In the New Year, all the houses were busy, and everything was handed over, but she ended up relaxed.

Although it was still the first month, the ink painting and the flower room asked for two seedlings of green calyx peonies, and Sister Hui took them to dig the soil, plant, water, fertilize, and even move the flower pot up and down. Although he was busy sweating profusely, his sleeves were rolled up high, and he completely ignored the etiquette of the boudoir, but his face was full of satisfied smiles. Mother Wang watched her cheeks bite tightly, and the wrinkles on her forehead deepened a few degrees, and she couldn't bear to blame her.

Mo Hua and Mo Qin looked straight to the side and had bad ideas, and the room was very lively for a while.

"Miss, we have nothing to do recently, why don't we go and take a look at Mother Xu, especially Sister Cuixiu, last time the slave maid went to send the festival things, she came to pull the slave maid and asked the old man for a long time." When Sister Hui finished finishing the two peonies, she was being served by Mother Wang, who had a calm face, to wash her hands. Mo Qin said on the side.

"Today's sixth day of the new year, I remember that it is the birthday of Sister Cuixiu, you pick up some things and bring them with you in a while, you and Mother Wang will go to see it on my behalf, and you will also go to meet the old people. I won't go, just know that everyone is doing well. Sister Hui smiled

"Miss" Moqin was anxious to persuade again.

But he was interrupted by Wang's mother and reprimanded, "Why are you becoming more and more mindless now, when can you go out openly?" It's not that the young lady took the silver and dotted it up and down. It's okay if you go out, but if Miss goes out and is seen by someone with a heart, wouldn't it hurt Miss, but also hurt Mother Xu and Moqi, don't forget that Mother Xu and Moqi are dead. ”

Moqin is not stupid, but she has always been simple-minded, not as eccentric as the ink painting elves, nor as calm as Qiu Ju and Moqi. Mother Wang's reprimand also turned around, and immediately bowed her head to make amends to Sister Hui.

"It's okay, I know what you say. I'm afraid you'll have to be questioned every time you go back. Tell them that I am also reading it, and it will not be long before everyone will be able to see it, but not now. Sister Hui gently helped Moqin and smiled.

Mo Qin nodded, crisp and crisp.

Sister Hui here can still have the leisure to plant two pots of peonies. At this time, there was a lot of undercurrent surging in the Fengqi Hall in the palace.

"Queen Mother, your pearl shirt is really good-looking, and this newly made phoenix hairpin is also very chic." The eldest princess sat down and said with a smile, her eyes showing envy.

In fact, everyone in the hall saw it early, and they had already guessed in their hearts.

Although as the mother of the country, what kind of clothes and jewelry do you want, but the pearl shirt is full of round South China Sea wild pearls, and there are only those that are offered every year.

There is also the Nine Heavens Whirling Dancing Phoenix Hairpin, which is so detailed that each feather can be distinguished, and the wings are decorated with rubies, each of which is the size of a pomegranate.

Not to mention the novelty objects next to it, these two alone are afraid that they will cost tens of thousands of silver taels to make.

Although such a luxury after a country is worthy of such a large court, the emperor said that he would save silver taels for the war in northern Xinjiang, so he cut the amount from the royal family, followed by the noble courtiers.

I heard that during the Chinese New Year this year, the emperor even saved money for fireworks, but the queen was so extravagant.

Concubine Hui has always been very good at judging situations, and when she saw the emperor's eyes sweeping around the queen, she knew that she should say a few words, "The queen's mother is the mother of the world, and she is loved and worshiped by all the people, and these luxurious things can be worthy of the demeanor of the mother." ”

Although the queen mother is the mother of a country and is worshiped by all the people, the queen mother is also the mother of the world, and she dares to ask which mother in this world will take the silver money of her children to dress herself." The seventh princess, Xia Cheng Mulang, said.

The queen glanced at the three of them with a knife eye, but she couldn't help but touch the emperor's smiling face and the chill in his eyes, her heart trembled, and she explained: "These are the New Year gifts prepared by Chang'er for the concubines, not the concubines misappropriating the money in the palace without permission." ”

"Oh, that Chang'er is partial to your mother, and I only have an ivory pen here." When the emperor heard this, he smiled and said with a smile

When the queen heard this, she covered her sleeves and smiled, and said, "Your Majesty, what else do you say, the concubine heard the emperor talk about it before, and the ivory is the old ivory of a century-old elephant that he asked someone to find in the southwest border. ”

"Well, Lao Wu has always been a filial child." The emperor touched the handful of beard, nodded and smiled.

When the queen heard this, she also laughed, but she became more and more worried in her heart, the emperor's ambiguous words made her really uncomfortable.

Although there was a slight disappointment in the palace concubine who was waiting to see a good show, she didn't dare to show it, only Concubine Hui smiled slightly, and Concubine De rarely glanced at the emperor with an unknown meaning.

Concubine Li watched from the side, raised her eyebrows and continued to drink her newly-brewed plum wine, but her heart was like a mirror.

After the family banquet in Fengqi Palace, the seventh princess returned to Huamu Pavilion on the front foot, and the eldest princess on the back foot arrived.

"Eldest sister, I don't seem to have any reaction to what my father said to us today." The seventh princess hurriedly greeted her, and while carrying the eldest princess to the inner room, she said, and sent all the subordinates away by the way.

"Well, but you also know your father, and what the queen mother did was a resounding slap in the face to her father's decree. Do you think your father is really not angry? After the eldest princess sat down, she said with a faint smile.

"No, Father can't tolerate it. But he didn't reprimand the queen, nor did he reprimand the fifth brother. The Seventh Princess shook her head twice and replied

"yes, why not reprimand? You don't remember when you were young, no matter how naughty your third brother was in the palace in the old days, after your father knew about it, he just waved his hand and didn't say anything. Over time, the people in the palace understood that the father didn't want to hear anything about the three princes at all. So everyone knew that the third prince was the least favored prince. The eldest princess took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Oh! The eldest sister means that the father is going to be the queen cold? The Seventh Princess couldn't help but laugh

"Well, maybe, but not necessarily. After all, the queen's family is in full swing, and it is no more isolated than your third brother back then. However, our goal today has been achieved, and I believe that my father will never let this matter go lightly. "If the queen is reprimanded on the spot, or the emperor immediately throws a cold face, then the queen and King Yong will plead guilty together, I am afraid that the matter will be revealed.

But he didn't say anything, and he didn't punish anything, which means that this matter cannot be simply asked to understand.

"I have already put all the New Year's gifts that Sister Hui prepared for you with Xiaoguo, and she will not enter the palace this year." The eldest princess continued

"Huh? Why, I'm going to show her my new crossbow? The Seventh Princess pouted in disappointment

"Because you have something to do." The eldest princess reached out and patted Cheng Mu's cheek and said with a smile. Then he told her the details of the matter.

"Okay, eldest sister, don't worry. Strike while the iron is hot, and I'll talk about it in the evening. The Seventh Princess nodded solemnly.