The twenty-third or twenty-fourth day of the lunar month is also known as the "small year", which is the day of the folk sacrifice stove. In the folk song, "twenty-three, sugar melon sticky" refers to the sacrificial stove on the 23rd or 24th day of the lunar month every year. There is a so-called "official three people, four boats, five families", that is, the government is on the 23rd day of the lunar month, the general people are on the 24th, and the water people hold a sacrificial stove for the 25th.

The royal year is more complicated, especially this time it is the day of the imperial dynasty, after the state banquet, the emperor rested at Fu Guifei, which made several high-ranking concubines jealous and red-eyed, especially Shu Shu, who had just been promoted to Concubine Hui.

Fu Guifei smiled defiantly, feeling that this qiē was all taken for granted, he was the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, even the queen had no way to compare with her.

Seeing such a scene, Angel had to shake her head, this woman can really be compared with the Dunsu Imperial Concubine of Yongzheng, the Imperial Concubine, about the tenth day after Nian Qianyao returned to Beijing from Hangzhou, the year prison has nothing to do with the purpose of this article, and it is omitted, but due to the death of the concubine, it coincides with such a tense and sensitive moment in the political struggle, so in addition to the "death of illness", there are also "desperate suicide theory", "forced suicide theory" and "secret oracle death theory", and so on.

Although they have not yet reached that step at this moment, the emperor can be regarded as deeply hating the mother's family next to the empress, as well as Fu Guifei's mother's family, as the emperor's side of the couch, how can others snore, but unfortunately these two women don't seem to know this truth, and the glitz in front of them has long fascinated their eyes.

Every year, on the night of the last day of the lunar month, the last day of the lunar year (the 30th day of the month and the 29th day of the month), it is called 'Chinese New Year's Eve'. It is connected with the Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month) and is a day for people to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Since the lunar month has 30 days and the small month has only 29 days, the date of Chinese New Year's Eve is also 29 and 30. But this day, whether it is twenty-nine or thirty, is customarily called 'Chinese New Year's Eve'.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole family reunites to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, there is the custom of pressing the New Year's money and staying up on Chinese New Year's Eve, when the Zhou and Qin periods are about to end, the palace will hold a ceremony of 'Da Da', beating drums to expel the ghosts of the plague, called 'expulsion', and later the day before Chinese New Year's Eve is called Xiao Zhi, that is, Xiao Chinese New Year's Eve; Chinese New Year's Eve is Da Di, that is, Da Chinese New Year's Eve.

In Shou'an Hall, Mrs. An is holding her youngest granddaughter An Ting'er in one hand, and teasing her granddaughter like a little jade girl with a snack in the other.

Nalan June couldn't help but be a little worried when she saw such a scene, "Mother, let's put this little girl down!" Ting girl has been a lot heavier recently, and her daughter-in-law couldn't hold her a few days ago, you can't stand it! ”

After hearing this, Mrs. An glanced at her, "What is unbearable, this is my old wife and my granddaughter, who looks like the little jade girl in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva, how can I not stand it?" ”

An Ting'er is six years old, and she doesn't recognize her life at the moment, but her grandmother is constantly laughing with a snack, and she is wearing a big red jacket, which makes her even more cute, and she is really a little jade girl in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Seeing that the old lady liked children so much, An Ruozhi shook his head, glanced at An Ting'er in the old lady's arms, and said majestically, "Yuya, don't mess around, your grandmother is old, but she can't hold you, come to my father." ”

An Ting'er stuck out her tongue after hearing this, glanced at her grandmother pitifully, and saw that her grandmother's eyes were also reluctant, but she didn't speak, so she had no choice but to slip from her grandmother's arms and stand beside her mother obediently.

Mrs. An looked at her empty arms, and suddenly felt lost, and glanced at her son with some resentment, as if to say: It's all your fault for snatching my granddaughter.

An Ruozhi coughed, "Mother, the New Year is about to start spring, the doctor said that your body is best to make up for it in spring, some time ago, Concubine Chen sent some white fungus, bird's nest, wild Ganoderma lucidum, snow clams, Korean ginseng and other things, I will let people bring it to you in a while, and let Mama stew it for you to replenish your body." ”

"Concubine Chen?" The old lady was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then asked, "But our family's Qi girl?" ”

An Ruozhi nodded, "Yes!" It's Ruoxi's girl, yesterday the father-in-law in the palace sent out a will, saying that when the emperor sealed **, Ruoxi was canonized as a noble concubine, and the emperor also rewarded a lot of good things, no, I heard that your body is suitable for tonic in spring, so I sent you a lot of good things. ”

