Chapter 460： Haruwa

Chapter 460 Chunhe

Chunhe shook his head and replied unhurriedly: "Master Qi doesn't need to see outsiders, the niangniang said that the Qianqiu Festival is a big event, so she can't be careless, she's unwell and can't help much, so she can only do her part in this. already."

With more of them, Lan Mo and Xie Kaipu have obviously restrained a lot, at least they will not be so reckless anymore, Qi Zixi also breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking of what Xie Kaipu just said, there is always a kind of mountain and rain in my heart. He felt that his eyelids kept twitching, but Chunhe and Baihe were present, and he didn't dare to ask Xie Kaipu any more, so he could only think about it in his heart.

However, this kind of time did not last long, and the ministers who soon entered the palace came in groups.

Qi Zixi and the others were busy too. At this time, he finally saw the capabilities of Lan Mo and Xie Kaipu. Don't look at them being so unscrupulous just now. This work is like a different person. Qi Zixi was in charge of the records, and the three cooperated tacitly to ensure that no fish slipped through the net.

As for Chunhe and Baihe, they mainly stared at the concubines and eunuchs of the harem. Whenever anyone came, they would remind Qi Zixi, and they could even tell where they were on duty.

Qi Zixi didn't want to waste their good intentions, so he simply wrote down all those things and survived. He didn't catch his breath until after lunch time. There was nothing to come by now, Chunhe and Baihe took the initiative to go to the imperial kitchen They took the food, and Qi Zixi and Lan Xie were left here.

The three of them looked at each other, Xie Kaipu didn't know if he was punished or not, he looked a little embarrassed, Lan Mo had a calm face from beginning to end, as if someone owed him money, and he didn't know what was wrong.

Qi Zixi couldn't help but think of what Xie Kaipu said in the morning. In order to break this embarrassing situation, he had to repeat the old saying.

Xie Kaipu raised his head in surprise and exclaimed, "Are you stupid for reading? Didn't you hear that I was teasing you?"

Qi Zixi's face suddenly sank, these sons are really lawless, dare to joke about this kind of thing.

Seeing that Xu Shi was displeased, Lan Mo scolded Xie Kaipu with a stern face, sat next to Qi Zixi, and explained in a low voice: "Kaipu is not all aimless, it's okay to tell you, just don't yell everywhere, The seventh prince is gone this morning."

Qi Zixi covered his mouth in shock. It took him a long time to find his voice, and he asked, "How can you handle such a big thing during the Qianqiu Festival?"

The emperor's psychology was so strong that Qi Zixi was dumbfounded.

"What's the matter!" Lan Mo sneered sarcastically: "It's not the most favored son, it's just sad for a while without it, and the treatment of the fifth prince is not enough!"

"You" Qi Zixi saw that his expression was wrong, he seemed to be gloomy, and his heart changed all of a sudden.

Xie Kaipu said in a rare and considerate manner at this moment: "The Lan family and the Zheng family are considered relatives by marriage, and the seventh prince is the only son of Concubine Zheng, so Lan Mo is not happy."

Qi Zixi suddenly felt apologetic and said nothing more.

The three of them kept this silence until Chun and Bai He came back. Looking at the exquisite food made by the imperial kitchen, Qi Zixi's food was tasteless for the first time. He coughed, and even spit out a small pearl.

"What the hell! Murder?" Qi Zixi picked up the pearl from the ground with a flushed face, and turned to look at the others.

As a result, those people all looked sluggish.

Chunhe and Baihe knelt down in fear, "Master Qi, it's not about the slave maid, the slave maid and Bai He didn't move after they took the snacks. It's just like this."

Qi Zixi waved his hand and comforted him in turn: "I know this is not your responsibility, get up and talk."

The food was eaten by him. No one knew the specific situation better than him. The pearls were clearly mixed in accidentally when they were cooking.

Thinking of this, Qi Zixi's brows furrowed again, and he muttered, "Why does the imperial kitchen make such a low-level mistake? It shouldn't be!"

Today is the Thousand Autumn Festival. A small situation can be magnified infinitely. Is the chef of the imperial kitchen trying to lose his head?

Lan Mo took the pearl and rubbed it carefully twice, his eyes gradually became solemn, "This is something only women, it seems that it should be inlaid on the pearl or hairpin."

Xie Kaipu leaned over to take a closer look, and took a breath of air, "Really!" He blinked his eyes suddenly, puzzled, "The royal chefs in the imperial kitchen are all men, responsible for burning the fire and washing the vegetables. The palace maids and maids are of insufficient grade, so it stands to reason that they can't wear this kind of pearl hairpin."

Qi Zixi didn't know much about this, so it was Chunhe who explained his doubts, "The clothes and hair accessories of palace maids and eunuchs are strictly graded, and in places like the imperial kitchen, palace maids can only wear simple clothes even if they love beauty. Bronze hairpins, maids of a higher rank can wear silver-plated hairpins, and headgears like bead flowers are at least qualified to be worn by the first-class maids of the palace."

That is to say, the lower the palace maid, the less qualified to dress up.

Qi Zixi couldn't help but sigh. After he had a clue, he looked at the pearl again and felt a little familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had seen it. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Chunhe's head, and it happened that she was also pinning a pearl. hairpin.

Chunhe pursed his lips a little embarrassedly, lowered his eyes and said, "Unfortunately, this servant girl is the second-class maid of Fengyi Palace, and she just has this qualification."

Lan Mo followed Qi Zixi's line of sight and asked politely, "Can I see the girl's pearl hairpin?"

Chunhe, without any hesitation, took off his bead hairpin and handed it over with both hands.

Lan Mo and Xie Kaipu studied it carefully for a while, but they had no clue.

Chunhe took back the bead hairpin, and pondered: "It's not easy to find the exact same bead hairpin in this palace, most of the maids' jewelry are given by the masters, and the things the masters use are naturally unique. Yes, the size of the pearls on the bead hairpin is also very particular, and maids like slaves can't wear such large pearls."

Seeing that the pearl was not even the size of a woman's little finger, Qi Zixi thought of the greeting gift that Xi Hongjun gave to Wen Yuanzhen, and the corner of her mouth twitched. I'd better go talk to Lord Shang Shu, and let him send someone to pay attention."

Lan Mo and Xie Kaipu honestly didn't talk much this time.

The Minister of Rites was very busy, so he finally sat down and took a coffee break in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, Qi Zixi came over and said such a thing, and he suddenly lost sleep, holding the pearl and his face was inexplicably heavy.

Qi Zixi couldn't understand it, so he asked tentatively, "Sir, the lower official will retire first."

The Minister of Rites nodded absentmindedly, and when he came back to his senses, there was still Qi Zixi's shadow.

(end of this chapter)