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Chapter 8 (Revised)
Two days later, when the snow was falling, Qin Jun sneaked away in the study, holding Lang Hao, and writing a line of words.
——If you don't kill, you will soften your heart, make it paralyzed, move your face, and take it slowly.
Qin Jun has practiced this short line countless times in the past two days.
"Princess, Eunuch Guo from Fengyi Pavilion is here." The little maid outside the door announced.
Qin Jun was writing in the study, and when she heard this, she put down the pen. She looked at the words on the paper carefully, and said after a while, "Come in."
Jin Xiu stopped grinding ink and stepped aside.
Eunuch Guo bent his waist and came in, gave Qin Jun a big gift, and presented the token in his hand.
Qin Jun asked: "Did your mother tell me to do something?"
Eunuch Guo, the servant, bowed and said, "Your Majesty said that the hosting of the waterfront banquet on the dark day at the end of the first lunar month will be left to the princess."
Qin Jun looked at the token, it was a palace order.The Linshui Banquet is held once a year, and the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival and Linshui Qucup are not small events.
Qin Jun: "How are the preparations for the Linshui Banquet?"
Eunuch Guo: "Generally, the preparations have been made in sevens and eighties, and the rest needs to be monitored by the princess."
Qin Jun understood that the preparations were almost done, and there were probably only some miscellaneous things left, which could have been done without her. She was given the position to airborne, and she would receive the reward immediately when things were done.
"Is Eunuch Guo in charge of the Waterfront Banquet?" Qin Jun asked.
Eunuch Guo's expression was the same: "Our family just took care of some unimportant things."
It's unimportant, the waterside banquet has been prepared in all directions, is there anything more unimportant than unimportant?
Qin Jun smiled, thought for a while while holding the teacup, and said, "Did the envoys of the princes and envoys who entered the palace bring their families?"
Eunuch Guo: "Some have brought one or two family members, and some envoys are still on the way. It is not clear yet."
Qin Jun: "Have all the princes arrived?"
Eunuch Guo: "The kingdom of the princes has reached the fourth, and most of the county guards in various places have arrived. Only one or two of them have also arrived in Yezhou."
Qin Jun nodded, with a plan in mind, and said: "Use my password to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and make a list of the princes and their families who have entered Beijing.
After lunch, the household department sent the roster, which was presented by Eunuch Guo.
Qin Jun unfolded the roster and asked, "Where is Jiang Guo?"
Eunuch Guo shook his head, "Not yet."
Qin Jun closed the roster with a snap, "There are only four or five days left in the Yuanhui, and it hasn't arrived yet?"
Eunuch Guo said: "Jiang is on the border with Yuan. I think it's too far away, so it's late."
"Yes, there are still a few days left, and they dare not not come." Qin Jun murmured.
Qin Jun was stunned for a while, only to realize that Eunuch Guo was always half-bent and answering, "Eunuch, get up."
Eunuch Guo snorted and straightened up.
Qin Jun hesitated for a moment. In the main hall in the morning, she didn't feel it when she was sitting in a high position. Only now did she realize that the eunuch was really tall.
Qin Jun looked through the roster again, and found that some princes had come this time, probably to see their sons and grandsons who were hostages in the capital, and brought some family members to reunite for a month before returning to the fiefdom.
In troubled times, the whole city is heavily guarded, and the third prince who is patrolling the camp in the north should also be back.
Qin Jun asked hesitantly, "Eunuch knows...what is Second Brother up to?"
Eunuch Guo pondered for a moment, and said: "Recently, the princes and county guards from all over the country have come to Beijing, and the second prince has been monitoring Capital's patrol every day."
Qin Jun nodded, chatted about some things, and gave Guo Gonggong a reward, signaling him to back down.
Eunuch Guo immediately said: "Don't dare, Your Majesty sent our family here to listen to Princess Hou's orders, but she strictly abides by her duty and dare not take this reward."
"Just you?" Qin Jun asked.
Eunuch Guo shook his head and said, "There are still two palace maids and some servants waiting outside the palace gate."
Qin Jun nodded, stood up and smiled, "Jin Xiu asked Sydney to settle down with everyone."
Qin Jun touched the palace exit token hanging on her waist, "Eunuch, let's make arrangements, let's go out of the palace to see how the preparations for the Linshui banquet are going."
