Jiang Wan has not had a serious Spring Festival for a long time, in her previous life, she was busy with the business field, and almost every Spring Festival was spent in the business field.

Those lively and joyful family joys were all things she once deeply envied. She never thought that she would spend the New Year again, but in this completely strange world.

"Master, what are you thinking, so distracted?"

Ping'er was in Luoyunxuan's back kitchen and noodles, looking at Jiang Wan, who was stunned on the side, and reminded softly.

"Nothing."

Jiang Wan shook her head, now that her soul has penetrated here, she has nothing to do with the world she once had, and it is enough for her to care about her hired son.

Everyone in Luoyunxuan went to the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, Jiang Wan asked Xi Concubine for leave not to help, and Xi Concubine gladly agreed. Jiang Wan and Ping'er had a rare leisure on this Chinese New Year's Eve, so they prepared their own food tonight in the back kitchen.

Fortunately, at the end of the year, although Luoyunxuan's back kitchen was rough, there were quite a lot of ingredients, so Jiang Wan proposed to make dumplings. Ping'er only knew that Jiang Wan had made horseshoe cakes, but she didn't know that she was so good at cooking.

"Master, you know a lot of things!"

"Your master will have a lot of things, and you will have the opportunity to see it in the future."

Jiang Wan smiled and urged Ping'er to reconcile the noodles quickly, otherwise they would not be able to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Jiang Wan and Ping'er are very warm, but on top of the splendid hall, it is a smokeless battlefield where the concubines fight openly and secretly.

All the ministers and family members are in the lower position, and Lin Yao, as the head of the harem, should sit in the seat of Jiang Wan. Lu Zhixing glanced at Lin Yao, his brows furrowed slightly, and then recovered, he didn't say anything.

Lin Yao was a little happy when she saw that Lu Zhixing did not react, thinking that this was a sign that Lu Zhixing intended to make herself the queen. The concubines present all gritted their teeth when they saw this scene, but they had no means to deal with her.

As Lu Zhixing's new darling, Concubine Xi was the most angry and unbearable at this time, but remembering that Jiang Wan had told her that she had to be well-groomed and have the demeanor of a mother, she still had that dignified and elegant appearance.

"Concubine Xi can calm down more than before."

Lin Yao glanced at Concubine Xi's seat and thought in her heart.

Lu Zhixing also looked at Concubine Xi at this time, and found that there was no shadow of Jiang Wan beside her, and then withdrew his gaze. Bishui naturally noticed Lu Zhixing, and whispered in Concubine Xi's ear, "Niangniang, Your Majesty has just come to see you." ”

Concubine Xi was overjoyed, but her face still didn't move.

After a while, the Queen Mother was helped to her seat, and the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet officially began.

Lin Yaoke was not interested in the Yingge Yan Dance at the banquet, she felt that those dancers were all seducing Lu Zhixing. The Queen Mother didn't see Jiang Wan, and she was not interested in the banquet.

She noticed that Lin Yao was sitting in Jiang Wan's former seat, and she was a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty, why is this queen's seat still sitting on someone else's seat, could it be that Your Majesty is going to establish a new queen?"

Lu Zhixing didn't expect the Queen Mother to ask such a question, and immediately replied, "Queen Mother, the concubine is the head of the harem, so she sits next to me, and I don't have the intention of establishing a new queen." ”

Lin Yao's heart was cold when she heard this, and she looked at the Queen Mother's eyes with fierceness and viciousness, but she didn't expect that she thought that she could get the position of the queen step by step, but because of the Queen Mother's fluttering words, Lu Zhixing said that she would not establish a new queen.

Lu Zhixing did what he said, he said that without this plan, there would be no one, and she was no longer satisfied with the position of the concubine.

"What Your Majesty wants to do, the mourning family has no right to care, but as a concubine, you must have the consciousness of a concubine."

The Queen Mother didn't look at Lin Yao either, she had always disliked Lin Yao, a woman of unknown origin, and she believed that Lin Yao had contributed to Jiang Wan's abolition.

After all, the Queen Mother is also a person who came out of the harem battle, and she has not been taught those shady methods, and Lin Yao's disguise in front of her is never worth mentioning.

"The concubine understands."

Lin Yao had a smile on her face, in fact, the hands hidden in her sleeves had been cut out of blood by sharp nails, and it seemed that she needed to get rid of another obstacle on her way to becoming the queen.

Lu Zhixing naturally saw that the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with Lin Yao, and he did have some opinions about Lin Yao's self-assertion today. He put his eyes back on Xi Concubine's body, Xi Concubine was still that dignified and gentle appearance at this time, I don't know what's going on, he felt that Xi Concubine's body had some of the shadow of Jiang Wan.

He looked at Lin Yao and made a decision.

"Concubine Xi, sit next to the Queen Mother."

Concubine Xi was a little surprised when she was suddenly named, and the Queen Mother and Lin Yao were also surprised when they heard it, but the Queen Mother had no intention of refutating.

Concubine Xi walked out, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Lu Zhixing asked people to carry Xi Concubine's table next to the Queen Mother, so that there was only one Queen Mother between Lu Zhixing and Xi Concubine.

Lin Yao didn't understand why Lu Zhixing did this, but the Queen Mother knew it. Lu Zhixing is making a trade-off, he has both the intention of promoting Concubine Xi and the intention of suppressing Lin Yao.

Concubine Xi didn't know what Lu Zhixing thought, but being able to sit so close to him was already a great improvement. Today is really thanks to Jiang Wan, Concubine Xi thought in her heart.

