Chapter 44: New Year's Money
The first day of the first lunar month was originally called 'New Year's Day', and the original meaning of 'yuan' was 'head', and later extended to 'beginning'. This day is the first day of the year, the first day of spring, and the first day of the first month, so it is called 'Sanyuan'. Because this day is still the dynasty of the year, the dynasty of the moon, the dynasty of the sun, so it is also called the 'three dynasties'; and because it is the first new day, it is also called 'Yuan Shuo', and the first day of the first month also has other names such as the previous day, the main dynasty, the three Shuo, the three beginnings, etc., which means the beginning of the year, the month and the day.
On the morning of the Spring Festival, the door is opened, and the firecrackers are set off first, which is called 'opening the door and the cannon battle'. After the sound of firecrackers, the ground is full of broken red, bright like clouds, called 'full house'. At this time, the streets were full of vigor and joy.
"Slave He Jiu listened to Yuxuan and the eunuchs and palace maids, congratulating the little master on a happy New Year, wishing the little master good fortune and health, and always smiling!"
As soon as Angel came out of the hanging flower door in the middle, she saw He Jiu on the side kowtowing respectfully, and the window behind her was pasted with novel window flowers, which looked particularly festive in the New Year.
Angel was in a good mood, but she had the intention of teasing He Jiu, but she didn't let him get up, quietly walked to his side, and looked around, "I'll see, this courtyard is deserted, how can I say that I heard Yuxuan give me New Year's greetings, why didn't I see anyone?" ”
Jin Mama smiled unconsciously, this little master is getting older and going back, completely forgetting that he is the master of the first palace, and at this time he began to play with He Jiu.
He Jiu is an old fritter who has been mixed in this palace for many years, and he immediately saw that Angel was not angry, but just purely fighting with him, so he hurriedly turned around and kowtowed again and again, "Damn it, the old slave has bad teeth recently, and he always speaks and leaks, which is why he insulted Niangniang's ears." The slave listened to the rain and chose to wish the little master good luck, smile often, and make all wishes come true! ”
"Okay, little master, for the New Year, don't be embarrassed by He Jiu, there will be a lot of palace maids and eunuchs to kowtow to you in a while, and you still need to accept the congratulations of other little masters!" Mama Jin said with some resentment.
Angel pouted, "Get up!" He took out another red envelope and threw it directly to He Jiu" He Jiu's father-in-law's mouth is really getting more and more powerful, and his mouth will be as sweet as honey, which coaxes Mama Jin. Now that I have your younger brother, I have completely forgotten about my master and given the New Year's red envelope. ”
"Thank you, Master, for your grace!" He Jiu pinched the red paper bag, the weight was not light, and he thought that it was not any silver, and hurriedly kowtowed to Angel, "The one on my sister's mouth is a slave, and the one in my heart is still the master, the slave is just the wind on my sister's mouth, and the master is the meat in my sister's heart." ”
"Hehehe! Hehehe! Angel smiled, pointed at He Jiu and scolded with a smile, "I saw that my mouth was not smeared with honey, but I fell into the mandarin orange last night, and I can still smell it!" ”
"So, what is I, the rat who stole the honeypot?" A majestic man's voice broke the laughter in the room, and everyone present was startled and looked towards the hanging flower door outside.
The bright yellow robe was embroidered with the pattern of the dragon in the sea, the turbulent golden waves at the corner of the robe, the man's three-dimensional handsome facial features, a pair of sharp eagle eyes, the whole person emitted a kind of king aura that shocked the world, and the evil and handsome face had a dissolute smile at this time.
Angel was stunned when she saw the visitor, the emperor at this moment seemed to be a little different from what she knew, but what kind of change, she couldn't speak, and calmly gave a big gift to the man in front of her, "Concubine to the emperor, please be safe!" ”
"Slave and maid, please say hello to the emperor!"
"The slave greets the emperor!"
"Get up!" The emperor gave a big hand, gave a few people present a flat body, and looked at Angel with a wicked smile, "Then what is this mouse who stole the honeypot?" ”
Angel blinked, "Does the emperor raise mice?" What does it look like? Isn't it cute? It likes to eat honey, right? When can you take your concubine to see it? Adhering to the truth of not admitting the account, he directly leaned on the other party's arms and became a camel.
The emperor was also amused by Angel's, hugged her on his knees, and gently patted her little fart (river crab) fart, this girl's brain turned quite fast.
Angel touched the big place and looked at him blankly, what is the situation? It's not that it hurts to be beaten, but, but, how should she describe such a situation, she had never encountered such a thing in her previous life, she was **, and her little face suddenly blushed.
The eldest grandson Yuanhong looked at the white and red skin, the coquettish posture, the lower abdomen suddenly tightened, and strangled her small waist fiercely, trying not to let her move, hiding her embarrassment.
