Battle of the Queen

The weather has been fine for the past few days, and Mingyi has been able to steal some leisure time. The officials are considerate of her recovering from a serious illness and don't bother her with things. Mingyi is secretly glad that if she really asks her about some important national affairs, she will not understand anything. , Misleading ministers is small, but if it is about the people's livelihood, the crime is serious.

Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, Mingyi put down the book in her hand, and sighed deeply. Although she was free, she stayed in the small building every day and never went out. First, she didn't know the way. However, such a large garden has no sense of direction; second, this garden is not a place to work and live, but because Mingyi was injured and moved here to recuperate, it is equivalent to a royal palace similar to the Yuanmingyuan in the Qing Dynasty, with unsafe factors It still exists, of course, what Mingyi is most afraid of is meeting that grand master...

Now it's the scorching heat, and the courtiers are all going to the palace to escape the summer heat, so the grand master is naturally among them. Since returning to the court, the grand master has ordered the courtiers to let Ming Yi rest and not to interfere with the government, but he comes to pay his respects every day. It's a lot of pressure to be saluted by a woman who is about my age and capable, and that person is so smart that he might be able to expose me at any time!Thinking about it this way makes me feel physically and mentally exhausted, but I still have to deal with her with energy every day.

In fact, after the two people meet each other in a formulaic way every day, they basically have nothing to say. The grand master will talk about the affairs of the court symbolically, and sometimes ask Ming Yi for his opinion. One sentence: "It's fine for the grand master to decide" or "What the grand master said is very true".

"My lord," the voice interrupted Mingyi's thoughts, and when she looked up, she saw Qingyi leading a few court ladies walking in with something. When they lifted the curtain, Mingyi saw clearly behind Ziyi and another person she had never seen before. girls.

Mingyi saw that they were holding a big red tray covered with a green silk cloth, but she didn't know what it was, so she asked, "What are you holding?"

Tsing Yi bowed his knees and saluted, and said: "Master, do you still remember that I sent a group of envoys at the beginning of spring this year?"

Ming Yi patted his head, pretending to realize suddenly, and said with a smile: "How can I not remember, what? They returned to court?"

"Exactly, the Grand Master intends to host a banquet for them. I think he will come to discuss with His Majesty later. This is the Tang Dynasty fruit brought back by the envoy. The maidservant heard that, and the Tang Dynasty called it Concubine Xiao (Note 1), It is said that it is the favorite fruit of the concubines in the Emperor's Palace of the Tang Dynasty. Because it is hot in Luyuan (Note 2), someone pickled it with sugar, chilled it all the way, and returned to Xiliang to give it to the lord to taste."

Hearing this, Mingyi already guessed pretty well, what Tsing Yi said should be the current Tang Dynasty, as for the concubine's smile, it must be litchi, but it's such a long way, can this litchi still be eaten?

"...Submit it up for me to take a look...."

"Yes."

A few court ladies brought it over, Tsing Yi lifted the silk cloth covering it, and underneath was a larger porcelain basin, filled with ice, and a delicate white porcelain jar was frozen, there seemed to be a layer of something in the gap between the lid and the jar. After it was sealed, Tsing Yi took a small iron hook and gently scraped off the layer.

Ming Yi stuck some with his fingers and twisted it with his fingertips, and found that it was white mud. After scraping off all the white mud, Tsing Yi carefully opened the lid with his hands, and a burst of refreshing fragrance wafted out. Ming Yi was a little curious and wanted to reach out. Going to get the jar, Tsing Yi hurriedly stopped her, took a clean silk scarf, carefully wrapped the porcelain jar, and then respectfully handed it to Mingyi.

Ming Yi had no choice but to say, "...you are too careful."

Tsing Yi said: "This jar has been chilled for a long time, and it is already soaking up the cold air. The Lord Dragon is not in good health, I'm afraid it won't be able to bear it."

Ming Yi was powerless to refute, so he could only focus his attention on the pot in his hand. The porcelain pot was about the size of an adult man's fist, and the mouth was not too big, so it was just enough for lychees to come out. The aroma of the lychee must have been pickled with rose sugar.

Thinking that the lychee came from the Tang Dynasty, Mingyi felt incredible. This is not a modern society with convenient transportation. There are thousands of miles of Guanshan, and those who are sent as envoys work hard from spring to summer. Come here, it's really hard to tell what's inside. For such a can of lychees, the ministers who went on missions also worked very hard, and they were all girls.

Mingyi suddenly thought, "Is this the only jar? Does the grand master have it?" She pointed to the tray in the little girl's hand and asked, "What is she holding?"

Before Tsing Yi could open her mouth, the girl said: "I want to report to my lord, because the journey is far away and it is inconvenient to keep it, so the envoy only brought this pot and dedicated it to the lord. As for the servants, they are some folk toys. The master asked the servants to bring it over for His Majesty to enjoy!"

Ming Yi had never seen this court lady before, her voice was crisp and clear at this moment, she was young, but she was very lively and cute, Tsing Yi was not annoyed when she robbed her of the conversation, she just stared at her, the little girl stuck out her tongue quietly .

Mingyi smiled, and put the lychee back in her hand, "In that case, I'll give it to the Grand Master, I'm more interested in those folk playthings."

Hearing this, the little girl immediately stepped forward to show Ming Yi what was presented in her hand.

