her go.Surprised by the thoughts in her heart, Xiang Wanchun couldn't help but recalled the vicious and vicious attacks of the village master, her heart trembled, she gritted her teeth and secretly advised herself not to be impulsive.

Seeing that the person was about to leave, the woman moved her body, and there was an extra piece of jade pendant in Xiang Wanchun's hand. She had never seen such a beautifully carved jade pendant in her life.Xiang Wanchun raised his eyes in doubt, and read the meaning from the other's eyebrows.

Do you take bribes?No one would dislike these things, of course Xiang Wanchun was moved.But feeling that there is a kind of uneasiness in taking advantage of others' danger when accepting it at this time, she hesitates to return the things to others.

Seeing that Xiang Wanchun refused to accept it, the woman raised her eyebrows, thinking about what valuable things she had on her body.After a while, Xiang Wanchun had another jade bracelet in his hand. This bracelet was delicate and white, and even those who didn't know the goods could tell that it was a priceless item.

Probably the other party misunderstood what she meant, Xiang Wanchun stuffed the things back into the other party's hand, shook his head and said straightly: "I can't accept such a precious thing as my sister."

The surprise in his eyes disappeared in a flash, and the silence that replaced it had a taste of resignation.No matter how you look at it, this appearance is more pitiful than the loud protest. Xiang Wanchun was upset, and was about to open his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the guard outside: "Big girl, I have finished eating all the steamed buns, why don't you Still not good?"

"Okay, okay, I'll come." Xiang Wanchun rushed out of the door to perfunctory, turned to look at the woman kneeling on the wooden bed, said softly, "Sister, I will come to see you at night."

Xiang Wanchun was often reprimanded for being nosy, and it took him two or three times with the whip to finally improve his memory.This time she didn't dare to rescue him rashly, because she still had lingering fears about the beating.In view of the lessons learned from the past, Xiang Wanchun was very begging for dinner, and the village owner reluctantly agreed to her to deliver food to the woman.At this moment, Zixiang Wanchun finally untied the family cloth openly and aboveboard.At that time, Xiang Wanchun had no other thoughts, but thought that the woman would be starving if she hadn't eaten for a long time.

"I don't know if it suits my sister's appetite, but my sister will just order something." Xiang Wanchun stretched out the big porcelain bowl in front of the person, picked up the food and brought it to the other person's mouth.

The woman shook her head, not to be kind, she really couldn't eat it.

Her face turned pale with fear and would not go away, and Xiang Wanchun's position was also incapable of consolation. She said: "How can I bear it if I don't eat? My sister didn't eat at noon, so I will eat some."

The woman looked embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "I... quit meat and fish."

Xiang Wanchun was surprised, she once thought that only the nuns and monks in the nunnery would choose vegetarian meals, but she didn't expect that ordinary people also have taboos.Puzzled, Xiang Wanchun took the chopsticks to pick and choose, piled the meat inside aside, handed the bowl over again, and asked, "Sister, does this work?"

I just said it casually, I didn't want Xiang Wanchun to pick up the minced meat in the bowl patiently, the woman was thinking, and she couldn't stop looking around her face, as if she didn't know what to do with the other party That's good.Later, she couldn't bear Xiang Wanchun's soft and hard foam, so the woman finally let go and was willing to eat half a steamed bun.But the food was not swallowed with chopsticks, and she couldn't bear even the slightest taste of meat.

"Why did my sister only eat this?" Xiang Wanchun stared at the half of the steamed buns left in the bowl, "Is it because I made something bad?"

I don't like it, but the taste of this steamed bun is really unusual. After hearing Xiang Wanchun's words, the woman couldn't help but look down on the person in front of her again: "You made it?"

"I'll do all the cooking." Xiang Wanchun smiled shyly. For some reason, she looked a little more shy than being teased at this time.

"...It tastes good," the words came from the heart, but the woman didn't have much thought to care about other things. She asked hesitantly, "...Can you do me a favor?" The voice was soft and touching, even if it was just a short sentence, I can't bear to sympathize with the few pleas in the other party's words.

The woman's words made Xiang Wanchun's heart skip a beat. Seeing that the sun was about to set, she was also worried for the woman, but the consequences of recklessly saving someone out were not a matter of small punishments.After a pause, Xiang Wanchun asked cautiously: "Sister...won't you let me rescue you?"

The woman shook her head and said clearly: "Can you give this string of Buddhist beads to the abbot of Lin'an Temple for me?" Immediately afterwards, a string of agarwood Buddhist beads slipped from the bound palm.

Relieved, Xiang Wanchun felt that what the woman proposed was not a difficult matter, but it was another matter for her to trick the guards out.Hesitating whether to take the things, but seeing the woman's eager expression, Xiang Wanchun's heart swayed, and he just said: "I'll go right away."

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