Da Suining

Chapter 245 Who's Outside
Mrs. Xiang is getting worse every day.

Xiang Daying also went to the palace to ask for ginseng, but it was already the end of the year, and it was not the right time for the north to pay tribute to ginseng, because the ginseng was not harvested, and the quality of ginseng was also worrying.

"The old lady is so short of breath that there will be no tomorrow." Tang Xiaoniang cleaned her face and wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "Master needs to find a way, even if you go to buy it, you should do it as early as possible, lest the old lady won't be able to wait."

"Why didn't you buy it? The second girl ran all over the drugstores in Qingcheng, but it was in vain."

"I have a way to get the best ginseng."

"What way?"

"Did the master forget that when Yan'er came back, my uncle once said that the palace has the best ginseng."

Xiang Daying thought about it, sure enough.

"Send a boy to the palace to ask for one." Xiang Daying thought.

"That can't be done. Such a good ginseng is quite precious, and it seems rash to ask the boy to get it."

"Then... Let Yan'er bring back the ginseng, so I can also visit her grandmother."

Tang Xiaoniang shook her head: "Yan'er subsidizes her mother's family right after she got married, there is no one to gossip about, and she is also heavy, so she dare not toss around."

"What do you say? Is it possible that you and I can't get it? It's too... disgraceful."

"Master and I are elders, how can we condescend, besides, the old lady also needs us to make decisions, why not let Guo Xin go with the second girl, it is our sincerity, my uncle will not say anything."

So decided.

Xiang Suining didn't really want to go to the palace.

Originally, I didn't deal with Xiangyan.

But for Mrs. Xiang's life-saving ginseng, Xiang Suining could only go there once.

When Xiang Guoxin heard that he was going to the palace, he really didn't talk about going to the palace to study, and he was only thinking about it, "Brother-in-law is practicing martial arts, so there is an arsenal of weapons, and I want to see it too. There must be many kinds of weapons in there."

"I went to the palace to observe some rules. You represent the Xiang family. Don't be dishonest and cause trouble for your third sister." Tang Xiaoniang confessed, and filled Xiang Guoxin with another piece of meat.Xiangguo felt salty, and Tang Xiaoniang served him tea again. She served him so earnestly that Xiang Daying couldn't stand it anymore: "It's not that I didn't have a meal, wasting time on eating and drinking. Let's go."

It was still early, the snow had not yet melted, and it was time to go out.

The carriage was already waiting at the door, but Xiang Guoxin suddenly turned his head: "Second Sister, wait a minute, my stomach hurts, I have to go..."

Plans can't keep up with changes.

Xiang Guoxin trotted all the way to the hut.

Xiang Suining was already waiting in the carriage.

Xiang Guoxin came back with great difficulty, stepped on the stool to get into the car, and just as he sat firmly, his whole body tensed up again, and beads of sweat fell from his forehead.

"What's the matter, Guoxin?" Xiang Suining took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"Second Sister, my stomach hurts...just now...I...oh, I'm going..." Xiangguo jumped out of the carriage and ran wildly.

When he came back, his little face was pale.

There is an old saying: A good man can't stand three times.

Xiang Guoxin ran back and forth twice, obviously wandering while walking.

"Second Sister, just...wait a little longer." Xiang Guoxin held on to the car door and tried hard to climb up, but he didn't even have the energy to lift his foot.

"Guoxin is not feeling well, rest at home, Wangfu, I will go alone." Xiang Suining told Xiang Guoxin to rest at home, and told the people at the door to invite the doctor.

In the carriage, Mingzhu arranged the palace flowers for Li's sideburns for Xiang Suining. Layers of palace flowers, blue in color, set off Xiang Suining's delicate beauty.

This is the palace flower sent by Lu Yu.

"Girl, can we get ginseng this trip?" Mingzhu was uncertain.

If we talk about the friendship between Xiang Suining and Xiang Yan, not to mention ginseng, I am afraid that there will not be a single fire stick.

But you have to try.

Maybe Xiangyan would take out ginseng to save someone's life for Xiang Daying's sake.

Wangfu.

The Xiang family's carriage stopped at the main entrance, and the three-level bluestone steps went up to the vermilion gate of the palace.

The door is open, bluestone stands inside the door, piled up next to the bluestone are piles of flowers, there are wooden pens, gardenia, hibiscus, green peony, the flowers are blooming brilliantly, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

The branches and leaves wither in winter, such beautiful flowers are probably cultivated by the servants in the palace flower room, and transported to the palace for display.

In such severe cold weather, this pot of flowers probably won't survive for three days.

Behind the bluestone, there are golden osmanthus trees, and under the osmanthus trees, clusters of golden forsythia are planted.

The whole courtyard is yellow, or light or light.In this world of ice and snow, dazzling and dazzling.

Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, eaves and corners are all covered by the high and low yellow.

It seems that this is not a palace, but a garden.

Mingzhu arranged the stools, helped Xiang Suining out of the car, and was about to go to the door to report, when she saw a group of hula-la people coming out of the palace, the leader was wearing a red robe embroidered with silver flowers and a collar with wide sleeves, and a long black crown , looking elated, strode out.

