In the month of Layue, each family was busy purchasing New Year's goods and arranging New Year's wine, and Lin Qingyun and Daiyu were also not idle. The two of them are young, but it is the second time to do the New Year, and there are old rules and regulations in the family, but now there is a slight increase in the capital, and it is not difficult to be more cumbersome.

The emperor usually seals the pen on the 26th day of the lunar month, and all the decrees are completed before this, including the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials in various places. Different from the lively banker, the official document appointed by the Ministry of Officials was almost quietly sent to the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian rewarded the comer, held the document up and down and read it several times, and then went to report the good news to the eldest master, and also asked for a countermeasure at the same table.

Jia Yu confirmed that the appointment documents were correct, and he also curled his beard with joy: "That's right! There is the seal of the ministry on it, and the Shunning Mansion will be sentenced and will take office after the year. Although it is far away from the capital, but this is a real difference, our family is not bad for money, you go to An'an to be your official in a down-to-earth manner, as long as there is no difference, you can return to Beijing or change to a good place after three years. As he spoke, he lowered his voice again: "Don't be afraid if you go over there, the dealer was transferred back from southern Yunnan, and now the third master is still there." Your Uncle Lin has a great friendship with the banker, and he can find this lack for you, but I am afraid that there is also the meaning of letting the banker help him, but your Uncle Lin doesn't say that you don't ask, if your Uncle Lin explains, unless you really encounter a big event, don't take trivial things to bother the banker. ”

Makers? Jia Lian is in charge of the house's affairs, and he is naturally fluent in the news in Beijing, and he immediately knows which one it is. Unexpectedly, his father, who had always only stayed at home and ignored his business, was so worried about his affairs, and he was suddenly moved and ashamed, and felt that he was really hidden in his daily life.

The son remembered his father's words. It's just that at this time, the house is afraid that everyone knows that his son has won the official, and the old lady ...... there, "Now that the house has measured the place and is preparing to build a provincial pro-hospital, he will come forward to deal with foreign affairs, for fear of revealing clues, he is still the same as usual." Now that the appointment document has finally come down, the stone in my heart has fallen to the ground, and I am afraid that the old lady and the second room will make peace.

"Let's go! Let's go and say hello to the old lady, and you'll just follow me later. Jia Yu already had an idea about this, but the big deal was that he agreed with this old lady with an old face, anyway, he just didn't hesitate.

When the maids saw Jia Yu coming, they raised the felt curtain and announced: "The eldest master is here." ”

There was a room of masters sitting in the room, and Zhou Rui's family was talking about Jia Lian's official son, not to mention others, even Wang Xifeng was shocked.

Jia's mother was about to ask someone to call Jia Yu, but when she saw him coming, she asked: "I heard that Lian'er got an official, what is going on?" ”

Jia Yu said with a smile: "My son is about to come to give the old lady good news, Lian'er is not a good thing, he actually got a small official of the sixth grade, how many catties and taels does he have, can we know?" I'm afraid that the saint will look at the face of the mother, and reward our family extraordinarily. ”

Although Jia's mother is eccentric, Jia Lian is the grandson of the big house in the end, and it is also the glory of the family to be an official, so she is naturally happy. Seeing that the boss mentioned Niangniang, he smiled more and more, and hurriedly asked, "This is the Holy Longen." I just don't know what kind of official position it is? If it is a real job, the sixth grade is not low, and the new champion is only seven grades. ”

Jia's mother has a lot of experience and has some knowledge, although she doesn't look down on some small officials and children, but she doesn't understand this aspect. On the contrary, Mrs. Wang went from being surprised and ashamed at the beginning, to being contemptuous and disdainful at this time, but she was a petty official who completely despised the six grades.

