On Chinese New Year's Eve, the capital was deadly silent. No one dares to set off fireworks www.biquge.info Pen Fun Pavilion. Because the government bulletin board clearly stipulates that fireworks and firecrackers are strictly prohibited during the Spring Festival in Beijing, violators will be severely punished!

On the Yangji Mansion on Chinese New Year's Eve, the plaque of the three-character "Chengxiang Mansion" personally given by the emperor on the gate tower has long been taken down. The gate was closed, leaving only a corner door.

There is nothing on the door, there is no red lantern on the door, not to mention the festive and lively scene, the people are not even half of what they are on weekdays. The timid and scared helpers, as long as they were not indentured servants in the house, quit their jobs one by one.

The rest of the girls are also silent and do things silently. From the look in their eyes, you can feel fear and caution.

Mrs. Yanji and Mrs. She, with gray hair and plain clothes, sat in the hall.

Her face was haggard, and it could be seen that the sudden changes in her family had not relieved her. From the time Yang Ji was thrown into prison to Yang Ji's death, it added up to less than a month.

In the past half a month, people have been quitting their jobs at home, and the normal operation of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been disrupted.

The resignation was concentrated on the day when Wang Yilong, the king of Zhennan, came back and Yang Tong pleaded guilty. The head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Mr. Hu, scolded and scolded the people who resigned silently in the courtyard for having no conscience - either the housekeepers or the girls, and all their consciences were eaten by dogs.

But scolding is scolding, and what should be accurate is still accurate. Mrs. She has a saying. As long as you are not a house slave, anyone who wants to resign is allowed.

Now, all those who should resign have resigned, and those who remain are either domestic slaves or grateful to the Yang Mansion for their help at the critical moment. They don't want to leave when the Yang Mansion needs people the most, and they don't want to be scolded for being ungrateful.

"Those who stay are all loyal to the Yang Mansion!"

The old lady asked the steward to summon the men and women of less than thirty men and women who remained.

"My Yang Mansion will not treat you all badly in the future!" The old lady looked at Mr. Hu: "The people they stay behind will subsidize each family with ten taels of silver every year." ”

Manager Hu agreed, showed the list of people who stayed behind to the old lady, and everyone kowtowed to thank him.

The old lady made the girl Qiu Cicada next to her read her name again, looked at the names one by one, and then said to everyone.

"In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, when you finish what you are doing, go to Chief Hu and go to receive the New Year's goods, there are all kinds of fruits and snacks, chickens, ducks and fish, and ten taels of silver per person. The government will give you five days off and go back to have a reunion with your family. ”

"Old lady, many people in the house have quit their jobs now, if we leave, who will do the things in the house? We are willing to stay, we have discussed with our families, and we will not go back this year. ”

A woman named Cheng Ma, in her forties, with a chubby body, a round face, big eyes, hair pulled up, not messy at all, at first glance, she is an organized person.

I heard that the government sent so many New Year's goods to everyone, and there were ten taels of silver, and everyone's joy did not dare to show their faces, and the prime minister's bones were not yet cold. Hearing Cheng's mother say this, she hurriedly agreed.

"This year's house is not as good as in previous years, there are no guests, no banquets, no red lanterns to buy, no New Year's paintings to hang, no artillery battles, except for the girl boy who has meat dishes, the old lady and the young lady have to be vegetarian, the life is simple, and there is no need for so many people to wait. That's it, go back! ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and no one moves.

"Go back, go back!"

Yang Tong stood up, didn't raise his head, and waved his hand to them.

Then everyone got up one after another and walked out. The old lady said so, they didn't feel good in their hearts, thinking that in previous years, the whole time was the busiest time in the house, and it was not allowed to ask for leave.

Thinking like this, he walked out, and just as everyone was about to leave, suddenly the boy outside broke in in a panic.

"Old lady, master, someone is coming from the palace, the palace!"

