Chapter 56: Chinese New Year's Eve
The author has something to say: The palace banquet is a big scene, so don't worry, let's take it step by step, and we can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Today's wall: Xizi Lakeside Qinghua Manman, LV1, Tong Sheng [2015-01-24] "Intuition tells me that I will definitely be stuck in a very ecstatic place tomorrowβ_β"
Yesterday I went out to play for a day, a child ran all over the mall, fortunately, a classmate's foot strength was outstanding, so a woman who stayed at home for more than half a month and didn't go out went out. I went out early, but I came home late, and the consequence was that I was tired and crazy, and I collapsed directly in bed. Sure enough, not being active often is a very sad thing. οΌοΌ§οΌ€οΌ I really want to sleep today, what's the break? Tear......
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The group walked out of Rongfu Hall.
Zhongyong Hou nodded, and Xie Mohan also stood up.
Xie Fanghua gathered his cloak, stood up with a smile, put the veil on his head, and said to Zhongyong Hou and Xie Mohan, "Grandpa, brother, it's not too early, let's enter the palace!" β
"If you hadn't tossed yourself like this, and your appearance was taken out, there really wouldn't be anyone in the Southern Qin Capital who could compare?" Aunt Fu flattened the corners of Xie Fanghua's cloak for Xie Fanghua, and said, "Miss Li Rubi of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is said to be beautiful and beautiful, and the eldest princess's daughter, Jin Yan, is said to be beautiful, and it is difficult to stand out, but that is because the people in Beijing have not seen you, if they see you, this will be changed." β
Xie Fanghua no longer refused, and immediately laughed, "Aunt Fu, how can you rely on one piece of clothing to captivate the country and the city?" β
When Aunt Fu heard this, she immediately helped Xie Fanghua put it on her body, and said with a smile, "Good things are to be taken out and worn." When the young lady wears this, she will be captivated by the country. β
"Your Aunt Fu is right! Now that it's been done and taken out, what are you doing with it? Wear it! Zhongyong Hou thought that he remembered Xie Fanghua's deceased parents, stood up, waved his hand, and commanded categorically.
Aunt Fu was reluctant to take over, "What is Miss afraid of when she is dressing?" Our Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is already rich and noble, especially you, to put it mildly, you are more noble than the princesses in the palace. It is also appropriate to wear a firefox cape. Even if you don't wear it, our Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is still dazzling in the eyes of others. So, what's the difference between wearing it and not wearing it? β
"Let's put it away!" Xie Fanghua handed the cloak to Aunt Fu.
The smile on Xie Mohan's face suddenly stopped, he just knew that it would be like this, so he hesitated and didn't take it out earlier.
Xie Fanghua said lightly, "Not only the eyes of the families of the ministers' mansions in Zhajing, but also the eyes of the harem ladies and sisters, and even the eyes of the emperor." β
"My sister deserves to be the only one." Xie Mo said.
In Xie Fanghua's memory, her mother had been collecting the fur of the fire fox before she died, and the fire fox was rarer than ordinary foxes, and it was even more difficult to find. In her previous life, she had not been able to wear it, but now her brother took it out and made it for her in advance. She touched the slippery fur, hid the look in her eyes, and smiled at Xie Mo, "Brother, if I wear this cloak out, it will definitely be dazzling today, the whole world, I'm afraid it will be the only one." β
"Sister, let's see if this cloak fits." Xie Mohan turned his head to Xie Fanghua and said, "The cloaks of the white fox and sable are hard to find, but the cloak of the fire fox is even more difficult to find. All the mansions in our Southern Qin combined, I'm afraid only our mansion can come up with a few pieces of such fur. I still have been saving since my mother was young, and I think that I have saved enough to make a dowry for you in the future, but I think that it is still difficult to say what the future will be, so it is better to let you wear it early. When I gave Qin Zheng a fur that day, I rummaged it out, and it was just enough to make a cloak, so I found someone to make it. β
The waiter answered and walked out.
"Let them wait a moment." Zhongyong Hou waved his hand.
The waiter walked in with a fiery cloak, and was startled when he saw Xie Fanghua's face, but he was still calm, handed the cloak to her, and said at the same time, "The people from the other rooms of the Xie family came, and they all waited at the door, and they entered the palace with the old marquis and the prince as in previous years." β
"Bring it in!" Xie Mohan commanded.
"Shizi, Miss's cloak has been taken." The waiter whispered outside.
Xie Fanghuayun smiled lightly, in this life, she returned full of armor, how could she follow in the footsteps of her previous life?