Jia Yu glanced at everyone again, and said with a slight disgust in his mouth: "Shunning Mansion is sentenced." It's too far away from Beijing, and the place in southern Yunnan is barbaric, and the people are also rude, so it's really not a good place. The son thought that it would be better to ask the mother to talk to the saint and change Lian'er to a richer place. ”

"You're so big-faced!" Jia Mu immediately took a sip: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!" It is already a blessing of heaven for the saint to be able to take care of Niangniang to be an official for Lian'er, but you don't know how to be grateful, but you dislike it. ”

Mrs. Wang also smiled on the side: "Shunning Mansion is indeed a bitter place, if Lian'er doesn't want to go, she just says that she is sick and resigns." At present, the house is busy saving relatives, and as soon as Lian'er leaves, who will take care of this mess. Provincial relatives are a major matter related to the mother. ”

"I think the second wife is the one with a good-looking face!" Jia Yu has long been dissatisfied with the second room, just because the old lady is eccentric, and there is Yuanchun Feng Concubine, the second room is powerful, Jia Yu has always had to endure it, at this time Mrs. Wang took the initiative to jump out, Jia Yu didn't care about anything else, and directly sneered: "Lian'er is the grandson of the long house, and he is the lord of Rongguo Mansion, and he is willing to take care of his idleness, if he doesn't care, it is even more just." Whose decent heir is in charge of general affairs? What's the use of raising so many scary people in the house? Besides, isn't there a treasure jade in the second room? Anyway, Baoyu doesn't like to read, so it's better to be familiar with general affairs now, and have a career in the future. ”

"Boss! You're trying to get angry with me, aren't you? "Baoyu is the lifeblood of Jia's mother, as soon as Baoyu is said, Jia's mother immediately changed her face, and scolded Jia Yu.

Jia Yu lowered his head, seemingly yielding, but in fact, he was very sarcastic and sad in his heart.

His mother is too partial, she is also a grandchild, but his family Lian'er is not as good as Baoyu by a finger, and the Wang family in front of her said that Lian'er didn't necessarily blame her for half a sentence. Jia Yu knew that Ti Baoyu would be scolded, but he mentioned it, not to be angry, but because his mother was a shrewd person, and blindly obeying would arouse his suspicions.

Sure enough, Jia Mu waved her hand and said with a tired face: "Go ahead, go ahead, since Lian'er has won the official, she will definitely go to the post after the year." You go down early to clean up, so that you don't have to leave in a panic after the New Year. ”

Jia pardoned Jia Lian and retreated, and Wang Xifeng followed closely and came out.

After returning to the small courtyard, Wang Xifeng pretended to complain and said: "The second master is so hard to hide from me, is it possible that I and Ping'er are outsiders?" Such a big event, but the second master didn't tell me. ”

Wang Xifeng didn't believe that Jia Lian didn't know before, Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother also knew it, but Jia's mother didn't pursue it when she saw that it was a foregone conclusion and involved Niangniang, and Mrs. Wang couldn't grasp this point.

Jia Lian was beautiful in her heart at this time, thinking about going to work after the year, seeing Wang Xifeng's posture, she sneered and asked: "If the second grandmother knew that I was planning this, would she agree?" ”

One sentence stopped Wang Xifeng.

If Wang Xifeng is greedy for profit and power, she is always compatible with Jia Lian and her husband, she has Jia Lian in her heart, and naturally hopes that Jia Lian will do something. It's just that Rongguo Mansion is different from other families, the big house that should have been the lord lives in the horse shed, but it is the second room in charge, not to mention that Yuan Chun in the second room is a mother again, and the whole house doesn't point to the second room to live? If Jia Lian is a good official, it is such a far away and bitter place, and he is still a small sixth product, Wang Xifeng grew up in the Wang family since he was a child, and he gave birth to a pair of rich eyes and a powerful heart, so he naturally looks down on it.

If he had known earlier, he would have persuaded Jia Lian to give up, even if he was still a little unhappy at this time.

