In the next few days, Rong Yue read books and practiced flute, Jue Luo took care of family affairs, Faka did not mention the entertainment, and in a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the second month.

On this day, General Dingyuan Pingkou and Prince Yue Le of Shuo'an, and Deputy Commander A Jintai led the Manchu and Han officers and soldiers to defeat the puppet general Xie Xiansheng in Liuyang County, beheaded more than 1,000 ranks, and captured nine puppet guerrilla garrisons. This report is neither early nor late, and when it arrives today, it is naturally more joyful.

At the beginning of the hour, Faka got up lazily, and the eldest maid Ju Chun waited for him to change his clothes, and said: "Mrs. Mao Zheng has already gone to greet the old lady at three o'clock, and when she saw that you were sleeping soundly, she told us not to quarrel with you." ”

Faka sighed, and didn't say much, because today is the Holy Birthday Day, and he came to the main room yesterday to discuss the matter of entering the palace, and rested in the main room.

He was concerned about this, went to the outer courtyard to inspect the carriage and horses that had been prepared earlier, and admonished the accompanying servants, and then returned to the inner courtyard. ”

When Faka arrived at Baoshunzhai, he saw his aunt and sister-in-law talking and inspecting the things that had entered the palace, and asked his wife, "Has the old aunt ever been difficult for you?" ”

Jue Luo Meiqing smiled at him and said: "Zuo is still the same, sour, the concubine also asked her what she meant, she only said that she was not happy when she was old, so she didn't follow her into the palace, and we quit." ”

Faka sneered: "She naturally carries the clear, if it is replaced by the emperor's longevity, see if she doesn't follow her." ”

"In the end, the fifth brother is still young, and she always has to plan for her children." Rong Yue said casually, and then changed the conversation: "Is the car ready?" ”

Fakat said: "It's all settled, wait outside the second gate!" ”

Before the hour was early, everyone set out to enter the palace.

Niu Co Lu Mansion is not far from the west side of the Forbidden City, and he is used to it, Rong Yue is not interested in looking left and right, closing his eyes and recuperating, combing in his mind what he wants to say later.

"Ning Lan, don't lift the curtain, carefully the cold wind blows in, Gege catches a cold." He Xuan saw Rong Yue close her eyes, lightly covered her with a big curtain, turned around and saw Ning Lan lifting a corner of the cotton curtain and glancing out, and hurriedly said softly.

Ning Lan turned her face and whispered, "Didn't you see the carriage stop?" ”

He Xuan realized that the carriage had stopped, and now Zi Rongyue also opened her eyes, listened carefully, and there seemed to be a conversation outside, so she asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ning Lan put down the curtain and leaned over and said: "It seems that the bearing of the eldest lady's carriage has come off the buckle, and the uncle is about to ask someone to repair it, and there happens to be another team of people coming, so I secretly took a look and saw that the uncle was talking to an official with a flowered gold warm hat and ochre guard uniform."

Rong Yue took out the gold-plated enamel pocket watch in his sleeve and looked at the hour, and said: "If you want to pay homage to your birthday, if you are late, you are afraid of disrespect, you go and call a message, and ask Mei Qing to squeeze with me." ”

Ning Lan got out of the car, and as soon as the door was pushed open, a cold wind was inhaled, Rong Yue had already sobered up, stretched out his hand to cover the copper chisel peony flower eight-treasure pattern hand stove, and waited patiently.

After a while, Ning Lan pushed the door and lifted the curtain to enter the carriage, and replied: "It turned out to be the driver of Nalan Mansion, and the second wife of Nalan Mansion is also going to the palace to congratulate her. ”

After the death of his wife, he remarried the cousin of his wife's mother's family, so the Niu Colu family and the Nalan family have always had dealings. The clan relatives all said that Mrs. Nalan was very powerful, although Rong Yue also felt that although Aunt Nalan was capable, she was also very loving.

In her early years, she was fed in cooking, and it was Mrs. Nalan and several elders who gave her guidance in many ways, so that there would be no big mistakes, so she often missed it, and the two of them got along very happily.

Rong Yue thought to herself, Jue Luo also brought the maids, and it was inevitable that they would be crowded in a car, and Aunt Nalan was kind enough to invite, but it was disrespectful. Then he said to He Xuan: "Although the car over there is slightly more spacious than this, it's not good to squeeze it over, and Mei Qing may not be able to find a place for the things in this car." Ning Lan come with me, you take care of it here. ”

Ning Lan has a straightforward temperament, and most of the time she is alone with Xuan, and with Xuan as if she is a mirror in her heart.