From Ming Yi's point of view, they are just ordinary objects, most of them are folk things. Straw kites made of paper made of insects and fish, and bright red paper-cuts come alive. He actually saw two masked men dressed in the style of Xiliang. Mingyi guessed that the prototype of this masked man might be himself. The clothes of the two masked men were different, and their facial expressions were a bit serious. It is estimated that the ministers pinched him The appearance in the hall.

This face may be the only thing Mingyi is interested in. Since time travel, she has not looked in the mirror properly. Now that she sees her Q version, Mingyi is already full of confidence in her appearance.

Ming Yi gave the little girl a gadget and asked, "What's your name?"

The little girl was very happy, and she knelt down to thank her, "The maid is called Lvyi!"

"Oh——" Ming Yi glanced at Tsing Yi, and felt that there was some resemblance between their eyebrows, and said, "Are you sisters?"

The little girl nodded, and replied: "Exactly." She seemed to like what Ming Yi gave her very much, and started to play with herself, Tsing Yi wanted to reprimand her, but Ming Yi stopped her: "She is still young, don't hold her back. "And said to the green clothes: "Go down and play, you don't need to be here anymore."

After hearing this, Luyi saluted with a smile on her face and then ran away. Mingyi was infected by her lively and cheerful, thinking of the time when she was about her age, she still had a home, and her parents were still there. Mingyi's daily life The state is also so carefree, until the parents died, and I was forced to struggle by my relatives in the past, that carefree life was completely far away from me.

Mingyi is usually not a person who hurts the spring and autumn, but now thinking of these things, she still feels a little bored in her heart. Ziyi, who was waiting for her, was also busy, leaving Tsing Yi to wait on her. Mingyi read a book at the table for a while, Feeling a little dizzy and hot, Tsing Yi helped her to lie down on the soft couch by the window. At this time, the maid outside came to report: "My lord, the grand master is asking to see you." After discussing the matter of setting up a banquet, he cheered up and said: "Xuan.".

Xiyu came in and saw Mingyi lying on the soft couch, her face was a little pale, and said: "My lord, is the dragon's body unwell? I know my crime, I really shouldn't disturb my lord at this moment."

Mingyi waved his hand, "It's okay, Grand Master doesn't have to blame himself, now the matter of the previous court is heavy, and I hope Grand Master will pay more. I heard that the envoys returned to the court, and the journey was hard and difficult. They did their best for me. But I have never been able to do anything for them, now I can only prepare thin wine to reward the meritorious envoys."

Mingyi always felt that lying down while others were standing was not a problem, so she stretched out her hand and wanted Tsing Yi to help her up. This body is really weak, and if she sits a lot in hot weather, she will feel weak all over.

Tsing Yi was about to go forward, but Xiyu was faster than her, she supported Ming Yi's back with one hand, wrapped her around her with the other, and said to Tsing Yi: "Bring the pillow."

Tsing Yi was stunned for a second, then came to her senses, and hurriedly fetched the pillow for Ming Yi to lean on to sit up.

Not only Tsing Yi couldn't react, but Ming Yi herself couldn't react, until Xi Yu held her waist and helped her sit up, she was so weak that she was completely leaning against Xi Yu's arms, for some reason, Ming Yi Yi's face became even hotter, Xiyu saw her ruddy face and watery eyes, thought she was suffering from heat stroke, so she hurriedly called Tsing Yi to pass on the imperial doctor, and ordered someone to wring a cold towel and apply it on Ming Yi's forehead.

Mingyi was actually quite awake, but she was weak all over, Xiyu helped her to lie down again, she no longer struggled to sit up, she just said: "Please take care of the banquet, Grand Master, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiyu interrupted her: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely arrange it properly. Now it's time to rest with peace of mind."

Mingyi nodded, and the two of them stopped talking. Just now, Xiyu sat on the side of the couch to help Mingyi, and now she wanted to change Mingyi's towel, so she sat on the side of the soft couch, so close that Mingyi could smell her The smell of incense on the body seems to be light and pleasant.

"What kind of incense did the grand master smoke?" Ming Yi asked suddenly.

Xiyu didn't expect her to ask such a question, so she paused for a moment and said, "I never smoked incense."

"Huh? Then why?"

"My lord is talking about this." Xiyu untied the sachet from his waist and handed it to Ming Yi, "This is a sachet made by my mother, and there are dried flowers in it, so it smells like incense."

Ming Yi took the sachet, it was embroidered with beautiful patterns, the workmanship was very delicate, Ming Yi took it to her nose and smelled it, it really was the smell she just smelled.

Seeing that she was staring at her sachet with great interest, Xiyu just wanted to speak and Mingyi returned the sachet to her. At this moment, the imperial doctor came, and Xiyu stood aside, just holding her sachet. The sachet is thoughtful.

The imperial physician is a kind old woman. Mingyi has been in contact with her a lot these days. After carefully checking the pulse, the imperial physician prescribed a prescription for clearing the fire and relieving the heat. Tsing Yi took it over to grab the medicine and boil it. After the imperial physician finished prescribing the medicine, she left , Xiyu explained some things about tomorrow's dinner, and seeing Ming Yi lying down in a pitiful state, he got up and left.

Mingyi didn't realize until after she left that she forgot to take the litchi...

I have no choice but to remind myself that I must remember it the next day.

The author has something to say: Note 1: Concubine Xiao comes from Du Mu's poems, everyone is familiar with it, and I didn't check whether there is a variety of lychee called Concubine Xiao. Bullshit, entertaining the public, entertaining the public~~~~~

Note 2: I checked. It is said that Tang Seng walked from Datang to Daughter Country in the fourth year of learning orz. ~~

Finally, what?=3=