Jia Lian naturally knew her, and the two of them were very similar to each other, so he didn't blame her, but just made things clear. "I will go to work after the year, for three years, and I will not come back unless there is an accident. The second grandmother has to think about it, if she is reluctant to stay in the house, she can stay, and it can be regarded as filial piety to the old ladies and gentlemen for me. ”

Wang Xifeng's face changed slightly: "What did the second master say, I and the second master are husband and wife, the second master is going to go to work, I naturally have to follow, the boys are clumsy how to serve the good second master." ”

Wang Xifeng is indeed reluctant to live in the house, both reluctant to be powerful in the house and reluctant to have money in the house, especially when the house is about to build a provincial villa, as long as he stays in the house, he will be able to intervene, even if he can't eat meat, he can drink soup with him. However, Jia Lian said that she didn't come back for three years really scared her, she doesn't have a son now, if Jia Lian has another woman in office, and then add a son and a half daughter, what else will she have at that time? If Ping'er wants to serve with her, she is not at ease, once she leaves her own control, she is afraid that her heart will be bigger.

Jia Lian knew that she was ruthless when she could say this, so she took her in her arms and sighed: "Second grandma, don't be reluctant to be in the house, the eldest master will watch it for us." Besides, how much can you make even if you stay? On the contrary, my body is broken, it is better to go with me, our husband and wife live their lives quietly, maybe we can have a son. The eldest lord is looking forward to his grandson, if you can give birth, the good treasures in the eldest lord's private room are all yours, even if you want to take care of the house at that time, it will be easy. ”

Wang Xifeng's heart was soft, and he was not as reluctant as he was at the beginning, leaning on Jia Lian's arms and laughing: "Then I will listen to the second master, I am still waiting for the second master to earn me a life." ”

It's Chinese New Year's Eve.

It snowed heavily in the second half of last night and didn't stop until the fifth watch. Lin Qingyun got up early and went out to see that the heavy snow was more than a foot thick, and the treetops on the roof were covered with a thick layer of white, like a fairy tale world, and the silver was extremely enchanting. At this time, the sky was bright, and the people had cleared the road, so she came to Daiyu's yard next to her and asked Daiyu to take a walk together. This is a habit that has been developed since arriving in the Lin Mansion, originally to urge the father and daughter of the Lin family, and now it has become a habit of the family. The Lin family's father and daughter are in good health, and they have seen the benefits, so they don't need her to supervise and remind them for a long time.

"The big girl is here." The little girl opened the curtain, Juan Bi came out with a basin of residual water, and said with a smile: "The big girl is really early, the girl asked just now, the big girl is going in, the girl has just washed her face and is combing her hair." ”

As soon as Lin Qingyun entered, Xue Yan came with a bowl of red date tea: "The eldest girl drinks tea." ”

"My sister is so early, I'm tired of my sister waiting for me." Daiyu sat in front of the mirror, and Zijuan was combing her hair. Because today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Daiyu is wearing bright clothes, wearing a delicately crafted five-tailed golden phoenix on her front hair, the pearls in the phoenix's mouth are round and full, and the sideburns are dotted with two small yellow bead flowers, adding a delicate touch to her.

Zijuan's hands were dexterous, and she quickly finished taking care of it, took out the mirror and took pictures of the front and back, and when Daiyu was satisfied, she took out the lip grease and rouge to decorate her, and carefully drew her eyebrows, and finally took away the cloud shoulder.

Daiyu stood up, Snow Goose took a big red satin plum blossom sprinkled gold cloak to put it on for her, Lin Qingyun and Daiyu went out together, Snow Goose and Bailing followed behind, and the group went straight to the garden. Because of the heavy snow and slippery roads, the two of them did not go far, and slowly turned around the swept blue brick road, and saw that the plum blossoms in the garden were more red, reflecting the spirit of the snow.