Rong Yue was afraid of the cold, put on a cloak, put on a hood, and covered his face before leaning out of the carriage.

The servants had already placed a vermilion lacquer square stool, Rong Yue wore a heavy and clumsy one, and wore palace shoes with horseshoe soles, for fear of falling, and saw a man next to the car coming with his left arm, just thinking it was Faka, and helped him get out of the car.

As soon as he raised his eyes on the ground, he saw the person in front of him clearly, his sword eyebrows were cut, his eyes were like stars, his dark blue standing collar was lined with a face like a crown of jade, and his facial features were clear; At the same time, he was dressed as a big internal guard, and his posture was more and more upright, and his appearance was extraordinary.

It was Nalan Xingde, the eldest son of the Nalan family, that Rong Yue was busy and blessed, and shouted: "Big brother." ”

Nalan Rongruo agreed.

Rong Yue glanced left and right, and saw Faka commanding people to redress and salute, and on the other hand, escorting Jue Luo's family, he was comforted.

Nalan Rongruo is a gentle person, and she is eight or nine years old, and at this moment, she sees that she is tightly wrapped, only revealing half of her greasy white face, a pair of phoenix eyes are not stained with dust, and her eyes are crystal clear, like a child, and she doesn't feel that she is spoiled by two more brothers, so she leaned sideways and said: "My mother's car is over there, Sister Lao moves." ”

Rong Yue answered sweetly and walked towards Mrs. Nalan's carriage.

Mrs. Nalan was dressed in the court robe of Mrs. Yipin, wearing a crown, sitting in the carriage, seeing Rong Yue wrapped in a big red gorilla felt cloak and lined with a porcelain white face doll, she couldn't help but love it in her heart, stretched out her hand to her with a smile, and said with a smile: "Good boy, come and sit on my side." He shook her hand and said, "My little hands are cold." As he spoke, he asked the maid to pour her a cup of hot tea.

Rong Yue thanked him, and naturally picked up good words to make fun of himself: "My uncle-in-law was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce the year before last, and I heard that the father of the eldest sister-in-law was also promoted to the right attendant of the military department, and the eldest brother also won the jinshi last year. ”

Mrs. Nalan was very happy to hear this, and said with a smile: "As far as you girl is used to saying with a small mouth, the strange way likes you." ”

"Of course it is." Rong Yue often mingles among these elders, pretending to be coquettish, and is familiar with it, "Even if the eldest sister-in-law is almost seven months old, can't you open your appetite?" Can you be healthy? ”

Mrs. Nalan smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law is very good and has a good appetite, and the jar of pickles you gave her is like she loves something, and she often talks about you." ”

Rong Yue smiled and said, "Blame me for being too busy a while ago and can't spare time, I'll go see her another day." That little pickle is not worth anything, I pickled a few more jars the day before yesterday, and my aunt's favorite pickled cucumber also has it, and I will send it back and send it together. ”

Mrs. Nalan smiled and looked at the girl in front of her again, her facial features were delicate and picturesque, she smiled slightly, a shallow dimple faintly appeared on her right cheek, and her delicate body was wrapped in a light red butterfly makeup satin robe, like a delicate begonia flower, and like a piece of white and warm mutton fat jade.

Her original thought turned secretly in her heart again, if her aunt's guess was true, with the appearance of this girl, the harem would definitely be another scene.

Thinking like this in her heart, Mrs. Nalan still only uses some common words, Rong Yue also knows the relationship between Nala cousin in the palace and the Nalan family, and the Nala clan has an elder brother by her side, and the Nalan family will inevitably not have any thoughts, so they don't have the intention to woo them, and you will arrive at the palace gate with a word.

The coachman set up the square stool and opened the door, Rong Yue was already dressed, and symbolically tidied up the cloak under Mrs. Nalan's chin before getting out of the car together.

Jue Luo was already waiting there, talking to a few of the ladies who arrived first, and when they got out of the car, everyone stepped forward to meet them.

Niu Co Lu had already arranged a soft sedan chair to pick up and drop off the ladies of various provinces in the Shenwu Gate, and everyone was afraid of the cold and got on the sedan chair.

Rong Yue was bowing down to get into the sedan chair, but she heard Ning Lan say: "Uncle Nalan is called Gege." ”