On this day, the house is naturally very busy, and all the places have to be cleaned, although the utensils and ornaments in the house are often wiped, at this time it is inevitable to scrub them again.

All the maids in the Linglong Mountain Pavilion were busy with spinning tops, and Shen Yu was the only one who was idle, tried on the newly sent clothes and jewelry, and went to the bookstore outside when she had nothing to do.

When the carving yard was settled, the hired workers went home for the festival and put their things in order in the house. Shen Yan inspected the engravings and movable type, and when she arrived at the place where the book was printed, she couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised when she held the half of the new book in her hand

- That was the last time she ordered someone to print the "Ink Spectrum", which was overprinted in seven or eight colors.

This thing is new, no one has done it before, and it will be the beginning of October when the base book is selected, the proofreading is completed, and then the engraving is carved. After that, although they tried to print it a few times, it was always unsatisfactory, and this is the ninth time that it has been reprinted, and although it has not yet taken shape, the results have been satisfactory.

There is a stack of books stacked high next to it, which is the overprinted books that were printed last time, this thing has entered the bookstore, one is to see the freshness, and the other is to look convenient, but it is sought after by many people, and it has been printed several times in a row.

On a sunny day, the courtyard was sparse, and I slowly walked to the bookstore, and only two or three guys were still there, because everyone was busy buying New Year's goods, and the bookstore was also crowded.

Shen Yu took a leisurely turn, and when she was about to go back to the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, she suddenly heard someone next to her exclaim in surprise: "Auntie? "When I turned my head, it turned out to be Uncle Dong!

"Why are you here?" Shen Yu was surprised and overjoyed.

When she came back from the capital, it was already the second month of the lunar month, and at that time, the academy had already had a holiday, and Dong Shujin had never participated in the book collection, so Shen Yu didn't see him the two times she went to Jingzhao Pavilion. Later, I was busy preparing for the New Year, and a few days passed in a blink of an eye, and naturally I didn't meet Uncle Dong.

Now that we meet again, we haven't seen each other for two months.

Dong Shujin was obviously also very happy, picked a circle chair in the corner to sit on, and asked her about the customs and interesting stories of the capital.

Shen Yan went to the funeral, she was only sad for her grandfather at that time, and she didn't go out a few times, how much can you know? But I'll just talk about what I saw along the way.

Uncle Dong is going to Beijing next year to take the exam, full of expectations for the capital, imagining the royal capital, it is inevitable to be fascinated, and asked: "Auntie, have you gone to the capital and seen Brother Yizhi?" ”

"I've been living at my grandfather's house, and Brother Yizhi is studying in the Guozi Prison, how can I see him?" Shen Yu laughed, but all kinds of rumors about Qin Ni fell in her ears, but the gossip about the girl's family, Shen Yu didn't need to tell Uncle Dong about it, so she swallowed the words.

"Hey, Brother Yizhi loves his sister the most, if he knew that she was going to be a concubine, I don't know if he would be angry."

Qin Yu can still have a few younger sisters, isn't it Qin Fei? Shen Fei was stunned, "Qin Fei, she ......"

"I listened to what Xiao Xuan said." Uncle Dong sighed a little, "I heard that the eldest girl of Qin is going to marry into the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, so I discussed here to give Qin Fei to the son of the old Qi Ge as a concubine." Xiao Xuan said that the last time she saw Qin Fei, the girl's eyes were swollen from crying, and if Brother Yi saw it, she would be distressed. ”

This...... Jiang Zhen married the Marquis of Ningyuan, Qin Ni married the Marquis of Ningyuan, Qin Fei married the Qi family, Xue Ning entered the teaching workshop in the capital, and he will enter the Duanwang Mansion in the future.

Shen Yu had a grudge against Qin Fei for many years, and when she heard that she was going to be a concubine, she didn't have the slightest sympathy, but asked curiously, "When did you hear this news?" ”

"It was the first two days. Xiao Xuan went to pick clothes on the street of Zhushi, and when she saw Qin Fei, she felt that something was wrong, and when she inquired, she learned that Lord Qin had recently set Qin Fei's marriage. Uncle Dong shook his head and said with great interest, "I heard that it looks pitiful, this is the New Year's Festival soon, you must not provoke her." The dog can jump off the wall when she is in a hurry, who knows if she will find someone to lie to her. ”

Shen Yan smiled, "I'm going to Beijing to take the exam in June, and you still have the heart to care about this!" ”

"Isn't this afraid that you won't know the situation and suffer a loss?" Uncle Dong complained. has been classmates with Qin Yu and Shen Fei for several years, and has been to Qin's house a lot of times, Uncle Dong is cautious and careful, so he naturally knows the discord between Shen Yu and Qin Fei.

Shen Yu laughed, "So, I have to thank you?" ”

"That's nature!" Uncle Dong pointed to a set of poetry collections on the shelf, and was confident, "That's new, right?" Send me a set. Also, on the tenth day of the first year, there is a poetry meeting in the garden, you must go! ”

If it had been left in the past, Shen Yu would have been going for a while, but now that she was already talking about marriage, she couldn't help but hesitate, but said, "Let's talk about it then." ”

"Hey, why don't you go to see the excitement?" Uncle Dong looked at Shen Yu jokingly, and said in a low voice: "I see that there are always people going to your house in the Lingering Garden recently, I have heard about it, is it ......?"