Daiyu sighed lightly, her face wrapped in a snow hat was red by the wind, but she didn't feel cold, holding a small stove in her hand and looking at the snow in the garden, her voice was very light: "This snow is really good, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, let's compete with Daddy to compose poems, just make plum blossom poems, and we will definitely please Daddy's good fortune." ”

Lin Qingyun sighed when she heard this: "If I say that, I can only bow to the wind, my sister and father-in-law are both talented in exploring flowers, and I can barely recognize a few words as a layman, but I don't dare to get an axe." I will tell the egret to prepare things early, and I don't have to wait for you to say that I will try to compose a poem, I will give you the color head first. ”

Daiyu said angrily: "My sister is too disappointing, it's just fun, where to pay attention to winning or losing." Besides, my sister also has benefits that others can't match, and I envy it, even my father can't compare. ”

"Anyone who does it has a good thing or two, that's true." Lin Qingyun reached out to help her and went up the small stone bridge with her, the water in the pool had frozen, and a few withered remnants of lotus were exposed under the snow. Inevitably, Daiyu remembered some sad verses again, and Lin Qingyun took the first step to sigh: "This year's snow is so big, the next year will be a bumper harvest year, and the people must be very happy." ”

"The fields are abundant, and the people have food to eat and clothes to wear, which is indeed a happy event." If in the past, Daiyu, a deep boudoir lady, paid attention to spring planting and autumn harvest, just because Lin Qingyun was from the countryside, and occasionally heard him mention it, he understood a little, and he also had more respect for those croppers.

When the two came back from the garden, the maids held hot ginger tea, and each drank a bowl, and their whole bodies warmed up. After breakfast in one place, I checked everywhere again to confirm that there was nothing wrong, and the red lanterns had already been hung up and down the house, and the doors had been replaced with new charms, and the people under them were also dressed in new clothes, and they were beaming.

The sky will be dark, the lanterns up and down the house will be lit, the flower hall will be set up with a table, the four corners are arranged with braziers, and the house will be smoked warm. The door opened, the maids went in and out with all kinds of dishes, and the three members of the Lin family had already sat down separately, gossiping while serving the food.

Although the family population is simple, it is a blessing to be able to reunite with his daughter for the New Year like this, Lin Ruhai smiled and personally served two bowls of hot soup: "The time is still long, first drink the hot soup to warm up your body, but then according to what Qingyun said, let's draw lots, what is caught, and you are not allowed to rely on the account if you lose." Lin Ruhai made a rare joke.

"Thank you, father-in-law." The two got up and took the hot soup, Daiyu had already held the bowl, Qingyun added soup, and Lin Ruhai also served a bowl.

Daiyu drank two sips of soup, looked left and right, and said: "There are too few people to catch lots, it's not interesting, we have a lot of girls, it's better to let them also set up a table next to them, and have fun together." ”

"It's fine." It's rare to have a lively holiday, but Lin Ruhai is not so well-behaved.

The game took two turns, and there were those who wrote poems and lyrics, and the girls were illiterate, no matter the rhyming words, as long as they were smooth. There are also riddles and storytellers, which are all kinds of interesting and interesting. Lin Ruhai, as the master of the house, but whenever the girls are drawn, no matter how good or bad, they will be rewarded, and he himself won the story of the story, so he told an unsolved case encountered in the old year, not to mention the girls, but Qingyun Daiyu both listened to it.

The banquet was lively, and Fu Bo suddenly walked in quickly against the cold wind: "Master, someone is here in the palace!" ”

Lin Ruhai hurriedly stood up, tidied up his clothes and walked out, Qingyun and Daiyu looked at each other, and stood nervously at the door listening to the movement outside.

Shaoqing Lin Ruhai has not come back yet, and Aunt Xu came first. Aunt Xu said with a smile: "Great joy! The saint rewarded the old man with two bowls of blessed dishes, and the old man had already gone to the ancestral hall to offer them. ”

Daiyu was relieved when she heard this, and whispered to Qingyun: "The dishes appreciated in the palace, no matter how good they are, will be cold when they are sent out, and they can't be eaten if they are not supplied." Dad once said that he won a reward the year he was ordered to salt politics, and this was the first time after many years. Although I don't value these things, it is a good thing for my father to be rewarded by the palace. ”

"This shows that the Holy Father is highly valued." Lin Qingyun also felt happy, and at the same time felt that the emperor would just make a profitable deal, just a bowl of leftovers, but it represented the emperor's grace and glory, those who got it were happy, and those who didn't get it were envious and jealous.

