Flowers are expensive

Chapter 236: Fire at Night 1
Chun'er asked, "How can I help you?"

Gan Lan glanced outside the kitchen door, then lowered her voice and said, "When Miss Long came last time, I brought tea to her and Mrs. You. From what she said, she seemed to be very familiar with the new Mrs. who was about to enter the door. He yelled pear blossoms one by one in his mouth, very affectionate!"

Wuye asked: "So what?"

"You're stupid! Didn't Mrs. You say that she can't make the decision, and the new lady has the final say on who to send to serve? Miss Long is on good terms with the new lady, and what the new lady likes and dislikes, can't you just ask around? ? Isn’t there a saying that you can do what you like?”

Wu Ye pursed her lips and smiled, pointed at Kalan and said, "You have too many thoughts, you have already thought of it. Suying desperately wanted to please Sister Dong'er, and started with Mrs. You, but you thought of Miss Long. Yes, it's really yours!"

Gan Lan said somewhat proudly: "I'm really not convinced by asking Suying to take advantage of it first. When the time comes, any of us will serve the new lady and recommend the other two to the new lady. This matter will be complete." Yet?"

Chun'er interjected and asked: "Is it really so important to serve the new lady? What if I don't serve her?"

Gan Lan patted Chun'er on the shoulder earnestly and said, "Sister, you have only been in the palace for a few years, so you don't know how powerful it is! When Princess Xuan married in, she was so neglected by the prince. It's like. Now it's all right, the prince himself took back the one he likes, and appointed him to be a pet in the sky. Do you want to follow such a master?"

"My former Han mother said that all men are unlucky. Who knows how long the prince can pamper him? Maybe after the excitement, he will be put aside like chewing tasteless ginseng!" Chun'er said.

"It's someone else, not our lord, do you know?" Gan Lan said in an adoring tone, "Our lord is different from the lucky man your Han mother said, don't you know, sister?"

Chun'er held the bowl and nodded obediently.Cabbage pointed to Wuye and asked, "What do you think? If it's possible, I know where Miss Long lives, so I can go back and walk around more." Wuye and Chun'er looked at each other and nodded together.

When the three of them were discussing how to get close to Cuiyue, other servants came back to the kitchen one after another, and they dispersed separately.

When Gan Lan and Chun'er returned to Mrs. You's yard, they saw Dong'er walking towards the warm pavilion with a suit of clothes and a dressing box.Gan Lan ran over and asked, "Who is it for?" Dong'er whispered, "For Aunt Zhen, no, from now on I can no longer be called Auntie, I have to change my name to Tang Xuanzhen." Has Madam persuaded you to return to vulgarity? If you say that you return to vulgarity, you will return to vulgarity, and you will not say hello to Buddha and Bodhisattva?"

Dong'er smiled and said: "She didn't intend to enter Buddhism at all, she just wanted to settle down. She is an orphan and has nowhere to stay. Naturally, the temple is a good place. During the meal just now, Madam and Miss Long told her With teary eyes, I immediately decided to return to vulgarity."

"Then where is she going when she's still vulgar?"

"The madam said to let her go to Miss Long to stay temporarily, and we can talk about it in a few days."

"I just think that my wife loves her and wants to stay by my side?"

Gan Lan didn't know about Tang Xuanzhen's plan to assassinate Jingtai, so she didn't understand You Xian'er's painstaking efforts.Dong'er turned away from other conversations, and entered the warm pavilion together with Kalan.

Sitting on the couch to the west, Tang Xuanzhen's face was still wet from tears, and she was chatting with You Xian'er and Cuiyue.You Xian'er waved to Dong'er and said, "Come on, put some light makeup on her, and change into her clothes, and she will be a pretty girl. Wrap her head with a beautiful cloth, and you have to wait for a while to grow her hair." went."

Dong'er and Gan Lan hugged Tang Xuanzhen and went to the back room to change clothes.You Xian'er followed up on what she said just now and asked Cuiyue: "I won't ask about those things about you in the past. You have your hardships, but what do you plan for the future? It's not easy to drag a child alone , I have suffered that before. Before arriving in Jingyou City, I have to have dinner with Que Ling! That's why I am asking too much, don't mind."

