The Li Mansion New Year Festival will not be as busy as most of the official eunuchs in Beijing, but in the end, it is from the four grades of the waiter, that is, it is not deep in the relationship with the nobles in Beijing, some of the rituals that should be moved, and all kinds of food and clothing that should be done are also indispensable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, when Mrs. Li began to be busy with official business, Mrs. Li also had to preside over the preparations for the Li Mansion New Year's Festival, and she was very busy. In the past few days, Mrs. Li has only vacated the day when Master Li left the house and went to the suburbs of Beijing.

It is not only to accompany Li Jin to let her recuperate quietly, but also to relax for the hard work of the past few days. Because after that, it will be regarded as the highlight of the New Year's Festival, and Mrs. Li does not intend to let herself be overworked.

Proper recuperation is essential to give full play to existing strength, which is the principle that Mrs. Li has always believed.

Who knows that these days, the busier the little girl, the more she will find something to do for herself. The little devil's disease that doesn't stop is not cured, so he has to pester himself to ask for four-gill perch soup on willow leaves. Although this thing is nourishing, but in the end the food is cold, not to say that it is not suitable for eating in the middle of winter at this time, just say that the little girl's wind and cold are not yet good and can not be eaten, in order to let her recuperate with peace of mind, Mrs. Li promised that as long as she is well, she will definitely let Li Jin eat it.

Fortunately, under the lure of food, Li Jin, who finally stopped for a few days, became ill quickly. After finally holding back in the house today, she pestered Mrs. Li for permission to go out last night, Mrs. Li knew that after a while, it would be the New Year's Eve to move, and Li Jin had to avoid the banquet and say that she was sick at home, and this hiding was also two or three months smaller, so it was approved, and she used delicious food to lure Li Jin back early in the evening again.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Mrs. Li was busy for most of the time, and after basically having a clue about all the things arranged today, Mrs. Li guessed what Li Jin was doing at this time with a teacup in her hand. But before he could calm down for a moment, the servants in the Xuanjing Palace came to visit Concubine Jing and invited Li Jin to go to the palace to talk to Concubine Jing.

Mrs. Li frowned, as long as it was related to this person who was now the first favored person in the palace, Mrs. Li would not have a good impression, let alone that she would summon Li Jin into the palace to accompany her.

Turning the teacup in her hand, Mrs. Li suddenly smiled and said to the little girl who was waiting for her reply: "You go and bring people to the flower hall and serve good tea and snacks." ”

Although the little guy didn't know why the lady suddenly changed from a sad frown to a smile, but how to look at that smile made the little girl's neck faintly cold, there was always an illusion that someone was going to be unlucky. Fortunately, Madame had never looked at her and smiled like this, otherwise he was afraid that he would have confessed all the lazy and slippery things before.

After a while, Mrs. Li came to the flower hall.

"Mrs. Labor. The chamberlain immediately got up and saluted Mrs. Li.

"Where, it's hard work. It's just that I want to ask my father-in-law to run away in vain. Jin'er has been in poor health recently, and today suddenly remembered that she was afraid that she was willing in the temple a few days ago but she didn't repay her vow until today. So this morning I left for the Niangniang Temple in the west of the city, and when I went out, I said that I was going to go to several major temples in the south of the city. First, we should be distracted, and secondly, we should ask for a peace charm for our parents to prolong their illness before coming back. As soon as I learned that my father-in-law had summoned Jin'er to the palace on the orders of Concubine Jing, I immediately sent my family to find someone. It's just that Jin'er has too many places to go, and the family hasn't come back at this time, I'm afraid that it is no longer Niangniang Temple, but she didn't say the specific itinerary, and I don't know where it is at this time, so it's not good to ask my father-in-law to wait here in vain. You see?"

"Madame is serious, and Niangniang has nothing important, but there is no one to chat with in the palace, and I want to find a young lady to enter the palace to talk to her. The miscellaneous family will not bother much, and after Mrs. Wanwang comes, she will tell her mother's mind. The father-in-law, who was standing at the bottom, said.

"That's natural, but what if Jin'er comes back too late, or stays in Su'an to ask for the master's charm and doesn't come back for a while......," Madame Li seemed to be inconvenient to speak.

"Well, indeed, if you enter the palace too late, it will disturb the rest of the mother, and the lady is filial, the mother will also be considerate, and the lady will tell the young lady that after the lady returns home, it is the same to enter the palace on another day. ”

"It's really a father-in-law, and it's really a blessing for her to be so considerate of Jin'er. Then I'll send someone to give my father-in-law a ride. Saying that, Mrs. Li called the little maid and instructed her to send it to the outside of the house, and the little maid had the silver prepared in her hand. This is the rule of the Li Mansion when the palace comes to spread the word.

"Thank you, ma'am. Madame, please stay. After speaking, the chamberlain also happily pressed the money and left the gate of the Li Mansion.

Mrs. Li expected that according to Concubine Jing's thoughts, these people would not give up yet, and they would not give up until they had to look for it. Sure enough, the family members who were sent to investigate came back after a while, and the chamberlains who left the Li Mansion did not leave in the direction of the palace, and after turning the alleys of the Li Mansion, they headed to the south of the city.

Here, Mrs. Li knew that Li Jin was now enjoying the snow and drinking tea in Yujing Zhai in the west of the city, so she waved her hand to dismiss the family member with a relieved wave.

