Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year's Eve, the people in the mansion are busy, even Dou Huang was called to help by Grandma Lu's excuse that there were not enough people, but it was also convenient to get familiar with Dou Huang and other maids in Jinshu's courtyard as soon as possible, and it was easier to listen to the news.

Changsheng has nothing to do, she is not qualified to meddle in the master's affairs, and the slave's affairs are not her turn to do.

Douhuang took the time to paste the big red magpie climbing branches and auspicious ruyi on the window of the West Cross Courtyard according to the government rules, but it reminded Changsheng of the room she lived in at home, and the lattice window lattice was pasted with white linen paper, which could not be compared with the silk yarn of Xie Fu, but it was also pasted with the window flowers cut by Yusheng's skillful hand.

From time to time, the firecrackers set off in advance by the anxious children sounded outside, but they couldn't add a little joy to Changsheng's New Year, because this was not her home, and she really wanted to go home for the New Year.

The New Year is coming, the family must be killing pigs and sheep is very lively, and the mother must also lead the daughters and daughters-in-law to be busy preparing for the New Year, right? Are the nephews and nieces running forward and backward excitedly? Do they remember her for the New Year at someone else's house?

Although that humble home is not even comparable to the room where Mr. Xie Fu lives, and she has also suffered a lot of grievances and embarrassments, there is the most tangible warmth in the home, and the warmth in the palace and Xie Mansion cannot be compared. Not being able to accompany her mother to leave after the New Year became her biggest regret on this trip.

It wasn't until Douhuang brought lunch that she came back to her senses and said with a smile: "I suddenly understood what the phrase 'useless is a scholar', everyone is busy, I can't help anything, and I have to let you worry about eating." ”

Douhuang laughed: "The girl may be useless in rough work, but the big things of literacy and hyphenation are not comparable to us, but today, the girl's will be wronged." ”

Changsheng waited until she finished the dishes before she understood what she meant by being wronged. Lunch on the table changed from two vegetarian dishes to a bowl of vegetarian noodle soup and two home-cooked northern side dishes: fried vermicelli with cabbage and spinach.

It took her a moment to understand what was going on. In the past, it was also like this in the palace, two days before the Chinese New Year, regardless of the master and the eunuch palace slave, not only the dishes were halved, but also all vegetarian, in order to have the feeling of eating meat and drinking wine in a big bowl during the New Year, so as to indicate the good situation of the next year, I didn't expect the Hou Mansion to also pay attention to this.

While talking and laughing with Dou Huang, Changsheng suddenly thought of a question and quickly asked: "The Hou Mansion is so particular about the New Year, does the eldest lady also have to go to the old lady's house on the night of the thirtieth night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and also go to the New Year's house to worship the New Year and worship the ancestors on the first day of the new year?" Can I hide and watch her? ”

Such a young girl shouldn't know how to hide her emotions and likes and dislikes, if she hides to the side and observes secretly, can she see something? How much do you know about her?

Douhuang looked at Changsheng's eyes and said admiringly: "Although the girl's mind is good, it is not easy to do it. The eldest lady does not like places with many people, even acquaintances, and on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, she does not go to the old lady's house to observe the New Year, nor does she participate in the ancestor worship, but only by Grandma Lu on the pillar incense in her house to coax her to kowtow. On the morning of the first day of the new year, I would take her to the old lady to pay New Year's greetings, but she took a sedan chair from the door of the house to the bottom of the old lady's house steps, kowtowed and received a red envelope and went back, never staying more, the old lady was afraid of scaring her, and only a few people were left to serve, so it was not easy to see. ”

Changsheng was stunned, this is too well protected, right? Afraid that people who meet the living can understand, and the same is true when you see acquaintances? Is she really introverted to this point, or is Granny Lu doing it deliberately? If it was deliberate, what purpose did she have?

"Have you seen the eldest lady?"

"I've seen it twice in total, and it's not real from a distance, but you have to see that the eldest lady is relatively thin. If the girl wants to see you, I have an idea, and I guarantee that Granny Lu can't stop you. The eldest lady is also relatively close to the third son, and the eldest son is not here this year, the third son will definitely accompany her to keep the New Year, so it is better to let the third son think of a way. ”

Changsheng was stunned for a moment, in the past few days after entering the mansion, he only cared about Jinshu's affairs, but forgot about the third son, and remembered that the two of them were awkward along the way, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl. Mingjing really loves Xiao Jinshu, and he also understands the purpose of taking her from afar, how could he let himself take his salary for nothing and not do anything? Even if he doesn't say it, he will find a way to contact Xiao Jinshu in advance when he is free.

"Okay, it's not easy to see the third prince these days, you take the time to tell Mo'er and see how the third prince arranges when he arrives."

Douhuang responded happily: "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely bring the words." The third prince is a careful person, if it weren't for taking care of Aunt Wu these days, he might have come over to see the movement. ”

"Aunt Wu? Oh, I heard Mo'er say that she is the biological mother of the third son, and I heard that the third son is very filial to her. Changsheng suddenly felt a little sympathy for the childish Mingjing, his biological mother was his aunt, not to mention all the unwillingness and grievances of his concubine, just watching his biological mother be humble and respectful in front of his mother all her life, and I felt uncomfortable.

"Yes, the old lady is also able to control the third prince through Aunt Wu, don't look at the third son's superficial treatment of the old lady is very affectionate and filial, in fact, just for Aunt Wu's life to be better, Aunt Wu is the old lady's dowry girl, and the deed of sale is still in her hand. When the eldest and youngest grandmother was alive, she behaved differently from others, treating Aunt Wu and Aunt Mo, the biological mother of the eldest son, with the same affection and respect as the old lady, although the old lady couldn't find fault with her, she didn't like her either. But there are gains and losses, but in exchange for the sincerity of the eldest son, even the third prince respects her very much, and asks her if she has a sister who is as big as herself to marry. The eldest grandmother joked that there was a younger sister who was about the same age as him, but unfortunately she was lost. ”

Changsheng became more and more sympathetic and curious about this young grandmother who died early, she was really special, if she knew that her beloved daughter had become like this, how sad and unwilling would she be?

Remembering that Douhuang said that she often made some strange things for her daughter, Granny Lu was so strict, it was not easy to ask what it was, so it was better to let Douhuang find some rag heads and try it with reference to the plush toys she was familiar with in her previous life.

I wanted to be a cute rag doll, but I remembered that things like puppets and puppets were especially taboo in this era, because people often used this to perform witchcraft spells, and Changsheng didn't want to cause trouble to himself.

Remembering the twelfth birthday in her previous life, the very cute non-human and non-animal rabbit given by her mother is her most beloved toy, so it is better to do it, and it can come in handy if she learns a good needlework in the palace over the years.

Let Douhuang take the time to find some bright and soft scraps, no plush, so I had to use this instead, anyway, I really have nothing to do, all to pass the time, maybe Xiao Jinshu will like it.