"The master ate half a cup of osmanthus cheese just now, but he didn't dare to get up so early, be careful of accumulating food!" Mother Xie refused, and took out a few silk handkerchiefs for Ming'er to bring, and said to Qingcheng and Hongxing: "You two go and clean up, Ming'er has to dress up when he enters the palace, don't lose the identity of the master!" ”

"Yes!" Qingcheng hurriedly put down the things in his hand, and had already figured out which clothes to wear, pulling Hongxing to leave, Hongxing glared at her, and flattened the Shu brocade set with the hand warmer in her hand, then she saluted and followed Qingcheng out!

"You're not leaving?" Lin Mu'er sat on the chair, and the soaked hawthorn water was warm, just enough to drink: "Are all the things ready?" ”

Lan Xue wiped her hands, and also stepped forward to help Mother Xie put Ming'er Lin Mu'er's spare more into the cage, seeing Lin Mu'er asking, she said: "It's not bad, just wait for Ming'er's kitchen to make some small snacks and prepare, the dishes at night, and when the master eats, it is estimated that they will be cold, and the master's meaning is just that, let's prepare snacks, and we can eat when we get in the carriage, and we won't be hungry until we can eat in the house!" ”

Lin Mu'er nodded: "Ming'er is busy all day, let's have a good rest on the first day of the new year, we don't need to go out, and we don't need to greet people." These people in the house, after lunch tomorrow, they will be allowed to go home for the New Year, and just leave a few top uses! "Originally, the first day of the Lunar New Year was supposed to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, but this year, although Lin Muer is newly married, she is also a new widow, and she can't go out on the first day of the New Year.

However, although it is said that the second day of the new year can be used to pay New Year's greetings, Lin Mu'er now has no maiden family, and no relatives and friends, so he only needs to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and then send some New Year's gifts to Princess He'an's Mansion and the Generalissimo's Mansion.

"Yes, the slave has already explained, yesterday the eyebrows have prepared everyone's New Year's red envelopes, full of two large baskets, all of them are looking at it with their eyes!" Lan Xue was also full of smiles, as if since she came to the palace, even if the prince was there during the Chinese New Year, the mansion had never been so lively, it was all deserted, as if the sound of walking was a little more focused, it would disturb the rats sleeping in the cave!

"It's been a year of hard work, and they should be happy, by the way, the bounty for the first day of the new year is also ready, right?"

"Ready! The girl in Meiyue is really careful, and she has exchanged a bunch of scattered silver and copper coins early, which will be piled up in the account room! "There are red envelopes for the New Year, and there is also a reward for the master to come to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the New Year, such a good thing is the first time in the Jin Palace, Lan Xue can expect those servant girls to smile and smile.

Lin Mu'er stepped forward, turned the charcoal fire in the stove, and said with emotion: "Yes, that girl is really capable, it saves us a lot of things, and after a while, we should also seal a big red envelope!" ”

Lan Xue pretended to be worried, and after curing all the things in her hand, she walked slowly to Lin Mu'er, and said thoughtfully: "Capable girls have big red envelopes, and they don't know."

Am I capable or not capable of doing it this year? ”

Lin Mu'er rarely saw Lan Xue laughing, this look really looked like a worried and sad person, and couldn't help laughing: "You girl!" There has always been only a reward for the master, how can there be a slave and a maid who asks for a red envelope by themselves! Mom, look at it, our most serious Lan Xue girl has also learned badly! ”

Mother Xie was also amused, and stepped forward and smiled: "No, I plan to wait for them to leave and ask the master in private, this year, my mother's red envelope is thick, I am old, no matter how much I have to buy some powder!" ”

"You..." Lin Mu'er was overjoyed, rubbing her stomach and pointing at the two who were laughing: "Yes, yes, yes, it must be the thickest, if I don't give it, won't you two laugh at me to death!" ”

Hearing this, Mother Xie and Lan Xue also covered their mouths and laughed together, the cold wind outside the house was raging, dripping into ice, but the three masters and servants in the house were happy and warm!

Early in the morning of the second day, Xie's mother and others got up early to pack up, packed up the things and got into the carriage, the more they packed up, the more things they felt they had to bring, the first time they experienced such a big scene, they were always afraid that the things they prepared were not enough! Fortunately, Lan Xue dissuaded her, and the big bags and small bags of things were inevitably eye-catching, and the big things were put on the carriage, and she carried the spare clothes and handkerchiefs of the mother, as well as some objects that the mother was used to, and the hand warmer also prepared two, and packed some candied fruits with lotus, ready for emergencies. After all, it must be very late to come back at night, and you have to wait for the master to wash up, and you have to keep the New Year, you must have no time to take care of it, take advantage of this time, take care of yourself!

When there is something to do, time always flies quickly, and when everyone is cleaned up and Lin Mu'er has lunch, the people in the house will receive the rewards one after another and go home for reunion. Lin Mu'er took a nap and began to bathe and dress up, and it took a lot of time to wear these complicated court clothes one by one.

"That's it! So be it! Lin Mu'er shook her head gently, and the golden hairpin and jade beads on her head jingled, and Mother Xie stopped her hand and put down a hosta that she wanted to put on Lin Mu'er's head.

