Chapter 113: Lantern Festival

Wulanala's face was not very good when he got up in the morning, and he kept his head in the palace all day, and his face was even more ugly, although he poured a few bowls of strong tea in a row, but his mind was still muddy, if it wasn't for Qizhen's support, I was afraid that she would have made a fool of herself on the way back.

At the door of the weeping flower, Wulanala rubbed his cheeks fiercely, which made his face look a little bloody, and he held Qizhen's wrist and walked into the second door.

Erfu stood at the forefront, after all, there were already several Erfu in this mansion with the highest rank.

The Ulanala clan glanced at everyone slightly, then waved his hand casually and walked in the direction of the main courtyard.

Erfu rubbed her head in a bit of confusion, smiled at others in a friendly way, and followed the maid back to her west courtyard.

Before Erfu could sit down, the fourth master had already walked into the door wearing a crown suit.

"Master, why did you come here so quickly, it's easy today!" Erfu stepped forward with a smile, took off the hat on the fourth master's head on tiptoe, and said softly.

The fourth master wiped the beads of sweat from his head, took the hat from Erfu's hand, handed it to Su Peisheng, who was following closely behind, and led Erfu into Xinuan Pavilion.

Erfu looked at the winter, the fourth master was still sweating, and he was a little helpless, this is really sweating, you must know that when she first saw the fourth master, it was when the weather was warm, and she moved at will throughout the day, and the fourth master was going to wipe his body and change his clothes, otherwise the whole clothes could be soaked, originally Erfu still thought that in winter, the fourth master could be better, but he didn't expect this master to start sweating again.

"Everything is good in the palace, I just stayed up late yesterday to keep a vigil for the New Year, and now the big guy is not in good spirits, but nothing happened, even Huang Ama just showed up at random, and then went back to rest!" said the fourth master while taking off his clothes.

Erfu hurriedly took the warm handkerchief from the maid's hand, and wiped the sweat beads from the fourth master's hands and face.

Changed into his regular clothes again, and the fourth master seemed to be stepping on the ground again, smiled and took the tea bowl next to him, and took two sips.

"Master, why are you sweating again!" Erph finally asked the doubts in her heart.

The fourth master scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said casually: "When I came here just now, I was in a bit of a hurry!"

When Erfu heard this, she only felt sweet in her heart, and showed a silly smile.

"By the way, Su Peisheng said that the things you asked your master to bring into the palace today were all made by yourself in the morning, but you were tired!" The fourth master took Erfu's little hand, looked at it with some distress for a while, and then said slowly.

"What's so tiring about it, but I just said that the cook did it, but the master ate deliciously?" asked Erph with some curiosity.

The maids who were originally serving around said that the fourth master had a good appetite, but Erfu really didn't find this problem, obviously the fourth master was not a picky eater, and he seemed to be able to eat everything and enjoy it!

The fourth master didn't speak, just nodded casually, he would never tell this little girl, when he took out the thing from the side hall, the eyes of the brothers next to him were straight, it can be seen that he is not the only one who is hungry on weekdays.

It's just that this time there is a little less preparation, he just ate two, and the rest was snatched away by a few brothers, but he still feels very happy, after all, since they all grew up, this is the first time there has been such a scene, although it is said that there is some lack of physique, but I still feel very comfortable, especially the feeling of being unrestrained, which makes the fourth master miss it very much.

Seeing that the fourth master didn't seem to be interested in continuing this topic, Erfu didn't mention it again, but just specially asked the kitchen to send some sour and spicy side dishes, after all, after a hungry day, he still needed something to appetize.

It didn't take much time, the big kitchen had already sent someone to send a food box over, and originally this treatment was only available at the other end of the main courtyard, but since the fourth master often came to the west courtyard, the little eunuch at the other end of the kitchen didn't seem to be busy, and he sent three meals a day a day, and it was still steaming when he was sent to the table.

I have to say that the chefs who came out of this palace have really good skills, and they have made a big meal one by one, which makes Erfu feel a little wronged by these masters.

Originally, Erfu also wanted to follow the list given by the kitchen, but seeing that the fourth master liked these home-cooked dishes, he completely suppressed this idea, and just poured out the home-cooked dishes in his head.

As usual, the kitchen sent those home-cooked dishes to the west courtyard, the fourth master ate very well, and it seemed that he was tired, and he didn't even practice the words he had to write on weekdays, so he moved directly for half an hour, and then washed up and went to bed.