Cuiyue said: "This child is destined to have no father, so I can only make money on my own. I usually do some small business in the town, and I can make do with it. I plan to wait for this child to be born again. Find a small shop to live."

You Xian'er looked at her with a slightly sympathetic tone and said: "It's really hard for you! You have to raise your children and open a shop, and you have to be exhausted! I'm afraid you won't be happy if I say something."

Cuiyue was thoughtful, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I know your kindness, thank you, my current thoughts are all on this child, and I have no idea about remarrying at all. How can a good man in the world wait for me? What about widows with children and daughters? If I were to find someone who is reluctant, I would be reluctant. Besides, Lihua is coming soon, and when it comes to opening a shop, she must be very energetic!"

"That can't be done. I still expect to leave the affairs of the palace to her and go back to the temple! She is busy with business, who cares about the affairs of the palace?"

"It's very quiet when you go back to the temple. When Lihua comes, the palace will be full of excitement. You really don't want to go back!"

"I'm afraid Yuan Yin won't agree, right? A princess goes out to do business in public, how can she have the time to care about family affairs? When she comes, I really have to talk to her."

Cuiyue smiled, but didn't answer.At this moment, Dong'er and Gan Lan supported Tang Xuanzhen and walked out from the room.Just now she was dressed in a green nun, but now she is wrapped in green silk and lightly powdered. She has the softness and beauty of a Jiangnan woman.

You Xian'er clapped her hands and laughed: "Let me tell you, it's a pity to hide a beautiful woman in a temple! Dressed up like this, she looks like a fairy! The only difference is that hair, don't worry, I will be sure by this time next year It's all grown up."

Tang Xuanzhen said with a shy smile, "I just returned to vulgarity in such a hasty manner. The temple asked Madam to send someone to tell me to take me back to get my things."

"You don't have to go back. I'll send someone back to the temple to help you pack up your things. Tell me first if you have anything valuable or important."

Tang Xuanzhen shook her head and said, "There's nothing important. It's just that the few relics left by my parents have been kept carefully. I want to think about it. I'd better go back by myself."

You Xian'er nodded, praised Tang Xuanzhen a few more words, and then ordered Dong'er to send a carriage to take Tang Xuanzhen back to the temple.After Tang Xuanzhen left, Cuiyue got up to leave as well.You Xian'er was concerned about the sparrow spirit, so she didn't try to keep her, and told Gan Lan to take Cui Yue out carefully.Later, Dong'er directly sent Tang Xuanzhen to Cuiyue's house, and then returned to report to You Xian'er.

When Dong'er came back, it was already dark.As soon as she entered the warm pavilion, she couldn't help sneezing, and said to herself: "I really didn't expect it! How many years has it been since it snowed? This year, God is going crazy with epilepsy."

You Xian'er was talking to Que Ling on the couch, when she heard her voice, she asked, "Is it snowing outside?"

Dong'er rubbed her nose, stepped forward and said, "Yes, ma'am. It started to float on the way back. I'm afraid the outside will be paved tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Que Ling was so excited that he almost jumped up from the couch.

"What's so good? Sit down quickly!" You Xian'er hurriedly held her back and said, "Do you want my life? Do you want bones? Zhao Xun said, we have to travel for another ten days and a half month!"

Que Ling pouted and said coquettishly: "How rare! I haven't seen snow since I was born! Just look at the white snow in the painting, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. Tomorrow I will bring Brother Hu Po and Brother Zhao Xun together. Let's build a snowman!"

You Xian'er glanced at Que Ling affectionately, and sighed softly: "Where is the first time? This is the second time! I took you once on the way from Bianjing City to Jingyou City Snow, didn’t freeze to death on the way, it’s our mother’s fate, so I don’t like the cold that day, and I don’t like to build any snowmen. Wouldn’t it be nice to live warmly?”

"Anyway, I'm going to build a snowman tomorrow! Otherwise, when the snow melts, what year will I have to wait? It doesn't snow every year here!"