At this time, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the palace is in full swing.

The most honorable seat on the table sat the emperor and empress, and the person closest to the emperor and queen was always the same - Prince Chun Tuyan. The other princes are still the kings of the county, even if they have grown up watching this kind of disparity since childhood, they are not jealous, but they know the reason why the other party is favored, and the body of the pure prince, it is difficult to say how many years they can live, so there is nothing to be jealous of.

The queen is talking to Tu Yan lovingly: "You will be twenty years old after the New Year, and there is no concubine in your house who is in charge of housekeeping, and it is not good, the queen mother carefully selected the young ladies of each family, there are really a few good ones, and I don't force you to choose which one, but you also take a look, maybe you like it." ”

Tu Yan's pale face became more and more distressing under the illumination of the palace lamp, he hadn't eaten a few bites since he sat down, and his hands had been holding the hand stove, clearly in a lively and luxurious banquet, but it seemed to be a shell, as if in the blink of an eye, people would turn into nothingness with the snow flying outside the hall. After listening to the queen's words, Tu Yan only said lightly: "The queen mother doesn't have to bother so much, let's choose well, how do you know that the young lady is willing?" Even if I am the prince of the prince, I don't want to force this, it's not interesting after all. ”

The queen's face was suddenly sad and angry, and she gritted her teeth and said: "My son can take a fancy to them, it is a blessing that they have cultivated for several lifetimes!" ”

"Queen mother, don't force it, it's good for my son to live like this." Tu Yan couldn't stop coughing twice as he spoke, and the queen changed her face in a panic, and she opened her mouth to pass the imperial doctor. Tu Yan hurriedly grabbed her: "Don't panic, don't get in the way, it's just that I've been sitting for a long time and I'm a little tired." ”

Although the emperor was talking to the other princes, he also paid attention to this, and when he saw this, he hurriedly said: "Lao Qi is weak, don't talk about so many rules, hurry up and rest, I can still blame you for this." ”

"Erchen is rude." Tu Yan didn't insist, got up and confessed, and retreated from the table with his body shaking slightly.

Every move on the table was watched, and the situation in vain was even more eye-catching, some gloating, some regretting, and some wanting to profit from it. The queen was very distressed, barely supported the banquet, and couldn't help crying when she returned to Fengyi Palace, Chinese New Year's Eve the emperor was going to rest in Fengyi Palace at night, but the princes had not dispersed at this time, and the emperor was talking to his sons, if it weren't for the ......

"Niangniang, don't be sad, cry carefully and your eyes are red, Your Majesty is coming over." The palace maid was busy persuading.

The queen was upset, sad and angry.

Tu Yan is already twenty, and he is the respect of the prince, but he has not agreed on family affairs for a long time, not that she is picky, but the family she chooses, the other party has either decided to marry or is not well, and she looks down on those who are willing, those who are either too low in family background and daughter are not fine, or the concubine is not favored, where can she afford the prince and princess.

It stands to reason that the prince's family affairs should not be so difficult, just because the incident completely broke Lao Qi's body back then, not only was he weak but also sick, and his lifespan was limited, and even his heirs had an impact. Although these things are secret, the shrewd people will inquire about the longevity, but no one who loves their daughter wants to send her daughter to suffer. At this point, this matter is already very difficult, and the old seven are stubborn tempered, and they must find someone who has the same mind, otherwise they would rather be at ease alone, so that now there is not even a serving concubine around them. Because the imperial doctor said that it was better for Lao Qi's body to be quiet and recuperate, and there would be less intercourse, the queen did not forcibly give it to people.

Thinking of today's diagnosis by the imperial doctor, she said that Lao Qi only had five years to live at most, and her heart was like a knife, and she became more and more determined to find the princess for Lao Qi. Even if the seventh child is gone one day, he will leave a trace of blood, and there will be sacrifices during the New Year's holidays in the future, so as not to be a lonely ghost.