Erfu was not idle all day, and at this time, he saw that the fourth master had gone to bed, so he quickly washed up, climbed onto the bed, hugged one of the fourth master's arms, and closed his eyes with a sweet smile embedded in the corner of his mouth.

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Early the next morning, without waiting for Erfu to go to the kitchen to prepare things for the fourth master, Su Peisheng had already slipped to the small kitchen at the back, and explained that the cook was preparing as she was yesterday, just to prepare more, so as not to have too many hungry wolves, of course, Su Peisheng didn't have the courage to say this last sentence, and those who witnessed Su Peisheng eat all the meat and buns yesterday were only greedy for this Su father-in-law.

I slept early, and the time when the fourth master woke up did not change, but his spirit was much better than yesterday's, looking at Erfu, who also opened his eyes, he lowered his head and dropped a shallow kiss on Erfu's lips, and then he called in loudly to wait for the maid to freshen up and change clothes.

Erfu didn't go to the palace left and right, so he nested in the warm quilt, looked at the fourth master who was comparable to the model's figure, changed into some bloated clothes, sat on the couch to eat, and watched the fourth master put on the exquisite crown dress that made people think it was a handicraft, so he stretched lazily, "Master, you have to go early and come back early, I won't get up!"

"Sure enough, it's a habit of it, it's not the time to look at the master and be reluctant to let go!" The fourth master looked at Erfu's eyes that were about to be closed again, and laughed and teased.

Erf rubbed her nose a little shyly, "It's not, it's just that it's too cold outside......"

"Okay, okay, you're really getting more and more squeamish, but it's really early this day, you can sleep for a while, and wait for the master to come over and see you at night!" The fourth master said with a smile when he saw that Erfu was about to lift the quilt and get up.

After speaking, the fourth master also walked back to Erfu's side, carefully tucked the quilt for Erfu, and explained to the maids to take care of it, and then left Xinuan Pavilion.

Su Peisheng who was waiting outside, the cliff was embarrassed, every time these four masters came to the West Courtyard, they could always make Su Peisheng's worldview refresh quickly, and now Su Peisheng already felt that these four masters were strict wives.

Out of the West Courtyard, the fourth master returned to his normal state again, with an iceberg face.

Su Peisheng breathed a sigh of relief, after all, the fourth master with a gentle smile was really too strange.

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The days passed like this, and after half a month, these personable royal descendants in the inner city lost a lot of weight.

The fourth master, who was originally very slender, seemed to be a little fatter, which made the brothers envious, and they praised the fourth brother and the fourth brother for having a good virtuous helper, and those princes and Baylors who watched the fourth master eat delicious food every day naturally went back to the house to teach their own Fujin, and even attributed the stupid behavior of this Erfu to the fourth sister-in-law, so that several Fujin, who were originally very close to the Wulanala clan, all disliked this Wulanala clan who did good deeds and did not pull them.

When the Ulanala clan heard these rumors, they could only shout a word of injustice, and then suppressed the matter in their hearts.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, colorful lanterns were hung everywhere in Beijing, and those small food stalls that had been resting for half a month also appeared again, but such a scene was naturally not something that Erfu could see, even the fourth master had never seen it.

However, in the four Baylor Mansions, it is not without programs, countless lanterns have already been hung in the garden, illuminating the entire garden, and in the garden, there are skillful craftsmen, carving many ice sculptures, although not comparable to the modern scale, but it is better than exquisite, especially an ice carved begonia, it can be said to be lifelike, and it is also dotted with dewdrops the size of a dragon's eye, so that the begonia flowers under the lanterns are like real flowers.

Today, the fourth master had to come back after having a palace banquet with the Wulanala clan and the Li clan in the palace, and Erfu, who had been holding back in the courtyard for more than half a month, finally walked out of the west courtyard for the first time in the forty-first year of Kangxi and stepped into the garden.

In the garden, the lanterns reflect those evergreen tree species, and there are also delicate flowers carefully cultivated in the greenhouse, and the crystal clear ice sculptures can also be said to be beautiful.

Erfu looked left and right, just like Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, touching those cold ice sculptures from time to time, which caused Yuqing and others who were waiting behind him to worry.

It's just that Erf doesn't care, this winter is supposed to be like this, if it's a child, then there will be a snowball fight, but now she doesn't have this opportunity.

After walking for about half an hour, Erfu walked to the exquisitely carved begonia, only to feel that this craftsman is really very good, even the stamens are carved out, and it seems to be mixed with some kind of floral fragrance, the north wind blows, always can smell a faint fragrance of flowers, it is really reluctant to go away.

