On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after a lively reunion dinner, it is the New Year's celebration.

There were tiny snowflakes floating in the sky, the lights in the Hou Mansion were bright, and the old Hou and the old lady led the family to gather in the hall in the front yard, sitting around the stove and giving out red envelopes.

The younger generations take turns to kowtow to the old marquis and old lady, no matter how old or young they are, they can get their own New Year's money.

First the men and ladies of the five rooms, and then the young masters and ladies.

As the eldest son and the wife of the clan, the Murong family and his wife naturally received the most generous New Year's money, they thought that this year's second room would be five rooms, but they didn't want to become the second room, and An Shiyan and his wife had as many as three rooms and four rooms.

The old marquis gives out red envelopes, which has never been divided according to the concubine, but according to the sons' table for a year, so that even if the four rooms are also concubines, the old marquis will not give more, just because the four rooms have always been mediocre.

Of course, there will be some bias in it, everyone knows that the old marquis prefers five rooms, but An Shiyan's previous appearance is really good, and in general, it is fair.

However, everyone didn't expect that Wufang would "fall off the list" this year, and everyone was surprised, but they all took it for granted.

In the first half of this year, An Shiyan's appearance was actually very good, but in the second half of the year, he was involved in a few books in the court one after another, and did things that damaged the face of the Hou Mansion, even if the old Hou Ye hurt him again, he couldn't help but feel angry, plus the Meng family pretended to be sick and lazy a few days ago, all kinds of things were superimposed, and the old Hou Ye could make the five rooms on the same level as the other two rooms, which was already very tolerant.

In this regard, some people in the other four rooms sighed. There are also people who gloat.

After all, the red envelope given by the old marquis is not only a year-old, but also represents affirmation and love, and the meaning is very heavy.

An Shiyan's expression has always been faint. I don't feel sad and lost because I got less pressure than in previous years.

He had expected this to happen.

He lived up to the expectations of his father and mother, and made the Hou Mansion ashamed, and he didn't dare to expect too much, but now his father and mother are still willing to pay attention to him, he is already very satisfied, because he doesn't care about the size of the red envelope, only secretly tells himself in his heart to work hard in the future.

But he didn't care. Meng Shi cared.

Pinching the red envelope, which was a little thinner than in previous years, Meng Shi's face showed grievance.

She didn't care about the amount of money, but felt that her father-in-law didn't love Wufang as much as he used to. She was very puzzled by her father-in-law's "inexplicable" indifference. I feel a little aggrieved in my heart.

Fortunately, the old lady has always treated everyone equally, and the pressure on her five sons and daughters-in-law is the same, and this year is no exception, which makes Meng feel a little better. Finally, my mother-in-law is still thinking about the five rooms.

Then the young masters and ladies in the house kowtowed to the old marquis and old lady.

The concubine and daughter of the fifth room. It is the concubine and the concubine of each room.

An Ruojin's four sisters got a pressure no less than their own brother's, and the four of them got together for a while, which made their brother angry, and the two sides were so happy that they had a war of words.

The old marquis and the old lady didn't stop them, and happily watched the grandchildren laugh.

The last ones to come up were An Wenjun and An Ruoxian, and the two kowtowed in a proper manner and said auspicious words.

The old marquis is diligent and hardworking. The filial and polite An Wenjun is still very satisfied, and the only regret is that he has not been able to raise him since he was a child. The feelings have faded a lot. As for An Ruoxian, the old marquis was a little dissatisfied, even if he never asked about the backyard, he had heard about the deeds of this concubine "competing for favor".

The old marquis didn't say it, but he loved An Ruolan very much in his heart, knowing that An Ruoxian had robbed An Ruolan's favor, the old marquis naturally looked at An Ruoxian unpleasantly, and even the Meng family, who didn't know the importance of the relationship, made the old marquis even more dissatisfied.

No matter how satisfied the daughter-in-law is, it is also an outsider, not as good as her own granddaughter.

It was because An Ruoxian said a lot of auspicious words sweetly, and when the old marquis looked at her differently, the old marquis just nodded lukewarmly, and gave her a thin red envelope meaningfully.

An Ruoxian's smiling face was almost shattered on the spot.

When it was the turn of the old lady, the old lady did not treat everyone equally, and the beloved grandchildren gave more, and if it didn't hurt, she came directly according to the rules.

Then, it is the elders of the fifth room who press the younger generations.

With An Ruojin, An Ruoke and An Ruoyan, the three "complaint" little experts, the elders of the second and third rooms of the big house naturally cannot have a good impression of An Ruoxian, because the red envelopes given are also very thin, and the fourth lady has no daughters, and she is close to the Meng family, so she looks at her twice and gives her a weight that is not light, but it is also less than An Ruojin's daughters, as well as the young lady in the fourth room.

Even An Shiyan, the red envelope given to An Ruoxian was deflated.

When all the elders gave the seniors, An Ruoxian naturally became the least pressed among all of them, and An Ruolan, on the contrary, was the most senior among all the sisters, even more than several brothers.

For the first time, she realized her status in the Hou Mansion so bluntly, An Ruoxian's eyes were sour, her nose was sour, and her heart was even more sore. But Meng Shi didn't have time to take care of her, so she could only grieve alone.

