It had been sunny for a few days, but it started to rain lightly again today.
After a light rain, Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
The past few days had been really uncomfortable due to the sweltering heat, but today, when he woke up early, he felt his breath was relieved and his heart was calm.
As soon as Fang Shanggong could get up, he came to thank her.
Xie Ning quickly asked Qingmei to support her.
After saying a few words, she was helped back to the house to rest.
"I don't need you to thank me for your kindness.
You should take good care of yourself as soon as possible."
Looking at Fang Shanggong's complexion, Xie Ning was really worried.
After all, Fang Shanggong is not young anymore.
In an ordinary family outside, she would already be a grandmother.
No matter how hard she works, her great-grandmother may have hope.
One winter and one summer are all obstacles.
Fang Shanggong shouldn't be made to work so hard, she should be given more rest.
Qinghe listened to Xie Ning's words and said to Xie Ning: "Master, please don't say that.
Although Fang Shanggong's illness is due to hard work, Mr.
Li also said that he has been in bad mood recently.
There are many people falling ill.
Shang Gong, people like Eunuch Zhou are more energetic when they have something to do.
If they have nothing to do, they will suddenly collapse.
Did you know that during the Chinese New Year last year, Mr.
Liu Huanqi retired?"
"I remember."
Xie Ning had met this man once.
Although he was nearly seventy years old, he had a straight back and a loud voice.
He was an energetic veteran.
Last year he offered to retire, but the emperor persuaded him to stay, so he offered again, and again and again, and finally the emperor agreed.
"You can see that Mr.
Liu was in good spirits at that time.
But the day before yesterday, I heard someone from the Imperial Medical Office say that Mr.
Liu is no longer in shape at this half-year-old age.
His eyesight is dazzled, his waist cannot be straightened, and he doesn't even recognize people anymore."
"Really" Xie Ning was really surprised.
"My servant also heard from the people at the Imperial Medical Office.
The Liu family has invited the imperial doctor several times, saying that they are afraid that Mr.
Liu will not be able to survive this year.
There are many people who are officials and have things to do, so they are very active and take tonics.
It's still moisturizing.
If you don't have anything to do and don't have an official position, you will have no time to live and have no energy at all.
Let's talk about Fang Shanggong.
Think about what she is like when she is not serving the master."
Xie Ning thought about it.
Fang Shanggong had just gone to Yingxiang Pavilion to teach her how to do needlework.
The impression is not very clear.
In short, it seems to be just two words. aged.
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But now Fang Shanggong does look younger and more energetic than then.
Xie Ning smiled: "Maybe you are right."
"So Master, please don't ask Fang Shanggong to take off his errands to recuperate.
Counting all of us in Yong'an Palace, there are not many people who sincerely love our little masters like Fang Shanggong.
You want to She must be very sad if she is asked to resign and can no longer serve the little masters. " This is indeed true.
Fang Shanggong really cares about the eldest prince and the others.
It is not the kind of slaves who are loyal to their masters to please their masters.
It is indeed true love.
"By the way, Ying Yi and Yu Yao haven't come back yet."
"The eldest prince just sent word that he won't be back for dinner, and the same goes for the princess."
Xie Ning glanced at the rain curtain outside the window, nodded and said: "I forgot, it's really inconvenient to go back and forth when it's raining.
You can ask someone to tell the kitchen to add an eight-treasure pot to Ying Yi and Shuying, and Yuyao and Miss Gan will add a dish of braised pears and a dish of white jade meatball soup."
Qing He responded with a smile: "I'll go now, my servant.
Just don't worry, no one dares to neglect the eldest prince and the princess.
People in the kitchen should be careful."
Because of the rain, Princess Yuyao stayed in the study room of Yunguang Tower for lunch.
The palace servants set the dining table, and the eunuch in the dining room said respectfully: "The imperial concubine will reward the princess with a dish of crispy pears stewed with rock sugar and a dish of white jade meatball soup."
Princess Yuyao stood up, bowed Yingying, and thanked the imperial concubine.
The serving eunuch opened the lid of the cup, and the sweet and fragrant steam rose.
The translucent crisp pear is soaked in a shallow soup.
The flesh of the pear is peeled and cored.
It has been stewed thoroughly.
The color and shape are like amber, and the pear fragrance penetrates into the nostrils.
White jade meatball soup is actually tofu soup.
The tofu is cut into round balls.
If you look closely, you can see that there are even thin patterns on the balls.
The carving on the tofu is a delicate work, and the snow-white meatballs float in the light blue clear soup.
Just looking at it makes people feel that the summer heat has disappeared and makes them move their index fingers.
Gan Xiyun praised: "The chef's skills are really amazing.
It's a pity that Sister Qiao is not here, she also loves to eat this."
"What's wrong with this?
Just wait until she comes and let the kitchen cook it again."
Qiao Shutang had not been in the palace for the past two days because he was feeling unwell, and Li Zhang had not come because of the rain.
There were only two of them in the study, which made it even more deserted.
The two had dinner.
After lunch, they were supposed to study the piano, but because of the rain, they changed to calligraphy.
As soon as Mr.
Yang went out, Princess Yuyao quickly let go of her pen and rubbed her wrist.
When she turned her head, she saw that Gan Xiyun was not writing either, and was looking out the window with her chin in her hands.
