Blessed

Chapter 36 to escape the heat

Zheng Xiuxiu is good at cooking light and refreshing dishes, and likes to use soup to enhance freshness.Yuzhu played in the Waterside Courtyard for a long time, and together with her sister-in-law, she ate up a small basket of lychees. She didn't dare to pack too much licorice, for fear that her masters would get angry if they ate too much.

Going back to Fuyun Courtyard, Mrs. Mu has asked the maids to send two baskets of lychees to other courtyards.

Just after unitary time, Zheng Xiuxiu brought some food to Fuyun Courtyard, chicken soup and clams.Clams are only found at the seaside, and the cost is too high to send them fresh to the capital, they are all made into dry goods and shipped everywhere, and they need to be soaked before eating. Her soup dish is to soak the clams first, Made with boiling hot chicken soup, the taste is only one umami.

After Yuzhu ate two small bowls, she felt that she was really happy, surrounded by people with good cooking skills, if there is less food in life, what fun would there be.

Because of lychee and chicken soup, Yuzhu and sister-in-law are familiar, and the more she likes sister-in-law, she is bright and generous, not artificial, and her temperament is even more cheerful. She has a good relationship with several sister-in-laws, but she doesn't have a good impression of Yulan.Yuzhu heard from Yuxiang that when she went to her sister-in-law's room for the first time, Yulan looked around and her sister-in-law didn't like her very much.

Regarding Yulan, Yuzhu really doesn't know what to say. She was made petty by Aunt Hong, so she just went to see her sister-in-law and looked around to see if she could take advantage of it. Personally, I don't have a good first impression of her. I really hope The second aunt can break her temper.

In the twinkling of an eye, it is hot summer, the sun is strong and strong in the sky, and the vegetation in the uncle's mansion is deserted. The winter in the mansion has not slowed down, and the ice storage has not been repaired. This summer is a bit difficult. The weather It was too hot, and the princess seldom came to the uncle's mansion to play with Yuzhu.

Yuzhu only wore a white cotton shirt and trousers, and she didn't wear any socks. She lay on the bed with a bamboo mat and rested on her bare, white and tender feet. She was sweating profusely. Shaking the bamboo fan at the side is useless.

Mrs. Mu came to see her daughter sleeping with sweat on her brow, and panicked with distress, "Jiaojiao was born with a fire, and she is not afraid of the cold in winter. Her body is like a stove, but she will suffer in summer. There is no ice this year, so how can I live?"

Licorice was also distressed and panicked, "Ma'am, this servant has boiled sweet-scented osmanthus and plum soup with rock sugar in the small kitchen, and the girl can drink it when she wakes up."

Mrs. Mu nodded, "I'll send some to the old lady and the others later, and I'm leaving a bowl for each of my brothers."

The three elder brothers all went to school, and Jiaojiao should be a child at the age of four, but Mrs. Mu is reluctant. She always feels that her daughter is so young and leaves her to go to school. Thinking, she can't eat well in the school, so she is not allowed to go, thinking about finding a female gentleman to come to the mansion next year to teach the girls homework.

Yuzhu'er was woken up by the heat, sweating all over her body, she sat up in a daze, and heard Licorice say, "Girl, servant girl, go and bring water, you can wash up." She stared in confusion and nodded, it was really hot today.

Licorice brought several buckets of water in to wash Yuzhu's body, changed into clean clothes and drank a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus and sour plum soup. There was a gust of wind, and the dead jujube tree in the courtyard was already flourishing with green leaves. It had been dead for several years, and it was only when Yuzhu came back that it came back to life. It is unfruitful.

Yuzhu was thinking about the sweet jujube, when Baiji suddenly ran in with her skirt up her skirt, with an anxious expression on her face, "Girl, hurry up, go to the main courtyard quickly, there is an imperial decree coming from the palace."

imperial decree?Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, thinking several times in her head, she hadn't been in the palace since the canonization ceremony, what was the order of the Holy Majesty?

There is no delay at this moment, Yuzhu went to the main courtyard with the maid, and there were many people kneeling inside. When Yuzhu arrived, they knelt down in a proper manner, and the eunuch opened the imperial decree made of silk brocade and said loudly, "Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor said, the Lord of Fuchang County is gentle in nature, intelligent and agile, gentle and gracious, diligent and docile, and has won my heart. From the auspicious day, he will go to the summer resort to enjoy the coolness, and he will bestow his kindness on you."

Ah, it is such a gift. Yuzhu never expected it. Even the people in the mansion were a little shocked. They thought it was the greatest blessing to be canonized as a county monarch, but they never thought that the Holy One really liked Yuzhu. Go to the summer resort together.

Speaking of this, the Holy Majesty was too hot to bear in the palace. He felt that this year was hotter than previous years, so he planned to go to the summer resort early to escape the summer heat, so he asked the eunuch to call the queen to explain this matter. Let's see. How many people are accompanying, which important ministers, nobles, and relatives of the emperor need to invite one to accompany them.

As soon as the order was finished, the emperor thought of the little jade-like doll and asked the queen, "What do you think the queen would like to invite the Lord of Fuchang County together? I think she has a good reputation, so it might be better to bring one with her."