"Grandpa, don't worry!" Xie Mohan nodded heavily.
After a long time, the Marquis of Zhongyong sighed, "That's it, you're right, compared to these, your family affairs are really nothing." If the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion falls, even if you have a good family, it will be in vain. Take your liking! I'm old, I want to change something, and I have no heart, it's up to you and your brother. β
There was no one talking in the room for a while, and it was very silent.
Xie Mohan raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Fanghua, and his lips pursed tightly.
The Marquis of Zhongyong lost his voice when he heard this.
Xie Fanghua sat upright, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and reminded, "Grandpa, don't forget the potential crisis of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, don't forget the big knife on the head of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion at any time, and don't forget that the prosperity of our Xie clan is beyond the eyes of the heavens." How can you still have the heart to think about those children's affairs? Compared with the prosperity of the Xie family, compared with the rise and fall of the Marquis of Zhongyong, I am just a drop in the ocean. β
Zhongyong Hou choked and immediately scolded, "Bastard! Men should get married, women should get married! Put away your mind. β
"Grandpa, I don't have any intention of getting married. Whoever it is! Xie Fanghua interrupted Zhongyonghou's words.
Marquis Zhongyong glanced at her white and bloodless face, and waved his hand in annoyance, "Quickly cover me with your veil, take one more look, and your heart will pop out." The words fell, and he said, "Girl, although the matter has come to this point, you have to follow the power, but your life's major events are always major events, and you must not be careless. As the saying goes, men fight for women, but women don't say they can't fight for men. In my opinion, Qin Zheng's kid and Li Muqing's kid are both good. As for the kid from Yanting, he has such a family, forget it. Especially Qin Zheng's kid, you have been with him for so long, and you don't come back from Prince Ying's mansion, do you have any thoughts in your heart......
Xie Fanghua responded with a smile, "Grandpa is right!" β
"Okay, what are you doing with all these nasty things? Things work themselves out! There is always a solution, the lintel of our Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is prosperous, Xie is a more noble surname than the ancestors of Southern Qin, who wants to marry in, marry back if you want to marry back? Look at their catties too! Zhongyong Hou snorted coldly and waved his hand at the two.
Xie Fanghua looked at Aunt Fu and thought that when she was older, she would only worry about this. Can't help but laugh.
"I heard that Yan Xiaohou likes our young lady, and the second son of Zheng has always come to our house recently, isn't it ......" Aunt Fu looked at Xie Fanghua, "Miss, you can't afford not to worry about your marriage." β
When Xie Mohan heard this, he remembered Qin Zheng and Li Muqing's respective calculations, and thought of Yan Tinglai, who had been making trouble with his family, and lost his voice for a while and fell silent.
"My brother's marriage hasn't been settled yet, what's my hurry?" Xie Fanghua was indifferent, and said sarcastically, "Besides, even if I have this sick body, aren't there still people vying for it?" β
"That's not it, you haven't come back to the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion yet, our brothers and sisters get together less and leave more, I naturally don't want you to marry so soon. But the marriage of the daughter's family is always a lifelong event. This year's palace banquet is so important, if you miss it, it will be difficult for your family in the future. Xie Mohan said.
Xie Fanghua smiled disappreciatively, "You want me to marry me off as soon as I come back?" β
"Not really! Miss, you look like this, whose son-in-law can come to the door to propose. "Aunt Fu is also anxious.
"My sister is indeed not suspicious like this, but ......" Xie Mohan hesitated a little and paused, "This year's palace banquet is not only a palace banquet for the emperor and hundreds of officials to enjoy in the spring year, but also a banquet for the adult daughters of various mansions. β
"His face is as white as a ghost." Marquis Zhongyong looked at her face and breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "But it should be like this." β
Xie Fanghua lifted the veil and smiled, "I just took a medicine, if I don't dress up like this and jump around, the lie will be broken, and it will arouse suspicion." That's good. β
"When I first met my sister, she didn't look like this." Xie Mo said.
"Yes! I looked at the young lady as if she was about to be blown down by a gust of wind, was it not a few days ago that typhoid fever was not good? If you enter the palace like this today, if you bump into it, how can you be good? Aunt Fu helped Xie Fanghua to sit down and said worriedly.
Marquis Zhongyong's eyebrows tightened, his gray beard curled, and he said dissatisfiedly, "Why do you look so weak?" β
The Marquis of Zhongyong was also dressed up, and was sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals drinking tea, Xie Mohan was sitting next to the old marquis, and when he saw Xie Fanghua entering the house, the two of them looked at her together.
