Pei Yuan took Liuyu to the treasury in the palace in political affairs, and the tributes from all over the country in the past two days were ascending the throne one by one, and when he saw the emperor coming, he hurriedly put down the things in his hands and saluted.

"You're all busy, I'm just looking around." Pei Yuan waved his hand, and walked straight inside with Liuyu.

In previous years, when he was the prince, he was also received by the envoys when they entered Beijing, and these tribute things were similar to those in previous years, Pei Yuan picked a few novel and beautiful ones, and prepared to bring them back to Shen Jiahe.

Shen Jiahe played with a string of coral beads in his hand, the color was golden, and the size of each bead was the same, without the slightest impurity, which could be described as a top grade.

There is also the glass plate, crystal clear, surrounded by ruffles, inlaid with a circle of gold threads, very good-looking, Shen Jiahe put some cat food in it, and pushed it in front of Xueqiu: "Eat, I changed a new plate for you, don't you like it very much!" ”

Pei Yuan looked at Shen Jiahe helplessly: "This plate is worth a family's expenses for a year, and you are so tyrannical." ”

Shen Jiahe withdrew his gaze from looking at the snowball and looked at Pei Yuan and said, "It was just a plate before, I can't always offer it, isn't it just for things to be made?" What's the difference between human and cat use, the snowball is so well-behaved that it won't break it. ”

"You're polite at all times." Pei Yuan got up and went to the soft collapse next to him and lay down.

Shen Jiahe had no choice but to sit down with him, picked out a piece of mutton fat jade from the things he picked up before, and said to Pei Yuan: "This piece of mutton fat jade material is excellent, I asked the craftsmen in the palace to carve you into a cicada and make it into your waist, okay?" ”

A little smile appeared on the corner of Pei Yuan's mouth at this time: "You have a heart." ”

At night, Pei Yuan saw that Shen Jiahe was already asleep, and got up and went to the back study to deal with official business, and the wanderer next to him yawned sleepily, Pei Yuan put aside the folds that had been handled and said, "Okay, you go back to rest first." ”

Liuyu beat his spirit and opened his eyes: "My subordinates are here to accompany the emperor." ”

"No need, you have to be busy for a day tomorrow, and I'll go back to rest when I'm done." After Pei Yuan sent the person away, he flicked the candle in front of him and continued to look at the fold in his hand.

When Shen Jiahe woke up at night, she touched the mattress next to her, it was cold, obviously no one slept in the morning, she sat up and woke up for a while, got up and drank warm water before walking towards the study.

"Guess you're here, why have you been so busy lately?" Shen Jiahe sent the tea in his hand over and helped Pei Yuan pinch his shoulder.

Pei Yuan put down the wolf howl in his hand, raised his hand and covered Shen Jiahe's hand, and sighed: "At the end of the year, all places have to report the big and small affairs of the year, just be busy during this time, you don't have to worry, go back to sleep." ”

"I won't be able to sleep when I wake up, you continue to watch the twists and turns, and I'm here with you." After Shen Jiahe finished speaking, he sat on the rattan chair next to him, and put the cloak that Pei Yuan took off on his legs, "Look, you won't be cold." "Instead, he blocked Pei Yuan's unspoken words again.

After the winter, the night was longer, and after a few beatings outside, Pei Yuan looked sideways and saw that Shen Jiahe had fallen asleep on the rattan chair, her face was quiet, and the corners of her mouth rose in a small arc, as if she had a sweet dream.

After carrying the person back to the bed and covering the quilt, Pei Yuan directly changed into court clothes and went to the outer hall, the chief manager was already waiting outside, called Luan to come over, and began to prepare to go to the court.

In addition to the matters mentioned above, most of the early dynasties are also about the inside and outside of these New Year's festivals, Pei Yuan dealt with them after listening to them one by one, and then announced a message to the officials: "This year is different from previous years, and your family is really hard, I have decided to extend your annual leave, so that you can rest at home and enjoy the Spring Festival with your family." ”

"It is within the scope of the ministers to serve the country, how can they be lazy and rest, the emperor is compassionate, and the ministers are terrified." The officials were secretly happy in their hearts, but they still had to make a shirk on their faces.

Pei Yuan didn't break it, and insisted directly: "I see everything that the Qing family has done for the Pei family, and I really have nothing to repay you Qing family, and it is also my intention to extend the annual leave to your Qing family, and I hope you don't shirk it anymore." ”

"The later secretaries must not slack off, they must handle the government affairs in their hands well, and they must not make mistakes during their age." Pei Yuan admonished again.

"The ministers must live up to the emperor's trust, and the ministers thank the emperor for his grace!" The officials were all excited.

"This is the first time I have been an official, and this year's New Year Festival can be loose." Shen Jiajue smiled and said to a few colleagues.

Several other people chimed in: "That is, in previous years, people were tired to death, not to mention the short annual leave, and there were those who were summoned to the palace by the emperor on vacation, not to mention how bitter it was." The emperor is sympathetic to us, and it is also our blessing. ”

Shen Jiachen guessed on the side: "Although there have been a lot of troubles this year, they have all been solved smoothly in the end, and it can be regarded as a very smooth year, and I think the emperor is happy in my heart." ”

The two went back to talk to Shen Ronghua at this time, and Shen Ronghua stroked his beard and said: "This kind of thing has indeed never had a precedent before, but this year has begun, and if it is not continued next year, I am afraid it will also attract public resentment." ”

Mother Shen knocked his head angrily: "This year hasn't passed, you just think about next year, Pei Yuan doesn't seem to be a person who doesn't pay attention, where do you need to worry about him, let's take good care of your family." ”

Shi Xiangyuan and Lu Jiuzhi watched funny on the side, and they didn't want their father-in-law to lose face in front of their daughter-in-law, so they mentioned to Shen's mother: "This New Year's Festival is coming, my younger siblings and I want to go outside to have a look and buy some New Year's goods back." ”

Mother Shen naturally nodded and agreed: "Go ahead, go out and pay attention to safety." ”

The two took the maid out of the house, Shen Jiajue and Shen Jiachen also followed, and everything that the two ladies fancied, the two behind were all carried into the carriage.

