in2ebook Chapter 116 You Forgot Your Original
Chapter 116 You Forgot Your Original
What Xiao Quanzi said was confusing, but after the New Year, Zhao Fangyu and Erqing's master Fangruo would be leaving, and Zhao Fangyu thought of giving them a gift before they left.
After all, he taught me a lot, so we can be considered master and disciple.
But now is different from the days in Yanyun Palace. I can’t even make the bamboo tube fumigation thing, let alone make the fragrant dew.
The ointment I made for Meng Yanzhen was just right. I could make a lot at a time, and I could share some with Xiao Quanzi and the others later.
Xiao Quanzi's words just now reminded her that there were some things that she could not do herself, but it was very convenient for eunuchs like Xiao Quanzi to do it.
The ointment required quite a few fresh flowers. Zhao Fangyu was on duty every day, so it took some effort to find a large number of flowers. Everything else was no different from the past. After a few days, the imperial edict of promotion for Zhao Minshan was delivered to his home by Qian Jiangping.
Zhao Fangyu never informed her family of the news that she had been transferred to the imperial court, and everyone in the Zhao family still thought that she was just trying to gain experience in a quiet place.
Zhao Minshan sent Qian Jiangping away and snorted at the eldest lady, unable to hide his smugness on his face: "How great it would have been if I had sent Yu girl to the palace as a concubine? Yan Zhen is already pregnant, and now she is a female official with a meritorious title. If anyone tells others about this, it would be embarrassing for me!"
"If you can lose face so easily, you should go out less tomorrow."
"Don't we still have Fang Yun at home? He's thirteen or fourteen years old, but he's still the same, without any improvement. If you have some free time, why not teach Fang Yun a lesson?"
"It's already difficult for Fang Yu to live in the palace. Everything he eats and uses is not as good as at home. If I say that some things should be punished and some should be released, it was the master who insisted on arresting people and sending them all in. Now he can't do anything about it. Let's just look at the present situation."
The eldest lady asked someone to take Fang Mo away indifferently, and fiddled with the rosary in her hand.
Zhao Minshan turned away and walked straight to Pingbo Courtyard.
The older he got, the more he liked to enjoy family happiness in Pingboyuan.
After Madam Cui and the others left, she wiped the places where Zhao Minshan had been, and then said to the eldest lady, "After the New Year, we can send something to the fourth lady. Madam, don't worry, with the cousin here, our fourth lady will not suffer any loss."
The eldest lady turned the jade rosary in her hand again and again, but what she was thinking about was the look in Zhao Fangyu's eyes when he came to say goodbye, and the news that came from the palace.
"How can it be easy?" The eldest lady was a little sad. Sending her well-raised girl to the palace was more worrying to her than marrying her to Longxi. "She was sent to the imperial prison in less than a year. The dangers here are not as simple as what the letter said."
"She can't eat or sleep well, and she's suffering day and night. How can her body withstand it?"
Mother Cui couldn't help but stop wiping, but she still put on a smile to coax the eldest lady: "Madam is becoming more and more compassionate now. After the fourth lady left and the eldest lady got married, Madam has become more relaxed and has become a bit like an old lady."
The eldest lady pointed to her shoulder, and Chunshao, who was standing next to her, immediately came over to give her a back massage.
"At the beginning, I had many children and I had many things to think about. I wanted to fight for Fang Jin in everything, and later I brought Fang Yu with me."
The courtyard gate was empty, and the scenery outside was still the same as before, except that the playful little girls were no longer there.
"Yu'er has gone to the palace, Jin'er has married, Huai'er has her own child, Qingping Courtyard is very quiet. In two years, Mo'er will move out..."
The eldest lady couldn't help but put her hand on Cui's mother's hand, and the two looked at each other: "From now on, only you will be able to accompany me."
Mother Cui's tears fell instantly, but she was happy, happy that the lady was thinking of her.
"I have served you since I was little. Since I followed you, I made a vow before the Buddha to serve you for the rest of my life."
The master and servant held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes. When the moon rose above the branches, the doctor asked Mother Cui to find paper and pen, and listed out the things that were to be given to Zhao Fangyu one by one.
Cream, silver coins, she used to like eating snacks made of snowflakes the most. Thin ones are hard to make, so she would make some that are easy to store and can be eaten for a few days...
The eldest lady was making a list, while Zhao Fangyu was picking up many fallen plum blossoms from the plum garden.
There are many varieties of plum blossoms in the Plum Garden, but wintersweet is not one of them. Most of them are double-petaled red plum blossoms, covered with sporadic snow.
In the distance there is a red wall, behind which is a majestic palace. In the near distance there is a tall plum tree with plump red plums blooming on its thin branches in the cold wind, emitting bursts of faint fragrance. The white snow is fluttering, and you can hear a clear crackling sound when you step on the snow.
Zhao Fangyu had seldom played in the snow like this, and he was a little excited at first.
I thought to myself, no wonder the nickname for snow is "Hansu", it really is crispy.
He picked up a bag of plum blossoms and bought two large jars of lard from the imperial kitchen before going back to make his own fat.
Ordinary frostbite ointment can be bought at the Imperial Hospital, but the one made by Zhao Fangyu is a little different. If it is given to someone as a gift, the one bought from the Imperial Hospital would not be enough to show the thoughtfulness.
Zhao Fangyu stayed in the room alone for a month.
During this time, Xiao Quanzi came to ask her if there was enough charcoal. Zhao Fangyu saw that everyone had frostbite on their hands, so she went to the Imperial Hospital to buy some frostbite ointment for them as a reward for their hard work.
A group of eunuchs were extremely happy. People in the emperor's service had no shortage of this little money, but most of them were rootless people, so they were particularly concerned about the kindness others showed them.
It was just something he did on the spur of the moment, but it helped improve Zhao Fangyu's reputation.
When someone again said that Zhao Fangyu was not as good as Erqing in dealing with people, Xiao Quanzi and others were the first to jump out to refute it.
Erqing was only gentle in words and always smiled when he met people. Although Zhao Fangyu didn't joke with people much, the things he gave were real.
What's more, the person sent was a eunuch. With Zhao Fangyu's looks, it is impossible that he wanted to marry a eunuch. If you tell this to others, no one would believe it.
When Erqing saw that Zhao Fangyu's reputation was improving, he was so angry that he wanted to punch the wall in the middle of the night.
As soon as she had a day off, Erqing went to look for her aunt Fang Si to prepare the meal.
As soon as she entered the room, Erqing leaned into Fang Sishan's arms, humming and calling her aunt.
Fang Sishan usually liked this sweet-talking niece. Seeing her like this, he knew that someone in the imperial court must have made her unhappy.
"What's wrong? Come here peacefully, and you won't be afraid of being seen by others."
Er Qing leaned his head on Fang Sishan's shoulder, his face full of indignation: "I am just mad at that Zhao Runyi, he is really going too far!"
"Before, I thought she disdained to make friends with palace people, but who knew she was hiding it on purpose? First she pretended to be serious, and now she is giving gifts to eunuchs!"
Erqing felt that she was being stepped down, and now she disliked everyone, especially Xiao Quanzi and the others. They kept calling Miss Runyi all bad, as if she, Zhao Runyi, was the only one serving in the emperor's presence.
Fang Sishan noticed something was wrong and immediately turned Erqing over. Seeing the indignation on her face, he was secretly shocked.
For a moment, his tone was frighteningly cold: "I think you have forgotten your duty!"