Eunuch Guo snorted and went down to prepare. Qin Jun ordered to leave the palace in a low-key manner and not to lead the four BMWs.
The Linshui Banquet is held every year on the largest river in the city. This waterway runs through the north and south of the Capital and is connected with the moat outside the city. The sky lanterns are immediately released, and the barges on both sides hold a banquet to entertain the princes and pray for disaster relief.
"Huairou, Huairou," Qin Jun said silently in the car, is Huairou useful to Ji Si?
After inspecting the boats on both sides of the river, the sedan chair went directly to Kang Wang's mansion.
King Kang was not there, the butler received Qin Jun, and a group of servants scattered into the mansion to clean the princess' courtyard by themselves.
Qin Jun changed his appearance behind the screen, and Eunuch Guo read all the details of the Linshui Banquet outside the screen, and Qin Jun casually said a few opinions for him to write down.
At the end, Qin Jun: "Fourth brother is old and alone, it's not appropriate for me to come to Kang Wang's mansion all the time. Father-in-law should help me buy a house in the capital."
Eunuch Guo: "Here."
Qin Jun thought for a while and said, "You don't need to say anything, just tell the empress, and don't let the emperor know."
"Here."
As soon as Eunuch Guo left, Qin Jun appeared behind the screen, wearing a luxurious dress and quietly watching Eunuch Guo's back, "Since we have bought a new house, we need to buy some servants."
Jin Xiu said: "Princess, why don't you just recruit some palace servants from the palace? This way you won't need to be transferred/educated."
Qin Jun: "There are too many eyes and ears in the palace, who knows who belongs to whom."
Xiao Taozi said: "The princess can leave this matter to the servant."
Qin Jun thought for a while and said, "No need, someone will take care of this."
Qin Jun was always worried about seeing Ji Si in the downtown area on the day she returned to the palace, so she packed her bags early in the morning, got into the carriage and headed to the Tongfu Inn.
This is the third time Qin Jun has come to see Ji Si.
The shopkeeper was familiar with Qin Jun, and when he saw her coming, he sent the waiter to lead the way.
Xiaoer: "Young lady is ready to go to the ground, and I am listening to Mr. Shu telling stories in the private room."
The third floor of Tongfu Inn is for guests to stay in, the first floor is for topping, and the second floor is some private rooms and private rooms for guests to entertain guests or need to hide.
The storyteller is on the first floor, his voice is sonorous, cadenced, he has the kung fu of practicing family, and it is a piece of cake to transmit his voice to the second floor.
Qin Jun looked around curiously. It was not meal time, but the inn was overcrowded.
Seeing Qin Jun's doubts, the young couple took the initiative to explain: "Because the girl has gotten better recently and likes to walk around, she came and went in the inn, and was seen by others, so she passed down a fairy from the Tongfu Inn... Hehe, yesIn recent days, there have been more people joining in the fun to watch fairies."
Qin Jun: "..."
Knocking on the door and entering the room, Ji Si propped her face and watched the storyteller downstairs telling stories through the open window of the private room. Hearing the voice, she lazily turned her head to see Qin Jun, then twitched the corners of her mouth, stood up and gave a blessing, "SlaveI met Miss."
Qin Jun waved his hand, glanced quickly at Ji Si's face, then looked at the window, and Ji Si closed the window.
Xiao Er: "Miss sit down first, and the younger one will make tea for Miss, and then tell the kitchen to bring some snacks."
Jin Xiu followed and said, "I'll make tea."
Qin Jun wanted to call Jin Xiu to stop, Jin Xiu turned around and followed Xiaoer out of the room.
Qin Jun was a little nervous when facing Ji Si alone, she unconsciously grasped her hand on her lap and shrunk it into her sleeve.
Ji Si guarded Qin Jun, and asked warmly, "There is no charcoal stove here, is Miss cold?"
Qin Jun licked her lips anxiously, "It's not cold."
The room was quiet, and Ji Si suddenly asked: "Miss Today is here, do you still want to go?"
Qin Jun didn't understand what she meant, "Ah? Today, after seeing you today, you still returned home. What's wrong?"
Ji Si didn't speak, but her eyes moved down and landed on Qin Jun's belt.
After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Qin Jun heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Jin Xiu's voice.
Jin Xiu came in with tea, gestured to Qin Jun, raised her hand on the tea, and twirled her fingers in a gesture of sprinkle.Then he waved his finger beside his mouth, signaling not to drink the tea.