The waiter and the waiter Mo followed Xie Fanghua into the house.
The waiter hurriedly left Rongfu Hall and went to Zhilan Garden.
Xie Fanghua nodded.
The waiter came out of the back room and saluted Xie Fanghua, "Miss! β
"Then get it quickly!" Aunt Fu urged and helped Xie Fanghua into the house.
"Is my sister here?" Xie Mohan's voice came from the back room, and he took over the words, "Aunt Fu is right, I did make a fire fox cloak for my sister, and I kept it in my room, let the waiter go and get it!" β
The waiter and the waiter shook their heads in unison, "The prince didn't take it for us." β
"It's not cold, and I can't stand it, and I'm infected with the cold!" Aunt Fu was disgusted and instructed the waiter, "What do you wear for the New Year?" A few days ago, when the prince sent fur to Prince Ying's mansion, didn't he deliberately turn out a few quick fire fox furs? As far as I know, he also found someone to make a red cloak for your young lady, so go get that. β
"No need! Aunt Fu, I'm not cold. Xie Fanghua shook his head.
The waiter and the waiter Mo glanced at each other, lowered their heads and said, "The prince didn't prepare a cloak, so we didn't put a cloak on the young lady." Or go back and pick up the old one? β
Aunt Fu came out of the back room, and when she saw Xie Fanghua, she frowned, "Oh, my miss, why are you dressed so thinly?" Now that spring is about to start, looking at the warm weather, it is actually still cold, so you take care of your body. After the words fell, without waiting for Xie Fanghua to speak, he reprimanded the waiter painting and waiter, "You two girls, why don't you know to get a cloak for the young lady?" β
After a short time, the three of them came to Rongfu Hall.
The painter stopped talking.
Xie Fanghua nodded.
The waiter nodded, "There are eight of us, each of us is proficient in the same skill, Pinzhu's appearance is somewhat similar to yours, and she is proficient in disguise, her disguise technique is recognized as good among the eight of us, but now compared to you, her disguise is still far behind." However, she has never been out of the house, she is covered by the old marquis and the prince, and others don't know what is inside, so she has been safe and sound all these years. Now that she and the other five people have not been called by the prince, when you come back from the palace, the prince will give you the six of them. You'll know when you see it. β
"Pinzhu?" Xie Fanghua turned his head to look at the waiter.
The waiter was close to Xie Fanghua's ear and said in a low voice, "Miss, since you left eight years ago, we and the other eight people were selected by the prince to be cultivated in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. β
Xie Fanghua glanced at the salute person, and nodded slowly through the veil.
When the people saw Xie Fanghua coming out of Haitang Garden, they all showed a cautious look in their busyness, as if they were afraid of disturbing her, and they greeted her from afar, even if she had been ill for a long time, lingering on the sickbed all year round, and did not leave the boudoir, but no one dared to slack off.
The atmosphere of the New Year's Festival in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is also strong, and the people have changed into new clothes, such a day, the sun is shining, and there is a feeling of warmth and cold, and the maids who love beauty have changed their light skirts to shuttle back and forth.
The waiter and the waiter Mo supported her left and right, and slowly walked out of the door.
Xie Fanghua shook his head, "Let's go!" Let's go to Rongfu Hall. β
"Miss, do you think this is possible? Do you need to decorate where? Shimo asked softly.
Xie Fanghua looked at herself in the glasses through the light veil, she was so weak that she was as thin as smoke, very different from the description of listening, and when she walked out like this, absolutely no one doubted that she was the listening voice next to Qin Zheng.
Shi Mo took a new set of gouache silk dresses for Xie Fanghua to wear, and after wearing them properly, she took the gouache palace silk of the same color and held it between her arms, and covered her head with a gouache light gauze of the same color.
The waiter nodded.
Xie Fanghua shook his head, "It's okay, grandpa and brother have been saying to the outside world that I am weak and sick in order to hide my traces in the past eight years, but people outside have all kinds of speculations, and most of them think that I have some strange disease, so I can't see people." In this case, it is better to plan and not be realistic, for fear of being suspected. β
"Miss, you medicine...... Will it be harmful to you? The waiter endured for a moment before he had the courage to ask.
Xie Fanghua took a sip of water before she stopped coughing, her originally slender figure was weaker than just now, as if whoever reached out and pushed it lightly, she could fall.
The two woke up and hurriedly went to pour water for her.