"Are you all packed? There are many powerful people today, but they can't be too shabby! Lin Mu'er got up and said to a few people.

"It's all dressed up!" Mother Xie said with a smile, patted the smoky brown brocade robe on her body, and said with emotion: "It's the first time I've worn such a magnificent dress, I don't dare to walk today, my mother!" ”

"Not really!" Lin Mu'er also nodded with satisfaction: "Catch Ming'er's mother to make two more of these clothes, and the mother who wears the lining on her body looks like a person in her twenties!" Significantly younger! ”

Mother Xie repeatedly excused herself: "I can't help it!" This dress can only be worn by visitors, and I don't know how many years it will take to wear out, but I can't spend that unjust money! ”

"Yes! In the future, my mother will wear a dress when she goes out, which makes people feel that my Jin Wangfu is reluctant to even change clothes for my mother! Lin Mu'er is helpless, Mother Xie will get used to it, and it will be a hard day

When the son came out, a penny was broken in half and spent, which now asked her to spend a lot of money to make clothes, where is she willing to give up? Lin Mu'er had no choice but to follow her words.

Mother Xie thought about it, and what the master said was also reasonable, she couldn't always wear this clothes when she went out, so she nodded: "Yes!" It's spring, and the slave and maid will do it! ”

As he was talking, Qingcheng and Hongxing came over with snacks, and Mother Xie also helped Lin Mu'er out. These two girls are also dressed in new clothes, red apricot is wearing a pale cyan patterned jacket, a crescent white skirt, but with a tender yellow tassel around the waist, the round face is childish, and it looks even younger at this time; It is a green orange, cherry pink spring twining soft satin skirt, covered with a tender yellow dark pattern plain jacket, a crescent white Suzhou embroidered waist seal will outline the small waist Yingying hand, although it is the same age as the red apricot, but it shows a different style!

Seeing Lin Mu'er come out, Hongxing quickly put the dim sum into the food box, covered it carefully, and said, "Master, everything is ready!" Qingcheng also looked over with a happy face to support Lin Mu'er: "Master, am I good-looking?" ”

When Lin Mu'er saw her for the first time, she felt that it was a little inappropriate to dress like this, and when she asked like this, she looked at her again and nodded slightly: "This is good, our Qingcheng is a beautiful embryo!" "Well, it's the New Year, so it's okay to dress fancy.

Qingcheng heard Lin Mu'er say this, and looked at Hongxing happily: "Look! I'll just say the master will like it! Looking at her smug look, Hongxing sighed helplessly: "Okay!" It's because I don't have a good eye for you, okay! ”

Mother Xie was also unexpected, Qingcheng picked out clothes for one night, but she didn't expect to pick such a bright color! There is no way for the master's court clothes, they are made according to the etiquette system, our slaves and maids should not wear such bright colors, not to mention that the Jin Wangfu is still within the filial piety period, it is really inappropriate to wear it like this! But the master didn't say anything, and he was in a hurry to leave, so Mother Xie didn't say anything more, just frowned and glared at Qingcheng with a slight reproach! However, this Qingcheng is happily supporting Lin Mu'er and walking out, where can I still see Mother Xie's eyes!

The sky was very gloomy, but the snow was not big, Lan Xue, who was dressed in blue clothes, was beckoning to put things on the carriage, even if there was a little girl holding an umbrella, there were some snowflakes on Lan Xue's shoulders.

"Master, slip carefully!" Seeing Lin Mu'er go out of the house, Lan Xue walked over quickly, even though the grass mat had been laid on the ground, but the snowflakes had fallen wetly.

"It's okay!" Lin Mu'er laughed, Lin Mu'er wore a thick one, and put on a large coat with mink down, which hung down to the ground and covered the surface of his feet.

"Get in the carriage! It's windy! Xie's mother reminded.

Everyone helped Lin Mu'er to get into the car, Lan Xue noticed Qingcheng's clothes, frowned, wanted to speak and stopped, but didn't say anything, and got into the carriage together.

The inside of the carriage was very spacious, more than enough for five people, and the carriage was surrounded by thick felt, so the cold outside the carriage could not be penetrated

In. Everyone in the car didn't speak, Lin Mu'er drank tea indifferently, Hongxing pinched the corners of her clothes with a hint of nervousness, Lan Xue and Xie's mother had their own thoughts, their faces were not very good-looking, only green oranges, with a look of excitement and yearning!

"Master, we can't take all our things down for a while, they are all used by the master on weekdays, and we can't let the coachman guard them, so we need to leave someone in the car to watch." Lan Xue opened her mouth and said: "There is hot water in the brazier in the car, and it also needs to be taken care of." ”

Lin Mu'er nodded: "Then who's watching here?" "This is actually asking about green oranges and red apricots, Mother Xie and Lan Xue are definitely going to follow, and it is impossible to stay and take care of these.

"Or I'll stay!" Hongxing glanced at the nervous Qingcheng, breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I'll stay, I think I'm going to see so many dignitaries and nobles in a while, I really feel a little worried in my heart!" ”

"Looks like no fun!" Mother Xie said angrily, looked at Qingcheng who was sitting next to her and breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's better for Qingcheng to stay!" There are a lot of things at the banquet for a while, you are quick with your hands and feet, and you can do things! ”

(End of chapter)