Qin Jun: "..."
Jin Xiu was poisoned.
Ji Si looked at Qin Jun, "Miss?"
Qin Jun came back to her senses, opened her mouth, and before she had time to say anything, Jin Xiu had already placed the tea set on the stone table.
Ji Si wanted to take the tea set.
"I'll pour tea." Jin Xiu said.
Qin Jun: "..."
Ji Si nodded, "Just call me Lady Pin."
Jin Xiu brewed the first cup of tea to Ji Si, and offered: "Lady Pin, drink it."
Qin Jun: "..."
Qin Jun felt a pair of hands strangling her throat, making her breathless.
Ji Si took the teacup, slightly curled her thin lips, and smiled at Qin Jun.Ji Si is beautiful, when she smiles, she is like a snow plum blooming in winter, the sky is white, only this point is red.
Qin Jun took the teacup from Jin Xiu with trembling hands, her whole body was cold, and her stomach twitched and hurt more and more because she was too nervous.
Holding the teacup, Ji Si glanced at Qin Jun tenderly, raised the teacup high with one hand, and covered her face with the other hand, and was about to drink the rat-poisoned tea.
"Wait!" Qin Jun suddenly reached out and knocked down Ji Si's teacup, the teacup was shattered and the tea was splashed out. Qin Jun's face was pale and he almost couldn't stand stably.
Jin Xiu was horrified, and hurried to fish for Qin Jun.But Ji Si stepped ahead, "Miss."
Qin Jun was even more nervous when she was held in Ji Si's arms. After regaining consciousness, she immediately withdrew from Ji Si's arms, "It's okay... I just saw a worm in the bottom of your cup, and I was scared."
Jin Xiu looked at Qin Jun's dress that was stained by tea, and called Xiao Er at the door, telling him to go to a tailor's store to buy a set of clean clothes.
"Do you want to prepare hot water for the miss to bathe?" Jin Xiu asked.
Qin Jun shook her head, her stomach twitched and ached due to tension, and it happened to be slow.
Ji Si has silently started cleaning up the mess. She first picked up the fragments of the teacup, and then took a handkerchief to wipe away the water stains on the ground bit by bit.Everything was done in an orderly manner, and she took the initiative to serve Qin Jun without asking.
Qin Jun put his fist against his stomach, watched Ji Si rushing in and out, wondering if Ji Si recognized the poison in the tea.
Xiao Er brought the clothes, but the material was not as good as Qin Jun's own. Ji Si was a little displeased, but could only wait for Qin Jun to change.
Qin Jun originally wanted to leave Jin Xiu alone to wait on her, but Ji Si was too proactive and came to undress Qin Jun before giving her orders.
Ji Si's ten fingers are not inferior to Qin Jun's in maintenance. They are as slender and slender as onions, and the fingertips are pink and tender like peach petals.
The prostitutes who have not started to receive customers in the fine jade building have to work, and there is no taboo for rough work.It was impossible to grow such ten fingers, but every few months, Mother Fang would order them to grind the flesh with rough stones to remove all the calluses on the fingertips and palms.There is only a thin layer of skin left, and the flesh and blood are almost visible.The same is true for the bones and joints of the body.
Qin Jun raised her hand, and Jin Xiu and Ji Si took off Qin Jun's dress layer by layer until only one set of underwear was left, and then changed into a clean set of clothes one by one.
Jin Xiu was used to serving Qin Jun, but she didn't expect Ji Si to be as good at serving others as well.And the posture is leisurely, not rushing... This makes Qin Jun feel weird, and thinks that Ji Si is enjoying serving her and changing clothes, as if she is playing with a toy.
"Miss." Ji Si said, wrapping her hands around Qin Jun's neck, motioning her to raise her chin to dress her.
Qin Jun's whole body was stiff, and she raised her head, feeling even more uncomfortable in an instant.She felt that the place where Ji Si's fingers touched seemed to be rubbing against a feather, which caused bursts of itching.side neck.
Qin Jun: "..."
"Miss," Ji Si's gaze changed and her eyes darkened, "Slave's hand."
Ji Si was almost half a head taller than Qin Jun. Qin Jun could only see Ji Si's throat sliding up and down when he looked straight at it.
Qin Jun: "..."
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