In the morning, I was woken up by the harsh chirping of cicadas coming from the window. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and got up.
When I opened the window sash, a gust of hot wind came to my face. Everything I saw, heard, and felt was the breath of summer.
Qiu Ling must have been here, and a basin of water was steaming. He cleaned himself up, looked at his still red and swollen hands, and said to himself: "It's time to go out."
In the garden, a servant was arranging the bonsai for birthday celebrations. When he glanced sideways, he saw that everything was green.
"Your Majesty, all the birthday stickers have been sent out. It's just that the old owner of Qiongran Villa is wandering away and is nowhere to be found, so the birthday stickers haven't arrived yet." Songbai respectfully reported the birthday event, while Ling Jiyun walked quietly.
listen.
"Are the eldest prince and second prince at home?"
"The eldest prince is at the house. The second prince said he wanted to buy some things that can only be found in the border towns and go back to Aoran City, so he just left the house." Songbai said, unaware that Ling Jiyun stopped and almost bumped into him.
Following Ling Jiyun's gaze, he saw Gardenia just crossing the flower path and walking in the direction of leaving the mansion. Songbai said quietly: "Miss Gardenia has been leaving early and coming back late these past two days. I'm afraid she will be bored because Doctor Feng is not at the mansion."
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Ling Jiyun was stunned. She goes out early and comes back late? With her temperament, even if Feng Qing is not in the house, she would not be so idle, and said: "How do you know she goes out early and comes back late?"
Songbai then continued: "A few nights ago, Miss Gardenia came back late, and she happened to be bumped into by the old slave. She also saw that her hands were full of injuries. The old slave was kind enough to give her medicine, and he paid attention to her later.
For a moment, this is basically the case these days.”
Jian frowned slightly and said: "You have nothing to do here, go down."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Songbo bowed and stepped back.
Gardenia left the house, turned around and headed north of the city.
In the morning, the streets have just woken up and are bustling. The steaming steamed buns and green fruits and vegetables are all a beautiful scenery in the border town.
Gardenia looked at it as she walked, trying to keep it all in mind. Soon, she would have to work hard to see it.
As soon as Su Mei, the embroiderer of Yuchun Embroidery Shop, opened the door, she saw Gardenia walking towards her. She greeted her with a smile and said, "Gardenia, it's so early today."
Smiling faintly, even a little shy. "Good morning, Miss Su Mei."
"No matter how early it is, it's not early for you. Come in quickly." Su Mei greeted her warmly and pulled her into the embroidery workshop.
Ling Jiyun came out from the corner of the alley, watched Gardenia walking away, and thought to herself: What is she doing here?
The hot summer is like a fire, baking the living plants in the yard to the point of dying. I really hope there will be heavy rain to quench their thirst.
Gardenia sat in the embroidery room, focusing on each stitch. Her superb medical skills did not mean that Nuhong was proficient. She just relied on the foundation taught by her mother when she was young and forced herself to embroider in a short time.
At first, my hands were pricked with blood, like little plum blossoms falling on the embroidery. Now I am a little more proficient, but I don't dare to slack off, for fear that I will not be able to make it before that day. Now it is almost completed, so it can be considered
He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gardenia, the embroidery is so beautiful. What kind of flowers are you embroidering? Why have you never seen it before?" Su Mei exclaimed in surprise as she put down the embroidery stand in her hand and looked at Gardenia's embroidery carefully.
Hearing her voice, the other embroiderers gathered around and said, "Yes, what kind of flower is this? It's purple, it's so beautiful."
"Gardenia, you didn't come up with it yourself, did you?"
"I must have thought of it myself. Is there such a flower in the world?"
The embroiderers looked at Gardenia with envy and jealousy, waiting for her answer.
Gardenia put down her needle and thread and said with a smile: "This is purple calamus. It only grows in the snow. Its roots are very tough and can extend into the ice."