Shen Jiajue stood behind and complained to Shen Jiachen: "I knew that I wouldn't come out when I was so tired, and their energy was as good as they were." ”

Shen Jiachen rubbed his wrists, it was really harder than practicing his words for a day, but he still didn't say anything, just pushed Shen Jiajue to hurry up.

The four of them met Shen Jiahui and Shi Xiangjie in a ready-to-wear store, and Shi Xiangyuan took Lu Jiuzhi to hurriedly go forward to say hello: "Sister, brother, why are you here." ”

Shen Jiahui said with a smile: "When the New Year came, I thought about adding two pieces of clothes to the people in the house, but I didn't expect to meet you so coincidentally." ”

Several people found a place to sit down and drink tea, Shen Jiahui took two brothers and daughters-in-law to sit at a table, and the three men opened another room to chat.

King Kang's Mansion, which is not far from the teahouse where a few people drink tea, is deserted, and there is no festive excitement for the upcoming New Year.

After the other officials had leisurely dealt with the year-end report, Pei Shu was busy. After the fireworks factory that had an accident was handed over to Pei Shu by the emperor, he hardly managed it, but this year was different, after the fireworks factory was busy at the end of the year, Pei Shu began to personally lead people to supervise and check, and did not allow the slightest mistake.

He planned a grand fireworks feast in his heart, and wanted to give it to Shen Jiahe, in order to complete his idea completely, he must first ensure that there are no problems in the fireworks factory.

At this time, Shen Jiahe didn't know everything Pei Shu had prepared for her, and she, the queen, was also busy as the New Year, although Pei Yuan had no concubines, and the harem was like a fictitious, but those people in the palace had to ask, and these naturally fell on the queen's head.

There is also how to arrange the Queen Mother's New Year in the harem, which also needs to be prepared in advance, Pei Yuan is already too busy, and Shen Jiahe can't bear to let him worry about it all.

But after all, it was the first time she had experienced something here, and she still had to ask him something: "Concubine Rong, where do I want to send the child to her for a few days, or take her back to reunite with the child, after all, it is the New Year, or it is better to be reunited, but I am afraid that other people will have opinions, so I want to ask you how to do this matter?" ”

Pei Yuan hesitated for a while, knowing that this matter would not be hidden for long, so he said to Shen Jiahe: "Something happened in the palace, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Pei Yuan's face was serious, and Shen Jiahe also sat up: "You say, I'll listen." ”

Pei Yuan briefly talked about what happened in the palace, and finally said to Shen Jiahe: "Now that the palace is a temple where Concubine Rong cultivates, it's better not to let their mother and son meet, as for Pei Shu and them, these things still need to be hidden." ”

Shen Jiahe looked at Pei Yuan in shock, she didn't like the queen, but she never thought that she would die so soon, or commit suicide by taking poison.

Pei Yuan held her hand and said: "This is also the best result, it didn't hurt others, and you don't have to worry about Concubine Rong, although she is already counted as half a monk, I still arranged for someone to watch over the palace." ”

Shen Jiahe nodded, and then summoned Bai Ying and ordered: "You go and get those letterheads that the palace has placed on the bookshelf." ”

Those were the evidence that the queen wanted to hire the killer of the Yuan Pavilion to deal with herself, Shen Jiahe took those letterheads to Pei Yuan: "Originally, I thought that if she had any more moths, I would take out these evidences, but now it seems that I can't use them." ”

Pei Yuan casually threw it on the small table on the side after reading it: "You don't have to feel sorry for her if she does it herself, I will ask someone to do it over there in the palace, there are precedents to be found on the Queen Mother's side in previous years, you just do it, don't worry too much about it." ”

Shen Jiahe nodded, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, but she knew that it was not for the death of the queen, probably for the sake of those women in the palace, Concubine Rong Guifei was also, and the other concubines were also women, if it weren't for this palace and feudal thoughts, I am afraid they would not have come to such an ending.

The closer the New Year's Day gets, the more urgent the mood of the officials to rest, and even the solemn atmosphere in the past has begun to become a lot more active and relaxed.

After the next dynasty, Pei Shu stayed alone and told Pei Yuan about the fireworks factory: "After Weichen took over the fireworks factory, it was reorganized, and there will never be any more hurtful incidents, and this year's Chinese New Year's Eve will definitely give the capital a satisfactory fireworks feast." ”

Pei Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "You did a good job, but it was not in vain that I insisted on keeping you at the beginning, and I will do it well in the future, I will never treat you badly." ”

The atmosphere of the New Year's Festival is not only spread in the capital, all parts of the country are in a kind of festive festival on the first day, Yongzhen bought dim sum from the capital in the last post station to eat, just in the nearby shop and make up some, the taste is worse than the capital, but also has a different local flavor, but it is also delicious.

Looking at the wanderers returning from all over the country and the people vying for New Year's goods, Yongzhen also wants to go back for the New Year, and he didn't care when he was in the capital before, but he watched other people's families reunite together, but he felt homesick.

He urged the envoys around him and said: "How long will it take us to rush back, otherwise we won't rest at the post station on the way, it will be too much delay." ”

The envoy looked at each other, not understanding why this little master took the initiative to urge the way again, and after inquiring, he learned that he was going to rush back to celebrate the New Year with the leader, and hurriedly comforted: "Little master, don't worry, we will definitely be able to rush back before Chinese New Year's Eve." ”