The Queen Mother suddenly said to Concubine Xi, "Concubine Xi, the New Year's gift you gave to the Mourning family before, the Mourning family likes it very much, as the lord of Luoyun Xuan, you have to take care of your subordinates." ”

"It is the honor of the concubine that the Queen Mother can like it, and the concubine understands that the concubine will never treat everyone in Luoyunxuan badly."

When Lu Zhixing heard the Queen Mother's words, he didn't react, and only raised his hand to drink a glass of wine.

Before the palace banquet was over, the Queen Mother was physically exhausted as she grew older and left first. There is no longer a barrier between Xi Concubine and Lu Zhixing, and Lu Zhixing occasionally talks to Xi Concubine.

After this palace banquet, it was rumored in the harem that Lin Yao's status was not guaranteed, and Concubine Xi was favored by the Holy Grace.

Jiang Wan didn't care about what happened at the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, she only cared if the dumplings in the pot were fully cooked.

"Master, the dumplings are ready, come and eat."

Jiang Wan watched as Ping'er fished the dumplings out of the pot, emitting bursts of heat and an enticing fragrance.

"Don't worry."

Jiang Wan took out the laba garlic that had been soaked before, opened the altar and sealed it, and a smell of vinegar mixed with garlic floated out.

Jiang Wan found two small plates and poured vinegar and a few grains of green garlic into them.

"Eat it with vinegar and garlic."

Ping'er looked at the green garlic very novel, and couldn't help but exclaim after eating, "It's delicious, the vinegar has a spicy taste, but it's not rushed, the garlic is less spicy and has a hint of sweetness, master, you are so good!" ”

Jiang Wan couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Hi'er who was immersed in eating dumplings, it was the first time she had met such a scheming and stupid girl.

Just as the two of them finished eating dumplings, the bell representing the beginning of the new year rang from one part of the palace and gradually spread to the entire palace. Summoned by the bells, fireworks are ready to burst off in the night one after another.

Jiang Wan heard the sound and walked into the courtyard, watching the sky gradually be enveloped by the light of fireworks.

"This firework is so beautiful."

Sure enough, people are creatures that are easily impressed, and she looked at those colorful fireworks, and her heart was also infected by the atmosphere of the New Year. Ping'er looked at Jiang Wan, feeling a little lost in her heart, in previous years, Jiang Wan stood outside the main hall and watched with His Majesty, not with her in this small Luoyun Xuan.

Lu Zhixing was standing outside the main hall at this time, and he had just come out to breathe after receiving the New Year's greetings from the ministers. His face was obscured by the light of the fireworks, and no one could see his thoughts at this time.

Lin Yao saw him and wanted to step forward and take the opportunity to win favor, but was stopped by Lu Zhixing's personal guards.

"Why did you stop Hongu?"

"Your Majesty wants to be alone, and I hope that the concubine will not come forward to disturb you."

Lin Yao glanced at Lu Zhixing, who was looking at the sky from the railing, and then looked at the guards, "Then the palace won't bother." With that, Lin Yao took Yuanzhu and turned around and left.

At this time, Concubine Xi saw that Lin Yao was gone, so she stepped forward, "This palace saw that Your Majesty came out in a hurry, and Da Yu forgot it on the dragon chair, for fear that Your Majesty would be affected by the wind, so I took it to Your Majesty." ”

After saying that, Concubine Xi also left with Bishui, she knew that she only needed to do this. The guard walked to Lu Zhixing's side, "Your Majesty, do you see if you are?" ”

"Take it."

Lu Zhixing waved his hand and turned to leave.

In the days after Chinese New Year's Eve, the people in the palace were not very busy, and Jiang Wan stayed in the side courtyard all day and did not go anywhere. Hio'er is a lot more active, and always uses gadgets that I don't know where to find to relieve Jiang Wan's boredom.

Jiang Wan was also bored, so he asked Ping'er to find some colored paper.

"I'll teach you origami, I always see you dangling back and forth, and there is no time to sit."

Ping'er only knows paper-cutting, and has never known origami, and is as happy as a child for a while. Jiang Wan taught him a few things he knew, and let Ping'er think about it by herself.

"It's been a little clear."

Because of the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace Banquet, Xi Concubine's attitude towards Jiang Wan is better than before, although Xi Concubine has not said it, but Jiang Wan has been treated similarly to Xi Concubine in Luoyunxuan, and no one dares to tell her what to do.

Concubine Xi also recently received some rewards from the Queen Mother, saying that she was rewarded for her meritorious management of Luoyun Xuan. It is rumored in the harem that Concubine Xi has not only won the favor of His Majesty, but also won the appreciation of the Queen Mother.

Lin Yao's side was not so leisurely, and the palace people in the palace of the concubine were cautious, for fear of being punished for colliding with Lin Yao. Lin Yao didn't know how many things she had dropped in the palace.

"The concubine is angry."

"How do you let this palace calm its anger!" Lin Yao smashed a vase and shouted to Yuan Zhu, "That slut from Concubine Xi can go so far that even the Queen Mother has stood on her side!" ”

"Niangniang is in anger at this time, and she is in chaos, which is the heart of Concubine Xi."

Yuan Zhu persuaded Lin Yao very calmly at this time, and she didn't know why Lin Yao, who used to be so thoughtful, has always been like a jealous shrew recently.

After listening to Yuan Zhu's persuasion, Lin Yao slowly recovered. She felt that Yuan Zhu's words were very reasonable, if there was an eyeliner placed by someone else in her palace and spread her performance to His Majesty's ears, then it would be even more impossible for her to be a mother in the world.