After the New Year, the old marquis sat with the old lady for a while, and then went back to the room to rest, because he had to worship his ancestors when he was young, and the two old men were afraid that they would not be able to survive if they did not rest first.

So the prince of the long house led everyone to keep the New Year.

Most of the time, the elders sit around the fire and gossip, and the younger generations gather in twos and threes to laugh.

After a group of girls competed with each other to see who was older, they gathered together next to each other to discuss the new clothes to wear during the New Year's greetings.

Thinking of the set of clothes that Xia He sent to her room in the evening, An Ruolan couldn't cry or laugh.

The new clothes for New Year's greetings that her mother prepared for her turned out to be of the same quality as the clothes An Ruoxian was wearing today, and the moment she saw it, she almost couldn't believe her eyes.

However, Xia He's cramped and guilty look told her that it was not a misunderstanding.

The meaning of the same thing is very different when it is taken out at different times.

She didn't know whether she should be glad that her mother remembered her, or should she be angry that her mother put her on the same level as the concubine, or that she was placed under the concubine?

Today's An Ruoxian is dressed as bright as when she greeted the New Year tomorrow, is it that An Ruoxian will wear more glamorous and luxurious tomorrow than today, and then it will be pressed underneath?

There is no reason why when you go out to pay New Year's greetings, you dress worse than at home.

Regardless of whether Meng Shi intended it or not, An Ruolan had already made up her mind, even if she didn't have new clothes to wear, she wouldn't wear the set sent by Xia He.

In fact, Meng really had a little deliberate mind.

Don't you want to listen to me? That's good, I won't care about you, let you see how I love your sister, let you taste the taste of not having a mother's care and love, and then see if you dare to be disobedient.

Meng Shi was like playing with a child's temper, she thought that this would make An Ruolan succumb.

It can only be said that Meng Shi thought too simply.

When Xia He sent the clothes over, An Ruojin was present, because she saw An Ruolan's face showing a lonely look, she felt distressed in her heart, and hurriedly interrupted the people who were chatting about new clothes, and said: "It's boring to always talk about clothes and jewelry, let's pull the flower rope and see who has more fancy styles!" ”

An Ruoke also doesn't like to talk about clothes and jewelry, and the first one actively responds: "Okay, okay, I will save a lot of fancy!" ”

"But we didn't have a rope with us." It was said.

"That's easy to do, everyone wait first, I'll go back to the room and get it." An Ruojin stood up, her eyes were astringent, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt sorry for An Ruolan.

An Ruolan sensed her affection, pulled her sleeve, and called out worriedly: "Sister Jin......"

"No hurry, I'll be back soon." An Ruojin suppressed the sourness in her eyes, touched the top of An Ruolan's head with a smile, and walked out of the hall quickly.

Because of the words between the second lady and the third lady in the afternoon, Murong now became extra concerned about her daughter's every move, and when she saw her daughter leaving the hall with an abnormal expression, she immediately found an excuse to leave and chased after her quickly.

"What's going on? Chinese New Year, why did you cry so much? Murong caught up with An Ruojin, but when he saw his daughter crying with tears in her heart, her heart suddenly rose, and she hurriedly took the person into her arms and patted and comforted her.

An Ruojin leaned on her mother's warm arms, her heart became more and more sour, she sniffed, sobbed and said: "Mother, can you let Sister Lan be the child of our big house, Aunt Fifth doesn't care for her at all......"

Murong's heart jumped, and he wiped away his daughter's tears with a handkerchief, and said softly: "How can you talk such nonsense, what happened?" ”

An Ruojin sobbed and told what happened after lunch and Xia He's clothes.

Old Gao, who was frowning at Murong Clan, was also annoyed, and said angrily: "How could she do such a thing!" ”

The original good mood was diluted a lot by this incident.

An Ruojin wiped the corners of her eyes, took her mother's hand and coquettishly: "Since the fifth aunt cares so much about that concubine, mother, let's let Sister Lan pass on to our room." ”

Hearing this, Murong glanced at his daughter and said, "I will be married in two years, and I still say such foolish words, succession is a big deal, how can we succeed if we want to?" ”

After getting along with each other for a while, she also likes Sister Lan in her heart, but it is really not something she can do if she wants to, not to mention the attitude of the old marquis and the old lady, it is impossible for Meng Shi to agree.

Murong had no choice but to persuade his daughter: "Just think about it, don't tell anyone, if your fifth aunt knows, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful." ”

The old lady just let Sister Lan live in Yirong Garden, and Meng kept saying that the old lady wanted to rob her daughter, and if she knew that the big house had the idea of succession, I am afraid that this matter would not end well.

An Ruojin is also transparent, after hearing the words and thinking about it for a while, she understood what her mother meant, and she said cautiously: "I was also too radical for a while, so I had this idea, and I will not mention it again in the future." ”

But she still couldn't help complaining: "Aunt Fifth is really, she doesn't care about Sister Lan anymore, and she still has to fight and not let go." ”

Murong patted her on the back, didn't say anything, only sighed: "Okay, go get your flower rope, the sisters are still waiting for you." ”

"Hmm." An Ruojin nodded, turned around and walked quickly. (To be continued......)