It was Guo Cheng.

The servants quickly brought the black and brown Hequ horse, and handed over the whip. A group of people supported Guo Kai to get on the horse, and several followers also rode their horses. up.

Xiang Suining hurriedly took two steps back, lowered his head to hide, but Guo Kai still saw him.

"Isn't this the second sister?" Guo Kai was riding on the horse, looking down at Xiang Suining: "If the second sister comes, don't let me know, so I can accompany you."

"My lord, you're being polite." Xiang Sui Ning Fu said, "This time I..."

"Go in and talk to the princess if you have anything to do. I'm in a hurry to play ice cream. It's too late for this game, so you can take care of yourself. Anyway, my second sister and I... probably don't like each other."

It's rare for him to be honest.

Xiang Suining also breathed a sigh of relief not having to deal with Guo Kai.

The place where Qingcheng plays ice games is in the western suburbs. There is a large flat open space, which was originally washed flat stones. In summer, there is a small stream flowing, and then it goes to the moat canal, where the feet are frozen. up.There are fast ones that slide on the ice supported by bamboo poles, as fast as flying, like floating on the ice.

There was snow and clouds, colorful clothes flying around, but unfortunately, Xiangyan's belly was getting bigger and she couldn't go.

Xiang Yan stood at the gate of the Wang Mansion, the ebony plaque of the Wang Mansion was dignified, and Xiang Yan under the plaque was also very dignified, with a light yellow trousers, a white fox fur shirt, a bright red skirt, and a dark yellow belt around her waist.Combing a double-knife bun, in front of the forehead is Huasheng of flowers and birds with emerald feathers on a silver background, and behind the temples is a golden phoenix hollowed out.This is like Xiangyan's dowry, it is very luxurious.

It really is the princess.

Xiang Sui Ning Zheng didn't know what to say, so Xiang Yan spoke first: "Why are you here? But parents have something to do and want me to go back?"

"No."

It was cold outside, Xiangyan shivered holding the stove: "Don't stand around stupidly, come in and talk."

As soon as you enter the palace, it is as deep as the sea.

The entire palace was criss-crossed from front to back, at least five or six courtyards, passing through the vertical flower gate, and then passing through the corner gate, and after going around, they came to a courtyard on the west side of the palace.

There are crape myrtle trees in the yard, and wooden wind chimes are hung in the corridor.When the wind blows, the wind chime will ring. Because it is made of wood, the sound is not crisp, but loud, which is very pleasant to hear.

A maid was passing through the corridor with her clothes on her shoulders, and a rough woman was carrying a dustpan with soybeans in it. When they saw Xiangyan coming from afar, they all bowed their heads to pay their respects.

"Don't bother the princess with the trivial work of choosing jewelry and ordering beans. How can the princess have such skills." Chunyu scolded.

The maid and the mother-in-law nodded hurriedly.

These words seemed to be for Xiang Suining as well.

So before the tea was in his hand, Xiang Suining explained the purpose of his visit: "If it wasn't for my grandmother's urgent condition, I wouldn't bother you. I know you are pregnant and shouldn't bother you, but good ginseng is really hard to come by." , the last time I went back to the door, I heard the prince said..."

"There are high-quality ginseng in the mansion, which is as long as an arm." Xiangyan lowered her head and tugged at her sleeve: "My lord and I are both young, so we don't need to make up too much. Those ginsengs are still a waste."

"Then thank you, Princess." Xiang Suining put down the teacup: "Grandma is not well, please trouble Princess to get ginseng, I want to go back soon."

"Did I tell you to give you ginseng?" Xiangyan took a sip of tea quietly, then told Chunyu that the hand stove was not warm enough, and asked her to add a piece of charcoal. When Chunyu came back with charcoal, Xiangyan held the stove He yawned: "It's snowing again, the flowers at the gate are afraid they won't be able to bear it, they will freeze to death, and they have to be brought back pot by pot."

"I'll go and hug you, slave girl." Chun Yu looked at Xiang Yan's expression.

"I can use you anywhere." Xiang Yan slanted there: "Don't you still want to serve me? The servants in the mansion have their own affairs."

Xiang Suining's maidservant, Mingzhu, reported her bravery: "Slave maidservant, let's go."

Xiang Yan rolled her eyes and didn't speak.

"I'll go hug." Xiang Suining got up.

"Second sister wants to hug me, so I'm not too polite, after all, I'm not an outsider." Xiang Yan smiled.

Each pot of flowers at the door weighs about ten catties. Walking back and forth through the corner door of the corridor, Suining's back was sweating.

So many flower pots were being moved over, his legs and feet were numb, and the snow had already covered Xiang Suining's hair, and with a slight shake, it fell into his neck, very cold.

Mingzhu hurriedly patted Xiang Suining.

Xiang Yan looked at Xiang Suining who was out of breath, and sneered, "Is Second Sister tired? So delicate."

"Not tired." Xiang Suining said.Then quietly retracted the blistered hands into the sleeves: "I have finished moving the flowers, when will the princess get the ginseng?"

"The ginseng is right there, and it won't run away. What are you in a hurry for?" Xiang Yan knelt down to adjust the potted flowers that Xiang Suining had brought, or cut the leaves or loosened the soil, without any haste.

