The next day, Chen Wenhui asked Qiu Bi to prepare a post early in the morning, and sent a steward to Shi Yuesi's house to give Shi Yuesi a post, and invited Shi Yuesi to come to her house in the afternoon.

After the post was released, Chen Wenhui did routine business, boxing, practice, and went to the princess's mansion to check the accounts. When I went to the princess's mansion, I found that the princess went to the palace early in the morning and had not come back yet. Chen Wenhui didn't care, although she recommended the results of the draft of this Spring Banquet, although she recommended it to Princess Lichuan, Princess Lichuan would also report to the concubine, but if the results really come down, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will investigate the families of these girls clearly, and then, these girls must be examined, that is, physical examination, and only those who pass can be selected, and the palace will give a decree, so a toss, no matter what, it will take a month. The palace made a decree, and these girls still had to stay at their parents' house, waiting for the grandmother in the palace to come to teach the rules, and only after teaching them could they enter the palace. Therefore, from now on, it will take two months for these girls to enter the palace at the earliest.

Chen Wenhui went straight to do her own thing. She didn't want to worry about the emperor's search for a little wife.

Chen Wenhui spent a morning very calmly, in addition to reading the account books in the princess's mansion, she also went to Jinyutang, yesterday there were ladies and girls who wanted to go to Jinyutang to buy things, she said that she wanted to introduce them to them.

Shi Yuesi was not calm. Yesterday, Shi Yuesi didn't get the first place, but she was not sad at all, and she was always immersed in the process of Wen Hui's painting yesterday. Back home, her father and mother, as well as her favorite aunt, were waiting for news of her.

Shi Yuesi's mother was not in good health, so she couldn't accompany her to the banquet. Usually, because Shi Yuesi's mother's health is not good, she can't take care of the house, and she can't attend the banquet between the wives, so Lord Shi takes an aunt who married from everyone's family to attend various occasions. There is also housework that is also managed by this aunt. This aunt is a big girl of the Bai family in the past, and her name is Yan Hong.

Originally, this Yan Hong was trained in the Bai family and was very capable. After coming to the Shi family, he was also conscientious and took good care of the Shi family and Shi Yuesi's brothers and sisters. Mrs. Shi was very relieved because of this, so she entrusted all the family's qiē to Yan Hong. Although Lord Shi spoils his concubines, he continues. But he respects Yan Hong very much, and gives her a status second only to Mrs. and even higher than Mrs. Madame.

But Yan Hong later had her own children, and gave birth to a boy and a girl, since Yan Hong had her own children, she began to treat Shi Yuesi's brothers and sisters badly, and even worse treated the other children. Originally, the Shi family was not a wealthy family, and there were many children, so this resource was limited. In order to give her own children a little more, Yan Hong can only deduct other children. Therefore, Shi Yuesi's life has been very difficult in the past few years.

Because Yanhong came out of the Bai family, she had some incense with the lord of Shuyuan, therefore. This time, it was Yan Hong who moved Lord Shi, and then went out of the way and asked Shi Yuesi to attend the spring banquet. Otherwise, Shi Yuesi's father is only a fifth-grade official, and he is really not qualified to participate in the Spring Banquet.

Yan Hong is very calculating, this Shi Yuesi looks. The posture is the best choice, and the temperament is quiet, love to paint, this painting skill is very good, as a maid of the family, Yan Hong still has this vision. According to Yan Hong's calculations. This Shi Yuesi will definitely be able to win the first place with his painting skills, and with the help of the lord of Shuyuan, he will definitely be able to enter the palace. At that time, the palace will definitely reward a large sum of money according to the custom. Yan Hong also inquired, and ordinary family members entered the palace. will give a lot of money, but this time because it is selected among the nobles, so, as soon as you enter the palace, you are a nobleman, so you will be given more money and things.

Yan Hong hoped that after obtaining this wealth, she would be able to start a business with others, or buy some fields in the Gyeonggi area, so that the family would have a better life.

Of course, Lord Shi also objected, he said, this ordinary eunuch marrying a concubine, can toss the family poor, if he marries the royal family, this is okay, he can't afford this dowry.

Yan Hong smiled, she had been in a big family like the Bai family for a long time, she knew it, and said to Lord Sù Shi: "Master, have you thought about it, if the girl of our family enters the palace, she is a noble, she has a position, and she is the emperor's beloved. I want to burn the cold stove. When the time comes, we will pack up these gifts and bring them to the girl, and it will be enough for the girl to live in the palace. ”

Lord Shi thought about it, and said: "When the time comes, colleagues and relatives will definitely come to the door to congratulate, but they must only take some utensils, a little silver, and silk and the like, where can they?" ”