Xie Fanghua stretched out his hand to cover his heart and coughed lowly.
The painting and ink were surprised again.
After seeing that after a while, Xie Fanghua's originally smooth face gradually became pale, and the ruddy faded little by little, and the whole face became as white as paper in less than half a cup of tea, and there was no blood at all.
Painting and Mo stood by and watched her.
Xie Fanghua looked at her own frown in the mirror, and after a while, she took out another medicine from her arms and put it in her mouth.
The waiter looked at Xie Fanghua and said in a low voice, "Miss, no matter how weak I weaken your appearance, it is still conspicuous." β
Half an hour later, the two of them took their hands.
The waiter painted makeup on his face, and the waiter combed Xie Fanghua's hair.
The two of them immediately stepped forward to groom her.
"Dress up! Weaken my appearance and use more white powder. Xie Fanghua sat in front of the mirror and ordered.
The two of them were surprised for a moment, nodded, and secretly thought that the young lady turned out to be different from ordinary people.
"Are you surprised by my disguise?" Xie Fanghua asked, and seeing the two nodding honestly, she said lightly, "This is a disguise-changing drug specially prepared with my internal strength, and the reason why you see the change in appearance is not all because of the magic of the medicine, but also because of the effect of my own internal strength." I have been able to use this transfiguration technique by performing the eight veins of the Qi Sutra retrograde. Other people don't have internal strength, or they don't have the perverse internal strength like me, even if they have this medicine, they can't be so easily tolerated. β
The two hurriedly lowered their heads, "Yes, Miss!" β
Xie Fanghua smiled, "You don't have to be restrained, since my brother trained you to me, from now on, you will be my people." As long as you do what I tell you to do, I will not be difficult for you. β
The two woke up and immediately lowered their heads.
Xie Fanghua stood in front of the mirror and looked at it for a moment, then slowly turned around and glanced at the two of them.
For the first time, they knew that there was such a powerful drug in the world that could change their appearance with a snap of their fingers. It's not comparable to mask-like disguises. When the mask encounters water, or when it encounters irresistible factors, it will reveal wrinkles and flaws. However, such a transfiguration technique that changes the facial features will not be affected by external forces, because there is no external assistance at all.
The waiter and the waiter both opened their mouths wide, even if they were the maids who were trained since childhood, the rules were strict, and they had the ability to change color in case of trouble, but they were also surprised at this time.
Perhaps, this appearance is not the most beautiful in the world, but it is also one of the few in the capital of Southern Qin.
It's still the same facial features, but it has changed its appearance strangely.
Moth eyebrows and bright teeth, double pupils cut water, morning glow reflecting snow, moon and flowers.
was originally so ordinary that it could only be regarded as a delicate appearance, but in a blink of an eye, it became incredible to those who saw it.
Although this qiΔ change is extremely subtle, it is still amazing.
Xie Fanghua walked to the rhombic mirror and looked at himself in the mirror quietly, his facial features were slightly adjusted under the effect of the drug, some places stretched a little, some places contracted a little, and after about half a cup of tea, it no longer changed.
The waiter and the waiter looked at Xie Fanghua in surprise, they were going to wait for her to freshen up, but they forgot to react for a while.
Xie Fanghua cleaned her face, reached into her arms, took out a pill, and put it in her mouth, and after a while, her appearance gradually changed.
Xie Mohan turned around and walked out of Begonia Garden, probably because Xie Fanghua rushed back home before the palace banquet, and his steps were easier than usual.
"Good!" Xie Fanghua bowed.
"I'll go to Grandpa first, and then you go to Grandpa's to look for me." Xie Mohan instructed.
The two of them answered "yes" in unison and walked into the house.
"Come in and wait for the young lady to freshen up." Xie Mohan instructed the two.
Xie Fanghua nodded, she had already known that her brother had thought thoughtfully and made arrangements, so naturally she didn't need to make the arrangements herself.
Xie Mo explained in a warm voice, "This is the person I personally selected after you left eight years ago, and there are eight maids for you to come back, but today when you enter the palace, two people can wait for you closely." The two of them are not only good at martial arts, but also alert and safe. β
Xie Fanghua glanced at the two of them, and saw that the two of them were clear and clear, with light figures, they should be armed with martial arts and have a stable body.
"Slave maid painting, slave maid ink, meet Miss!" The two reported their names and saluted Xie Fanghua.
"You've come to see Miss!" Xie Mohan staggered his body and let them see Xie Fanghua clearly.