Princess Yuyao thought someone was coming outside, so she turned her head to look, but there was nothing there.
There was only a steady drizzle outside, and water droplets dripped down the eaves of the palace.
There are water lilies planted in the large vat in the yard.
Two lotus flowers have already bloomed, and they look particularly beautiful against the green leaves that look like they have been coated with wax.
Although this summer rain scene is moving, Princess Yuyao feels that it is not worth staring at.
Is Gan Xiyun worried?
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Princess Yuyao wanted to know something, so naturally there were people rushing to find out for her.
Gan Xiyun received a letter from home yesterday, from Juanzhou.
I received another letter today, but it was from her father.
Princess Yuyao was addicted to writing letters, and she also paid special attention to other people's letters.
Gan Xiyun received two letters in a row, so she was naturally curious.
Princess Yuyao is very happy every time she writes or receives letters.
But Gan Xiyun didn't look so happy.
What was written in the letter She asked so straightforwardly, and of course Gan Xiyun didn't hide it from her.
"My aunt sent me a message asking me to study hard.
She asked me what I needed and whether I was short of it.
She also sent me some money."
It doesn't sound like a bad thing, and it won't make people feel uncomfortable.
That means another letter is bad, right?
Gan Xiyun said softly: "My father's letter said that he had a son and a daughter this year.
Also, he told me not to cause trouble in the palace and to accompany the princess well."
Having a new child is a happy event for other people, and it is also a happy event for Gan Xiyun's father, but for her, this is not good news.
Anyway, she has long since stopped counting on her father.
He will love whoever he loves, and even if he has ten or eight more children, it has nothing to do with her.
Both children were born from concubines, and the stepmother is such a intolerant person, so there must be no peace in the backyard.
She had long told herself not to think about those people, but when she saw the distant and uncaring words in the letter, she still felt a little depressed and uncomfortable.
Her father didn't ask if she had any difficulties in the palace, but he hinted that if she won the favor of a noble person, she should not forget her roots and remember to support her relatives.
She had long known that she had no home, and that there was no place for her in that home.
Although my aunt is nice, her uncle's home is not her home.
She doesn't know where her home is.
Since she doesn’t have a family, can that family member be considered her relative?
Princess Yuyao looked at her with a gloomy look, but didn't know how to persuade her.
She has always been the only one who pleases her and makes her happy, and Princess Yuyao doesn't want to see Gan Xiyun so depressed.
She thought for a while and asked: "Let's go to Nanyuan Study Room to have some fun.
I heard from my brother that they changed the horse riding and archery game to a chess game this afternoon."
Gan Xiyun was surprised: "This, isn't it good?"
How could they go to a place like Nanyuan Study Room whenever they wanted?
"It's okay, the master will not be here this afternoon."
Princess Yuyao was wary of the grey-bearded Taifu.
They met him last time.
Although the Taifu was smiling, Princess Yuyao did not dare to make trouble in front of him.
As long as Taifu is not here, Princess Yuyao will not be afraid of anyone.
It was too late for the others to curry favor with the princess, but they did not dare to disobey her wishes.
Gan Xiyun felt something was wrong, but Princess Yuyao had already ordered people to prepare the chariot and was about to go out.
The rain wasn't heavy, but when the wind blew it, the raindrops drifted straight towards people.
Princess Yuyao wore a thin cotton damask cloak with snow-green embroidered orchids, and the palace people held umbrellas to protect her from the rain.
In front of Huaisu Gate, they met another chariot sedan.
The palace man said softly: "Princess, it seems to be Cao Shunrong."
Before Princess Yuyao could speak, Cao Shunrong's sedan chair had already moved aside to let them go first.
Princess Yuyao was not ignorant of etiquette.
She told the palace servants: "Please pass by with grace."
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But Cao Shunrong refused.
The delay here in the rain is just that everyone is getting wet together.
After being humble, Princess Yuyao left first.
When they arrived at Nanyuan, the eunuch guarding the door didn't dare to stop him or ask.
He hurriedly opened the door.
This was the first time Gan Xiyun returned to Nanyuan's study.
Even though she was very timid, she did not dare to take a big breath at this moment.
There are more palaces and pavilions here than Yunguang Tower.
There is not a single person in the courtyard because of the rain.
Princess Yuyao went to the chess room with familiarity.
When she poked her head at the door, she saw that the people in the room saw her first before she could see where the eldest prince was sitting.
The eldest prince sat cross-legged on the floor, holding a sunspot that had not fallen off yet.
Someone came close to him and whispered something.
The eldest prince raised his head and looked at the door in surprise.
Princess Yuyao showed him a Playful smile.
Princess Yuyao took Gan Xiyun's hand into the chess room and took a look at the chessboard.
She doesn't know how to play chess, but she can still see the number of pieces on the chessboard.
There are many white stones, but there are fewer black stones.
"Brother Emperor, you are going to lose" The eldest prince didn't pay much attention to gains and losses.
He nodded with a smile and asked her again: "Why are you here?"
"Sir, let us practice calligraphy by ourselves.
I want to come and play with Brother Huang."
The eldest prince looked at her and then at Gan Xiyun who was following her: "If you want to play chess, I'll teach you."
Cheng Jinrong took a step closer and said with a smile: "Your Highness has not finished this game.
It is not good to give up halfway.
Why don't I play with the princess and give it a try":