When he got to the door of the natural painting, Ji Ling saw Xiao Fenzi standing among the crowd in the distance, orderly directing the handymen and eunuchs to unload the sealed luggage one by one from the car of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Come down, work in pairs, and carry the boxes in.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw his master's carriage coming from a distance. Xiao Fenzi called Qian'er neatly to say hello, and said that although the luggage had been carried, it was just that there were many things in it and they were still being packed inside, so I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get in.
Please let the master and the third princess go sit in the side hall for a while. Once the business is done here, please invite the master over immediately.
Ji Ling was embraced by Qixi and Bixue, and stepped into the door of the natural painting: the flowers and trees in the courtyard were well-kept, the corridors were quiet, and everything was not much different from when she left.
The only difference is that when we left, it was already late autumn, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard were withered and lifeless. But now, everything we looked at was lush and green, with the fragrance of flowers overflowing.
The wet nurse and the nanny held the third princess in their arms and followed Ji Ling in.
From the moment they entered the door, the third princess had been looking around curiously. After a group of people entered the best room in the side hall, flowers and incense had been placed in the room, and an exquisite Sanding ice bucket was placed in the corner.
The top was covered with a layer of fine cloud gauze, and cold air drifted out from the barrel.
These were all preparations and arrangements ordered by Xiao Fenzi.
There was no sound in the side room.
Qixi stepped forward and put the soft cushions she brought with her on the chair, and then helped her master sit down carefully.
Ji Ling had been riding in the carriage all the way, and her back had already been sore from sitting there. At this time, she waved her hand and handed the third princess back to the wet nurse. She walked to the window and looked out. She could hear the palaces outside in the distance.
The sound of mule carts carrying luggage clattering along the paths of the Old Summer Palace.
By noon, lunch was delivered to everyone in the Old Summer Palace.
This time, because he brought the third princess with him, in order to take good care of his daughter, Ji Ling brought almost all the servants from Chengqian Palace - the manpower was more than enough.
In the dining room alone, within a short time of entering, people were already boiling water, preparing vegetables, getting rice, noodles, tea and fruit, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.
Perhaps it was because in the new place, the third princess was obviously in better spirits than in the Forbidden City. After riding in a carriage all the way, she was not idle when she got here. She was noisy for a while, and finally calmed down and was fed by the wet nurse for a while.
She was probably feeling sleepy after eating so much that the third princess fell asleep while eating, her wet nurse's fluid dripping from the corner of her mouth.
The wet nurse held her in her arms, supported her little head, and let the little master sleep for a while. Qixi stayed inside and cooperated with Xiao Fenzi's instructions to move the princess's crib and everything in.
, after cleaning up, I came to invite the master in.
Ji Ling took the wet nurse, got up and walked in. She saw that the windows in the main hall were clean and spotless. She walked into the back room and found that her bed and crib had been made.
The wet nurse put the third princess in the crib, who was still sleeping soundly. After a while, Bixue brought Qilin in. As soon as she opened the puppy cage, Qilin immediately ran towards the third princess's crib.
After seeing clearly that the little master was sleeping soundly, Qilin shut his mouth with a cry and lay down on the ground outside the third princess's bed. He stared at the third princess, his tail wagging from time to time, and occasionally small flying insects flew by.
Qilin immediately stretched out his paw to pat it.
Both the baby and the dog slept soundly. Ji Ling breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the clothes on his body were sticky with sweat due to the bumpy ride.
It's summer, so I didn't feel the smell of sweat when I was walking around outside, but now I feel the smell of sweat when I calm down.
She looked in the mirror again - she had sweated a little on the way, and the third princess kept rubbing her neck and shoulders, and now the makeup on her face had begun to fade.
With a gesture, she told Qixi to prepare hot water and took a bath while she waited.
Afraid of waking up the third princess from her sleep, the master and servants walked in and out like thieves, tiptoeing around.
After washing, Ji Ling changed into a fresh and clean thin flag dress, and Qixi combed her hair again, adding an emerald green hairpin and a pair of bright moon hairpins.
Ji Ling looked in the mirror and felt refreshed and in a much better mood.
The lunch delivered from the Old Summer Palace was still packed in an insulated food box and placed on the table in the main hall.
Qixi estimated that the master would probably not touch it.
Sure enough, Ji Ling was hungry now, so he began to ask Xiao Dazi how the preparations in the kitchen were going - without even mentioning the meals sent from the Old Summer Palace.
What Xiao Fenzi prepared was a dish of rock sugar stewed bird's nest cake with a silver clock cover on a Chunhua treasure plate, a dish of wine stewed with meat and tofu, a dish of old rice with abundant grains and a water dish, and a dish of stir-fried spinach with small shrimps. The bowls used were extremely exquisite, and the dishes
The formula is indeed very down-to-earth.
After taking a bath, Ji Ling's appetite was completely whetted.
She quickly picked up her chopsticks and ate her meal. Xiao Dazi's skills were as stable as ever.
Especially the meat stewed with tofu, the thin wine has penetrated into the meat, making it tender and delicious. The tofu is coated in flour and fried in a pan, and then dipped in sweet sauce. It is very delicious.
The spinach looked unremarkable until I put it in my mouth. It turned out that it had been soaked in shrimp paste and was full of flavor. The five grains and water meal had a pure multigrain flavor.
Finally, she picked up the bowl of rock sugar stewed bird's nest cake that looked like ice cream.
As the name suggests, bird's nest cake is a small dessert made from bird's nest. It is filled with snow pears, shredded coconut, chopped corn, and chrysanthemum petals. The outside is wrapped in glutinous rice skin. When eating, take one bite at a time and be quick, otherwise the dough will break.
Already.
Put it in your mouth and it tastes fragrant and sweet.
This is the first day of settling down. Xiao Fenzi is very careful and has taken care of everything inside and out. There is also a charming nanny who is unavoidable when she sees him young.
Xiao Fenzi didn't say much, but kept an expressionless face as he ordered the matter vigorously and resolutely, while secretly writing down those people in his heart.
Early the next morning, Su Peisheng personally brought the reward from Jiuzhou Qingyan. After he left, Ji Ling saw that the reward was three princess robes and six small bracelets.
One is an azure sea-patterned princess robe, and the other is a lotus-colored Suzhou embroidered butterfly princess robe, which is embroidered with butterflies spreading their wings and ready to fly. The hem of the robe is a circle of small orchids.
The last piece is very luxurious, it is a small pearl dragon robe - the material is covered with clouds of gold, dragon makeup and floral silk, and is covered with broken gold threads.
There is a dragon embroidered on the front and back of the collar, there is another dragon on the left and right collars, two dragons are embroidered where the sleeves are connected, and under the skirt is a pattern of eight treasures standing in the water.
The dragon has four claws, not embroidered with silk thread, but strung bit by bit with pearls. Just one dragon costs a lot of pearls, let alone several dragons.
Ji Ling held it in his hand and tried it, and found that it was indeed very heavy.
She reached out and touched the pearl robe. Such fine craftsmanship and such laborious embroidery work... This was not something Yinzhen just rewarded on a whim.
I'm afraid the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already made preparations when the third princess was born.
If you wait a few months for the first two princess robes, the third princess's stature will be almost ready to wear them.
The last pearl robe will probably not be worn until the third princess is two or three years old.
So the Fourth Master can’t wait for his daughter to grow up quickly?