Outside, two fourteen or fifteen-year-old good-looking maidservants appeared in response to the call and saluted respectfully, "Shizi! β
Xie Mohan clapped his palms together three times.
Thank you Mohan remembered that she was going to participate in the palace banquet today, nodded, and said cautiously, "You have never appeared in the mansions in Beijing, let alone entered the palace, today is the first time to enter the palace, many people's eyes will be staring at you, male and female dependents get along separately, my brother can't always accompany you in the palace, you have to be more careful." Xie Fanghua nodded.
"I have my own opinions, brother don't worry, it's not too late to decide after today's palace banquet." Xie Fanghua comforted him.
"Sister, listen to me, now that you have returned to the house, stay in the house! You were robbed to Prince Ying's Mansion a month ago, and you were forced to stay there, you are the young lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, and you can't stay there all the time to be a maid for Qin Zheng. Xie Mo said persuasively.
Xie Fanghua didn't speak.
Xie Mohan saw that she didn't want to say more, so he couldn't help but raise his heart, "So you still want to go back to Prince Ying's Mansion in three days?" β
Xie Fanghua glanced at Xie Mohan and said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just given me three days off." β
Xie Mohan frowned suddenly, "Why did he give you three days off?" β
"He gave me three days off." Xie Fanghua told the truth.
"Qin Zheng is not easy to fool, how did you get out of Prince Ying's mansion?" Xie Mohan asked cautiously.
Xie Fanghua retracted his gaze, smiled, and did not speak.
Xie Mohan followed her into the house, followed her gaze, and sighed, "This is still the painting you painted when you were four years old, my brother never understood why you painted our Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, and then when you left to go to Nameless Mountain eight years ago, I finally understood that you want to protect this home." β
She stood in the doorway, her eyes falling on the painting, unable to take her eyes off it for a long time.
Her room was as gorgeous and elegant as when she left eight years ago, with beaded curtains and green curtains, rhombic mirrors, jade makeup tables, and phoenix tail incense tents. On the wall hangs a picture scroll of the whole picture of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, and the mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong in the house of Zhong Ming Ding Food is extraordinarily prosperous and luxurious.
Xie Fanghua nodded and entered the boudoir where she hadn't returned for eight years.
Xie Mohan relaxed his heart and said to her, "Come into the house!" You're all set. β
"That's it!" Xie Fanghua shook his head, "You know, it's just right to be sick once, and you always owe two points of complexion." β
"I thought it would be difficult for you to come back, but I didn't expect it to be so early." Xie Mohan looked at Xie Fanghua, and when he saw that her complexion was not too good, he couldn't help but worry, "Haven't you been well since you got sick a few days ago?" β
"Brother!" Xie Fanghua couldn't help but smile.
Xie Mohan was anxiously waiting in Begonia Garden, and when he saw her coming back as promised, he was immediately overjoyed and shouted, "Sister! β
At the same time, Xie Fanghua climbed over the high wall of the Marquis Zhongyong's Mansion and entered the Begonia Garden.
A cart and a horse walked in the direction of the palace.
Qin Zheng took the horse brought by the little servant and turned over on the horse.
Prince Ying choked, knocked off his hand, scolded with a smile, and got into the carriage.
"Mother, worry less, lest you grow old too early." Qin Zheng stretched out his hand to help Princess Ying get into the car.
After the man in black left, Princess Ying looked at Qin Zheng and said to him, "Listen to the sound and leave the palace?" β
The man in black retreated silently.
"Alright, I didn't expect you to follow her! Go ahead! Qin Zheng waved his hand.
The man in black hung his head.
Qin Zheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "You have the best martial arts in the hidden guard camp, but now you know that there are people outside the world?" boast that the capital is in the palm of your hand, but in the end, even a woman can't keep up. Isn't it time to introspect? β
"I followed up, and when I went in, the person was already gone, and I didn't know where to go." Humane in black.
"You didn't follow up?" Qin Zheng narrowed his eyes.
"She entered the Emerald Red Mansion." Humane in black.
Qin Zheng's footsteps paused suddenly, and he looked back at the man in black, "How did you lose it?" β
When the two came to the door, a figure in black quietly came behind Qin Zheng and whispered to him, "Master, the person is lost." β
Qin Zheng let out an "um" sound.
"I discussed what you said with your father a few days ago, but he didn't say anything, today I have to look at the shape, the most important thing is the emperor's attitude, if there is something unsatisfactory in the palace banquet, you don't rush out like a fried hair, some things can be used if you don't jump in a hurry." Prince Ying and Princess Ying instructed Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng nodded and followed her out the door.
