Fourth Master's childhood sweetheart

Chapter 118
When everything had settled, Xia Tian's shadow began to become more and more obvious in the Forbidden City.

After a hot day, a lot of ice basins were added to the various parts of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and even the meals began to have mostly cold dishes and appetizers, in order to allow the Empress Dowager to eat more.

Tong Jia Xili also often went to the kitchen to check the meals.Every year at the beginning of summer and winter, the Empress Dowager's appetite is always poor, and it is the same this year.

Walking out of the small kitchen, the sunlight outside is just the time.

Raising his eyes to see the scenery in the Compassionate Ning Palace, he only felt that his eyes were burning badly.Even the light reflected by the green plants is dazzling.

"When watering the flowers and grass, let's also sprinkle water on the ground. The embroidered shoes stepped on the ground, and the soles of the feet were so hot."

"There are also cicadas in the small bamboo forest at the back, and they quickly took the net to catch them. Before nightfall today, we can't let them quarrel again. The empress dowager rests."

From a distance, I heard Madam Su Mala leading a large group of court ladies and eunuchs talking about things.

All the maids and eunuchs were busy in the sun wearing straw hats.Looking from a distance, it seems like seeing the scene of plowing in spring.

"It's such a hot day, can Madam Su Mala move a stool and sit on the side?"

Tong Jia Xili stepped forward, seeing how Mama Su Mala was slightly squinting her eyes and shielding the sun with her hands, she couldn't help but make a suggestion.

Aunt Su Mala shook her head and said, "Slaves are used to doing these things. Let them do it by themselves. I'm always worried."

Only when everything goes through her hands can she ensure that everything is in order.And the empress dowager will not be affected in the slightest by this.

"Of course it's good for you to do everything yourself, but you have to have time to rest." Tong Jia Xili said: "It's also great to have one or two competent maids to help you."

"Here, aren't there two here?"

Aunt Su Mala pointed to an old aunty who was watering the flowers with a ladle, and said, "It's a pity, if Sandalwood is half as smart as you, Tong Gege, I will be more relieved."

After hearing this, Sandalwood stopped what he was doing, and couldn't help "complaining": "Although the servants barely pay back, how can they compare to Tong Gege?"

"No, no, no." Tong Jia Xili hurriedly said: "Aunt Tanmu, don't listen to what Aunt Su Mala said. You two have served the Empress Dowager for many years, and I am far behind."

All of a sudden, all three of them laughed.

The busy days of the Compassionate Ning Palace passed by like this day by day.

After entering the second half of June, He Gong began to be busy with another matter.

At the end of July, the birthday of the Empress Dowager is coming soon.Originally, the previous years passed like this, but this year happened to be the old man's 80th birthday.

Life is established at thirty, without confusion at forty, knowing the destiny at fifty, sixty at sixty, and ancient at seventy.

As for the age of the empress dowager, it is already the year of the imperial staff.

Lord Kangxi attaches great importance to this birthday, and has already ordered a banquet to be held in Qianqing Palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday.Most of the wives of senior officials also went to the banquet on this day to express their congratulations to the Empress Dowager.

Tong Jia Xili had long kept the Empress Dowager's birthday in mind.During the southern tour, I always thought about thinking about some clever gadgets to celebrate my birthday, and now I have prepared some.

As for what the birthday gift was, it was that Tong Jia Xili planned to embroider a screen with her own hands.On the screen is a picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix, and the meaning is also very complete.

A hundred birds facing the phoenix is ​​auspicious.Birds of various colors are colorful, and the phoenix represents the empress dowager.Bai Niao, coming to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday is also in line with the theme.

The selection of embroidery materials has already been selected.After several months of hard work in embroidery, Tong Jiaxili felt that her embroidery skills had improved a lot, and at the same time, more than half of the painting of birds and phoenixes had been completed.

On the first day of July, it was a quiet night with no moon.