As soon as Angel's little fart (river crab) touched the stiff hard object, she immediately stiffened there, and said to a few people in the room in a restrained manner, "You guys go down first!" Mama, find out my bag of silver naked, which is considered a New Year's money for the people in the courtyard, and there is no need for anyone to serve here. ”
"No!" The group left quickly, but Mama Jin looked at Angel's eyes a little bit**, the two girls were completely ignorant, and He Jiu was an old fritter with a completely calm look.
Seeing that everyone was gone, Angel untied a purse embroidered with light yellow hyacinth from her belt and handed it to him, "Here, it's yours!" ”
The emperor looked at the light green purse and was slightly stunned: "What is this for?" "There was no shortage of women in the palace who embroidered for him, and in order to win his favor, he did not receive any such things, but there was something special for Angel to give him, and there were some pearls, rubies, and some gold and silver nudes.
"New Year's money!"
"Press? Money given to children as a gift during lunar New Year? The emperor didn't know whether to cry or laugh, he couldn't wait to slap this girl again, what kind of person the New Year's money was for, she didn't figure it out, she actually thought of giving herself the New Year's money.
Looking at the emperor's disdainful eyes, Angel's flame suddenly rubbed high, "Don't laugh, it means to give you New Year's money, not for you to spend." Folks believe that when evil spirits or 'Nian' go to harm children, children can use the money to bribe them and turn evil into good fortune. My brother contracted a disease not long after he was admitted to the fame, and it was useless to see how many doctors he saw, and then he invited a Taoist priest to come and see, which got better, and the Taoist priest told his father that he had to give his brother New Year's money every year, no matter how old he grew, this could not be changed. The Taoist priest said that people with heavy yang energy and people with extremely noble lives are easy to attract a lot of demons and monsters, so you must give money to suppress it. ”
"I don't believe this!" He only believes that man will win the day, but the purse in his hand does not feel tight, and he has never received a red envelope since he was eight years old, this girl would actually think of this thing.
Looking at the light yellow flowers on it, the delicate lace embroidery, some of them looked like trumpet flowers, but they hugged each other and raised the things in their hands, "What kind of flower is this?" How come I've never seen a flower like this? ”
Angel pouted, "It's hyacinth!" The flower language and symbolism of hyacinth symbolize the meaning of "light the fire of life, and you can enjoy a rich life together." And the yellow hyacinth: happy, happy, happy to be with you. ”
Eldest Sun Yuanhong's hand trembled, his thumb gently rubbed the light yellow petals around him, looking at the bright stamens, but he didn't feel a little sad and happy? Happy? Happy to be with you? Can he? The eldest grandson Yuanhong couldn't help but ask himself, can he give happiness to this girl next to him?
Seeing the uncertain appearance of the eldest grandson, Angel thought that he didn't like such things, so she went to grab it, "If you don't want it, just give it back to me." ”
"Huh! Huh! Eldest Sun Yuanhong hurriedly retracted his hand, stood up, raised his hand high, and looked at her with a contemptuous expression, "This is what you gave to me, and you are embarrassed to go back?" ”
Seeing that he was unwilling to return it to himself, and that he was destined to be unable to catch up with his height, Angel suddenly sat on the chair in discouragement, and said coldly, "Whatever you want!" ”
The eldest grandson Yuanhong took a good look at the New Year's money given by Angel, and picked up a golden nude that he didn't know when he pressed the rod, it seemed to be a musical instrument, but it didn't look like a musical instrument, just a small grass with a few small bells falling on it, the craftsmanship in the palace was very exquisite, and the patterns of the grass were carved very delicately.
If it weren't for this, he really wouldn't recognize that this was a plant, and raised the golden nude in his hand, "What kind of flower is this?" It mostly looks like a musical instrument! ”
The corners of Angel's mouth twitched, and she secretly scolded the guy in front of her for not being educated, "This is my favorite flower, called lily of the valley, also known as Junying grass, or lily of the valley, which represents the arrival of happiness." In the ancient Sussex legend, the warrior St. Reynard, determined to eradicate the evil, fought the evil dragon in the forest, and finally died with the dragon from exhaustion. And on the land after his death, the lily of the valley with small white flowers like jade bells and a fragrant lily of the valley grow. The lily of the valley that blooms alone in that cold land is the embodiment of St. Leonard, condensing his blood and spirit, and according to this legend, if the lily of the valley flower is given to relatives and friends, the god of happiness will descend to the flower collector. ”
The eldest grandson Yuanhong thoughtfully finished the golden nude in his hand, and most of the concubines liked some orchids or peonies or other precious flowers, lily of the valley, her favorite flower, is she going to send this favorite happiness to his hands?
Unconsciously, even the eldest Sun Yuanhong himself didn't notice that his state of mind was shaken, this girl who didn't care about anything had been implanted in his heart and could no longer be removed.