After a while, Prince Ying and Princess Ying packed up, stood up, and said to Qin Zheng, "Let's go!" Since we want to do something for you, we will enter the palace earlier today. β
Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows in satisfaction and said no more.
"Got it! My mother loves flowers and plants, but she loves my son even more. "Princess Ying said angrily.
Qin Zheng suddenly smiled and looked at Prince Ying and Princess Ying, "Mother, you can promise me, after entering the palace, don't just talk to the ladies of various mansions about flowers and plants, and forget what I told you." β
Hearing this, Princess Ying glared at him and reprimanded, "Maidservant? Do you think she's a handmaiden? The servant girl is bigger than the mother's pomp? You are blind to other people's eyes. β
Qin Zheng sat on the kang, touched the cat lying on the kang and slept lazily, and said casually, "She is a maidservant, what is she going to do in the palace?" β
"You're not going to take her into the palace?" Prince Ying and Princess Ying were stunned.
"In the yard." Qin Zheng said.
In Prince Ying's mansion, Qin Zheng arrived at Prince Ying's residence, Princess Ying looked at him dressed newly, nodded with satisfaction, glanced behind him, only saw hearing the words, not Xie Fanghua, so he asked, "What about listening?" β
The forty-year-old woman stood at the door of the room for a while, and then turned away.
The woman nodded and left the door.
The charming woman frowned for a while, and admonished, "Since that girl didn't speak, and didn't give orders, she just didn't want to reveal this matter, and she didn't want us to interfere, so you don't pay attention to it, just do what you have to do!" β
The woman shook her head, "That's right, she raised her hand for me to see." β
The forty-year-old woman was stunned, and her face was solemn, "Are you sure?" Did you read that right? β
The woman immediately turned around, approached the charm woman, and whispered a word.
She was standing in the doorway, hesitating whether to push the door and go in, when a charming woman in her forties came up and asked, "What's the matter?" What are you shouting? β
She shouted twice, but there was still no answer.
There was no one in there to answer.
After waiting for a while, the woman didn't see any movement inside, and no one came out, so she tentatively shouted inside, "Girl? β
The woman was going to follow up, but she didn't want to eat a closed door, so she had to stop abruptly.
Xie Fanghua went directly into a room, and after she entered, she closed the door.
Although it is Chinese New Year's Eve, the mansions in the capital are busy celebrating the New Year, but the Emerald Red Building still has guests coming and going, the sound of orchestral sounds in the building, the song and dance of the warbler, although it is not as lively as usual, but it is not deserted.
The woman paused for a moment, then hurriedly followed her.
Xie Fanghua ignored her and walked in.
"Girl, ...... you" In the Cuihong Building, a woman saw someone coming in and greeted her, halfway through her words, she was stunned when she saw the words in Xie Fanghua's palm.
She stood in the middle of the street and felt the lively atmosphere of the New Year Festival in Nanqin Capital for a moment, then walked into one of the most famous flower streets Liu Mo, and after a while, she entered a brilliant faΓ§ade, on which a huge plaque was hung, with three big characters of Cuihong Building.
Xie Fanghua came to the bustling main street, only to see that the street was bustling with people, busy with traffic, everyone wearing new clothes, and it was extremely lively.
Aunt Gui held the gold leaf in her hand, thinking that she was really a stubborn girl, and she didn't know what she had to do with Lin Qi, but when she saw that she was soon gone, she didn't pay attention to it anymore, and turned her head and walked towards the pharmacy. Since she said that the stew was gone, of course she had to buy it back.
Xie Fanghua shook her head, stuffed the gold leaf into her hand, and turned around and walked towards the most prosperous main street.
Aunt Gui was stunned for a moment, shook her head, and didn't accept her gold leaf, "The year before last, I contracted an illness, and I thought I was going to die, but Lin Qi asked a doctor from outside to cure me. That kid thought that we were fellow villagers and helped me live a life, and now he begged me to help you get out of the house, I can't shirk it, keep your gold leaf! β
Xie Fanghua took out a gold leaf from his arms and handed it to Aunt Gui, "Thank you Aunt Gui." β
The two walked half a street and isolated Prince Ying's mansion, Aunt Gui turned around and whispered to Xie Fanghua, "Girl, I did what Lin Qi entrusted me with, and I brought you out, if you have anything, hurry up and do it!" β
Aunt Gui and Xie Fanghua went out of the wrong door.