Tong Jia Xili had just helped the Empress Dowager copy the scriptures and returned to Zilan Courtyard, and just sat back on the imperial concubine's couch and rubbed her sore eyes.

"Gege, use some sour plum soup and candied fruit."

Tao Yao brought up a food box, and brought out a bowl of sour plum soup and a plate of candied fruit.

"Should I eat sour plum soup first or candied fruit first?" Tong Jia Xi Li said with a smile, "Eat candied fruit first, I'm afraid this sour plum soup will be very sour."

"But if you drank sour plum soup first, wouldn't it be too sweet to eat candied fruit?"

Tao Yao was stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses.

"It turned out that Chengqian Palace ordered people to send pickled sour plums and candied fruit over."

Taoyao said sullenly: "The servant made sour plum soup hard, and also thought that Chengqian Palace also sent candied fruit, so I brought it to you Ge Ge."

"I never thought that Chengqian Palace's intentions, but you are..."

The words stopped abruptly, and Taoyao secretly raised her eyelids to look at Tong Jia Xili.

Tong Jia Xili gave Taoyao a blank look, and said righteously: "Auntie's kindness, why is it like this when I come to you?"

"It's good to drink some sour plum soup in hot summer. But this candied fruit can always be stored for a long time, isn't it the same when you eat it?"

After Tong Jia Xili finished speaking, he took a bowl and drank the sour plum soup in it, and took another mouthful of candied fruit.

Candied fruit is indeed very sweet.

The aroma of the fruit fills the whole mouth.People can't help but think of the feeling when the breeze blows on the face when you are on a cruise along the West Lake in Hangzhou.

"Who knows if the empress or the fourth elder brother ordered someone to send it here?"

"The servant girl watched Su Gonggong run all the way, and the tip of his chin was dripping with sweat. I don't know if it was because someone urged me to come out."

...

These words are enough to confirm that it was Yinzhen who sent it.

When Yinzhen is busy, he can't come to see Tong Jiaxili often, but whenever there is something good around him, he will never forget Tong Jiaxili's place.

Probably, this is also one of the reasons why the two have been able to maintain such a good relationship for such a long time?
"There are some freshly made sachets next to my embroidered box. The next time Grandpa Su comes, you can help me to give it to him. They are filled with mugwort leaves to repel mosquitoes. They can be placed in the house or worn It’s great to be around.”

"Yes Yes Yes."

Tao Yao agreed, and when she turned around to look, she found that there were seven or eight sachets on the side of the embroidered box.

Although most sachets are ready-made pouches, Tong Jiaxili just put some mugwort leaves and hay into it.But Taoyao always felt that the difference was too big?
With seven or eight sachets, Brother Si should be able to hang them all over the house, right?

but…

What about her as a slave?After more than ten years of hard work, she failed to get a sachet that Tong Jia Xili gave her.

...

Thinking of this just now, Tong Jia Xili somehow threw something in front of Taoyao.

Tao Yao came back to her senses all of a sudden, she was startled and hurriedly caught the thing in her hand, only to find that it was the other two sachets.

These two sachets are finely embroidered and made of good materials.At first glance... it was written by Tong Jia Xili.

"One for you and one for Caiwei." Tong Jia Xili said, "Don't tell Musang first. I'll make another one tomorrow and give it to her too."

"More grids!"

The little maid suddenly laughed happily, and praised: "In this world, the best person is our Gege!"

PS:

Tao Yao: Ge Ge, Ge Ge!

Xili: What are you doing?

Tao Yao: Do ​​you want some tea?Want something to eat?Will the servant beat your shoulders and legs?
Xili: Good.

Tao Yao: Ge Ge, Ge Ge!

Xi Li: What are you doing again?

Taoyao: The maid ordered the small kitchen to make something you like~ eat more quickly.

Xi Li: I know.

Tao Yao: Ge Ge, Ge Ge!

Xi Li: ...

Tao Yao: Can't you be a little warmer to me?
Yinzhen: I think so...I can't.

Taoyao: The maidservant resigns!

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