"You have this ability, don't go to Tsing Yiwei to find out the news, it's really a condescension!" Shen Yan was not angry.

Uncle Dong was calm, "It's a pity that I don't know martial arts, otherwise, I really want to go to Tsing Yiwei." ”

- Tsing Yi Wei is a guard of honor under the emperor, but its main function is to find out the news, pass on intelligence, if there is any difficult case in the three divisions, you can also ask Tsing Yi Wei to assist, and you can dig out a lot of hidden secrets. These people's ability to find out the news is simply superb, although Dong Shujin is a scholar, he has always longed for it.

The two of them laughed a few more words, and Uncle Dong went back with the book in his arms.

When Shen Yu returned to the mansion here, she inevitably mentioned Qin Fei's matter to Mrs. Shen.

Mrs. Shen knew about those rumors in the capital, and when she heard this, she just sneered, "Qin Xiong is really willing, although he is a concubine, he is also his own daughter, so he gave it to be a concubine!" ”

It happened that Shen Ping was next to him, so he also said casually: "Qin Xiong doesn't know what happened to him, but now he is getting more and more out of proportion." "But those things are not something that the Shen family can spy on, and they are just talking about it after dinner.

As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passed, on the third day of the new year, the Shen family still went to the Jiang family to pay New Year's greetings.

Although Aunt Jiang is not in the house this year, Aunt He and Wei's hand in hand, and Jiang Ruyun and Meng Yingque are there, but they can also take care of the inside and out properly, and when Jiang Wenying returns home, everything is also ready.

But after all, this time is different from the past, people who tend to be inflammatory, climb high and step on low abound, Jiang Wenying's bad luck, the courtyard instantly snubbed a lot, in previous years, the hall was full of guests, but this year there are only a few families with deep friendships, which is inevitably sighing.

Shen Yu didn't go to the poetry meeting on the tenth day of the first month, and on the day of the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, the little uncle Meng Yingque came to Shen's mansion early.

Meng Yingque grew up in the capital since he was a child, and he was also a stubborn and active child when he was a child, even if he is now close to his age, he is safe in the officialdom and government office, but he is still a fun-loving and active person when he leaves official business. He was used to seeing the lantern festival in the capital, and at this time he wanted to change his taste, and he was looking forward to the lantern festival on Yuan Xi from the beginning of the year, and this night, he wanted to pull the people from the Jiang family and the Shen family to go shopping together.

This mention was praised by Jiang Wenying and Shen Ping, so when the lanterns were first turned on this night, Jiang Wenying took Jiang Ruyun's brothers and Wei's family, Shen Ping took Mrs. Shen and Shen Fei, plus a Meng Yingque, and several people chose the famous Lion Tower in Luling City, and sat in the private room to enjoy the lanterns.

Jiang Wenying has been an official in Wuchuan for many years, and it is inevitable that all kinds of entertainment will be carried out during the New Year's Festival, and this year is the first time to be so leisurely

- He is a person who has been rolling in the officialdom for nearly twenty years, and although he has been away from the capital for a long time, he rarely has much deviation in his grasp of Emperor Huiping's thoughts.

This time, Jiang Ge Lao fell suddenly, and the officials of Jiang Ge's old family were demoted one after another, and he was also shocked when he first heard the news, and then this matter died down, Jiang Ge Lao did not move in prison, and he did not receive an order to continue to degrade, so he roughly guessed that Emperor Huiping was carefully considering it after that period of excitement.

He is a cautious person, he did not argue vigorously at this moment, he just kept to his own affairs, and never complained half a sentence, even if he was now relative to those close to him, he did not mention half of the things related to the court.

Shen Ping didn't bother either, since it was the night of the lanterns, he also enjoyed the lanterns with peace of mind, listened to music on wine, talked about ancient and modern articles, and the scenery of the north and south, and had his own fun.

On the other side, Mrs. Shen, Wei's and Shen Fei sat in the small room separated by the screen, listening to music and tasting pastries.

When the night is dark, the market is full of people, and every household almost pours out of the nest, and the lanterns of various colors compete with each other, which is many times more lively than the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to various colored lights tonight, there are also dragon and lion dancers walking the streets and alleys, and the artists also seize the opportunity to breathe fire, top poles, ropes, and swallow knives...... All kinds of stunts are colorful and dizzying.

Shen Yan is a lively person after all, although the location of this lion building is excellent, the field of vision is limited after all, she looked at the faint lights behind the undulating eaves, and wanted to go to the street for a walk.

It just so happened that Meng Yingque was in high spirits at this time, walked inside, and asked, "I and the two children Ruyun and Ruhui went for a walk outside, do you want to go?" ”

These words hit Shen Yan's heart, she hurriedly glanced at Mrs. Shen pleadingly, and Mrs. Shen smiled, "I'm also tired of being troubled by you, so let's go for a walk." As he spoke, he looked at Wei again, "With the three of them here, you don't have to worry about anything, you also go out for a walk?" ”

After all, Wei is only seventeen years old, and in previous years, he would go on a leisurely tour with Jiang Zhen, and he was also full of interest at this time, and said, "Auntie, don't you want us to walk together, right?" It's a rare time of year like this. ”

"Ouch, I'm tired of making trouble these days, you can go." Mrs. Shen smiled, leaned back in the chair, and let the maid take the beauty and beat her legs slowly, telling Shen Yu and Wei to just play.