The gatekeeper opened the door and let him go.
Aunt Gui nodded, "She knows that she will definitely not drag you down." β
The gatekeeper hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Xie Fanghua lowering his eyebrows and looking at a disciplined face, he nodded, "It's all from the moment, since the old mother is seriously ill, and your aunt is your guarantor, I'll let her out!" But I didn't ask the princess, so I had to come back quickly. β
Aunt Gui shook her head, approached the gatekeeper, stuffed two taels of silver, and said in a low voice, "Her old mother is sick, if she goes to find the princess, won't she make the princess unlucky?" So, it's up to me. I am also a person with a daughter, and this child is filial, so he will not have to work hard. You can let her out! β
"Do you have the Princess's permission?" The doorkeeper asked.
"It's an errand in the back garden, and the old mother of the family is sick in a hurry, so she went out of the house to see." Aunt Gui said.
The doorkeeper nodded and looked at Xie Fanghua, "Who is this?" β
"Hey, don't mention it, I bought less stew yesterday, and there is not much left in the house, calculate it, it's not enough, so I can only run again." Aunt Gui sighed.
When the gatekeeper saw Aunt Gui, he also greeted him with a smile, "Aunt Gui, haven't you bought all the things in the house yet?" Why is it the New Year's Festival, are you still out of the house today? β
Along the way, the people in the house greeted Aunt Gui with a smile, and Aunt Gui also greeted her kindly, talking and laughing, obviously she was very well-connected, and after a while, the two came to the side door.
Aunt Gui did not take the front door of Prince Ying's mansion, but walked towards the side gate on the east side.
Xie Fanghua followed behind her.
Aunt Gui took the basket she bought, greeted Xie Fanghua, and walked outside the house.
The maidservant hurriedly went back to the big kitchen.
"How many years have I been working in this palace, aunt? What's so unusual about people who know backyards? Get back to work for me!" When I come back, if you haven't gotten your feathers out, don't blame me for picking your feathers. Aunt Gui reprimanded.
The maid looked at Aunt Gui suspiciously, and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, how do you know the people in the back garden?" β
Xie Fanghua nodded.
Aunt Gui suddenly smiled and patted her head, "Look at my memory, it turned out to be you." I'm going to get out of the house, you come with me! β
Xie Fanghua smiled at her, leaned over, and made a seven-seven gesture.
Aunt Gui looked at Xie Fanghua with a puzzled look.
The maidservant girl then followed, stretched out her hand to Xie Fanghua, and said to Aunt Gui, "She is looking for you." β
After a while, a middle-aged woman who was a little fat came out of the large kitchen.
Xie Fanghua waited at the door and smiled, money can make ghosts grind, it makes sense when to say this.
The maidservant didn't want to pay attention to her, but she didn't expect Xie Fanghua to be so generous, and suddenly smiled, "You wait, I'll go and call you Aunt Gui." After the words fell, he turned his head and went into the large kitchen.
"Sister Lao sent a message to Aunt Gui, and said that she said it was okay yesterday, and today she went out of the house to buy, and took me out of the house to visit her family." Xie Fanghua took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the maidservant.
"Oh, the people in the back garden don't come here often, so I have to know you." The maidservant nodded and asked, "What are you looking for Aunt Gui?" β
Xie Fanghua smiled, "I'm an errand boy in the back garden, doing some errands for pruning flowers and plants." β
"Huh? Which yard are you on an errand boy? Looking at the noodles? A servant girl poked her head out and asked in surprise.
"Which one is Aunt Gui?" Xie Fanghua stood at the door and asked softly.
The big kitchen is in full swing, although today's lunch is to eat the palace banquet in the palace, but the dinner still has to go back to the house to eat the reunion dinner, so the big kitchen is still busy preparing this day.
After a while, Xie Fanghua came to the big kitchen.
Prince Ying's mansion is too big, and it is normal for many servants and maidservants to not know each other well.
Although she had never been to the big kitchen, she had already figured out the terrain of Prince Ying's Mansion and the location of each courtyard. Walking on the road, I met a little maid who was cleaning the courtyard or shuttling back and forth with a plate, and no one paid attention to her when I saw her walking by.
When she came to the door of Luomeiju, she glanced around and walked towards the big kitchen.
Xie Fanghua drank tea alone in the house for a while, then slowly got up, walked to the middle room, found a quiet piece of clothing from the wardrobe to change, took off Zhu Hai, dressed herself up like a maidservant, and stepped out of the door.
