November 29, the winter solstice, on this day, all the houses in the house got up early in the morning from top to bottom.

Mrs. Fu got up at the beginning of the day, and the housekeepers everywhere received their own pairs of cards and began to be busy for the day.

Now that Mrs. Fu has returned, the matter of worshipping ancestors at home is led by his old man. Fu Zheng and Fu Yun of the long room, Fu Ping, the third young master Fu Ping, the second young master Fu Cheng, the fourth master Fu Yan, the third young master Fu Peng, and the fourth young master Fu Ju all wore neatly into the ancestral hall.

After worshipping his ancestors, Fu Zheng prepared to go to the court to congratulate. Fu Ping is in charge of the affairs of the house, and he will stay in the house today, and he can hand over all the big and small things to the people below. The fourth old man Fu Yan is the most idle, and now he has found an idle position in the Hanlin Academy by relying on Fu Zheng's relationship, and he can go or not on weekdays, and he doesn't have to go on days like today.

After a busy time, it was already time, and Mrs. Fu ordered the big kitchen to prepare breakfast, and everyone would go to Fuzhi Hall to eat today.

At this time, the girls in the house have to get up no matter how lazy they are.

The courtyards of several young ladies such as Ming Zhuxuan, Fushengzhai, Wenting Courtyard, and Mingxia Courtyard have already gotten up, and the subordinates are already busy.

The people who packed up first went to the old lady's Fuzhi Hall to wait and talk to the old lady Fu.

When Fu Tianqing arrived, Fu Xiangqing, Fu Shuxian, Fu Shuyuan, and Fu Shuya's sisters were already talking around the old lady, but Fu Nuanqing, Fu Xinqing, and Fu Yuqing came with her.

Old Lady Fu was very happy when she saw a few of them: "It's all frozen on a cold day, come in and warm your hands first." ”

It could be seen that the old lady was very happy today, and greeted Fu Xinqing and said, "You haven't come to your grandmother for a few days, why don't you pay attention because of the three sisters who came." ”

Fu Xinqing approached the old lady and said coquettishly: "Your old man forgot me when he had a new love, how dare his granddaughter go forward and make you unhappy." ”

The old lady twisted her mouth and said, "This girl, talking nonsense, why don't you say that you are too lazy to come, why didn't your mother come with you this time." ”

Fu Xinqing said: "My mother didn't come over with me in Mingheyuan, so I should come directly with my aunt for a while." ”

When Mrs. Fu heard this, she turned to the side and said, "Wait a while, Xiang Yatou will take Sister Yuan and a few more sets of winter clothes to get a few sets of winter clothes, how thin the clothes they brought when they came," and said to Fu Tianqing: "You take time to take your sisters to read more in the future, and you have a lot of books there now, so it's cheap to ask them to go to your place to read." ”

Fu Tianqing didn't expect the old lady to speak to her, and when she heard it, she didn't say much. The old lady had no objection to the lunch, and nodded with satisfaction.

Fu Xinqing didn't feel that she had been neglected for a day or two, she said noisily: "Grandmother, why don't you have anything to tell me, there are so many people in the third sister's Hinayana there, it is better to let the three sisters study with Mr. Xu every day." ”

Fu Tianqing was already applauding her in her heart, she was worried about how to send the three of them without offending the old lady, this Fu Xinqing had already helped her come up with an idea in the next moment.

The old lady didn't expect this girl to make a sound, and hurriedly bluffed her: "You want to play for the New Year, don't Mr. have a holiday, and Mr. Xu will also go home for the holiday, and he will come back after the New Year." ”

Fu Xinqing was puzzled, she had never heard of Mr. Xu and his family, she just didn't want everyone to revolve around Fu Tianqing, but the old lady had already turned a fierce face on her, and she didn't dare to speak again.

Fu Xiangqing glanced at her quietly, and couldn't help but sigh and laugh at her again.

The old lady asked the eldest lady again: "Go and see why the ladies haven't arrived yet, and it's time to arrange for dinner." ”

Mint walked away.

After a while, Mrs. Fu, the third lady Qian, and the fourth lady Lin came over.

The old lady asked the eldest lady, "Are the outer courtyards all arranged?" ”

Mrs. Fu said: "It's all arranged, and the kitchen has already set up the meal for that side first." After saying that, he told everyone to hurry to the dining room and wait, and soon breakfast will be set up here.

A group of people went to the dining room in the east room of the upper room of Fuzhi Hall, and there were already girls with all kinds of food and orderly delivery of things inside.

In addition to the winter solstice round that is unique to the winter solstice, there are also a variety of breakfast dishes such as rhombus flour cake, chicken rolls, fried spring rolls, rice porridge, and dairy cheese.

Mrs. Fu and the others ate at the same table with the old lady, and the rest of the juniors ate at another table.

On weekdays, everyone can't help but be more restrained, but today the old lady said first: "This year is not as good as in previous years, our family has not been so complete for a long time, but it is a good sign, and next year and then it should be a happy event." "Although the elders are talking here, the juniors over there are also pricking up their ears to listen.

When Lin heard this, he smiled and said, "But isn't it, I'm afraid that some sisters-in-law will be busy next year, and the three children of the long house will be connected one after another." ”

Mrs. Fu didn't think there was anything, the Qian family next to her couldn't help but have mixed feelings when she heard it, the brother and sister in their third room were ranked second, but they hadn't said kiss yet, she wanted to pay attention to it in private, and then ask Mrs. Fu to help, but the long room was busy with her feet not touching the ground, but I was afraid that it would be their turn to Fu Cheng and Nuan Ya in the second half of the next year.

Qian was helpless, the old lady didn't pay attention to their second room, what could she do, I was afraid that she still had to quietly follow the old lady's path.

The people on the table here are also thinking differently, Fu Xinqing is absentmindedly eating, the youngest Fu Yuqing is a concubine in the fourth room, she is not treated by the Lin family, and she is always missing on weekdays, it is rare to come out today with everyone, and her eyes keep scanning the people at the dinner table.

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After the meal, the old lady sent Mrs. Fu Lin and others, leaving only the juniors to speak.

The kang was burned in the warm pavilion, the tea and fruits were prepared, and everyone moved over to talk

In the evening, the kitchen made dumplings for the winter solstice and sent them to the masters in each yard, and the day passed.

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On the winter solstice, the three days of pilgrimage are celebrated, and on the second day, families are still immersed in this atmosphere. Although the palace is still congratulatory, the atmosphere in the West Garden is a little lifeless.

Now that the eldest prince has been moved back to Yifeng Courtyard, Concubine Xian still has a few glimmers of hope and struggles from the shock of hearing her illness when she first heard about her condition.

Several imperial doctors in Tai Hospital come in and out all day long, and it has become a part of the daily life in Yifeng Hospital.

Fu Tianqing didn't want to enter the palace at this time, so she used the excuse that there were many things to do, and sent a message to Concubine Jing and others to enter the palace to see her after she was busy.

Concubine Jing was not sure whether Fu Tianqing was deliberately delaying or was so, and she still couldn't let go of her uneasiness.

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Also because the New Year is approaching, the generals stationed in the northern border pass, the southwest Shu region, the northwest frontier and other places have returned to Beijing to report on their work. Han Yun happened to be in the southwest, and rushed back to the capital with King Ruijun, who was in the northwest fiefdom.