Chapter 239 Lychee
Not only was the general loyal to Chen Tiantian, he also raised her son for her without any regrets, doing almost everything down to the smallest detail.
In that case, others didn't know that the son was the military commander's biological son.
Maybe he was really his biological child. After all, King Dai had always been in weak health and had never lived past the age of twenty-six.
Poor Dai Wang, this cuckold, he probably didn't even know he was cheated on until he died.
Yingbao thought secretly, and when Xiao Mo didn't answer, she asked, "Master Xiao, when can you let me go home?"
Xiao Mo smiled: "Well, we have to wait until the king recovers."
Ying Bao was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, turned around and left the hall.
It was very hot outside the main hall, with the sun shining directly down, like a furnace.
But occasionally a cool breeze blows, which is the cool air from the lake in the distance, and it feels very comfortable on the body.
Yingbao thought for a while, then asked Chang Xiu to put it back in the medicine box and take him to the orchards by the lake to have a look.
So Chang Xiu held an umbrella for the young man, and the two of them walked to the orchard.
The fruit forest in the East Palace is very large, and there are many types of fruit trees. The first thing Ying Bao saw was the lychee tree that was only seen in the painting. There were more than a dozen trees, and the branches were covered with purple-red lychee fruits.
"Lychee!" Yingbao rushed over, climbed on a branch with her toes, and was about to pick the fruit.
So many lychees! They are all fresh lychees growing on the trees! It was also her first time seeing it.
Chang Xiu hurriedly came over to stop him: "Young doctor, you can't pick this fruit."
"Why?" Yingbao asked as he pulled off two lychees, smelled them, opened one lychee and stuffed it into his mouth.
So sweet! Delicious!
Chang Xiu saw that the little doll not only picked it, but also ate it on the spot. He panicked and said, "This fruit is a royal gift. We can't eat it. Give the peel to the slave quickly. The slave must hide it."
Ying Bao gave her the peel, bulging her cheeks as she ate the lychees, and said vaguely: "Don't be afraid, the Queen allows me to eat the fruits here."
But Chang Xiu was still afraid, so she picked up a branch and squatted on the ground to dig a hole, and then buried the lychee peel in it.
Ying Bao saw that she was skilled in her movements and had reason to suspect that she often did this.
While Chang Xiu was digging the hole, he picked a few more lychees and took them into the cave.
Hehe, there will be another lychee tree in her house in the future.
Later, Yingbao picked and ate at the front, and from time to time he stuffed a few for Chang Xiu.
Chang Xiu didn't dare to take it at first, but seeing no one around him, he boldly ate it, and then quietly destroyed the evidence of the crime.
After eating lychees, Yingbao saw several loquat trees, which were also covered with yellow loquats. Many of them had shrunk and shriveled, and many of them had been pecked by birds.
But the loquat fruits here are only as big as bird eggs and not as good as hers, so Yingbao is too lazy to pick them.
The two of them walked and came to a pear orchard.
There is a pavilion in the middle of the pear garden, and two eunuchs are sitting in the pavilion eating pears.
Seeing that it was a palace maid leading a little baby, she didn't care. She ate a pear and started asking, "Whose little baby dares to break in?"
Chang Xiu hurriedly saluted and said: "Executive officer, this is the young doctor who replaced Wang."
The senior executives heard that the Xiao family sent a few-year-old baby who was better than the old guys at the Tai Hospital. It was unbelievable that Dai Wang's condition could be improved by himself.
So he quickly stood up, held his hands towards Ying Bao and said with a smile: "It turns out you are a young man, I'm disrespectful."
Ying Bao also returned the greeting: "Don't dare, sorry for disturbing you."
It seems that this person is the steward in charge of the orchard.
The senior executive was very happy and immediately asked the little eunuch next to him to pick fruits for Yingbao to eat.
The little eunuch agreed and ran over to pick two pears and a large bag of lychees.
Ying Bao was not polite and asked Chang Xiu to hold the lychees and pears while she walked around the orchard with the senior manager and listened to him introduce the names of various fruit trees.
The orchard in the East Palace is really large and has many varieties, including grapes, apricots, peaches, pears, citrus, persimmons, loquats, bananas, bayberries, papayas, etc. It makes Yingbao salivate.
It's a pity that many fruits are not ripe and cannot be tasted now.
After walking around the orchard and seeing that it was getting late, Ying Bao followed Chang Xiu back to the main hall.
At this time, the eunuch had already brought lunch and placed it on the table in her cubicle.
There was a small bucket of white rice, a plate of pepper fish, a plate of boiled broad beans, and a plate of cold spinach. It was much richer than the day before.
After Chang Xiu filled a bowl of white rice for Yingbao, he stepped aside.
Yingbao said: "You should also sit down and eat together."
Chang Xiu shook his head repeatedly: "Slave, I'll wait for the young man to finish it."
Seeing that she was restrained, Ying Bao stopped forcing her and ate pepper fish and boiled broad beans with cold spinach.
After finishing the meal, Chang Xiu put the remaining food back into the food box and carried it to the palace maid's room.
Chang Xiu was still living with the maids. When she brought out the food in the food box, several maids were amazed.
The young man only ate a little of the whole pepper fish, and there was still more than half left. With the remaining spinach in cold egg skin, it was enough for the four little palace ladies.
"Wow! Chang Xiu, you are so lucky to be able to serve the young man." A palace maid smiled and said: "I also saw you and the young man going to the orchard. How about you? Did you bring anything back?"
Chang Xiu smiled shyly, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, opened it, and found a dozen lychees wrapped in it, "This is from the young man, you guys should try it too."
Several palace maids cheered, and one of them snatched one and started skinning it.
One of the palace maids looked at it coldly and did not take it, "You couldn't have stolen these, right? If the steward knows about it, don't burden us."
Several palace maids were stunned and all looked at Chang Xiu.
Chang Xiu hurriedly defended: "This is really a gift from a senior executive. The young doctor said he couldn't finish it, so he gave some to me. Zhang Yu'e, don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Yu'e sneered and turned around to sit next to the bed.
The other three looked at each other and carefully put the lychee back on the table.
One person said: "Let's eat first." He took out his own bowl and chopsticks to fill the meal.
The others also took out their own bowls and filled their meals.
They don't get pepper fish on weekdays, and unlike the maids in the front hall, they don't get regular rewards from their masters.
A few people were eating when they suddenly saw someone poking their head at the door. A teenage girl asked timidly: "Is Sister Chang here?"
Chang Xiu stood up quickly: "It's Sister Chen, come in quickly."
Chen Tiantian just walked in, holding a bag of things in her hands.
"I got a plate of lychee cake today, and I want to give it to Sister Chang and all my sisters to try."
With that said, Chen Tiantian put the oil paper bag in her hand on the table and opened it, revealing six or seven round and bulging flower cakes.
Several palace maids were surprised.
Now is the time when lychees are ripe. From time to time, the imperial kitchen will make some lychee cakes or boil a vat of lychees in syrup, lychee paste, etc.
It is said that it is donated to the king, but in fact most of it goes to the eunuchs in charge and the palace officials.
Occasionally, some rewards can be given, but it is not the turn of humble palace servants like them.
Zhang Yu'e, who was sitting next to her, came over, picked up a piece of lychee cake and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Chen, for thinking of us."
Chen Tiantian smiled slightly: "No, this is a gift from the young man of the Xiao family. I couldn't finish it by myself, so I gave it to my sisters to try."