The old lady hurriedly waved her hand, "I'm a half-cut person, where can I use such a good thing, that Korean ginseng is a tribute thing, and I only saw it occasionally at the old lady in my early years." Every time I see the old lady receiving a reward, I am reluctant to use it, I am such an old woman, how can I drink the nobles in the palace compared to me. Besides, there is no shortage of food and clothing for me in the An family, and I don't need any other things. ”

An Ruozhi patted the back of his biological mother's hand, "Mother, you can rest assured, these things are good medicines for the body, this Korean ginseng and wild Ganoderma lucidum are tribute, if you think it is not suitable, store the things well, anyway, there will always be a time to get it, this is a child's mind." ”

Seeing this, Mrs. An couldn't shirk it anymore, and nodded with a sigh, "This kid is really, I finally have a little good thing, why don't you give me an old woman." She is the one who serves the emperor, and it is true that her body should pay more attention to maintenance, so why waste it on me. ”

An Ruozhi saw the old lady's restless appearance, and said comfortingly, "Mother, your concubine Niangniang has always been an idea, besides, the royal family has never lacked these things, and Niangniang will not give you these things, and empty your private room." ”

"That's good! That's good! "Mrs. An finally got a little comfort from her son" Qi'er, that girl is a blessed one, she is now a noble concubine, and now she is about to catch up with her father's grade, it is really a good fate, and when her position is stable in a few years, she should have a child. ”

Looking at the old lady's constant chatter, An Ruozhi finally felt that there was still some hope, "When that time comes, our family can enter the palace to thank you, and by the way, go to see your little great-grandson!" ”

The old lady nodded, "No matter what, the old woman only hopes that the girl can be safe in the palace." By the way, the New Year is coming, Qi girl, it has been more than half a year since she entered the palace, there are many nobles in the palace, and the expenses are particularly large, you say that this time to prepare some money for the girl, she will spend a lot of money on the New Year, not to mention some other expenses. ”

An Ruozhi nodded after hearing this, "My son understands, I have already asked June to arrange it, and there is still some surplus money in the family account, and my son wants to take five thousand taels out and send it to the palace first, plus two hundred taels of gold, and then add some jewelry, cloth, medicinal materials or something, all say that it will be a fat year, and my son has made a lot of gold and silver naked, and is ready to send it to her to reward the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace." ”

After hearing this, Mrs. An nodded, and glanced at Nalan June, "Well, it looks okay, but Qi Yatou doesn't use much gold in the palace, in my opinion, it's better to add one hundred taels of gold and three thousand taels of silver!" In the palace, the rewarders all use gold nude seeds and gold melon seeds, and silver things are not needed, plus some jade for children to bring with themselves, all say that jade is to raise people, and it is also auspicious in the New Year. ”

Nalan June didn't feel a little embarrassed, and walked in front of the old lady respectfully, "Mother, how about beating all the jewelry given to Qi Yatou into jade, those gold and the like are a little heavy, not suitable for Qi Yatou." ”

Mrs. An waved her hand, "Send less jade, send one or two bracelets, plus a pair of hostas or something, but Jin Buyao still has to send one or two, she is now the head of the first palace, and she has to deal with the palace concubines below." ”

An Ruozhi saw that Nalan June's face was not good-looking, so he said, "Mother, Qi girl has been in the palace for less than a year, and she has been promoted to one of the six noble concubines, and there is no heir or anything in front of her knees. And there are two other girls in the family, Qingchen's child is already twenty years old, although he has an official position, but he has not yet married, the son wants to wait until the beginning of spring to tell him about family affairs, and he will slide part of the property to the child's name, which is another sum of money, so Qi Yatou's gift money is not slow. ”

"That's what you said, the old woman hasn't seen that girl for a long time, and she always has no bottom in her heart, so it's rare to think about left. In this way, prepare 6,000 taels of silver for Qi Yatou, 100 cars of gold, and send some step shakes, jade, cloth, medicinal herbs, etc. He glanced at Nalan June again, "Tell me when the eldest brother's marriage is on time, and send two thousand taels of silver to each of the two girls, and add some medicinal herbs and cloth to it." ”

Ye Min's rubbed face collapsed instantly, what did this dead old woman think of her two daughters, and the difference in treatment was too much, "Mother, Lan Yi is the eldest daughter of the family, is it ......" This kind of treatment is only afraid of the scholar's daughter.

The old lady smiled sarcastically, "The children have long been royal people, and what kind of concubine is the concubine Qi girl is the lord of the first house, can Lin'er and Meng'er compare with her?" ”

Ye Min rubbed it and struck like a lightning strike, Angel is the head of the first palace, and her two daughters are just palace maids now.