"It's amazing. You can find it there. I will definitely look for it in the snow in winter." Su Mei said happily.
"I'll look for it too, I'll look for it too..."
Shaking his head slightly, he said: "You can't find this kind of purple calamus. This kind of purple calamus can only be found in the palace, and even in the palace it may not bloom. Sometimes in winter, it only grows leaves."
"Then how do you know there is such a flower?" asked an embroiderer.
Gardenia said: "I grow it at home because it has high medicinal value. From root to flower, it is a sacred medicine that is not inferior to Tianshan Snow Lotus." She smiled faintly, and her father also spent a lot of effort.
Feed it and let it make its home in the Wandering Woods.
"Ms. Gardenia, who are you going to give this precious embroidery to?"
"It's just, look at you, your hands are so injured, but you still manage to continue."
Su Mei said in a strange tone: "Maybe it's my sweetheart."
"It must be. Look, Gardenia's face is red."
"I have it, please don't amuse me." Gardenia begged for mercy in embarrassment.
At this time, a rescuer came. Sister Hong, the owner of the embroidery workshop, entered the embroidery courtyard and said loudly: "Stop arguing, if you continue to argue, the roof will be lifted off."
"Ha ha ha ha--."
Su Mei pulled her over and said, "Sister Hong, come and take a look. Gardenia's embroidery is so beautiful. It is for her sweetheart."
Gardenia was anxious, stood up and said, "Sister Hong, don't listen to her nonsense."
"Let me take a look." Su Mei took the embroidery and handed it to Sister Hong. Sister Hong looked at it for a while and said: "Gardenia, your hands are so skillful. It only took a few days to embroider to this level."
, you might as well come to our workshop and become an embroiderer."
"Sister, Gardenia is here to thank you for your love."
"Tell me who your sweetheart is. Tell us and let's hear it. Maybe we might even know each other."
"That's right, come on, come on, come on." Su Mei also followed suit, causing Gardenia to blush till her neck. Sister Hong came to the rescue and said, "Okay, let's all go have lunch. Don't embarrass Gardenia."
"Sister Hong is just partial. We have been here for so long, but we have never seen you treat us so well." Su Mei said pretending to be angry.
"Stay still, or we won't have anything to eat." Sister Hong also said deliberately fiercely.
"Let's go, let's go." Everyone left the embroidery courtyard. Sister Hong smiled and said: "Look at these little girls, if you don't be fierce, you really can't deal with them."
"Sister Hong, you are so kind." Gardenia said sincerely.
He put the embroidery items back on Gardenia's embroidery position and said, "Stop talking and let's go. If you don't go, those little ladies will snatch up all the food."
After closing the door of the embroidery courtyard, the laughter and laughter had long since dispersed in the air, and it suddenly became extremely quiet.
Ling Jiyun, who had been hiding outside the wall for a long time, jumped into the yard. He walked to Gardenia's embroidery station and picked up her embroidery. It was a belt: a silver base embroidered with purple calamus. Although it was not finished, it looked interesting.
They complement each other so well.
He was surprised again. He didn't expect that an old gardener in the palace had only grown three purple calamus flowers all his life, but there was a large one at Gardenia's house.
He looked at the belt carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. But who was he embroidering it for? Could it be himself? Or for Feng Qing. Occasionally, his eyes swept over and settled on a silver-green robe at the end of the embroidery frame.
The fabric is of high quality and is a treasure of Yuanji Silk House. How could Gardenia have it? Who made it?
I hesitated whether I should put it on and try it on, but if it was not my own, what kind of blow would my majesty be. Thinking again and again, I took a deep breath and whispered to myself: I won’t wear it, just for comparison.
Finally: my own body length, my own shoulder width, my own sleeve length. There is a smile on my face that I can't hold back no matter what. I want to hold her in my arms right now and tell her the confusion in my heart these days, and be careful and hopeful.
Fold it and put it back in its original place, then jump out of the wall.