"What's the panic? Well, did the queen send someone? ”

"No, no, it's Gonggong An sent by the emperor!"

Yang Tong's heart chuckled, what is the important matter for the emperor to send Father-in-law An here at this moment? Are you going to do something to the Yang Mansion? Or is it ''''''?

"The Divine Decree has arrived!"

Before Yang Tong could go out, he saw Father-in-law An leading someone in. All of a sudden, all of a sudden, slave masters, knelt down in place. That heart jumped to his throat.

Gonggong An did not greet him, and broke in directly, it seems that the Yang Mansion is more auspicious.

"Lord Yang Tong Yang takes the order!"

"The minister takes the order!" Yang Tong knelt there, his head bowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, the crown prince Taibao Yang Tong, both civil and military, fulfill his duties, recommended by the king of the south, the important ministers discussed, and now promoted to the post of prime minister, Qin this!"

After reading it, Gonggong An rolled up the holy decree and looked at the stunned Yang Tong with a smile. Old lady She's lowered head suddenly raised, with a look of surprise, she pushed her son Yang Tong, Yang Tong shook like a wooden man, and still didn't move.

"Prime Minister Yang Yang, take the order? For such a big happy event, don't you appreciate the old slave for a sip of tea? ”

"Thank you, Lord Ronne! Minister, take the order! ”

Gonggong An stepped forward and handed over the holy decree with both hands, Yang Tong raised his head, and the big beads of sweat rolled down his head, and he took the holy decree with both hands.

"Oh, Father-in-law An, you scared the official to death, and without greeting him, he broke in in person, the official thought that there was more luck and less luck, and you came here by order!"

"Hahahaha, Prime Minister, I didn't expect the old slave to do good things. The slave wanted to send the good news to the prime minister as soon as possible, so he broke in directly, and asked Prime Minister Yang for forgiveness for the offense. ”

"Where, Grandpa An, please take a seat!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, there is Prime Minister Yang Cheng not to say, and the old lady is here. Old lady, the old slave has always wanted to visit you, but there have been many affairs in the palace recently, and I have not been able to leave. Old lady, the old slave gives you the old please Anro! ”

As he spoke, Grandpa An stepped forward unhurriedly and knelt in front of the old lady.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, how dare the old woman work for Father-in-law An, Father-in-law An, please get up quickly, Father-in-law An is a messenger, and he can't kneel."

"Hey, behind closed doors, it's all a family, and when the old prime minister is here, it's all like that! Besides, I'm sorry too! ”

After speaking, Grandpa An spread his hands.

The three of them laughed.

"Get up!" Yang Tong looked at the people who were still kneeling and said with a smile,

This is the first time Yang Tong has laughed since Yang Ji was arrested.

Gonggong An chose to sit down on the side, drink tea and tell the whole story. Before leaving, Yang Tong ordered the housekeeper to wrap five hundred taels of silver and give it to Father-in-law An, who thanked him and went.

Up and down the Yang Mansion, it became lively all of a sudden, and those who were going to leave said that they would not go back.

Now that the Yang Mansion is happy to come to the door, leaving at this time, isn't that stupid?

What the Yang Mansion lacked next was not an indecisive stream of guests, but a servant waiting for the guests.

Yang Tong was overjoyed, but he was also full of sorrow. The request of these subordinates to stay was immediately granted, and they were asked to deliver the New Year's goods home and return.

"Mother, it is indeed a surprise that the emperor let the child succeed him as prime minister. But it was Nanwang who recommended the child, which made the child a little puzzled, and the child was terrified. ”

"I'm also wondering, it is said that your father copied the home of the East Wangfu, and the King of the South is a tooth for a tooth and copied our house, and we have no grievances to sue. But the king of the south repaid the grievances with virtue, I don't know what the reason is?! It's really puzzling. ”

"At this time, we are not easy to publicize! Mother, what do you say? ”

"I think that's the case! It's better to keep a low profile! ”