Fourth Master's childhood sweetheart

Chapter 54 Master and Servant
In the backyard of the Compassionate Ning Palace, the footprints of the palace people are rarely seen.

The deeper you go, the more you can feel the silence of the palace.Occasionally a gust of wind blows by, and you can feel a little moist air mixed in the wind.

The faint fragrance of bamboo seems to be creeping into the tip of the nose silently.

Tong Jia Xili walked to the edge of the Qingshiban road wearing flowerpot-soled shoes, and she could already see many bamboo shoots that had just sprouted under the bamboo forest in the depths of the garden.

The bamboo grove is not considered towering, it is high and low, and it is obviously planted in the backyard of the Compassionate Ning Palace at different times.

Not long after, Aunt Dongxue led the two little maids over, and specially brought a pair of embroidered shoes and a pair of rain boots to Tong Jia Xili.

"Gege changed his shoes later, let's go in with rain boots." Dongxue said, "These brocade embroidered shoes are so pretty, it won't be good if they get dirty."

"Aunt Dongxue is thoughtful, Xili thank you here." Tong Jia Xili smiled, took two pairs of shoes and went to the small room on the side to change.

After a cup of tea, when Tong Jia Xili came out of the small room again, Aunt Dongxue was already leading the maids to dig bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots grow extremely fast, and these few days happen to be the first time when they are fresh and tender.After a while, the bamboo shoots will grow up, but they will not taste good when they are old.

At a glance, there are many bamboo shoots on the ground of the deep bamboo forest.

Dongxue took some people to dig some and kept some, and then stepped on the rain boots to go deep.

Tong Jia Xili hurriedly followed, while looking at the bamboo forest, he said: "I see that there are still a lot of bamboo leaves growing. Take some back and save them for use in summer. Drinking them in water can also clear away heat."

"When there is dew in the morning, take some dew from the bamboo leaves and make tea, it should also be fragrant and pleasant."

Aunt Dongxue nodded with a smile, and said, "Tong Gege has a clever mind. The dew in this morning is clean and sweet. I think the Empress Dowager will like it."

...

After working for an hour, Tong Jiaxili and several palace servants carried several baskets of bamboo shoots out of the forest, and Tong Jiaxili still had two small wooden jars of bamboo leaves in her hands.

"Musang, come here."

Holding two small urns in her hands, Tong Jia Xili was talking to the little maid Mu Sang who was sweeping in the Purple Orchid Garden.

In Zilanyuan, apart from Aunt Dongxue who occasionally took care of Tong Jia Xili's daily life, only this little maid named Mu Sang was temporarily in charge of chores in the yard.

After getting along in January, the two are still familiar with each other now.

"Tong Ge Ge is back." Mu Sang put down the broom in his hand, wiped his hands with the apron on his body, and walked in front of Tong Jia Xili.

"Do you know the way to Chengqian Palace? After lunch later, help me take this small basket of bamboo shoots and this small wooden jar to Chengqian Palace."

Mu Sang tilted his head, as if he was trying hard to think about the way to Chengqian Palace.Not long after, he nodded in response and said: "Don't worry, Gege, this servant knows!"

Yinzhen liked to drink tea since he was a child, and half of the reason Tong Jia Xili wanted to collect these bamboo leaves was because of Yinzhen.

As for those fresh and tender bamboo shoots, the chefs in Chengqian Palace are very skillful, and if they make tender bamboo shoots for the imperial concubine to eat, the imperial concubine will probably like it.

In the dim afternoon, Tong Jia Xili just opened his eyes when he saw a familiar figure.

Taoyao was fetching water and sitting on the edge of the bed, quietly waiting for Tong Jia Xili to wake up.

Caiwei, who is not far away, seems to be tidying up everything in this room.

"Taoyao? Caiwei?" Tong Jia Xili sat up, and the moment she saw the two of them, there was a lot of joy in her heart.

Although Tong Jia Xili didn't actually spend much time with the two of them, the memories from the past also made Tong Jia Xili feel a faint sense of dependence on the two of them.

In addition, there is always a little less human touch in this huge palace city, so Tong Jiaxili misses the lively Taoyao and the calm Caiweilai more and more.

"Gege is awake?"

Tao Yao also opened her mouth and whimpered: "I miss you very much, Madam also misses you very much. There is also the young master who has been talking all day about wanting to come to see you in the palace."

"That day, you were taken away by Nanny Su Mala, and the whole Tong Mansion was in a hurry."

"Shhh..." Tong Jia Xili's heart tightened, her face was a little more serious, and she said: "The Empress Dowager treats me very well. If this is the case, don't say it in the future."

If anyone with a heart hears about it, it might be said that she, Tong Jiaxili, entered the palace unwillingly.

Although... it was true at first.However, some thoughts are better hidden in the heart.

"The servant knows." Tao Yao covered her mouth and said: "These days, the servant and Caiwei have learned a lot of palace rules."

"Remember, servant girl, she will be cautious in her words and deeds."

"Yeah." Tong Jia Xili nodded, looking at the two alive and kicking, she felt more at ease.

Half an hour later, Mu Sang, who came back from Chengqian Palace, was also happy to see the two new sisters.But after a while, the three of them have gradually become familiar with each other.

At Chengqian Palace, because Yinzhen was going to study, Mu Sang gave the things to Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng reckoned that it was Tong Jia Xili who brought the things over, and he treated Mu Sang very politely.

By the way…

Su Peisheng also asked Mu Sang to help Yinzhen pass a word to Tong Jia Xili.

"Although it is necessary to be cautious when doing things in the palace. But...you have a home behind you, which can make you rely on when you are tired."

These words were written on a small piece of flower paper.

Yinzhen has already written it, but recently there is no time to give it to Tong Jia Xili.Simply hand it over to Su Peisheng, and let him find a chance to send it to the Compassion Palace.

It's a pity that the Compassionate Ning Palace is not an easy place to enter, and Su Peisheng doesn't know anyone when he is young.

Going around all the way to today, Mu Sang's hand delivered such a small flower note to Tong Jia Xili's hand.

Tong Jia Xili stroked the flower paper, and seemed to be able to smell the faint scent of ink coming from the flower paper.

Yinzhen has always been meticulous in writing, and every word on this flower paper is also upright and sharp.

Tong Jia Xili could already imagine how serious Yinzhen looked when he was sitting in front of the desk and writing these few words.

"I see. In this huge deep palace, I still have a home. As long as there is your place, it is my home."

Tong Jia Xili murmured, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily raised.

...

This day and night, there was an extra cold bamboo shoot on the dining table of Chengqian Palace.

Both Yinzhen and the imperial concubine used it a lot, and praised the tender bamboo shoots for their deliciousness and refreshing taste.

And after this day, when Yinzhen drank water in the study room, he could always see one or two bamboo leaves floating gently on the water in the teacup.

　There is another chapter to be updated later, I will go to eat first~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)