The winter solstice of Beiwan is not just a dispensable solar term compared to later generations, in Beiwan, the winter solstice is an extremely important festival, the officials and masters rest for ten days, the nobles and wealthy families have to hold a banquet to celebrate, ordinary people also have to reunite at home to eat some hot food, and the government will also hold a ceremony similar to that of the later generations. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

It was dusk, the sky was getting dark, the people on the street were in a hurry, and the snow was falling sparsely.

At this moment, there are already a lot of people sitting in the flower hall of the Su family, although the windows are closed, and the charcoal fire is burning, in the end, the maid and the woman are in and out, and the flower hall is big, and Dongyu has to put the big dhorn that has been taken off to Su Chi again. Su Chi generously looked at the people in the hall.

She is Su Yuan's daughter, so she naturally sits in the position of a female dependent. The ladies were divided into daughters and women.

And Su Chi sat next to several cousins in the clan, because the Su family has always been weak, the daughters of the clan are very valued, and they usually have a lot of contacts. Although Su Chi is Su Yuan's only daughter, she is only ranked ninth in the clan because of her age.

Most of the girls attending the banquet today are Su Chi's cousins: the fourth girl, Su Ya, the fifth girl, Su Jing, and the seventh girl, Su Wan, who temporarily lives in the Guogong Mansion. Su Wan has been raised in her own family because of the early death of her parents, but she has always been close to Su Chi.

When Su Chi came in, he saw the seventh girl Su Wan's girl, but he only saw Su Jing and Su Ya, but he didn't see Su Wan, and said, "The banquet is about to start, why don't you see the seventh sister?"

"The ninth sister only has Wanwan in her eyes, and she is not afraid that her sisters will be jealous. The fifth girl, Su Ya, covered her lips and smiled.

"Who doesn't know, the fifth sister is the most generous, where will she eat the vinegar of the seventh sister. The fourth girl, Su Jing, took over.

Soya didn't argue, and all the women laughed.

Suddenly, I heard a coquettish smile coming from outside the door, "I still wanted to come early to help, but I thought that my sisters had arrived, and seeing that I had returned to my parents' house, I was getting more and more lazy." ”

With the voice walked in was Su Chi's eldest sister Su Yao, she was in her early twenties, with a high bun on her head, four plum blossom hairpins from the top of the bun down, the heart of the flower was embellished with red gemstones, pearl earrings fell on her earlobes, and she was wearing a pink jacket, which was extravagant. Behind her is the seventh girl Su Wan, Su Yao and His Royal Highness King Yu have been married for a few years, and it is rare to come back, and everyone comes forward to greet her.

"The eldest sister didn't have to talk about it in advance when she came home, and our sisters didn't have time to prepare. Su Ya stepped forward and shook Su Yao's hand and complained.

"Only the eldest sister has such a shelf. Su Jing also looked carefully at the eldest sister who had not seen her for a long time, and answered very quickly.

"It's all my own sisters, what else are you going to prepare? It's that the sisters are getting more and more standard. Su Yao responded enthusiastically while handing the big to the mother-in-law beside her.

"The eldest sister also temporarily returned to Beijing with His Royal Highness King Yu, and my sister brought back a lot of food, all of which are fresh things that are not available in Jinling City. Su Wan was very proud and raised the food box in her hand.

"Look at our Wanwan at first glance, it is unknowledgeable, where is it like Miss Jiao who grew up in Jinling City, but like a countryman who came to the city. Su Yao touched Su Wan's bun, but she didn't have to scruple about talking to her sister-in-law.

"The eldest sister said this as if her uncle had treated Wanwan badly, I think: Uncle treats Wanwan as if she were his own, and I am afraid that everyone in this house thinks that Wanwan is the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion, but I have wronged our Ah Chi for no reason to become the second lady. Su Jing covered her lips and smiled innocently.

Su Chi didn't want to speak, but now he didn't speak, but he felt as if he was aggrieved, "That's good, the sisters in such a big mansion don't come often, fortunately, Wanwan is a companion." Anyway, there are so many sisters and sisters, and the left and right are all young ladies from the Guogong Mansion, so what does the eldest lady and the second miss have to do with it. ”

Su Chi's words are irrefutable, the daughter of the Su family naturally has no shortage of status, but whenever she goes out, whether she is Su Yuan's daughter or not, in the eyes of outsiders, she is the noble daughter of the Guogong Mansion.

"It's still our Ah Chi who is the most generous. Soya tugged at Soji's sleeve and pulled the hair hanging from her forehead for her.

"Wanwan just said, His Royal Highness King Yu has returned to Beijing, how long will he be back this time, if he can stay in Beijing, so that our sisters can be reunited. Su Jing didn't know what Su Chi was talking about, so she asked Su Yao with a smile.

All the women looked at Su Yao, and their beautiful eyes were already full of thoughts.

"Your Highness will return to Beijing to report on his work, whether he will stay or not, and how long he will stay, is not up to me, the person in the backyard, to decide. It's rare for us sisters to get together, so let's not talk about that. Su Yao looked at her, and she answered the stream, she has always been cautious in her words and deeds.

"I won't talk about these messy things today, the eldest sister is late, and she should be punished for drinking. Su Ya filled her glass and handed it to Su Yao.

Su Chi looked at it with a smile, she is not the protagonist today, so she naturally has an excuse not to drink. People say that three women are in one play, and there are more than 30 women in this flower hall, at least it is a big show. Since acting people are not too hard, she naturally doesn't mind nodding her head from time to time to encourage her.

