The Hanlin people who received the gift of the Hanlin in the Hanlin Courtyard cheered.

What these Hanlin who are looking forward to most is the annual wax gift, you must know that many years ago, when the treasury was still full, the wax gift issued near the end of the year was worth a year's salary. Of course, in recent years, it can't be compared, but compared to last year, it was not sent at all, and now the joy of getting a double gift is self-evident.

What's even more pleasing is that the Laci was sent on the last day before the seals of the yamen, which means that tomorrow these officials will be able to drink and socialize all day long or accompany their wives and children.

"Go, go, drink. ”

"Baiwei Zhai, Baiwei Zhai. ”

is also Hanlin, so there is no need to pretend to be reserved in front of people, and they are all smiling.

"Qiao Xiu, are you going to drink?"

Qiao Mo smiled gently: "I have filial piety, so I won't go, my colleagues drink well." ”

The colleague who proposed it remembered and smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, then we went." ”

Seeing his colleagues leave happily, Qiao Mo curled his lips and walked out of the Hanlin Academy.

Outside, the bluestone street was cleaned, and the snow was piled up on both sides of the road, several feet high.

As Qiao Mo walked by, a sparrow foraging in the snow was disturbed, spread its wings and flew away suddenly, and the snow foam it brought up fell on Qiao Mo's hair.

Qiao Mo raised his hand and flicked it, strode towards the carriage parked at the corner of the street, and explained to the coachman: "Go back to the Champion Hou's Mansion." ”

The carriage creaked and began to move forward, and Qiao Mo lifted the curtain to look out.

Because of the winter snow, when the carriage drove out of the street where many yamen were located, the number of people in ragged clothes suddenly increased on the street.

Those people looked numb, their clothes were not covered, and their exposed skin was suffering from large and small chilblains, and most of them were displaced people who had fled to the capital due to the snowstorm.

Qiao Mo's eyes darkened.

The emperor is bent on seeking the Tao, Lanshan father and son have controlled the government for 20 years, making a miasma in the court, and the people are not happy.

When he returned to the mansion, the servant came to report: "Childe, Madame, please come over." ”

Qiao Mo nodded and went to Qiao Zhao.

"The eldest brother is down. Qiao Zhao came out.

"Where's Master Hou?"

"Discuss with people in the study. ”

"What is my sister looking for me?" With Qiao Mo's understanding of Qiao Zhao, he naturally understood that as soon as he returned to the house, his sister would send someone to invite, and there must be something.

Qiao Zhao looked at his brother and said with a smile: "Tingquan's wax gift has been sent down." ”

Qiao Mo laughed: "I know I can't hide it from you." ”

"Big brother is doing things under Lanshan's nose, aren't you afraid that they will find out the clues?"

"Don't be afraid, I have been in the cabinet for several months, and I have figured out the temperament of those important ministers in the court, Lan Songquan is a stubborn person, and it is difficult to believe that anyone can imitate his handwriting to the point of being fake. Taking a step back, even if he had some suspicions and quietly investigated, he would not have found me. ”

"What?" Qiao Zhao knew that his brother had a calm personality, and he would not be in a hurry even if he wanted to eat the flesh and blood of Lanshan's father and son, but he still asked curiously.

"We have our own division of labor, and it is not me who is responsible for reviewing the part of the Ministry of Works, but the people of Lanshan. ”

Qiao Zhao laughed: "Then let them eat dogs." ”

Qiao Mo raised his hand and wanted to rub Qiao Zhao's head, thinking that his sister was no longer a little girl, he quietly put his hand down: "Leave the affairs of the court to the eldest brother, you don't have to worry." ”

"Well, it would be much better to have the eldest brother keep an eye on the movements of Lanshan's father and son in the court. ”

There are people in the court and no one in the court is completely different, which is why many hairpins and cherry blossom families do their best to cultivate the children of the clan, otherwise if there is a generation in the opposition, it will gradually be reduced to the margins.

As the officials who received the gift cheered and jumped to the large and small wine shops to talk about wine, Lan Songquan almost crooked his nose in anger.

"I'm mad, I'm angry, taking Lao Tzu's money and making fun of Lao Tzu, they're all bastards!"

The officials got the wax gift, and they were happy and began to wonder how the wax gift was issued, so they almost died of joy when they inquired, and the dare was to avoid the pain of the spanking of Lan Songquan, the son of the first assistant.

"Okay, you also dissipate your anger, what do you have to do with those poor acids who are only a few stones?" Lan Shan persuaded lightly.

"I'm just angry, but those who don't have a few copper plates in their pockets talk about me in a smug tone. ”

"It's mediocre not to attract envy, let them go. Lan Shan calmly wrote a couplet and said with a smile, "How about you look at this couplet and stick it on the door during the New Year?"

Lan Songquan glanced at it hastily and said perfunctorily: "It's good." Father, I'm going back. ”

"Go ahead. Lan Shan put down his pen and sighed as he stared at the couplet he had just written.

He is old, and his son, who used to obey him, gradually can't control it, but fortunately, although his temper is a little worse, he has an idea, and he just hopes that it will be smooth and smooth until King Mu succeeds to the throne.

Soon it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the sound of firecrackers outside was heard one after another, accompanied by the excited screams of young children.

The Champion Hou Mansion has a simple population and few rules, and early in the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Shao Mingyuan pulled Qiao Zhao and said, "Let's go, let's personally paste the gate." ”

"Brother-in-law, I'll go too!" Qiao Wan became interested as soon as she heard it, and pestered Shao Mingyuan.

"Okay, let's go together. ”

Qiao Wan turned his head and shouted to Qiao Mo: "Big brother, you are here too." ”

The four of them came to the gate together, Shao Mingyuan asked Qiao Mo to paste the upper couplet, Qiao Zhao posted the lower couplet, and he pasted the big "Fu character" written in gold powder upside down.

Qiao Wan clapped his hands and said, "Blessing has arrived!"

Qiao Mo looked at the auspicious and festive golden characters and muttered, "Yes, the blessing has arrived." ”

"But you've all posted it, what am I doing?" Qiao Wan asked anxiously after being excited.

Shao Mingyuan took the firecrackers from the hands of his guards and said with a smile: "How about some firecrackers in the evening?"

Qiao Wan was a bold man, and immediately nodded: "Okay." ”

Soon the firecrackers crackled, and Qiao Wan covered his ears and hid far away, laughing and dancing.

Qiao Zhao and Qiao Mo glanced at each other, and both brothers and sisters smiled.

In the evening, the four of them sat around making dumplings, and Qiao Wan took out two red velvet flowers out of nowhere.

"Sister Li, I'll put flowers on you. In the past, every year during the Chinese New Year, the mother would give the female relatives of the family red velvet flowers to wear, saying that wearing safflower dumplings would not be taken away by the New Year beast. ”

The mother in Qiao Wan's mouth refers to his mother-in-law, Kou.

"Okay, thanks for being late. Qiao Zhao lowered her head, and Qiao Wan inserted the red velvet flower into her green silk.

"Brother-in-law, eldest brother, do you think Sister Li looks good wearing saffron?"

The two big men nodded in unison.

The girl's snowy black hair is dotted with a small red velvet flower, which is indeed extremely beautiful.

"Big brother, can I wear it?" Qiao Wan asked pitifully.

"Wear it. Come, big brother put it on for you. ”

Qiao Zhao smiled and watched Qiao Mo put flowers on Qiao Wan, and suddenly felt that his sleeves were ripped off.