Yan Hong smiled and said: "Master, you don't know, this has always been a convention, if the girl of the family is selected to enter the palace, she doesn't need her biological father and mother to prepare a dowry." Generally, a large dowry will be given in the clan land. Our Bai family is like this, and it was also like this when Chen Guifei entered the palace. The same is true when the current Princess Jin becomes a princess. If the girls of ordinary eunuchs are elected to the palace, there will be those rich people, such as the big businessmen of the Jin family, who will send large sums of money, land property, and land deeds to the girls of this family, so that in the future, the girls will have a good income when they enter the palace and can take care of their business. For example, the current Concubine Wande, her mother's family was born in the market, and when she entered the palace, it was the silver given by the Shen family, a big businessman, and I heard that it was enough for 100,000 taels. Therefore, when Concubine Wande entered the palace, she had the confidence to fight against the queen. As a result, the Shen family became the No. 1 businessman in Great Chu. ”

These palace secrets Lord Shi didn't know, only Yan Hong, who was a maid in the family, knew that Lord Shi was very happy to hear this, so he attached great importance to his daughter's participation in the Spring Festival banquet this time, and placed high hopes on making jewelry and clothes. Lord Shi and Yan Hong both hope that if Shi Yuesi can be elected this time, not only will the palace give a large amount of money, but there will also be big businessmen who will take the initiative to prepare a dowry for Shi Yuesi, and then they will not only save a dowry, but also make a windfall. In the future, if Shi Yuesi can be favored, Lord Shi's official will also be promoted again, it is really harmless. Therefore, they were all waiting for Shi Yuesi's good news at home.

However, when Shi Yuesi returned home, she couldn't give up, and Yan Hong knew at a glance that this silly girl was obsessed with painting again. Hurry up and ask the jade who followed.

Cuiyu was a little scared and said, "Well, our girl didn't get the first place, it was Miss Chen Wenhui who won the first place in painting." ”

Lord Shi, Mrs. Shi and Yan Hong were all very disappointed.

Lord Shi walked out angrily and went to the courtyard of the new aunt. Yan Hong gritted her teeth, in order to make jewelry and clothes for Shi Yuesi, she had invested a lot of money. There are also rich gifts prepared for the county lord of Shuyuan, and a few mothers-in-law around the county lord of Shuyuan, the housekeepers, and the maids have all taken care of it, and spent such a large amount of money, but Shi Yuesi was defeated, how to make up for this hole?

Yan Hong was gritting her teeth here, and when she saw Shi Yuesi's excited look, she said to Mrs. Shi: "Mother, I saw a new painting technique today, which is really peculiar, and it can draw characters as realistically as looking in a mirror." It's a girl from the Chen family, her name is Wen Hui, and she said she wanted to teach me. ”

Although Madame Shi was also disappointed, after all, she was her beloved daughter, and she was also happy to see that she was so happy that she was about to learn a new art of painting.

The happy appearance of the mother and daughter made Yanhong even more angry. Yan Hong sneered and said, "Hmph, can that new painting art be eaten or drunk?" Can you become an immortal after learning? In order to let you participate in the Spring Banquet, our family took out a month's worth of money to make jewelry and cut clothes for you, and it cost you so much, so you can get this back, and we will not eat it for the next month? Still drinking? ”

Mrs. Shi lowered her face coldly and said, "Hmph, my daughter is a concubine, the eldest daughter of the master, how can I make a jewelry and not be able to eat?" Then what is it about your daughter who makes jewelry every day, makes clothes every day, and wears fancy clothes? ”

Shi Yuesi was also a little angry, and said coldly to Yan Hong: "It wasn't that I was going to attend this Laoshizi Spring Banquet at the beginning, I am a good girl, why did I show my face, it wasn't you who ordered me to go with my father." Are these clothes, jewelry, I want? It's not like you're forcing it. Well, I'll give you all back, so you don't have to talk about it. ”

After speaking, he immediately pulled off the hairpin on his head, the ring on his body, and the bracelet on his hand, all of which were put in front of Aunt Yanhong.

Yan Hong couldn't get off the stage and said, "Hmph, these jewelry and clothes are all worn?" Can it still be cloth? Can it be turned back into silver? I know you're playing with a girl's temper, you're arrogant, and if you're arrogant, you have to be capable. Don't you envy Chen Wenhui's painting skills? I know her mother, a concubine of the Bai family, when she was in Baifu, she saw me and called me my sister. Hmph, now her daughter has won the first place, what about you? ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Shi Yuesi saw her turning back, trembling with anger, and said angrily, "Isn't it just spending the family's money?" I'll give you the answer. ”

Yan Hong immediately stopped, with a smile on her face: "Oh? I can't see it, the girl is bigger, her heart is bigger, and she has developed her skills, this is what you said, you want to change it to me, or tomorrow the family will start eating bran vegetables. If you take out a tael of silver, I will buy a tael of vegetables, and if you can't take it out, then the whole family will starve with you. ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Mrs. Shi was a little worried and said, "Silly Yue'er, how can you be angry and say this, where did we get the money for her." If the whole family doesn't have anything to eat tomorrow, not to mention anything else, your father's favorite concubines will make trouble first, what should I do? ”

Shi Yuesi also regretted that he had said too much, but what should I do if the matter has come to this point, Shi Yuesi gritted his teeth and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the street to sell paintings." ”