The queen was not surprised either, the fourth girl in Jiang's mansion did have a pleasing face, she couldn't help feeling a little bit of pity when she looked at it, the emperor has more princes, the princesses are only three, and the eldest princess is already married People gave the princess mansion, and there are two little princesses, one is sick and raised in the deep palace all year round, and the other is raised by Jiao Didi, who is very picky about food, weak and thin, and is really not as good as Fuchang. It's pleasing, it's normal for the emperor to remember Fuchang.

The queen laughed and said, "What the emperor said is that the little girl in Fuchang is indeed a blessed one, and it is very good to carry it, and the concubine will remember it."

The Holy One nodded in satisfaction, "Let's do it this way, by the way, isn't she playing well with Jiahe's daughter Meier, remember to ask Meier to come along with her."

"I'm afraid the emperor doesn't remember that Jiahe's son and daughter will go with him every year."

This time the emperor only gave Yuzhu to go alone, but he brought two maidservants to follow, Mu's family asked Licorice and Bai Shao to follow, the girl Bai Ji was also a protector, but she acted recklessly, fearing that she would run into the nobleman with her .

When Yuzhu went to the Summer Resort, the Mu family was both happy and worried. Jiaojiao would be able to live a more comfortable life if she went. The worry is that Jiaojiao has never left her since she was born, and her mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles.

She was about to leave in three days, and Mrs. Mu helped pack her things, her eyes were red again and again, and on the day of departure, her eyes were swollen, and she cried most of the night, and Jiang Ansu comforted her a lot.

Shen Mei got the letter and knew that Yuzhu was going to go. On the day of the departure, she got up early and came to the gate of the uncle's house to wait for Yuzhu. The Jiang family sent Yuzhu to the gate of the mansion. Watching her get in the carriage and leave, the Mu family could no longer hold back the tears. Going down, the two sisters-in-law watched and came over, "Sisters and sisters, don't be sad, it's a good thing for Yuzhu to go to the villa. I'm afraid the Holy One likes her very much, and the Holy One is protecting her. The younger sisters are really worried. Where can Yuzhu eat and sleep well?" Well, I can grow better when I come back, and my brothers and sisters will be happy when they see it, right?"

Since entering the summer, Yuzhu's taste has not been very good, and she has lost a lot of weight, which makes the people in the third room very distressed.

Mrs. Mu wiped away her tears, "That's the reason. I just thought that Jiaojiao had never left my side since she was born. I'm afraid I won't be able to see her again for a month or two. I'm really worried."

After a lot of consolation, everyone returned to the mansion.

Yuzhu was reluctant to part with her family, and she was a little confused on the road. She originally took a carriage with Licorice and Baishao, but was pulled into the carriage of the Duke's mansion by the princess, and the princess brought Han Xiao and another little maid. There is a carriage, and Shen Xian is the one behind.

Seeing that her friend was unhappy, Shen Mei couldn't help asking, "Yuzhu, are you unhappy?"

But Yuzhu dared not say that she misses her parents and her elder brother. Meier has never had a mother by her side since she was a child. Well, it will be fine when I rest."

"Then you go to bed first." Shen Mei was very considerate and asked Hanxiao to go to the palace secretary to ask for a basin of ice cubes and put them in the carriage. It was just after leaving the palace. Ice was prepared for the six rounds accompanying the palace, so there is no need for it It disappeared in two days.

Yuzhu really fell asleep, and when she woke up, she felt that the surroundings were cool and very comfortable. Then she noticed that there was a basin of ice cubes in the corner of the carriage, and she was holding a bamboo fan to fan the cool air towards them. Yuzhu got up, "Thank you, Hanxiao elder sister."

He smiled and said, "It's okay, Miss Si still wants to sleep for a while?"

Yuzhu shook her head, "No need." Seeing that the little princess was sleeping soundly, it was inconvenient to speak, so she leaned on the soft pillow of gold silk embroidered chrysanthemums and thought about something.

The Summer Resort is located in Pingzhou, more than 200 kilometers away from Beijing. It is built in a valley, mostly plains, lakes, and mountains. Palaces, more than a dozen palaces and large garden buildings, the temperature difference between the four seasons is not too big, and it is coolest to live in summer.

It may take several days to get there on this mighty and mighty official road, Yuzhu was thinking wildly, thinking that she could see her eldest sister, but she really missed her family.

Along the way, Shangsi in the palace prepared the food properly, and they were not allowed to worry about it. During the day, the two girls played, and Shen Xian occasionally came to accompany them. The time was short, and he would return to the carriage at the back after only half an hour. He didn't say much when he was waiting, just sat there reading a book in his hand.

Yuzhu got acquainted with Shen Shizi, although he heard from outsiders that he had a violent and cold personality, but after getting in touch with him, she felt that he was cold-tempered, and nothing else mattered, she just regarded him as an older brother in her heart, and got along very well.

The design of the carriage in the Duke's Mansion is very exquisite, and the space inside is spacious. At night, the seats can be opened to make a couch, covered with bamboo mats, which is enough for two little girls to sleep.

Yuzhu didn't feel anything along the way, but the little princess was miserable. She couldn't sit in the carriage, and she was fine the first day, but she began to feel dizzy on the second day, feeling uncomfortable, and didn't eat much. Yuzhu was quite worried, and said with a smile, "Fourth Miss, don't worry, the little princess is suffering from horse-sickness. The servant has already prepared a pill, and I will give it to the princess early in the morning, and I will feel much better tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)