Erfu's reluctance, it was definitely on his face, and Wu Shengli, a steward who was responsible for dotting these ice sculptures next to him, had a flattering smile on his face, and came to Erfu with a small broken step, and he came to Erfu with a small step.

"Master, if you like this begonia, the slave will let that person carve another one for you to enjoy, but I don't know what kind of flowers the master likes!" Wu Shengli's voice was full of flattery, and he didn't look at the craftsman with an ugly face next to him, and said softly.

Erfu frowned slightly, and glanced at the craftsman who was waiting for the ice sculpture next to him, "I'm afraid this thing is not easy to get!"

"Back to the master, this thing is just a bit of effort, this ice is cut from the surface of the river, it's not a difficult thing!" Wu Shengli said flatteringly.

"I didn't ask you, I asked the craftsman!" said Erph in a somewhat reluctant voice.

Wu Shengli hurriedly poked the little eunuch beside him who carved the ice sculpture, and whispered to the little eunuch to reply well.

Erfu was a little dissatisfied with Wu Shengli's actions, but her identity was not easy to deal with a minion, so she could only turn her head.

The little eunuch looked at the delicate ice sculpture of the begonia, and regretted that he was ingenious, this ice sculpture is the most exquisite of a person's patience, he was able to carve this one that day, it was already a coincidence, if he really wanted to get another one now, he really couldn't make a better one.

But the master was right in front of him, and he couldn't brush off the master's meaning, so he could only bite the bullet, plop down and kneel on the frozen ground, and said softly: "Master, although this thing looks ordinary, it takes a lot of effort to make, I don't know what kind of ice sculpture the master likes, so the slave will definitely do it!"

"This ice sculpture looks simple, but it is something that you craftsmen have paid a lot of sweat for, this is a scene in the garden, if it is placed in my yard, it will be a little disappointing to the craftsmen's intentions, I just say casually, you all go down!" Although Erfu is not a person who wants to move back to the yard when he sees good things, he also feels a little awkward to be said by a craftsman, but in the end he is still a good young man from a modern age, and Erfu did not lose the craftsman because of this little thing, but he didn't have the mind to enjoy the scenery, waved his hand casually, and said softly.

The stone in the little eunuch's craftsman's heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly bowed again, and then walked to the side.

Erf had no intention of having fun, so she walked around casually and returned to the courtyard.

Although Erfu didn't get angry on the spot, but in the end he was a person without a city government, and his face was not very good-looking, and the craftsmen and eunuchs in the garden just now didn't dare to look up, but they were seen clearly by Yuqing and others.

Yuqing saw that Erfu returned to the courtyard sullenly, and was still sitting on the couch in a daze, so he picked up the grievances for Erfu.

Erfu raised his eyes with a smile and said softly: "It's not a big deal, this ice sculpture is not a rare thing, it's just time-consuming and troublesome to do, and the little eunuch is just telling the truth, since people don't want to, why should we force it."

But let's talk about this matter in the room, but don't go outside, especially not let the fourth master know!"

Yu Qing nodded stupidly, "Master, you are just too good at talking, look at the courtyard next to you, even those who serve the master are bigger!"

"So what can I do, the craftsman is also born and raised by my father, this winter is already cold and panicked, if you hold an ice lump in the day, wouldn't it be even colder!

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you......" Erph said with a smile as she looked at the ice cube outside the window.

Yuqing still feels that something is wrong, the master is the master, and the slave is the slave, so how can it be the same, but since the master has spoken, she should not know it.

Erfu sat for a while, feeling a little bored, so she asked Yuqing to find the quill pen she had made before, lay on the small kang table, and drew a cartoon version of the small animal.

Big watery eyes, soft ears, four calves, a little tail that keeps waging, loyal Wang Xingren.

The lazy eyes, the supple fur, and the ball-like lying posture are really a certain meow that is not like a star.

While sketching, Erff thought about a yellow long-haired puppy and a snow-white cat like a furball at home, and remembered that her favorite thing at that time was to hold the soft kitten, leading the family puppy out for a walk, which was definitely happy like a fairy, but the cat was not honest, always scratching and making trouble, which made her very helpless.

Sometimes the kitten can be naughty and provoke Delph to lose her temper, but now that I think about it, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, at least most of the time she is happy!

It's just that now she is trapped in the courtyard of this deep house, without the fourth master to speak, she can't raise these things at all, and I don't know if it's because the fourth master doesn't like animals, there are not a few women in this house, but there is not a single stuffed animal, except for the chickens and ducks and other things that are sent from Zhuangzi every day from the kitchen.

