Tong Qi stood outside the Cuiwei Palace, lying on the door of the temple and listening carefully to the movements inside.
After sending the sheep's head over, he never left, but remained quietly outside, as he had done for countless nights before.
He heard the sound of Madame Blossom cooking inside, and smelled the refreshing aroma of the vegetables, but he didn't expect that at last, there was a heartbreaking sobbing sound inside, which was like a sharp needle, wandering in the superficial part of his skin, stinging him painfully and itchyly, and his heart was flustered.
But now, he had no intention of leaving, but pressed his ears closer and closer, trying to find out something from the door of the temple that had returned to peace.
The silence in the Cuiwei Hall was abnormal, this silence was like the feeling of drowning when the child was a child, as if the mouth and nose were sealed with water, and the ears were buzzing, and not even a trace of air could float in.
So, he turned his face and looked in with his eyes against the crack in the door.
There was a faint candle flame the size of a bean inside, the light of the fire was faint, as if it had come to the end of its life, and after a few struggles with the night wind, that little light finally used up the last of its strength and was extinguished.
The boy's eyes were dark, and he couldn't see anything.
His heart panicked, what was wrong with her?
After such an unusual night.
On weekdays, she lives here quietly and quietly, and there is no palace maid who is close to her, only him, who regularly sends her three meals every day, and sends clothes and bedding in the days of the change of seasons.
When she saw him, she never said much, took something and thanked him, and returned to the temple, but there was no other contact between him and her.
But today, she actually begged him for a favor, let him go to the imperial dining room to get a sheep's head, although I don't know why she did this, but this is the first time she asked herself to do something, so he agreed without thinking about it, but in order to avoid people's eyes, the sheep's head was sent in the middle of the night.
But now, he regretted helping her.
Looking at the deathly silent Cuiwei Palace, Tong Qi was shocked and frightened, he hesitated outside the door for a while, and finally raised the arm that had been raised and lowered several times, and knocked lightly on the door of the temple a few times.
"Niangniang, Niangniang, are you okay?"
He didn't expect the people inside the door to react, but he didn't expect that after a while, the door of the temple would open from the inside.
Madame Blossom appeared, she leaned against the frame and stared, her eyes like silk: "Come in." ” Tong Qi was startled by these two words, and it was not until he saw her figure disappear into the darkness of the door that he swallowed and stepped into the door hesitantly.
Walking into the hall, he looked left and right, "Niangniang, why don't you light candles in this hall?"
Before the words fell, there was a light on the left hand, and Madame Blossom held the red candle in one hand and his hand in the other, and her five fingers were slightly cold, as if they had been soaked in ice water.
She smiled at him, reflecting the dancing candle flame, which was not like a real person, "Come here." ” The boy felt his heart skipping more than a beat, and he was like a puppet pulling the strings, leading him through the courtyard and towards the dormitory to the west.
When he arrived at the door, he hesitated, "Mother, I can't go in, it's not in accordance with the rules." ” "Rules?
According to the rules, the emperor wants to bless the harem with rain and dew, but have you ever seen him come to my Cuiwei Palace?
” Tong Qi knelt down in a panic, "The emperor's affairs, how dare I discuss the affairs of my little chamberlain." ” As he spoke, a pair of boneless little hands were already on his shoulders, and Mrs.
Hua Rui helped him up, looking at each other, and there was only a fist between the two, "I just want you to taste the dishes I cooked, don't think too much." ” She blew like an orchid, and there was begging and pain in her tone, even if Tong Qi thought too much, he couldn't refuse now, so he could only be led by her, step by step towards her dormitory.
There were two dishes on the table, and the potato was ready, but it really lived up to its name - a plate of the moon, each of which was like the bright moon in the sky.
As for the other bad sheep's head, it is far from enough heat, this dish has to be marinated in the wine jar for seven days before it can be tasted, although the sheep's head is now cut into thin slices of meat like cicada wings, but the sheep's blood inside has not yet dried up, a trace of it, it smells a strong fishy smell.
Madame Hua Rui pulled Tong Qi to sit down at the table, and personally sandwiched the potatoes and mutton into the plate in front of him, she smiled, but the look on her face was a little flustered, as if she was trying to get his affirmation, "Taste it, is this taste still the same as when we were in Shuzhong." ” Hearing this, Tong Qi was in a fog, but he didn't want to disturb her Yaxing, so he picked up a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth.
The mutton entered his mouth, the fishy smell became stronger, and the boy was choked a little disgusted, but he still made an appreciative look, "It's delicious, Niangniang's craftsmanship is really good, this famous dish in Shu really deserves its reputation." ” "You try this again, you are afraid of the heat, and when you eat mutton, you always think that you need to match it with potatoes to get rid of the heat."
As she spoke, she took another slice of potato and put it in the child's mouth, "How is it?"
The seasoning here is not as complete as in the palace, and I don't know if it suits your taste. ” The mutton in the child's mouth was not swallowed yet, and it was stuffed into the potato potato, choking in his throat, he settled down, and reluctantly swallowed the two mouthfuls of food, and praised it in his mouth: "The potato is crispy, which suits my appetite, and the dishes made by the mother herself are even more delicious than the dishes in the imperial dining room." ” With that, he picked up the teapot next to him and poured himself a cup of tea, but before the cup could be brought to his mouth, Madame Blossom took a large piece of mutton with blood and stuffed it into his mouth, "The meat has not yet tasted, you will eat it, and I will make it for you later."
Before the words fell, before the boy could chew the large piece of mutton, she picked up a few more slices of potatoes and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Mother, I'll do it myself."
Tong Qi endured the discomfort in her abdomen and wanted to take the chopsticks in her hand.
However, before she touched the chopsticks, another piece of mutton was put in her mouth, and she seemed to be afraid that he would not eat enough, so she pushed the piece of meat into his throat Tong Qi finally couldn't help it, he coughed violently a few times, all the things in his mouth squirted out, spilled all over the table, his throat was stuck by shredded meat, he lay on the table, coughing breathlessly, tears and snot all gushed out, staining the two dishes on the table.
Madame Hua Rui stood behind him, the light in her eyes slowly dimmed, her shoulders trembled slightly, and she let out a sneer, "Husband, sure enough, the love between you and me is all fake, all of them are fake. ”