"The old lady and I were mentioning this just now, this year is different from previous years, and it is more lively."

Mrs. Guo smiled faintly and said: "I heard Prince Pei mention that the Queen Mother said that a few days ago, His Majesty dreamed of the god of ceres, and the god of grain told his majesty that God blessed him, and it was smoother than in previous years." He should be honored everywhere. After the Empress Dowager learned of this, she discussed with Her Majesty that all fiefdoms should face the northwest direction at the specified auspicious time and pray to the god of grains, so as to show my court's submission to the Son of Heaven and respect for the god of grains. ”

The old lady said: "Gu Ritual is a big deal, and you must not be sloppy in the slightest. ”

"Yes, this time the fiefdoms are held at the same time, which must be very spectacular. The daughter-in-law will go to prepare in a while. ”

The old lady squinted her eyes and glanced at Mrs. Guo, her tone became very light again, and said, "No need, Gu Xi is next month's matter, and this matter will be handled by Mrs. Ding." ”

Mrs. Guo said embarrassedly: "Old lady, in previous years, I was the agent of this matter, why do you want to change Mrs. Ding this year?" Moreover, although Mrs. Ding is a noble concubine, her status is more humble, will she be disrespectful to Ceres? The daughter-in-law is used to working hard and is willing to share the worries and relieve the old lady, not to mention that Mrs. Ding's body has not yet recovered, and she has not done such a grand event, the daughter-in-law is more experienced, and it is more appropriate for the daughter-in-law to preside over the sacrificial ceremony herself. ”

The old lady glanced up at her and said lightly: "You have always worked hard, and you should also be idle to enjoy the joy of your children and grandchildren, Wei'er is now past the age of the weak crown, it is time to marry a wife, find a time to go to the Yang family to propose." ”

The old lady asked her to stop meddling and marry Zhu Wei wholeheartedly, which was serious.

Mrs. Guo's face was still gentle and gentle, and she said with a smile: "The daughter-in-law is all for the sake of the old lady, if the old lady thinks it is appropriate, the daughter-in-law will naturally be happy to let go, and take advantage of this time to find a good family for Wei'er." The girl of the Yang family is too shabby. ”

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside: "Go water, go water!" ”

"What's going on out there?" The old lady asked anxiously.

Shi Yu ran in from outside the door in a panic and said, "Old lady, the backyard in the north is flooded, and the housekeeper is calling someone to put out the fire." ”

"Did you hurt anyone?" The old lady asked urgently.

"There were no casualties."

"Tell Li Bu to be sure to extinguish the fire within half an hour." The old lady said.

Shiyu hurriedly withdrew.

For a moment, people were panicked and looked at the old lady in horror, and the old lady was also twisting beads and praying.

The backyard in the north has been idle and unoccupied, and the old lady's Buddhist hall is the closest to the backyard, and if the Buddhist hall suffers, it is a very unlucky thing. And all the houses are wood carved paper paste, the air is dry, and the wind is strong, and I am most afraid that the fire will be implicated in the front yard by the wind.

The smell of smoke came from the backyard, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts.

The noisy footsteps, the clattering of barrels, and the shouts of the coming and going were all in a mess, and they tugged at the old lady's heart.

How do you get out of the water? Prince Pei's Mansion has never had such an accident for so many years, and he has always been extremely cautious in terms of fire and candles, and has not relaxed or slackened at all. Not to mention others, even the old lady herself, the candle has to be checked six or seven times a day, and the girl who looks at the candle doesn't dare to be careless.

Everyone held their breath and listened carefully to the movement outside.

At this time, Zhu Bi suddenly rushed in from outside, and said in horror: "Old lady, Changle just went out and suddenly heard that there was water in the house, and Steward Li went to the backyard to put out the fire. ”

It was the time of crisis, suddenly saw her granddaughter, the old lady's heart warmed, at this time, even Pei Wang Ye and Wei'er did not have time to rush over, Changle is really filial, at this time do not forget the grandmother.

The old lady was so busy beckoning her to come over, asked Changle to sit beside her, and comforted: "My Changle, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, grandmother is fine." Steward Li will definitely save the fire. ”

Everyone was stunned by the news of the water at first, and then they reacted, yes, there are so many small people in the house, and Steward Li is a steady person, this fire must be able to be controlled.

"Hey, why did you go out of the water?" Aunt Rong frowned. There was worry in his words, and he didn't know what the fire was going on, but the smell of smoke was getting heavier and heavier.

Yi'an said calmly: "Auntie, I believe that Steward Li will definitely extinguish it." ”

Aunt Rong was a little surprised, Yi'an, who was timid and cowardly in front of trivial things on weekdays, was calm and calm when the disaster came.

"Old lady, I'm afraid, Changle didn't take two steps out of the house, and the house was empty, Changle couldn't leave the old lady, Changle wanted to protect the old lady by the old lady's side." Zhu Bi said eagerly.

"How did this fire start? This kind of thing has never happened in our family, but it happened that Changle went out, and the house went to water. Mrs. Guo seemed to be anxious and complained for no reason.

Time was slowly slipping away like sand, and everyone's hearts were twisted together, silently looking out the door and listening to the movement outside.

After another while, a rush of footsteps came, "Old lady, let the old lady be frightened." Li Bu's face was covered with soot, his clothes were wet and dirty, and he didn't care about his image, so he stumbled in.

"Is the fire out?" The old lady asked first.

Uncle Li knelt on the ground and said, "It's gone, it's gone, the old lady is frightened, and the slave should die." ”

Hearing this, everyone's hanging hearts were put down, and the old lady took a long breath and asked again, "How did you walk through the water?" ”

Li Bu wiped the sweat on his forehead and said: "The slave doesn't know, he just sent the master of Changle Pavilion out, and he hasn't taken two steps, and suddenly he heard the little maid Li Zi in the house come to report, and the slave can't take care of much, so he takes people straight to the backyard to extinguish the fire before he dares to confess in front of the old lady." ”

Mrs. Guo said with a happy tone: "Thanks to Li Bu's experience, he didn't panic in case of trouble, Li Bu is not to blame for this matter, he was originally going to go out, and the maids who managed the backyard should be held accountable for this matter." ”

The old lady also agreed: "You go and wash your face and bring those people over!" I'm going to interrogate it myself. ”

"Yes." Li Buwolf withdrew in a bênce.

The old lady was puzzled, Changle felt sorry for her grandmother, and comforted: "The fire has been saved, the old lady doesn't have to worry." Changle felt that the fire was a little inexplicable. ”

Mrs. Guo seemed to be awakened by Changle's words and said: "I'm afraid that this fire is not so simple, I haven't gone out of the water for so many years, but Changle just went out and walked into the water, maybe someone deliberately put it." ”

Aunt Rong said: "Who is so bold, I'm afraid that those mothers-in-law who go to the night will forget to check the candles when they eat wine and gamble." ”

"Mother, Aunt Rong's words are not unreasonable." Zhu Bi agreed.

Yi'an looked at Sister Chang's expression as if she had changed her face, she was knowledgeable and reasonable, and she didn't panic at all.

"Old lady! The backyard in the north has been checked, it is a fire caused by a pile of hay, and no other clues have been found at the scene. Shiyu ran in and said. (To be continued.) )