I don't know if it's because I haven't seen my eldest sister for too long, Su Jing Suya toasted Su Yao many cups in a row, Su Wan is young, and she can't persuade her sisters' enthusiasm, so she can only pour Su Yao down one cup at a time. Seeing that Su Yao was already drunk, and her speech was intermittent, who was her own sister, Su Jing didn't mind her drunken appearance at all, and wiped the wine stains off her clothes with a handkerchief.

Su Jing handed the wine glass in one hand, held Su Yao in the other, and said, "My sister has lived in Yuzhou for a long time, and she is accompanied by King Yu, tell my sisters about the big scene in Yuzhou?"

"What's so good about Yuzhou? Where can it compare to the prosperous atmosphere of our Jinling City, even ······ Even on the peak of Nayang Zhou, it is ······"

"Yang Zhoufeng, how is Yang Zhoufeng, sister, have you ever seen the black mountain ride of Yang Zhoufeng in Yuzhou?" Su Jing has probably never been out of Jinling, and she is full of curiosity about Yuzhou.

Su Ya also seemed to be absent-minded, and even slapped the hand that handed Su Yao the handkerchief, making a deaf look.

With a "bang", Su Yao suddenly sat on the chair and fell down, and the hair hanging down from his sideburns fell on the wine cup without realizing it.

"Sister, sister······" Everyone shouted, seeing that Su Yao did not react, since Su Chi had seen enough of the play, as the master, he naturally did not hesitate to speak: "Since the eldest sister is drunk, it is better to disperse first." If you are drunk like this, you can't rest in this house now. Si Fu, Liushuo, send the eldest girl to the evening pavilion. ”

Su Jing wanted to say something, but Su Ya opened her mouth first, "Yes, it's not good to go back like this." I sent someone to the palace of King Yu to inform him, and said that our sister has not seen her for many years, and she really misses it very much, and it is good to stay in the mansion at night to talk. ”

"It's still the fourth sister who thinks thoughtfully. Su Jing stood up, as long as she was in the house, it was always good.

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After watching the play in the middle of the night, Su Chi returned to the pavilion and was tired, she sat in front of the dressing mirror, and Sifu served her to remove the hairpin ring.

Su Chi tugged his loose hair back of his head, "Why are you serving alone today?

Si Fu carefully combed Su Chi's hair, "I didn't see Sister Dongyu when I came back, streamer······ The evening pavilion was in a hurry, and the streamer stayed to help, thinking that he was coming back soon. The eldest girl rested when she went back, but ······"

"I don't have to worry about a lot of things. You know, I've always been willing to listen to the truth. Soji stopped what he was doing.

"The eldest girl went back and turned off the lights and went to sleep, but when the slave and maid left, she saw that the lights in the eldest girl's room were on again, and I thought that the mother-in-law was not at ease, so she packed up her belongings for the eldest girl. Si Fu hesitated.

Su Chi rubbed her eyes, too lazy to speak, and she didn't bother to pay attention to Su Jing's careful thoughts. Su Yao was a housekeeper for many years when she was in the mansion, and she was also the housewife in the palace, who dared to underestimate her? Dare to toss in the room while she was asleep, is it too long? Forget it, they beat their calculations, as long as they don't commit it on their own heads.

"Dongyu, you should go back early. ”

"The slave and maid are asleep outside, and the girl shouts when something happens. Si Fu bowed and stepped back.

In the evening pavilion, there is also a pair of master and servant who have not slept.

"Princess, this matter is too much, you should talk to the prince. "The woman who spoke was more than half a hundred years old,

"It's too much, where is it too much, my sister said that I haven't seen you for a long time, where can I excuse such a toast? Which of the women of the plain family is easy to get along with. The last sentence turned out to be a little self-deprecating, and Su Yao took off the earrings and put them on the dresser.

"That being said, didn't they just bully that there was no one in our big house? The old lady went early, if it weren't for the ······ How could a girl suffer such a secret loss?"

"Mama underestimates them too much, I'm afraid that their hearts are on the prince. Su Yao's hand pulling out the hairpin seemed to hang his hair, and his tone was a little unhappy.

"How dare they have such thoughts? The princess has only been married for a few years, and her complexion has not diminished, so where do they need her sisters to be concubines. ”

"Except for the daughter of the Su family who enters the palace, which one will be a concubine. Even the stepfamily is unwilling, but they are afraid that their hearts will ride on the Black Mountain in Yuzhou. ”

"The Black Mountain Ride is a sharp weapon under the prince, and the princess has worked hard for many years, but she can only meddle in logistics. ”

"The prince suddenly returned to Beijing, and he had a heavy army, and there were many people who were not at ease, and it was normal for them to be curious. If someone stirs the root of the tongue, there is no need to tell the concubine, just beat him to death. Also, let people go back and see if the prince's medicine has been drunk? Jinling is cold, don't make old diseases. ”

"The slave and maid will do so, since the princess is worried about the prince, why should she be unhappy with the prince, the princess is a messenger today, why didn't the princess invite the prince to come with her? ”

"How can King Yu and Guogong have a family banquet together? How many people will be scared to death when it spreads? Besides, he wants to go back to Beijing, and he will leave as soon as he says, but has he ever asked me? Forget it, don't mention this, and return to the palace early tomorrow morning. ”

"It's better to go back earlier, I don't know how many people are going to break through this night's Qing Pavilion? If the princess is worried about the seventh girl, she can take the girl to live in the palace. ”

"Wanwan is simple-minded, but she is the ninth sister, she is smart when she is young, and I hope Wanwan can learn more by her side. The daughter of the Su family can't always rely on others to move forward. ”

"I have to go back to the house tomorrow morning, and the princess should rest early, it's really hard to run around and work hard all the way. Besides, the house ······"

After the staggering, the sisters had different thoughts, and no one knew that with a holy decree, the peace of the Guogong Mansion would be broken.