After a simple snack, Mrs. Li began to arrange for the afternoon.

After about a stick of incense, Chunlan came to Mrs. Li with the freshly boiled ginseng soup and persuaded her: "Madame also take a little rest, things are not done in one day." As he spoke, he handed the ginseng soup to Mrs. Li, and packed up the account books and registers on the table.

Mrs. Li said with a smile: "I also know that it can't be done today. It's just that there are too many people and things in Beijing this year, and if you don't prepare early and follow the previous itinerary, I'm afraid there will be mistakes. ”

Chunlan was very puzzled and asked, "Is the lady talking about the general of Zhenguo and the old princess of Huaiyang Palace?"

Mrs. Li nodded and said: "Originally, when the general arrived in Beijing, it should have been half a month before the year, but now this is sudden, and a small New Year's gift should also be prepared, not to mention whether there is any contact, although the Huaiyang Palace's side has been prepared in the morning, but now it has been determined that the old princess will arrive in Beijing soon, so this New Year's gift should also be reconsidered." It's not that you don't want to leave a stunning impression on others, at least don't prepare too little time and prepare gifts in a hurry, so it's better not to give them. ”

Chunlan also sighed together: "It's just that I don't know when this old princess will be able to enter Beijing." ”

Mrs. Li also looked very headache, "It is rumored that the old princess will arrive in Beijing at the end of the year, although there has been no news yet, but now is almost the time, and it is too late to prepare early." ”

It is rumored that the old princess came to Beijing this time, firstly, to participate in the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens after the year, and secondly, to meet the lord of Jingyu, who has not returned to the fiefdom for several years. Although the rumors cannot be believed, they are not always groundless. Mrs. Li never dared to slack off in this, which was related to the survival and safety of the family.

Who knew that these two masters and servants did not expect the news of the old princess's arrival in Beijing, but waited for their own master to come back.

Master Li didn't use the family to report, and came to the courtyard where he lived. When I entered the door, I happened to see that Mrs. Li and Chunlan were standing and sitting with a sad brow, and immediately filled with a layer of worry in their hearts, but they were afraid of scaring their own wife, so they smiled calmly: "What's the matter, are the two masters and servants sitting opposite each other to pick up their sorrowful faces?"

Mrs. Li was startled when she heard her husband's voice, and when she turned around, she saw Master Li Shilang standing at the threshold, and he had just stepped into the house.

"Hey, why did you come back, didn't you say that the construction period is tight, and you have to live in the sacrificial platform during this time?" Mrs. Li asked the doubts in her heart like a cannon, but when she saw the thin cotton jacket that Lord Li was wearing, she immediately became angry, "You are really, you wear such a little in the middle of winter, and wander back and forth at the city gate in the suburbs, not afraid of the wind and cold." When the time comes, I will not take you to the altar of worship. ”

After listening to his wife's complaint with a smile, Master Li explained: "I'm not in a hurry to come back this time, I didn't ride a horse, the brazier in the car is also burning, and there is a soup woman, how can it be frozen, it's really unfounded." As he spoke, he still looked at Mrs. Li with a smile.

Hearing Master Li say this, Mrs. Li felt better, but she was still worried, so she said to Chuanlan: "Go and boil some ginger soup, in the end, it is windy on the road, and it is good to drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold." ”

When Chunlan was ordered to run errands, when she left the room, she closed the door from the outside for the two people in the room.

"What the hell is going on, according to your character, you won't go back to the house anyway until the scene is over. What's going on?" Mrs. Li poured a hot tea for Li Shilang, and looked at Li Shilang with a puzzled expression.

"Well, Your Majesty is sympathetic to me for my hard work day and night, and has granted me a few days off. Isn't that good?" Although what Master Li said was also true, he himself felt that something was wrong.

"Really?" Mrs. Li also had a disbelieving expression.

"So, Madame should also rest for half a day?" Master Li gagged.

I am afraid that Mrs. Li will be entangled in this issue for too long, because Lord Li himself is full of questions, if she tells the truth to his wife, I am afraid that she will worry about it again.

Mrs. Li shook her head helplessly and smiled: "It is said that Jin'er is pestering, and I think you are not far behind." Today is also a blessing for you, a father. In the morning, I promised Jin'er, and when she came back in a while, I would make some willow leaf soup for her, which was regarded as a reward for her recent honest recovery. You're back today. As he spoke, he glanced at Master Li with a smile.

When Mr. Li heard that he could eat his wife's specialty dish, he was also overjoyed. And when he decided that there was no definite news, he would not let Mrs. Li worry about things that did not exist, and he also decided to put aside the worries in his heart for the time being, it was rare to be able to steal half a day of leisure, and he should enjoy such a day.

Mrs. Li's side is also arranged similarly, but some things have to wait for the people below to come back and forth before they can have the next step.

Therefore, Mrs. Li thought about it and was not in a hurry, she sat next to Master Li with peace of mind, and the two of them drank tea and gossiped.

It's just that Master Li secretly remembered what Mrs. Li said just now, when Li Jin comes back, will this girl run out again?

Lord Li grinded his teeth, and secretly thought to himself that maybe the two of them had been too busy recently, so Li Jin was presumptuous again, and decided to wait for Li Jin to go home and admonish him well.