Jiaochu

Only the crispy gourd in the middle was left, and their arrows were aimed in that direction at the same time.

"Second brother, Brother Yan, come and eat rice dumplings." Ye Lingxi's crisp voice greeted them from behind.

When the two came over, Hu Yuhan had already opened a rice dumpling. It was sweet when he took a bite. Ye Xingye took a bite and immediately frowned, "Lingxi, why is it sour in it?"

"There are not only sour ones, but also spicy ones, sweet ones, bitter ones, and salty ones." Ye Lingxi said and took one.

Hearing that it was still bitter, Ye Xingye was immediately glad that he had eaten something sour. He tasted it again and found that there was a bit of sweetness in the sourness, like the hawthorn wrapped in some honey, or the candied haws with less sugar.

Ye Yuyao looked at the rice dumplings on the plate hesitantly, not sure which one to take.

Zhao Ce hissed, stuck out his tongue and said it was spicy, and asked someone to bring him water. He had obviously eaten something spicy.

Zhou Jing frowned slightly, wondering whether he had tasted something bitter, salty or sour.

There was no sign of bitterness or sweetness on Su Shi's gentle face, and Yan Fei didn't have any special reaction. He could eat the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty food without changing his expression.

Seeing that everyone had taken the rice dumplings, Ye Yuyao also took one. After peeling off the fragrant rice dumpling leaves, she took a bite. It tasted like soft glutinous rice, but she hadn't bitten into the filling.

Ye Xingye enthusiastically asked about the taste of the rice dumplings one by one, starting with Ye Qingran, the eldest brother.

Shen Ning came over with a folding fan, picked up a rice dumpling and tasted it, with a slight smile on his face, with a hint of intriguing meaning, as if he had tasted something interesting.Yanjiang also came over and tasted a rice dumpling. He ate it in two bites and then left without saying how it tasted.

The breeze blows in the willows, and the greenery is bold. The layers of willow branches are like pieces of natural green blankets, blocking the afternoon heat.

Under the tree, a group of teenagers and two little girls were eating rice dumplings, and there was also a handsome young man waving a folding fan.

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When she returned to Weiyang Palace, Ye Lingxi saw that the doors and windows were hung with calamus and mugwort and other insect-repelling things. She couldn't help but feel a little strange. She hadn't hung so many things before going out. Last year, she only hung two handfuls of calamus and mugwort on the windows. Grass and a gourd, these insect-repelling things are hung on the doors and windows this year. As soon as you enter the yard, you can smell a faint astringent medicinal smell.

Zhuer came over with a colorful sachet and put it on Ye Lingxi. This sachet also contained insect repellent herbs. She also mentioned that Yu Guiren was bitten by a poisonous insect on his arm during his lunch break in the palace, and told Hehe and Lingdang to be careful, especially It was the bedding on the bed that needed to be carefully inspected, and both of them nodded.Ye Lingxi asked Yu Guiren if he was okay, and Zhuer replied that the imperial doctor had gone to see him, and it was not serious. There was just a swelling on his arm, and ointment had been applied on him. He should be fine.

Before going to bed at night, Hehe and Lingdang carefully checked the bedding and pillows, swept the bed tent with mugwort leaves several times, and hung a colorful sachet on the corner of the bed. Not to mention poisonous insects, even if they were poisonous insects, they Even a small flying insect is inaccessible.Before closing his eyes, Ye Lingxi thought about Yu Guiren's matter again. He always felt that it was a bit of a coincidence. With so many people in the palace, why did they bite Yu Guiren's arm? Moreover, Yu Guiren was involved in falling into the water before.

If this poisonous insect was deliberately arranged by someone, what was the purpose of doing so?

If it wants to take Yu Guiren's life, this poisonous insect must be extremely poisonous. One bite will be life-threatening. Since Zhu'er said that the person should be fine, then the poison should not be too serious, at least it will not be life-threatening, but shock is definitely inevitable. If you are timid, you will probably have trouble sleeping and eating in the next few days. The wind is blowing, the grass and trees are suspicious, and you may be suspicious of someone...

On the other side, just as Ye Lingxi thought, Yu Guiren really had trouble sleeping and eating. He neither went to bed to sleep nor asked the palace maid to turn off the lights.The lights in the bedroom were brightly lit, and it was not until late at night that Yu Gui rested on the couch. Not long after, he got up again and looked around. When he saw that an oil lamp was extinguished, he immediately asked the palace maid to light it. This torment until the middle of the night made people feel uncomfortable again. I went to the Tai Hospital and asked the doctor to treat my headache.

The imperial doctor here had just arrived at Yu Guiren's palace when a black shadow quickly jumped up the palace wall on the other side. It was as big as a cat and had no tail. It seemed to be holding a slender rope in its paws. With a weird chuckle, it pulled the soft The rope was thrown into the courtyard, and the figure flashed, jumped into the flowers and disappeared.

After a while, a black shadow flew from the shadow of the trees outside the palace wall. Its dark feathers glowed coldly in the night. It was larger than an ordinary crow, with eye-catching black eyes and sharp claws. He picked up the soft rope and flew away.

The next morning, a scream sounded in Mingyue Garden.

A little eunuch who was sweeping accidentally stepped on a soft thing. When he lowered his head and saw that it was a snake, his scalp went numb and his hands and feet became weak with fear. After he calmed down, he stretched out his broom and poked the snake. He moved to confirm that he was dead, and the fear in his heart was reduced a little.

During breakfast, the little eunuch talked about stepping on a snake with lingering fear. Hearing this, the others were also nervous, fearing that they might also step on some poisonous insect or snake.

"The Dragon Boat Festival is here, and the five poisons wake up." The speaker was Xiao Qianzi, who was pruning plum blossoms in the Plum Garden a few months ago and is now in charge of flowers and trees in Mingyue Garden. "Yesterday, I found the shed skin of a snake in the flowers on the east side. Then he found a hole in the corner of the wall and poured boiling water in. The evil beast must have come out of another hole." At this point, he sang in a dramatic tone, "If you let your cunning rabbit burrow three times, you will eventually die. There is no escape from death." After singing, he burst out laughing again, as if he had amused himself.

Seeing the other party's moody look, several young eunuchs were already used to it.After several months of getting along with each other, everyone knew that Eunuch Qian liked to hum a few lines of opera when he had nothing to do, and he would laugh out loud after humming. Although he was a bit weird, he was quite easy-going.

After breakfast, Xiao Qianzi went to the flowers on the east side, squatted in front of the hole for a while, and then blocked the hole with a small stone.

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After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather seemed to suddenly become hotter. When Ye Lingxi came to the study wearing a light green dress, it was like seeing a fresh and cool wind. Pairs of eyes looked at the fresh color of the dress, as if it could Same as cooling down.

"What are you looking at? Is there anything good to see?" Zhao Ce waved his hand to drive away the pairs of eyes, and then walked to the fresh color. His eyes looked at them and then moved away, as if he was a thief, "Go back to your seat quickly. Well, the master is coming." Ye Lingxi said, "Brother Prince, how can you get there if you are blocking me?" Zhao Ce stepped aside, glanced at the refreshing back quietly, and returned to his seat as if nothing had happened. superior.