"You deserve it for freezing to death!" You Xian'er cursed with a smile, then turned to Dong'er and said, "Go and tell Bing Can. The sky is turning so fast, I'm afraid the clothes Yuan Yin and the others brought are not enough to keep out the cold , let him send a few people to me to pick up some clothes and send them to me. If the road is not easy to travel, we will stop for two days before leaving, and there is no auspicious day. By the way, Miss Tang sent it?"

"I sent it off. It might have been freezing on the road, and I felt a little unwell. When I left, Miss Long had already sent for the doctor."

Que Ling interjected and asked: "Mother, you really like Miss Tang very much. You think I don't have enough daughters, so you want to take another one?"

You Xian'er said: "A girl's family, with no relatives and no reason, forced to spend her days in the temple, but she didn't forget the desire to avenge her relatives. It's really rare. Back then, I hated the old emperor very much. Yes, I can't wait to rush to the palace and kill him. Tang Xuanzhen's mood at this time is the same as my mood at the time." Dong'er asked strangely: "Madam, she wants to kill Princess Xuan, you are not afraid that she will change her mind again. ?"

"That's why I asked her to live with Cuiyue first. Jingtai is now under house arrest by Yuan Yin, and it's impossible for her to do anything in the palace. In a few days, no one can say whether Jingtai will still be in the palace. Sure, maybe she will go back to Dali, and then I will persuade her to calm down, don't just think about revenge, and she will only die when she goes."

Que Ling held his chin and asked, "Mother, what do you think Uncle Master will do with Banna mirror?"

"It has nothing to do with you little brat, take good care of your injury! Don't go back to your yard tonight, it will be warmer if you share a bed with your mother."

That night, the mother and daughter squeezed into the bed and fell asleep warmly.Dong'er had just finished the work in hand and returned to the small room next to the warm pavilion to go to bed. She had just taken off two layers of clothes when she heard some noises outside.She hurriedly wrapped her clothes, opened the door and came out and asked, "What happened?"

Chun'er, who ran out after hearing the sound first, pointed to the red light rising from the west and shouted in surprise: "It's not good! It seems to be on fire! Sister Dong'er, look!"

"It's broken, it's really on fire!" Dong'er yelled in her heart, and didn't care about adding more clothes, and hurriedly headed west.When she came back, Mrs. You had already been woken up and called her to ask what was going on.She sneezed lightly and said: "It's the west wing of Princess Xuan's yard that caught fire. Fortunately, the night watchman found it in time, and only three rooms were burned, no one was hurt."

Mrs. You was very surprised, she frowned and asked: "How could there be a fire? The West Wing should be unoccupied, there is not even a light at night, where did the flame come from? Has Butler Zeng gone?"

"He's cleaning up the mess there! I'm afraid you're worried, so I'll come back and tell you something."

"Does it look like someone set fire to it?"

"I still can't see it. Butler Zeng said that tomorrow morning, when the sky is bright, I will ask Mr. Yan to take a closer look. Maybe I can find some clues."

Mrs. You nodded reassuringly and said: "The weather is dry in winter, so we have to be careful everywhere. But tonight the snow is flying like this, and the dryness will not go anywhere. There will be no fire for no reason. You send a message to Butler Zeng , the night watchman will work two extra shifts, watch carefully!"

"Yes..." Dong'er couldn't help but sneezed again.

"Are you afraid you have a cold?" Mrs. You hurriedly said, "Let someone else pass on the word, you should go back to bed and rest quickly. Who is waiting outside?"

As soon as the words finished, Chun'er opened the door and came in and said, "Your maidservant is still waiting, what orders does Madam have?"

"Bring some medicinal soup for Dong'er, let her drink the sweat from her body, and she will be fine tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

Mrs. You went to sleep by herself.Dong'er did catch a cold, and while holding a soup pot under the blanket, she still felt chills in her heart.Chun'er boiled some brown sugar ginger soup and brought it to her, handed it to her and said, "It's suddenly so cold today, my sister went up the mountain again, no wonder she's freezing!"

(End of this chapter)