Erfu drew more than ten pictures in a row, and then put down the quill pen in his hand, looked at the feathers stained with ink, and told Yuqing to let the kitchen send a few more good ones, after all, this goose feather, not too many in the house, okay!

Speaking of this quill pen, Erf also thought of another good thing, that is, the down jacket that everyone must have in modern times, and called back Yuqing, and told the kitchen to collect the eiderdown of the ducks slaughtered every day, and she wanted to make a few pure down jackets in this era, instead of the down jackets of the mixture of duck feathers and duck down in modern times.

The only thing that bothered El Eve was that there was no special fabric to prevent hair drilling, but this was not a problem for Irf, after all, she was now the little wife of the ruling class, and she was powerful, so it was a big deal to let people use good woven gold brocade and makeup satin to make noodles.

As for drilling hair, what's the problem, just prepare a few more, anyway, a few ducks have to be slaughtered in the house every day, how can you get a few pieces in a year.

Do what you want, that's definitely Erfu's nature, Erfu quickly turned out a wind-haired shoulder, carefully studied it for a while, and finally drew a nondescript design drawing.

It's so embarrassing, Erfu looked at the design that was enough to make all the designers laugh off their big teeth, quickly rolled the paper for writing and drawing into a roll, and told Magnolia to clean it up, then washed the ink on his hands and sat back on the couch in a daze.

In the first month, it was definitely the most idle season for the ancients, and Erph was definitely a big idler in leisure, and after finishing a lot of things, Erf looked at the moon in the sky and had another idea.

Cooking Lantern Festival, the kitchen lady in the small kitchen cried, although this thing does not have high technical requirements, but just look at Erfu's gesture with a knife, you can also see that this master is a master who does not do housework.

However, the master asked for it, and the cooks had to obey the order, so they hurriedly fetched the appropriate materials from the large kitchen, and demonstrated it several times in front of Erf, and then tied an apron for Erf.

Erf, a person who is determined not to go to the kitchen for the rest of her life, never thought that she would have such a time to take the initiative to ask for the kitchen, but Erf definitely did not feel that she was changing in her heart, but felt that she was sacrificing for love, looking at the things on the table, she moved with confidence.

I don't know, I was startled, Erfu knew the difference between the Lantern Festival and the rice balls she ate on weekdays, the Lantern Festival was rolled out with a dustpan, and the rice balls were wrapped out, and in Beijing City in this era, naturally there was no southerner habit of making rice balls, and it was completely a Lantern Festival.

Erfu looked at the strange-shaped Lantern Festival she had made, and felt that she really didn't have the talent in this area, but the kitchen girls praised it, and they couldn't pour cold water in front of the master, so Erfu didn't take what the kitchen girls said seriously, but the Lantern Festival made by Yuqing and a few people was all white and fat, round, so that Erfu completely gave up the idea of doing it herself, and threw this mess to Yuqing and others to clean up, and returned to the room again.

In the main hall, the cook, Yuqing and others looked at the more than 20 strange-looking Lantern Festivals prepared by Erfu and began to worry.

The things that the master worked so hard to make, naturally can't be thrown out, and if this thing is given to the master to eat, they are really a little worried, but if they don't give it to the master, they can't always keep it in the small kitchen, and it's no different from throwing it out.

Fortunately, before Yuqing and the others could come up with a solution, the fourth master had already entered the West Courtyard.

Since the thirtieth day of the first month of the first month, he came back to stay in the west courtyard in the palace, and the fourth master seemed to have completely forgotten about the matter of going to Fujin for the night on the first and fifteenth days of the new year.

The fourth master came back early today, stopped the mother-in-law and maid who were guarding the door at the door, and swaggered into the room, looking at the mess in the main hall, without thinking about it, he knew that this little girl was tossing and eating again, and with a wave of his hand, he liberated a few maids and cooks who were still entangled from the main room, and turned into Xinuan Pavilion.

Erfu was sitting with his back to the door, although he heard the sound of the door, but he only thought it was Yuqing and the others, and did not look back, but knocked on the shoulder with his backhand, and ordered softly: "Yuqing, take it for me, I think this shoulder is a little sore!"

The fourth master smiled silently, walked behind Erfu, put his big hand on Erfu's shoulder, and pinched Erfu's shoulder with the right weight, not feeling that his current behavior had long violated the norms of machismo. R1152