The two of them went one after the other, and soon left Luomeiju.
Hearing this, he immediately twitched the corners of his mouth, glared at Xie Fanghua, and walked a few steps quickly to catch up with Qin Zheng.
Xie Fanghua gestured to a cat that had been killed.
Hearing this, he took a step behind and whispered to Xie Fanghua, "Listen, what did you promise Gongzi?" β
Qin Zheng went out.
Xie Fanghua didn't look at him and nodded.
Qin Zheng walked to the door, glanced back at Xie Fanghua, and said to her, "Don't forget what you promised me." β
The family members of the Xungui Mansion and the royal family members of the clan must enter the palace in advance.
After the three of them had breakfast, Qin Zheng got up and went to Prince Ying's place, he wanted to enter the palace with Prince Ying.
The two of them packed up and came back with a meal.
Xie Fanghua thought that the emperor should want to see her, after all, Qin Zheng included her identity in his hidden guard camp, although he covered up her identity, but if the emperor was so easy to fool, he would not be the emperor. He didn't make it clear that because of her humble status as a servant, he would not condescend to her dignity, and he would attach importance to her as a servant girl on the bright side.
Hearing this, he immediately shrunk his neck, withdrew from the door, and hurriedly said, "Don't be idle, I'm going to the big kitchen." The words fell, turned around and ran out of Luomeiju.
Qin Zheng snorted coldly and looked at Tingyan, "You are very idle?" β
"Childe, I've heard, the ladies in the palace seem to want to take advantage of this palace banquet to see the sound, the emperor seems to have this idea, but he didn't make it clear, if you don't let the listener go......" Hearing the sound paused, looked at Qin Zheng's face, and cautiously tentatively said, "Are you afraid that the sound is too eye-catching, who values it, and you are reluctant to take her out?" β
Xie Fanghua shook his head.
Hearing this, he was stunned, "Although the palace banquet in the palace in previous years was not interesting, the singing and dancing of the Phoenix Terrace was very interesting, and the sons and ladies of various provinces gathered together. β
"She's not going!" Qin Zheng said.
Hearing this, seeing that the two of them didn't seem to have a New Year's celebration at all, they flattened their mouths and asked, "Childe, will Tingyin enter the palace with us today?" β
Qin Zheng glanced at him and didn't speak.
Xie Fanghua was silent.
Hearing the movement of the main house, he ran to the door, pushed open the door, glanced inside, and grinned, "Childe, listen, are you up?" β
Qin Zheng stopped talking and went to freshen up and clean himself up.
Xie Fanghua's face flushed, she didn't look at him, she took a handful of water and wiped it on her face, "It's gone!" β
Qin Zheng glanced at the cold water she had brought and asked, "Kui water is gone?" β
Xie Fanghua stopped talking, took a basin and went to fetch water to wash his face.
Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows and said lazily, "What's the hurry!" What the master says counts, and he won't regret it when he says it will be false to you. β
Xie Fanghua took a step back and said to him, "I'll leave the house now!" β
"You're just getting better, and you're suffering from such a cool breeze, do you still want to get typhoid fever?" Qin Zheng glanced at her.
Xie Fanghua looked back at him.
At this time, Qin Zheng walked out of the back room, came straight behind her, and reached out to close the window she had just opened.
After Xie Fanghua got dressed, he walked to the window, opened the window, and a breath of fresh air came to his face.
Not long after, a cannon rang out at the door of Luomeiju.
She heard that Qin Zheng in the inner room had already gotten up, and when she learned that Suosuo was dressed, she also put on her clothes and got up.
Xie Fanghua was woken up by the sound of firecrackers one after another, pushed away the quilt, sat up, and opened the curtain to look out the window. I saw that I had already gotten up after hearing this, took the cannon and ran to the door of Luomeiju, and it seemed that I couldn't wait to light it, for fear of falling behind.
Therefore, from the palace to the mansions of the nobles, to the big families in Beijing, and even the homes of the common people, they all have a festive atmosphere.
The capital of Southern Qin attaches great importance to saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, even if the fourth prince Qin Yu was deposed to Mobei this year, the nameless mountain was destroyed, and the dragon face in the palace was displeased, the capital was shrouded in clouds for many days, and the people also sensitively felt that this year was an eventful winter. But because of this, this festival not only can not be quiet, but also more lively, quite a bit to drive away bad luck.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, at five o'clock, the first shots of the new year were fired one after another in various mansions in the capital.