Another stick of incense time passed, Xiangyan looked up at Xiang Suining, stared at Xiang Suining for a long time and said: "Second sister looks worrying, after all these years, she is still not as good-looking as me."

"The princess is beautiful, everyone in Qingcheng knows it."

"I see that the second sister is also tired, and I am also hungry. Let's eat in the palace. You don't know, the cooks in the palace are all in the palace, and the dishes they cook are much better than ours. Just hang it Furnace pheasant, there is no second place to go in the whole Qingcheng, the pheasant is not easy to get, it is hung in the stove and roasted until it is crispy, even the chicken bones are brittle, bite it, the mouth is full of fragrance, with a glass of green plum wine, The most comfortable."

Xiang Suining showed a look of embarrassment.

She doesn't care a bit about what she eats.

She just wanted to get the ginseng quickly.

Xiang Yan lowered her eyebrows: "Grandmother always only loves my second sister and not me. My ginseng can't be bought with a thousand taels of silver. Second sister wants to ask, but won't even accompany me to eat a meal?"

accompany.

The palace is side hall.

Soon the food was on the table, and the staggered plates were full of top-notch dishes: raw grilled spore meat, milky fish fillet, shark skin with green onion, white grilled wide belly, diced Shouwu chicken, shredded crab meat and double bamboo shoots, Mountain delicacies such as thorny dragon buds, sweet and sour milk melon, candied pineapple... Countless delicacies are served with green plum wine, purple red flower, lotus pistil, Huadiao, rice wine and other wines.

Xiangyan had dinner, and Xiang Suining was with him.

Naturally, Xiang Suining was tasteless, but Xiang Yan stared at it, so he had to pick up a piece of fish and chew it.

"Is it delicious?" Xiangyan asked.

Xiang Suining nodded.

"Since it's delicious, why do I feel that the second sister eats very reluctantly?"

"No."

"Second sister, drink some wine." Xiang Yan asked someone to pour a full glass for Xiang Suining.

Xiang Suining didn't want to drink at all.

Xiangyan sneered: "Afraid that I will poison the wine? Don't worry, when you come to the palace, everyone in the family will know that if I let you suffer, neither grandma nor father will be willing."

Xiang Suining picked up the wine and drank it down.

The food is delicious.Wine swaying.

Because it was in the palace, Xiang Suining drank two cups and refused to drink any more. He just asked Xiangyan: "It's very late, grandma is still waiting."

"I didn't say no." Xiang Yan chuckled, "I'm going to get ginseng from the warehouse now, you go to my room and wait a little bit, I'll bring it to you later."

Xiang Yan took a step forward to the east.

Chunyu led Xiang Suining back to the room, closed the door and took Mingzhu away: "There are a lot of things in the storeroom, Mingzhu should follow along to look for them, the princess is heavy and can't stand tired."

"Girl..." Mingzhu asked through the window.

"You go, we will go back when we find the ginseng." Xiang Suining told her.

Quiet for a moment.

The sun has slanted to the west, the light in the room is dim, and the "Early Spring Picture" on the wall has lost its color.

The few potted flowers that Xiang Suining brought in were sluggishly shrunk at the foot of the table, listless.

The snow seems to have stopped.

After drinking two cups of wine, Xiang Suining felt a little thirsty, he shook the wine pot on the Eight Immortals table, it was empty and there was no tea.

There was not a single servant serving, and when he came, he saw the maidservant as if on a revolving lantern.

Xiang Suining yelled twice, but there was no answer. He opened the door and found that the whole courtyard was empty, and the corner door on the back wall of the courtyard was also locked.

I felt something was wrong in my heart.

So he pulled out his hairpin and hid it in his sleeve.

In case of accident, this is the weapon.

Suddenly hearing movement at the corner door, Xiang Suining retreated into the room.

"The girl has been waiting for a long time. The princess asked the servant to come and tell me that the ginseng has been found, and it will be brought here soon. Let the girl sit down and have a cup of Longjing tea first." It was the maid of the palace.

Xiang Suining took the tea politely, but didn't drink it.

Although I am thirsty, I dare not use it indiscriminately.

Forbearance.

"Why doesn't the girl use tea?" The maid asked, "This is the Dragon Well tea that was rewarded by the palace, and only distinguished guests can drink it."

"I'm not thirsty yet, let's put it away."

"Yes, this servant will leave." The servant girl backed out with the wooden tray in her hand. The moment she left, a white cat jumped in, as white as snow, like a snow dumpling. It jumped onto the flower pot and refused to get off. A few potted flowers were crumbling.

"Girl, don't be afraid, this is the palace's cat, it is docile." The maid explained.

Xiang Suining was bored and just stared at the cat.

Just heard the door "squeak", the sound is very soft.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Suining thought it was the tea maid.

No one answered.

"who is it?"

Still speechless.

Suddenly a figure flashed in, the room was already dark, but this person blocked the light from the door again, like a stone statue, one couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Who?" Xiang Suining became vigilant.

　Thank you Chaitou Fengfengfeng for the recommendation ticket.

　　


(End of this chapter)