On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, it began to snow heavily again. Fortunately, Shen Huan did not have to be on duty. She rested for a few days until the 22nd, and her face slowly returned to its former whiteness and delicacy. She was not lazy at all. After that, I went to serve tea to save Xiang Ming from being tired, but Xiang Ming looked very grateful.
The water in the Nuan Pavilion was burning, green smoke was curling up, and the hot steam steamed away the dust. Xi Chen was only wearing a homely moon-white robe, and he looked even more like a crown jewel. He was crouching in front of the case to correct the memorial, with his sword-shaped eyebrows lightly frowned and his thin lips pursed tightly.
He is also a handsome man. If he were not as cold as ice all day long, his look would impress countless women.
Shen Huan walked over quietly holding the tea and placed it next to her. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Xichen held it.
Xichen saw her face along the arm and smiled.
Shen Huan pulled away and said, "Do you usually tease other maids like this on weekdays?"
Seeing that she looked angry but not angry, Xichen really liked her. He put down the ink pen and said with a smile: "How could it be? I know it's you, come here and let me take a look. Does it feel better?"
Sure enough, Shen Huan came closer to let him see. He pulled her into his arms, gently rubbed her cheek, and said: "It's the same as before, very good."
"The medicine from Tai Hospital is naturally good."
Xichen smiled, pondered for a moment, and then said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I want Princess Zhenyin to come to the palace to celebrate the New Year together. When the time comes, you can also meet your second brother and persuade him."
Shen Huan's heart tightened, Second brother, Second brother! There are so many words stuck in his heart, Second brother, you married the sister of your enemy, how can you be so embarrassed!
The circles under his eyes were slightly red, and then he calmed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xichen seemed displeased and said with a stern face: "How many times have I told you not to be so polite to me?"
Seeing that he was angry, Shen Huan could only flirt with him
Xichen sighed: "Huanwen, whatever you want, I will give it to you, even if it is the bright moon or stars in the sky."
Shen Huan asked with a hint of evil: "Do I want your life? Will you give it to me?"
Xichen smiled: "If you want it, of course I will give it to you. I'm afraid Huanhan won't be able to part with it." As he said that, he kissed her lips again like a greedy man.
Shen Huan deftly avoided his body and said with a smile: "You have so many concubines, but they are not enough for you to entertain yourself? You want to provoke me?"
Xichen's face was filled with sorrow, and she pointed at Eunuch An and said: "Ask him, have I ever favored others in the past few days? Ever since Huan Huan was by my side, I have never set foot in the harem again."
Shen Huan whispered: "What does this have to do with me?"
Xichen said: "Seriously, it doesn't matter? Then I will be visiting the harem today?"
Shen Huan spat, turned around and left.
But Eunuch An said with a bitter look on his face: "Your Majesty, if you don't change your sign tonight, the Queen Mother will have to ask the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to take turns to check the Emperor's pulse, and the servants will also..."
Xichen's face turned cold and he said: "I'm fine, please take a pulse. If it comes, just block it outside!"
Eunuch An was a little unprepared for the emperor's attitude. He agreed vaguely and kept wiping his sweat. He had never seen this man smile before. If it weren't for Shen Wen, he would probably never see the emperor smile in his life. What does it look like?
It was reported outside that Prince Yi and Prince Zhong requested an audience. Eunuch An received the emperor's order and hurriedly went out to invite them in.
Shen Huan sat in her room for a while, and when it stopped snowing outside, she put on her boots and put on her cloak and went out.
She was the first maid in the palace to use a cloak. The cloak was made of hairy veil. She was not so much a maid in the palace as she was half a mistress.
Since Concubine Pei was placed under house arrest, word has spread throughout the palace that the tea-serving maids of Shangyang Palace are not to be offended.
Shen Huan walked slowly to the Royal Winter Garden. There were many varieties of plum blossoms here, and the fragrance was so fragrant that she did not stop. There were many red plums and white plums, but she stood in the corner next to the inconspicuous green plums.
I glanced at the green plum, then shifted my gaze to the remaining snow falling on the pine needles over there.
The four courtyards of the palace are Qin Chun, Charming Summer, Quiet Autumn, and Royal Winter. Each courtyard has its own scenery of the four seasons and is carefully constructed and beautiful. The Royal Winter Garden is the most spectacular with its snow scene. Looking around, in the pure snow, All the towers and pavilions are like crystal carvings, glowing with an unreal bright luster.
Looking back to the nearby area, she saw that there was still snow on the green plum blossoms. Shen Huan sighed softly, approached the plum blossom, and gently brushed the snow particles on the petals.
If in the past, when I had the leisure, the maids would collect the snow beads on the petals and bury them under the old locust tree in the house, so that next year they could make tea.
The sound of stepping on the snow was getting closer. Shen Huan knew who was coming at this time, but she still looked back warily. It was indeed Xi Chao, and her expression relaxed.
Xichao saw her, walked to her, held her face in his hands, and said softly: "Ah Huan, do you know that you are so beautiful that the whole palace loses its color?"
Shen Huan smiled slightly, stood on tiptoes, closed her eyes, and slowly felt his cold lips gradually become warm, falling on her own lips, like flowers falling lightly.
The only sound in the surrounding area was the sound of the passing jackdaws' wings, so when the loud roar rang out, the two of them looked at the source of the sound warily like frightened deer.
Xichen stood there angrily, as if he wanted to eat them alive